Guild Wars 2

Culling, culling, culling

tavril.7109:

Culling, culling, culling

You try running 1 thief into 50 guys and let me know how you do

How I die in WvW:
– 90% of the time: an invisible zerg kills me;
– 10% of the time: a skilled player kills me.

how i die in WvW:
— 85% of the time: i lag like a kitten and by the time it clears i have a spear in my chest
— 15% of the time: someone skilled just kicks my kitten.

You guys are funny. You think you are skilled even though you have no idea there is a zerg around the corner getting ready to flank, cull and kill you. Part of the skill of wvw is knowing where the other guy is before he knows where you are.

I’m glad I amuse you. I note however that culling is precisely what makes it difficult to track a zerg.

Sunspots.9861:

You guys are funny. You think you are skilled even though you have no idea there is a zerg around the corner getting ready to flank, cull and kill you. Part of the skill of wvw is knowing where the other guy is before he knows where you are.

This! A thousand times this!

WvW is a tactical game. It is not about duels; it is not about fair fights; in fact, it’s rarely about individual skill (other than commanders);

It is about taking and holding territory; it is about not allowing the enemy to take and/or hold territory; it is about doing it with minimum resources committed in a particular spot.

Sunspots.9861:

You guys are funny. You think you are skilled even though you have no idea there is a zerg around the corner getting ready to flank, cull and kill you. Part of the skill of wvw is knowing where the other guy is before he knows where you are.

They aren’t talking about using stealth or line of sight.

“Hey guys, I think there are 30 players culled in that open field that we can’t see.”
“What makes you think that?”
“Dunno, I just got this feeling…”

Part of the skill of wvw is knowing where the other guy is before he knows where you are.

Of course, you are too ignorant about what culling is to realize that culling removes exactly this aspect from the game.

Oozo.7856:

Part of the skill of wvw is knowing where the other guy is before he knows where you are.

Of course, you are too ignorant about what culling is to realize that culling removes exactly this aspect from the game.

If your guild/server has half a brain they would get a thief to tail the zerg.