The problems with Tol Barad (and how to fix them)

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12-20-2010 @ 3:08PM

Eirik said...

As I understand it, the number of people who can get into Tol Barad is capped at "even with the opposition, with a minimum of 15.

If your server is imbalanced (yes, mine is), then simply gratis more of one side reached 85 before the other. Which means that the larger faction came up with the 15 minimum earlier than the other side, leading to that faction holding the defense early on.

The article points out that it's harder to attack than defend; the larger faction got there first. As the weaker faction trickles up to 85, they get pasted every time they try for TB, so they stop trying. They get trained out of it. Pavlovian-style.

The stronger faction keeps queueing because hey, they've got nothing to lose. Thus, stronger faction gets progressively stronger and more experienced in TB, the loser gets a rock.

This happened with Wintergrasp under Tenacity rules (doesn't matter how many HP you have if you're stunlocked), even with the charity loser marks. You can only lose so many times before you turn to other activities that are more rewarding.

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