Guild Wars 2

Hi Everyone,

Someone recently called me out for seeking to create unbalanced matchups. Leaping in to turn a 1 v 1 into a 2 v 1. I thought this was just part of the game. Usually when I get killed I’m getting focus fired by 2+ other people.

Is this the wrong way to think about the game? (Note this is all practice arena so idk if that makes a difference).

Thanks

No, it’s +1’ing. It’s a tactic. It’s a team game.
If they want 1vs1s, they should go join a dueling server.

Ignore them if they say that. If they want to duel, they have custom arenas they can make. Unranked/ranked queues are for playing the game as it is meant to be played, which included ganking players 1+X v. 1 if need be.

If they bug you about it, just block them. They’ll only give you grief if you respond to them.

You are literally supposed to interrupt 1v1s. That’s how you win the game.

Fluffball.8307:

You are literally supposed to interrupt 1v1s. That’s how you win the game.

^This.

TooBz.3065:

Hi Everyone,

Someone recently called me out for seeking to create unbalanced matchups. Leaping in to turn a 1 v 1 into a 2 v 1. I thought this was just part of the game. Usually when I get killed I’m getting focus fired by 2+ other people.

Is this the wrong way to think about the game? (Note this is all practice arena so idk if that makes a difference).

Thanks

i never used the practice arena button, i always just choose a server. can the practice button dump you into a dueling server? if it can, then that’s prob what happened, and why they were upset. but its an understandable mistake for you if thats what happened

Jaxom.7310:

TooBz.3065:

Hi Everyone,

Someone recently called me out for seeking to create unbalanced matchups. Leaping in to turn a 1 v 1 into a 2 v 1. I thought this was just part of the game. Usually when I get killed I’m getting focus fired by 2+ other people.

Is this the wrong way to think about the game? (Note this is all practice arena so idk if that makes a difference).

Thanks

i never used the practice arena button, i always just choose a server. can the practice button dump you into a dueling server? if it can, then that’s prob what happened, and why they were upset. but its an understandable mistake for you if thats what happened

No it can’t.
Duelling servers don’t use standard settings (1 player per side instead of 5, instant respawn, etc.)

depends if you already win by a lot points then its sometimes rude

jihm.2315:

depends if you already win by a lot points then its sometimes rude

Never. Always kill the enemy and help a 1v1, if they want to duel they need to do so in a private or empty arena.

It isn’t.

However, if you were in practice mode, it could have been. Sometimes people choose empty servers to duel if they do not have their own arena. If that was the case, I would understand why they’re upset.

If its a normal match then i dont see it as an issue.

But when its a spvp match of 5 v 1 or 5 v 2 then there really isnt any reason for the other team to be ganking on 1 person. I mean you’ve obviously already won when its 5 v 1 or 5 v 2, so you might as well keep the match interesting by having the full team 1 v 1 the opposing guy or 2 v 1 the opposing guy if they are on tanky builds.

i think its rude in practice arena. unranked or ranked is definitely another story, the object is to win and you do that by doing exactly what you did.
But practice arena ….is practice

if you go to a point where two people are 1v1 and they both tell you not to interrupt, let them be, let them practice.

i think it helps everyone get better; sure there is the “go to a duel room for 1v1” but i think a lot of less experienced players are intimidated by duel rooms. i sometimes dont have the patience for going to a duel room when i just want to tweak a build or try something new, i go to practice arena to see how it works and if i find myself in a 1v1 situation i actually prefer not to get help so i can see how well my build works 1v1 and also when i get +1ed i like to see how that works out too. also, 1v1 dueling rooms are usually builds that are only meant for 1v1 and will not be seen in ranked/unranked. also, most 1v1 rooms are 50% thieves.

i think it comes down to this — dont take practice arena so seriously, if they wanna 1v1, lighten up the mood and /cheer your teammate on. I have done it before, i’ve even asked kindly for an enemy player to stop running from me and fight me over a point, with /bow and everything and this was an unranked game. the guy really appreciated it and we had a good fight and it was actually really fun. I think if more people lightened up like this the community would be less toxic and people would enjoy playing more, just my opinion

I would argue that turning those 1v1s into 2 or 3v1s is a key aspect of the game mode (how else are you going to break those unkillable bunkers?) — the team that works together better and smartly decaps/rotate-wins all on-point battles is the team that wins the match.

It’s also a reason why I don’t play much sPvP because in that respect it’s incredibly boring and predictable. The game would be a lot funner if it was balanced for 1v1s IMO (but that is just personal preference, I do understand that there is a layer of fun in the teamwork element, but how much of the pvp player base can organize themselves into 5-man premades? I suspect very few, and optimal play requiring voicechat just exacerbates the problem).

This thread could easily be a result of the team balance issue which is being discussed on this thread: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/Practice-Arena-balance/

@OP, if the game was 5v5 game, by all means go +1 and punish the enemy.

Personally if in practice mode and in a 5v4 situation (which it usually is), I’d seek only even fights… unless the enemy is some sort of bunker. The side with more players is going to win almost every time, and zerging with superior numbers isn’t fun for me.

Thanks,

It was only a guy from the other team. So my takeaway is don’t play practice.

Are you in a 1v1 arena? If you are, come on dude.
Assuming you’re not, that’s just strategy.

People are trying to play a team game. It’s rude towards your allies, not to +1.

About practice matches: If the server was empty and those two guys were the only guys, yeah, attacking in that situation is not nice… But in a full team match, you are supposed to 2v1.