Turning the tide in AV (as Horde)

[Fizzler]

It is all about the back cap. Taking back 2 towers forces them to either take down the boss with two marshalls or wait out the new cap timer. 2 Marshalls are easy enough to get down with a somewhat organized group but you rarely have that. There is always some clothie that panics when they get aggro. Instead of just dieing they try and run out. Either that or lack of healing.

[BobGnarly]

I've had some success backcapping IBT and TP. It is a pain running up those towers, and fighting in them, but I can usually win. It's usually 2-3 sub-80 toons in there which die real nice.

pro-tip: you can drop totems on the last level before the top and they will still reach you...this way you are prepared to go right to battle when you entire the flag area.

Also, beware of elemental shaman, they will TS you right off the tower (which I'm sure we all know from personal experience). I always tab through the enemies before I go in to see if one's in there. If so, you gotta juke around and get them to blow that first.

[Siaea]

Also, beware of elemental shaman, they will TS you right off the tower (which I'm sure we all know from personal experience). I always tab through the enemies before I go in to see if one's in there. If so, you gotta juke around and get them to blow that first.

What I do if I"m trying to retake a horde tower, I run in with all 5 shaman to the back of the tower, spam 5 TS and more often than not that will launch at least 1 Ally out of there, I drop 5x magmas and spam chain heals. That's pretty much my strat with groups since I'm only in PvE gear currently.

[Domineek]

Being in the Cyclone battlegroup (Alliance side), I wonder if I've ever been in the same AV as you. I've only seen 2 other multiboxing groups horde side. Lately I've been noticing that Horde has been back capping towers more often, which imo has been working well to their advantage, if Alliance isn't keeping a good enough defense. So I've been running back to TP/IBT to help defend once the east/west FW towers are capped.

[gitcho]

spam 5 TS and more often than not that will launch at least 1 Ally out of there

you can cast TS from behind the tower, and it will go thru the wall and launch someone standing in the opening on the other side off the tower??

[Siaea]

you can cast TS from behind the tower, and it will go thru the wall and launch someone standing in the opening on the other side off the tower??

No, I just "suicide" run inside to the other side of the flag, and they will be launched out the door

And Domineek, I'm on Bonechewer, which is Reckoning BG. I'm the only active boxer that I've seen so far in AV.

[gitcho]

I'm the only active boxer that I've seen so far in AV.

you mean besides me ... i vote truce until my 5 shamans hit 80

[Siaea]

you mean besides me ... i vote truce until my 5 shamans hit 80

LoL, I haven't even been in 'the wild' since I started leveling my lowbie shammy in AV. What level are your shammies?

[Gares]

Being in the Cyclone battlegroup (Alliance side), I wonder if I've ever been in the same AV as you. I've only seen 2 other multiboxing groups horde side. Lately I've been noticing that Horde has been back capping towers more often, which imo has been working well to their advantage, if Alliance isn't keeping a good enough defense. So I've been running back to TP/IBT to help defend once the east/west FW towers are capped.

I've never seen you boxing AV either. I normally box Alliance Shammies but I do have a Horde set too.

[Smoooth]

I'm on Reckoning also so you should be seeing me soon as I'm about to hit 71.

Back capping hasn't been possible for me since the alliance all move forward in a group waiting on the towers to burn before moving forward. They don't rush because the games always start out 20 horde to 40 alliance so they just keep 10 or so on defense and thats all they need to wipe the few of us that get split up in bunkers or at balinda. Then they either just win on reinforcements or win outright because horde all get split up and dont accomplish anything.