Can someone direct me to a link or give me some information on how they're planning to keep the servers balanced in regards to order: destruction ratios? I was just checking out WAR Vault and noticed that there's at least triple the number of destruction guilds..

I have read something about a querying system. I will look for it.

Originally posted by Narshe

Can someone direct me to a link or give me some information on how they're planning to keep the servers balanced in regards to order: destruction ratios? I was just checking out WAR Vault and noticed that there's at least triple the number of destruction guilds..

I think they are going to do a soft cap like WoW. When it goes over the limit you have to wait in a que to get in. And don't worry about the 3:1 ratio. only a small percentage of the eventual players come from the forums.

http://www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39150&highlight=balance

Molnu has a good explanation of the balance in that thread.

I know I seen a video or interview with how they are going to deal with this. They will have multiple ways of balancing.

From what I can recall, I could be wrong on this but:

I think they will limit number of players on a server from each side and maybe reward players for joining the side that is short people.

If one side keeps winning all the time, they will some how help the losing side out after a while. Whether this is automatic or the GM's keep track of the servers war status, I don't know.

Actually I have a really good idea how to balance a weak side:

Me + lots of caffeinated beverages + a target-rich environment = murder-death-kill.

 One thing Mythic has always been very open with is their population numbers. There are not many premium MMORPG companies that, on their official website, list exact server numbers. Go on the Camelot Herald and you can see, at any time of day, the exact populations. They hide nothing, even when DAoC is showing is its age and has a pretty abysmal subscription count.

I think the same thing will come through in WAR, so we the players will always have access to populations, and likely an Order vs. Destruction breakdown. This will help fair-minded players make the right decision, assuming they have no racial affinity, to help the weaker side.

In addition, there may be a bonus given when a population dips too low relative to another.

At any rate, Mythic is aware of the problem, having seen it in their previous effort, and will probably implement counters to it before release.

P.S. Want to help stop imbalance now? Be Order on release! I can pretty much guarantee they will be the underdog.

Originally posted by Sornin

 One thing Mythic has always been very open with is their population numbers. There are not many premium MMORPG companies that, on their official website, list exact server numbers. Go on the Camelot Herald and you can see, at any time of day, the exact populations. They hide nothing, even when DAoC is showing is its age and has a pretty abysmal subscription count.

I think the same thing will come through in WAR, so we the players will always have access to populations, and likely an Order vs. Destruction breakdown. This will help fair-minded players make the right decision, assuming they have no racial affinity, to help the weaker side.

In addition, there may be a bonus given when a population dips too low relative to another.

At any rate, Mythic is aware of the problem, having seen it in their previous effort, and will probably implement counters to it before release.

P.S. Want to help stop imbalance now? Be Order on release! I can pretty much guarantee they will be the underdog.

<-- White Lion.  I like being part of the underdog team, and the white lion really piques my interest.

yup me and my friends switched to order a few weeks ago (and by that i mean we are planning to play order)

Yeah, Order will be the underdogs, mainly because people like to play as a human character, but unlike WoW there's Chaos humans too, so we won't have all the humans on Order. That said, I think I'll have alot of fellow Warrior Priests running around healing White Lions, Swordmasters, Shadow Warriors and Engineers.

Originally posted by Sornin

 One thing Mythic has always been very open with is their population numbers. There are not many premium MMORPG companies that, on their official website, list exact server numbers. Go on the Camelot Herald and you can see, at any time of day, the exact populations. They hide nothing, even when DAoC is showing is its age and has a pretty abysmal subscription count.

I think the same thing will come through in WAR, so we the players will always have access to populations, and likely an Order vs. Destruction breakdown. This will help fair-minded players make the right decision, assuming they have no racial affinity, to help the weaker side.

In addition, there may be a bonus given when a population dips too low relative to another.

At any rate, Mythic is aware of the problem, having seen it in their previous effort, and will probably implement counters to it before release.

P.S. Want to help stop imbalance now? Be Order on release! I can pretty much guarantee they will be the underdog.

So very wise of them. Full public access is the way. I found this info on there site.
 

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Originally posted by Ascension08
Yeah, Order will be the underdogs, mainly because people like to play as a human character, but unlike WoW there's Chaos humans too, so we won't have all the humans on Order. That said, I think I'll have alot of fellow Warrior Priests running around healing White Lions, Swordmasters, Shadow Warriors and Engineers.

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