Comments on: Midfield is NOT an objective!

By: The School Of Hard Knocks « Cynwise's Battlefield Manual

The School Of Hard Knocks « Cynwise's Battlefield Manual — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:03:15 +0000

[...] As for the rest of the strategy? I will point you to Gnomeaggedon’s great WSG guide, Midfield is Not An Objective. [...]

By: gnomeaggedon

gnomeaggedon — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:42:07 +0000

Midfield is a very important part of the map – but it isn’t the objective.

When 9 people in WSG are playing midfield, with one getting stomped every time they try to cap or return the flag, then midfield is playing wrong.

when midfield let enemy flag carriers run right past, or don’t support their own flag carrier, they are playing wrong.

if midfield is stopping enemy flag carrier, supporting friendly flag carriers then they are doing good.

there is nothing worse than being or chasing a flag carrier and realising there is no one to support.

How many WSG’s have you been in where both flags are being held, your flag carrier is under constant pressure, with little or no support and worse still the enemy flag carrier isn’t being chased… thus there is no point in holding our flag, because it can never be capped.

smart midfield is a staging point, ready to launch wherever it’s needed.

By: gnomeaggedon

gnomeaggedon — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:26:48 +0000

that can be a laugh.. or very frustrating if you are trying to take someone down… sure you never die.. but neither do they

By: gnomeaggedon

gnomeaggedon — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:26:05 +0000

if those healers are playing the game too.. not just randomly sprinkling heals… and the dps protect the heals

By: gnomeaggedon

gnomeaggedon — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:24:53 +0000

It may seem efficient and possibly is a better honor return if you aren’t accessing the BG via the random interface.

However with a base of 1,800ish honor for a random win, the quickest way to get honor is not farming, it’s 3 capping while the opposition wonders where the organised group came from and ponders whether it is a premade.

By: gnomeaggedon

gnomeaggedon — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:23:10 +0000

yes.. nearly every pug.. occasionally you will find a bunch that stick to the objectives

By: Bloodflowers

Bloodflowers — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:47:34 +0000

Midfield is WSG is actually quite valuable. Not everyone needs to be there mind you. But in a game where people refuse to guard your flag it’s very helpful to mobilize the folks in mid to either hunt down EFC’s or help your FC get back to the fort safely.

If you guard poorly and a rogue or cat w/ a speed burst manages to get your flag and haul ass down the tunnel, you either get scored on very easily OR you have one of those awesome matches where both EFC’s have the opponents flag back at their based to no avail.

Having people in mid is very handy if you’re skilled enough to have people follow a little direction.

By: Conrose

Conrose — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:06:59 +0000

A funny game was one where my team was 9 heals and I was the only DPS.

By: Faiswroll

Faiswroll — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:51:36 +0000

Its funny how the team with the most heals usually wins in BG.

By: Borg

Borg — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:49:52 +0000

Screw that Midfield farming is the win. I play a resto druid, my buddy plays a disc priest. We just hog the midfield, heal every1 else and farm HK