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A fix for overpopulation and campaign balance

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Rune_Relic
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I think everyone accepts we have a major issue population imbalance on many servers.
The most recent suggestion to fix this was dynamic population control.
The problem being it would always leave at least 1 faction languishing in a queue forever.

Many people have been screaming out for arenas or some alternative PVP due to the endless stability/balance/exploit problems in cyrodiil.
ZOS has always resisted this as they feel it would destroy the main PVP campaigns.

So....my solution...

1. Create the dynamic population control.
2. There is no waiting in a queue though....instead you get sent to the new arena to fight.
3. If/When you have finished the arena fight you are sent to a campaign if population balance allows.
4. If there is still no slot you get another arena fight.

This way...
a. all cyrodiil campaigns can be 100% balanced
b. there is no standing around with no access to pvp
c. everyone gets to see some kind of arena PVP combat instead of doing nothing
d. the arena combat has zero effect on the alliance war campaigns as its only an overflow area.

What do you think ?
Edited by Rune_Relic on April 18, 2015 6:30PM
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  • CaptainObvious
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    Kind crimps PvEers for the area. Although would be interesting to have a small staging area "just outside" cyro where like factions can duel, kinda like a Cyro lobby.
    Due to a typo in the system, the area was accosted by the Daedric Prince Moar Lag Brawls.
  • Rune_Relic
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    CaptainObvious wrote: »
    Kind crimps PvEers for the area. Although would be interesting to have a small staging area "just outside" cyro where like factions can duel, kinda like a Cyro lobby.

    Yeah.... always comes back to the PVE player issues
    /sighs-in-resignation.

    :D

    But essentially yes.. a waiting lobby for cyrodiil.
    Edited by Rune_Relic on April 18, 2015 6:40PM
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    Edited by Rune_Relic on April 18, 2015 6:40PM
    Anything that can be exploited will be exploited
  • Gyudan
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    Rune_Relic wrote: »
    What do you think ?
    This is fine for solo players but it would make joining friends that are in a full campaign impossible.
    Wololo.
  • Rune_Relic
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    Gyudan wrote: »
    Rune_Relic wrote: »
    What do you think ?
    This is fine for solo players but it would make joining friends that are in a full campaign impossible.

    True fair point.
    But if it was all EP players queued you would have to fight each other anyway.
    Don't have to be tied to 1v1 I guess...depends how many people are queueing.
    20 peoples
    4v4 4v4 1v1 1v1
    Anything that can be exploited will be exploited
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