Guild Wars 2

Hello.

To make it easy for everyone and anet I made an info-graphic about the upcoming commander changes. Enjoy!

TADA!: http://i.imgur.com/CHDEQub.jpg

Before reading the rest of my post, please check the graphic first as I will refer to it.

So, first I don’t really understand why the merged topic exists only in WvW section. I know that commanders are crucial to that part of the game but what about all of the ones commanding on Tequatls and Wurms?

I always thought that anet actually made the commander character bound for exactly this reason (check the graphic) but since the announcement I’m starting to think that it just turned out this way when they made the game. period.

Please do not call it a “system”. How can you call an icon above your head which gives you no useful things whatsoever except showing your position on map a system! I mean like.. really? Just to compare, anyone there in your office checked out “Battlefield 2” years ago? (I know, its an oldie…) That game had a commander SYSTEM.

For all of you saying “just join squad you won’t see other tags blah blah blah” Just woah, chill. Apparently you are one of those LA commanders and you never commanded with random people did you huh? Like they will listen yeah maybe 1% of them will.

I have 4 commander tags. Like many other people who actually use them for something. Will we be able to get a refund for 3 commander tags? You know… since all those people who are now rushing to buy one for only 100g will get a FREE upgrade? (Can you feel that rage if we won’t? I can see people leaving this game.)

OK, enough ranting! How about some SOLUTIONSSSSS…..

Everyone with 1 commander tag -> should still have character bound tag with only blue color (old system) with ability of purchasing the UPGRADE book for additional 200 gold to be enrolled into the new system. OR get a refund and no tag.
Everyone with 2 commander tags -> should still have character bound tag with only blue color (old system) with ability of purchasing the UPGRADE book for additional 100 gold to be enrolled into the new system. OR get a refund and no tag.
Everyone with 3 commander tags -> should be upgraded to the new system.
Everyone with 4 and more tags -> Should be able to get a refund for every next commander tag after the 3rd one. OR be acknowledged for all our hard work and get extra colors.

IF people with only one commander tag will get a full upgrade to the new system where some of us paid 300g and more and we wont be allowed to get a refund… well then. Nice way to treat your players anet! I mean really, kudos to you! You sound like reasonable people! I’d love to have friends like that. honest.

Character-bound tags suck.

But they do need a way to compensate those who have bought multiple tags with the previous system.

Better have a character bound commander tag then see tons of people running around with commander tags just because now they have it on every toon. Pick lesser evil.

agenciq.8043:

Better have a character bound commander tag then see tons of people running around with commander tags just because now they have it on every toon. Pick lesser evil.

Tons of people have tags as is, and most of the community’s tags are disabled because of courtesy, lack of desire to be burdened with commanding at that moment, lack of need for it, or some other factor.

Now, the entire commander tag system is and always has been a farce. It will always be a farce until tags stop being a gold-bought status symbol and start being a system that is earned through actual experience and merit of some nature.

I would imagine at least for a month, Lion’s Arch would be cluttered with different colored tags.

The vanity plates, as I like to call them, are just about off the charts. I can’t do any maps while levelling without a cluster of 20-30 commander tags at some low level event. You know, like…The Shatterer being a static location and all that seriously requires this massive blue blob cluttering my mini-map, world map and if I am close to it, my view. Cause they needs that coordination!

It’s well past time for the graphics option to disable them from my UI to be incorporated in this game. Been requesting this for over a year and a half now. Now its just PAINFULLY obviously bad.

Malkavian.4516:

I would imagine at least for a month, Lion’s Arch would be cluttered with different colored tags.

Which could kinda easily be countered by restricting the use of tags; if <5 players (normal party), no activation of comm. tag is possible. This also in WvW and PvE.

This would, I guess, take down the misuse of a tool, a lot.

Imagine an overlay map like this for Commanders:
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/234/1/3/guild_wars_2_world_vs_world_map_overlay_by_killall_q-d7w7vhs.jpg

Someone made it on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2eavlu/world_vs_world_map_overlay_in_rainmeter/

edit: As a side note, look at all the people grabbing tags before the price hike:
http://i.imgur.com/jU19SvM.png
http://i.imgur.com/eBaZ0LP.jpg