So, Cont Pop Balance

Majik · 2012-12-18, 07:09 PM

Think we might be seeing some population balance anytime in the near future. This being outnumbered 2 to 1 on every continent during prime time is going to get old fast.

Jaybonaut · 2012-12-18, 07:23 PM

Is that even possible? I didn't think they could log in if the balance was that far off on a server.

Bags · 2012-12-18, 07:25 PM

What they need to do is add in the 50% xp bonus and 50% spawn time and vehicle acquisition when your'e out numbered on a per continent basis. That way you have more of a chance and are rewarded and incentivized to fight.

None of this bullshit global 2% bonus XP.

Figment · 2012-12-18, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jaybonaut

Is that even possible? I didn't think they could log in if the balance was that far off on a server.

Even if that were the case, the outpopped side can still, you know, LEAVE.

And yeah we've seen 90% pops before.

Majik · 2012-12-18, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Figment

Even if that were the case, the outpopped side can still, you know, LEAVE.

Leave is exactly what I did. However, since the best pop we had on any cont was 20% against 50%, I left right out of the game.

GLaDOS · 2012-12-18, 08:17 PM

I imagine once they add more continents and cont locking, conquest, etc. this won't be that much of a problem. However, until then, it does kind of suck. The best thing to do is try to use command chat to bring some people from a high pop cont to a low pop one, but even that doesn't work too well.

EVILoHOMER · 2012-12-18, 09:02 PM

The problem is they released too early like we all said they were doing. They have like a month tops to save their player base, if they take any longer then the game is dead. We've seen this time and time again, especially from SOE and they've never saved a bad launch.

Rivenshield · 2012-12-18, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Bags

What they need to do is add in the 50% xp bonus and 50% spawn time and vehicle acquisition when your'e out numbered on a per continent basis. That way you have more of a chance and are rewarded and incentivized to fight.

That and they need to eliminate XP for capping empty bases.

velleity · 2012-12-18, 09:31 PM

You all are aware that the pop balance stats are as borked as the kill board stats. right?

Sturmhardt · 2012-12-19, 03:19 AM

Originally Posted by velleity

You all are aware that the pop balance stats are as borked as the kill board stats. right?

Source?

Majik · 2012-12-22, 07:01 PM

Another fun night of warpgateside. Be camped in the warpgate on esamir by the nc, be camped in the warpgate by tr on amerish, or spend the rest of my life at the console clicking the button to try and go to indar and never being put into a queue or getting any feedback at all about the prospect of getting to the one cont the VS have an even fight on.