Feedback:User/Viperblossom/Alliance Battle Updates Fixes

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Introduction[edit]

I have been playing Alliance Battles since my beginning months of play Guild Wars(43 months). Even still today I actively AB and even make team builds for it. I know AB mechanics from inside and out, from skill usage of NPCs (correct order, too advance tactics. The reason why AB is still actively played and one of the most active arenas is because of the userbase itself. The AB community pools from both sides of the spectrum, the PvEr's, low-end arena PvPers and high ranked/hgih-tier PvPers. Although looked down upon by many high ranked PvPers, AB is an active, flourished arena. I believe that AB was meant to be tactical PvP, but failed to do so because of its player-base. The suggestions I will make will fix that so AB can still be more tactical, but can still be playable by new users to PvP or GW in general.

Maps[edit]

The intervals for map changes is three hours. This I believe should be changed to no more than two hours, maybe even less. Promote map changes in hopes of different maps and playstyles. To judge wheter the map goes into deeper kurzick or deeper luxon should be chosen by a point system. Look at this graph. User Vincent E V A N Ab graph.png

As you can see there is a point system for both kurzick and luxons depending on the maps. Along with a one hour interval change, the change should include a point system to help judge which map will be next. Doing it this way will recommend more neutral or mid-kurz/lux maps rather than the deep lux/kurz maps.

Skill Changes[edit]

The NPCs are in DESPERATE need for strong skill bars, instead of 4-5 skills I suggest a change of a strict 6 Faction and Core skill bar, making it harder for both sides to cap and forcing team and tactical play.

NPC Skills[edit]

Kurzick/Luxon Rangers

Melandru's Shot.jpg
Needling Shot.jpg
Zojun's Shot.jpg
Distracting Shot.jpg
Lightning Reflexes.jpg
Troll Unguent.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg

Kurzick/Luxon Elite Ranger

Glass Arrows.jpg
Sundering Attack.jpg
Savage Shot.jpg
Lightning Reflexes.jpg
Zojun's Haste.jpg
Troll Unguent.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg

Kurzick/Luxon Warrior 1

Sever Artery.jpg
Gash.jpg
Dragon Slash.jpg
Sun and Moon Slash.jpg
Tiger Stance.jpg
Healing Signet.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg

Kurzick/Luxon Warrior 2

Whirling Axe.jpg
Dismember.jpg
Disrupting Chop.jpg
Tiger Stance.jpg
Shield Bash.jpg
Healing Signet.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg

Kurzick/Luxon Elite Warrior

Devastating Hammer.jpg
Fierce Blow.jpg
Yeti Smash.jpg
Bull's Strike.jpg
Flail.jpg
Healing Signet.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg

Kurzick/Luxon Mesmer

Lyssa's Aura.jpg
Clumsiness.jpg
Conjure Nightmare.jpg
Cry of Frustration.jpg
Leech Signet.jpg
Power Drain.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg

Kurzick/Luxon Necromancer

Cultist's Fervor.jpg
Barbed Signet.jpg
Enfeebling Blood.jpg
Reckless Haste.jpg
Parasitic Bond.jpg
Strip Enchantment.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg

Kurzick/Luxon Elementalist

Lightning Surge.jpg
Lightning Orb.jpg
Teinai's Wind.jpg
Arc Lightning.jpg
Blinding Flash.jpg
Air Attunement.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg

Kurzick/Luxon Elite Elementalist

Shatterstone.jpg
Ice Spikes.jpg
Ice Spear.jpg
Rust.jpg
Aura of Restoration.jpg
Water Attunement.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg

Kurzick/Luxon Monk

Healing Burst.jpg
Jamei's Gaze.jpg
Guardian.jpg
Shielding Hands.jpg
Reversal of Fortune.jpg
Remove Hex.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg

Kurzick Ritualist

Soul Twisting.jpg
Shadowsong.jpg
Displacement.jpg
Destruction.jpg
Spirit Boon Strike.jpg
Ancestors' Rage.jpg
Blank.jpg
Blank.jpg


All of these NPC builds are indeed different. Unlike most mindless unsynergetic builds, these will force the player to play an effective build, making them actually able to kill NPCs in order to cap. The Elite NPCs are made to give the team who has the NPC an advantage over other teams they fight, either giving them another frontliner to pump damage, shutdown or snare enemies; where the old NPCs were just damage shields and were hardly worth bringing. Having said that, the Elite NPC bar is also made to help defend the cap shrine just like normal ones, this is to help cater to what teams would prefer. This also prevents from solo capping to occur, instead as stated earlier, it promotes teamplay.

Killing and Capping[edit]

Both killing and capping can win an AB match, however most teams are more leanent to cap rather than to kill. I have won many matches just from killing alone, instead of capping. (Pure killing, not relying on other teams capping) One team can stop a whole Luxon/Kurzick process of capping just from killing a team, but whenever this happens, no benefit will come for the opposite faction for the team that killed the team. ArenaNet should change the points for killing someone from 3 to 10.

Reward System[edit]

One of the reason to why the Faction-SCs exist is because of how unproductive JQ/FA, AB is compared to it. Most players who now get their title either DTSC or MQSC depending on which faction. Along with fixing DTSC/MQSC Alliance Battles should get a higher reward. Doubling the faction gain of what we have right now will work. To promote more gameplay in Alliance Battle, I suggest a ladder system (like Raine Valen). See here for proposed idea: Feedback:User/Raine Valen/Improve Alliance Battles: Matchmaking and Handicaps