Anyone else kinda chomping at the bit? The legendary armor reveal was what finally got me to finally commit to PvPing on a regular basis.
I can still PvP in ranked (which I do!) and it’s great! But kitten I really need those sweet sweet ascended shards. Given the usual timeline I know we’re not likely to see another league prior to the release of PoF, but that doesn’t stop me from watching the calendar.
Same. Also eagerly awaiting my chance to get some legendary armor. The amount of saved space for pve has me salivating.
I do wish they would add some visual flair you can add to the armor if you: win monthlies, get into top 250, get into top 10, top 1, etc. Kind of like wvw has a more elaborate ascended armor that you can get with high rank.
Anet really needs to look at the time gating for the pvp legendary armor. Since seasons are the only way to get tickets and ascended shards, you have to hardcore grind when there is an active season, but if there isn’t one then you can’t make any progress at all. We’re now waiting for the ability to grind lol. That’s just silly.
Raids have a weekly cap on insights. WvW has a weekly cap on their tickets. We need something similar so we can work on our armor between seasons.
Unfortunately that doesn’t help folk who solo queue for things (I don’t have many friends and guildies who enjoy pvp, for example, and I sure ain’t gonna pug a tournement).
Still, it would be a good spot to drop those sort of rewards in.
Except that the seasons only reward the top tier, on the backs of the people they farm. I’d rather not see seasons happen.
In any other actually eSports title, the best players farm lower tiered players. At least until they face off against even skilled players. It’s how it goes.
- The problem in GW2 is a three fold problem, one that has been either solved or mitigated in eSports titles.
eSports titles makes it a chore to be able to first be able to queue for their ranked matches. GW2 makes it trivial thus allowing troll smurf accounts to run berserk. Ruining the competitive experience for many.
eSports titles would not allow %10 of the nonsense that ANet allows in their sPvP environment. These trolls or sorry excuses of PvPers would be banned and forced to spend another 100 plus hours of game play in unranked on another account before being able to troll rank again. In GW2 they run around without alarm.
The final and biggest issue I see with GW2 sPvP’s Ranked system. The business model. ANet makes more money as a business for being inclusive. Meaning mass spamming for players to buy the game and stay to buy gem store items. Rather then being exclusive for sPvP and putting jumps and hurdles. For players to be able to queue up for Ranked games in the first place. And then taking a No Tolerance policy for cheaters. And flat-out suspend or ban their accounts.Based on offense and how many
However because of ANets business models rely on people spamming accounts. GW2’s sPvP IMO has little to no chance at offering meaningful rated PvP. Which brings us to the next statement. This is why ANet made ATs available.
I maybe a troll with class.
But at least I admit it!
PoF guys get ready for PvE joys
Anet really needs to look at the time gating for the pvp legendary armor. Since seasons are the only way to get tickets and ascended shards, you have to hardcore grind when there is an active season, but if there isn’t one then you can’t make any progress at all. We’re now waiting for the ability to grind lol. That’s just silly.
Raids have a weekly cap on insights. WvW has a weekly cap on their tickets. We need something similar so we can work on our armor between seasons.
It not a “hardcore grind” to unlock the top tier of the PvP reward track. You don’t get any more tickets or shards for repeating it.
It not a “hardcore grind” to unlock the top tier of the PvP reward track. You don’t get any more tickets or shards for repeating it.
You do get ascended shards for repeating Byzantium. Just not tickets. If you didn’t get more shards on repeat, it would take years to get enough for a set of armor. Unless you plan on playing casually and just finishing Byzantium the first time each season over the course of a few years, you will be repeating Byzantium many times.
I can accept the grind, but it should be better spaced out. You only get 4 seasons a year each being 55 days that you are allowed to work on getting shards and tickets. But during the gap between seasons, no pvping will get you shards or tickets. Either move toward something like the weekly cap raids and wvw have or lessen the gap between seasons so there isn’t as much pressure to do as much farming as you can while seasons are up.
Edit: I think Anet just heard my prayers. The pvp tab is now showing that the next season will start August 22. Shortest gap between seasons yet!
Anet really needs to look at the time gating for the pvp legendary armor. Since seasons are the only way to get tickets and ascended shards, you have to hardcore grind when there is an active season, but if there isn’t one then you can’t make any progress at all. We’re now waiting for the ability to grind lol. That’s just silly.
Raids have a weekly cap on insights. WvW has a weekly cap on their tickets. We need something similar so we can work on our armor between seasons.
It not a “hardcore grind” to unlock the top tier of the PvP reward track. You don’t get any more tickets or shards for repeating it.
They changed that recently. You do get shards for repeating byzantium. not tickets though.
The next season starts on 8/22. This does mean that the new elite specs will show up mid-season. Should be interesting.
Are we getting another balance patch before PoF releases? WP mentioned on his stream that core ele was getting barrier on some skills and that power reaper was going to be buffed, yet those changes weren’t seen in the last balance patch.
If the Six exists somewhere in this game…
Please oh kitten please let their be a kitten balance patch to this season.
Please, freaking spare us and say there is a balance patch that will follow.
Are we getting another balance patch before PoF releases? WP mentioned on his stream that core ele was getting barrier on some skills and that power reaper was going to be buffed, yet those changes weren’t seen in the last balance patch.
If the Six exists somewhere in this game…
Please oh kitten please let their be a kitten balance patch to this season.
Please, freaking spare us and say there is a balance patch that will follow.
Looking back since 2015, seasons typically run dry until the week or two after they’re finalized. There won’t be a balance patch mid season. Only bug fixes.
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If the Six exists somewhere in this game…
Please oh kitten please let their be a kitten balance patch to this season.
Please, freaking spare us and say there is a balance patch that will follow.
Looking back since 2015, seasons typically run dry until the week or two after they’re finalized. There won’t be a balance patch mid season. Only bug fixes.
Anet is about to drop an expansion in the middle of a PvP season and someone’s still thinking doing balance changes in that season is off the table? lol
