There is a huge problem in the wotlk pvp scene and that is: No pvp due to a lack of opposing faction members. If we take a quick look we can see this great disparity:
There are 16 servers with a population ratio as bad as the ones above.
One potential solution to the faction imbalance on PvP servers would be to implement a cross-faction grouping and guilding system, combined with a free-for-all PvP system. In this system, any character would be free to attack any other character, unless they were part of the same group or guild. The same rules would apply regarding guard npc’s attacking hostile behavior, and cities being non-pvp zones for their respective faction.
This would serve to revitalize world PvP, as players would be able to engage in open combat with members of both factions. It would also remove the sense of isolation that can affect the minority faction, allowing them to engage in PvE content without fear of being constantly singled out in the open world. No longer would a lone Horde player on Benediction have to contend with 30 aggressive Alliance players in Stranglethorn Vale; now, their enemies would have new enemies to contend with, making the game world a bit more tolerable for the minority faction.
An interesting idea for sure… but I think it would just cause a lot of crying and whining from people who rolled on servers that were already dominated by 1 faction or another. For example, imagine Benediction if it were a free for all. There’s just so many people, it’d be carnage, unescapable carnage too.
that…could make this work. I know from past postings you have been in an eve alliance or 2 it seems.
they can be fun times. if people aren’t be buttheads about. Many crews I rolled with had no piracy/no gank policies.
we were at war with another 2000 man alliance. got 2000 war targets to kill there, pick one, hell pick 10+ a day. ain’t no need to be popping miners in empire.
Well, that’s an interesting idea and a different kind of thread which is nice, honestly.
The problem is that the majority of the people (not all of course before someone says this isn’t them) on these 99.9% servers don’t care about world PVP or often any PVP at all. It’s all about rolling on a “PVP” server to have people around that PVE better.
I do think it would be funny to do this to these players and it would also make the game quite a bit more interesting but yeah it won’t happen. I will say it’s a cute idea though.
