Guild Wars 2

I was very pleasantly surprised to see how much fun this mini game was when I first tried it. I was eager to show a friend and..well it soon disappointing as we couldn’t play it together. Seeing how most of content in game allows you to play with friends, I couldn’t help be bothered by this.

It’s still fun and I will continue to play it by myself. Anyone else feel this way?

I’m guessing they did that so people cannot go in with only guild members and using things like teamspeak and have a huge advantage over PUGS (pick up groups) They want to make it fair for everyone.

han.9042:

I’m guessing they did that so people cannot go in with only guild members and using things like teamspeak and have a huge advantage over PUGS (pick up groups) They want to make it fair for everyone.

This line of thinking is absolutely brilliant! Lets do the same with sPvP and tPvP! I mean, who plays multiplayer games with friends… am I right?!

No wait… it sounds as good of an idea as ramming my face through a brick wall.

Fenghoang.3804:

han.9042:

I’m guessing they did that so people cannot go in with only guild members and using things like teamspeak and have a huge advantage over PUGS (pick up groups) They want to make it fair for everyone.

This line of thinking is absolutely brilliant! Lets do the same with sPvP and tPvP! I mean, who plays multiplayer games with friends… am I right?!

No wait… it sounds as good of an idea as ramming my face through a brick wall.

I guess you have not played BG in WoW. When PUGS vs. organized guild group using teamspeaks, PUGS just stood in their base and let them win. They just want to lose quick and get their token. Losing quickly yields more tokens in the long run.

Same thing will happen here. I guarantee you there will be a lot of complains from casual players or people not in a guild if they allow that to happen. ANet did a smart move and made it fair for every player.

han.9042:

I’m guessing they did that so people cannot go in with only guild members and using things like teamspeak and have a huge advantage over PUGS (pick up groups) They want to make it fair for everyone.

this actually makes sense – never thought about it that way. but it’s still a shame one can’t play this minigame with friends.
since there are a lot of concurrent instances anyway, they maybe should make it ranked (internally, not something players even notice). so people who take it seriously and play in a group get to a higher level and can play against others with similar skill – while those who just enjoy the game (alone or with friends) stay on the lower ranks and can have fun.
personally I just like the snowball fights without taking them very serious (I still have fun, even when my team is losing by a lot)

I for one am very happy you can’t play these with friends. Pre mades would ruin the even for people who don’t have one.

It’s still a multi player game. You’re still teamed with other players. There’s no reason you need to do this with your friend.

yah. even 2 coordinated scouts could insta-down anyone. 3 coordinated scouts could insta-kill someone.

han.9042:

Fenghoang.3804:

han.9042:

I’m guessing they did that so people cannot go in with only guild members and using things like teamspeak and have a huge advantage over PUGS (pick up groups) They want to make it fair for everyone.

This line of thinking is absolutely brilliant! Lets do the same with sPvP and tPvP! I mean, who plays multiplayer games with friends… am I right?!

No wait… it sounds as good of an idea as ramming my face through a brick wall.

I guess you have not played BG in WoW. When PUGS vs. organized guild group using teamspeaks, PUGS just stood in their base and let them win. They just want to lose quick and get their token. Losing quickly yields more tokens in the long run.

Same thing will happen here. I guarantee you there will be a lot of complains from casual players or people not in a guild if they allow that to happen. ANet did a smart move and made it fair for every player.

I actually did. To a certain degree, I agree that you have a point with pubstompers – they aren’t fun if you are on the losing end. It affects every team vs team game, from CS to DoTA to BGs in WoW.

But the thing is, the current solution isn’t a good one. Many (most?) people play multiplayer games to play with their friends. Not letting people do so, is utterly stupid. MOBA and strategy games utilize a simple matchmaking system to alleviate pubstomping, and that’s the correct solution to this issue IMO. Matchup arranged teams with other arranged teams and fill out the empty slots if necessary. But since these events are merely temporary, they don’t even need to go through the hassle of a ranking system. Hell, why can’t they just use the sPvP system for these events? They work just fine.

I mean seriously? You guys really think being prohibited from playing with your friends is a good idea? I honestly can’t believe people are defending this idea… Do you guys not have any friends/guildmates to play with or what? I thought these little fun events are meant to be spent with friends – you know sharing the experience and all?

I would’ve thought Anet learned this from the outcry during the first BWE and the first few days of release, when people couldn’t join each others’ overflows. And here i thought MMOs were a good way to enjoy a game with people you know, instead of being essentially a singleplayer game.

I personally love the event, but man, it sure as hell feels lonely and gets boring quick playing with strangers that hardly even speak…