AD guilds avoid fighting as much as possible that I have seen. They'll take and defend Drakelowe while alessia and roe are being sieged. Or if we don't have those keeps they'll try and take BRK/Ash while Fare is being pushed. Fantasia is the main one you can expect to be where they need to be, but their groups are smallish lately and I don't see them run as much as they used to. You know it's bad when there's 2+ guilds on but only a few pugs show up to defend emp circle keeps.
DisgracefulMind wrote: »
There definitely wasn't three 24 man DC raid guilds at Chalman last night either, was there?
TBH DC is fine, EP is fine, it's AD that needs organized guilds atm.
My point was EP had multiple guilds online pushing scrolls while ALSO pushing AD home keeps at Primetime. Like, damn. Yeah, DC brought a lot to Chalman later that night. That's a far cry from pushing EP to the gates while also storming Alessia.
EP simply has more players and more competent guilds playing at more time slots. I dunno how else to put it.
SwampRaider wrote: »There's been this trend that I have seen the past few months, My friends list of DC mains playing EP characters more, some people switching over to EP in cyrodiil, whole guilds making the move to EP.
I wonder why that is the case, because with the competitive nature of ESO, wouldn't the smart thing to do be to stay AD or DC and fight EP, since EP has the organization and the numbers?
I recently returned to ESO after being in another game for 3 years and a lot has changed. This was just one of those observations.
bmannb16_ESO wrote: »
My take on the sides
AD: Played AD since beta, its nothing but salt and cancer. Well there are some good groups and solos but chat is brutal, makes me grumpy.
DC: I find bomb/bird spammer guilds in DC Zergy as hell and lag inducing, 30 percent of their kills happen because people either lag out or crash altogether. Completely unsportsmanlike, not that I should expect any difference in a video game. But that's why I won't play DC.
EP: Recently started EP and found the zone more friendly, and people working together. Having a blast, will likely stay awhile.
I have talked to a guild this week (which I will not name) and a few players that has considered moving over to EP. Their reasons are:
1. EP has a very non toxic community in comparison to other factions. We have our fair share of trolls but we have noticably better environment in zone.
2. Low Morale due to campaign loss. (I personally think they just need to not focus on map control so much, let campaign scoring go a bit.)
3. The momentum is with EP. We have two wins in a row under our belt with a solid list of guilds from the casual to the organized to the elite.
In my opinion players and guilds should NOT join EP cause:
1. EP's que is awful. Absolutely awful on vivec. The average que is 50-80 on a weeknight since Morrowind. I'm hoping players will leave ep or join other campaigns for this reason.
2. The other factions (In particular AD) need help on Vivec. Desperately. Grow where you are planted. If you want to be EP help make your faction more like it.
3. There is little room for growth. EP has so many guilds jf you are looking to recruit new players you will find a few but there are already two guilds on average a night recruiting daily in zone chat and more organized guilds like mine (Pact Militia) Drac and Invictus. There is also little room to find good fights without running into one of us.
You could whisper CN's lead but something tells me you're gonna have a bad time lol.
Publius_Scipio wrote: »
Argonian mating is classy? Laying 20-35 eggs in the mud of river banks until they hatch is classy? Is Lucious Lily classy? Is Elong Trumpetbar's high elf prostitute fetish classy? Is the Skald King burping and farting at the dinner table classy?
You know all about being classy, eh? No wonder people reroll to EP, having to read zone chat like that.
I mained AD for two years before I decided it was time for a change, so I decided to reroll to DC a little over a year ago. Upon doing so, I was greeted with a chorus of hate tells from people telling me to "stop spying", telling me I was not welcome, "banning" me from playing DC, and to gtfo and go back to AD. So I rerolled EP instead, and other than a certain healer of the deadly variety trying to bully me out, I was welcomed with open arms. I've met some of my closest game friends since coming to EP.
My point is, the community on EP is so much better and I don't see myself maining another faction, ever. I don't blame people for wanting to roll to EP.
SwampRaider wrote: »
There are more Bomb/ult spamming guilds on EP side..because there are more EP. I only know 1 ult/bomb/bird spamming guild on DC, and it is the one i'm in(At least on Vivec). Nothings wrong with effectively playing the meta. EP does it more than we do.
bmannb16_ESO wrote: »
I'll agree small scale bomber are numerous on EP side, but rarely does anyone stack your numbers and cause even close to the lag your ticking. I have no problem with playing the meta, it's expected and almost required in this game. But unfortunately the servers can't handle full raids stacking the meta. Makes for poor game play on the receiving side.
You know all about being classy, eh? No wonder people reroll to EP, having to read zone chat like that.
I mained AD for two years before I decided it was time for a change, so I decided to reroll to DC a little over a year ago. Upon doing so, I was greeted with a chorus of hate tells from people telling me to "stop spying", telling me I was not welcome, "banning" me from playing DC, and to gtfo and go back to AD. So I rerolled EP instead, and other than a certain healer of the deadly variety trying to bully me out, I was welcomed with open arms. I've met some of my closest game friends since coming to EP.
My point is, the community on EP is so much better and I don't see myself maining another faction, ever. I don't blame people for wanting to roll to EP.
3 years ago called and they want their post back!
DisgracefulMind wrote: »
So much this. Have had a similar experience. Played DC for a VERY long time. Was getting really tired of the high toxic levels in chat and the abuse between people in the same alliance. After some pretty bad harassment towards me, I decided to swap factions. I wanted to main AD, played my Templar there until I was almost AR21, received similar harassment in AD, tried to go back to DC, played Azura's for awhile, emped there, tried to get back into the DC faction "lifestyle", but after having people in my own faction openly be abusive in zone chat, I logged on my EP, dethroned myself, and have never gone back. Have met some amazing people on EP that I love so very much. EP has been amazing, and the people in this faction on PC/NA are what keep me playing ESO.
EDIT: Best dethrone ever (Despair is my DC sorc):
Rohamad_Ali wrote: »That is so wonderful that EP is nice to players and that is not a sarcastic comment at all . Just what happens when everyone is EP because players can't handle a ignore list in a different faction ? That's noble that you are all kind and loving people but I joined AD to try to get some PVP going against the faction that was winning every campaign . At what point to others make sacrifices for the health of the game ?