I participated in a few Territory Wars now, and I noticed, that the Mercenaries dont get used at all.
I think the territory owning Clans are missing out on a great Opportunity here, to promote PvP and get People into it and bolster their Troops and get additional pressure on the enemy.
There is a 20 minute organisation Window prior to TW. Use it.
How would I do it?
Announce in Comand Channel that everyone who wants to join the fight, should gather at a spot in your Town. Priest of Dawn for example.
Set a Time. Groups get built in 10 minutes, latecomers get left out.
Get a few people of your clan with good social skills there and use them to start groups and explain the basics. Be ready here to explain everything a few times. Basics, like stay together and in support range, dont chase fleeing enemies, listen to and follow orders.
Get them to stock up on Pots, SoE and Rezscrolls. Set up a shop nearby for basics like Elixiers (optional)
Use the Mercenary Groups, send them to the enemy, they might be able to take a bad defended ward, At least they force the enemy to use troops to to defend their wards more strongly, relieving the pressure on your Castle.
I guess you can find muliple uses for your mercenaries, and you give them a feeling, what that mass PvP in L2 is offering.
And if they have fun, you could be sure to have word spread, giving you more Mercenaries next time.
Draw the people out of the arena and where the action is.
The Point is, to draw the people in.
Show them Organisation and what it is about.
There are more Mercenarys than members of Top-Clans, and not everyone of them dies from just one AE.
Sentences like that, scare everyone into the Arena to farm Badges.
Sure at lvl 40 you wont hold a candle in TW, but S+ grade Toons can and should participate.
I participated in a few Territory Wars now, and I noticed, that the Mercenaries dont get used at all.
I think the territory owning Clans are missing out on a great Opportunity here, to promote PvP and get People into it and bolster their Troops and get additional pressure on the enemy.
There is a 20 minute organisation Window prior to TW. Use it.
How would I do it?
Announce in Comand Channel that everyone who wants to join the fight, should gather at a spot in your Town. Priest of Dawn for example.
Set a Time. Groups get built in 10 minutes, latecomers get left out.
Get a few people of your clan with good social skills there and use them to start groups and explain the basics. Be ready here to explain everything a few times. Basics, like stay together and in support range, dont chase fleeing enemies, listen to and follow orders.
Get them to stock up on Pots, SoE and Rezscrolls. Set up a shop nearby for basics like Elixiers (optional)
Use the Mercenary Groups, send them to the enemy, they might be able to take a bad defended ward, At least they force the enemy to use troops to to defend their wards more strongly, relieving the pressure on your Castle.
I guess you can find muliple uses for your mercenaries, and you give them a feeling, what that mass PvP in L2 is offering.
And if they have fun, you could be sure to have word spread, giving you more Mercenaries next time.
Draw the people out of the arena and where the action is.
Falexi SS
no one uses mercs because the random people who sign as mercs arent in vent. communication is key, and communicating over a TW chat is in no way useful.
also, considering that the neutrals who are S Grade+ still wouldn't hold their own against the lower end groups of top clans. Neutrals who are S Grade+ and in the same clan cant compete against the top clans, how do you think an unorganized group of people with not vent would do?
not trying to be mean, but that is the reasons why no one uses them.
true, but hyperlite just because those groups of neutrals arent the best/most organised/well geared/enchanted skilled groups doesnt mean they shouldnt try or come out to see how it is done at least.
participation is a snowball, you learn as you go, accumulating until you become the biggest and best.
true, but hyperlite just because those groups of neutrals arent the best/most organised/well geared/enchanted skilled groups doesnt mean they shouldnt try or come out to see how it is done at least.
participation is a snowball, you learn as you go, accumulating until you become the biggest and best.
True, but the OP was asking why top clans dont use their mercs. Nothing prevents the mercs from going and trying to pvp.
Mercs can show up to help at any time. They won't be attacked by the castle holding clan if for no other reason you cannot attack people that sign up for that castle. I don't think it's lack of the castle lords allowing mercs to help, rather it's the lack of mercs that are willing to help.