Ok I think your mask has slipped a little bit here chaz.
Lemme start with saying that ON EU we had some issues at the beginning but they were quickly solved, and for the remainder of the season (the other two months) there were few to no issues on EU. Moreover Rex has clarified what he will do to OLP exploiters/cheaters for the next season:
Accusing me of being a sheep dressed up as a wolf is pretty funny also. I’d say i’m more argumentative and a lil’ bit more like a stubborn goat Refusing to let people rush into things and suggestions that they don’t fully grasp the cross-server consequences of.
I said this once to a player who is a friend of mine and allied faction member mostly in cheek and you believe it is my default go-to point? Maybe you should re-read my posts if that’s the case. I respect different opinions, but it doesn’t mean I have to agree with them; there’s a big difference.
The short answer to this is that we want FIGHTING, proper PVP action, that wasn’t that big of a thing in 6.0 (until towards the end when OLP started working again) and 5.5. PVP bases act as an anchor for the action, yet nobody is willing to build a PVP base if they are vulnerable to being offline raided. Therefore nobody builds PVP bases on PVP and there are no PVP anchor points.
I have never exploited OLP, and never will, if i did then i’d be making a mockery of every post i’ve put in support of it (and i’ve posted more than a couple of times!), therefore i’m not willing to exploit OLP whatsoever.
Your opinion is not fact no matter how much it may feel like it. And OLP does not ruin PVP on EU, it helps it by creating flash-points, and once again you would need LOTS more PVP factions on EU in order to ‘cover the surface’ as you state.
OLP helps all factions regardless of size, as ultimately anyone in any faction who is offline benefits from the protection of OLP; it’s simply those exploiting it that lead to your lack of objectivity in regards to the benefits and negatives of OLP.
I’m making multiple cases for (and sometimes against) certain parts of OLP to highlight the issue as a whole, and expand upon the debate instead of simply arguing over the same tired-old ground.
I will post a piece of writing as long as i need in order to attempt to adress your points; if that intimidates or frustrates you then so-be-it. Maybe discord is a more appropriate place for your to provide feedback than the forums if you feel that my posts are too long.
Best regards
Wise.
PS: I broke the writing down into shorter segments between quotes to make it a bit easier on the eyes at least.