Guild Wars 2

About a week ago I decided that I would never come back to this game because the Dev Company made no effort whatsoever to cater to the fan base of the franchise that was built entirely upon the competitive PvP scene fostered by GvG and ToPK (later known as HA). Then this expansion announcement…

I am trying to curb my enthusiasm about this “new” PvP content. Now the thought that someone may finally have decided to pay a little attention to the folks that MADE A-NET a viable business has crept into my mind, so I guess it is time to come see what happens. I am having flashbacks to marathon sessions of GvG (real GvG of 8v8’s) and the Hall of Heroes (when it was a PvP map with multiple objectives possible).

If you remember me, then be on the lookout. I’ll be back in game soon and looking for groups.

I told you you’ll be back.
They always come back.
Let me put the sign in your room now…
http://imgur.com/TYQVLRK
There you are.

Now, with that out of the way…

I have high hopes for Stronghold. I loathed most capture maps. I prefer actual objectives like escorting an NPC or siege machinery, and taking down doors, or the secondary objectives in moost conquest maps.

I kind of wish there was a setting to disable the capture points for custom arenas.

So, if you do something like putting WvW keeps in front of each other and make 6 paths between them, 3 on the open and 3 obscured by terrain, landscape and structures, and make it so you can capture some point to get some siege NPC that walks to the doors to take them down then storm the enemy base, we start cooking something.

It doesn’t need to be terribly complicated. If they made a 3-4 lane map with about 5 objective points like the BetaClone maps from GW then it could be outstanding.

Here’s to hoping Izzy can be retrieved from mothballs to share his insights from GvG’s past.

Haven’t logged in since 2013. Something told me to check the site.

Im suddenly worried I might be redownloading and spending money.

anyone know what the team sizes will be like for stronghold? 5v5 8v8 15v5?

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anyone know what the team sizes will be like for stronghold? 5v5 8v8 15v5?

It’s not decided yet. They’ve been testing it with 5v5 at the moment, but we’ll be able to beta test it in about 6-7 weeks from now. They’ll make the final decision based on the feedback.

You’ll be able to run it up to 10v10 on custom arenas.

Might be interesting to stage 4 teams against each other, kinda like in GW1 HA.