Guild Wars 2

Greetings everyone, this was intended for Colin and maybe a few other Devs, but their inbox is full… So I’ll just make it a public note instead.

So it’s been said that most of the technology needed for standard 2v2 and 3v3 arenas is already in place, and there are datamines of the Charr Arena and so on.

Will we ever see 2v2 or 3v3 arenas?

Of course I come with a bit more substance than that, but that’s what I want to know. But more in depth reasons as to why this is important sooner rather than later. It’s fairly well known that a lot of games, where necessary, are welcoming smaller and quicker game modes. In fact certain games have made a fortune being based around just that (LoL, HotS, Hearthstone). In WoW one of their most popular pvp game modes, both to watch and to play, were small, simple PvP matches without all the extra objective chaos.

Here’s the thing GW2 has on WoW and EVERY other MMO right now… It takes NO grind, is 100% competitive, and has much better supporting combat systems which would make GW2’s arenas amaaaazing. And it’s not like we don’t have the support. We even see frequent 2v2 tournies because it’s the only way we can experience it currently, and it’s one of the most common suggestions on the PvP forums.

However, many MMOs are catching onto the idea of balanced pvp, and are moving toward that goal, in games such as WoW:Legion and Wildstar. You still have the edge however, by being (now) 100% free to play AND no time required to jump right into the action, as well as a combat system that takes close-quarter PvP to the next level.

You also have quing systems in place that could easily support this feature without separating quers. By default, conquest, stronghold, 2v2 and 3v3 could be options that are checked. As always, anything could be opted out of, and when in a team larger than the maximum team size ques, simply automatically grey out the respective arenas. No player divide would be necessary in this case.

It is true, we’re able to mock-arenas in custom Arenas, however they are highly vulnerable to trolling, organization struggles, lack of ability to gather people and has absolutely no tie into standard reward systems of the game.

PLEASE take advantage of this competitive advantage you have and let us have arenas!

Signed,
Sikari from Petting Zoo

Didn’t read through the whole post, just responding to state that call out threads rarely get any attention and may end up getting closed based on their nature.

Wolfey.3407:

Didn’t read through the whole post, just responding to state that call out threads rarely get any attention and may end up getting closed based on their nature.

Well it was directed at someone with a full inbox. I’m not “calling them out”. I’m talking to them the best way I can at this moment.