zodie said:
true... the southshore guards are pretty retarded... but i don't know how many times my guildmates and i have landed in southshore and been immediately raped by horde or found the flightmaster dead on arrival.
despite that, i still wouldn't say alliance towns are "infinately better defended."
so, you are basing your opinion on this matter on your experienced getting your ass kicked in southshore instead of on tangible level design distinctions? maybe the factor that the HORDE there are good players is worth noting?
first of all, i have played alliance a lot myself. this isnt a "us vs them" thing to me. it's an OBJECTIVE matter of level design (something i take seriously).
if i thought horde had an unfair advantage, i would say that and post on the forums about the matter....
the FPs of the TM vs SS are pretty equal in terms of access, but the guards are NOT positioned as well overall for TM. this isnt even debatable if you look objectively.
i think for the most part, the smaller towns are more even and ive heard a few legit criticisms from alliance folks about other towns... but you have to look broadly at this in terms of clear patterns.
they just didnt take balance issues seriously between horde and alliance. it's severly titlted towards alliance... and with the big honor system in place this is gonna heat up into very, very nasty customer feedback.
if you want to be objective and see the pattern, start by looking at the capitals and just realizing that alliance dont even have back entrances and are much, much better defended at the front gates in the first place (just look at stormwind with an open mind, then compare to orgrimmar)
sure, blizz finally added guards who can detect stealth, but why? cuz a lowbie alliance rogue could easily walk right up to sylvanas...