Grimnir

I'm sure you mean it's a shame this specific problem was fixed when you were subscribing. Alluding to the fact that "these problems" were not fixed simply isn't factual. All they've been doing since launch is fixing things, and depending on how long you've been gone, it's possible WAR could be entirely different that whatever you experienced.

A couple of things to keep in mind here.

1. The end-game experience is not entirely accessible to Apprenticed players. They can do T4 RvR, but when it comes to city sieges, and instanced dungeons, they get locked out. Also, the gear, ability, and renown mastery discrepancy still exists for an Apprenticed player, so leveling really does play a part. You can't just get Apprenticed to R40 and expect that to be the end of the game.

2. The T1 revamp is more than likely a work in progress. Populations in the game are too low at the moment to expect more than one zone to have a suitable amount of RvR to be called WAR as opposed to Ganking. This is more exacerbated in T2 and T3. However, with the performance changes, huge battles are much more acceptable. As more people come to WAR and experience no performance issues, the game will grow. As will it's ability to host additional zones for large scale battles.

3. Fortresses WERE horrible, even with the performance boost to the degree that it would be lag-free, all it ended up being was a huge keep. Rumors abound that they'll re-open as a "Relic Raid" reminiscent of DAoC. I would prefer if they were reworked to have shorter timers, and more objectives, forcing the zerg to split up and accomplish multiple goals at once if they want to overtake the Fortress lord.

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