Alright well seeing as you dumbed me I'm going to have a debate with you in regards to why you're wrong here.
#1.) It is the Battalions decision to do this, basically, your argument is every one that is online should participate, so you're asking for a better odds of you winning in specific. SOBDE need a general basic knowledge of PvP and even has PvP in your tryouts. (Shocker) (Exposed) meaning that SOBDE is equipped with members who are on average quite good. Whereas not every battalion has members who are ready to PvP, most battalion members are PvE heroes and enjoy more RP aspects of the game. <-- This is point #1. YOU ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO SAY NO WE WANT TO USE MORE PEOPLE AND YOU HAVE MORE AVAILABLE.
#2.) RANCOR choosing to dwindle their numbers down to an appropriate level of players that they consider to be their "core players" is an excellent strategy as SOBDE has the same exact amount of numbers who are ready and willing to PvP with those group of players. Your chances of winning are the same as RANCORs in this respect. If a battalion chooses to bench people, it's what they choose to do. There's a reason in basketball you have a 1st/2nd/3rd string player choice. You choose your best to go with the minimal amount of people allowed on the court at once. Basically, RANCOR deciding out of their 3 strings to put it down to 5 players in their "top string". All sports do this for a reason. "OBVIOUSLY THEY CANT ADJUST THE PLAYER COUNT I GET THAT" However only certain players are allowed to participate. And this is a smart strategy if you threw stupid players in. You're going to lose.
#3.) I bet if you guys had won this match this suggestion would not even be up, it would be completely ignored and you guys would be insulting RANCOR for trying what you call a "Toxic Strategy" when in return 187th lost to this same exact strategy and we shook hands at the end of the day and realized our defeat. I'm sure changes will be made in turn of what to expect in the future, however, I feel like this is pure PJSalt coming from the SOBDE and it's really annoying that it got to the point of creating this much drama on the forums.
#4.) BvB is not supposed to be a "friendly everyone gets to join in the environment". As to Zyner's and Sock's point. BvB is a competitive aspect that allows players to think in a competitive way and allows players who are interested in PvP to get the best out of their time in the battalion for that matter. If you asked all of RANCOR to participate against all your numbers. I guarantee that you would have won today. I feel as if you're overly heated about this and may need to take a step back and realize that you lost and that is that. THERE IS A CASH PRIZE FOR A REASON
#5.) What Zyner said makes no sense. "It's scummy to allow good players to play against good players" <-- This is a perfectly even playing field for both sides and personally is created a more competitive field for good players vs good players. If you thinking to balance the numbers to be the best of the best vs the best of the best is scummy. You probably didn't play sports in Highschool because that's exactly how strings work <->. It would always be 1st string vs 1st string, 2nd string vs string. Yes the player count is the same but it's still adjusting to "balancing the playing field" and is a commonly used tactic in Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, and football.
#6.) You're basically asking RANCOR, NEXT TIME PLEASE USE ALL YOUR PLAYERS INCLUDING THE SHIT ONES SO WE HAVE BETTER ODDS.
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End my rant.
I wonder how many people will actually use their education and read this, rather than blindly replying.