Yes folks, a few days before launch and we've done an old switcheroo with the side we've been planning on playing for the last 6+ months. At the end of the day, it just seemed that every forum, every poll, had the Asmodians significantly outnumbering the Elyos, and if you've followed us in the past, you know we like being the underdog on the server. "But Fiz, isn't Elyos a bit too sunny and cheery for you guys?"....yes, the answer is yes. But since we'll be spending most of our time in the Abyss, we'll try to block it out of our minds. Though for you rp'ers out there...it sure seems like the Elyos are the bigger pricks of the the two sides, so maybe it won't be too much of a transition.

However, best case scenario and my Christmas wish, at some point they'll let guilds betray to become Balur who will face ridiculous penalties with the only added bonus of being able to kill everyone...and you know we'll be the first ones there.

As far as server choice, Azphel seemed as good as any, with some quality named guilds from previous mmo's rolling on the asmo side hopefully ensuring a good competitive balance. That plus the nature of alphabetically 1st servers generally having higher populations made it an attractive choice. And of course, if you're reading this and were one of the guilds in EQ2 we were addicted to repeatedly wiping...here's hoping you try for a little semblance of revenge and choose Azphel as well... it would be nice to see some familiar dead faces.