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For months now, the SF and DH server groups on T4 have been so woefully underpopulated that they are perpetually blobbed by whoever the third server group is. The WvW game in T4 isn’t even remotely competitive.
I would like to request a response from Anet regarding what the next steps are for fixing this problem and a general timeline for when those steps will be taken.
The core problem with T4 is with the SF and DH server linkings which lead to low population relative to the other servers. They are so underpopulated that they are always badly outnumbered no matter who the third server in T4 is. This leads to people transferring out of SF and DH to other servers, which causes a vicious circle, making the problem even worse over time.
The only way to escape this vicious circle is to transfer to a server with a decent population. Unless you’re willing to pay the ransom in gems to escape the SF & DH graveyard, you’re stuck in a basically worthless WvW environment. The third T4 server is simply going to blob anything they want, making it impossible to hold territory or launch any meaningful attack.
The players in the SF and DH server groups really need a fix from Anet for the T4 under-population issue. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been any plan communicated or timeline given, so we have no idea when, or even if, the problem will ever get solved. This problem has been persisting for months and we really need a fix ASAP.
- Free transfers to the lowest ranked pairing of the week.
A free transfer to a bad server isn’t going to entice anyone to move. They need to offer a reward to active WvW players that make the switch. Offer some gems or something else of value to the players who help balance out the population. Make it worthwhile to switch.
How about both?
I was just trying to say that a free transfer might not entice enough players to transfer to balance out the population. Maybe if they threw in some gems along with the free transfer, it might encourage more players to take them up on the offer.
The one caveat being that before giving out the reward, they should verify that these players who are transferring are active WvW players and not just PvE players looking for free gems.
- Free transfers to the lowest ranked pairing of the week.
A free transfer to a bad server isn’t going to entice anyone to move. They need to offer a reward to active WvW players that make the switch. Offer some gems or something else of value to the players who help balance out the population. Make it worthwhile to switch.
Why is nobody moving to Ebay or DH?…you want a challenge?…move here and help us against the blobbage.
Its actually kinda fun. We were literally under constant siege at garrison from 10:15pm-12:30a.m. reset night fighting off 2 sbi zergs on both north and south fronts with an sf zerg hitting the ne or nw walls and held them off the entire night until everyone went to bed. Ultimately we will lose the matchup but those moments are why I still play the game.
So, if you wanna make a difference, come to the forgotten servers of T4, one or two new guilds can literally make a huge impact.Thank you,
-this has been a public service announcement from the Justice League
-Greenland Turnthat’s because the quality of teammates/opponents drops as you go down tiers.
There are talented players in the lower tiers. The problem is there’s not much population, so you can’t fill up the map, so you get steamrolled 24/7.
A lot of players eventually get sick of it and pay the ransom in gems to escape the T4 slum and move to a tier that actually has competition, not just a perpetual beatdown. This exacerbates the problem since the population drops even more.
Really, no one in their right mind should want to move to the SF or DH server groups unless you enjoy futility, being spawn-camped, and spending most of your time trying to recapture your own keep with the handful of other diehards that still haven’t payed the ransom to move to a better server.
The first step towards a solution is a greater sense of urgency. The T4 issue has been dragging on for months without a resolution.
The manual adjustment of Glicko scores to get CD out of T4 hasn’t solved the problem. I would like to see some communication from Anet specifying what is going to be tried next and a timeline for when that is going to happen.
From the player base, the “solution” is simple. Be vocal. Demand that Anet address the problem. We’re the customers and we shouldn’t be shy about letting the vendor (Anet) know that what they’ve sold us is unsatisfactory.
What makes WvW awesome?
Don’t ask me. I’m stuck in the tier 4 slum.
The CD/SF/DH matchup has been the same for weeks and weeks now and it’s not even remotely competitive.
I just had this happen to me. I accidentally bought the wrong weight class of 42k karma armor. Why does the vendor even allow you to buy armor that your character can’t use?
Hours of work just got flushed down the drain by one small mistake that can’t be undone.