How does the ally faction system work ? - Guild Wars Forums

Yabba · May 07, 2006, 07:01 AM // 07:01

I would really like to know because our ally faces big losses in faction points.

We had about 400k ally faction points and were holding an outpost.

12 hours later when i came back online we had dropped to around 200k points.

We spend points and went up again to 314k.

9 hours later when i logged in again we had lost 52k and were down at 262k faction points.

At midnight when i went to sleep we still had 262k.

8,5 hours later i log in again and we were down to 198k - that`s a loss of another 64k points.

I know that you lose points over time but i can??t see any pattern here.
The losses seem ridiculously high and people have stopped spending their faction points for the ally because of that.

I really would like to figure out what`s going on.

Knight Of Morion · May 07, 2006, 07:37 AM // 07:37

I think they are trying to get people to constantly AvA (Alliance V Alliance) to earn faction points to spend on the outpost.

yeah...get ready to have no life an PvP all day to keep your town..

Yabba · May 07, 2006, 11:51 PM // 23:51

so nobody knows if it`s bugged or working like intended or has figured out a system that calculates how much ally faction points you lose a day ?

Knight Of Morion · May 08, 2006, 01:46 AM // 01:46

I don't think there is a fixed amount of faction loss, I may just be pulling this out of my ass , but maybe as other guilds gain faction, your guild looses it?

Artemis89 · May 08, 2006, 02:44 AM // 02:44

I heard its like a tax system, Arenanet deducts 10% or something everyday.

Something along the lines like that....

JeremyC1234 · May 08, 2006, 06:56 AM // 06:56

i also wonder this, bump this up and please.

Yabba · May 08, 2006, 07:52 AM // 07:52

i`ve heard rumors about 10% too.

but as you can see we lost nearly 50% then 17% and after that another 25% of our total points.

and it`s not like you lose a bigger percentage if you have more points because the 25% loss was when we had less points then at the 17% loss.

it`s really strange.

Laibeus Lord · May 08, 2006, 08:29 AM // 08:29

That's weird. It's 10% every 24hour period per guild contribution.
Mathematically, whether you subtract 10% from each guild contribution and get the total,
or get the total and subtract the 10% from the total, you'll end up with the same amount.

Haven't noticed our alliance losing less than or more than 10%.

May 07, 2006, 07:01 AM // 07:01	#1
Yabba Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005	How does the ally faction system work ? I would really like to know because our ally faces big losses in faction points. We had about 400k ally faction points and were holding an outpost. 12 hours later when i came back online we had dropped to around 200k points. We spend points and went up again to 314k. 9 hours later when i logged in again we had lost 52k and were down at 262k faction points. At midnight when i went to sleep we still had 262k. 8,5 hours later i log in again and we were down to 198k - that`s a loss of another 64k points. I know that you lose points over time but i can??t see any pattern here. The losses seem ridiculously high and people have stopped spending their faction points for the ally because of that. I really would like to figure out what`s going on.

May 07, 2006, 07:37 AM // 07:37	#2
Knight Of Morion Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Guild: The Short Bus [The Crusaders]Alliance Profession: W/Mo	I think they are trying to get people to constantly AvA (Alliance V Alliance) to earn faction points to spend on the outpost. yeah...get ready to have no life an PvP all day to keep your town..

May 07, 2006, 11:51 PM // 23:51	#3
Yabba Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005	so nobody knows if it`s bugged or working like intended or has figured out a system that calculates how much ally faction points you lose a day ?

May 08, 2006, 01:46 AM // 01:46	#4
Knight Of Morion Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Guild: The Short Bus [The Crusaders]Alliance Profession: W/Mo	I don't think there is a fixed amount of faction loss, I may just be pulling this out of my ass , but maybe as other guilds gain faction, your guild looses it?

May 08, 2006, 02:44 AM // 02:44	#5
Artemis89 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005	I heard its like a tax system, Arenanet deducts 10% or something everyday. Something along the lines like that....

May 08, 2006, 06:56 AM // 06:56	#6
JeremyC1234 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Patriot Nation Guild: Hi Tech Rednecks [HTR] Profession: W/E	i also wonder this, bump this up and please.

May 08, 2006, 07:52 AM // 07:52	#7
Yabba Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005	i`ve heard rumors about 10% too. but as you can see we lost nearly 50% then 17% and after that another 25% of our total points. and it`s not like you lose a bigger percentage if you have more points because the 25% loss was when we had less points then at the 17% loss. it`s really strange.

May 08, 2006, 08:29 AM // 08:29	#8
Laibeus Lord Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philippines Guild: Holy Order of the Light [HOL / Holy Order] Profession: R/N	That's weird. It's 10% every 24hour period per guild contribution. Mathematically, whether you subtract 10% from each guild contribution and get the total, or get the total and subtract the 10% from the total, you'll end up with the same amount. Haven't noticed our alliance losing less than or more than 10%.