Comments on: Do RP servers have better communities?

By: Unestdet

Unestdet — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:47:18 +0000

thats it, guy

By: cb

cb — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:26:27 +0000

I like RP servers because I like that kind of spontaneous 10 min RP conversation that evolves sometimes. Like A and S (and not necessarily coincidently :p) I’ve also always settled on RP servers but very happily so.

By: Snafzg

Snafzg — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:36:49 +0000

Open RvR would mean you could fight the enemy faction any place, anytime. Regular would mean you could only fight enemies in certain zones and if you were flagged. That’s how I’d break it down anyway.

By: spinks

spinks — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:14:19 +0000

I think that the RP community will pick a server and designate it as the RP one whether or not Mythic do that too (although it would be nice to have GMs changing non-RP names and maybe even helping to organise events).

I guess I just was a bit surprised to see some enthusiasm for them from the online community because I never thought RP servers were all that popular.

@Syp I know what you mean but I think that’s a very WoW-influenced view point. Guilds in WoW (and particularly raid guilds) tend to form around players who want to do one specific activity in game. So your chances of finding a guild that suits your playstyle, playtimes, and tolerance for leet speak is way higher on a big server, just from the laws of averages. I don’t know if WAR guilds will be quite so narrow focussed (will they really be recruiting people who can play 4 nights a week, at very specific times, with specific gear levels and experience levels, with specific classes and specs just to do certain raids?)

By: unwise

unwise — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:32:37 +0000

It’s enough for me that everyone has reasonably tolerable names. Everything else is just a nice bonus!

Not strictly on topic, but Snafzg mentioned the possibility of Open RvR servers. I’m wondering what would be the difference between regular RvR and open RvR?

I assume all of the RvR zones are going to be PvP enabled, but is it even possible to enter the other realms PvE zones? I assume this will be necessary for the ‘open RvR’ distinction to be made.

By: Syp

Syp — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:06:45 +0000

Also, larger servers tend to have a better selection of guilds, just because you’re playing the numbers with it.

By: Scarybooster

Scarybooster — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:42:59 +0000

I have never played a RP server because all my friends I play with never tried them. I did play LoTRO and it is all RP and the community was awesome but quiet. I have had a lot thought about doing a RP server this time if the head start has one.

By: Brotik

Brotik — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:39:45 +0000

I would think it would be unwisse for Mythic to NOt have a true RP(RvR) realm on release. There are tons of people looking at this game as an addition to all those minatures they painted over the years.

This game is an extension of their life of WAr…rP does sound fun and I like reading the stories those people put out, I just don’t do very well as a RP’er.

By: Snafzg

Snafzg — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:33:28 +0000

I think you hit is pretty well in the final paragraph. There is no “one size fits all” server community out there but there are usually servers out there for all kinds of personalities.

I choose RP servers because people are generally more mature. They don’t pick names I think are dumb. They don’t use l33t speak in public chat (or guild chat for that matter). They generally aren’t gankers and have a slightly higher amount of honour. They usually work better together as a realm (more team players).

I’m sure there are tons of people out there who will look at the paragraph above and say, “Wow, that guy’s a loser! I don’t want to play with stuck up guys like him!”

And that’s perfectly cool. I wouldn’t want to play with you either. There are (hopefully going to be) servers that appeal to both of us so you can enjoy playing the game your way without affecting my enjoyment. I’m perfectly happy to let you go about playing the game your way if you’re on another server too.

I’m hoping for 4 server types:

- Open-RvR
- Regular
- RP Open-RvR [x]
- RP Regular

X marks my choice!