Just making another post to shed light on an easy solution to many of the problems plaguing tbc right now.
we dont need merc mode. The solution to que times and faction imbalance is to enable free (or very cheap) Horde -> Ally transfers. one way only.
This is a solution that should make everyone happy. Lower queue times for horde and increase ally population. everyone wins. lets keep the game alive.
First I would like to thank you for recognizing it is a video game.
Second for recognizing the shared goal of keeping it alive and thriving.
I donât want filthy horde traitors on my team and in my groups. I donât win
Horde to Ally Transfers, Everyone Wins
Sounds nice on paper.
Reality? - All the horde players decide not to transfer because they enjoy the vibrant green grass on their side and overwhelming population disparities and overpowered racials. They sit there waiting for suckers to faction xfer to alliance in hopes itll reduce their queues as horde.
Iâm up for this, but youâd have to close all the loopholes for abuse.
I agree with pretty much all of this.
I think the majority of players would agree with this. just gotta get it in front of blizz team so they do something.
Another option that allows you to keep your horde progress is to start an alliance character.
If you want to be on the same server you can even start a second account and it comes with another boost if you so desire.
This is an abysmal solution and wonât fix anything.
Asking players to faction change never works. Itâs like asking nicely. But changes nothing.
Players want to play horde. It doesnât matter why they want to play horde. Accommodate that reality, or suffer the consequences.
It makes me wonder that it isnât a matter of they donât want to it is a matter of they canât figure out how to. Maybe making faction transfers in BC isnât easily possible so they just donât want to bother with it.
If this is made free, then I would say yes. It should be a balancing service that isnât monetized, and is done solely for the health of the game. It would absolutely be paramount that people can swap their mains, alts, and banks with their friends/guilds without worry that there will be an exorbitant amount of money to throw down (a reason Iâve seen people get mad on retail about people telling them to âjust faction transferâ⌠because itâs not a small amount of money for a lot of players).
For the sole reason of âit canât be paid if they want it to be effectiveâ, I donât think Blizzard will do it. They would absolutely monetize it.
how does it hurt to have the option? people will transfer. even if its a small amount, its better than nothing.
The people who want to play Horde can play Horde, and theyâll have to deal with the repercussions of their choice. Those willing to be part of the solution will transfer. Allowing a one way transfer is the only reasonable answer to the population issue, and at the end of the day if Horde players are unwilling to be part of the solution then they have no business complaining about the problem
glad you agree
Its ok⌠horde will be extinct when Every Man For Himself comes out.
I mean Alliance is dominating arenas⌠what a bunch of weak horde.
I think people are too invested in their sports teams if they act like someone wanting to play with their friends or just play a race they really like the looks and/or lore of means they should âaccept consequencesâ.
The game was designed with factions with distinct flavor, which includes race selection, and has racial abilities as a favor. One faction happening to have stronger racials is simply something that can happen in such a system, and even later rebalancing doesnât always fix the self-perpetuating disparity. And world PVP is always going to have problems with the reality of such a system (people like being wolves, not the sheep).
If this was not a big deal in terms of PVP matchmaking back then, it was probably because the sheer player count could make up for it. Its a design flaw of the game that just became more apparent now that there isnât such a massive playerbase to help overcome it. What well designed game would offer two factions to choose from and seriously list âyou will struggle to get PVP matchesâ as a reasonable choice to force people to make?
If you want to pvp then you will switch, i switched many times back in wotlk
Accepting the consequenses just means quitting for the vast majority of people. Blizzard can fix this with faction transfer. People do not have the time or energy to start from scratch. They arent invested in a sports team (faction) they are invested in their character. Im not gunna lose progress willingly.
INB4⌠YOU CHOSE HORDE AUGUST 2019, YOU SUFFER THE CONSEQUEN⌠oh crap iâm too late.
I rolled my eyes so hard at this
Good. Let them in your groups. But anyone that even hints they were horde and transferred is getting kicked from my groups
Let them in everyoneâs groups. In fact, to really redress the balance, they should make queues quicker for anyone who has at least one horde member in their group. Or even just have a mandatory horde spot for all alliance groups.