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nugzta · Jun 06, 2007, 06:45 AM // 06:45

Thats the stupid part. Thats why tanking wammos and E/D are still around in AB because there are even dumber people who mob and attack these tankers.

Im Using The Force · Jun 06, 2007, 11:55 AM // 11:55

Ok So its 7:50 AM EST 06/06/07, Ive just come from AB. The map is on Ancestral. I just counted over 35 teams of 4 in AD & ID on the Kurzick side...There isnt a single group of 4 on the Luxon side. 25 to 1 ratios are painfully common in AB. 100% Fact.

Draxus · Jun 06, 2007, 12:30 PM // 12:30

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Originally Posted by Im Using The Force

Ok So its 7:50 AM EST 06/06/07, Ive just come from AB. The map is on Ancestral. I just counted over 35 teams of 4 in AD & ID on the Kurzick side...There isnt a single group of 4 on the Luxon side. 25 to 1 ratios are painfully common in AB. 100% Fact.

I agree, signed. This is so true, I sat in Kurz trying to enter a map 20 min-1 hour. After the hour I guested to a Lux guild. Within 10 seconds I had entered. If Anet does not fix something, the people need to, through a realization. You get more faction on the loosing side, if u average in wait times and such. Plus u actually get to play more.

cebalrai · Jun 06, 2007, 12:34 PM // 12:34

Heya, I just counted 17 Kurz to 3 luxon. It's getting better! Only a 15 minute wait... So with game time I can AB twice in an hour.

william1975 · Jun 06, 2007, 01:12 PM // 13:12

Well for the past 2 weeks i've been playing ab for half myonline time,
and though the wates vary sometimes from 5 mins to 15mins,

I have enjoyed playing, even when the Luxons own us,

I have played al the various maps and have had equal success and failure on all,

I don't think that AB is broken, I just think there are two problems,

I think there are not enough dedicated servers to allow enough matches,
this will be a problem this weekend with the double faction bonus

I also think that some players are not very tactically aware, simply charging into a massive mob rather than avoiding it is one think I notice quite a lot, on both sides, and a tendancy to simply chase individuals rather than capture shrines. Also the players sometimes leave before the end, simply because their team is behind in points, I've been on sides that have reversed a 100point deficit and won.

The second issue is not as important though, I have fun no matter what happens, and while AB isn't as intense as other PvP aspects, or even PvE at times, it can be relaxing and simply fun.

Maybe the OP is right and there is overwhleming imbalances to the playerbase on each side dependant on the map in operation, however, a good way to test this thesis woudl be to open up more dedicated servers, and if there is no percivable decrease in waiting times then maybe some solution similar to their suggestion could be implemented.

I haven't swapped Faction when these maps arrive, though i could being in a small guild and being leader, and while I have thought of doing it; as I'm a title chaser and want both Faction titles, I have dedicated far more to Kurzick. Maybe next time its slow i will change just to see if this is accurate

nugzta · Jun 06, 2007, 01:17 PM // 13:17

I think Anet should just remove this Kurzick-Luxon thing, make it real Alliance versus Alliance.
Make something like this: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10160705

Im Using The Force · Jun 08, 2007, 03:53 PM // 15:53

Six hours on the same map....
Nine hours on the same map...
Sure, An AB weekend is nice but hardly a quality solution. I was taught not to be critical of something without offering some solutions but at this point... I havent seen anything done to AB since we were changed from a team of 12 to 3 teams of 4 and Heroes were removed from their brief tenure in AB.
There are alot of quality Hard Core PvPers in AB & they deserve better than theyve been getting.