Guild Wars 2

The new BL maps are horrible. It’s ok to admit that. Last reset in T2, we had a 50+ queue in EB and no queues on any BL maps. Why? The new maps are not fun. They are not targeted for fights.

Look at your own analytics and tell me if you see anywhere near the numbers in a BL map as you do in EB. In fact, I bet all 3 BL maps combined might have less playtime than EB.

Bring back the old BL maps. Once you implement this new redesign of WvW, then revisit the decision. For now though, remove the new BL maps.

Last reset we had 110 man in queue to EB and on the one border where we managed to scrounge up about 40 people on commander… we where outmanned. Yes, seriously.

Anet may be stubborn but players are just as bad.

(Seeing the activity data would be great though)

The problem with Anet here, is that they look to NA kitten base what they think the entire community, kitten, NA and EU, want.

This is why you see a lot of them on Blackgate.

So even though there is a 50+ queue, or even a 100+ queue for EB. There will still be some WvW guilds on the new Deserted BLs.
So when Anet look at those metrics they see everything is awesome.

But then when you look at T5, things are in deed dire.

Of course all of this could have been completely and entirely avoided simply if Anet COMMUNICATED WITH US!

They communicate with PvE, they communicate with sPvP, they communicate with Fractals and Dungeons and Raids, and silly things like that one blade of grass which isnt as green as all the others.
Yet they have continuously ignored the WvW community!

In 3 years what have we really gotten?
Reduced culling. Coloured commander tags which still arent fully what we asked for. And a new BL map which they did not consult with us on until the very end where we told them it was crap but it was too late by then, they spent all that time and resources making a map we didnt like and forced it upon us, cos they had to make it seem like they have done something. And lag improved a bit, but still a few complaints.

My server Far Shiverpeaks did always have queue on ALL borders during evenings, at reset it were almost impossible to get a slot if you didn’t spamed buttom when it started. Now we have queue on EB but no tags on the new maps… thats a bad sign.

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My server Far Shiverpeaks did always have queue on ALL borders during evenings, at reset it were almost impossible to get a slot if you didn’t spamed buttom when it started. Now we have queue on EB but no tags on the new maps… thats a bad sign.

Wasn’t there some internal drama and a lot of your commanders jumped to other servers though?

That’s likely the reason for the change on FSP at least.

Nope it was like this before those 2 commanders left. Other commanders just dont bother tagging up anymore since hot.