I understand what you mean, but I still disagree..
Our guild may not be super-mega-efficient, but we’re no dud either..
And we’re not asking for ‘pillow fights’ either.. just a somewhat fair fight..
I definitely have my issues with GAC, but if you lose enough battles, you end up matched with weaker adversaries..
My main point, I guess, is that this doesn’t seem to happen in TW..
It feels like something happened last year, when we started having to place way more defenses than before..
Of course, that’s just a subjective feeling, but it feels like the matchups were more balanced overall..
Of course, it’s ironic that I started this topic before this last TW started, and it turns out that we just crushed our last opponent because, for the first time in at least the last 6 TW, we were numerically superior..
So of course, the skeptics will point to that and say that all is well, but it’s really not, and my prior arguments still stand..
Yes, sandbagging plays a role..
But it doesn’t explain the overwhelming one-sided nature, and the mind-numbing consistency, of our prior matchups..
Also, sandbagging doesn’t have to be a thing..
The fact that it even exists is a choice made by CG..
Why not have guilds matched according to their total gp?
Why reward the guilds that deny a portion of their own members participation in TW??
CG’s efforts in Krayt were partly to ensure that all guild members would share in at least some of the ‘prize’ from guild activities..
TW is a guild activity, so guilds whose members don’t all participate should be negatively impacted, not given an advantage!!
The matchmaking should happen at the moment TW is launched, and it should include all eligible guild members, not just the ones who sign up..
