Comments on: So much for my dreams of being an ogre… http://www.killtenrats.com/2005/10/28/the-burning-crusade/ a group of adventurers on an epic quest Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:51:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: DC http://www.killtenrats.com/2005/10/28/the-burning-crusade/#comment-2290 DC Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:07:27 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=485#comment-2290 Shade- PvP realms look to be a little more balanced and, as you mentioned, some of them are Horde heavy including the RP-PvP realms. I think the PvP realms are in good shape. The RP and PvE are still very heavily Alliance. You could be right about people on RP just loving to be paladins. Paladins have that stigma of being "easy mode" (I'm not saying it's fair, but they do have that stigma) so maybe that attracts players more interested in the RP aspect than challenging gameplay. I would also assume the less seasoned MMO players and younger players are probably drawn to PvE along with people like me who just prefer PvE. Of course newer players and younger players will be drawn to being the "good guys". Shade- PvP realms look to be a little more balanced and, as you mentioned, some of them are Horde heavy including the RP-PvP realms. I think the PvP realms are in good shape. The RP and PvE are still very heavily Alliance. You could be right about people on RP just loving to be paladins. Paladins have that stigma of being “easy mode” (I’m not saying it’s fair, but they do have that stigma) so maybe that attracts players more interested in the RP aspect than challenging gameplay. I would also assume the less seasoned MMO players and younger players are probably drawn to PvE along with people like me who just prefer PvE. Of course newer players and younger players will be drawn to being the “good guys”.

]]> By: VanHemlock http://www.killtenrats.com/2005/10/28/the-burning-crusade/#comment-2287 VanHemlock Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:30:02 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=485#comment-2287 Bah...I'd pay good money for playable Goblins! Bah…I’d pay good money for playable Goblins!

]]> By: Shade http://www.killtenrats.com/2005/10/28/the-burning-crusade/#comment-2283 Shade Mon, 31 Oct 2005 03:01:53 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=485#comment-2283 Making the Horde chars more hot isn't so necessary these days. While many of the established servers still lean toward Alliance (especially the RP servers, guess everyone loves RPing paladins), most of the new servers are stacked for the Horde. My group shifted to Dark Iron a few months ago since it was bustling with players, and was well balanced, but since then it's slipped to 1.3 Horde per 1 Alliance, and it's still relatively good compared to some of the others (this is according to http://www.warcraftrealms.com). So really it could make new server balance even worse than it is now unless the new Alliance race is compelling enough to pull enough people the other way. Making the Horde chars more hot isn’t so necessary these days.

While many of the established servers still lean toward Alliance (especially the RP servers, guess everyone loves RPing paladins), most of the new servers are stacked for the Horde.

My group shifted to Dark Iron a few months ago since it was bustling with players, and was well balanced, but since then it’s slipped to 1.3 Horde per 1 Alliance, and it’s still relatively good compared to some of the others (this is according to http://www.warcraftrealms.com).

So really it could make new server balance even worse than it is now unless the new Alliance race is compelling enough to pull enough people the other way.

]]> By: Ekval http://www.killtenrats.com/2005/10/28/the-burning-crusade/#comment-2278 Ekval Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:19:10 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=485#comment-2278 I'd agree that it is not terribly original, but I can see their point in it, as you said, prettying up the horde a bit. I'm interested in the alliance race now as well, I kinda thought maybe blood elves would make it in alliance and maybe ogres or something in horde. Ah well, I have no doubt the expansion will be a success, none at all. I’d agree that it is not terribly original, but I can see their point in it, as you said, prettying up the horde a bit.

I’m interested in the alliance race now as well, I kinda thought maybe blood elves would make it in alliance and maybe ogres or something in horde. Ah well, I have no doubt the expansion will be a success, none at all.

]]> By: Heartless http://www.killtenrats.com/2005/10/28/the-burning-crusade/#comment-2277 Heartless Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:47:02 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=485#comment-2277 Unoriginal at best IMHO... but then again this is Blizzard and its why they are succesful. Don't stray far, but lean just a little bit to get that next chunk of players. It will be a success, but not as great had they kept the level cap at 60. Unoriginal at best IMHO… but then again this is Blizzard and its why they are succesful. Don’t stray far, but lean just a little bit to get that next chunk of players.

It will be a success, but not as great had they kept the level cap at 60.

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