04-28-2006, 08:01 AM
Frag,Apr 27 2006, 11:02 PM Wrote:FWIW, my guild on Tich, which by NO stretch of the imagination has great geared players (I'm the ONLY person in more than 4+ epix that didn't buy their account <_<), amazingly skilled PvP'rs, or a lot of time working together (Only been in existence since November) has had some amazingly stunning games against the top organized Alli CP teams (Mars, Noto & Advent).
I can only speak to the games I've been in... but we took on Noto's team, which is mostly G.Marshal weapons and BWL gear, with 15 of us on TS, using blue and greens, and won 2000-1970... the cheering after that match had the Campus Security called one of our members. :D We've also taken 3 nodes from Mars when the other 6 Horde in the game with us are screaming at us for not helping them camp the farm (The favored tactic to "at least get SOME honor from the game"). Coordination & tactics CAN overcome lack of gear, it's just an uphill battle... and yes, I'm trying to disprove a valid point with specific ancedotal evidence, lemme alone! :P
I fully agree that inter-faction will dimish the adrenaline and thrill of facing off against superiorly geared and high performing nemisi on the other side of the fence. (I know the moment I see Rootbeer I'm going straight for him, despite the fact that he's a leet mage and I'm a prot warrior :lol:). But, if it allows them to move beyond Zerg, CTF & Basin, let's have some fun with it, eh?
Regards.
~Frag B)
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Congrats on the win against Noto! Those are always fun games. But I have to say that Mars and Advent definitely do not qualify as top Alliance teams (Noto and Insomnia would qualify instead). I've been in games with pugs where we've beaten them, and Horde organized groups regularly beat them 4-1 and sometimes five cap them. The Mars team is designed purely to beat pugs and have no clue how to play against organized groups. To me, the Mars team just shows how badly flawed the honor system is in that such a group of players could get Grand Marshal simply due to time spent in battlegrounds without learning to actually play.