The nerf to “smurfing” has had very little effect. I have played 9 games today, ( on Mesmer.) Of those, 3 were wins. All of the wins were not against organized groups.
What’s really telling is the margin of victory/defeat. In one game, my side lost by an astonishing 549 points. The average difference was 288.44 points.
Many players would be willing to agree that a loss by 288+ points is a stomp. 9 stomps in a row is, forgive me for using the buzz word, cancer.
Now, I am certain that anet’s fine pvp team is doing it’s utmost to provide fair and fun matches. They would never consider deliberately setting up a situation to make pvp fail. Certainly there ethics place them beyond such situations. After all, this is the team that has brought us balanced classes and careful , iterative and frequent updates for years now.
Nevertheless, however unintended and unpredictable this result… It seems clear that our deeply professional and even handed devs will need to find a better solutions. That is; should they wish to have a successful season, which I am sure in my heart of hearts they do.
Now, although I cannot argue that there must have been valid reasons for removing solo queue, ( however arbitrary this decision may have seemed to many players, ) The current situation encourages exploitation and “farming.” Of course, my fellow GW2 players would never stoop to such tactics, that would be beneath them. I’m sure you all agree.
game record attached
Mesmerising Girl
