Postby Eirene » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:17 am
I don't know.
I think the relics could have been saved.
The first time, we had the population but no seige to counter over 40 catapults seiging us. Random stealthers suiciding into the pad to lower relic and get GTs. To my knowledge you need 16 enemies, not one person to lower relic. (This was when we lost the Alb power relic) There was a ML raid going on also (one of my toons needed that ML).
It was disheartening see 40 people leave the BG when Albs passed the relic gate on the way to the shrine. I'm not going to force people to defend. I had a bad case on MLF where I had a "realm leader" yelled at me for 3 hours because I wouldn't cancel my ML raid so he "could take" a relic. (not defend one...just take one) I promised myself that I wouldn't yell at people to defend after that episode.
Second time, we were defending the Mid power relic. We faired well because Mids got smart and we had counter-seige to their seige. At this point we had over 120 mids defending in the temple. Same thing happened, 1 stealther suicided into the pad and relic started to drop. Necros started grabbing GTs. I had DD traps at the relic base (where the relic is placed---at this point relic was lowered and able to be taken). I personally killed Soldor and a few other albs with a DD trap and Crystal Titan at the relic base. Then mids wiped the Albs after that. Finbar brought 50 hibs near the relic to farm. He got wtfrolled too.
Third time, Mids starting to get antsy about getting some keeps back. Dawgma lead a small group to get towers back. At this point, I had the BG on listen only as I was telling Mids to stay at the Relic Shrine because I knew Albs would be regrouping at Hlid. Drutt didn't like it when I had the BG on listen every 5 mins. I would turn back the chat on after I told everyone what to do, because every time I would say something...SOMEONE had something to say about how it sucks and I'm a newb and shit. So he took about 4 groups to go with Dawgma and formed his own BG. Then, random mid groups started to chase TG near Vindsaul. I can tell you 6 groups of Mids got farmed by TG and only 3 groups were left to defend the RK. By that time, 120 albs rolled up and took the relic.
So yes, I'm a bit pissed atm.
I won't do another Defense with Drutt ever again. I tried to lead a keep raid to get our keeps back. Drutt's guild members badmouthed me and just were plain rude in the main BG. He can fend for himself imo.
To answer your question, Bobyearl, I'm just doing ML9/10 this weekend. After that, no more from me. Until Mid newbs at least show some respect or at least listen to a LEADER when leading, no more from me. I can't handle XXXXX newb complaining about my idea or direction any longer. Some people just need to STFU and listen when frontier is in trouble.
The message buck stops here.