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Kon had a post up about shutting down the server because of lack of donations. I see the post was removed or maybe I just don't see it any longer. Can we get a breakdown of the costs of what it takes to run this server? You're asking for money to keep it up and running. So I'm curious what it takes to run it, and why it's so expensive.

Thanks!

I'm sure this post is going to be met with some criticism but here goes...

The time of being a "red" on this server has gone. No I'm not red, and I've never had a red character on Pandora. I've been red on OSI years ago and that's pretty much it. They happen to annoy the hell out of me at times, but I can appreciate the balance they bring to the game. It also adds that element of needing to watch my a$$ wherever I go. Not being able to just farm champ spawns to my hearts content because I know pks could show up any moment makes the game balanced and exciting even.

When I first started here, I remember going to Fel Brit and watching the pvpers and reds fight for hrs. I got in the action myself at times even though I was awful at it, but it was fun. Fel Brit pvp is long gone. One of my "fondest" memories on this game was doing DH when I was in WSF. It was me, endless, and someone else..can't remember...and while we were fighting DH on the island, about five Imperium were waiting for us to kill DH. We knew they were going to come and they definitely did. Even though I was super pissed at the time, I think it's one of the best memories I had because of the adrenaline and excitement. Yes you can attack at DH still but the point is there is no one attacking anyone anywhere.

When Descendants was introduced, there was an exodus of sorts from here to there and Pandora never really got back the numbers it once had. Many of our pvpers went there. Now with these changes made to AoE not flagging on reds, there's no point in being red. As a red, you can't pop a champ, you can't go in the pvm room, you can't get flagged on anywhere. Now supposedly there's new changes coming that affect reds even more...who knows what. But guess what? There are no reds! Everyone went blue! And any old pvpers/pks that have come back to this server and see these changes just log right back out.

So while I know that not all people enjoy having to watch their back and just want to play a game without any hassles...that's fine if that's how you want to play. I get it. And I realize it's probably the majority that feel that way which is why it was changed. And yes you can still attack people in Fel doing champ spawns or in Ilsh. So I want to make a suggestion. If you're going to take away flagging on reds, then make their hunting grounds bigger than just Fel and Ilsh. I think that Doom, Abyss, Malas should all be Fel rules. Those places should be high risk since there's so much reward. That would help bring pvp back again to Pandora. We are all powerful enough to defend ourselves, or can be if we tried. So if you get upset that you wont be able to go to Doom alone with your precious donation pet without any risk to you, then you better learn to defend yourself.

Just fyi...I decided to write this post because my friends who pk or who are pvpers are leaving and playing elsewhere where pvp is balanced and that SUCKS. I love love this shard and I want them to play here again. Can we come together and fix this? I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts.

Thanks!

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