Guild Wars 2

With the current state of PvP and the ongoing tweaks of all professions, the meta of current PvP mode is leading into a competition of who can run the fastest, survive the longest, and hold a point the longest. These 3 specific challenges to winning a PvP match has caused an uproar of professions to be built just to run in circles to hold a capture point while tanking all sources of damage, and/or builds that are meant to constantly push enemies off capture points long enough to neutralize and/or capture the point in their favor. As result to these circumstances, fighting enemies in general is now one of the worst ways of capturing a point or gaining score.

Without going too much about the obvious in pvp, can we have a mode that focuses on fighing rather than capturing? Perhaps a straight on team deathmatch just as Guild Wars 1 did.

i really enjoyed GW1 pvp so much playing Team arena, Random arena and hero battle for 2 – 3 years! but in gw2 been playing pvp for morethan a year but i feel tired and bored i dunno why maybe because these very long stealths, illusions, petting zoo (spirit ranger, MM necro), massive conditons and very strong condition damage at the same time very tanky/healing builds really destroys the game

im a lvl 43 mainly play thief (former #43 solo que pvp now #106) and maybe people wants a 5v5 Team deathmatch style just like in gw1 and other MMORPGs

Completely agree with you guys. Conquest is becoming booring, even for those who generaly still enjoy spvp (a quickly diminishing group). They promised us new game modes but waiting for them til october is pointless. They could at least give us simple deathmatch mode in the next 2 patches, it’s not a big deal and would surely make spvp to shine at least for some time.

It would be nice to get some Team Deathmatch or Capture the Flag type arenas just to break up the monotony.

I to was fond of the Team Deathmatch arenas in GW1. I just dont think that mode would be very successful in GW2. The developers actually came on Grouch’s stream early on and said that they had tried 5v5 team deathmatch in GW2 and that fights normally came down to who ran in and blew their elites first.

I also shudder at the thought of all those particle effects in a 5v5 team death match fight. At least conquest mode has the potential to split into smaller fights throughout a game, making it easier to watch.

Capture the Flag is badly needed though. That or a attack and defend the keep mode ala alliance battles in GW1 Factions.

Funny thing is that they woke up recently and prepare new modes for dying spvp (which is good) but by the time they finish them spvp will be nothing but a memory. WvW is good but eq-based (better wins), zerg-based (larger wins) and not lag-free. And pve? n/c

Clock’s ticking Anet. ESO is approaching but I want GW2 to prevail…

Oulov.7913:

Funny thing is that they woke up recently and prepare new modes for dying spvp (which is good) but by the time they finish them spvp will be nothing but a memory. WvW is good but eq-based (better wins), zerg-based (larger wins) and not lag-free. And pve? n/c

Clock’s ticking Anet. ESO is approaching but I want GW2 to prevail…

Eso is not a direct threat to gw2. Spvp doesnt have the population to make a dent to the overall game.

Also whatever change they make, just assume it is for newer players and market.

silvermember.8941:

Eso is not a direct threat to gw2.

In terms of pve content obviously isn’t. But when we compare the “wvw” in Eso to wvw in GW2….. well Eso is better, at least technically (lags etc.). And yes I know, both promote zerging.

xantosnightwish.5438:

I to was fond of the Team Deathmatch arenas in GW1. I just dont think that mode would be very successful in GW2. The developers actually came on Grouch’s stream early on and said that they had tried 5v5 team deathmatch in GW2 and that fights normally came down to who ran in and blew their elites first.

monumental development oversight, cannot be understated.

Oulov.7913:

silvermember.8941:

Eso is not a direct threat to gw2.

In terms of pve content obviously isn’t. But when we compare the “wvw” in Eso to wvw in GW2….. well Eso is better, at least technically (lags etc.). And yes I know, both promote zerging.

Last time I checked wvw is not spvp, your comment is more suitable in that forum. With that said, better is subjective AND it doesnt take into account whether it is worth paying 15 bucks a month. Better for you, maybe but we will have to wait and see if a lot more people agree with you or not. But like I said that is a wvw problem not a spvp one.

ya and what makes the gameplay hard to watch? massive Minions, spirit petting zoo and illusions, when some gamer unfamiliar about GW2 and will gonna watch 8v8 or 5v5 clashes his reaction wud prolly “WTF is happening?!”

*OFF TOPIC
so the main goal of the current high tier tpvp right now is that the longer can survive and can hold capture points for ages will win, so it was like watching Floyd Mayweather fights the most boring fighter of all time but with best boxing record of 45 – 0 and very few knockout victory!