Guild Wars 2

You mean the top 4

I think that’s a BAZINGA!

Warthog.6870:

You mean the top 4

I think that’s a BAZINGA!

I think TC has had a net loss of WvW population during the season.

Chris.3290:

Warthog.6870:

You mean the top 4

I think that’s a BAZINGA!

I think TC has had a net loss of WvW population during the season.

Well the loss of EP and KH was a huge hit, they are both very good guilds. Losing both of them would hurt any server.

Yes, and they lost ZN in the lead-up to the season.

TC is still very large in comparison to SoS and Mag, but SoS and Mag were tier 3 before FA and DB developed issues.

It’s all good though. SoS, Mag, FA, and even SBI are still growing and we might have a good Tier 2-Tier 3 series of matchups if they can stop throwing T1 servers where they frankly don’t want to be.

So are SoS and TC gonna gang up on JQ this week and make things actually interesting and fun?

Or is it going to be the same old crapfest?

looks like the same all around – second place focusing third while first dishes out evenly
http://gw2wvw.org/?region=1&tier=2

ykyk.2740:

Chris.3290:

Yeah, Gold League is a snore 4-6

It’s OK guilds from all over the world are realizing the problem and transferring to the top 3 to ensure solid competition for all eternity, since the top 3 face each other all the time for good fights.

Oh wait durr

lol ok tc

E-sports journalism!!!! Let’s take a look at gold league scenarios!!

Score at end of week 4
BG 20
JQ 16
SoR 12
TC 12
SoS 6
Mag 6

We can safely assume that JQ/SoR/BG is going to beat any other server, and that TC is going to beat SoS/Mag. If there are any upsets then all of this changes.

Week 5:
SoR v TC v Mag : SoR will get 5 points by placing 1st over TC, who will get 3 points for placing 2nd, over Mag who gets 1

BG v JQ v SoS : match point for BG. If JQ wins, they’re still in the running, if BG wins the league is pretty much over other than the fight for 2nd and 5th place. SoS will get 1 point for third place finish. Will be interesting to see if BG’s coverage is enough to beat JQ’s as soundly as SoR’s. Do these three servers need to be together to truly be happy?!? The rest of the world certainly wishes they would stay together, but what will JQ and BG decide?!? How will SoR feel about being left out?!?Tune in week five to find out!!

Week 6:
BG v SoS v Mag : BG 5 points, SoS and Mag will get 3 or 1 (not sure who wins this tbh, not sure either will try for that matter)

JQ v SoR v TC : This will be a hard fought matchup. SoR doesn’t have the coverage issues with JQ they do with BG and TC will potentially play a strong spoiler. Is the Dolyak parade ready to show some teeth (a rather disturbing thought)?? Is there an upset in the making due to TC’s chance at a third place victory if SoR loses this? Will a 2v1 emerge or will honest competition rule the day?!?!? Stay tuned!!!

Week 7:
JQ/BG/SoR – finally, after a long long drought everyone’s favorite three way is back. This is still anyone’s game, although it will be interesting to see if the potential winners will play into 2v1 scenarios, or if all three servers will just play to crush whoever is in their way. The rest of the world can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the three megablobs collapse into their own little singularity again. But will they cause lag so bad that even other matchups will be effected?!? Will the time apart have changed them?!? Are these not the servers that spent so many happy days in the summer together anymore?!? Has JQ forgiven the 2v1 from week 1?!?! Will their commanders stop blaming everyone else for their own boneheaded decisions?!? Does SoR feel betrayed by BG’s constant thrashings after working together, or did they enjoy it?!? Have they been playing possum this whole time and preparing to catch us all off guard?!? Will BG wait until the final moment to bring in their newly brought guilds from the past to retroactively make themselves the winners of every matchup that has ever occurred?!? The thrilling finale, only in week seven of Gold League!!!!

TC v. SoS v. Mag – TC will get five points, SoS/Mag will get 3/1. TC will dance around in Dolyak form a lot.

By server:

BlackGate controls its own destiny. If BG wins either week 5 or 7, BG will win comfortably. Even if BG comes in 2nd week 5 they will still win if they place above 3rd in week 7, or if JQ does not win week 7. The only scenario in which BG does not win…

Jade Quarry has to win week 5, week 6, and week 7 AND BG come in third week 7 to win the league, if BG finishes 2nd (or JQ 2nd and BG third), they will tie for 1st. If JQ loses to BG week 5 AND SoR week 6, then week 7 will determine if JQ or SoR places 2nd. In any other scenario JQ will finish 2nd.

Sanctum of Rall can’t catch BG at this point, but can come in second if JQ loses to BG week 5, SoR beats JQ week 6, and SoR finishes ahead of JQ week 7. A tie for 2nd could occur if JQ loses to BG week 5, beats SoR week 6, and then SoR comes in first and JQ comes in third week 7.

Tarnished Coast is pretty much guaranteed to finish with 21 points, which may actually be a tie for third if SoR loses to JQ week 6 and comes in third week 7. Otherwise this is 4th place.

Maguuma & Sea of Sorrows will be determined by weeks 6 and 7. If the same server beats the other both those weeks that server will get 5th and the other 6th. If they split they will end tied for 5th.

E-sports journalism!!!!

@SlothBear I enjoyed the mid-season commentary. Well done!