A Bittersweet moment

[Motorhead]

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As at 12:45 AM GMT on Werner, the Vanu Sovereignty had locked down 9 out of 10 continents. The only unlocked Cont was Forseral, where the NC had just 2 bases and the TR about 5 (yes NC readers, you had just 2 bases on the entire planet). I don't have a screen shot, so you will have to take my word, or not.

It felt great at the time and I was looking forward to gloating on this here forum, but this morning I have mixed feelings. I have never seen 9 conts locked by anybody, and I've been playing almost every day since retail. What's worse, I only saw a handful of enemy soldiers all night. I was seriously concerned that we would take Forseral too and that there would be nowhere left to fight.

It strikes me that there are only 2 possible explanations: Either the Vanu have suddenly got much more organised on Werner (don't laugh) , or the populations are so low that anomalous and freakish results like this are now possible. The rules of population statistics mean that on a heavily populated server small variations between sides on a given night will more or less balance out. But as populations get lower the effect of any difference (in experience & organisation as well as hardware and equipment) gets magnified. Expect to see this sort of thing happen more often in future unless the population density improves.

So although the moment was sweet, the aftertaste is bitter. Fewer and fewer of my outfit buddies seem to be making it online week by week. I am no longer able to deny to myself that the game I love is slowly fading away.