- Emerald Dream (US) server ... need thoughts
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soozquu
- May 17th, 17:15
I am interested in trying RP again and I enjoy PVP (and enjoyed doing the two together in BC), so to combat WOW boredom, I've decided I want to start a secondary main on an RP/PVP server. I am thinking of Emerald Dream (US) because it looks like it is the highest population RP/PVP server and looks to be somewhat balanced Horde/Alliance. (I love me my high pop servers.)
Ideally, what I am looking for is:
- A largish, active, friendly rp/pvp guild. I am total rp noob, and am quite shy until I get to know people, so a guild where "players have to find the rp themselves" won't be for me. Yes, I do want to lurk in on the rp a bit before I dip my toes in and try it myself so I don't feel like a complete doofus by "doing it wrong." A chatty ooc is a must.
- The guild should have some active storylines where everyone can get involved. Regular rp activities where new members can get to know the guild would be a plus. Bonus points if the guild participates in planned Wpvp where the outcome of the battle affects the storyline. More bonus points if the guild has a city they defend that isn't way out in the boonies
- Guild transmog runs, old tier raids, group bg's, achievement hunting, etc are always welcome. I don't care if the guild does current raids.
- Alt friendly
Since the thought of leveling an alt (even though I love leveling and find it quite soothing) without boa's and funding is a bit daunting, plus I want to jump right into the wpvp fun, I will be transfering a toon (loaded with boa's) from a server I no longer play on. My choices are a holy paladin and a resto druid. The paladin is the better geared (pve) toon. Neither toon has any pvp gear, but I will be fixing that once I'm settled into a new home. Both toons are Horde atm but I am fine faction changing (though I would prefer the paladin to stay horde and the druid to become alliance.)
So, now that all my rambling is more or less finished, those of you who play on Emerald Dream (or, I suppose, another high pop rp/pvp server), is what I'm looking for reasonable to find on the server? What do you think of the server? Is it friendly, does it have a good community, is rp easy to find, are the guilds stable and are cross faction relations decent? Do you have any recommendations for guilds and, I suppose, any that should be avoided?
Thanks so much. :-)