Guild Wars 2

I know enemy players can see the premade emotes like /sit or /bow but can they see the ones you make with /me?

I hope not.

I actually feel like emotes should be disabled in wvw because 9 times out of 10 it’s used for griefing. Like when some guy and 5 of his buddies laugh after they kill me.

I think disabling emotes would make for a cleaner, more honorable fight. Ridiculing your opponent after you bested them is just childish and I think it goes against ANets whole mmo philosophy.

Snow White.9680:

I hope not.

I actually feel like emotes should be disabled in wvw because 9 times out of 10 it’s used for griefing. Like when some guy and 5 of his buddies laugh after they kill me.

I think disabling emotes would make for a cleaner, more honorable fight. Ridiculing your opponent after you bested them is just childish and I think it goes against ANets whole mmo philosophy.

That really assumes a strong “victim mentality,” imo.

I have seen /laugh after getting absolutely slaughtered by a group of 20, and I have no doubt it is frequently because it is funny. I mean, the fight is so lopsided its absolutely ridiculous. Its not like it was going to go another way.

I have seen /laugh used when I jump/dodge over a ledge to my demise. I only wish I could /laugh back because it is downright hilarious!

I dunno, I think emotes are so vague that we supplant our own perspective as to why they are being used, when that is simply not always accurate. I actually enjoy it when after a good fight, my opponents start dancing, or cheering, etc.

I would hate for them to be removed just to protect someones feelings in a game where dying in horrible and lopsided ways is just par for the course.

I always felt that laughing at someone after you kill them is malicious and unnecessary. If custom emotes were visible to the enemy there’s no telling what some jerks would write in there to annoy their opponents.

Call me sensitive but in an mmo that prides itself on taking the most anti-grieifing measures possible, it sort of fits.

Snow White.9680:

I always felt that laughing at someone after you kill them is malicious and unnecessary. If custom emotes were visible to the enemy there’s no telling what some jerks would write in there to annoy their opponents.

Call me sensitive but in an mmo that prides itself on taking the most anti-grieifing measures possible, it sort of fits.

That is entirely my point though, is that its an assumption as to the intent behind the action. But, its so incredibly vague that an assumption cant really be made accurately. If someone thinks that everyone is out to get them, then they will read every action taken within that context (not saying this is what you do, its just an extreme example).

There are plenty of “jerks” that do all of this without any sort of limitations that are on my own server. Much less assumptions are made in this regard, as they are quite vocal and clear about their malicious intent. I have never felt that censorship truly protects anyone. The best course of action isnt to stifle everyone for the benefit of the few, but to stick together as a team, wherein we derive our strength and perseverance.

You are, of course, free to disagree. We are both just voicing our opinion on the topic.

Either way, I am curious about the OP as well. I think it just comes up as “(server)(wvw rank) gestures” though.

But what other intent could there be? If you want to laugh with your friends / teammates you’d type in party chat or open up your mic. An emote that is visible to enemies means you want them to see you laughing. To me, that says a lot about intent.

Is there any good reason to allow enemies to see your emotes? I honestly can’t think of one.

Snow White.9680:

But what other intent could there be? If you want to laugh with your friends / teammates you’d type in party chat or open up your mic. An emote that is visible to enemies means you want them to see you laughing. To me, that says a lot about intent.

Is there any good reason to allow enemies to see your emotes? I honestly can’t think of one.

Yes! To communicate with others. I am not playing just to talk with my friends. I enjoy interacting with the people I compete with. S/TPvP allows this, but I am tired of node cap games.

You are assuming an enormous amount about intent. The only thing that you can pretty safely know is that they do want you to see it, but not the “why” behind it. That is where the assumption comes in, and we simply dont have the foundation to base an accurate assumption on beyond our own perspective.

Its getting quite off topic though. Not everyone is out to get ya, or insult ya. Sometimes the things that happen in WvW are really quite funny and extraordinarily entertaining, and it is enjoyable to some of us to be able to laugh together. Its not always an attack, is what I am saying. It seems you disagree with that, so its probably best to just agree to disagree.

edit: Actually, I will add a story that happened a couple of days ago. I enjoy having “picnics” with the enemy in the midst of battles. Where we will sit together and emote. We were doing this, and a group of their server team mates came by and STEAMROLLED me. The people whom I was “picnicing” (real word?) with did a /laugh emote because, well, it was funny as all get out. They also did /cry, etc. When we got back together again, the same thing happened but in the opposite direction (my team mates steamrolled them) and I did the same thing. We all knew there was no malicious intent involved, just some people from different servers having a momentary glimpse of peace in the milieu. It is one of my favorite gaming memories I have ever had.

All the best to you. Pic:

I think the emotes need to stay, and that ArenaNet have struck a reasonable balance by disallowing chat across teams but allowing emotes. Sure, sometimes the emotes are used to mock, but at least /laugh is all those people can do, they can’t say anything awful to you. If they feel like griefing, they’re pretty restricted. At the same time, the emotes allow a sense of communication and let you signal things to people on the other team, while keeping teams very separated.

The meaning of emotes like /laugh and /bow is very ambiguous, of course, but that’s part of it for me. They’re invaders from another dimension, after all. Who can really fathom what they mean by their strange gestures, right?