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Oh this, rather common since retail (especially when no much asmo left in game)… 1. Some strong asmo went in and elyos pre make decide to pass (cause that team had someone on dps meter and was shown on website). Website block this information but it can be bypass or check who went into dred manually would work also. 2. Elyos had been q’ing their alt asmo for dred. So if elyos side pop and their asmo alt (QE) didn’t pop, means they ain’t meeting their plan afk alt… so they would just pass and re q again. It is easy to meet their own alt (plan to afk) easily cause asmo is getting lesser and harder to form group on LFG. So most just QE praying they don’t have a afk asmo in group… 3. Someone in elyos pre mark dc and they decide to pass Q.. rather rare for this… This is too common when one side is dying and elyos is taking this to go full pve. That’s how elyos out geared most asmo back in retail, only few super “whale” asmo could hold up with elyos group cause elyos could pve for everything from gear to ap… and as this goes, asmo population will drop more cause some will just quit, while others will go re till elyos (since it is easier to pve for gear and finding party member). thus pve aion is completed… I played elyos back in retail, and it took me only 2 hours of play time a day to max gear in 2.5 within a month. Got 140m ap on 2 separate acc… and seeing asmo side then, only a few could hold up in terms of ap or gear back then. Thats the power of pve aion…

Think most already know where would this lead to (apart form those in denial mode) which was the same 10 years back. It seem like most didn’t change nor grow up a bit (I do know most grew in size)… guess aion should have started with 3 fraction not 2? anyway, good luck for the pvp instance Q, and see more elyos creating their own room to make pvp instance pop and pve themselves which is so fun. And those who decide to change side to asmo, will be Stuck in between again (most likely will be playing super gear low level toon?).

Actually, guess most didn't notice. Dred pop much faster for elyos since server merged. The number of active elyos is 20% more then asmo since merge, but those elyos (I believe is same as in retail) doesnt like to go seige if they know they can't get a sure win. So during the initial stage, asmo and elyos number was more or less the same, seige was more balanced on both side. Then things changed, elyos managed to get these ppl for seige and with each win, more of those elyos who don't go seige started going. so seige started to started to reflect the actual number difference. And as days goes more will leave cause they dont see a point to play with each push from elyos (same as what happened in retail server). If things are same as retail, soon elyos who are bored with PVE will jump to Asmo side to "try" help but it just won't work without number. Elyos will be constantly complaining cross fraction PVP instance take too long or doesn't pop. Then when gelk comes, elyos will push for all 4 fort and.... Just think back to retail before merge and you will know how bad aion is if the numbers are not balanced.

Finally we had reached the same stage retail aion once reached before server merge. Full PVE Aion, but this time, no more server to merge. So most of us (I was elyos back in retail) know where this would lead to next. Every elyos will be camping dred NPC to try get instance dred pop soon (or any cross race pvp instance). Or we will see many elyos alt QE and AFK dred, making it even worst for actual QE asmo.