I’m so conflicted by this dilemma. The absolute worst times I can recall in WvW (and that’s all I do – and I mean ALL) was when we were either grossly outmatched or vice-versa in terms of coverage. It’s all very confusing. I can remember when we took second almost every week, and those times weren’t too bad. There were fights to be had without having to look too hard. But those days are long gone.
The only time we lose lately is when we admit the frailty of our human bodies and actually go to sleep. It’s like Christmas – except Santa Clause sneaks in and breaks all our toys.
Here is why I’m conflicted.
If we stay in Silver League – we will almost certainly destroy every opponent we face. We will quickly grow bored and quit the game altogether. There isn’t a server in the Silver League set that can stand up to our NA Prime. It just won’t happen. You can say anything you like about our server tactics, commanders, or even our manners, but our NA Prime players are balls-to-the-wall brawlers. There are a few guilds that we come up against where the outcome is up in the air – but only a few. Our top guilds will win 90% or more of their fights because we are simply far more skilled than our opponents. That will simply not do. So we have to try for Gold. Right?
If we move up to Gold – we will almost certainly be destroyed by giant mindless zerg blobs most of the matches: we won’t lose all our matches this way, but will face this problem more times than not. We will never be able to find a fight where we are not outnumbered 2:1 or worse. It doesn’t matter how skilled you are – you can’t beat those kinds of numbers. And to top that off, it doesn’t really matter anyway, because all you can do is hit the kittening 1 key in those situations anyway. The server lag problem is a problem of numbers, and moving into the Gold League is akin to adding more numbers which multiplies the problem and amplifies the lag.
At least if we move to the top of Silver League there’s the possibility that lower populated servers will move into our league, which might provide more of a fair fight; however, there is zero chance that people will migrate off of the top four servers which would reduce the populations, which in turn would reduce chances of giant zergs forming, which of course, would reduce the lag problem. History has shown that these servers have maintained their populations almost since the beginning. The only times this has not been the norm is when you have bandwagon servers creep up a little, but most of those implode eventually. They have proven that no matter what the score is, if the core community is not solid, as it is here on Maguuma, then they fall apart and blow away in the wind like Dragonbrand and Kaineng.
I’m not convinced that either scenario will turn out to be in our best interest. What I think will happen is that no matter what league we end up in, we will either win or lose by breathtaking margins. It’s a tough spot to be in I think.
Maguuma Player
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