Guild Wars 2

I don’t like the way people casually say “I’ll go close”…and then forget about it once it’s capped. I think it’s a delusion where people think that once close is capped, it can never get decapped again.

This is wrong.

Now it doesn’t necessarily mean you go afk the whole match. As a close point defender, you need to judge exactly how far you can leave close so that you can get back to it before any enemy attacker. This will vary from map to map. On Foefire for example, a minion mancer can leave a wurm at close and spam marks from the ledge. They have to constantly look from side to side and keep track of who’s died and how long they take to run.

Are there thieves? Can they steal close?

Paranoid. Be paranoid. Help in any other way you can….but never at the cost of potentially losing close. If there are more inc than you can handle, you have to call for help before you die or the point gets decapped.

Going close is a responsibility. A sacred sacrament. A holy bond between you and that patch of land. Don’t take it casually.