Guild Wars 2

Been playing the game only since a little bit before S5. Really got into and bought HoT, leveled up thief and played S5. S5 was ok, frustrating at times to only being decent with a thief but a good experience overall.

In the offseason I learned to play Ranger and Warrior as options and started out S6 with high hopes. I worked my way up to high silver gaining over 200 points from placement starting point due to ending S5 in bronze.

I have played over 400 matches in S6, but I just cant do it anymore. I am not sure if it is the matchmaking, player base or what. But it is just not fun when you know you are playing a good game, doing most things right and still have no chance of winning because of 1 or 2 players. On the flip side you have the blowouts where you could probably be afk and still win, again not fun.

If considering games within 150 points as competitive, only about 20% of the games are. The frustration outweighs the few good games and I find myself getting saltier than I want to.

So am going back to pve which I am glad I found refreshing as the next step was going to be to uninstall.

This post is nothing more than a vent, just sharing an experience I think is becoming all too common.

Far too many people overestimate their skill level in this game. That’s the number one source of frustration. They think they are better than what they actually are. Play hotjoins or unranked if you want to just have fun. If you want to be competitive then accept that part of a competitive environment is that people will be better than you.

I actually enjoy fighting people are better than me as it is a learning experience. Every time I get owned, I learn from something they did right or I did wrong.

There are games when I suck and we lose and I am good with those.

Its the games, which are the majority, which really dont matter if I am playing a great game or being a rez bot and the outcome will remain the same.

And this illustrates the kind of attitude that has been very destructive to PvP.

Paraphrasing, “you should accept being hammered because that is your place.” No viable sport works that way.

A far more productive response would be the one taken with me: “Come duel with me, I’ll teach you to survive if you can deal with taking some lumps.”

I once faced a Master rated Chess player in a tournament. I am no where near that rating and most likely never will be. He stopped the clock mid-game, made me take a move back (totally against the rules… but he was being generous) and sat and explained why it was wrong. I became a better player and remain grateful to him for the life lesson.

The “upper class” mocks the “lower class” at it’s peril. It is the “lower class” that supports the game.

Pyriall.1683:

Far too many people overestimate their skill level in this game. That’s the number one source of frustration. They think they are better than what they actually are. Play hotjoins or unranked if you want to just have fun. If you want to be competitive then accept that part of a competitive environment is that people will be better than you.

Did you even read what he wrote?

zinkz.7045:

Pyriall.1683:

Far too many people overestimate their skill level in this game. That’s the number one source of frustration. They think they are better than what they actually are. Play hotjoins or unranked if you want to just have fun. If you want to be competitive then accept that part of a competitive environment is that people will be better than you.

Did you even read what he wrote?

Yes as a matter of fact I did. The real question is, did you?

Pyriall.1683:

zinkz.7045:

Pyriall.1683:

Far too many people overestimate their skill level in this game. That’s the number one source of frustration. They think they are better than what they actually are. Play hotjoins or unranked if you want to just have fun. If you want to be competitive then accept that part of a competitive environment is that people will be better than you.

Did you even read what he wrote?

Yes as a matter of fact I did. The real question is, did you?

Yes, he complained about PvP not being fun, because too many games were one-sided / poorly matched, both games where he is on the winning side that he “could probably be afk and still win”, as well as those on he is on the losing side.

Your reply had nothing to do with that.