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Why PvP Sucks
Everyone seems clueless as to why PvP has become so lame. It's obvious to me, after not more than a couple days. And the problem isn't the bola tamers, the gank squads, the rampant area effect spells - at least not directly.
Nobody cares any more, but I'll say it - the reason PvP sucks is because there isn't any honor in it any more. Nobody cares any more. Which is fine by me, because I have the memories. But it's really too bad. We're going to spend hours a day playing this game anyways, and it's too bad that we don't want to make it the challenging experience it was.
It used to be that nobody on an alchy dexxer would dare say anything but "LOLOL" after a kill... that offscreening was considered as good as dying... that a gate out could often be expected, or at least was a possibility, because you knew it meant you'd get an enemy quicker... deaths were almost rare and were actually worthy of a forum post. 2-3 kills on a team would be considered a win. Nobody cared about points, they cared about winning against people who were just as if not better than they, on even grounds. It was too much fun. That's what everyone misses, but it's so long gone, killed by children of the WoW age (post 06).
So what do we get when the honor dissipates and nobody cares any more? Bola tamers, do-whatever-it-takes mentalities, RIDICULOUSLY inflated faction points, alchy dexxers with pride, a lack of "elite" guilds with actual skill, ganked setups, and 75 member guilds without an ounce of skill to any member.
Hybrid has been dead for a year now, if you ask me. I quit shortly after I saw the PvP deteriorate to nothing and have been watching since. It's time to play again, but I don't know how long I'll last, because I'll stay onscreen and I have a feeling I'll be dying a lot. Because the game isn't fun without honor and I won't play without it. It's a disadvantage, but it made the game fun.
So you can expect a gate out from me, or a fair 1v1, and I won't even expect it back from you. Join me if you like, though. It's fun playing for honor. That's what separates the vets from the 06er trash =)
Everyone seems clueless as to why PvP has become so lame. It's obvious to me, after not more than a couple days. And the problem isn't the bola tamers, the gank squads, the rampant area effect spells - at least not directly.
Nobody cares any more, but I'll say it - the reason PvP sucks is because there isn't any honor in it any more. Nobody cares any more. Which is fine by me, because I have the memories. But it's really too bad. We're going to spend hours a day playing this game anyways, and it's too bad that we don't want to make it the challenging experience it was.
It used to be that nobody on an alchy dexxer would dare say anything but "LOLOL" after a kill... that offscreening was considered as good as dying... that a gate out could often be expected, or at least was a possibility, because you knew it meant you'd get an enemy quicker... deaths were almost rare and were actually worthy of a forum post. 2-3 kills on a team would be considered a win. Nobody cared about points, they cared about winning against people who were just as if not better than they, on even grounds. It was too much fun. That's what everyone misses, but it's so long gone, killed by children of the WoW age (post 06).
So what do we get when the honor dissipates and nobody cares any more? Bola tamers, do-whatever-it-takes mentalities, RIDICULOUSLY inflated faction points, alchy dexxers with pride, a lack of "elite" guilds with actual skill, ganked setups, and 75 member guilds without an ounce of skill to any member.
Hybrid has been dead for a year now, if you ask me. I quit shortly after I saw the PvP deteriorate to nothing and have been watching since. It's time to play again, but I don't know how long I'll last, because I'll stay onscreen and I have a feeling I'll be dying a lot. Because the game isn't fun without honor and I won't play without it. It's a disadvantage, but it made the game fun.
So you can expect a gate out from me, or a fair 1v1, and I won't even expect it back from you. Join me if you like, though. It's fun playing for honor. That's what separates the vets from the 06er trash =)
