Guild Wars 2

Since the latest patch, the team based PvP has become a farming ground for solid PvP teams and it has totally ruined any chance of normal PvP’ers of winning in tPvP.

As a causal or mid-hardcore PvP player (currently rank 36 with least 5-10 matches every night), I used to enjoy tPvP and queuing with random players was never this bad. At least most players knew how to play tPvP and more or less had done their good share of tPvP.

Since the latest patch it has become almost impossible to get placed in a decent group and the low chances of wining a team PvP match is now reduced by bringing new PvE players into PvP. Nothing against PvE players doing PvP but the balance is just out of whack now.

Before the patch, doing a random queue for tPvP had a chance of %50 or more winning. At least from 10 matches, I remember winning 4-5 matches which I was fine with. but since the patch I have done 40-50 tPvP matches and lost almost %95 of it. The one match that we won was because one of the players from the other team dc’ed for 5 minutes. Even that was a close match and we almost lost. So basically we get dominated by hardcore tPvP teams who are on teamspeak and have played enough to know their ^$*#…

The ranks are now hidden as well but a proof is that I see the finishers on the opposite team (shark, bear, etc…).

So is ANet going to address this? or I should just forget tPvP and stick to hot join which I absolutely dislike since there is no team work and strategy?

PS: I called mid-hardcore, referring to PvP players who research their PvP build and know the maps and also know what to do at certain time during the match, etc….

PS 2: I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the hardcore tPvP’ers troll this post since farming new PvE players must be pleasant…

This is team queue…
People are supposed to team up.

Random = soloQ
You’re allowed to hotjoin TQ, you enjoyed it while it lasted but if it starts being used like it’s supposed to don’t complain.

That is all.

Solo queue might give you some better luck. At least there you won’t be facing actual teams.

this sounds like a post from a year ago

I would say try soloq for a while until the PvErs leave or get a hang of it.
I understand your frustration, havnt yoloq’d in a while. also try looking for a group to q with.

This is exactly what soloQ is for.

I soloq into team arena often and do fine.

That’s the point OP. Teams like mine work very hard to achieve something. We know eachother and we know when we need to help someone in certain situations. We even make it easier by using TS, like you said so. If you don’t have a full party nor “casual” team let’s say, it’s better you go Solo Arena.

PS: I’ve had situations where pug-teams defeated my team still. It’s all about rotations in the map and team.

@Zylonite.5913 you are expecting from tPVP something its not supposed to be. what you are doing is solo.

muscarine.5136:

This is team queue…
People are supposed to team up.

Random = soloQ
You’re allowed to hotjoin TQ, you enjoyed it while it lasted but if it starts being used like it’s supposed to don’t complain.

That is all.

True, although the matchmaking should never put a team of 5 randoms against the premade 5. That just isn’t fun for anyone.

You’re complaining against playing against teams? In team queue?

Just so you know, there are zergs in WvW and mobs in PVE, too. It’s a jungle out there.

if they remove spirit watch and skyhammer from solo q, i would be more than happy to just play it til the end time.
The reason , and I feel it is true for a lot of pvper who choose to solo team Q, is because get obliterated by organized team is a far more pleasant experience than get smashed by MAP