Teams - whats better?

[Stinkum]

1- The differences in power balance is MUCH smaller on a 2-team server compared to a 3-team server.
2- Everytime it's been tried (whether on live or EMU) 3-teams has lead to one team doing NOTHING.
3- Your team is supposed to foster the new player and nurture him, 3 teams further alienates the new player compared to 2 teams.

3 teams sounds good on paper but doesnt work out in practice

[Loli Pops]

Originally Posted by Terpuntine [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Maybe, just maybe Sirken will be needing an award for greatest troll thread of the year.

[Faerie]

Originally Posted by Stinkum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1- The differences in power balance is MUCH smaller on a 2-team server compared to a 3-team server.
2- Everytime it's been tried (whether on live or EMU) 3-teams has lead to one team doing NOTHING.
3- Your team is supposed to foster the new player and nurture him, 3 teams further alienates the new player compared to 2 teams.

3 teams sounds good on paper but doesnt work out in practice

Where besides SZ have 3 teams been tried in EQ? I feel that legal training is what shut out good team more than anything.

[Loli Pops]

I think Ogres/Trolls should have the option to be evil or misunderstood. Dark Elves/Iksars pure evil though.

[Faerie]

Originally Posted by Loli Pops [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think Ogres/Trolls should have the option to be evil or misunderstood. Dark Elves/Iksars pure evil though.

Misunderstood, meaning able to join neutral and good teams? I don't like it :P

[Smedy]

ive always felt that ogres were misunderstood, trolls however, they evil

[Stinkum]

Originally Posted by Faerie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Misunderstood, meaning able to join neutral and good teams? I don't like it :P

we're looking for balanced teams

not whether a team adheres to a rando virgin's interpretation of Tolkien fantasy as applied to EQ

you can't have balanced teams + makes perfect sense in RP

[HippoNipple]

Originally Posted by Stinkum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1- The differences in power balance is MUCH smaller on a 2-team server compared to a 3-team server.
2- Everytime it's been tried (whether on live or EMU) 3-teams has lead to one team doing NOTHING.
3- Your team is supposed to foster the new player and nurture him, 3 teams further alienates the new player compared to 2 teams.

3 teams sounds good on paper but doesnt work out in practice

With FFA right now on Red99 low levels are spread out and it is very hard to find groups. I agree that 2 teams would help with the 1-50 grind but I like 3 teams for late game. If there are 3 teams about 90% of the people within your level range on your team should be in the same zone as you. It funnels people on the same team to the same area.

The idea of having 3 teams is that the 2 weaker teams will always team up against the stronger team. With a low population this is much easier to coordinate. Of course there will always be drama and traitors with alliances but that is part of the fun.

[Stinkum]

Originally Posted by HippoNipple

The idea of having 3 teams is that the 2 weaker teams will always team up against the stronger team.

in theory, yes. if only this was how it actually worked i would be on your side, but unfortunately it doesn't.. as proven countless times on SZ the third team just sits on the sidelines and does nothing. OR the 3rd team will ally with the most powerful team out of pixel greed and exhaustion (notice how many holocaust are in nihilum now?). then you have the random sociopathic red99 types will try to sabotage anything to watch the world burn.

2 teams, or no teams.

[nilbog]

Originally Posted by Gustoo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Restore duck to interrupt. Its a laughable non classic feature, and casters are pretty much under powered as it is,

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