Guild Wars 2

Many of us have been skeptical as to what would be coming to PvP but I think we can all agree that you have nailed it today. This is a great start to what I believe to be a golden path of rich and invaluable content.

Thank you for this.

P.S. Here are the notes for today’s patch

*Gathering tools can now be equipped when double-clicked in the PvP lobby.

Well, we wanted something to do while waiting for matches…
It’s certainly something!

Its pretty great. If they keep this good content coming every 2 weeks we will have the perfect pvp game by 2020!

FrownyClown.8402:

Its pretty great. If they keep this good content coming every 2 weeks we will have the perfect pvp game by 2020!

Too generous.

Great! I hope they add some farming places on all PvP matches – then i can go farming in pvp! =D

Woo~ now I’ll be able to equip and unequip gathering tools while waiting for my 20-minute queue pops!

Boy will time fly!

The best part about this change is that the PvP community has come flooding back. Queue times have reduced dramatically, matches are now balanced, and MMR Hell has been abolished.

10/10 for changes like this.

:D

nice i hope soon we can get some orichalcum nodes in pvp lobby or on pvp maps

sorry, but if it is not crafting stations in the pvp lobby and or queuing in pve its not good enough.

PS: if wvw has nodes why doesn’t pvp has them?

revised:
make nodes available after matches, where when the match says your team win/loose you get to harvest nodes. Game thus has to switch everyone to neutral so ending the irritating Gung-Ho revengeful type players who created the “i have never killed you without my team mate rage spree of trying to end you when the match is over” situation.

lmao, Imagine rich ori ore spawning in pvp maps every minute :P hahahaha

queing from pve maps would be awesome)

sarcasm aside, they finally let us unlock the new expansion armours through pvp,
pretty great change

Weerus.3701:

lmao, Imagine rich ori ore spawning in pvp maps every minute :P hahahaha

No, all minerals could span – far away from any point – now imagine how well your team will play if you don’t have a remade 4-5 man group

Tiefsee.3647:

Great! I hope they add some farming places on all PvP matches – then i can go farming in pvp! =D

Gathering nodes in PvP maps.
You can only gather if your team controls the point.
Your team earns 10 points per node fully gathered.
New amulet.
Gatherer’s.
20 Vitality
+10% Gathering speed
20 Healing Power
+15% Gathering Speed
20 Ferocity -Whenever you fully gather a node you call down an air strike for 10 sec.
Damage (10x)30.000 ,Burn(10 sec),Bleed(12sec),Chill(10sec),Poison(30 sec)
Radius 3000
100 Condition Damage 15% Gathering Speed

I spent hours last night just equipping and un-equipping my gathering tools in pvp lobby while waiting for Q pop. It was awesome!

Thanks ANET.

I didn’t realize every patch had to have a pvp update.

Aenaos.8160:

Tiefsee.3647:

Great! I hope they add some farming places on all PvP matches – then i can go farming in pvp! =D

Gathering nodes in PvP maps.
You can only gather if your team controls the point.
Your team earns 10 points per node fully gathered.
New amulet.
Gatherer’s.
20 Vitality
+10% Gathering speed
20 Healing Power
+15% Gathering Speed
20 Ferocity -Whenever you fully gather a node you call down an air strike for 10 sec.
Damage (10x)30.000 ,Burn(10 sec),Bleed(12sec),Chill(10sec),Poison(30 sec)
Radius 3000
100 Condition Damage 15% Gathering Speed

ahahaha :’D

They should add an area where we can challenge each other to 1 v 1s in the PVP lobby.

Absurdo.8309:

I didn’t realize every patch had to have a pvp update.

considering whats happening with PvP and some classes right now, yes every patch should have a PvP update

Absurdo.8309:

I didn’t realize every patch had to have a pvp update.

git outta here

Absurdo.8309:

I didn’t realize every patch had to have a pvp update.

The mode has continuing major issues and is losing players to a competitor so yeah fixes are needed.

Absurdo.8309:

I didn’t realize every patch had to have a pvp update.

People are more commenting on the absurdity of ANet being mum about the horrible matchmaking and still subpar balance (though its gotten much better) yet still releasing an update for PvP that addresses exactly none of the problems with the game mode. Its more of a “Why did we even get this?”

OriOri.8724:

Absurdo.8309:

I didn’t realize every patch had to have a pvp update.

People are more commenting on the absurdity of ANet being mum about the horrible matchmaking and still subpar balance (though its gotten much better) yet still releasing an update for PvP that addresses exactly none of the problems with the game mode. Its more of a “Why did we even get this?”

I always thought we could equip gathering tools in the lobby anyway. Didn’t really care to check. I just want to see a major update that addresses connection issues and I know I’m not the only one who has them there’s even a big merged thread on the topic.

I must give ANET a lot of credit. I’ve said that the matchmaking is absolutely horrible. It is great to see that ANET listened to everyone’s feedback. The matchmaking team implemented all their best ideas during this patch.