Guild Wars 2

Hi guys,
I’d like to bring up a suggestion and I’d be happy to get your feedback.
Personally I’m not a big fan of spvp and most of the time I just use that mode to duel people from my own server.
One of my main problems with spvp and tpvp is that it feels like it’s separated from the rest of the game (PvE and WvW) mostly because of the spvp equipment that you have to use. And because of that a lot of great builds simply don’t work in spvp that well.
Now that we have custom arenas in spvp why not add option to create maps where the players can use their pve equipment? Maybe even add an option that allows players to use buff food.
So that we would have 3 kinds of custom spvp maps:
1. Normal spvp maps where the players use their spvp stuff
2. Spvp maps where the players use their pve equipment
3. Spvp maps where the players use their pve equipment and buff food

Not only ArenaNet would profit from this change (the players would buy more Custom Arena Time Tokens -> More $$$) but also the spvp playerbase because this change could pull down the wall that is separating spvp from the rest of the game which would lead to an increase in the popularity of spvp.

So what do you think? Any cons?

I like sPvP simply BECAUSE it is separated from the rest of the game. The mere idea that theres a potential for additional stats to be used and food etc. (to me) is repulsive.

It’s like playing a dungeon crawler, getting the best gear, and having a distinct advantage over players who didn’t farm as hard as you. Thats not PvP, to the geared player that’s like PvE with improved AI.

Leave the mists alone!

Defektive.7283:

I like sPvP simply BECAUSE it is separated from the rest of the game. The mere idea that theres a potential for additional stats to be used and food etc. (to me) is repulsive.

It’s like playing a dungeon crawler, getting the best gear, and having a distinct advantage over players who didn’t farm as hard as you. Thats not PvP, to the geared player that’s like PvE with improved AI.

Leave the mists alone!

I’m not talking about changing spvp as a whole, i would just like to have a few arenas where you can use your pve equipment, that’s it

Updayedd.4638:

Defektive.7283:

I like sPvP simply BECAUSE it is separated from the rest of the game. The mere idea that theres a potential for additional stats to be used and food etc. (to me) is repulsive.

It’s like playing a dungeon crawler, getting the best gear, and having a distinct advantage over players who didn’t farm as hard as you. Thats not PvP, to the geared player that’s like PvE with improved AI.

Leave the mists alone!

I’m not talking about changing spvp as a whole, i would just like to have a few arenas where you can use your pve equipment, that’s it

Couldn’t they just section off a piece of a WvW map so you guys can just have your fun in there? Instead of corrupting our virgin mists?

I think this is the easiest way to implement something like that

Updayedd.4638:

I think this is the easiest way to implement something like that

If you call easy rewriting the entire sPvP codebase to not separate the PvE/WvW codebase which was done by design. With a possibility of the code bleeding into regular sPvP causing exploits. Yes this is the easiest way.

Perhaps they can add things to do more game modes into custom arenas. That include some items like food.

I doubt that they have to “rewrite the entire spvp codebase”, they have to add something that’s for sure. But i think it’s easier than to create a new wvw like Defektive suggested and easier than to add a duel option to pve.
And don’t forget that they’ll get quite some money out of this