07-13-2006, 03:47 PM
IGN once again got the early scoop on the World PvP:
http://pc.ign.com/articles/718/718310p1.html
First impressions - not impressed. While the Eastern Plaguelands event could be fun and is somewhat similar to actual World PvP, the Silithus dust collection seems, frankly, stupid. Worse yet, I don't see what's stopping both sides from getting the Silithus buff, if as the article says, the buff is received after a certain amount of dust is turned in - both sides can turn it in independently of each other, and there is absolutely no incentive for killing other faction!
And the reward - a buff..? It better be something that lasts a really long time and persists through death. Also I am afraid how the population imbalance will affect this... Outnumbered (on most servers anyway) Horde is unlikely to win many of these battles, which in turn gives the Alliance the buffs, making them stronger, and the Horde even less likely to win.
But these are just my initial thoughts! For now, I will trust Blizzard that they know what they are doing... In spite of their many previous mistakes.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/718/718310p1.html
First impressions - not impressed. While the Eastern Plaguelands event could be fun and is somewhat similar to actual World PvP, the Silithus dust collection seems, frankly, stupid. Worse yet, I don't see what's stopping both sides from getting the Silithus buff, if as the article says, the buff is received after a certain amount of dust is turned in - both sides can turn it in independently of each other, and there is absolutely no incentive for killing other faction!
And the reward - a buff..? It better be something that lasts a really long time and persists through death. Also I am afraid how the population imbalance will affect this... Outnumbered (on most servers anyway) Horde is unlikely to win many of these battles, which in turn gives the Alliance the buffs, making them stronger, and the Horde even less likely to win.
But these are just my initial thoughts! For now, I will trust Blizzard that they know what they are doing... In spite of their many previous mistakes.