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by Vaikaris » Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:32 pm
It's very sad to see people opposing cross-faction queues. BGs are in an extremely sad state where matchmaking has obvioous massive gear differences and problems. Cross-faction is a fix, a complete fix. Yet here we are, fighting against it.
I just feel the same retail spirit where a fix is proposed and people who LIKE the problem argue violently against it and when there's money to be made, devs cater to those who are more active so they let issues fester.
I'm sure the devs have winrate logs and are aware how bad it is right now. And if any of them play alliance (doubtful) they'll also see how pointless it can get.
But if all that's released is a half-assed merc mode, nothing will change. Merc mode needs to double honor gain or just be fully cross-faction.
Oh, and to RP complainers -
WSG is a fight between night elves wanting to preserve the woods and orcs wanting to cut them. Would a Tauren druid have an RP reason to rush flags so the woods can be cut faster?
AB is a fight between the forsaken and humans for control. Would every troll and orc, many of which fought alongside the humans at Hyjal, but 0 forsaken did, be on the side of the forsaken somehow?
AV is the only BG with an RP reason to stick to sides, but even then, Warcraft never really had strict factions. Half the trolls are against the horde, only one tribe is actively with the orcs, the tauren help but are their own thing, forsaken are almost entirely separate and very loosely tied to them. Night elves and humans are automatically hostile most of the time and only worked together in Hyjal and against demons. Dwarves and elves more so. Gnomes are proven to do whatever for science and power.
And if you say that BGs being cross-faction is somehow against the lore, may I remind you that in Warcraft 3, the OFFICIAL LORE of this entire thing, races were not:
Humans, night elves, elves, dwarves, gnomes VERSUS orcs, trolls, tauren, undead, goblins
They were:
Humans+dwarves+some high elves
vs
Night elves
vs
Orcs+taurens+some trolls
vs
Undead
With goblin mercenaries.
So yeh, absolutely unreasonable complaint.
Still bothers you? Donation shop skins literally turn you into a character that has an RP reason to fight against his own faction...