Ok, I can try posting my tactics in AV (horde side). I allmost never lose in AV, but my guildmates complain on how bad horde is all the time, so I dont think that my battlegroup (EU-misery) is any better for horde than anything else. Before I logged off yesterday I counted 62 AV wins in a row without one single loss. And none of that fights was played in a premade.
So here's my little guide for multiboxing AV:
What you will need:
- A timer mod for capping
- AV trinket (the one that ports you down to FW
Before we start in the waiting area
I allways place myself in group 8 and 5 random rogues in group 1.
Then I post the following macro:
Code:
/bg Grp1(stealth):Cap+def. in DB asap
/bg Grp2+3: Cap+def. SH -THEN kill Balinda
/bg Grp4+5: Cap+def. IW -THEN kill Balinda
/bg Grp6+7: Def. Galv and recap Towers+FW when capped
/bg This is a guideline only. It is up to you to follow it or not. Dont blame me for trying.
Now, I know you guys are going to say that such macros are useless, and the first few fights is probably are too. But there are a few things to consider here:
- As you can see, I try to send two groups to each bunker. This would in most cases be overkill. However if only 20% listens, this will add two defenders in addition to whoever randoms goes to the bunkers. This is never a bad thing when you are playing defense yourself. Also getting bunkers done before Balinda is allways good. Balinda can be taken at any time. Bunkers must be taken before you can win.
- If you play late in the evening, when there is few'er AV's up, its much easyer to get people to follow your tactics after you win a few fights. Because its often many of the same people that joins, and they will see that it works. So the more AV's you do in a row, the more likly it is to win the next.
- Hopfully the macro has gotten through to a few people that actually want to try to win. If not, in worst case scenario you have just earned yourself a couple of flames because of "spamming" No big deal.
After the fight starts, I allmost never try to do any coordination or type in BG chat. After this points its just the usuall spam,flames etc and just a distraction. I highly suggest that you try to ignore everything said about you or your multiboxing. Negative or positive. Its just a distraction, and you dont need to defend yourself in chat in addition to the BG.
The first few minutes of the BG
I go and defend Galvanger. (I would only reccomend this if you are good geared and know how to play pvp good, or if you have help from 2-3 other mates. If not, go and kill Balinda instead)
After I wipe them on Galv, the tower recapping begins. Here it is absolutly crucial to have the timer mod to play a good defense. Allways go for the towers with lowest times left,unless you are too far away to reach it in time (knowing what you have a shot to recap or not commes with expiricence)
I stay and defend Tower Point,Ice bloood and Galvanger as long as possible. When I see something get capped in FW, I equipp my AV-trinket, but I do not port down right away. I stay and recap TP,IB and defend galv. This is the big reason multiboxing is abselutly played best in defence. When you are defending, you can defend a lot of nodes, but if you are attacking a bunker you will need to stay there for 4 minutes to ensure its destruction.
Now, if everything in FW get capped, I will port down when there is about 2.5mins left for destruction. This is about the time I will need to recap both towers + relief hut. If fewer things is capped, I stay and defend the forward towers longer. This also commes with exipirience, when to port down etc.
As soon as you have recapped everything in FW, run STRAIGHT to IB/TP/GALV again. Dont mind if something in FW gets capped. You still have your AV trinkets equipped and can use them again when the time runs out. Your main objective now is to recap the forward towers again.
Then I usually just repeat theese steps until we win. Sometimes it takes 10 mins, sometimes it takes 40 mins. Personally I dont care as long as allys get 0 (or close to) honor 
If you find running up towers difficult, here's a few tips
- Allways ensure your followers are close to you when you start running up the stairs.
- Allways keep right at the stairs, since your followers fill cut the curve a bit. If you stay too far left (inner side of the curve) they will fall down while running up. This takes a little practice, but when you get it right, running up towers is no problem.
- Drop totems while you run up. Especially tremor totems. Aoe fear inside tower can be devestating
- Also use a pvp trinket in case your tremor isnt up/fails/out of range
If a lot of hordes is defending too
Then I would equip my AV-trinket (because you ALLWAYS need to prioritize defense) and run to the most forward enemy rez point. Blow up everyone ressing there as long as possible. This will make it easyer for people to get north to attack DB, and you will also keep attackers from getting to your towers. However this strategy is only when none of your towers are capped. As soon as something gets capped I either die on purpose,trinket back or run back. Wichever gets you fastest back to your defensive possition.
Hope this guide helps some winning more in AV. At least it will give you plenty of things to do, and keep you insanly busy.
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