Lockout system is a failure and some people takes advantage of it

[Bankei]

Hello everyone!

I'm Bank and I'm an RoRaholic. I've been leading warbands in NA prime multiple times per week for about a year now. I know I'm still a baby by this game's standards and I'm also aware that most my warbands are alliance-only, so my perspective may be a bit different. I tried to read a few comments per page but you'll have to excuse me if what I bring up has already been discussed in the thread.

The facts are clear: Destro usually have a population advantage, Order have a kill advantage. This isn't always the case but it's true often enough.

I'm going to talk about my perspective about these facts and my observations since joining this server. Maybe I'll ramble a bit. I'm going to try and avoid finger pointing and talk about my side of the realm. I truly appreciate the players who log onto Order night after night and give us someone to fight.

In my humble opinion, I don't think the server has a big enough population at all times to sustain realm balance 24/7. Side switching is required and those that do it are demonized. Recently, I've given myself the goal of not following the stereotypes that I heard and I've been trying to communicate more with the community. What I've found that there are a lot of delightful players who are more than happy to talk, teach, and help. It reminded me that there's someone in front of the screen for every single player I meet in-game and that people who have been playing for a long time are a boon to this community, not a hinderance.

Onto my observations. In the year I've been running warbands, I've observed deep apathy, paranoia and anger from so many on my side, within my own warbands even. These days, I address that kind of saltiness directly and immediately. I remember that this is a game that I play for fun. If it stops being fun, I will stop playing.

Destro players seem to value individuality more to the expense of the realm. I'm not saying this is necessarily a bad thing or a good thing. But to further compound the problem, I think Destro have produced less resources to learn their careers. EnC Only's warband guide is a great starter point but people either become slaves to it or ignore it completely without a good basic understanding. To my knowledge, there aren't any guides catering to different playstyles or diving into role specifics. And by Only's own admission, the guide isn't meant to be dogma, but to be discussed, challenged and reviewed.

This is a Realm versus Realm game and I think that Destro, as a realm, we need to evolve. I don't have all the answers but I would love to collaborate and grow together.