Guild Wars 2

I think having the option of having 1v1 matches would be a good addition as well as “team” mode battles.

Personally I find 1v1 would be more fun because you can toy with each other instead of a kill rampage.. and it will offer a different mode of play and be more personal… also I could beat the crap out of my hubby who also plays the game lol

Ideas?

I think you can do this with a custom arena.

I always wanted leaderboards for 1v1ss as well as a duel arena but sadly probably not going to happen.

1v1 would be awesome. Or 2v2? Arenas like that in general would be cool.

The game is not balanced around 1v1. All this would do is bring more QQs. Custom duel servers already have plenty of banned amulets and builds.

In 3,5 year, they made 0 different modes that are competitive. What makes you think that asking on the forum will make them “create” new modes?

They’ve been asked about it for 3,5y. They won’t suddenly change their stubborn politic.

kitten , I’m so angry, why did I bought 4000 gems, my kittening biggest mistake, when they don’t care about PvP…. I can’t even have a legendary skin by playing PvP … I need to convert into PvE looool why the kitten did you fusion them in first place?!

problem with 1v1 is bunker vs bunker. It is possible that people can impose rules/formats to alleviate the process. A community event that I’d like to do is a round robin style tournament, where each match between two players is a best of 3 class elimination style, if a match takes longer than some time between 5-10 minutes, that match is considered a tie between the 2, neither side gets points. After the matches are done, you are paired with the next opponent. Since point acquisition is now a thing, it could discourage bunker builds in a prisoners dilemma style scenario.

At the end of the day though, MMO’s in general are not balanced around 1v1, nor should they be. It would be a nice way to highlight good/bad matchups for popular builds though.

Kharr.5746:

The game is not balanced around 1v1. All this would do is bring more QQs. Custom duel servers already have plenty of banned amulets and builds.

Yep. The unbalance of certain classes/builds would be much more significant in 1v1.

VixNIN.7403:

I think having the option of having 1v1 matches would be a good addition as well as “team” mode battles.

Personally I find 1v1 would be more fun because you can toy with each other instead of a kill rampage.. and it will offer a different mode of play and be more personal… also I could beat the crap out of my hubby who also plays the game lol

Ideas?

actually i find all the 1 vs 1 duel arenas super annoying. I havent seen/attempted any 1 vs 1 arenas since the HOT exp but is use to be dominated by mesmer and thieves constant running away invisbility. You get every so often a ranger taunt build but there is so much running away and going invisible to heal. Then you get some tournaments which only allow certain runes and sigils. Use to get these s/f chill bunker builds that no one could kill but since classes couldnt kill him it was quote um quote a troll build.

I dont know what the build would be now but its always the same. Nothing annoyed me more when you basically have the win but since your not fighting over a cap point this person is allowed to run away in stealth. Heal and comeback never breaking combat.

alemfi.5107:

At the end of the day though, MMO’s in general are not balanced around 1v1, nor should they be. It would be a nice way to highlight good/bad matchups for popular builds though.

I disagree with this. Even within a team-based pvp type match there are many interactions that simulate a 1v1, so raw dueling ability is still important, and should be balanced around. Not to mention, balancing around 1v1 strikes me as being one of the easiest ways to balance a class for pvp: It’s much easier to test numbers and matchups for the devs and staff. Not ALL balancing should be around 1v1, but at least some should be. There should be no class/build that can defeat everything (or even greater than a certain proportion of builds) at a 1v1. Offenders should be nerfed accordingly.

The rock-paper-scissors feel of pvp in this game is what keeps it exciting. The ability for you as a rock to see scissors, and engage, or to see paper and only tactfully engage when scissors is nearby is what truly makes for exciting matches in my opinion. It’s much less exciting when you bring in dynamite into this game that forces you to always engage it in a team fight.

Like I have said.. just an idea which probably won’t go anywhere, but its just an idea to discuss.

I personally believe it would be a good addition for people who would like that style of play without excluding the main pvp matches and also without the use of custom arena badges and make it a permanent option.
You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to, no one forces your hand.
With a 1v1 you don’t have to rely on a team and also can’t blame your team mates if you fail.
I personally don’t believe that any class is better than any other class…. it comes down to skill and in a 1v1 it can be used properly.
I have noticed the game in a sad state as far as builds, where it does seem like a certain class is the best class and hence a lot of people play the same class, same build.. and hence makes the game boring… maybe anet need to make some changes to show every classes potential or it is people’s general attitude about certain classes… I can’t say.

I just believe a 1v1 option would be nice for those that want to do that style of play.

2v2 ? That smells competitive but what about all those cancerous builds but times two ?
Unless if it would be forbidden to play the same builds in one team or allow double mesmer comps cause it could be rather scary.

Condi mesmers everywhere!!!

Tanky builds don’t have to be a problem at all. In duelling, dont allow amulets with 2 or more sustain stats. That is to say, for example vitality and toughness or healer power and concentration