Guild Wars 2

Mainly being a pvp player, i wish there were stats or leaderboards in this game. The mmo genre has never really gotten the same level of multiplayer attention that most other competitively played games have gotten. I hoped that would be different in gw2 but it still lacks any good matchmaking features and any sort of publicly viewable/shareable character profile.

Your pvp options are very limited in this game and it feels like everything i do, i do for nothing other than some sort of currency that i can buy a bunch of useless stuff with. Theres no team/personal ranking or rating system other than a purely exp-based level system which cant even be viewed publicly. With no dueling and no arenas, pvp in its current state will get old quickly.

For me at least the replay value of a game is all in the multiplayer. While the gameplay of this game is great, theres only so many maps, so many gametypes, so many times i can do the same thing over and over again. With stats like kill/death, win/loss, points per match, etc. not only do i feel like im always playing the game for a reason but i also like to work towards a goal and improve my gameplay.

Achievements are nice but theyre more pve oriented. Like achievements players want to show off their level of skill in pvp which IMO is why adding some sort of public pvp stats/leaderboards would make this game very much playable even with only the 4 maps and 1 gametype that are currently available.

Im not bashing this game, i think its a great game but i wish there were just a little more there on the pvp side of things. Just because theres never been an mmo with advanced multiplayer support doesnt mean this game has to follow trend. Just a few additions to this game and it could be the best mmo for years to come.

Rotten title – if you want to complain about PvP make a thread in the PvP section, this is the suggestions section and its hard to fathom just what your suggestion is.

roqoco.4053:

Rotten title – if you want to complain about PvP make a thread in the PvP section, this is the suggestions section and its hard to fathom just what your suggestion is.

Complaining? Im just trying to help the devs make this game the best it can be and im sorry if you felt that way about my post. Like i said before… my suggestion would be to add some sort of leaderboards, skill-based ranking system, and/or publicly viewable pvp statistics character profile to the game. I believe it will give much more replay value to pvp.

Hardly the “main reason this game is lacking though” is it? Those are relatively minor things that some people might appreciate and may be added later unless the devs have some compelling reason for not doing so. Also hopefully, they’ll add a spectator mode for sPvP.

PvP shouldn’t be about ego stroking or exclusivity, it should be about good sportsmanship and fun.

There should be a ranking system once paid tournaments are enabled. Or, at least, there was in the original Guild Wars.

Also, claiming something like, “There should not be a ranking system because it encourages player ego” is hardly a valid reason to suggest it not be implemented. Some people PvP solely for fun and others because of the competition.

There is nothing wrong with allowing players to see how they rank among their competition.

What PvP in this game needs for sure are different game types.. like PRONTO. Conquest/capping is the worst they could have chosen to start the game off with. TDM or Capture the Leader are game types that would keep people entertained for years to come.

miracle.4216:

What PvP in this game needs for sure are different game types.. like PRONTO. Conquest/capping is the worst they could have chosen to start the game off with. TDM or Capture the Leader are game types that would keep people entertained for years to come.

yep

Turtlemilk.1064:

There should be a ranking system once paid tournaments are enabled. Or, at least, there was in the original Guild Wars.

Also, claiming something like, “There should not be a ranking system because it encourages player ego” is hardly a valid reason to suggest it not be implemented. Some people PvP solely for fun and others because of the competition.

There is nothing wrong with allowing players to see how they rank among their competition.

Agreed. Some people play games casually and some a little bit more seriously. I think its wrong to think just because you play this game casually, the more competitive players cant have anything they want, even if it doesnt affect your style of play at all.

Well, there are tournaments and (according to the wiki) there are supposed to be monthly/yearly tournaments.

That being said, I’d like to see some sort of stat tracking/leaderboards visible to everyone. I love stats. They should definitely be sorted by hot join and tournaments though. I’m not sure what all you would put in the stats, but kills, deaths, neutralizes/captures, etc would be nice.

bump… any hardcore pvpers feel the same way? something like this shouldnt be too much work for arena net to implement