An Update, A Complaint, and A Hope

Hi everyone. It's been about a week from the last time I posted. I wanted to update everyone on what is going on.

I spent some more time on the Project: Lowbie idea, but I ran into many problems. I would get one-shotted out of nowhere, nobody even attacking me. I'd enter a keep, and just instantly die, without even being attacked (AOE most likely). I don't know if it's possible to complete any ORvR activity at such a low level. I'll post the other pictures I have soon, and decide from there if I want to continue with the project.

I got to Tier 2 with my Squig Herder (Scabz) recently. I love Tier 1, and I want to like Tier 2, but I just can't for multiple reasons.

1) The difficulty has ramped up immensely. In Tier 1, if you were R11, you had an advantage over the R4+, but you didn't one shot them or anything. You had an advantage, but others could still damage you. Even at low levels, you could still contribute to BO capturing. In Tier 2, if you come in at R12, you really don't contribute to anything in any way, unless your a healer (because there is never too many healers). You can't touch champs, you can't tickle the heroes. You barely peck at other players, since so many of them are R17+. Your armor is so weak you die constantly. If your a tank, you can't tank until you gain more ranks.

I remember in Tier 1, how if you were R10-R11, you could possibly solo BOs (depending on class). Even on off-peak times, you could find 1 or 2 more people to go take all the BOs back. In Tier 2, with the Champs/Hero now, you can't do squat without good numbers (5-6 people). If in those 5-6 people, you don't have a good toughness tank (because there are many strength tanks out there), you are going to have a lot of trouble. You don't see the random goofing off in RvR in Tier2. You only go out into RvR lakes if you have a warband to go out with.

The new Keep Upgrades are just staggering in Tier 2. Doors have much more health, yet nobody can afford the ordinance to pay for the improved ram. The enemy is always around the corner, ready to drop endless amounts of oil on your head, and reap massive rewards (for no risk whatsoever) while you try to take down the door and destroy the oil for the 3rd or 4th time. Keeps in Badlands Tier 2 have stayed 100% order since the patch update. It's just not possible to take the keep if there are any defenders.

Between feeling like I am wasting my time on the battlefield, and being low level so my armor/skills don't parallel with others, I am just not having that much fun right now. I think I may go play my R11 Chosen and try to get him to Tier 2 and see if anything improves. I still worry about being focused fired by the millions of bright wizards, engineers, and sometimes shadow warriors before I actually accomplish anything.

Wish me luck.