The main replay loop of this game.

[kpihuss]

Good post, Bombling.

I think that, in addition to everything you mentioned, one of the main reasons why players in general feel frustrated — and why those of us who are especially concerned feel discouraged — is the lack of communication from the RVR development team about what they are working on, what they are trying to improve, and what stage those efforts are currently at.

I honestly cannot remember any post from the development team over the past year saying something like, “We are working on XXX for the RvR campaign,” or “We want to implement an anti-blob system,” with clear information about what is being done or planned, rather than vague hints buried in hard-to-find messages. Of course, my memory may well be failing me here.

I think many players would greatly appreciate a message from the devs explaining what they are currently working on, or what the current development status of the RvR patches is. The constant silence makes it harder for players to believe that anything is going to change, even if those changes are still one or two years away.

I genuinely believe that the players support, value, and appreciate not only all the effort made by the entire RoR team, but also the people behind it. We care about them, we support them, and we appreciate them.

[Scragmuncher]

It is an unfortunate fact that many of the organised guilds have quit over the past 2 years due in a large part to some of the changes made and overall the server has become a lot more PUG focused.
For me the crown system and now the new lockout system have had a really negative impact on the enjoyment of the game.
Imo the crown system should be completely removed as all it does is encourage warband stacking.
I have no idea why they have decided to make switching to the aao side so brutally punishing, but the current system is just horrible.
The introduction of the random events in rvr sounded awesome, but I think I have seen these events pop only 2 times since they were introduced. They are a nice idea, but they are not a revamp to the core mechanics of rvr that would make the game and more enjoyable again for experienced players.