Guild Wars 2

I would rather have a 4v5 match up where i know that i am going to lose then be in a 5v5 where everyone on my team is doing an amazing job and we lose 430-500 due to the R2 player not fighting on point or just not doing anything productive.

I feel like if they were better familiarized with the gametype and maps then they wouldnt be so bad… Upon further thinking i couldnt even think of one thing there is in the HotM to help give them an introduction to spvp. (Hot-joins? forget about it)

We are gonna get a influx of new players next week due to the gold being added for matches and im sure they will just play the format that yields the most gold(Team queue) with no idea of what is going on.

Is this what you want Anet? Not to be so negative i did add some ideas on how to make the jump into spvp much smoother for them. If anyone feels the same way please add in how you guys feel this problem should be handled.

• Separate 5v5 arena for R1-10. Must play at least 10-20 matches to unlock solo queue.
  In this beginner arena.. FORCE them to watch a 20-30 sec video highlighting key features to the maps. (Use a zoomed out camera like you do for vistas) Closer to graduating out of this new arena .. give them more advanced videos. Roaming, build types or basic tips and trick.

• Make rank visible at start. As in when you press B show their rank. Beginners sometimes dont want to admit they are beginners. This will allow the veteran players to talk to them real quick before the match and give some guidance.

• Force players to actually load into the match before the timer. I feel like in every single match there is never anyone loaded in to discuss strat etc. When they do get forced into the map by the timer, the match starts in like 30 secs and no one bothers to talk.

If rank should be shown, it should only be team visible so the enemies don’t build a strategy on picking on the newbie. In addition buff the punishment for leavers/afkers because that will happen if you are on a team with people who are jerks and don’t want to help others learn.

The reason people don’t zone in until the end is because some people switch class based on enemy team comp….waiting to go in makes this harder to do. Anet should disallow char swapping once the queue pops IMO….then they could force people in and then we would have time to discuss a strategy.

that is an awefull idea…
Because:
1.) There are players that dont like to be afk while they wait for matchups, therefore they log to another char and go pve, hj or maybe even wvw.
2.) If i play for example thief and my 4 team mates are also thiefs, than i would like to swap my character to have at least a chance.

I rather hate the ppl that dont enter matches in time, because the same that is true for the opponent team is true for your team. Lets say you run bunker guard, but could relog to hambow war. Noone enters in your team. And then right before start your team enters: 2 more bunker guards… awesome? rather not

EDIT: okay my first poit is invalid, just saw you wrote “after queue pops up”… still a bad idea!

How do we get these R2 players to not be so bad though?

10 – 20 matches is barely enough for them to even enter soloQ. Ranks also don’t reflect a person’s personal skill level due to all that Skyhammer farming. Some kids think that by putting a Ransacker title or Champ Legionnaire title means that they know how to apply good rotations, help allies to peel, who to apply pressure on.

Just ask the Warrior that made a troll thread about Warriors being OP. Makes a troll video about Warriors being a brainless class to play, plays games without brain switched on anyway.

Returning.8125:

I feel like if they were better familiarized with the gametype and maps then they wouldnt be so bad… Upon further thinking i couldnt even think of one thing there is in the HotM to help give them an introduction to spvp. (Hot-joins? forget about it)

Actually with the introduction of skills having to be unlocked to be used it kind of forces people to play a bit before going tourney.

…. that or if they still have the option they will probably go in with nothing but a heal skill equipped xD

RaynStargaze.6510:

Actually with the introduction of skills having to be unlocked to be used it kind of forces people to play a bit before going tourney.

…. that or if they still have the option they will probably go in with nothing but a heal skill equipped xD

My concern is that with the new update offering gold, these new players will not care to take the time to learn the gametype/ maps. Population increase is great! Having to play with these new players is not, especially when there is nothing in place to teach them/ learn the ropes.