Return of Reckoning

Honestly, Forts are basically instanced when you think about it.(As i've also thought instancing them would be a huge improvement. But they're also actual places in the game so i don't even know if it's possible to instance them) They have a population cap(Or at least are supposed to) and when there are too many in it, you get ported out and q'd for entry. That part of Forts isn't the problem. The part of Forts that is a problem is redundancy. You're literally just capping another keep after capping a bunch of other BO's.
If you really want effective forts with fun game play, I'd suggest giving each BO a buff that applies to attackers if they hold it until stage 3. They can all be Damage increase buffs(or damage reduction) or you can get more creative with it. The doors of the fort should go down at the end of stage 2 regardless. As the attackers, you literally just took a Keep(painfully similar to taking fort hence redundant).
For me personally, Forts represent the worst parts of this game. If they were taken out, I wouldn't flinch tbh, as I've said many times, once I get my invaders(which I won't be using...that system is lame as **** as well) I'll be done with forts and won't be participating.

In conclusion, Forts are lame and as the Spice Girls once said, you need to Spice up your life.

EsthelielSunfury wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 8:23 pm

adamthelc wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 5:24 pm

Tartuccio wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 4:51 pm While I agree that instanced forts would probably be better gameplay wise, there's something to be said about making more and more stuff instanced. Cities, which can be said to be the endgame of Orvr, are already instanced, which seems to be antithetical to the spirit of ORvR.

Of course it's understandable why that is with cities, and I don't blame the devs for going that way with them. But if it's extended to forts then what is left as the endgame of OPEN RvR? Just pointing out that it can be a slippery slope solution to make more stuff instanced content instead of seeking alternative ways to improve it.

They have already essentially instanced them. If forts were really done in the spirit of oRvR, then the attackers would be able to bring their whole faction.

And the server would instantly crash. The pop cap is still high enough to allow much larger fights in a smaller area than any other zones that are much larger than the Fort zone. If anything, it's even more beefy, which is why the lag is sometimes really harsh.

Yeah I understand that. I am saying they already put controls on the population so putting more controls on it and creating multiple instances isn't that crazy of an idea.

If anyone else quotes me please read everything I have already written I am just repeating myself.

Do NOT make them like cities. Cities are the single most blah/annoying/boring thing in the game.

courtsdad1 wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 9:53 pm Do NOT make them like cities. Cities are the single most blah/annoying/boring thing in the game.

+1

OP: You cannot expect to have final stage of oRvR instanced Scenario? It doesn't fit after all the semi chaotic/organized massive battles in T4 zones.