Guild Wars 2

Devs: This questions is clear, concise, and totally fair. I have waited 1.5 years, and even though I’m sure to get flamed for this, bought 3 GW2 accounts on release month. I did this for PvP with friends, because GW1 was widely respected across internet as great/best MMORPG PvP. Loved it, had mad faith in Anet after the experience. I don’t want to sit here kitten or wondering, I still think you generally made a great game, I just want to know if I am waiting for something that I will never get(that I paid for). So…

Q: Will there be DeathMatch added to PvP April 15th update? Yes/No answer required, no context required.

Deathmatch could be totally broken, unbalanced, whatevs… but no one would ever be forced to play that mode, and many people have been asking for it(and are Justified asking for it since it was the core mechanic in GW1 PvP).

You could dress my character up in a pink tutu, take away all rewards, and make my title shameless noob, I don’t care as long as I get to have a real battle finally, or know it will never happen so I can move on. Please.

I’d prefer a game type like capture the flag: pull for starters or something along those lines. Deathmatch sounds fun (hotjoin with no points), but something that you can also can play in soloQ and TPvP would be better imho. I doubt there would be TPvP deathmatch games, but perhaps I am wrong. ^^

My random guess would be it’s something like capture the flag. I don’t think deathmatch could work ever. But we will find out tommorow!

Malcastus:
I’m not sure you’re really getting me on this post.

We all have things we want, or would think are fun, game modes in mind etc. I have an awesome idea for WvW would be, but really, I’m not a game dev. and so in ‘what i want or think would be cool’ my opinion generally only goes so far.

I bought a sequel game to GW1. GW1 PvP was so strong it literally has more active PvP players right now than GW2 even though the game is like a decade old now and WoW had more advertising.
Deathmatch is the core mechanic to GW1 PvP combat. This is a fact. Guild battles were a little different, but much more akin to deathmatch then ‘cap the point.’
So when I ask ‘Will there be deathmatch?’ it is not whimsical question, it is not just my fancy, it is a reasonable question.
To expect the core mechanic of a popular game to be represented in a sequel game (especially when the only reason it’s not is because ‘devs like the other mode better’) after spending hundreds of dollars on the franchise, is a reasonable expectation.
Please don’t hijack my thread.

GW1 PvP was like Crack: It was always super good, but you could never get enough.
GW2 PvP is like cupcakes: A match or two will be tasty, but anymore and you get a sour tummy.

I paid the money GIVE ME MY CRACK!

No. From what the announcement schedule looks like, it’s a no.

Move on, or move back…. it’s not happening here.

Err, sorry! It will happen soon… just not yet.

You should read this: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/pvp/Dev-livestream-Ready-Up-Mar-21-12pm-New-Traits-Map/first#post3785028

We’ll have Hugh Norfolk and Darrin Claypool on the show to preview a new map that has no capture points.

Really doubt it, think about it, it would only show even more the balance issues that pvp has, and it would be a kitten storm on the forums QQ even more about it

Vamp Rook.7835:

You should read this: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/pvp/Dev-livestream-Ready-Up-Mar-21-12pm-New-Traits-Map/first#post3785028

We’ll have Hugh Norfolk and Darrin Claypool on the show to preview a new map that has no capture points.

Mhhh only a map not a mode. Meaning if i soloq there will still a chance for getting a capture point map?

So probably one map in the rotation, and no deathmatch mode then. =(

That’s fine, whatevs Devs. Just remember fails like this are why people came to your company in the first place and why they won’t come back in future.
When Blizzard released Starcraft 2 w all campaigns seperated, it felt like slap in the face, and so I literally never spent a $ with Blizzard again. Don’t get me wrong, I happily torrent those same games now sometimes(SC2 did end up being bomb kitten fun) but feel like I have to have ‘policy n procedure’ just like these big greedy corp.s do.

My policy n procedure says if you kitten me over in the pure pursuit for profit, I can never help you profit again. So I will never spend a $ with Anet again, pure n simple. Might sign onto those servers on occasion and take up space, but I’ll never spend real money there, knowing the probability of return is low.

As has been mentioned, us PvPers and forum posters are a small but vocal minority. We are the same vocal minority that did you all your free advertising for you before this game ever released. We reviewed on internet, heckled WoW players for playing such an unbalanced game, signed up friends, etc. See how your next game release goes without us. Your PvEers will be too busy chopping down digital trees for digital rewards to ever bother writing your reviews or making friends to tell about new game in the first place…

You didn’t come up from the unknown out of nowhere Arenanet, we came up together, and you forgot us when you got here. Keep your Conquest mode n shove it.

Also, this:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/pvp/Collaborative-Development-Topic-Game-Modes
Most requested change in PvP 4 months ago when full survey was done(more requested than ‘balance’ or new traits:
New Game Modes – notice the number of people in this 9 page thread that mention GW1 PvP, and the tone they use in comparison with people who requested other game modes. The people asking for GW1 style are kinda giving you that ’isn’t it obvious?’ tone. Like, “Yes, i bought GW2 because gasp I liked the style in GW1.”
Why even bother asking in the CDI if you’re going to do whatever you want anyway guys?
Still no Dev answer to my thread when it would literally take less than 5 keystrokes to answer. Uncool.

Vash Past.4385:

Malcastus:
I’m not sure you’re really getting me on this post.
Please don’t hijack my thread.

I wasn’t attempting to hijack anything. As I haven’t played GW1 I got the idea that you might be after deathmatch (chaotic battle royal) so I voiced my oppinion. Seems like we misunderstood each other. ^^

Sorry Mal, this whole thing has me grumpy. Apologies.

It was my mistake, mate, sorry. Hopefully they will shed some light on what they’ll toss at us in the april update in 11 or so hours, or whenever the Ready Up thing is being transmitted.

Vash Past.4385:

Also, this:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/pvp/Collaborative-Development-Topic-Game-Modes

Why even bother asking in the CDI if you’re going to do whatever you want anyway guys?

Good question. We are a very very small percentage of a tiny population of a mini-game – it makes no sense to have these forums or waste money on server space or personnel, as these forums have zero value to a-net (by their own admission).