Horde not that smart after all??
Okay, this is interesting. I got into a discussion on a forum I visit about AV and the changes coming.
AV is currently designed in a way that gives the Horde an advantage right off the bat. We all know this — I’ve always wondered why we always seem to be behind in resources all the time.
However, the alliance does seem to win a lot. It turns out that Alliance, even across other battlegroups, are using the same strat: take the relief hut immediately. Well, it turns out, talking to some horde people, it’s really fucking up the horde. I mean, they are completely caught off guard, so much so, some of them are starting to boycott AV. *shocked*
This got me surprised, I got to wondering why they are caught so off guard. The horde has an initial advantage, but yet they can’t cope with the Alliance taking Relief Hut.
So, I look at the AV map, I noticed we have two GYs within Stormpike. Okay, alliance has an advantage there. We are literally a skip away from aid station (our equiv of Relief Hut). When alliance dies, they always res at Stormpike GY because Horde always immediate takes Stoneherth. Then I realized, wait a min: the Horde have the advantage here if played right. I mean, the horde can effectively take out TWO GYs back to back, effectively locking out Alliance from Stormpike — but why aren’t they?
Then I realized, the Horde is always turtling up to the top. They take out the first alliance GY and …. oh …. effectively locks the alliance into Stomepike, IF they don’t get another GY outside of Stormpike soon. Very very interesting …. The horde are actually hurting themselves here. See, by not allowing Alliance outside of Stormpike, they are unable to get into Stormpike…. oh, how the tides are turning here.
Now, the Alliance knows getting a GY outside of Stormpike is key. If they can’t get past Stoneherth, they are effectively dead locked and Horde will eventually win due their initial advantage. Alliance initially kept trying for Stonewall GY (an initially uncontested graveyard), which is the very next gy right outside of the “block”, but have failed as Horde always seems to get that dropped pretty quickly. So now the Alliance decided to go for the farthest GY, effectively getting around the Horde’s attempt to lock Alliance into Stormpike. Now the Horde is baffled!
Does the Horde not see they are actually hurting themselves now? You have to hand it to Alliance with their ability to kill Drek w/out capping out any towers. That shows some serious strength on the Alliance’s part. Now, if we can learn to communicate!!
Why can’t the Horde figure out they are hurting themselves? Why can’t the horde figure out “if the Alliance is rushing to Relief Hut, why don’t we rush to Aid Station?” Nor do they realize: “Hey, look — Aid Station and Stormpike GY are right next to each other. We can take them BOTH out AT ONCE and effectively locking OUT the Alliance from Stormpike!”
Are the Horde the “unintelligent” ones? This is an interesting thought. We effectively now have a BG that is actually about strategy (although, admittedly some strat negated by zerg), but neither side actually realizes this. I say neither side because eventually the Horde will realize they can lock out the Alliance from Stormpike and the Alliance will start QQ’ing about the proximity of the graveyards. But until then, Alliance — eat up your honor while you can!
