Care about realm numbers - Horus

[eerO]

Ohhh, I found this thread and I had the feeling that I have to post something.


At the moment Ignis is the only victim in this game... Everyday the same routine, you log in... Shaana or Samal's captured by gelfs with a HUGE zerg. They see were outnumbered, but they still keep farming us, instead of going to Alsius. And then, after a while, Alsius comes and captures Meni or Shaana.

Atm Horus really sucks. And even the Tyr chars didnt help, they made it worse.

Ive NEVER thought about deleting my chars before, but the situation on Horus makes me think about that.



But hey, ive got chars on RA too, so I can change whenever I want, and that alot atm.


Keep playing with us like punchingballs. Someday we'll fight back XD

[Hamster_of_sorrow]

Originally Posted by eerO

Ohhh, I found this thread and I had the feeling that I have to post something.


At the moment Ignis is the only victim in this game... Everyday the same routine, you log in... Shaana or Samal's captured by gelfs with a HUGE zerg. They see were outnumbered, but they still keep farming us, instead of going to Alsius. And then, after a while, Alsius comes and captures Meni or Shaana.

Atm Horus really sucks. And even the Tyr chars didnt help, they made it worse.

Ive NEVER thought about deleting my chars before, but the situation on Horus makes me think about that.



But hey, ive got chars on RA too, so I can change whenever I want, and that alot atm.


Keep playing with us like punchingballs. Someday we'll fight back XD

i have thought about quitting for quite a long time. but every time i do i keep thinking about the fact that quitting is not helping anyone. i realize its a game, and games are for having fun, and getting farmed is not fun, but i think you have to have bad days like that to appreciate the good days.

[Yttrium]

Originally Posted by _Xyan_

... And any solution would have to take place over time with new players entering the underpopulated realms. This won't be a "hotfix" solution.

I disagree with this. NGD could put in a hotfix to correct realm imbalance. All they need is:

• a reliable way to detect realm imbalance
• a bonus given to the weaker realm(s) when imbalance exists
• a way to visually show that an opponent has higher-than-normal bonuses

There are many ways to do this and have been suggested many times. A quick example of one way:

Syrtis has twice as many players as Ignis and Alsius, give Ignis and Alsius players double health, mana and a size increase. That may not be enough, but at least it's a start. It would certainly make it more fun for the weaker realms and provide a challenge to the stronger ones. If you need a thematic justification for it, say the War God grants power to them because he likes to see good fights. Something like this should have almost no effect on Ra.

[SlackerLinux2]

Originally Posted by eerO

Ohhh, I found this thread and I had the feeling that I have to post something.


At the moment Ignis is the only victim in this game... Everyday the same routine, you log in... Shaana or Samal's captured by gelfs with a HUGE zerg. They see were outnumbered, but they still keep farming us, instead of going to Alsius. And then, after a while, Alsius comes and captures Meni or Shaana.

Atm Horus really sucks. And even the Tyr chars didnt help, they made it worse.

Ive NEVER thought about deleting my chars before, but the situation on Horus makes me think about that.



But hey, ive got chars on RA too, so I can change whenever I want, and that alot atm.


Keep playing with us like punchingballs. Someday we'll fight back XD

lucky when i log in everyone has their own forts no enemys at all in the wz. i often have to tell people to group for war for like an hour when i login to get enough to take anything and when we go take herb 30-40 syrtis will appear out of nowhere take it back then vanish aggers often it just turns into farming with 1-2 goats run for fort 1-2 times then sit at save. if you hunt your lucky to find even one after 2 or so hours wandering the wz.

its made me think of quiting too but what choice do you have on linux for a Good mmorpg? next to none.

[veluchami]

Originally Posted by cugel

Syrtis has twice as many players as Ignis and Alsius, give Ignis and Alsius players double health, mana and a size increase.

You're joking right?

[Saltor]

Originally Posted by linuxslacker2

lucky when i log in everyone has their own forts no enemys at all in the wz. i often have to tell people to group for war for like an hour when i login to get enough to take anything and when we go take herb 30-40 syrtis will appear out of nowhere take it back then vanish aggers often it just turns into farming with 1-2 goats run for fort 1-2 times then sit at save. if you hunt your lucky to find even one after 2 or so hours wandering the wz.

its made me think of quiting too but what choice do you have on linux for a Good mmorpg? next to none.

Another simple solution would be for Alsius and Ignis to stop attacking each other when an opportunity to attack Syrtis is available.

As it stands now, Alsius is loath to attack Syrtis at Algaros because it almost guarantees that Trelleborg will be taken, leveled to 4, and farmed.

Herbred is not a favorite target because it's WAY far away from any of our bridges, unlike Menirah or Samal.

Both castles are so far away from Alsius we need to pack a lunch to get to either of them.

[Yttrium]

Originally Posted by veluchami

You're joking right?

No, I'm not joking.

[_Xyan_]

Originally Posted by cugel

I disagree with this. NGD could put in a hotfix to correct realm imbalance. All they need is:

• a reliable way to detect realm imbalance
• a bonus given to the weaker realm(s) when imbalance exists
• a way to visually show that an opponent has higher-than-normal bonuses

There are many ways to do this and have been suggested many times. A quick example of one way:

Syrtis has twice as many players as Ignis and Alsius, give Ignis and Alsius players double health, mana and a size increase. That may not be enough, but at least it's a start. It would certainly make it more fun for the weaker realms and provide a challenge to the stronger ones. If you need a thematic justification for it, say the War God grants power to them because he likes to see good fights. Something like this should have almost no effect on Ra.

Interesting proposal. I'm not sure what to think of it.

However, When I wrote it would not be a simple "hotfix" solution to realm balance. I meant actually balancing the player count between realms. The problem needs to be fixed, not simply a sugar coating to make it not as apparent. In order for this to happen NGD needs to find a way to make Alsius and Ignis more appealing to new players. Then these new players will have undertake the long tedious task of leveling up their characters. We just need to be patient and have faith in NGD to do the right thing.

[eerO]

Well, maybe we should all switch to Syrtis and have big pillow fights.


And btw... the Realm Bonus is bugged. Ignis isnt getting the bonus, idk why. And I really dont think that we have more players than Syrtis. Dunno if its working for Alsius.

[linearguild]

It's not bugged. Let me introduce you to the Ignis night zerg:



And that's not even the whole group, as several had already run past before I could take the screenshot. Versus 7 Syrtis (or 10 if you count the 3 members of our CS dance troupe) the uneven situation should be familiar to you.

Ignis has no room to complain about Syrtis zerging when they do the exact same thing at their peak hours. To be fair though, they don't always camp Herb every night--sometimes they decide to mix it up and go to farm Alsius at Aggers. But let's face it, all realms will just zerg whenever they're capable. I sure don't see these people splitting up or doing any of the other things you suggest to Syrtis zerg when you're outnumbered.

What's needed more is for more players to stop whining and learn how to have fun despite the odds. NGD can only do so much, and for sure they can't introduce a hotfix for player attitudes.