Why is Alde/Nontrans Castles There?

[Nidsrule]

You make it sound like its such a trivial choice.

I can really only look at it from the perspective of DD/LoA, as NE and Revenga either aren't interested in Alde (at least in its current implementation) or they are still trying to prove themselves as a serious threat in trans WoE (so obviously would struggle to participate in both at once).

DD/LoA and behe/BS are the two "superpowers" of heRO WoE. Behe, being allied to BS, poses no threat to Alde. In trans WoE there is a fairly decent equilibrium between the two sides and with NE and Revenga pressuring both groups as well, things remain interesting. So let's say DD/LoA decided to let trans WoE take a back seat and they organize a force to take and hold Alde; who is left to keep behe in check? Revenga or NE might step up to take them on (and personally I think that would be a very one sided fight) but whichever guild remains will go unchallenged. Of course it isn't that simplistic but you get the idea.

There aren't enough guilds to keep all 3 castles busy at all times. Presumably you need 2 guilds/alliances per castle. If you count the part of BS that remains in Alde as being a separate guild, heRO currently has 5 guilds spread between 3 castles. Regardless of how you cut it, it's impossible to maintain action within all three castles and as it stands, people prefer to stick with trans WoE.

So DD/LoA start attacking Alde, they hold it, then what? They get to look forward to nothing but the same faces with every attack. Once either DD/LoA or BS establishes themselves at the top between the two of them, it's only a matter of time before the losing side gets bored of fighting the same people and losing and so they revert back to trans WoE. We end up with the same issue repeating itself.

Alde would need at least 3 guilds of around the same skill level to remain interesting. Since there is no sixth guild on the scene, that isn't going to happen without giving Alde it's own time slot so that all guilds can participate.