Quote Originally Posted by Garvey View Post
I wouldn't flatter the troll by calling him skilled, it's not possible in a 72 player game for 1 person to have that much influence.
That's not necessarily true, especially if you have a full pre-made backing your decisions and call outs.

I've seen entire matches in which the actions of all 24 players are be dictated by one person. With PuG groups, it's extremely rare to get that much complacency, but I've seen it happen. You just need to work really hard at getting them all on the same page. This is obviously easier if they are all agreeable players with a good attitude. Having a pre-made makes it a little easier though. You're basically stacking the deck and influencing a mob mentality. Having 8 players out of 24 follow your calls and support them (vocally, if necessary) tends to gather a following, because people will follow the mob.

I do agree, though, that having 24 v. 24 v. 24 (or, 8 v. 8 v. 8) is stale, and it can get frustrating to play the same game mode over and over and over. This is especially true when you are at the mercy of the general mood of the mob. You can be the best leader in the game and have a pre-made backing all of your decisions, but if you're playing with a bunch of noobs who like to run around like ducks it won't make much of a difference. I'm looking forward to Feast, because it will be a nice change of pace after months of Seize.