Originally Posted by
Ojiepat
While I don't believe it is impossible to win when defending first(and in fact win more than I lose), I do have a few points that make it seem a little unfair that the starting positions are not currently rotated.
1. I believe that there is a psychological effect to having to defend for less time. Let's say the alliance take the relic in 5 minutes. At the 4:50 mark of their attack, alliance knows they only have to hold on for 10 seconds and throw everything they have at it. Obviously other people in this thread think differently, but that's how I see it.
2. If horde is slow joining the BG, Alliance get the advantage. Attacking with a numbers advantage means that you can capture the relic real fast. Defending with a numbers advantage still means you have to hold for 10 minutes, and by then the numbers will either be evened out, or the BG will be called on account of too few players.
3. There are achievements that I don't think I will get as horde will get with horde always defending first. to get the achievement for not losing a wall, requires horde to hold on for 10 minutes, it requires alliance to hold on for how even long it took them to take the relic. Not to mention the achievement to capture the relic in 4 minutes, which is counted from the start of the match, not round.