fighting off zergs in shadowbane used to be the highlight of the evening. nothing says success like grinding hordes of chinese players on a 300:1 ratio off their encampment and killing their banestone before they can get back. although to be fair, my allies and I built our characters to be the best. you know how hard it is to pack 120-130 int onto a dwarf prelate? just to make a passable nuker/healer with a mountain of hitpoints gold resists and gold block? I could take multiple whole groups of chinese on by myself, because there were so many of them they hard a hard time getting good gear or organizing efficient group combinations. eventually the chinese leaders realized the gear difference and started outfitting elite troops, but we had been punching up for years. better geared opponents was hardly noticeable. Given what i've seen in the other thread, I'd be willing to bet the eldar would have the best pvpers simply because the massive pressure from being outnumbered would create diamonds, but depending on how pvp and gear is handled that might not mean much. which is why i'll probably go ork instead. tough, resistant to psykers, resistant to magic, big guns... sure its not as powerful as chaos but seeing as space marines will be the most numerous, and chaos marines are their natural enemy, being on the side lines makes it easier to work like a sneaky git, and there's no way I'm playing a bunch of sissy elves. In fact the only reason I'll bother with them at all is to hunt them like endangered animals.
