noobasaurus wrote:
Makaro wrote:
It only says that the Alliance win at AV more, not that there is an imbalance.
Umm... I assure you it isn't due to the Alliance's superior PVP skill that is causing them to win a disproportionate number of AVs, especially considering their relative win ratio in the other battlegrounds.
AV is alliance favored, AB is horde favored (slightly), WSG is balanced.
The main reason AV is (currently) "alliance favored" is because both sides readily give up their foremost graveyard to the other side. For the alliance defense that's not a major concern, for two reasons. The first is because Stonehearth is a very easily assaulted or just bypassed graveyard. The second is because Stormpike is easier to defend due to the close quarters.
It is far more of a drawback for horde to simply give up Iceblood though. Tactically it's a very strong graveyard, especially due to the fact that there is a very narrow pathway (one frost trap would cover the entire road) to get to it, in addition to the TWO Lt's that static guard it, as well as another that walks by. There is also the additional problem of getting past Iceblood for any horde who die before Stonehearth is taken.
Once Iceblood is gone, it's much easier for the alliance. Frostwolf is really wide open, making it difficult for any defenders to effectively AoE. There is still a very strong and narrow corridor the horde have right before their towers that can be easily defended, but I've rarely seen any horde even try to defend it anymore.
Iceblood is fairly central to how the battle goes. If the alliance can take it early, and easily, they can cut off horde reinforcements, strangle their offense, sadly enough horde give up after that, and when it comes down to a 30v40 rush, the 40 will always win.