Guild Wars 2

Jaycen.2591:

Do players think that things like Commander tags can be “earned”? Who are you to declare what a good Commander is or isn’t?

Does this need to actually be explained to people? If you think a Commander stinks, then ignore him. Block him.

Goodness, but people have some really unrealistic expectations on the internets.

Is it truly unrealistic? Would adding some sort of achievement prerequisite on top the gold cost be such a bad thing? I don’t think so. Though it wouldn’t eliminate “bad commanders” altogether, one would hope it could filter them out a bit in some way.

Having a blue dorito does not magically imbue someone with capability. There is not real way IMO to actually insure that someone is a good commander or not.

Some of my guildies and I followed a new commander around in WvW last week. Another well known commander was in the group and tagged down. He was very supportive as we all were of the new guy. You only learn by doing. He asked that experienced commander to let him know if he was making a bad decision. He didn’t want to get the group wiped. There were a few times that the other commander made some suggestions and one he just told the other guy, “Don’t do that. It will be bad.” he then explained why.

Everything the new commander did wasn’t optimal, but he tried hard and learned a lot. Overall, he didn’t do a bad job.

I think what makes a good commander now, is how much he is willing to learn from other people and his/her own mistakes.

Just thinking you know everything because you have a tag will come back to bite you in the kitten.