X-Realm Lockout - Potential Solution

[Delerium69]

I'm surprised that this hasn't had more love (thanks for those that have commented).

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[Aethilmar]

I'm surprised that this hasn't had more love (thanks for those that have commented).

Having to necro your own thread should tell you something.

I'm still not sure exactly what you hope to do with this proposal. Which "xrealm" problem are you trying to solve?

There are multiple distinct populations that may try to swap over. I'm not even going to pretend this is a complete list but here are some:

1. Those who switch from getting beaten side to strong side b/c they want to win (or maybe just don't want to lose)
2. Those who switch from zerg side to aao side b/c they want to farm (e.g. fort swapping)
3. Those who switch from zerg side to aao side b/c they want to balance.
4. Those who switch from zerg side to aao side b/c they want aao.
5. Those who switch because they want to play their other characters.

It feels like your suggestion is squarely aimed at population #1 and #2 and you don't care about punishing populations #3, #4, and #5 with the assumption that population #3 at least won't mind b/c they are altruistic.

And, fundamentally, you haven't laid out what core problem you are trying to solve with this. "Everyone" says that xrealming is bad but they all have different definitions of "xrealming" and "bad".

This is a complicated problem (like most human behavior) and you should be very specific about what you are targeting and why and what the costs will be.