PvP: Tales of an AV AFK'er
A post on the General Forum of WoW's official boards has certainly caught people's attention today. Etherboo, on the Bleeding Hollow server, points out exactly why he spends his time *not* playing in AV, instead doing something else while racking up free honor points for cave-dwelling.
Now I've been playing a LOT of AV lately, due to my commitment to checking out the Battlegrounds and earning up some honor gear before the expansion, and I've seen that on the Horde side of the battlelines, there are often 10-15 people just hanging out at the starting point waiting for the game to be lost to the Alliance. As a result, I've found myself pushing to win with only 25-30 teammates against a seemingly fully-committed Alliance team. As could be expected, we get steamrolled.
It's with this ire towards AFK'ers in mind that I clicked on the post, wanting to add my voice to the chorus of ill-wishers and naysayers. What I found inside is what surprised me. I actually agree with Etherboo's comments about the Horde's playstyle lately, if not with his choice of protest.
I understand that a lot of times it feels like the Alliance puts up an unbreakable defense, and yet doesn't go for the win. I understand that the Horde needs a small defense to slow the Alliance offensive, to buy time to take the Stormpike Graveyard. What I don't understand is how sitting in a cave helps the Horde achieve wins. I also don't get the attitude that a little defense makes for a very long game. I've been in games with a 5-10 man Horde defense that have been over with a win in as little as 8 minutes. Playing like that, even without an extra bonus honor battleground holiday weekend, can see you earn 1500+ honor per hour.
To Etherboo, and others like him, I ask that wouldn't it be better to combat the losing attitude of the Horde by taking up arms and trying to beat the alliance? If you AFK, you're taking up a slot for someone who could be taking the fight to the enemy. Get up off the ground and try - the effort has to start somewhere.
To you, our readers, I ask what your opinion is of battleground AFK'ers, and if you are one yourself, do you see this as an easy way to earn honor, or do you understand the point some of us are trying to make in that if you're going to join a battleground, you should at least put some effort into playing?
