Realm Balance

[magisid_007]

I am not trying to stir things up here. I was wondering why it seems that Hibs and Albs have a lot more higher ranking players than Mid. The normal population seems to be comparable. Just a question: Thanks for any constructive feedback.

[Nunki]

I am not trying to stir things up here. I was wondering why it seems that Hibs and Albs have a lot more higher ranking players than Mid. The normal population seems to be comparable. Just a question: Thanks for any constructive feedback.

Main reason for EU Hibs might be that they have a bg leader running 8-14 hours a day every day, farming keep/tower/relic RPs during that time. Its a reliable and persistent source of RPs and easily accessable for everyone in that realm. Mostly without that much of a risk, as the other realms don't have a single person playing that much (not even multiple bg leaders playing that much) therefore resulting in less bg up-time and therefore smaller numbers.

I assume this also attracted certain players prefering certain playstyles in each realm during that timezone.

Not judging, let them have fun the way they want. I personally can't run zerg everyday as I see it as mind-numbing. That said, I played in all three realms and Alb EU bg leaders are the most down to earth people of all three realms. (personal experience)

Top 100 is 24 Alb, 26 Mids, 50 Hibs. Not sure about your Alb statement though.

[Greenangel]

I am not trying to stir things up here. I was wondering why it seems that Hibs and Albs have a lot more higher ranking players than Mid. The normal population seems to be comparable. Just a question: Thanks for any constructive feedback.

Main reason for EU Hibs might be that they have a bg leader running 8-14 hours a day every day, farming keep/tower/relic RPs during that time. Its a reliable and persistent source of RPs and easily accessable for everyone in that realm. Mostly without that much of a risk, as the other realms don't have a single person playing that much (not even multiple bg leaders playing that much) therefore resulting in less bg up-time and therefore smaller numbers.

I assume this also attracted certain players prefering certain playstyles in each realm during that timezone.

Not judging, let them have fun the way they want. I personally can't run zerg everyday as I see it as mind-numbing. That said, I played in all three realms and Alb EU bg leaders are the most down to earth people of all three realms. (personal experience)

Top 100 is 24 Alb, 26 Mids, 50 Hibs. Not sure about your Alb statement though.

This is 100% correct seems fastest way is to task up to kill guards complete realm tasks by taken certain keeps while there empty and no one online. And towers.

Or do new Event Koth

Its getting worse each event as very notable PVP now and in events hibs have more higher realm ranks with more abilitys toys to win battles get more kills even when there outnumberd. Just due fact they abused the tasks taken empty keeps and relics when no one online.

If there not careful there be getting a server reset and new season sooner then later as they have allready unbalanced the server and made casual players who cant hit empty keeps towers for 8 hours a day fall way behind in realm points. But i would also sugest lot casuals allready quit and don't play anymore after seeing this abuse.

[Nunki]

Its getting worse each event as very notable PVP now and in events hibs have more higher realm ranks with more abilitys toys to win battles get more kills even when there outnumberd. Just due fact they abused the tasks taken empty keeps and relics when no one online.

If there not careful there be getting a server reset and new season sooner then later as they have allready unbalanced the server and made casual players who cant hit empty keeps towers for 8 hours a day fall way behind in realm points. But i would also sugest lot casuals allready quit and don't play anymore after seeing this abuse.

I don't really agree.

I neither see it as an abuse (guard tasks and timezones with low pop always existed, also people crowding to the easiest way to make RPs), nore do I think its such a huge problem. None of that really is a reason to stop playing though. If at all, more players complaining could try to lead the Alb/Mid bg. Don't be angry about things that happen while you can't play. I don't really see a big problem as long as relics don't have any value for RvR.

Looking forward to the RvR changes for S3 (not planned in the near future). The devs already announced it will include changes which might devalue big dominating zergplay and the hib zergrunners of EU aren't really good in anything beside mindlessly following Pilz calls (which aren't that good either).

Albs won all three FTR events, just saying. I know hibs will argue that Albs and Mids teamed up, but thats pure copium.

[Idi]

...was wondering why it seems that Hibs and Albs have a lot more higher ranking players than Mid.

DAOC is, and pretty much has ALWAYS been, a caster game, and hibs and albs have the better casters. Albs have the range advantage for mez, and for pet rupts via casting. Hibs have the assist advantage with baseline stun and rooting shrooms. Open field zerg style fights are hard to deal with due to tangler shrooms, bolt range mez, and thurg pets for midgard. Caster assist trains are just easier to use because without things like charge, purge, high determination, melee comps are just less efficient because they have to get to and stay on a target rather than doing damage from 1500 to 1800+ units away, like casters. Hib and Alb just have better tools to use as far as casters, and since siege is pretty much broken, they're going to come out on top most of the time in a zerg unless there is a equal or greater number of mids.

[Aazimar]

Albs and Mids were pretty close until recently; Hibs have the RvR BG advantage not only due to their classes wrt keep taking / defending, but their BG leader playing many more hours. They also have the KoTH advantage almost purely due to one class; animist.

For Midgard, BD's were nerfed recently and many high RR BD players rerolled new mids / realms. Midgard also doesn't have a consistent EU BG leader, causing many RvR BG players to have jumped ship to realms with more consistency (ex Hib).

High RR boils down to time played and consistency. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Hib's EU RvR BG allowed many to gain high RR with ease for most of s1 and s2.