Has anyone noticed that the alliance battles seem to be at Grenz Frontier 70% of the time? IIRC it was in Kurzick lands last Sunday to Tuesday, it was in Luxon lands yesterday, and today it's back in Grenz.
By the way, while I've got this little thread on the alliance battle maps open... what determines when the line is pushed?
Is it just me?
Taurucis
I MP I
This may or may not answer your question. http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Alliance_Battle
Taurucis
Mmmm... not quite. It didn't have anything on what determines when the line moves, and when towns are taken. I know a good bit about ABs (I've written a guide to them on youtube, in fact) but it's the mechanics behind them I don't know.
Alexandra-Sweet
HFFF/FFF's decide how the line goes, if the line is right infront of the Stairs (a location needed to visit for HFFF/FFF) all the Kurzick faction farmers go mad and start ABing to push the line back, if the line goes further into Kurzick territory they can't be bothered, their safely in HzH, Altriumm, Tanglewood and Amatz anyway. 
Taurucis
*Scratches head*
Err... so winning ABs makes it go deeper into the other territory?
Err... so winning ABs makes it go deeper into the other territory?
Yol
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*Scratches head*
Err... so winning ABs makes it go deeper into the other territory? |
Taurucis
Actually, someone told me that it went on a "timer." The line would shift every hour, so that the game would spend an equal amount of time in each map...
So he's wrong? :P
So he's wrong? :P
Earth
He is. I can't believe you've done all those amounts of ABs without knowing that :P
Taurucis
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He is. I can't believe you've done all those amounts of ABs without knowing that :P
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(Off topic: Mini? Is that you? o.o)
ensoriki
Every hour its updated.
All the win's scored during that hour are recorded and then the map is changed or retained depending on the scores .
So if its 1: 00 and kurzicks get 54 wins and luxons get 12 wins at saltspray beach
at 2;00 the map updates and the map becomes eteran keys.
But for some reason, The two fortress's never appear anymore.
At the beginning of Ab's life span you would see Ancestral lands and Kanaai canyon more.
>.> Its a bug I think
All the win's scored during that hour are recorded and then the map is changed or retained depending on the scores .
So if its 1: 00 and kurzicks get 54 wins and luxons get 12 wins at saltspray beach
at 2;00 the map updates and the map becomes eteran keys.
But for some reason, The two fortress's never appear anymore.
At the beginning of Ab's life span you would see Ancestral lands and Kanaai canyon more.
>.> Its a bug I think
Taurucis
It was Kaanai on Wednesday around 6-8 PM Eastern... But yeah, we seem to forever be in Grenz and TBH it's kind of annoying =)
guppychk
the border moves every 3 hours (it SHOULD but if the kurzick dont win, it will go deeper into their land). If you are waiting for a special map (e.g. Salt) you sometimes have to wait up to 15 or 18 hours. Iam a Kurzick but i often have Luxon Guest Invitations, because they win even in ancestral lands...
-guppy
-guppy
Lady Raenef
It's because Kurzicks go FFF on the run, while Luxons AB because they don't know that Luxons too, have a FFF run.
:P
:P
Tender Wolf
Yep I've noticed this a lot. It seems we're rarely in Luxon territory, mostly Grenz Frontier. And it really bites because of the home advantage thing. At least, it bites if you're a Luxon. And we're hardly in the far deep Jade Sea so I don't even know that map, and hardly know Etnaran Keys. Of course I was Kurzick but then I turned Luxon. hehe
creelie
You should know, Luxons who win in Grenz Frontier get bonus faction - called the "underdog bonus".
I D E L E T E D I
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It's because Kurzicks go FFF on the run, while Luxons AB because they don't know that Luxons too, have a FFF run.
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ON topic, i am not sure what makes the map update but i know it doesnt update every hour.
Taurucis
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You should know, Luxons who win in Grenz Frontier get bonus faction - called the "underdog bonus".
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But 2 times 100 is still 200, sadly.
darkdreamr
Like someone says, it's based on the alliance battle wins in the past 3 hours. It all gets plugged into some formula which determines which outposts get taken over and where the line actually is.
reddswitch
It's not based on one hour's wins maybe three. I have been on non-stop winning teams for five hours and the map moves deeper in instead of going out. It's not just my team but I hear a lot of other teams boasting every time I return from an AB.
Darkhell153
The reason that's it's been stuck in grenz frontier so long is because the kurzicks haven't been winning or losing more then the luxons. If both sides are pushing at the same time to pull off a win and push the line back then it could stay in that territory for quite some time (I've been on a few times where it stayed in Grenz for a grand total of 6 hours, it took about 10 mins to get into one battle!!!!! xD)
Lets Get to Healing
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Well that much I know, I was pretty much overjoyed when it was announced...
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anonymous
It is based on a three hour timer depending on how much each side has won.
Earth
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Well, I've found that neither of them seem to be correct to be truthful...
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On topic: Is there anything more to say? Except that anonymous is probably right...
Solas
as far as i know, the map updates every 3 hours,
if kurzick win more wins the go further into luxon and vica versa, so more wins by kurzicks in ab means more towns that kurzicks own at that time. (as they get luxon towns then as they're in the luxon area)
if kurzick win more wins the go further into luxon and vica versa, so more wins by kurzicks in ab means more towns that kurzicks own at that time. (as they get luxon towns then as they're in the luxon area)
fowlero
in my experience it is also largely more kurzick territory than luxon also.
i believe it is because the more experienced kurzick players go straight to FFFing if it touches luxon lands on the maps, as it is far faster for them. so a large number of the more experienced players aren't on the AB field so luxon tend to win more and it go's back to grenz/ancestral pretty sharpish.
this isnt as prevailent for luxons, since most don't even know there's a luxon FFF and secondly its pretty bad.
but i'm not complaining, ancestral lands = luxon FFFing.
my 2 cents
i believe it is because the more experienced kurzick players go straight to FFFing if it touches luxon lands on the maps, as it is far faster for them. so a large number of the more experienced players aren't on the AB field so luxon tend to win more and it go's back to grenz/ancestral pretty sharpish.
this isnt as prevailent for luxons, since most don't even know there's a luxon FFF and secondly its pretty bad.
but i'm not complaining, ancestral lands = luxon FFFing.
my 2 cents