More WAR Stories

I finally hit Tier 3, and all I have to say is that Tor Anroc kicks ass. I know a lot of people hate it, but the unique terrain really shows the potential for WAR combat; positioning and situational awareness is absolutely essential in TA, you can't just mindlessly zerg like you could in lower tiers. The lava is probably a bit over the top, but with my pitiful damage output, being able to just insta-pwn people is a refreshing change of pace. I hope more scenerios and especially open RvR areas incorporate this kind of terrain (sans lava, perhaps), it has simply taken PvP to a new level for me.

Also, the t3 keeps are a lot more interesting. They have an outer wall surrounding the keep, making a keep siege that much more intense. It really becomes a long, hard slog to take a defended keep in t3, and my only gripe is that the respawn timer on keep doors seemed a bit too short: by the time my pug warband had penetrated the inner gate, the outer gate was back up.

Unfortunately, keep sieges really show my computer's age. I get maybe 3-4 FPS, and when I'm in a full warband, that drops down to about .3-.5. Some of that, especially the warband drop, could be mod-related, and I wouldn't be surprised if mythic's mediocre coding also shares some blame (With my current settings, the game looks about WoW-quality, and I got a consistent 25+ FPS even in large, heated battles on WoW), but mostly I think my machine has hit the end of its lifespan.

If only I had the money to upgrade it...