Guild Wars 2

Short and sweet: I think GW2 is missing something huge. I see two options for competitive player vs player combat right now (and please correct me if I’m wrong):
A) 20+ vs 20+ WvW zerg busting, super blobby, only really available when your guild raids (don’t even pretend like following the pugmander and ppting is good pvp content)
B) 5v5 conquest with small variety in map mechanics over a couple of maps. Honestly the maps don’t do much for me. Whether I’m killing lord or killing side-beasts or capping skyhammer, it’s still 5v5 conquest. Every day. Every match. 5v5 conquest.

I think courtyard and stronghold were good additions to the game, but they both seem to have been scrapped from a competitive standpoint. What if GW2 had sometime like WoW’s warsong? EVERYONE CHILL FOR A SECOND, hear me out…

Yes I understand this is not WoW. No, I’m not suggesting Anet should copy paste WoW’s pvp queue. What I am saying is I think GW2 would thrive in a 10v10 combat size. GW2’s combat system is AMAZING in a 5-10 vs 5-10 teamfight setting, and there’s currently no where in the game to get that (except maybe a small WvW guild?).

What if GW2 had some 5v5 to 10v10 (even 8v8? would be tricky with party comps considering how boons work) content consisting of capture the flag, maybe some larger scale conquest, hell even team deathmatch. Anything. I would argue that GW2 has the best suited combat system out there to handle this type of combat. I’ve played WoW for 8 years. WSG is fantastic, but WoW’s pvp combat blows. Bring something like that to guild wars and you’ve got yourself a game changer.

Just my thoughts, though. It may also help with the lowest active-subscriber numbers. WvW is great as it is, I’m not sure if there’s too much to do there in terms of “adding content”. PvP feels bland, though. The new rewards are great, but the actually matches have been the same thing since launch.

Definitely would love to discuss some ideas with others, so feel free to comment!