Man, it’s too early for this…you are firing shots in so many directions. Merc mode is literally only in existence to lower queue times for the more populated side. That’s it’s sole purpose. It works in that manner. It is not intended to do anything positive for the lower populated side.
Also, I wouldn’t quote players unless you’re arguing with said player…it makes you look hare-brained. That’s how people start believing the wrong things. People say dumb ____.
You see horde start out not full most times because after our 7-20 minute wait, we get involved in other things as well or even go afk and miss the queue. Horde fills up pretty fast once the initial people miss their queue.
Every non-epic bg I played this week had horde start out with 7/8/9 people while alliance had a full 10. As merc, reg alliance and horde. I guess it’s easier to make excuses.
This is nothing new with the tower. It’s how I used to win av back when “horde always lose this” was a thing. Stack 5-10 in tp or ibt and watch the struggle.
I was mercing yesterday and I got called out as a merc by an alliance druid with 122K HP - I offered him a fish feast. The other alliance healer had 62K HP fully buffed. I don’t think mercs are your problem?