Guild Wars 2

cheese.4739:

runeblade.7514:

I prefer 8v8.

5v5 isn’t enough players. Most of the time I never fight anyone in a 5v5.

In a 8v8 setting, I know I can get into a decently sized battle.

The problem with a ‘decently sized battle’ is that it removes much of the skill and reaction out of the fight, as there’s so much going on. Larger groups in combat usually end up just being ‘who has the most AoE dmg/condi/CC/heals’ rather than test of actual ability.

It feels unfair to die in such a fight, and isn’t nearly as satisfying to win as a smaller skirmish.

The problem is that you follow and fight a zerg.

In an 8v8, you do not have to follow or fight a zerg to find another player to fight against.

If you see a enemy zerg, you do not have to charge head on.

Dominus.2360:

ArenaNet’s Servers: 5v5 only.

If there are people that want something else, there is still the option to use custom arenas. There are already enough empty CAs now that will close the gap when ANet takes their 8v8+ servers down (or converts them to 5v5 only).

I don’t think that’s the right approach. People that just wanna join in Hotjoin, PvP a little just want to have fun, they’re probably also not so good at it and that’s fine. With 8v8 there’s more leeway. Those people probably don’t care too much about it that they wanna make their own arenas etc.