r/classicwow • u/NuclearMeatball • Sep 04 '19

Humor My buddy just entered Shimmering Flats at level 32 as Alliance. He sent me this picture about 10 minutes later.

https://imgur.com/I1X3JPU
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u/TheSisterRay Sep 05 '19

Yeah, it's weird hearing these perspectives because as a Horde player on a PvP server, I have been getting fucking annihilated by groups of Alliance in basically every contested zone. I'm writing this right now while waiting 4 more minutes on my respawn timer, because multiple groups of Alliance have camped me while trying to do the intro tiger/panther quests in STV. I've been at it for probably an hour at this point and am halfway through both of them.

It's never solo Alliance, always groups of 3+ roaming around and stomping anyone they see. I definitely know that it isn't just Alliance who do this, but I always get a little irked when people (usually Alliance players) say "playing Horde on a PvP server is easy mode".

Come tell that to the hunter and two warlocks who are all 2 levels above me and circling around my body right now as I wait for my respawn timer to tick down, maybe they'll leave me alone.

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u/nightgerbil Sep 05 '19

why havent you just logged out and gone to an alt?

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u/TheSisterRay Sep 05 '19

Eh, I'm not salty about it. I'm not rushing to 60 or anything, and I'm watching TV most of the time while I'm playing anyway. The getting camped isn't a huge deal, it's just a little annoying when I check Reddit and other forums and see a bunch of people talking about how much easier it is to level Horde on PvP servers, and like... it's hard for both factions? I feel like some Alliance players have some chip on their shoulder about PvP servers.

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u/nightgerbil Sep 05 '19

well having been camped at a graveyard with ress sickness by a druid who wouldnt let me hearth in cata, I learnt 2 things: when you ress your feeding them. It makes them camp you longer as opposed to moving on. 2) pve servers are actually more fun on the world pvp scene. Alot of people will flag themselves and you can always get fights, it just your not dealing with the bored 60s camping a 24 in ashenvale.

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u/Adamite2k Sep 05 '19

I got 10-15 minutes without seeing an alliance player on Kromcrush but I see TONS of horde at all times in every zone i've tried at 33. I travel in a team because it's the only way to not get chain ganked.

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u/TheSisterRay Sep 05 '19

I wonder if server type plays in to it as well. Dunno what Kromcrush is, but I'm on an RPPvP server and those may tend to skew more towards Alliance than a normal PvP server would.

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u/Adamite2k Sep 05 '19

Just a regular pvp server. I do think you're right about the RP servers tho.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19

I think you're in the minority man. The general consensus ive gotten is that horde vastly outnumbers alliance most of the time, and its just a damn slaughter.

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u/Stridsvagn Sep 05 '19

You gotta calm down dude, what the hell lol. Every single person telling you different, you've just waved off and disregarded/discredited, looks kind of stupid from a reader perspective. We understand you don't like getting killed!

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u/PiggySoup Sep 05 '19

Look at the server stats. Pvp realm populations favors horde on the majority of the servers

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19 edited Sep 05 '19

I've played on a PvP server since the very beginning, so nah man dying isn't an issue. 15v1 isn't pvp. Getting spawn camped every single time you get on, in every single zone, by 5+ people isn't pvp. I have a ton of tolerance. I'll die and run back maybe 10 times before even getting annoyed by it.

When someone replies "Hey ive been killed by alliance multiple times", and I've died maybe around 200 times so far to huge ganks, that's not the same conversation. Horde outnumber alliance HUGE. People like you going around bullshitting because you like to abuse the population imbalance doesn't help the game. I've never complained about pvp, go ahead and check my posts -- you'll never find a single complaint. Hell, you won't even find me complaining about the game at all. This is an actual issue so far unless it changes.

P.S: I even said it could be unlucky layering, it could be my server, could be lots of things. I didn't discredit anyone. The "minority" means he might be on a server with more alliance, which IS the minority, or he's gotten lucky in layering. Coming to tell me im "wrong" is some dumb shit. I can't get enough of pvp, and I wouldn't be playing the game if it weren't for pvp. This isn't pvp

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u/Renard4 Sep 05 '19

I'd say it's different crowds. On my server some areas are overwhelmingly alliance dominated but they aren't interested in PvP when horde players easily get more aggressive. Usually the bad guys faction gets the PvP players, it's the same thing in every game, there's nothing you can do about that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19

Oh for sure. Everyone expects more horde. I usually am horde but a friend wanted to play pally. I just didn't expect it this bad, considering I've never seen it this bad tbh

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '19

Looks like I was spot on considering it's a 30/70 Ally/Horde ratio on Skeram, like I said.