Guild Wars 2

It’s been a very long time since I played this game and I went into WvW last night and something seemed different. I was always used to seeing large groups of people of the same guild but now it seems like there more of a mix of everything in big groups. Did something change about guilds that would cause this?

depends on your server, which map youre on and the time you were on.

most guilds raid during prime time and on the borderlands.

Also, check the wvw subforum.

Two words: Server Transfers.

I’ve never seen an MMO continue to offer transfers well after a server is populated. It destroys entire comunities and leaves well over 60% of the player base with a lack luster WvW experience.

Case in point, Stormbluff Isle server was a very large alliance network comprised of many guilds and players from Guild Wars 1. When the first sign of adversity showed up in WvW many of the large guild groups left and transfered to other servers, leaving SBI a shell of its former self.

Now SBI is rebuilding and is stable. We’ve attracted a lot of older players in returning and we’ve got some great WvW guilds but we’re left in the muck of imbalanced WvW matchup that are T3 and T2 thanks to players stacking to certain servers.

Now picture this but include 15 other servers that go through the same thing every week. People get fed up and leave, or transfer their guilds to a larger server that has the coverage to make WvW enjoyable.

Yea I’m jaded, but only because I’m pasionate about my server and WvW.

I’m also returning after a lengthy break, and I noticed that guilds can now have members from all servers, no need to form a group on your local server. This isn’t an issue for most events in game, but WvW still requires you to stick with your own server.

My guess is that more people enter by themselves as their main guild may be on a different server.

yup, server transfers. It happens, even to servers that were fairly tight knit for a long time. Sad, but true.

arooboo.5143:

I’m also returning after a lengthy break, and I noticed that guilds can now have members from all servers, no need to form a group on your local server. This isn’t an issue for most events in game, but WvW still requires you to stick with your own server.

My guess is that more people enter by themselves as their main guild may be on a different server.

Ah I see. This could be it. I’m on Jade Quarry though so I should be able to find a dedicated WvW guild.