I'll give it 3 months, but why I think faction lock is a failure.

thedude33 · May 2019

Faction lock is good in theory. The problem is in the 30 day campaign, EP is by far the strongest. Both in population and skill. The only reason some campaigns were close is when EP jumped on their alts. Now that they can't it's going to be a slaughter

Night_Wolf2112 · May 2019

I haven't/don't pvp much . . . Does faction lock mean, whichever alliance character I log in with first all my characters will only join that alliance or I can't even play my other characters if i made them originate from a different alliance?

TheValar85 · May 2019

this is actualy not true. finaly faction lock came back just as before it was. So it is never ment to be a failure.

the only failure was, when durring midyear mayhem ZOS forgot to turn on the faction lock. so its basicly fixed now

And on that note at least faction swap is over now, and people now could adopt a fact that they have to be loyal to their faction and work as a team, and not betraying tehir factions. I would also add something punishment towards those players who decieds to ally them self with oposite faction just to take down one faction, thats also disgusting and dishonorful. So much for your honor Dc and EP on PC EU

. Lies....

MaxJrFTW · May 2019

I have 4 dc characters and 4 ep. Now i can't play half my characters unless i go to a dead campaign.

Good stuff though, locking me out of half my characters for no good reason.

Rukia541 · May 2019

Factions have been a horrible idea since the dawn of MMOs.

TheValar85 · May 2019

MaxJrFTW wrote: »

I have 4 dc characters and 4 ep. Now i can't play half my characters unless i go to a dead campaign.

Good stuff though, locking me out of half my characters for no good reason.

why? cos you cant betray your faction? This is just overreacted and over dramatised.
And obliusly people should stop acting like they didnt know this comming.

Thogard · May 2019

TheValar85 wrote: »

MaxJrFTW wrote: »

I have 4 dc characters and 4 ep. Now i can't play half my characters unless i go to a dead campaign.

Good stuff though, locking me out of half my characters for no good reason.

why? cos you cant betray your faction? This is just overreacted and over dramatised.
And obliusly people should stop acting like they didnt know this comming.

Can’t betray a faction? He has two factions. Either way, he’s betraying one. Before he could fight for both, now he can’t.

NBrookus · May 2019

mikemacon wrote: »

...because no one will be able to easily sell Emperorship?

The only people I am aware of on PC NA that sold emperor achieves played on one faction and just waited for the inevitable nightcap dethrone, then crowned the next person in line. And that campaign wouldn't have been locked anyway.

Monte_Cristo · May 2019

LuxLunae wrote: »

sevomd69 wrote: »

Serious question...What prevents everyone from doing the 7 day campaigns for 3 weeks and then on the last week of the 30 day go in on the alliance that is winning and riding their coattails...which would actually result in 80 transmute stones for those toons...

This is exactly what I was saying XD... what is stopping them from doing so?

I looked at the campaigns yesterday (pc/na). The 30 days were full and almost full, neither of the 7 day ones were even half full. Why not play the 7 day ones if you don't want to be locked?
Oh, while I think of it, if you play the 30 day on AD, can you still play a 7 day with a DC or EP?

jcm2606 · May 2019

idk wrote: »

ArchMikem wrote: »

The initial rush to be that first faction will fill all three though.

People are just upset they can't faction swap to their fancy anymore. PvP needs more Alliance loyalty.

Zos created this situation. They removed all alliance restrictions everywhere and now are putting them back in place and not permitting them to move characters to their faction of choice.

So no, they are not upset because Zos does not think things through and makes dumb decisions that the players have to deal with. It does not matter if you are for faction locks or not, it is impossible to disagree with this last sentence.

Yes, I know Zos does not want to offer faction locks and I know they say it is due to technical issues, but they caused this issue and lack the backbone to do what is right. That has been the problem with management of this game since before launch.

Can the whole highlighted bit be cemented forever in a pinned thread, please? So god damn true to literally every serious problem this game has.