At the request from some outside multi game guilds, I took a poll to see the PvP community’s thoughts on the current state. We received 292 responses, here are the top answers (some question I will take out because of the responses they receive are not adequate).
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19Q-VSpE0GtMpUKTI4yoLqNo8t6JoAuB3IOIylRc58kE/viewanalytics
Which of the following Game Modes would you like to see in the game? (Taken from popular responses/the first guild wars)
Top three Answers
Guild vs Guild 176 19%
Team Deathmatch: 130 14%
Team Arenas and Capture the flag: 109 12% and 114 12%
Do you want Spectating within the next year?
Yes 171 64%
Spectating doesn’t matter to me 87 32%
Do you want more PvP maps centered around the current game mode (point control) by the next year?
No 152 57%
Yes 70 26%
Do you think the size of Asuras give them an unfair advantage? (This one was really close)
No kitten%
Yes 131 49%
The Downed state, should it be in PvP?
Yes, the downed state should stay in the game: 173 65%
Burst in PvP
The game needs less burst 95 36%
The game’s burst is just right (fine where it is at): 144 55%
Select all that apply about the Build Meta (this was meant to see what people wanted to see more of in the Build Meta. I realized that is was worded poorly, but with all the votes that were already submitted I couldn’t change it. I apologize for this)
Top Three Answers
Less Bunkering Builds 140 25%
Less “Cookie Cutter Tanks” (High dps, High survive-ability) 125 22%
More builds centered around Support 123 22%
Is this game’s combat in PvP “too fast” and/or “spammy”?
No 169 64%
Class Balance [Survivability, including escapes (stealth, gap makers, etc)]. Select all that apply
Top Three Answers
Elementalist need nerf 176 17%
Warriors need buff 160 16%
Mesmers need nerf 111 11%
Class Balance (Condition Damage including AoE Condition Damage). Select all that apply
Top Three Answers
Warriors need buff 111 17%
Mesmers need nerf 59 9%
Guardians need buff 51 8%
Class Balance (Physical damage including AoE physical). Select all that apply
Top Three Answers
Mesmers need nerf 85 13%
Thiefs need nerf 84 13%
Warriors need buff 71 11%
Developers communication to the community on Class Balance and what they are doing with classes in PvP, rate it (1 = worst, 5 = best)
1 84 33%
2 75 29%
3 66 26%
4 26 10%
5 7 3%
How is the game’s Build Variety? (1=worst, 5=best)
1 70 27%
2 97 37%
3 72 28%
4 18 7%
5 2 1%
Developers communication to the community on PvP outside of classes (anything to do with PvP that doesn’t deal with classes) (1= worst , 5= Best)
1 80 31%
2 77 30%
3 70 27%
4 23 9%
5 6 2%
Which one of these things needs to be the top priority in being worked on in PvP?
More Game modes 86 33%
Class Balance 85 32%
Reward System 45 17%
Thanks for everyone that voted.