So what did Ignis wish for THIS time?

Thistle · 07-17-2009, 06:37 PM

Regarding the recent opening of the Syrtis (Horus) gates by the iggies. The Nite Crew and a few other players were enjoying a really good fight with the Alsians at Trelle when the Iggies decided to attack the Syrtan forts and castle. That put an end to our fun as we all suicided (Alsius got a bit of free RP... lucky them) to get back to our own territory to try to retake our forts and castle.

Out of habit, whenever I find someone in the warzone who I haven't seen before, I add them to my friends list. If they are high enough to play in the warzone (or not but come anyway) they are on my list. We typically play beginning at 8pm to 11pm Eastern (GMT -4 currently). The night I'm talking about, my friends list showed 10 people online (not including the low level players that haven't come to the warzone yet). Of those, 6 or 7 were level 50 and the others were below 40.

We arrived at Alga to discover easily 10 Ignis players in the fort. A couple other players scouted Herb and EFE and found better than 15 players at each location. So, totally outnumbered again with no chance of taking anything back, we went to the gate. Unfortunately, I had to go to bed... my pumpkin was about to expire and staying up for who knows how long to defend the gate just wasn't an option. That left 5 or 6 level 50 players (2 barbs, 1 or 2 hunters, 1 marx and ???) at the gate and a few very low level players from the inner realm. After I logged off, Ack told me that one of the tracks from our gate revealed 43 enemies grouping for the attack. It was no big surprise when Ack came to bed shortly thereafter and told me that it took about 30 seconds for the gate to go down. I appreciate that the Iggies organized themselves and had a large number show up for the invasion. It's a shame that we weren't able to give them more of a challenge but they clearly have the time zone advantage over us in the western hemisphere's evenings.

The whole point to this post is that I don't think it's always apathy on the part of Syrtans. When the Nite Crew is playing, there are often fewer than 15 high level players online. We can't expect people to stay up all night long or neglect family or jobs to play a game. I won't be put in a position where I lose sleep (not much anyway) because the Iggies are invading at night. We can't win against their numbers until we have a stronger player base at night.
I don't play during the European evening hours very often so I'm not really sure what the dynamics are then. Maybe someone who plays during those times will add a comment.

Now then... just to point out the reality of what someone described as a Syrtan failed invasion a while back. Did you really think that we were seriously trying to invade? Sure, the Nite Crew took your forts and your castle. We did it with between 8 and 12 people. We had no intention of invading. We just wanted to wake you up and make you fight. Seems it worked. You did come to the warzone and retake your fortifications but not without dropping a bit of RP in our laps in the process. Thanks for the fight!

Thistle

07-17-2009, 06:37 PM	#17
Thistle Pledge Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6	Regarding the recent opening of the Syrtis (Horus) gates by the iggies. The Nite Crew and a few other players were enjoying a really good fight with the Alsians at Trelle when the Iggies decided to attack the Syrtan forts and castle. That put an end to our fun as we all suicided (Alsius got a bit of free RP... lucky them) to get back to our own territory to try to retake our forts and castle. Out of habit, whenever I find someone in the warzone who I haven't seen before, I add them to my friends list. If they are high enough to play in the warzone (or not but come anyway) they are on my list. We typically play beginning at 8pm to 11pm Eastern (GMT -4 currently). The night I'm talking about, my friends list showed 10 people online (not including the low level players that haven't come to the warzone yet). Of those, 6 or 7 were level 50 and the others were below 40. We arrived at Alga to discover easily 10 Ignis players in the fort. A couple other players scouted Herb and EFE and found better than 15 players at each location. So, totally outnumbered again with no chance of taking anything back, we went to the gate. Unfortunately, I had to go to bed... my pumpkin was about to expire and staying up for who knows how long to defend the gate just wasn't an option. That left 5 or 6 level 50 players (2 barbs, 1 or 2 hunters, 1 marx and ???) at the gate and a few very low level players from the inner realm. After I logged off, Ack told me that one of the tracks from our gate revealed 43 enemies grouping for the attack. It was no big surprise when Ack came to bed shortly thereafter and told me that it took about 30 seconds for the gate to go down. I appreciate that the Iggies organized themselves and had a large number show up for the invasion. It's a shame that we weren't able to give them more of a challenge but they clearly have the time zone advantage over us in the western hemisphere's evenings. The whole point to this post is that I don't think it's always apathy on the part of Syrtans. When the Nite Crew is playing, there are often fewer than 15 high level players online. We can't expect people to stay up all night long or neglect family or jobs to play a game. I won't be put in a position where I lose sleep (not much anyway) because the Iggies are invading at night. We can't win against their numbers until we have a stronger player base at night. I don't play during the European evening hours very often so I'm not really sure what the dynamics are then. Maybe someone who plays during those times will add a comment. Now then... just to point out the reality of what someone described as a Syrtan failed invasion a while back. Did you really think that we were seriously trying to invade? Sure, the Nite Crew took your forts and your castle. We did it with between 8 and 12 people. We had no intention of invading. We just wanted to wake you up and make you fight. Seems it worked. You did come to the warzone and retake your fortifications but not without dropping a bit of RP in our laps in the process. Thanks for the fight! Thistle