Guild Wars 2

Note: This isn’t a “goodbye wah wah” post. Just giving feedback and some opinions.

I’m at a bit of a conflict. Part of me wants to login and go to the Mists, almost habitually, but then another part of me expects what is to come. It seems I’m banging my head against the PvP in this game moreso than I enjoy it. I just genuinely don’t have fun, and I don’t think I have for a while. It doesn’t matter if I win or lose a match, which I think is very telling as a whole.

I’ve come to the realization that it isn’t so much other players I’m competing against, but the various flaws and glaring imbalances many of us agree are present (I know some feel PvP is fine; to each their own). Each necessary interrupt, each stunbreak, critical dodge moment, the well-timed Elites, I don’t know .. It all seems so simple and routine. There’s no room for anything else.

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not even a high ranked player. I’m only mid rank, but I have no ambition right now to climb any higher. At least not in this meta and current balance. I’ve gone through playing non-meta with variable success, and I’ve gone through the utter steamroll that are certain meta builds and neither is fun for me. I just want HoT to drop already, or at the very least the trait changes.

tl;dr: Meta is stale, winning or losing is no longer fun, non-meta and meta is no longer fun.

Just wait for the Skills and Traits Overhaul.

I don’t know when exactly would it come, but it’d be soon.
I really hope Anet speed up the trait revamp already.

Hey WhiteCrow – if you want a good non meta build, depending on what profession you play i may have something for you if you’re interested.

WhiteCrow.5310:

I’ve come to the realization that it isn’t so much other players I’m competing against, but the various flaws and glaring imbalances many of us agree are present (I know some feel PvP is fine; to each their own). Each necessary interrupt, each stunbreak, critical dodge moment, the well-timed Elites, I don’t know .. It all seems so simple and routine. There’s no room for anything else.

I’m quite fine with the pvp mechanics that this game is. There’s no designated Tank/Healer/Dps player and items are based on engagements and coordination. Because of that, I think this game delivers one of the best PvP experience that i’ve had in any MMO.
It just lacks immersion and in some cases, competition.

TL:DR
Game lacks immersion and competition out side of Tournament play. Leaderboards needs fixing. Add pvp specific precursors as long term rewards. They could add a more moba feel to Stronghold (build gear/amulets/traits) so that it becomes a more interesting gamemode.

ZeftheWicked.3076:

Hey WhiteCrow – if you want a good non meta build, depending on what profession you play i may have something for you if you’re interested.

I’ve tried quite a few non-meta setups, but I’m always interested. I run mainly Warrior and Necro. One is more forgiving for non-meta than the other.