GvG
In a GvG two guilds will face each other in a 20 versus 20 battle. In order to enter a GvG, the guild must register itself as available for GvG. The game will then look for an enemy guild of similar rank and the matchup will start. The game will randomly decide which guild will be the defender and who will be the attacker. The GvG match is played on the Guild Hall map of the defenders.
On the GvG map both guilds have a basecamp with a guild lord. These camps can be compared to the keeps we have in WvW. In order to win the GvG, a guild has to defeat the other guilds lord.
A basecamp should have multiple front gates (multiple gates allow for tactical siege placing) and also a weaker back gate (harder to reach, easier to get down, sneak attack, SPLIT gameplay). Siege weapons we know from WvW can be used (except for long range trebs), but the amount of blueprints you get is limited (e.g. 5rams 5ac 3cat at start of GvG). In order to build siege and repair gates you need supply. There are a couple of supply depots on the map, which have to be captured before you can take supply. The distance to these camps should be equal for both Guilds. Supply can only be caried by the players. Entering the enemies basecamp can be achieved by destroying the gates or walls. In the middle of the Guild Hall we find the Guild Lord NPC with a couple of veteran mobs.
In the middle of the map, between the basecamps and out of siege range there is room for an open field battle. Here we have a flagstand that can be captured (capture style same as spvp). After 15 minutes in GvG, the guild that owns the flagstand will receive additional siege blueprints and a stat boost(e.g. 3rams,3ac,1golem and stat boost +100 to everything).
If both Guild Lords are still alive after 30 minutes, the Victory or Death mode will be entered as a tie breaker. Here both Guild Lords will start moving out of the basecamp walls to the center of the map. A Guild Lord has a high HP pool which does not regenerate, but can be healed up (e.g. by water fields).
Winning or losing a match will affect the guild position on the GvG ladder, and should result in an easier/harder matchup next time. The ability to rewatch a top GvG match (e.g. all matches of top 20 guilds) when it’s over will allow more people to get into this game mode.
The reward for winning a GvG should mainly be guild fame and fun, but other currencies like guild merits and guild commendations can be added. A gold reward for the players would be good too, but it should be based on the enemies guild rank. This way you prevent GvG farming for gold in the low ranks and at the same time you reward the people who play very well. (e.g. winning from a rank 10 guild gives you 4g, winning from a rank 200 guild gives you 50s).
Idea:
To enter a GvG, a fee of 100 Badges of Honor must be paid (per guild). This way BoH get a use and there is still a reason to play WvW.
Because of the layout of the map there are alot of different tactical aproaches to win a GvG match. A team can play offensive of defensive. They can go for supply camps or straight for some gates. They can try capping and holding the flagstand or just ignore it. They can stick together as a big blob or seperate in smaller teams and maybe sneak to the backgate. Deciding where and when to place siege is important aswel since blueprints are limited. Falling back into the Guilds Lord room might allow you to make a push with the help of friendly NPC’s. You can go for different team setups (focus on blob battle or on roaming teams and mobility). Guilds should always be aware of what the enemy is doing and think ahead on how to counter them. I hope you get the idea that this gamemode can provide more than just a 20v20 blob fight and that tactical planning is needed.
) should not just be for the guilds who are currently doing GvG and it should not literally replace it. It should be interesting for everyone who enjoys PvP and organised fights and draw in a much bigger part of the GW2 community.