Obviously Mythical

[Nebu]

Perceived.

And they still are perceived to be, but that was never the case, although I will concede that chain stunning was a problem back at release. The other reason why this perception is because Midgard has always had less playable classes than the other realms, thus each individual class has more utility and it is easier to get together a full functional group with less people so you have extra spots for extra utility of your choosing. Yada yada yada...

Not perceived... Prior to the release of NF it was true.  I have played the endgame in all 3 realms and Midgard is like playing on easy mode.  Fewer classes = more skills per class = greater utility.  A solid player will do better with the midgard classes as you have more options available to you on the battlefield.  Does this mean that the powers themself are unbalanced?  No... What it does mean is that each player has more tools at their disposal; a good thing imho.

Now with NF, Albion: the ranged class and the class most commonly subscribed to (I have heard that over 40% of subscribers play in Albion, but who knows the validity of that?!?). figure) is finally able to dominate.  I'm still undecided if this was just a solid marketing strategy or if the people in mythic never actually play.

[HRose]

I'm still undecided if this was just a solid marketing strategy or if the people in mythic never actually play.

You overstimate them by far.

[Nebu]

You overstimate them by far.

You're probably right... I seem to have a track record for overestimating mmog development houses.  I think I need a larger infusion of teh h8.

[eldaec]

I have heard that over 40% of subscribers play in Albion

Given that :

1) Perfect balance would be 33.3%.
2) Many people play more than one realm.
3) Stats on which realm active people consider their 'main' would be impossible short of mass telepathy.

I'd be shocked if less than 40% play in the most popular realm.

[Soukyan]

Perceived.

And they still are perceived to be, but that was never the case, although I will concede that chain stunning was a problem back at release. The other reason why this perception is because Midgard has always had less playable classes than the other realms, thus each individual class has more utility and it is easier to get together a full functional group with less people so you have extra spots for extra utility of your choosing. Yada yada yada...

Not perceived... Prior to the release of NF it was true.  I have played the endgame in all 3 realms and Midgard is like playing on easy mode.  Fewer classes = more skills per class = greater utility.  A solid player will do better with the midgard classes as you have more options available to you on the battlefield.  Does this mean that the powers themself are unbalanced?  No... What it does mean is that each player has more tools at their disposal; a good thing imho.

Now with NF, Albion: the ranged class and the class most commonly subscribed to (I have heard that over 40% of subscribers play in Albion, but who knows the validity of that?!?). figure) is finally able to dominate.  I'm still undecided if this was just a solid marketing strategy or if the people in mythic never actually play.

Yes, I played the end game in all three realms as well. I found Albion to be the easiest by far. But then again, Cabalist DoTs are pretty wicked. ;) I suppose it is a matter of perception after all... as I stated.

[HRose]

Don't be stupid. It's impossible to fix the population imbalances.

What you can fix is the gameplay to make the game fun *because* of the imbalances. That was my design idea and that's the only possible working solution.