WAR (Warhammer Online)

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It certainly wasn't hard to figure out.  Every dev podcast/interview/post wouldn't shut up about destruction and most preview articles were the same.  Every 'what class will you be' poll showed destruction waaaaaay ahead. 

And here we are, with almost every server balanced heavily against order.  The most recent realm population bonuses to try to correct the problem are a joke. 

So flame away.  I know the people who rolled destruction (likely fully knowing what was going to happen) are going to be the quickest to get angry and try to defend themselves.  We all know the people who are best at PvP gravitate toward destruction and I'm sure they know that tips the scale as it is.

Don't you guys get bored over there?  You can take the most fun game in the world -take away the possibility to win (or take away the possibility to lose) and that game gets old real quick.

I also agree- i thought they should have added the thrid team (realm, faction) right from the start. Who doesn't like a good three-way? muuuuuuuuuuuhahahahahahahahahahaha

i dont understand your temper-tantrum. i play on order and destruction. order is my main and sure destro always owns everything, but thats the fun of it. taking it back. order is the underdog. thats cool. i get more satisfaction when order wins then when im on my destro chars. suck it up, butterball.

Originally posted by Proserpine

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It certainly wasn't hard to figure out.  Every dev podcast/interview/post wouldn't shut up about destruction and most preview articles were the same.  Every 'what class will you be' poll showed destruction waaaaaay ahead. 

And here we are, with almost every server balanced heavily against order.  The most recent realm population bonuses to try to correct the problem are a joke. 

So flame away.  I know the people who rolled destruction (likely fully knowing what was going to happen) are going to be the quickest to get angry and try to defend themselves.  We all know the people who are best at PvP gravitate toward destruction and I'm sure they know that tips the scale as it is.

Don't you guys get bored over there?  You can take the most fun game in the world -take away the possibility to win (or take away the possibility to lose) and that game gets old real quick.

It's really not as bad as you are making it out to be. Most servers are fairly balanced, though some do have a good bit more Destruction than Order... though I have seen one that has more Order than Destruction... I believe an RP server.
 

Originally posted by Proserpine

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It certainly wasn't hard to figure out.  Every dev podcast/interview/post wouldn't shut up about destruction and most preview articles were the same.  Every 'what class will you be' poll showed destruction waaaaaay ahead. 

And here we are, with almost every server balanced heavily against order.  The most recent realm population bonuses to try to correct the problem are a joke. 

So flame away.  I know the people who rolled destruction (likely fully knowing what was going to happen) are going to be the quickest to get angry and try to defend themselves.  We all know the people who are best at PvP gravitate toward destruction and I'm sure they know that tips the scale as it is.

Don't you guys get bored over there?  You can take the most fun game in the world -take away the possibility to win (or take away the possibility to lose) and that game gets old real quick.

I only wish this was the issue on my server (badlands), but once you hit t3 on that server its a ghostland for destruction.
 

Cheers!

I saw it over two years ago, and in fact the first thread I ever created on these forums raised the question of with only two sides, would there be an imbalance. (I even suspected Destro would be the side of choice)

I got skewered hard by the WARBOIs for making that post, and they assured me Mythic had a plan to alleviate such concerns.  (I was also instructed to do my research).

You never forget your first flaming, and sad to say, some of what I feared has come true.

The realm imbalance doesn't seem as bad on the roleplaying core servers, but I've never had a wait time as order, but that happens to me on the server I have destruction characters on.

But, there's another problem!

Class imbalances!

What I mean is that in scenarios, order often has from zero to two tanks.  Destruction typically fields four to eight tanks per scenario, plus as many marauders and witch elves.  They then use this imbalance to zerg past order tanks and slaughter any and all healers, then casters one by one.  The way the math works out, this strategy is almost impossible to beat with a balanced order contingent.

Something has to be done to make overloading with melee DPS and tanks and overpowering the game's intended mechanics less viable.

I'm not complaining because destruction is winning, or smart enough to use flaws in the class balance and interaction to win, but that soon both sides will be stocked with nothing but tanks and melee DPS, and perhaps some melee healers as well.

I've noticed the problem and im still gonna play destro because i dont really like the look of order, nor do i find their classes that fit my play style appealing. I tried a warrior priest it was cool, but im not to in to healing, tired a swordmaster didnt like the whole stance thing, i dont want to play a caster and dwarves have been and always will be a no for me.

So hate away I play chosen.

I play order cos I like being the underdog and instant scenarios help too :P

Destro does look cooler tho and half the order people look like dildoheads ;x 

They do need to fix this for ORVR.