Guild Wars 2

My idea is that you guys can make a server that only permits guesting. With the current scaling system being pretty decent I dont think it would pose many issues with fair play.

Okay so what I’m proposing is a PK server. Where its just a PVE server but you can also battle your fellow players in the normal world. It’s fun having this option when playing other games but can lead to camping people and what not. That is why this server would only have guesting allowed and you can return to your home server anytime.

Discussion anyone?

Any itches to scratch that aren’t handled by WvW anyway?

Its an interesting suggestion. One problem though, if it was fun at all it would take people away from WvW. If it took too many away, WvW could either collapse or one server completely overpower the other two in each grouping. A PK server would need to address this possibility.

One question I’ve yet to receive an answer in threads about open world PvP…

How would events work?. I’m asking because basically the whole game is built around cooperation and dynamic events is a big backbone of the PvE experience, but considering how chaotic they are already when if there are enough people around, it’s hard enough to even see where the boss is, imagine if all your AoEs were also hitting other players (or you being hit by them), I don’t see any medium or higher size event being even “finishable” in those conditions, not to mention that, unlike other PvP games, there’s really no reason to actually fight other players other than “because they’re there”.. the look is shared among everyone that attacks a mob, the resource nodes are instanced, there are no factions and so on.

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One question I’ve yet to receive an answer in threads about open world PvP…

How would events work?. I’m asking because basically the whole game is built around cooperation and dynamic events is a big backbone of the PvE experience, but considering how chaotic they are already when if there are enough people around, it’s hard enough to even see where the boss is, imagine if all your AoEs were also hitting other players (or you being hit by them), I don’t see any medium or higher size event being even “finishable” in those conditions, not to mention that, unlike other PvP games, there’s really no reason to actually fight other players other than “because they’re there”.. the look is shared among everyone that attacks a mob, the resource nodes are instanced, there are no factions and so on.

A fix for making events workable would be making pvp/pk mode something that you would turn on, making your name red or something like many other games utilize.

Having something like this does help co-operation aswell in my opinion. Big events you hardly talk to anyone, everyone just joins in and goes there seperate ways after the event is done. There is no co-operation other then a guy calling “troll up” in map chat. Say you turn on pvp mode and you get killed, you want to get him back but hes better – you need to make a friend and that will encourage you to talk to people.

It’s just fun to have that option to beable to pvp in open world. Thats why I said in my original post that it should be on a different server that only permits guesting. That way the people that dont want it dont have to go there. There are many other games that have PVP servers for open world combat aswell as normal servers.

Sometimes is just nice to change your game a little from your usual grind and WvW/sPvP. An option like this may help greatly keeping people from getting bored and taking a break from GW2. I lost all my core people in my guild because they got bored of GW2 which ultimately killed my guild.

I think the idea is certainly worth looking into. Would people use it? For sure. So if people would use this feature and like it, would it not help with the popularity of the game?

I’m sure it wouldnt be for everyone, but WvW isnt for everyone either. GW2 is all about options.

So would would be the point of a dedicated server if you can just turn the PvP capabilities on and off?

They gave WvW to absolve this. I think it would be more realistic to request different maps in that format.

WvW isnt really pvp – its siege and zerg. There are players that desprately want duels availible because they just want to kick their friend’s behind. Its a nice idea and there will be players that will like it.

Imagine – You against everyone else. I would suggest it a bit different tho – 1st if you go to this realm your pvp is enabled no matter what because you are guesting here and this is what you want to do (pvp). Also no WP are contested (but temples are). You receive no rewards for killing player except for a small chance to maybe looting a tipe of bag. Cities are a safe zone. Only in a party are you “friendly” and a non-target to the others in your party. Also everyone is of equal standard like that in pvp or else you will just get thieves and knife you with a hard beserker knife and any other profs that goes the zerker route and so on. And also maybe not have the entire world map availible – maybe just ascalon or tyria or such – dont want to play hide and seek (this is depended on how many players is REALLY instrested)