And people wonder why Alsius isn't as active in the WZ?

[isgandarli]

Originally Posted by blood-raven

i give you that but it doesnt mean all fun needs to go to ignis, take herb or efe sometimes

blood it's impossible for them to take Imp after Alga. Why?

Because it takes more time to get to your tele from Alga

TO Seinvan:

You hope that sending forces to Shaa and leaving Meni empty (or vice versa) will help you to get gems? Have you ever took a look at gelf zerg count at Samal? I think that you didn't. Even if Gates will be down, you have zero chances to get that gem(s). So you're helping to 'Big Brother', not to yourself

[_Seinvan]

Originally Posted by blood-raven

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We try but it (herb) is usually camped, or you guys are at our market, OR we meet you halfway . Efe is just too far for us though

[_Seinvan]

Originally Posted by isgandarli

TO: Seinvan:

You hope that sending forces to Shaa and leaving Meni empty (or vice versa) will help you to get gems? Have you ever took a look at gelf zerg count at Samal? I think that you didn't. Even if Gates will be down, you have zero chances to get that gem(s). So you're helping to 'Big Brother', not to yourself

To quote glulose from IRC: <glulose> weve alrdy decided to alternate b/w +xp for ignis and -xp for alsius ... so in a way by helping Syrtis we're helping ourselves, no -xp for us. Syrtis doesn't like you either because of that last -xp wish.

Meni is never empty, we just have small numbers there because we split our forces between that and Shaan. At least we're trying, give us credit for that. Who cares if it matters? Everyone is having fun, that's the way it should be

The thing is you still need larger numbers than the enemy in order to successfully invade even with these new mechanics. There's nothing wrong with trying to invade even if it's "hopeless". Alsius is ready to pounce, you can count on that

[Greenm]

YES alsius is underpopulated,i have the WHOLE realm on my friends list,the MOST it ever reaches is aprox 30.on an extraordinary day it might reach 40,but in comparrison to the enemy,its always less.
Alsius can have 40 online,but the enemy ALWAYS have more.Its easy to judge from afar like many are doing.
I also run one of the newest clans in Alsius horus.We take in "new players" in an attempt to encourage realm growth and player retention.
FACT 1.
5% of those who start in alsius remain past lvl 40 and 5% of those again rarely stay.
Ive lost count of the many many players new to the game,who pay for xim,try hard to level up,then experience the WZ as it currently is,and leave feeling ripped off and let down.those players NEVER return.
FACT 2.
Alsius has many hard core loyal players,there is no doubting that.those same players have like 6 alts each.Looking at expierene lists etc etc,will not give an accurate picture of alsius's true state.infact many of the alsius lists contain my clan mates who have quit once they got sick of zerg after zerg at save pillars.
FACT 3.
Alsius do try to fight back.But many of us are just sick of the overwhelming odds we face.sure you can tell us to try harder and use better tactics.but the fact remains we try,and thats all that counts.on many occasions ive seen the enemy drown rather than die trying.
FACT 4.
You can blame alsius for poor war skillz etc etc,maybe you are right.but if the truth be known,if any blame should be placed on any one person or group,then NGD deserve most of it because only until recently have they given any aid in balancing the realms(the rings and amulets)..until then alsius always had inferior items to aid in WZ..period
FACT 5.
Why do we need so many threads regarding this topic.do you guys from the enemy side disagree only in an attempt to justify the hollow wins you most often gain from more numbers than alsius? ..i dont get it,why would you bother even replying to threads such as this?..goto alsius realm chat ..sit there for 4 hours,most days not a word is spoken..if that isnt an indication of its growth,i dont know what is.
FACT 6.
Alsius is slowly losing old time players.with no new blood to replace it.In my clan alone we have 9 level 50+ players who now play other games and only pop in to regnum to chat and catch up..in thier words "they are over regnum and its total lack of fun due the the inbalance"
Lastly...
Maybe people post threads regarding alsius realm balance to draw NGD's attention to it,and maybe just maybe,those who argue that alsius players are crying for no reason,are just doing it to protect thier dominance in the game so they can get hollow fun from easy wins.to any person who fits into that latter catagory.. oh nvm

[terekon]

Where are you getting these stats? Your join date shows Nov 2010 so either your new to the forum or your pulling these numbers completely from nowhere.

Fact 1. there has been many times some Ignis have finished the kill 30 alsius at one fort fight (before your forts were invulnerable). Then when alsius gets aggy back they would do nothing...

Fact 2. Now that alot of the old players are leaving Alsius is suddenly active in the wz. Impressively so.

We all know alsius is underpop. But you only have the 10% rlm bonus so not to a massive degree. Alsius once had the 25% rlm and the gold bonus. I think that some of you take yourselves, this game, this forum way too serious.

[Greenm]

i rarely bother to read posts ive made here,i do it for a particular reason then move on.but this is funny.

Where are you getting these stats? Your join date shows Nov 2010 so either your new to the forum or your pulling these numbers completely from nowhere.

Thats only my forum joining date,not the date i started to play here.

We all know alsius is underpop. But you only have the 10% rlm bonus so not to a massive degree. Alsius once had the 25% rlm and the gold bonus. I think that some of you take yourselves, this game, this forum way too serious.

We all obviously dont know,why would people respond otherwise?
As for taking myself seriously,no i do not,what i do take seriously is,the decline in the game over the last few months.
I dont feel good at all,ive encouraged people to buy boosters and items,i myself have too.All that has achieved is alot of people leaving this game and being very upset at being conned.I more concerned at how they feel now than any silly result in a game.Thier enjoyment is what counts and matters most.
I wont be playing anymore either now,ive reached the straw that breaks the camels back.today a green hunter went from ambush to dist shot to ambush again with out me being able to act.he seems to have the abilty to stretch the spells duration or something,i was always under the belief 8 + 15 = 23 not 30,to make matters worse,i tracked this guy 80m away only 2 secs earlier and was heading back to the save.he had the ability to cast reveal then ambush one after the other,heck i got hit with ambush b4 my game advised i was revealed.that didnt include him having to locate me then target me.it was instant.its funny too,this guy has now resisted 36/37 ambush's i have tried on him.ive even ambushed him off his mount,using confuse,still he resists it or any other knock i might try on him.and his reveal works 100% of the time,yet mine never works.if thats balance..you can keep it.
Oh i do wonder what will happen after everyone reaches lvl 60..will the game become a 2 realm game?..already reds and greens camp the grind spots,soon it will be impossible for any blue to grind to lvl 60 so they can play with an even chance,and what happens to those new players who try to grind using boosters,then cant,has anyone even stopped to consider how they will feel and act once they are farmed for warmaster quests constantly to the point they cannot continue?Has any of you red or green players stopped to think what would happen to your quests if you didnt have enough unique blue players to kill?what about the future? ..lolz bye

[Gabburtjuh]

Ehm, what's your ping and fps greenm?;P

[bois]

Personally , I was doubting that this thread had any real value. But, in review I think that it does.

I agree with Klutu generally

Originally Posted by Klutu

I love being the underdog makes the game lure seem even better when your constantly under attack.

Alsius has always had a bad attitude towards realm population. Even when were not outnumbered we always blamed the population and being zerged When alot of the time it was just Alsius playing poorly.

There's alot of good players in Alsius some of the best in the game. But they get foreshadowed by players who'd rather think there tactic & playing style are the greatest then to ever think or try to work together with others.

Like Van said it's not lack of population it's our players in General.

One player complains & the rest listen and continue to complain instead of actually doing anything about it.

and I do think that sometimes, lack of a group tactic or people doing their own thing does hamper Alsius effectiveness. I have seen on many occasions, well oiled war groups of Alsius (lesser numbers) completely own larger forces. However when the group get a bit larger, something seems to be lost.

This thread seemed to spark Alsius. I could be wrong , but even when your population was quite buoyant, I never saw so many captures, and the frequency of them . Shannarid in particular.

When you do captures, despite the size of force or intent, your newer players are looking on from inner realm and morale climbs. When you recover your lost forts , morale climbs. When you escort and encourage lower lvl players in war, morale climbs. The little things make a big difference. Winning is a habit, losing is also a habit. Now, don't get all twisted and think that I am suggesting that Alsius is not doing this. I am simply suggesting that the more that is done , the better the realm will fare long term.
Alsius has to think long term. They have to foster a realm culture on primarily war. That means war zone tours for level 25 and upward players, stop grinding in favour of war, show and not tell. If higher levels as a majority make an effort to change mindset by positive actions, it will be embedded in newer players. If you embed negative actions, you only have yourselves to blame.
Alsius has top quality players. Top quality singular minded players. But top players that don't work as a close knit team are doomed to failure too.

Despite all the negativity and certain quarters dumping on their own realm with morale defeating postures, I believe that Alsius still has a bright future. If some of the older players cannot move past a mind set, I certainly see several newer top quality players coming through, that will drive the thing forward. Alsius should foster these and keep their morale up instead of preaching a defeatist attitude.

Again, I applaud all the ones that try despite the challenge, and step up. Alsius has always been my preferred enemy in all types of conflict. No offence meant Syrtis.
Sometimes I think I believe in the ability and potential of Alsius more that some Alsius players believe themselves. Sad.

Regards
Artec

[ieti]

Last night we got awesome fights with alsius in open fields between market and pp. Most of times we pushed them around save, but after some attacks they pushed us in open and killed us. There was several awesome ones when we fighted until PP or even after PP into our territory. This i think was fun and both teams fighted awesome. We went back several times again to search for fights. We won some, but i can say you beat us alot more. There was even one time when we went to market and started to run around and you beat us from stalker.

For whole night i do not went to samal not because i like to camp, farm etc you say, but because fights with you was awesome and fun.

Keep up like this.

P.S. Enio is painfull and annoying. Keep him away from me.

[_Seinvan]

Just putting this out here, Alsius is not underpopulated despite all our talk about it. We were underpopulated a long time ago, but now the only real issue is timezone imbalance. Our night crew generally fails in comparison to Ignis (and maybe Syrtis), but I don't play often at night (in USA time) as I prefer sleep ^^ People only get this underpopulation mentality from Alsius war group being split up generally and from our population issues in the past

Also Greenm; NGD threw us a bone (albeit a small and slightly broken one) with the new invasion mechanics. It's now a lot easier for a realm with smaller numbers to fend off an invasion attempt. Despite all the issues you and many others seem to always face in this game there is still plenty of fun to be had from it, you just need to look in the right places. Instead of whining about Alsius we should be striving to help it! (and not by power leveling players with pets and telling people to buy xim!) Lately I've been bringing up my hunter since conju gameplay is getting somewhat dull for me, and there are some promising Alsius youths that are eager to get into the action.