Server mergers and new mercsFollow

For those of you who haven't seen yet.

http://stationblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/132/

It looks like new mercs, server merges and bigger bags.

I just started playing again on Xegony and haven't really noticed that much difference from when I left almost a year ago. I also don't play as much as I used to either so maybe that has something to do with it.

As for new mercs that will be nice. The added bag space will be most welcome also.

What are they going to do about Firiona Vie and Zek servers? Those are special rule set servers. Hopefully they leave those alone, otherwise I can see quite a controversy on our hands.....

Well, I don't do PVP, so the server they merge with Zek is a server I won't play on. Also, if they merge a server with Firiona Vie and I lose the option to purchase otherwise "No Drop" gear, then I will end my six subscriptions. I have a level 1 mule filled with bags of gear that would be "No Drop." If I get screwed with a level 1 toon, in which none of the gear can be worn, then I will OFFICIALLY quit EverQuest. Think smart Sony.

Edit: The special servers stay! Got my email from SoE and Zek and Firiona Vie are untouched. Awesome.

Edited, May 21st 2010 11:02pm by WoodElvenDruid

As a beaslord with a wizard alt/box, I personally do not like the new merc idea. Its just another stab in the throat of an already dying class (bst). People will use the same logic with the tank/cleric merc of present..why get someone else..we can get mercs and not have to share loot, xp, etc with someone else. I can honestly understand the original ***** clerics had when the mercs first went live.

Do you really think SOE is stupid enough to force PVP on people, lol? If zek is merged again with a different server, the resultant server will not have a PVP ruleset. It just doesn't make any sense for them to throw a server of people on a PVP server and go "go pvp." Seriously, it's a completely ludicrous notion that would never happen under any circumstances.


I played on FV, for a really really long time. I like the ruleset. But it is not a healthy server. Keeping FV a no-transfer server will mean that sooner or late a majority of the people who have stayed so far will leave due to population issues.

Thanks to FV's population trends over the last six years, it's really incredibly hard for a group player to be on FV if they don't at least 2box. If adjusting FV's ruleset in a way that allowed nonboxers on the server to not continue be stuck in a hellhole for some reason made every remaining multiboxer on FV quit, then byebye multiboxers. I box, a lot. I either 2box or 3box most of the time, and occasionally I 4box or 5box. But even still I think, and suspect almost everyone who isn't insane in the membrane would agree, that ******** every remaining nonboxer on FV is not a good plan, even if it makes the occasional oddball who boxes a group unhappy.

The best solution, IMO, is probably allowing movelogs off of the server. Allowing movelogs on to the server would hose up the (complete joke of an) economy too badly. Let people who want to move off the server move off the server; let people who want to stay on the server stay on. When the server reaches a point where it is no longer economically viable, shut it down and let everyone transfer to a server of their choice.

Special ruleset servers have been shut down before, and it sucks. Sullon lost the core of its ruleset, and Stormhammer was completely obliterated. Both cases upset plenty of people. But they were absolutely necessary, and the situation that FV is in today is at least as bad as sullon's, and far worse than stormhammers (since players have no option to leave.) I wish FV were healthy today too, but it's not. It's a bad situation with no great option, but it cannot be magically turned in to a good situation by ignoring it.

A merge with FV would not work well and was what no one was expecting, but allowing FV to remain in it's current state is an absolutely untenable option. For that matter, it's been a very bad idea for at least the last three years at this point. Inaction just completely hoses the people who are left on FV who don't box.

Since they explicitly solicited feedback about FV and Zek before this round of changes was announced, I expect we will hear about their plans for FV and Zek within the next month.


Poor poor tholuxe paells.. Bertox is mean.

Edited, May 22nd 2010 6:11am by Groogle

Think they mentioned that if it's under level 10 and haven't been logged in 3 months (it gets deleted).

Edited, May 23rd 2010 6:37am by missjackie

dont feel bad. i might lose my name on luclin as well. :(

Edited, May 23rd 2010 11:17pm by WoodElvenDruid

I am on Bertox and have several bankers and mules. All of them are, of course, level one. Do I need to take any particular action with these or will everything magically be alright?

Thanks!

Server merge.

Does Server 1 merge into Server 2? In other words, I am on Povar ( A server 2 on the lists. Would be nice not to worry about getting shifted over though when I played a long time ago and Morden Rasp was merged into Povar I had no problems. Made sure shared bank was clear. Got on all the toons to make sure they had a current date. Next time on they were Povar.

Since grouping is sparse my healing merc has been great. Never had one way back when but then at that time there were a lot of players. I am slowly going around and seeing the graphic changes and exploring the zones not there before so am good.

Am still very casual and probably always will be but am glad EQ is still there for me when I do want to play it.