Guild Wars 2

Eventually, all matches will be even. Not counting Stonemist each side has 220 points to generate to maintain an even match. Less than that and someone else is winning. If you own your third in each borderlands, and your third in EB then your side will break even, the victor being decided by who takes and holds more territory.

However with Stonemist being worth 50 points, the importance is magnified in even match ups. In all the borderlands you can fight for each supply, each tower, and even some keeps but the amount of gains you make or lose there are meaningless when Stonemist is factored in.

I propose that Stonemist points be removed from the game. Instead Stonemist should be the 4th orb. If you hold stonemist, then you get the buff. Let the give and take between the thirds of the maps be what determines the winner. This makes all maps important, instead of just eternal battlegrounds.

Currently the borderlands are insignificant. You basically have to have people there to maintain your third. But if the points for Stonemist were removed, then all of a sudden you have every map counting. Every battle being significant.