Guild Wars 2

ANET should make a new larger arena map/game mode. The map would have its’ own button like PvP/WvW and would have 6–12 smaller mini arenas in a circle around a larger central starting platform. A player enters the arena queue and starts in the lowest arena. A win in the arena means the player advances to the next higher arena. People who lose move down a slot and fight the loser of the previous arena. Those losing in the first arena get kicked to the viewing area. If a player resigns then players will move up according to their ranking accordingly. Fights that last longer than five minutes will be declared a draw and a random player will be assigned “winner” and move up as normal.

You can instance the arena and have as many as are needed for duelers from all servers. This avoids having to use guild halls which are good for private practice but not for dueling and watching duels.

The new dueling arena could award titles/achievements for reaching the top, for holding the top position for X number of fights, and the like.

I would make each “arena” a different mini-map with different terrain. If possible, I would also allow those in the center area to use observer mode on individual players or on specific arenas to either let them follow a dueler they like or follow the arena in general—like the top tier one.

I think this would (1) address the lack of 1v1 dueling support, (2) create new content and interest in a new competitive PvP gamemode, (3) bring players from different WvW servers against one another in limited combat without having to transfer. Overall this is a quality of life enhancement to a game that needs some fresh ideas for PvP to keep it relevant to older players and players considering picking up the game.

Dueling is supported in the arena, it creates interest for spvp and HotM brings all spvp players together from all servers.

The qol things this game needs to make spvp and wvw better is to work on professions and balance stuff better between pvp and pve modes.

Nah. Join the “1v1 me bro” custom rooms in PvP or use your guild hall’s arena. No need for an inflated zone for niche gameplay.

And more to point, classes aren’t balanced around 1v1, anyway. You think a lot of people are cheesed about PvP balance affecting PvE characters, wait until the 1v1 balances hit and everyone is ticked off.