Guild Wars 2

I want to know why camp upgrades instantly take supply but then take time to build. Towers and keeps build over time and take supply over time. Why is this inconsistent?

I recommend either:
- Take supply during the same time the upgrade is being built (like towers and keeps)
or
- Instantaneously build the upgrade if supply is being taken all at once

I’d prefer supply is used over time or upgrades stall, just like towers/keeps.

Not all tower and keeps upgrades take supply over time but all take time to build.

Instant building of upgrades would be .. not smart

all camp upgrades are “personnel” upgrades. personnel upgrades deduct the full amount of supply instantly, then take time to “build”.

towers and keeps have both “personnel” upgrades and “structural” upgrades. structural upgrades slowly consume supply as they are being built, and include things like mortars, cannons, walls and gates.

in general, the structural upgrades require more supply than can be stockpiled at once, so they have to consume supply over time. you can speed up the build rate by buying the “extra worker” personnel upgrade.

the personnel upgrades deduct all their supply at once. but on the plus side once they are started they cannot be stopped even if the enemy cuts off all your supply. the only way to prevent a personnel upgrade from completing is to take control of the objective (and even then, your enemy won’t get the supply back).

personnel upgrades are a great way to prevent your enemy from getting supply from an objective they’re about to capture. if you can’t prevent them from taking an objective, at the very least you can prevent them from getting any supply from it.

-ken

In our world’s battles, camps are frequently flipped and we can have periods where we are short on supply. The upgrade has two downsides during the upgrade period:
- we’ve paid for the capability and it is not delivering a benefit
- there is a lack of supply for those who visit the camp

I’m sure there is going to be some “guard the camp” nonsense (aka off topic) in response but I do not see why “personnel” upgrades can’t be a little more forgiving. Especially taking into consideration that the benefits do not really equate to the cost (nothing close to treb power in these upgrades). All it really seems to do is cause a quicker collapse caused by a few players ordering upgrades who think they are helping when in reality they are not.

The first two camp upgrades can easily be argued for instant. Because camps rarely survive long enough to get all 4, and when you do, they aren’t very good. 2 or 3 people can take a fully upgraded camp fairly fast, and even 1 person can if dedicated.