Oliver Smith (not verified) on May 6, 2006 - 07:43.
Since my criteria for "success" in stating that in WoW the CTF PvP is more successful than the MMO PvP was that there be a higher number of people playing it than simply people playing the WoW MMO PvP, you are absolutely correct A+B > B.
You appear to be trying to make the point that the PvP server players can only be counted as PvP players, and not as CTF PvP players.
So lets try this for size.
Group Pe := Set of players that play PvE on a PvP server.
Group Pm := Set of players that play MMO PvP on a PvP server.
Group Pc := Set of players that play CTF PvP on a PvP server.
Group Ee := Set of players that play PvE on a PvE server.
Group Ec := Set of players that play CTF PvP on a PvE server.
If a player plays both MMO PvP and CTF PvP on a PvP server, s/he is counted in both Pm and Pc. That's how set theory works.
My assertion is that Pc + Ec > Pm.
Since Blizzard has said that over two thirds of their PvP server are in set Pm and at least half of their PvE server players are in group Ec. That means that Pc + Ec > Pm.
You're more than welcome to dispute my criteria for success; I'm not saying I prefer the CTF PvP. But if you can't make that distinction, then you'll probably still be stuck on the whole A+B>B thing.
Re: What means PvP in WoW
Since my criteria for "success" in stating that in WoW the CTF PvP is more successful than the MMO PvP was that there be a higher number of people playing it than simply people playing the WoW MMO PvP, you are absolutely correct A+B > B.
You appear to be trying to make the point that the PvP server players can only be counted as PvP players, and not as CTF PvP players.
So lets try this for size.
Group Pe := Set of players that play PvE on a PvP server.
Group Pm := Set of players that play MMO PvP on a PvP server.
Group Pc := Set of players that play CTF PvP on a PvP server.
Group Ee := Set of players that play PvE on a PvE server.
Group Ec := Set of players that play CTF PvP on a PvE server.
If a player plays both MMO PvP and CTF PvP on a PvP server, s/he is counted in both Pm and Pc. That's how set theory works.
My assertion is that Pc + Ec > Pm.
Since Blizzard has said that over two thirds of their PvP server are in set Pm and at least half of their PvE server players are in group Ec. That means that Pc + Ec > Pm.
You're more than welcome to dispute my criteria for success; I'm not saying I prefer the CTF PvP. But if you can't make that distinction, then you'll probably still be stuck on the whole A+B>B thing.