Post#24 » Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:04 pm
Well... this is very interesting... Wouldn't it be better to start debate/discussion where ppl would actually bring arguments for PROS and CONS ? And im not talking about randomly started/ignited topics by members of community, but topic created by DevTeam Member... But since you already did it this way...
Like right now, i want to ask anyone who does believe that longer lockout timer can make in anyway a BETTER GAME experience to explain me, how is that suppose to happen? I'm ready to engage conversation on arguments to anyone who does believe it makes any sens.
If this server had population of lets say 10k, then you could probably do some magic like making 2 servers and trying splitting stuff accordingly on the fly, but thats not the case.
With such low population (that even getting lower) any limits on players only makes it worse. For me, this whole topic comes from place where people actually believe that players do switch to higher population for easy fights or stomping... For 1 guy doing that you most likely could find 2 others doing opposite.
So you want 24h why stop there ? Lets go 1 week or 1 month, lets dive into that reality. If you have enough imagination its not hard to expect how that change will impact game experience. Lets say DESTRO will dominate this week, and another week, and another week and so on, why ? Because swapping faction is being restricted they will remain to play on only one side, but because gameplay become boring from week to week, they will most likely lose will to log on, so you lose players. Now you gonna say, great, overpopulated side losing ppl, sure, but very the same will happen to side being dominated, ppl will stop logging in and play even faster on that side. Ofc you can say they will come back, sure, what if they wont, because why should they ? Should they come back and experience same stuff next time ?
What should happen IF you actually want to keep healthy balance between sides is to encourage xrealming. There should be reward (just like AAO atm) to encourage people to make characters on both sides and be ready and have freedom to log/swap side to get most benefit during their game time. This would Naturally make population balance to happen.
Longer lockout limitation is only an invite to braindead zone/campaign farming for gear/token or w.e else...