We all know this big mess has to be cleaned up sometime…but here is something I can hope to happen when it does
The Magnus Games!
The terrain of Lion’s Arch has changed, Scarlets drill is destroying old and new Lion’s Arch alike in the middle of the bay.
As a testament to the endurance of Lion’s Arch, and the bravery of it’s citizens, an arena should be built.
This is not new. To anyone who has read the Guild Wars novels, this makes sense (kinda) due to Magnus being the master of the arena where the Edge of Steel and Dragonspawn’s Destiny had fought to form the alliance of Destiny’s Edge.
Now down to the gritty details, mechanics, and rewards:
Duels:
I am not a fan of duels, but many a player seems to enjoy them, so this would be a great way to actually implement this feature, along with some others.
Arena Mechanic:
Similar to how the dome/arenas in Divinity’s Reach worked, you would queue (with you, and up to 5 people) into the Arena’s roster list, and when 2 matching sized parties are through the queue process (through the list), they would be entered into the arena for a friendly battle. This will be how the arena functions on the non-tournament day.
Tournaments: (rewards too!)
This is where the meat of the arena is. Each week, on a certain day (let’s say thursday, since its the unwind phase for WvW players), tournaments will take place within each server. These alternate each week, switching between 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5, each with their own rewards for 1st place.
Throughout the day, a mini-leaderboard will keep a tally on each team that has participated and perhaps even run in a ladder/bracket style (or similar to GW1 automated tournament system)
The team that has the most points at the end of the tournament, and places 1st in the standings will receive exclusive rewards based on which tournament was running that week (2v2, 3v3, 5v5)
Only if there are enough participants/teams to qualify for a full tournament roster