Guild Wars 2

Dear GW2 team,

I love the game AND the H.O.T. expansion !

I due have a serious problem to state out :

If one want’s to enjoy the content of H.O.T. new area’s, one needs lot’s of other players to attent to the event’s and make your way to the meta event.
Due to the multi server system, when you travel to a map , you only have a small chance to arrive at a active map with lot’s of players doing the events. If not you are unlucky and stuck with doing nothing but searching the LFG thing for a active server to travel to.

If one needs to use the LFG thing, you have almost no search options to make your job a lot easier. So also with this you depend on luck to find a post of a group on a active map and if you do to be able to travel to it.

For the players ( like myself ) that progress slower and want to enjoy all of the new content, this is a bit frustrating !

I hope someone of the team looks in to this matter.

Thanks and keep up the good work !

Regards,
DT

Plot Twist…. you can’t get into any active maps because the expansion flopped.

Brink usually has a low-medium population most of the time.

Auric Basin has a decent population….. but I’ve never seen the meta event succeed there.

Imho the best map out of the entire “expansion” is Tangled Depths…. and I’ve pushed the map to the Gerent about thirty times now…. and I have still yet to see it succeed.
Even when all the preparations are complete, and everyone taxis people in…. One of the lanes always fails.

Constant failure = negative morale

negative morale = nobody wants to try

nobody wants to try = no attendance

no attendance = compounded failure

repeat

Dragon’s stand I’ve never even seen anyone trying to complete the events there…. not even once.

If nobody is doing the events there…. there is no reason to stay….. and if nobody stays….. the problem compounds itself.

Good luck waiting for Anet to do something about it tho.

Bottom tier WvW servers have had the same problem for years now…. where nobody wants to wvw if all they do is lose…. so once they hit bottom there is no bounce back.

They literally can’t figure out how to fix it.

Try using the LFG. There are ALWAYS successful meta maps going on, (except for tangled depths)

TheBlackLeech.9360:

Plot Twist…. you can’t get into any active maps because the expansion flopped.

Brink usually has a low-medium population most of the time.

Auric Basin has a decent population….. but I’ve never seen the meta event succeed there.

Imho the best map out of the entire “expansion” is Tangled Depths…. and I’ve pushed the map to the Gerent about thirty times now…. and I have still yet to see it succeed.
Even when all the preparations are complete, and everyone taxis people in…. One of the lanes always fails.

Constant failure = negative morale

negative morale = nobody wants to try

nobody wants to try = no attendance

no attendance = compounded failure

repeat

Dragon’s stand I’ve never even seen anyone trying to complete the events there…. not even once.

If nobody is doing the events there…. there is no reason to stay….. and if nobody stays….. the problem compounds itself.

Good luck waiting for Anet to do something about it tho.

Bottom tier WvW servers have had the same problem for years now…. where nobody wants to wvw if all they do is lose…. so once they hit bottom there is no bounce back.

They literally can’t figure out how to fix it.

Didn’t flop. Maps are just full and they haven’t fixed the mega server issue yet. Hopefully they will tomorrow. Likely the case based on your Dragon Stand comment as I have seen otherwise to what you claim in your post.

The problem you are seeing is that all the focused players use the LFG to get into the same maps. And there is a short windows of time before they all fill up.

For example, Dragon Stand resets every 2 hours, and if you miss this window by 5-10 minutes, you will not be able to find a decent map.

I recommend using this webpage to be aware of when these events are starting. Some maps you may need to join before they start such as Chak Gerent or Octovine.

https://jsfiddle.net/fffam/tukuz9x1/embedded/result/

TheBlackLeech.9360:

Plot Twist…. you can’t get into any active maps because the expansion flopped.

Brink usually has a low-medium population most of the time.

Auric Basin has a decent population….. but I’ve never seen the meta event succeed there.

Imho the best map out of the entire “expansion” is Tangled Depths…. and I’ve pushed the map to the Gerent about thirty times now…. and I have still yet to see it succeed.
Even when all the preparations are complete, and everyone taxis people in…. One of the lanes always fails.

Bro, I know it’s a lame solution, but you gotta use LFG man.

I’ve been in three t4 Verdant Brink maps. I’ve yet to see it fail t4 when the map is working together on it and taxiing people in.

I’ve been in numerous Auric Basin successful runs, though it is a bit annoying find an organized map if you’re coming in late. Your best bet here is to sit through some of the pre’s and be part of the prep/taxiing process.

Haven’t tried to get into an org Tangled or Dragons yet, but I know people who have done them successfully a lot of times. Granted, with Tangled, the ones I know of are all people from a big guild that works on world events. I dunno how good your luck would be with casual LFG use on that one.

I wouldn’t put this in Anet’s defense because relying on 3rd parties to make your experience enjoyable is not good design, but this reallly helps you find the times when a lot of people will be posting fresh maps in HoT.
http://dulfy.net/2015/11/09/gw2-hot-maps-timer-famme/

TheBlackLeech.9360:

Plot Twist…. you can’t get into any active maps because the expansion flopped.

Brink usually has a low-medium population most of the time.

Auric Basin has a decent population….. but I’ve never seen the meta event succeed there.

Imho the best map out of the entire “expansion” is Tangled Depths…. and I’ve pushed the map to the Gerent about thirty times now…. and I have still yet to see it succeed.
Even when all the preparations are complete, and everyone taxis people in…. One of the lanes always fails.

You’re completely delusional. Or missing out. I’m not sure which. AB and VB are on farm mode at this point, they almost never fail. DS is effectively impossible to fail.

Ayrilana.1396:

TheBlackLeech.9360:

Plot Twist…. you can’t get into any active maps because the expansion flopped.

Brink usually has a low-medium population most of the time.

Auric Basin has a decent population….. but I’ve never seen the meta event succeed there.

Imho the best map out of the entire “expansion” is Tangled Depths…. and I’ve pushed the map to the Gerent about thirty times now…. and I have still yet to see it succeed.
Even when all the preparations are complete, and everyone taxis people in…. One of the lanes always fails.

Constant failure = negative morale

negative morale = nobody wants to try

nobody wants to try = no attendance

no attendance = compounded failure

repeat

Dragon’s stand I’ve never even seen anyone trying to complete the events there…. not even once.

If nobody is doing the events there…. there is no reason to stay….. and if nobody stays….. the problem compounds itself.

Good luck waiting for Anet to do something about it tho.

Bottom tier WvW servers have had the same problem for years now…. where nobody wants to wvw if all they do is lose…. so once they hit bottom there is no bounce back.

They literally can’t figure out how to fix it.

Didn’t flop. Maps are just full and they haven’t fixed the mega server issue yet. Hopefully they will tomorrow. Likely the case based on your Dragon Stand comment as I have seen otherwise to what you claim in your post.

The contrast in experience could also be time of day playing or region (NA/EU) as well.

IndigoSundown.5419:

Ayrilana.1396:

TheBlackLeech.9360:

Plot Twist…. you can’t get into any active maps because the expansion flopped.

Brink usually has a low-medium population most of the time.

Auric Basin has a decent population….. but I’ve never seen the meta event succeed there.

Imho the best map out of the entire “expansion” is Tangled Depths…. and I’ve pushed the map to the Gerent about thirty times now…. and I have still yet to see it succeed.
Even when all the preparations are complete, and everyone taxis people in…. One of the lanes always fails.

Constant failure = negative morale

negative morale = nobody wants to try

nobody wants to try = no attendance

no attendance = compounded failure

repeat

Dragon’s stand I’ve never even seen anyone trying to complete the events there…. not even once.

If nobody is doing the events there…. there is no reason to stay….. and if nobody stays….. the problem compounds itself.

Good luck waiting for Anet to do something about it tho.

Bottom tier WvW servers have had the same problem for years now…. where nobody wants to wvw if all they do is lose…. so once they hit bottom there is no bounce back.

They literally can’t figure out how to fix it.

Didn’t flop. Maps are just full and they haven’t fixed the mega server issue yet. Hopefully they will tomorrow. Likely the case based on your Dragon Stand comment as I have seen otherwise to what you claim in your post.

The contrast in experience could also be time of day playing or region (NA/EU) as well.

I play during oceanic atm, lot less players than eu/na. I have no trouble doing tarir/ds/verdant brink at the appropriate times. Ever. Just gotta use LFG.

Thank you for posting this. Agreed. I absolutely hate how certain maps, Dragon Stand especially, gates key areas based on the success of the zerg.

Granted, if you’re clever, you can sometimes cross over the vines and get to certain areas, but I shouldn’t have to rely on a zerg to simple get access to a simple point-of-interest.

That’s silly and really hampers the thrill of exploring a new zone.

TheBlackLeech.9360:

Plot Twist…. you can’t get into any active maps because the expansion flopped.

Brink usually has a low-medium population most of the time.

Auric Basin has a decent population….. but I’ve never seen the meta event succeed there.

Imho the best map out of the entire “expansion” is Tangled Depths…. and I’ve pushed the map to the Gerent about thirty times now…. and I have still yet to see it succeed.
Even when all the preparations are complete, and everyone taxis people in…. One of the lanes always fails.

Constant failure = negative morale

negative morale = nobody wants to try

nobody wants to try = no attendance

no attendance = compounded failure

repeat

Dragon’s stand I’ve never even seen anyone trying to complete the events there…. not even once.

If nobody is doing the events there…. there is no reason to stay….. and if nobody stays….. the problem compounds itself.

Good luck waiting for Anet to do something about it tho.

Bottom tier WvW servers have had the same problem for years now…. where nobody wants to wvw if all they do is lose…. so once they hit bottom there is no bounce back.

They literally can’t figure out how to fix it.

You’ve never succeed at AB. You have to be very unlucky. I barely play AB and I’ve succeeded there three times.