Fix for the Ghost Town called North America ROR.

[eldriyth]

The PVE side of the game doesn’t need to affect the PVP side at all. The problem is that as a North American player, my prime time is literally when like 85% of the server is asleep overseas. Scenarios are totally dead. If you’re lucky you might get some RVR going in T1, but that’s about it. Nobody does PQs anymore so you’ve got these over‑tuned heroes just one‑shotting you if you try to solo anything. The population feels like it’s at an all time low and it’s honestly kinda rough. On top of it all you have an addon called AutoBand that is giving players power to just boot you out of the warband instantly. Not giving any new 16 character a chance to earn anything because scenarios are non-existent. I've been kicked out of at least 5 warbands in T2+ even on healers in the last few days. These 'veterans" want 40+ only, and when you have no other outlets to get RR you're forced to PVE. And when PVE doesn't work because you're one shot. Well, you just stop playing. If this is the veterans idea of getting rid of new players in North America they did a great job at it.

My ideas to help players like me, and anyone overseas who likes PVE but doesn’t want to be forced to group every single day, are pretty simple:

1. Give every class some kind of solid self healing, or add a buff that makes healing way better when you’re outside RVR mode.

2. Add ways to earn Realm Rank through PVE when the server is basically a ghost town and nobody is doing anything.

3. Add PVE Rank which can't stack or be used with Realm Rank but it does the exact same thing for stats at the career NPC. This gives PVE players the ability to completely skip RVR if they want to. Being forcefully pushed to PVP is one of this game's downfalls and always has been. That's one of the main reasons it failed and closed down. You can go look that up if you don't believe me.

Or a wild idea

4. Look into AI players to fill roles instantly. We’re living in a time with insanely advanced AI tech. You could use AI bots to keep scenarios running 24/7 so queues aren’t 2–3 hours long. Right now you expect people to stick around for a pop that takes forever, and then half the players leave early anyway which kills the match. It’s time to stop thinking like it’s still the 1990s and actually use the tech we have today to bring this game back to life.

[Emissary]

The PVE side of the game doesn’t need to affect the PVP side at all. The problem is that as a North American player, my prime time is literally when like 85% of the server is asleep overseas. Scenarios are totally dead. If you’re lucky you might get some RVR going in T1, but that’s about it. Nobody does PQs anymore so you’ve got these over‑tuned heroes just one‑shotting you if you try to solo anything. The population feels like it’s at an all time low and it’s honestly kinda rough. On top of it all you have an addon called AutoBand that is giving players power to just boot you out of the warband instantly. Not giving any new 16 character a chance to earn anything because scenarios are non-existent. I've been kicked out of at least 5 warbands in T2+ even on healers in the last few days. These 'veterans" want 40+ only, and when you have no other outlets to get RR you're forced to PVE. And when PVE doesn't work because you're one shot. Well, you just stop playing. If this is the veterans idea of getting rid of new players in North America they did a great job at it.

My ideas to help players like me, and anyone overseas who likes PVE but doesn’t want to be forced to group every single day, are pretty simple:

1. Give every class some kind of solid self healing, or add a buff that makes healing way better when you’re outside RVR mode.

2. Add ways to earn Realm Rank through PVE when the server is basically a ghost town and nobody is doing anything.

3. Add PVE Rank which can't stack or be used with Realm Rank but it does the exact same thing for stats at the career NPC. This gives PVE players the ability to completely skip RVR if they want to. Being forcefully pushed to PVP is one of this game's downfalls and always has been. That's one of the main reasons it failed and closed down. You can go look that up if you don't believe me.

Or a wild idea

4. Look into AI players to fill roles instantly. We’re living in a time with insanely advanced AI tech. You could use AI bots to keep scenarios running 24/7 so queues aren’t 2–3 hours long. Right now you expect people to stick around for a pop that takes forever, and then half the players leave early anyway which kills the match. It’s time to stop thinking like it’s still the 1990s and actually use the tech we have today to bring this game back to life.

Eldriyth, you have played the game long enough to know the rise and fall of the population during NA. Last night was a great night with around 3wb vs 3wb from what 8pm est to 2am est so a lot of great fights were had. Any timezone needs a few good pug leaders and a few good premade leaders to really set the time zone up for success. Those that complain about autoban have really never led a warband of pugs, we can not police the addons players use to make their lives easier herding cats, like a warband leader is forced to do on a daily basis.

I would always suggest if the cards go against you, to be the change that you are asking for. Lead the pug warbands, allow level 16+ to join. NA times are up to the leaders on each faction to log on and lead.

As far as scenarios go, we will have some reward changes coming out soon and our coders have already pushed a hopeful fix to the calculation allowing smaller comps to get pops.

[Akalukz]

Would be nice addition for a warband lead to be able to splash their comments across the screen like the old addon used to do. That would make leading pug wbs a bit easier.

To OP, join a guild, it makes a huge difference. If you really can't find one, hit me up in Game, i usually run small groups and have no problem taking low lvls if they follow.

[sullemunk]

Would be nice addition for a warband lead to be able to splash their comments across the screen like the old addon used to do. That would make leading pug wbs a bit easier.

To OP, join a guild, it makes a huge difference. If you really can't find one, hit me up in Game, i usually run small groups and have no problem taking low lvls if they follow.

Who says they cant?
There is a way to "abuse" the Ready Vote system for Alert messages to the party/warband,
just need leader to `]readycheck abort <Message Here>`

[Jajcek12]

Few years ago - there was addon Megaphone + when instaled, it shows leaders commands on middle of screen. I doubt that players instal it nowdays. But could be suggested to do that.

[Nikt]

Would be nice addition for a warband lead to be able to splash their comments across the screen like the old addon used to do. That would make leading pug wbs a bit easier.

To OP, join a guild, it makes a huge difference. If you really can't find one, hit me up in Game, i usually run small groups and have no problem taking low lvls if they follow.

Hi, AKa when you will play in RoR next time?