pvp at ancient wall

Desiree - Harshlands wrote: »

Honest response here. I usually don't bother posting on the PWI server-specific forums (which are usually either filled with QQing or large ego-driven boasting threads - just see LC) but might as well post this once to present a different view than that of the frequent Crimson posters (who I highly suspect do not actually reflect the general views/opinions of the average Crimson member). I have no intention of flaming or pulling any Crimson-pride/BS here.

You rolled us. Although generally you were higher lvl than us, you were greatly out-numbered. It was a 20 vs 6 or something "PK war" but you beat us quite harshly. The loss stems from two aspects:

1. Your core group (i.e. funlolz, Nova, Swak, etc.) is very experienced in PKing and very well co-ordinated (most likely on ventrillo the entire time). I myself, previous a PvE pure-mag FAC on LC and now a pure-mag veno'nixer here, pretty much have little to no experience in actual PKing (just learned duelling a few days ago) so this was pretty much my first proper attempt (though it was short as I soon had to leave due to real life appointment). I, lvl 74 veno'nixer, tried 1vs1 against funlolz, a lvl 90 support cleric. As far as I know, ideally funlolz, even being 90, would still die after some time due to being pure arcane against a phoenix. But he won after a bit of struggle. Used plume shell, sleeping, and event pots (and maybe a spark - can't remember). I wouldn't call this being cheap - I call this being experienced. Also later discovered that funlolz is a vit-build so with only 2.6k HP, I was bound to die since I'll be unable to mow down so much HP so fast without being killed (I'm considering restating more vit, but thats besides the point). Apart from funlolz there's the archers and the veno'nixers. Assist-attacking does great wonders in PKing - single people just can't live against archer stuns+crits and veno stuns+bleeds. So we were up against coordinated, experienced PKers - I expected to be rolled and wasn't surprised when we were.

2. Crimson as a full guild is not as experienced in PKing nor as co-ordinated as any small PKing guild (not just referring to QQme). There's actually several acceptable reasons (not excuses) for this. First is of course language and timezone. A large majority of Crimson comes from PW-MS (which, compared to PWI, is much smaller) and invites in people partially based on vouching or friendships. Thus, Crimson is very multilingual and has a lot more Europeans than North Americans. Guild chat today was full of French (though that was probably due to a few drunkies). The last time I got on Crimson's vent, the largest room was full German (I think). Obviously there's the language barrier, so the truth is that ventrillo isn't as well organized as that of a small, English-speaking group like yours. In my opinion, however, that shortcoming is not a weakness but just something that can't be easily solved. As well, during that particular instance, it happened to be night time for most of the Europeans (or very early morning - can't remember). While yes there were plenty of late-nighter Crimsons still up, it just usually isn't a good/energetic time of day for most. Things literally were "Hey, PK war at Ancient Wall - everyone come", then "sure, someone party me" or "damn its late, but party me anyway". The end result were a random handful of people who were in the middle of World Quest (as I was) or bored of grinding. Decent number of people, quite a few 6x/7x/8xs, but not exactly ideal PKing teams. Not to mention people like me who just plain lacked PvP experience. Not surprised that we were pretty disorganized by most normal standards (by standards I don't mean compared to QQme - I mean compared to the guilds I've been in in Lost City).

All in all, my personal opinion is that, as a small, tightly-nit, high lvl and coordinated group, QQme's core group can and does easily roll us, a much larger and not-as-coordinated faction. I may speak for myself or I may also be reflecting other Crimson's opinions, but I personally expect it and am not surprised nor in shock/QQing. A highly-experienced guerilla squad can easily overwhelm large pockets of an army, but an army can still accomplish more and eventually beat the guerillas if coordinated well enough.

Crimson's problem is poor coordination as a large guild, thus lack of strong unplanned PvP capability.
Crimson's strength is in uncashshopped lvling and general strong leadership/organization of the guild.
QQme's problem is over-inflated egos, thus spamming of the PWI forums and world chat.
QQme's strength is in quick, spontaneous PKing and fast attention-attracting/guild-hyping/drama.

Reply however you want but I likely won't bother reading it or responding to trolls/flames. Funlolz asked for an unbiased opinion so here was mine.

~Desiree

Allure - Harshlands wrote: »

You dirty little poser, you. My e-peen is all real.

(Well, except for the "peen" part.)