Guild Wars 2

I don’t know how hard would it be to implement that, but I believe it would be much better than the “taxi” business going on.

Basically, there would be 2 options, “Join Best Shard”, where you join a map which is sufficiently full and still close to you so you don’t get through-the-roof ping, and “Join Largest Shard”, where you join the fullest shard available.

This would make more Teqs and TTTs succeed because it would be easier to get to a map with enough people.

Shard??? ick… layer or instance is a far better terms to use than shard. For the suggestion, it’s very hard to quantify what’s “best”.

Layer is better than shard? One arbitrary word that does nothing to describe the separate zone instances than another arbitrary word that does nothing to describe the separate instances? Why?

How is layer arbitrary when it’s a far better visualization than shard? A layer would better represent that the mega server created another whole map. It’s easier to visualize the Mega Server stacking as it expands and contracts in size to accommodate players. Not that the mega server split a zone into fragments. Which is what a shard is, a fragment of something.

Still close to you? Aren’t all Servers in a region (NA or EU), and thus, maps (shards/layers/whatever) housed in the same physical place?

Doesn’t the placement algorithms already try to place you in the fullest maps (somewhat taking into account your preferences [Guild/Friend list, etc.])? Else why would we get the mandatory (after some time) movement pop-up?

DeWolfe.2174:

How is layer arbitrary when it’s a far better visualization than shard? A layer would better represent that the mega server created another whole map. It’s easier to visualize the Mega Server stacking as it expands and contracts in size to accommodate players. Not that the mega server split a zone into fragments. Which is what a shard is, a fragment of something.

A visualisation? Why? There’s nothing to visualize.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Doesn’t the placement algorithms already try to place you in the fullest maps (somewhat taking into account your preferences [Guild/Friend list, etc.])? Else why would we get the mandatory (after some time) movement pop-up?

It seems they don’t, as in that case no one would need to taxi as they would already be in the fullest map. The popup only appears once your map is close to deserted.

I don’t like layers or shards. Eigenstate would be more appropriate. lol

How hard would it be to have a list of all available instances for every map ? I know that would ruin the ability for some guild to hide themself in their own instance, but is it really why this game has been created ? To allow some guild to hide themself in their own instances ?
Why can’t we have this list like in GW1 ? It was named districts by the way…