Guild Wars 2

Edit: I have been convinced by people that we should improved the system instead of remove it. Please see this thread on improving squad commander: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/wuvwuv/Ways-to-improve-Squad-Commander

Wow what a QQ.

Oh NO!!! The normal people is joining my squad…>!!! Isnt that what you wanted? If you dont want to play world vs world with anyone but your guild then you should not be in world vs world.

Purchased the book myself, the icon on the map makes it worth it alone. With this you can organize the randoms in the battleground and focus where to attack next with much more ease, rather than pugs arguing with each other over what to attack next.

If you play with your guild only using vent/mumble/etc then the book is probably not worth picking up unless you want to have pugs following your guild group around.

The issue is that there is no option for a large guild that is highly organized. We field 40 to 50 ppl a night all on teamspeak and led by ex-military or exEvE fleet commanders. We want an option that allows us to do our group while having in game support for that group without needing to open it to the public. This isn’t a QQ as some Guy said but a simple request for a feature that should have already been in place.

BTW there seems to be some misconceptions going around about what Commanders can actually do. My guild is going to make a youtube video today to show all the aspects of being in a squad or commanding a squad. This will hopefully bring people to actual understanding of what it does and eliminate the people defending it because they think the commander can see everyone on the map, mouse over them and see if they are carrying seige and supply, and all the other rediculous ideas that are floting around.

It is literally 3 things #1: A squad chat channel, #2 Map Markers, #3 allows anyone to click and join.

What it does not do (these are all things that people have posts on these forums):

-It doesn’t allow the SC(squad commander) to see everyone on the map
-It doesn’t allow the SMs(squad members) to see everyone on the map
-It doesn’t allow the SC to see peoples supply levels
-It doesn’t allow the SC to see what seige equipment people are carrying
-It doesn’t have a window that shows who is in the squad
-It doesn’t have the option for assistant squad leaders to be assigned
-It doesn’t allow the squad to be locked
-It doesn’t allow the SC to invite people to the squad
-It doesn’t allow SMs to invite people to the squad
-It doesn’t allow the SC to see all the forces on the map
-It doesn’t create a cross continent chat channel between all the SCs

that is all I have read off the top of my head there are probably more.

@Cayden Those are all really great features that the Commander should have

Slightly organised or no, you are still just zerging with randoms against randoms.

This is what the commander book is for if you never realised that before buying it this is your own fault.
The information was there.
Enjoy your zerg.

um, no.

You have /guild if you want to keep it in guild….

So, no, you bought it, tough luck.

Thanks Proud Heart I would be totally open to them actually making the changes to commander as well. However the current system is not worth 10g never mind 100g.

I agree with your suggestions Cayden, but I would like to add two ammendments:
1 – The price should be in Badges of Honor instead of gold, while possible to obtain these through jumping puzzles and not killing players, atleast they will have to actually BE on the battlefield, and BE the potentional target for enemies at these jumping puzzles. Currently, anyone can just play the market to get the 100g instead.
2 – There should be atleast a party-only emblem for the Captain, so that the party members know where the “leader” is. Maybe also have emblems for the assistants, although not as important imo.

Blystad.7613:

The price should be in Badges of Honor instead of gold, while possible to obtain these through jumping puzzles and not killing players, atleast they will have to actually BE on the battlefield, and BE the potentional target for enemies at these jumping puzzles. Currently, anyone can just play the market to get the 100g instead.

This, mainly.

this is a massive issue i have, i was debating whether or not to spend the 100g i’ll soon have on commander so we can have 10+ person partys, i’ve always been one to go into a fight way outnumbered because it just makes it SO much more enjoyable but then i found out you’ll always have people knowing where you are which is basically the zerg symbol

Syn it is important to realize that you are not buying a bigger party option. You are buying the ability to create a chat channel that anyone can join simply by clicking on you or another squad member and the ability for 1 person in that chat channel to put markers on the map. You do not get control over who can join/talk/place markers and you do not see everyone like you do with a party or have a window you can open and look at who is in.

Cayden.4587:

Syn it is important to realize that you are not buying a bigger party option. You are buying the ability to create a chat channel that anyone can join simply by clicking on you or another squad member and the ability for 1 person in that chat channel to put markers on the map. You do not get control over who can join/talk/place markers and you do not see everyone like you do with a party or have a window you can open and look at who is in.

that really does sound terrible, are you basically paying 100g to have your name on the map?

i was atleast hoping that being a commander you’d actually be able to COMMAND your group (not the wholekittenmap), it just seems like commander is more of a show off rank then anything else

at this time it sadly is

view this thread on improving squad commander: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/wuvwuv/Ways-to-improve-Squad-Commander