2010-11-18, 07:55 PM
Well, you stated you wanted a medium-high server. But for the benefit of probably most other people who are considering play on a new server come BB, I'll bite anyway.
I'm sure everyone is going to be biased though about their own servers, so I'll try and give an honest opinion. I personally play on Yellonde, the least populated server. It definitely has its pros and cons:
Pros:
- Boss camping tends to be easier (Translate: bosses that spawn tend to be easier to find).
- Less people = less of the type of people you don't want to see (KS'ers, hackers, etc etc.). On a sidenote: I rarely have ever encountered either hackers or KS'ers on this server. I'm speaking from experience though, others might tell you otherwise, so don't take my word for it.
- Quieter, that's for sure. Not as many annoying smegas.
- Tighter-knit community. Most higher levels know each other; are good acquaintances.
Cons:
- Less people = well, less of the type of people you would want to see.
- Quieter (I personally consider that a pro, but it can go either way. Con if you like the hustle and bustle of busier servers).
- Again, tighter-knit community. So if you are a moron, basically everyone knows about it.
- Finding a good PQ group, let alone finding a PQ group at all for some of the more obscure ones (Balrog), is dicey.
- You are basically at the mercy of a small group of people (merchants basically) who control the economy.
I also used to play on Khaini, but I stopped. Too noisy for me. I've also heard it's started its descent on a downward spiral recently anyway.
Edit: Removed the boss runs being hard to find bullet under cons. We have several guilds that regularly go on boss runs. Not as many as higher-populated servers, however.
I'm sure everyone is going to be biased though about their own servers, so I'll try and give an honest opinion. I personally play on Yellonde, the least populated server. It definitely has its pros and cons:
Pros:
- Boss camping tends to be easier (Translate: bosses that spawn tend to be easier to find).
- Less people = less of the type of people you don't want to see (KS'ers, hackers, etc etc.). On a sidenote: I rarely have ever encountered either hackers or KS'ers on this server. I'm speaking from experience though, others might tell you otherwise, so don't take my word for it.
- Quieter, that's for sure. Not as many annoying smegas.
- Tighter-knit community. Most higher levels know each other; are good acquaintances.
Cons:
- Less people = well, less of the type of people you would want to see.
- Quieter (I personally consider that a pro, but it can go either way. Con if you like the hustle and bustle of busier servers).
- Again, tighter-knit community. So if you are a moron, basically everyone knows about it.
- Finding a good PQ group, let alone finding a PQ group at all for some of the more obscure ones (Balrog), is dicey.
- You are basically at the mercy of a small group of people (merchants basically) who control the economy.
I also used to play on Khaini, but I stopped. Too noisy for me. I've also heard it's started its descent on a downward spiral recently anyway.
Edit: Removed the boss runs being hard to find bullet under cons. We have several guilds that regularly go on boss runs. Not as many as higher-populated servers, however.