Guild Wars 2

For thoese of you lost in the new crab toss minigame I have made a video guide on how to play it:

And for a little bit of entertainment a full game with me and a guildee:

In case you can’t tell I LOVE this minigame and I really don’t understand why some many people dislike it.

Learn from the best.Stalk the guy who have winning streak.Steal stuff from that guy, not just crabs!

LONGA.1652:

Learn from the best.Stalk the guy who have winning streak.Steal stuff from that guy, not just crabs!

I honestly cannot tell you how many fishing rods I have stolen since this mini-game was released.

Should add that with the latest update if a player dies while you hold the crab you score extra points

I hated crab toss at first but it grew on me and now I like it.

Barabbas.8715:

I hated crab toss at first but it grew on me and now I like it.

Same here — I am having a blast with it now that the lag is gone.

Lag is so much better now in crab toss. People are getting MUCH better at playing it too. Players lining themselves up for the inevitable sprinter to break free of the pack, more focus on items, and even people deliberatly faking others out with mid range and shorter sprints!
Took me four goes to win it yesterday, and all four games has VERY close scores. I really do hope this sticks around after the LS is done.

I still find plenty of lag, to the point where it’s nearly unplayable for me. My pings are between 100 and 200 so, as usual with rural “broadband” (radio, so large jitter) I guess I’m screwed.

DryHumour.1307:

I still find plenty of lag, to the point where it’s nearly unplayable for me. My pings are between 100 and 200 so, as usual with rural “broadband” (radio, so large jitter) I guess I’m screwed.

I sit on 460 being from rural Australia and I have no problems. I get the occasinal noticable spike (or did haven’t seen any recently) but nothing that makes the game unplayable.

Another 3 win streak this morning. This is actually not bad farming (and fun to boot) if you get good at it!

Kaaboose.3897:

In case you can’t tell I LOVE this minigame and I really don’t understand why some many people dislike it.

Maybe because of all the lag? Sometimes there will be a 2s delay to launch a skill. Sometimes your character will just stop moving.
And no, the lag isn’t gone. Just played a minute ago. Still a crapload of lag. And that’s the only thing in this game where I lag.

And the fact that there 4 achievements around it? That’s a joke, right?

Skill lag kills it for me as well. Even with only 3 players in the game. It’s totally ridiculous. How can a silly game like this produce more skill lag than a 70-man blob in WvW. I’ve never seen skill activate sooner than 2-4 sec after pressing the button.

Anyway, I recommend people to stay away from it until ANet sorts their stuff. The way it is now, it’s 90% luck and 10% skill. The one with the least lags wins always.

Thats not lag. Thats a delay when you come out of rush and so on. Happens to everyone. You learn to get around it.

spoj.9672:

Thats not lag. Thats a delay when you come out of rush and so on. Happens to everyone. You learn to get around it.

How is this not lag?

1) Stand on top of the Crab Carrier
2) Press skill 1
3) Wait 2-4 seconds to see the skill go on cool down
4) Miss because the Crab Carrier got 2-4 sec to move away

It happens all the time. I’m aware of the delay after a rush, which pales in comparison to the lag on skills really.

Well i have pretty shocking internet most of the time and I dont have that issue. Same goes for everyone in my guild. Actually havent seen any eu guys complain about lag in crab toss.

I don’t hold still when attemping a swipe, I try to match their movement.
Are you sure you’re not confusing lag with skill activation time?
Also for thoese interested in seeing all these skills come together the background footage of my latest video is from crab toss with some tricky manovers pulled off quite well (and sometimes not so well!)

A few more tips:

1. - It’s very rarely the first person to pick up the crab that escapes with it. Allow your foe to pick up the crab then swipe it before they can move!
2. - Throwing a Karka egg into a large mob while large ones are rolling around will most likley result in mega elimation points.
3. - Don’t forget you have 2 attacks when you hold the crab! Ability 1 is a long stun, Ability 4 still works and can buy you that last second you need while waiting for sprint.
4. - Ability 1 with the plank is useful for covering ground even if your foe is out of range. 1 to cover the distance, then 2 to clean up your foe!
5. - The fishing rod is quite dificult to land a crab grab with. You must match your foes speed for it to hit. Also if there is a player between you and the path of the crab after a succesful hit THEY will get the crab, not you!
6. - A dazed player can still dodge. But that’s all!
7. - Swipe is not just for the crab but for items too! Just be sure not to steal from someone who might hold a grudge…
8. - It’s tricky but you can throw the crab to an enemy player and as long as they are moving it will knock them down. You can swipe it right back before they can get back on their feet!
9. - The ultimate way to do this is to throw the crab at somone in the path of a rolling Karka!
10. - Make sure there are no karka heading for the crab when you try to pick it up! Let your foes do this and then run in and swipe it before they can get back up off the ground!

This mini-game is so well designed. I love it. I hate to bash on sPvP but I feel like it would make a better e-sport. There is a great amount of depth in predicting your opponent’s move, faking, counter-faking, and anticipating everything that’s going on in the arena. Good players have lot of room to express their skills and at the same time the game is thought so that they can’t dominate all the time and so that even a complete noob can hold the crab at least once. And from a spectator’s point of view (if there was a spectator mode for this), what’s not to love about seeing the whole team getting rolled on by a giant karka (this and things like the fishing pole or a leaping plank make for great turn of events).

Tauril.8504:

This mini-game is so well designed. I love it. I hate to bash on sPvP but I feel like it would make a better e-sport. There is a great amount of depth in predicting your opponent’s move, faking, counter-faking, and anticipating everything that’s going on in the arena. Good players have lot of room to express their skills and at the same time the game is thought so that they can’t dominate all the time and so that even a complete noob can hold the crab at least once. And from a spectator’s point of view (if there was a spectator mode for this), what’s not to love about seeing the whole team getting rolled on by a giant karka (this and things like the fishing pole or a leaping plank make for great turn of events).

I REALLY hope it stays after the living story is gone. And I agree with you on your Esports comment as well!