As crazy as it may seem, clans at one point frowned upon dragging the pile any farther than a map away from where the fight was actually going on. The boundaries were usually set to a small area such as East Tree to West Tree or any other small area the clans clashed around. Once DI and DS had made dragging popular the boundaries began to expand. Still clans wanted to do more time actually fighting instead of walking around after each other, so most fights would happen between Spider Hill and Greater Demons.
Today there's a growing amount of clans fighting in new areas. For whatever reason they've chosen to hug single near Moss Giants and the eastern single strip, south of Lava Gap, Chaos Dwarves, or even in the trees where the Poison Spiders roam in P2P. One can argue that it's for strategic purposes only or just as easily for the fact that it's a sign of weakness.
My take on the matter is that fights should only occur between Spiders to Greaters. If you need to hide south of gap or tank through the trees to aid you it's a sign you're struggling. The same goes for fighting around tip when everyone is hugging single. If you're going to run back and forth between single and multi just to outlast someone you might as well give up. These forums have been moderated well enough to keep all of you reading coming back for years, so I'm sure you can agree that the rules are reasonable. The default boundaries for fights are still from Spiders to Greaters and anyone regrouping in single forfeits their right to a victory. Knowing this it makes me wonder why clans even bother trying to move the fight elsewhere. Some of the most dominant clans of all time have been able to overcome huge deficits in the Greaters to Spiders area. It leads me to wonder how comparable a clan's dominance is given that they can't even fight in the boundaries of the past.
Here's a quick look of these areas in the Wilderness:
Today there's a growing amount of clans fighting in new areas. For whatever reason they've chosen to hug single near Moss Giants and the eastern single strip, south of Lava Gap, Chaos Dwarves, or even in the trees where the Poison Spiders roam in P2P. One can argue that it's for strategic purposes only or just as easily for the fact that it's a sign of weakness.
My take on the matter is that fights should only occur between Spiders to Greaters. If you need to hide south of gap or tank through the trees to aid you it's a sign you're struggling. The same goes for fighting around tip when everyone is hugging single. If you're going to run back and forth between single and multi just to outlast someone you might as well give up. These forums have been moderated well enough to keep all of you reading coming back for years, so I'm sure you can agree that the rules are reasonable. The default boundaries for fights are still from Spiders to Greaters and anyone regrouping in single forfeits their right to a victory. Knowing this it makes me wonder why clans even bother trying to move the fight elsewhere. Some of the most dominant clans of all time have been able to overcome huge deficits in the Greaters to Spiders area. It leads me to wonder how comparable a clan's dominance is given that they can't even fight in the boundaries of the past.
What's your opinion on where F2P PKRI's should take place?
Here's a quick look of these areas in the Wilderness:
