RE: BG
@Hachi
No problem! I interpret the change as trying to offer more legitimacy to battle grounds victories by refocusing its attraction /from/ leveling and grinding /to/ pvp that yields pvp rewards. In a perfect world, we'll want to see Battlegrounds as less "imma get my levelz n' gear" and more "kickin' dat butt and earning mah' lootz."
If you are in a Tierra, and a person thinks they have an unfavorable position on their team, they may feel inclined to think "meh screwz it. i didn't get SSJ3 Shigeru on my team, so imma afk." (Just as an example.)
Let's analyze why a report would need to be made.
7 people want to dice, and 1 person wants to fight. That one person decides, "Ya know what. There's nothing against the rules to fight in BG." Then, 7 people all enter an agreement to fight this one person and single them out; as Joe pointed out.
What's the solution? To keep fighting. You're still winning or losing at the same rate. In fact, those who fight and utilize PVP gear have a (spoiler incoming) better chance at winning.
So after analyzing, once more people aggro the BG scene, all that's left are people not pulling their weight. Its ok to not be as good as others, or to not use pots, or to come to BG naked, but its not ok to AFK, walk in circle, not heal, not support, not attack... We as players see this as an instant party kick if we were leveling, and in BG we can't. So therefore, policing is required to some degree to set an example.
We very much do agree that this change certainly does encourage partying in "party places" such as the ones you listed. =D
Thank you hachi, I was a bit vague.
@Joe
The best way, to combat the added efficiency of dicing instead of fighting, is better rewards for winning. That may be a shot in the dark, you do have more experience than me at this, but I say it because it "fits best."
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I will point out, however, the most positive thing that comes from removing Demi Human% gain from Exp? Is that you can now replace these slots with actual pvp gear as intended in battle grounds.
Like I said, I'm frownie face about it, but I for one do want to see more pew pew in bgs. Its a necessary sacrifice.
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