Return of Reckoning

I recently came back to this game and am absolutely amazed by the work/dedication from the team. I am working on bringing players over on youtube as well as just conversation with friends who are looking for a good PvP/Realm mmorpg. The problem i'm having though is the cross-realming. I know this is a touchy subject for many as playing "both" factions allows people to experience classes and more content. The issue arises though in a lack of community, realm pride, and equal faction growth.

The timer really needs to be looked into. Having a lockout timer that literally allows someone to go eat dinner, watch a quick show, and return on the other faction is nothing more than a lunch/dinner break. This causes lack of realm community, pride in the RvR war, and really leans into token farming and the mentality of "winning" is all that matters.

I have been following the 24hr-weekly-monthly charts now for a minute, and im noticing the same trajectory. Whatever side is crushing, suddenly gets a spike of players, then falls flat and moves to the other side. (although its still heavily slanted Destro) Please, Have you thought about actually enablilng a deterrent for this pattern? Yes I know the arguments, 2 accounts, make a vpn, etc...but Dark Age of Camelot really excelled due to "Realm Pride." There was a sense of community and this is what caused reputation to matter and mean something.

Just a suggestion, possibly 24hrs of NO tokens or RR xp after fighting for a faction. Keep the current timer if they really want to switch over and play their other character fine, but at least this will limit x-realming and faction farming.

thanks for the ear.
Suasion

There is realm pride if you look for it. Both factions have their side only guilds and one of the larger alliances on destro has it as a rule that all guilds must be destro only.

Realm pride is a joke; keep up the good work, x-realmers.

If you want to ensure 24 hour stretches of PvD(oor) play then this is a really good suggestion.