Low-pop bonus unintended effects

Vindemiatrix · April 2016

I think the low-pop bonus is backfiring on Azura. EP does not have a significant presence, yet their scoring due to low-pop bonus makes them the primary threat to DC. We would like to let EP have a few keeps for the sake of diplomacy, perhaps even their own scrolls to help them remain competitive, and yet the scoring imbalance makes them the primary threat and thus public enemy #1. We feel like we HAVE to take their keeps and resources in order to keep their score in check. Perhaps there are other ways to reward low pop, such as increased AP percentages, that would lure people to an underpopulated campaign without instigating unnecessary brutality against the underpopulated faction.

KenaPKK · April 2016

People care about winning the campaign?

_Chaos · April 2016

KenaPKK wrote: »

People care about winning the campaign?

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God_flakes · April 2016

Why is it such a shameful thing to care about winning?

Rylana · April 2016

Well when the only reason you can win a campaign is because you grossly outnumber the opposition, and nightcap the map when they are low pop, its bound to kick in the low pop bonus for when they log in.

I was on azuras last cycle as EP, i know how close it was, and at no time did EP have any more than 20-25 people even in prime time. Offhours it was just an AD/DC server.

I was just happy to see the AD superzerg get trashed. Not only did they end up in third place (after a 10k point head start from the first week of locking up the campaign), but EP and DC ended it what, 800 points apart, and some 5k ahead of AD.

The low pop bonus is fair. If the map was decided on holdings just from 6pm to midnight (primetime) EP would have won the campaign on that metric, despite being outnumbered. As it was, the DC all night and dayside coverage prevented EP from holding its lead.

bitaken · April 2016

Smashing the AD superbad zerg and pushing them into haderus was so worthwhile.

Edit: Even though Ry raged at me for defending Drakelowe when we knew it was his group attacking there and wanted a good fight.

Rylana · April 2016

bitaken wrote: »

Smashing the AD superbad zerg and pushing them into haderus was so worthwhile.

Edit: Even though Ry raged at me for defending Drakelowe when we knew it was his group attacking there and wanted a good fight.

Wiping the whole map man, crosses a line with me. It was all we had besides I think Kings, and the furthest keep for DC to get to. >_> Damn right I was mad about it. Its be like me hitting you at Brindle if we had everything but Warden, its just bad form.