Guild Wars 2

The way I understand the whole closing map mechanic to work is that 1 hour prior to closing anyone currently on that map will get a message that the map will close in 60 minutes with an option to swap to another map..
The problem I keep encountering is that if people taxi others to this closing map, the people joining will receive no warning or timer on how long the map will remain open.
This leads to situations where people use the LFG tool to put a group together after receiving the message, taxi people to a closing map, do an entire event chain, get to the final part, only to have the map close “surprisingly” once things get interesting (mid Vinewrath fight last time it happened to me).

Would it be possible to have the warning about the map closing pop up even if you join the map after the initial message (as in, during any time from the 60 minute marker to when the map will actually close)? Would be nice.. Thanks! :P

Tarir? :P sometimes happen but it is only an issue because of an event. When an event start people use lfg changing map at superspeed. Some ip turn out with low population for a brief time but right after few minutes and sometimes seconda the pop up message disappear.
P.s. never press yes

Acnologia.6934:

P.s. never press yes

I always press yes when farming a map. I grab all the nodes 1st then accept the change. Instant more nodes to farm (except rich).

Acnologia.6934:

Tarir? :P sometimes happen but it is only an issue because of an event. When an event start people use lfg changing map at superspeed. Some ip turn out with low population for a brief time but right after few minutes and sometimes seconda the pop up message disappear.
P.s. never press yes

Why “never press yes”? The map can close anyway. Yes just allows you to receive the buff for transferring voluntarily AFAIK.

Djinn.9245:

Acnologia.6934:

Tarir? :P sometimes happen but it is only an issue because of an event. When an event start people use lfg changing map at superspeed. Some ip turn out with low population for a brief time but right after few minutes and sometimes seconda the pop up message disappear.
P.s. never press yes

Why “never press yes”? The map can close anyway. Yes just allows you to receive the buff for transferring voluntarily AFAIK.

Correct. Once you get the message the map WILL close, no matter if you accept the transfer or not. And from my experience no matter how many people join the map after it’s been set to close. It does not matter if you’re there or not, it will close after the time given.

I just request that entering the map after the “closing timer” has started, will also give you a message so you know it’s a closing map. :/

Najten.2418:

And from my experience no matter how many people join the map after it’s been set to close.

It’s because it’s not about that map, the map that has to filled is the one it wants you to join.

Considering the problem is player made and the only way you’re really going to encounter it is if you don’t use the automated system as intended, it’s rather unlikely that they’d bother changing it.

Healix.5819:

Najten.2418:

And from my experience no matter how many people join the map after it’s been set to close.

It’s because it’s not about that map, the map that has to filled is the one it wants you to join.

Considering the problem is player made and the only way you’re really going to encounter it is if you don’t use the automated system as intended, it’s rather unlikely that they’d bother changing it.

My issue is that I don’t really have any control in if this will happen or not, unless I completely stop using the LFG tool which is a rather important part of finding groups to do the meta events with. The only thing I can do personally is to never start a meta event group on a map where I’ve received the “map is closing” message. I’m on about being taxied into a closing map without knowing that it is about to close, and wasting time doing stuff on there that I have no chance of finishing due to the timer remaining on the map being too short to begin with.

I thought they changed the timers to 2 hours. At least, I thought that that was what the patch notes said.

Still, I’ve never been thrown out of a map where I didn’t say yes to the move. Nor have a map close without warning. I guess I’m super lucky. It must be frustrating for those that have.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

I thought they changed the timers to 2 hours. At least, I thought that that was what the patch notes said.

Still, I’ve never been thrown out of a map where I didn’t say yes to the move. Nor have a map close without warning. I guess I’m super lucky. It must be frustrating for those that have.

I have. Usually exactly 60 minutes after getting the initial popup. Even if I choose to stay and the button to “swap later” has disappeared, the map closes. Has done so every time I’ve tried it so far.