Guild Wars 2

I was giving some thought to how EotM map has so much wasted potential to provide short-term, balanced WvW experiences (due to not being tied to any server), and had the following idea:

What if ANet implemented periodic tourneys on EotM maps to let actually skilled guilds come out and duke it out on a map to see who is most skilled?

How it works: On certain days/times, 3-4 EotM maps (depending on how many people try to participate, with the goal that all maps are full for every side) open marked as “tourney” maps that are cross-server, Red vs. Blue vs. Green. People can choose which instance to queue into (so you can get with your guild) and the matchup starts. The teams then have to duke it out to see who wins.

Rewards: The winning side gets a certain number of WvW tourney tokens, a WvW winner’s buff, and a few limited use tournament champion finishers. Lower positioning has diminished rewards, with a requirement that a certain number of objectives be taken or kills got to qualify for rewards (so people don’t just quit if they get behind).

Guild rewards: Guilds accrue points for themselves by claiming objectives and holding them. Top contributing guilds for each side receive recognition on a posting board in LA near the WvW portals. Maybe give out a few commendations. A leaderboard can be started to compete for top-scorers in the EotM tourneys.

Frequency: Could be up for discussion, but I would suggest on either the first weekend of the month, or biweekly.

Timing: The “tournament match” would officially start around daily reset time (I believe this is 7 EST atm) on an appropriate Saturday.

Duration: standard 4 hour match (or should it be shorter/ longer?)

Please leave your feedback. Do you think this is a good idea that would help you be energized for some truly competitive wvw? What rewards would make you and your guild want to organize for a raid? How long would you like a matchup? How often should these short tourneys take place?

EoTM is Not WvW and GvG guild cand that what whit out ANet loosers help. Been doing that long time now.

EotM is for getting to 80 in order to avoid the new and “improved” leveling. Why would you want a tournament for that?

Lord Kuru.3685:

EotM is for getting to 80 in order to avoid the new and “improved” leveling. Why would you want a tournament for that?

To see how the map is actually played and works with ppt in mind.

On topic:

I already suggested this some time ago.
I would rather make signups for specific teams. Lets say the map cap is 80 people, so teams can have up to 100 players signed up (20 reserve, if some cant make it).
Then team A fights team B and C for 3 matches, so the color gets rotated for fairness.
After 3 matches, the ppt gets accumulated and whoever got the most, wins the match up.

Having the seasonal tourny in eotm could be a great idea for many reasons.

It seems rather simple to just add scores, 3pt for first, 2pt for second, 1pt for third. Then total score for each color at the end of the week, collect tickets, done!

How would u even complain matchups are stale?
No fair weather fall out when the match gets tough.
Even the old wvw die hards will have no excuse to avoid eotm now and can play with out guilt ~_^