Guild Wars 2

Hi all. I recently started trying out pvp in GW2. I used to play FPS online years upon years ago, namely Quake II/Quake III Arena Capture the Flag and Battlefield1942. The team environment always made it fun to me, so after 4 years of PVE in GW2, I decided to jump into the PVP arena. I’ve gone over pvp builds for my favorite characters, practiced with them, tweaked them, watched videos of other players, and I have improved a little but I have to say…

the matchmaking system sucks.

I realize I’m not a good pvp’er, but coming from team based games, I know a little about strategy, but seeing scores constantly being 500 to like 150 with one team completely demolishing another over and over is disheartening. I think I have been on only one match where the final score was within 10 points. Were matches always lopsided like this?

Not quite. There was a time when there were small tournaments of 8 teams (solo and premades all together). From those 8 remained 4, from 4 remained 2, from 2 remained 1. Rewards were bigger as your TEAM ranked higher. People had to learn because game was challenging, and you needed a team with voice chat to create and synergise combos.

Now everybody goes alone in soloq (because people requested it), spam whatever atack (because you just want to get it over with fast), try to win and always blame others, repeat the process with other games until you get your legendary and gold.

If you want some real cash, you can make a team, but it’s better to not communicate with all the newbies… and PvE between seasons is so awesome with all that new content, episodes and graphics… why struggle for PvP anyway?

Acrisor.8097:

Not quite. There was a time when there were small tournaments of 8 teams (solo and premades all together). From those 8 remained 4, from 4 remained 2, from 2 remained 1. Rewards were bigger as your TEAM ranked higher. People had to learn because game was challenging, and you needed a team with voice chat to create and synergise combos.

Now everybody goes alone in soloq (because people requested it), spam whatever atack (because you just want to get it over with fast), try to win and always blame others, repeat the process with other games until you get your legendary and gold.

If you want some real cash, you can make a team, but it’s better to not communicate with all the newbies… and PvE between seasons is so awesome with all that new content, episodes and graphics… why struggle for PvP anyway?

I agree there used to be a golden age for GW2’s PvP. Now it’s simply in the dark ages with no sign on coming out.

The PvE in GW2 is fun. I guess it does make sense for ANet to foucs more on that, then WvW and PvP since PvE is also their only real money maker. More so now that PvP and WvW has completely failed.

Reaper Alim.4176:

Acrisor.8097:

Not quite. There was a time when there were small tournaments of 8 teams (solo and premades all together). From those 8 remained 4, from 4 remained 2, from 2 remained 1. Rewards were bigger as your TEAM ranked higher. People had to learn because game was challenging, and you needed a team with voice chat to create and synergise combos.

Now everybody goes alone in soloq (because people requested it), spam whatever atack (because you just want to get it over with fast), try to win and always blame others, repeat the process with other games until you get your legendary and gold.

If you want some real cash, you can make a team, but it’s better to not communicate with all the newbies… and PvE between seasons is so awesome with all that new content, episodes and graphics… why struggle for PvP anyway?

I agree there used to be a golden age for GW2’s PvP. Now it’s simply in the dark ages with no sign on coming out.

The PvE in GW2 is fun. I guess it does make sense for ANet to foucs more on that, then WvW and PvP since PvE is also their only real money maker. More so now that PvP and WvW has completely failed.

it’s sad. so many almost there mmos right now.

at least it’s getting me playing a lot of guitar tho, so hey silver linings right?

Abraxxus.8971:

Hi all. I recently started trying out pvp in GW2. I used to play FPS online years upon years ago, namely Quake II/Quake III Arena Capture the Flag and Battlefield1942. The team environment always made it fun to me, so after 4 years of PVE in GW2, I decided to jump into the PVP arena. I’ve gone over pvp builds for my favorite characters, practiced with them, tweaked them, watched videos of other players, and I have improved a little but I have to say…

the matchmaking system sucks.

I realize I’m not a good pvp’er, but coming from team based games, I know a little about strategy, but seeing scores constantly being 500 to like 150 with one team completely demolishing another over and over is disheartening. I think I have been on only one match where the final score was within 10 points. Were matches always lopsided like this?

The difference between GW2 and the game you listed is that they’re a totally different kind of game. They’re more balanced, don’t rely on a variety of skills, traits, builds or other things, you more or less just need to pick up your weapons and go into the fight.
Here you need to fight in a team based game with a strategy, a team composition that isn’t totally casual, be able to change your tactic when needed and have a team speak to coordinate with your friend every moment. in battlefield and others you can need it too, but here you need it even more, unless you’re experienced enough to know exactly what to do in every situation and play with players at your same level of experience.

The problem is that in this game everyone play as a pug, then if the enemy team have the better class combination or the more experienced players he win with 200 or more points of difference without too much effort.

A lot of the problem to have or not have fun in this game is also your class. If you play a necromancer, for example, that can’t do 1v1, need a coordinated teamwork and someone to ress him every fight , your game experience at low levels can be really painfull.
If you play warrior, guardian or engineer you can have a better low level experience, kill someone in 1v1, win some 1v2 against low health enemies and have fun. I seen some warriors, thief and eles carry players in low levels, a necromancer can’t (or a not experienced mesmer).

Also, if you started now to do pvp you’re mixed with other low level players, then when you face a little more experienced players you will lose without mercy. But if you make more practice you can increase your experience and win more, and also be mixed with more experienced players and have more chances to find good players and win matches.

Just continue to play and have fun, the good days will come soon.