CRBG’s are a bandaid for piss poor server management.
Regarding specifically…
If you take the entire paragraph and look at what’s being said and know a smidge about the PVP system of the time it’s more than likely not talking about the CRBG’s but instead actual game mechanics such as the amount of Contribution points are awarded per player kill based on DR’s, landing the killing blow, % of damage calculated into that kill per the player, the value of that target player and how much CP are awarded for certain objectives like capturing the flag and stuff like that…
Those “mechanics” changed over time.
CRBG’s are not a “mechanic” of the game, nor are they content either.
Lets ask the question why are CRBG’s bad? Because they kill “experiences” because they kill “Fun”
I know that statement paints with a very broad brush stroke, but it’s very true because “access” does not = “fun”. Fun is a component of positive or challenging experiences even if they’re not as frequent as we would like.
CRBG’s undermine the community because they eliminate the average player from experiencing the rivalries of PVP in the BG’s. The average player will simply not PVP enough in the BG’s to ever see the same players often enough to have these kinds of rivalries with CRBG’s.
The rivalries of PVP are both a positive and challenging experience because they’re the things the players remember… These are the things we tell stories about and build strategies around, even GEAR for… Taking that kind of an experience away from the general player base is one of the reasons that Modern WoW is failing…
CRBG’s were a mistake from day1, let us not repeat that mistake.
Some one will unavoidably say but 30+ min Q’s really suck Williams you old man!
I would love a game where PVP Q’s are instant and I never need to wait, but that’s just not realistic, not even in the modern game that has both long Q’s and CRBG’s as they’re clearly not helping the problem at this point for a long laundry list of reasons that are pointless to discuss and also unavoidable for ANY version of WoW that utilizes this CRBG system.