Hmmm, I haven't played AV since the last patch (I farmed 27k honor for a gladiator's 2h axe for my warrior and now I desperately need a break), but From the alliance point of view, I think nothing changed. For some reason, in my battlegroup (I play on TVC, Europe) horde usually wins WSG&AB through sheer skill (and alliance being pussy HK farmers who have no clue whatsoever what flags are for), and constantly loses AV. From wht I heard, people plain continued playing AV as before. Sometimes horde putsup a defense, but alliance is used to that on our battlegroup even before the patch. What usually happens is that the zergs pass one another by, and there's a few alliance defenders who systematically take back 'our' flags, resulting in the horde getting thrown backto FW GY. From there, alliance has the advantage by owning 3/4th of the battleground's locations, finishing a few horde towers, and grabbing the mines. Then a long HK grind begins where horde runs out of reinforcements before alliance does. This happened about as often as the zergs managing to continue on, racing to the others' general.
Mind you, this was before the last patch. I don't know how things are now, but I heard no compaints so far. Essentially, the big massive zergs meeting one another isn't new to our battleground. We actually play AV as was it was meanth to be. Players killing players, not players racing off to kill npc's for cheap honor. A fact I'm very grateful for, as this way the pvp stays fun.
Mind you, this was before the last patch. I don't know how things are now, but I heard no compaints so far. Essentially, the big massive zergs meeting one another isn't new to our battleground. We actually play AV as was it was meanth to be. Players killing players, not players racing off to kill npc's for cheap honor. A fact I'm very grateful for, as this way the pvp stays fun.
Former www.diablo2.com webmaster.
When in deadly danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
When in deadly danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.