A different approach to population inbalance

A different approach to population inbalance

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Posted by: Rodrigo.1486

Rodrigo.1486

It seems apparent that the complaints of population imbalance are radically different based on the tier of the individual. This leads me to believe that a blanket solution cannot be achieved that will address everyone’s concerns.

My suggestion is therefore to address different tiers differently. Lower tier servers for example have no que at all. Most of the time each server holds its own borderland and battles it out in eb. This means that 2 of the 4 maps is not utilized. Eb fluctuates depending on the stronger server but generally battles occur around and for sm. small zergs run around capturing each other’s towers etc. it seems to me that wvw with these smaller populations should be designed differently. You could potentially have a single map rather than 4 that is designed to be more rewarding to the roamer population.

This is how I imagine it:
Bronze tiers:
Single map, larger than eb with the same general design of eb except that instead of sm in the middle you can introduce a city that has multiple capture points. This map would reward roaming and small group tactical play
Silver tiers:
This is harder to figure out. Generally silver tiers can reach ques on their own borderlands and eb. I think the trick here might be to get rid of eb altogether and have a central point (again a city design would be interesting) connect the 3 borderlands. This would funnel forces through this point and create opportunities for small group skirmishes but still allow a Zerg to push through and attempt to conquer other servers borderlands
Gold tier:
This tier should remain generally the same as the current wvw map as it is being used as designed. Some changes I would introduce would include providing some open capture points to reward open field battles

That’s about it. Any suggestions or comments are appreciated.
As always if Anet decides to use these ideas I expect a juggernaut and a predator in my mailbox

A different approach to population inbalance

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Posted by: Wanze.8410

Wanze.8410

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