I don't really care either way, but it is something which comes up in feedback a lot. The poll shouldn't really make any difference to those that aren't interested in guild sparring.
Pros:- More centralized location for sparring activities.
- Greater convenience for those who spar to switch from 'single' to 'guild' sparring. It is inconvenient to have to travel from the Battle Arena to Swamp Town just to simply check if there's people guild sparring.
Cons:- Increased lag.
- Lag on Classic is generally caused by mass huddling in one area. The guild spar has two rooms which are generally 20-30 people at their peak. This is nothing compared to areas such as Graal City and the Burger Refuge. Moreover, it is an interior level so there is no reason as to why it would increase the traffic of Graal City or anything silly like that.
- Removes a feature from Swamp Town and therefore the 'spread' of content. One less reason to visit Swamp Town.
- I don't believe in pandering to people's laziness. However, the guild spar is hardly ever used and it has been like this since before I started playing. Swamp Town is always populated due to its ability to farm, its baddies, and the giant slime. One less building in that area isn't going to change it at all.
So ya, I think the 'concerns' are weak, but I don't believe that it will magically revive guild sparring either. I won't be voting because it isn't something that will affect my playing and should be up to those that it does. |
I don't remember seeing these pro's and con's being posted by the poll on fb,but they should have because from what I seen alot of ppl voted no simply because they thought it would create more lag. I was one of those ppl. I still think it will Cause more of a build up of ppl outside the battle arena.
I also thought it would be nice if the GST was spread out more over the whole weekend. Like start friday evening and end Sunday Night/evening.