Realm imbalance and player trends

[alienthree3]

Sorry for the long response I've been thinking about some things.

But RO is open, non-instanced RvR pvp. How do you get balance in that situation?

I've been thinking about this Gideon and the only thing I can come up with is provide an actual incentive for joining an underpopulated realm, and make it known on the screen when new players choose thier realm.

Giving us back the Realm Chat for better communication.

The way things are right now nearly all of our high level players are in the war zone at all times. We don't get many new players and when we do then Ignis chat is empty or nearly so because of this. A new player may think no one is playing the game at all.

The most annoying thing is waiting.

Just like real war. Interminable waits separated by moments of terror.

The really good thing was Horus week.

While I would never complain about an xp bonus I did notice something first with the Horus weekends then Horus week. These bonuses benefit the more populated realm more than the underpopulated. During Horus week we got few new players, most of our level 50s, including myself, used it to level up new characters. After Horus week was over I noticed alot more higher level Syrtis players in the warzone while the number of active warzone players in our realm didn't change much.

PS. Ronas, don't quit this game. Because of the ppl like u who want to play it having lvl 50 this game make sense in WZ. Even if it's hard now, I hope it will be better in the future.

I've decided to tough it out after speaking with friends and thinking about it. I've been staying in the realm to help any new players that come along as I now see this as more important than the warzone at the moment.

I think the issue of realm balance is important to the future of the Horus server.