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[Johnsu]

RO players in general live by a double standard. QQ for potless? No one used it. Nerd suiken? QQ people quit. Beef potting? QQ.

[Fidelis]

A merge wouldn't have happened to begin with, because that's the whole reason why they split to begin with. Two sides that didn't agree with each other both got what they wanted. It just so happens that the other side won the battle and the war.

Not wanting to take part in the whole drama either, but just saying, there never was a war or a battle between our two servers. It's solely the players who made drama about it, not the staff. The players were the only reason there ever was tension between the two servers (and maybe also some arrogant staff members on their side who, for some reason, kept posting here despite having their own forums). It was obviously their way to success to work on balancing the whole end-game deal with the MVP cards and SQIs right after splitting which NewAnimaRO and AnthemRO didn't do, and kind of the reason what kept new players away for such a long time. I personally don't have a problem with a few QQers leaving because of the current changes if that opens a way to new ideas (and hopefully also new players).

Talking about the merging: I don't understand how you want to merge two servers that went different ways for 5 years, which basically means that they're completely different servers. Merging just means, one server gives up, and the population all moves to the other server, which is nobody's intention here.

[~Neutral~]

@Fidelis

"It just so happens that the other side won the battle and the war."

This was a figure of speech, wasn't literal, lol. ._.

[Fidelis]

Even if it was just a figure of speech in your case, a lot of players think that way. They think, just because we originated from the same server, and some old server owners, i.e. Black Talon and Debbie and Harken, didn't get along with each other due to legal/power/money issues, it means that there is an ongoing war between us who's better, but that's old stuff and we're a completely different team now anyway, and no one (from our side at least) has a reason to fight.

[super priest]

before more drama occurs, let me say this, dont live in the past people. move on into the future for everyone, the staff are doing that quite well which i like very much and some nice changes that not alot of server can think of because of "moving on".

Heck i rather have very small pop with decent incoming people that can actually handle differences and grow than have 1000+ players or vets (not freash vets) only where its impossible to doing anything different

sadly for me and probably others that might be impossible for people that can't give things a new try


also, think about what you are posting that attacks GM "bad work" and consider SOMEthings that GMs atleast improve on slowly

[Kabamaru]

I think that the players in the server are the main thing for the server to run. And when the population is high the server is at successes. Old players are highly needed because they teach the new players and motivate them to do better. All that was there in AnimaRO and begening of AnthemRO.

Non of it is in AnimusRO, Most players left new players come and hate it and leave did the GMs ever ask them selfs why? How come everything suddenly change to the point that everyone became a newbie facing a total different server, they worked hard on everything even those who donated wasted time here on things that changed and still changing. Even the support tickets takeing years with no answers 

I wish for this server to rise again someday, but appearently this will never happen

[~Neutral~]

Here's a list of many factors that make servers good:

• Professional and uncorruptible Game Masters, and know what they're doing.
• Game Masters that actually log in and hang out and chat with its members almost daily (lets the members know they exist).
• Game Masters that hold interesting events every week.
• Friendly community.
• Staff that respond to emergencies and/or bugs/glitches immediately (honestly, aRO could do better here).
• Organized and Ragnarok-Fluent Game Masters (as in, the GM's combined, know every class/mechanics very well, another reason why there needs to be more mechanic gurus, one can't dictate everything).
• Unbroken Markets! This is a big one, and yes this includes donation (this is what aRO needs to work on).
• Originality! Nobody likes an iRO Clone or the same old shit that all other servers use.
• No Broken/Abuseable content (this is where this server suffers the most to fulfill).

^ That's what makes a server good.

[Razer]

The biggest factor needed is the Initiative to do anything.
Anyhow, this thread was just asking a description of the servers current state.
Dont know why it was termed drama.

[singer of strange songs]

Every time a thread like this is made, people make comparisons with the sister server. Seeing as how they are doing much better and knowing we can be as good as them but have not improved during the split just frustrates players and QQ/rage quit ensues.

[Johnsu]

I think all the events are neat, but they became exploitable. I love this server, but with faction wars, everything else got put in fudelis's hands and one man can only do so much.

[singer of strange songs]

I think all the events are neat, but they became exploitable. I love this server, but with faction wars, everything else got put in fudelis's hands and one man can only do so much.

He doesn't like working with others lol.

[Razer]

Every time a thread like this is made, people make comparisons with the sister server. Seeing as how they are doing much better and knowing we can be as good as them but have not improved during the split just frustrates players and QQ/rage quit ensues.

Criticism isnt drama . Its important to learn from criticism. I am tired of actually using the term Sister server. However, many of the features that the other server does have were suggested way back in aRO even before they were implemented on the other server. Some of the features were quite basic in understanding. Quests, SQI redos(Not Brute nerfs), Events , mini games. There was never a shortage of content design in the suggestion area. If any of those ideas were not balanced - they could have always been adjusted by the coder as per his definition of game balance.

one man can only do so much.

One man can do quite a lot with eA Scripting actually. It basically depends on what you choose to use your time on. It is important to understand that all ideas are not great and your own superb idea might not appeal to others.Its important to use teamwork.

[singer of strange songs]

Criticism isnt drama . Its important to learn from criticism.

Yes, but on a server like this, it's taken the wrong way sometimes and causes drama lol.

[~Neutral~]

one man can only do so much.

One man can do quite a lot with eA Scripting actually. It basically depends on what you choose to use your time on. It is important to understand that all ideas are not great and your own superb idea might not appeal to others.Its important to use teamwork.

Two heads is better than one, like I said earlier:

Organized and Ragnarok-Fluent Game Masters (as in, the GM's combined, know every class/mechanics very well, another reason why there needs to be more mechanic gurus, one can't dictate everything).

[Fidelis]

Are you guys done with bashing me now? It's not true what you said. I just prefer to realize my own ideas when it comes to quests, minigames, etc. instead of digging through the suggestions and implementing player A's idea, then getting yelled at because I didn't do it just exactly like player A hoped it would be.