Why does no one play AB?

[arbet 9]

I've been levelling a couple of characters between 20 and 30, Horde and Alliance. Getting into WSG is easy, very short queues. But AB is damn near impossible. Even this weekend which was the Arathi Basin weekend, it was impossible. I queued several times for 90+ minutes and did not get into a game. I have only managed to play AB once in the past two months, whereas I've played dozens of WSG matches.

 

Why does no one play it? Maybe it's easier at max level but AB (and WSG) is so much better pre-40... :(

[Ragingducks 9]

Your problems will be solved at max level.

[arbet 9]

Just now, Ragingducks said:

Your problems will be solved at max level.

like I said BG's are much less fun once they have mounts, especially fast mounts at max level!

[Hurricane2 2]

I disagree. Bgs are boring as hell when you have to walk around every where in slow motion.

[arbet 9]

in a massive battleground like AV then sure... but no sorry WSG and AB are very small and mounts just make it silly. Especially in WSG when the fc can't mount and everyone else can run at double speed, just makes it unfair in my opinion. Or maybe not even unfair but just takes away the fun.

[Hurricane2 2]

I join bgs to kill people.  Not having a mount slows the pace of action.  I don't like that.

[Fladrif 14]

When the realm was younger, it was common to insta-join any BGs any time.

 

[arbet 9]

58 minutes ago, Fladrif said:

When the realm was younger, it was common to insta-join any BGs any time.

 

Yeah on my old characters on Zeth'Kur battlegrounds were instant no matter what level I was. I guess theres just a lower portion of people levelling now. Still, when you see hundreds of 20-29s in quest zones I don't really know why there aren't enough to get into AB.

[Justme 9]

20 hours ago, arbet said:

in a massive battleground like AV then sure... but no sorry WSG and AB are very small and mounts just make it silly. Especially in WSG when the fc can't mount and everyone else can run at double speed, just makes it unfair in my opinion. Or maybe not even unfair but just takes away the fun.

Being unable to catch the FC once he walks past you is what's dumb. And it makes shaman OP

[arbet 9]

1 hour ago, Justme said:

Being unable to catch the FC once he walks past you is what's dumb. And it makes shaman OP

imo it just requires you to be more tactical. yes it's frustrating that if the efc has gotten past everyone then you'll struggle to catch them but on the other hand it means you should try to have a couple of players running ahead of the efc to be ready to catch them and slow them.

[piastoax 0]

On ‎8‎/‎30‎/‎2017 at 7:40 AM, Hurricane2 said:

I join bgs to kill people.  Not having a mount slows the pace of action.  I don't like that.

No you don't you lying sack.

[Myllz 8]

On 8/31/2017 at 6:25 AM, arbet said:

imo it just requires you to be more tactical. yes it's frustrating that if the efc has gotten past everyone then you'll struggle to catch them but on the other hand it means you should try to have a couple of players running ahead of the efc to be ready to catch them and slow them.

Because as everyone knows, PUG BG groups are all about being tactical.

[ITSFRANK 0]

WSG seems to be the default bg at 19-29 but then people switch to ab in the 39 bracket. 
we've tried to organize some ABs at 29 though. sad tbh its my fave bg. 

FRANK