Myrddhinn
05-29-2006, 03:16 PM
<DIV>Well, i read all the LU24 subject on our forum and found some great opinion of the obvious lack of direction we troubs seem to suffer... beyond the spreadsheet adjustements.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So i asked myself : "Who are we on my server ?"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have counted 840 Level 70 characters on Storms (You know, the little french server...).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Here are my results :</DIV> <DIV>Guardians 62</DIV> <DIV>Berserkers 46</DIV> <DIV>Paladins 57</DIV> <DIV>ShadowKnights 28</DIV> <DIV>Monks 32</DIV> <DIV>Bruisers 15</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That's 240 tanks, with a clear scheme : One subclass (Guards / Zerks) and the same pattern in the other (roughly a 2:1 ratio between Pals and SK, same between Monks and Bruisers)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Templars 70</DIV> <DIV>Inquisitors 38</DIV> <DIV>Furies 42</DIV> <DIV>Wardens 30</DIV> <DIV>Mystics 37</DIV> <DIV>Defilers 18</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That's 235 healers, with also a clear scheme : One subclass (Temps / Inquis), the good Druid sub-class resists and the Myst / Defils are in the same 2:1 pattern than before.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wizards 79</DIV> <DIV>Warlocks 26</DIV> <DIV>Conjurors 45</DIV> <DIV>Necromancers 34</DIV> <DIV>Illusionnists 25</DIV> <DIV>Coercers 16</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That's 225 mages, with the biggest unbalance of all. Wizzs are extremely played at Level 70. While Conjurors resist (probably for their solo abilities).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rangers 30</DIV> <DIV>Assassins 28</DIV> <DIV>Swashbucklers 25</DIV> <DIV>Brigands 19</DIV> <DIV>Dirges 21</DIV> <DIV>Troubadours 17</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That's 140 scouts, no really dominating class and a very low percentage for this kind of archetypes.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>There is a lot to say about archetypes (tank / heal / dps) and the obvious failure of some classes. Quantity does not mean quality and interest. And 24 classes are obviously compared by the high level players to the profit of a small number of them. 10 classes gather 60% of the 70th characters on my server. And it is obvious that Scouts are not seen as a part of the tank / heal / dps triangle.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----------------------------------------</DIV> <DIV>Troubs are one of the least played class at high level (though lots of Troubs are probably created, people quit them before reaching high end...)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So where are they ?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I then found the rosters of 10 major guilds on our servers. As a roleplaying dwarf troubadour, i am proud to know this guilds, most of their leads and their way of playing. This 10 guilds have 413 Level 70 Characters. This is roughly 50% of my 840 initial total.</DIV> <DIV>Most of this guilds are raiding guilds and we can anticipate roughly 8-9 Troubadours in their ranks (roughly 50% of my 17 counted Troubs).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This is not the case :</DIV> <DIV>Pandemonium 0 / 48 (Our most über guild. No contest. I bought all my masters from their leads as i knew for a long time they declared Troubs useless for high end raiding (since LU13 actually))</DIV> <DIV>Lance Dragon 1 / 48</DIV> <DIV>Apocalypse 0 / 49</DIV> <DIV>Guetteurs 1 / 48</DIV> <DIV>Phoenix Reborn 1 / 44</DIV> <DIV>Penombre 1 / 42</DIV> <DIV>Larmes Brisees 0 / 35</DIV> <DIV>Pandore 1 / 34</DIV> <DIV>Sanctuna 1 / 33</DIV> <DIV>LVDA 0 / 32</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ok, let's count : 6 Troubadours in 10 major guilds... I suppose we Troubs are not very appreciated in raids...</DIV> <DIV>And i have to add that in 4 cases on 6, the Troubs are officers, if not founders, of this guilds. Obviously there are long played characters since the creation of the guild and this is probably why this troubadours are still in this guilds' rosters. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>6 were found in major guilds, that was letting me with 10 unknown Troubs (because i know where i am <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Well, by reading each and every roster i found that on my 10 i had one unguilded and the 9 others in mid-sized to family guilds. These guilds are mostly around levels 25 to 35. Around 60% of these Troubs are ranked at least Officers in their guilds.</DIV> <DIV>I still guess they are long played characters since the creation of the guild. Wanting to inspire strenght and courage... And so...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Well, when the Troubadour himself is desperate, who will sing him a joyful song ?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Edit : On the method : I browsed eq2p with adv. char search and guild rosters manual count.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><p>Message Edited by Myrddhinn on <span class=date_text>05-29-2006</span> <span class=time_text>01:45 PM</span>