Guild Wars 2

i just recently picked up the game after being a fan of the first, and in WvW i see no one, is there somewhere still populated

higher rated servers have more people. you can find the server ratings here:

https://leaderboards.guildwars2.com/en/eu/wvwmain

-ken

2 Years of no significant WvW updates, bad matchup system.
GG Anet killing their own most unique game mode.

WvW is still good on higher tiers. But for sure it desperately needs attention from devs for improvement.

Argos Helios.4965:

2 Years of no significant WvW updates, bad matchup system.
GG Anet killing their own most unique game mode.

I approve this massage seems like Anet is not interested in improving WvW only story mode and general PvE. This is troublesome because a lot of players only go online to play WvW like me for example i barely play any PvE. The recent 2v1 in T2 is also troublesome killing large portion of this unique game style. Ignoring this wont improve the system by it self.

Exciton.8942:

WvW is still good on higher tiers.

Does rank 15 count as a higher tier? :P

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2dytsw_drunk-smashing_videogames

Clayton.1836:

i just recently picked up the game after being a fan of the first, and in WvW i see no one, is there somewhere still populated

Many still play, however if only playing for WvW you need to be careful which server you choose. (Due to WvW being influenced by servers since they fight one another.)

What server did you join?
What times do you normally play? (NA, SEA, OCX, EU?)

Most servers in higher ranks, tend to have more members who WvW.

I know Sunday and Monday on yaks bend we had a 15+ queue on all 4 maps for several hours.

Mishi.7058:

Clayton.1836:

i just recently picked up the game after being a fan of the first, and in WvW i see no one, is there somewhere still populated

Many still play, however if only playing for WvW you need to be careful which server you choose. (Due to WvW being influenced by servers since they fight one another.)

What server did you join?
What times do you normally play? (NA, SEA, OCX, EU?)

Most servers in higher ranks, tend to have more members who WvW.

This. You might have joined a server that is less active in your timezone or a less active WvW server. There are a good number still WvWer, welcome to the fight!

On jade quarry EB is usually pretty full and at least one roaming full queue zerg which you’ll want to be on teamspeak to find. Same seems true for Blackgate and tarnished coast.

im on JQ (T1) and we had 3 areas in queue last night(~8-10pm cst). EB was a long one too.
definitely go T1 if you want populace.

I don’t.

My server (Borliss Pass) died. Even reset night is empty. Just a matter of time before we hit last place bottom.

T1 for blobs and PPT
T2 for large guild fights and roaming
T3 just for roaming

Xillllix.3485:

T1 for blobs and PPT
T2 for large guild fights and roaming
T3 just for roaming

Roaming in T2 is aids, nothing but perplex condi tanks but very accurate what you posted.

sephiroth.4217:

Xillllix.3485:

T1 for blobs and PPT
T2 for large guild fights and roaming
T3 just for roaming

Roaming in T2 is aids, nothing but perplex condi tanks but very accurate what you posted.

T2 solo roaming can give you ebola, cancer, influenza, etc

Slax.2614:

Argos Helios.4965:

2 Years of no significant WvW updates, bad matchup system.
GG Anet killing their own most unique game mode.

I approve this massage seems like Anet is not interested in improving WvW only story mode and general PvE. This is troublesome because a lot of players only go online to play WvW like me for example i barely play any PvE. The recent 2v1 in T2 is also troublesome killing large portion of this unique game style. Ignoring this wont improve the system by it self.

we dont know if they are or not interested in maintain the gamemode, i myself only play the wvw aspect of the game to and thus game is loosing interest by several reason others than wvw model itself but still related to game.

pepper.6179:

sephiroth.4217:

Xillllix.3485:

T1 for blobs and PPT
T2 for large guild fights and roaming
T3 just for roaming

Roaming in T2 is aids, nothing but perplex condi tanks but very accurate what you posted.

T2 solo roaming can give you ebola, cancer, influenza, etc

T8 roaming is very fun. I have been to T1,2, and 3, and T8 roaming has to be the funest, and possibly some of the best roamers too.
If you are on a low tier server, they are all mostly active (except for SF and BP). You just need the right guild. most of the people on these forums ay only tiers 1-3, and don’t know a thing about activity in most of the low tier servers (T7-8). It is most likely you just play at a time that has lower activity.

oscuro.9720:

pepper.6179:

sephiroth.4217:

Xillllix.3485:

T1 for blobs and PPT
T2 for large guild fights and roaming
T3 just for roaming

Roaming in T2 is aids, nothing but perplex condi tanks but very accurate what you posted.

T2 solo roaming can give you ebola, cancer, influenza, etc

T8 roaming is very fun. I have been to T1,2, and 3, and T8 roaming has to be the funest, and possibly some of the best roamers too.
If you are on a low tier server, they are all mostly active (except for SF and BP). You just need the right guild. most of the people on these forums ay only tiers 1-3, and don’t know a thing about activity in most of the low tier servers (T7-8). It is most likely you just play at a time that has lower activity.

tbh lower tiers have a more frequent encounter against condi perplex trash because of less population in general. Ever since DR went downward, the bronze league servers i’ve faced against field in lots of conditions, even in 5v2s, 4 of the 5 are facerolling builds. Of course every server have these people but roaming at this time and stage of the game is dying but its always good practice to try to face against those bunkers, i suppose.

From what I’ve seen, most of those "faceroll" build players are just bad, so isn’t a problem. I typically get more worried when meeting someone with a build I can’t instantly recognize, as they are likely much better and can face roll me easily.

Well, I’m naturally weak against Mesmers since I haven’t figured them out yet (playing with or against). So a faceroll mesmer could probably trash me up. But on the whole I go by the quote of:

"The balance between the two classes is fine. The part that needs to be fixed is between the keyboard and the chair..."

T1/T2 if you like blob-vs-blob smashface extravaganza, T4 and lower if you like roaming…

can’t classify T3, either you roll or get rolled…

In T1, you get a good choice of both zerg style, solo, roam, and havoc. I’m on Blackgate. Just have to know who to roll with once you’re on. When I want small gang, I run with SG or HMNG commanders. When I want zerg, I roll with the zerg commanders (log in for a couple of hours in your prime time and it will be obvious who they are). Some groups run without tags, so you just have to know who they are (assuming they don’t leave you in the dust). HB, GoF, SG tend to field the most commanders on Blackgate (at least in my limited experience). There’s also a difference between running on the borderland maps and the EB map. Very different look and feel to things between the two.

joneirikb.7506:

From what I’ve seen, most of those “faceroll” build players are just bad, so isn’t a problem. I typically get more worried when meeting someone with a build I can’t instantly recognize, as they are likely much better and can face roll me easily.

Well, I’m naturally weak against Mesmers since I haven’t figured them out yet (playing with or against). So a faceroll mesmer could probably trash me up. But on the whole I go by the quote of:

“The balance between the two classes is fine. The part that needs to be fixed is between the keyboard and the chair…”

That’s exactly why there are more condi tanks in lower tiers, the % of new/inexperienced or just plain bad players is higher the lower the tier is.

The stacking in t1 is very hard. Some guilds sometimes want to win whole matchups so they move down where they count but 3 other guilds jump in there place

Exciton.8942:

WvW is still good on higher tiers. But for sure it desperately needs attention from devs for improvement.

Depends on what you consider good. Ever since we hit Gold the experience has been getting progressively worse. The only thing keeping us in a tier higher than where we ought to be is the brainless karmatrain chugging along in EB. Borderland defense is on the very tired shoulders of the few who still have the energy to try. In other words, the EB karmatrain keeps us in enough ppt to ensure that each week the servers we oppose get to pvd our keeps every half hour with little resistance.

If you’re into blobs and alternating between tab and 1, it’s probably great. I’d be far pushed to call that “WvW”, though.