VS underpopulation on Ceres is ridiculous

Lucecarentes · 2013-03-28, 02:34 PM

Every day, every night we're underpopulated, sturggling to keep off the NC and TR hordes who mainly focuse on us since we're easy targets, thanks to our lack of players.
It's been like this ever since the Empire Showdown and it never got better, always underpopulated 24/7.
Took this pictures just a few minutes ago :
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Only during the weekends we can get at least a balanced population on Indar but thats about it, we're unpopulated on every continent always and the TR and NC aren't helping the matter at all, since they only focus on us. I got some friends who made TR and NC characters on the same server and apparently all of the orders every day are"Warpgate the VS". It's complete hell for the VS here, even the war correspondet video shows it, during the recording we only had 20% pop while TR had 40%.

How will SOE ever find a way to make the populations balanced ? I really wanna get into a fair fight for once and not be constnatly outnumbered every day.

Snoopy · 2013-03-28, 02:38 PM

Move to Briggs. The VS are generally the most, or second most populous faction

Lucecarentes · 2013-03-28, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Snoopy

Move to Briggs. The VS are generally the most, or second most populous faction

Yeah playing with a 500 ping wouldn't be much fun lol(since it's an Australian server and i'm from Europe) + i don't wanna leave my VS buddies on Ceres.

Ghoest9 · 2013-03-28, 03:17 PM

/em macho NC guy laughs at your purple tights.

Climhazzard · 2013-03-29, 03:03 AM

It's pretty bad on Waterson, too...

Forsaken One · 2013-03-29, 07:25 AM

The problem is the VS has a whole no longer offers anything worth a shit. Only things left are the music and the lasers (if you like lasers.)

They no longer have the best tank, in fact with the newest launchers their mobility almost means nothing now.
Their aircraft is a pain to fly unless you have a joystick. (I honestly find the others much easier to fly and I only have a M&KB)
Their max is useless to the point the only reason you see them are to use bursters.
Their guns have no real advantage yet carry a big disadvantage (faster damage drop off.)
The VS have a lot of cons but no longer any pros.

The VS now are pretty much just a light and music show to play while they get stomped on. The only time the VS ever win now is when one of the better outfits are helping them.

Nur · 2013-03-29, 07:27 AM

I play on Ceres and I do not see any issues.

I see bad, average and very good VANU players.

Population issues are not an issue.

Issue is if you don't find a good outfit to play organized but I see you have them also on VANU side.

There are NO issues.

Shamrock · 2013-03-29, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by Nur

I play on Ceres and I do not see any issues.

I see bad, average and very good VANU players.

Population issues are not an issue.

Issue is if you don't find a good outfit to play organized but I see you have them also on VANU side.

There are NO issues.

Move along nothing to see here

Rothnang · 2013-03-29, 07:48 AM

Well, VS took a giant hit in player numbers when the Magrider got nerfed to shit because it was "the best tank" while the best MAX and the best ESF were still tearing it up with twice the attitude that Magrider drivers ever had.

Maybe once Scatter MAXes are nerfed hard we'll see some confidence return to the Vanu that they aren't being singled out for having a "best of", when clearly all factions do.

Lucecarentes · 2013-03-29, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Nur

I play on Ceres and I do not see any issues.

I see bad, average and very good VANU players.

Population issues are not an issue.

Issue is if you don't find a good outfit to play organized but I see you have them also on VANU side.

There are NO issues.

Says the TR who has 35-40% every bloody day on Ceres. No matter how much you organize attacks, you won't be able to do jack if you have 3x less people than the opposite side.

According to you 1 platoon could take out multiple platoons of zergs, thats impossible, all you can do i stall them with a good defense and hope to god some leader listens to your help requests in the leader chat.

The fact is, massive zergs beat organized smaller attacks. The only time tactics comes to play is when it's a fair population fight. If one side has 20% and the other has 40% than there no way in a milion years the 20% will be able to fight the 40%.

You obviously can't understand this since you guys outnumber everyone on most servers so you constantly think you're "pro" for steamrolling enemy empires which almost have no players. The only server where VS has a high pop is Briggs and thats an Australian server with bearly any players.

Nur · 2013-03-29, 09:58 AM

I understand what you mean as on indar we have problems too sometimes, especially when we have the crown and at a certain time of the day.

Do not underestimate my intelligence. I am not a boy and I lead often my outfit comrades.

I say that to enjoy the game you don't need to take all the map, you need to have a good outfit to play with.

Then you can play at your best and I am sure you can do a lot of things.

As a TR I don't bother if we are underdog, I just don't like ghostcapping, I don't like (as you) fighting zerg with one squad etc.

We all like good fights.

And I can assure you that even you vanu zerg a lot.

Peace my dear enemy, population is now on the NC side, you VANU must be proud to play more and more as elites.

I find often very very good vanu players that put up very good fights.

What do you want more than this?

I would prefer having a low population but play with organized outfits.

This game is about teamplay and fun is when two or more organized outfits clash. Then the game shines.

You are too concentrated on numbers. Numbers will go up and down always, as the game is always changing.

On INdar you have also a favorable warpgate, what do you want more than this?

The Zerg problem is also on our side, especially when we face NC zerg.

So we know what you mean dear technorebels!

psijaka · 2013-03-29, 10:09 AM

I play on Ceres and I have noticed that VS often have the lowest pop. Usually hovering around 30%; not that big a deal. Doesn't seem to stop them doing OK, on Indar at least.

Maybe a lot of VS butthurt about the Magrider rebalancing :/

Edit

Originally Posted by Lucecarentes

...the TR and NC aren't helping the matter at all, since they only focus on us. I got some friends who made TR and NC characters on the same server and apparently all of the orders every day are"Warpgate the VS".

Rampant paranoia!

Edit 2 - or maybe not

Mox · 2013-03-29, 11:41 AM

VS are the greatest whinners on earth. They have just 30% pop. They have the only tank that can strafe. They have the only tank with a sniper rifle on it. Their guns are most easy to handel. Their standard suits offer the best camo at night.

-> stop whinning! Start fighting!

Snoopy · 2013-03-29, 11:55 AM

^lol clearly VS are op... this must be why they have such large populations? Oh wait, that's the NC.

Assist · 2013-03-29, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by Forsaken One

The problem is the VS has a whole no longer offers anything worth a shit. Only things left are the music and the lasers (if you like lasers.)

Indeed, well said. Wish the developers would read this.
Give people a reason to play VS, it's horrible on Waterson. Either give the VS some sort of population boost through making us the flavor of the month or give us transfers already. As much as people seem to ignore the problem, it blows to play on the horribly underpopulated side day after day. It's not like it's been this way for a week, or even a month. People are getting really stick of it.
Give us transfers so those of us who want a chance in hell of success can move to a more balanced server. (Mattherson hows your VS looking?!)