Problems that still plague Gloria Victis
Remembering the Past For those unfamiliar with Gloria Victis , it was a three faction medieval MMORPG where players fought to control castles, villages, and strongholds. Every captured objective provided benefits to the faction, while guild castles became symbols of prestige and power. Years ago I played for the Midlanders as part of a PvP guild called DRATER . We fought alongside other Midlander guilds in constant wars over territory, guild castles, and faction dominance. It was medieval warfare at its best: heavy armour, pikes, cavalry charges, greatswords, and massive sieges that could involve hundreds of players. When Gloria Victis worked, there was simply nothing else quite like it. Unfortunately, it rarely worked as well as it should have. The game was plagued by server instability, rubber banding, de-synchronisation, and performance issues that made large scale PvP frustrating. New players would arrive, experience those problems within their first few days, and leave negative r...