Guild Wars 2

or do people just buy the commander title just for show? i swear when im playing, the commanders do not know how to lead, some will not answer back in the chat, and some will just charge into random battles when we are outnumbered, anybody have these same things?

Prerequisite = 100 gold.

Not like they have to take an exam or anything.

Some will just buy it merely because of “Hey look i’m a commander now” and then during battles, they don’t communicate with anyone.

Siver.4580:

or do people just buy the commander title just for show? i swear when im playing, the commanders do not know how to lead, some will not answer back in the chat, and some will just charge into random battles when we are outnumbered, anybody have these same things?

Commander tag means one thing…you had 100 gold. It implies nothing about someone’s skill, ability, or leadership.

Zienj.7610:

Some will just buy it merely because of “Hey look i’m a commander now” and then during battles, they don’t communicate with anyone.

I’m not disagreeing with the OP, but I know on my server we use a lot of voice communication. It’s possible some of the commanders are just not speaking in /map due to concerns over spies, or just that it’s faster to use voice chat.

Porky.5021:

Siver.4580:

or do people just buy the commander title just for show? i swear when im playing, the commanders do not know how to lead, some will not answer back in the chat, and some will just charge into random battles when we are outnumbered, anybody have these same things?

Commander tag means one thing…you had 100 gold. It implies nothing about someone’s skill, ability, or leadership.

I feel like that is frustrating for others that are having a hard time in wvw, but at the same time there could be good non-commanders who can lead and etc.

It’s just you.

The system put in place by the developers has been carefully thought out… over a development time of 5 (FIVE) years. It has been iterated and reiterated upon, until it reached the current incarnation we see in the game.
Feedback from both Alpha and Beta testers has been astounding, and all of them agreed it was a great system and could see no shortcomings with it.

Thus, the only logical conclusion is that’s it’s just you.

Zienj.7610:

Porky.5021:

Siver.4580:

or do people just buy the commander title just for show? i swear when im playing, the commanders do not know how to lead, some will not answer back in the chat, and some will just charge into random battles when we are outnumbered, anybody have these same things?

Commander tag means one thing…you had 100 gold. It implies nothing about someone’s skill, ability, or leadership.

I feel like that is frustrating for others that are having a hard time in wvw, but at the same time there could be good non-commanders who can lead and etc.

It probably is.

It just takes time to figure out though. You run around in a WvWvW setting for a while and you’ll figure out who is a good commander and who is not.

There are commanders I will not follow anywhere. There are commanders I will follow.

That doesn’t mean that that’s all there is, though. Some of the best times I’ve had was running around with a small group led by someone who had no title but knew what he was doing.

Like most things it takes some time and effort to figure out who is who though…just like real life.

Amonde Daneren.2380:

It’s just you.

The system put in place by the developers has been carefully thought out… over a development time of 5 (FIVE) years. It has been iterated and reiterated upon, until it reached the current incarnation we see in the game.
Feedback from both Alpha and Beta testers has been astounding, and all of them agreed it was a great system and could see no shortcomings with it.

Thus, the only logical conclusion is that’s it’s just you.

Can’t tell if trolling or serious since I’m awful at picking up internet sarcasm.

Anyway back to topic, everyone seems to be a commander these days. Go to LA and you’ll see commanders you’ve never seen before in wvw.

Borlis Pass is plagued with this, last count we have some 80+ commanders. the ones of note can be counted on a pair of hands and few toes. My guild purchased my commander for me, as I was the main leader of our group in another game.

To another point sometimes i am quiet in chat for various reasons. Voice chat, spies(legitimate concern) or I have just done to much that day and cant deal with typing any longer.

Porky.5021:

Zienj.7610:

Porky.5021:

Siver.4580:

or do people just buy the commander title just for show? i swear when im playing, the commanders do not know how to lead, some will not answer back in the chat, and some will just charge into random battles when we are outnumbered, anybody have these same things?

Commander tag means one thing…you had 100 gold. It implies nothing about someone’s skill, ability, or leadership.

I feel like that is frustrating for others that are having a hard time in wvw, but at the same time there could be good non-commanders who can lead and etc.

It probably is.

It just takes time to figure out though. You run around in a WvWvW setting for a while and you’ll figure out who is a good commander and who is not.

There are commanders I will not follow anywhere. There are commanders I will follow.

That doesn’t mean that that’s all there is, though. Some of the best times I’ve had was running around with a small group led by someone who had no title but knew what he was doing.

Like most things it takes some time and effort to figure out who is who though…just like real life.

I agree 100%

On Yak’s Bend, new Commanders are taught by other Commanders. Sure, some Commanders have more respect than others but that comes with earning it. If a new Commander is willing to learn, Yak’s Bend alliance along with their weekly Commander meetings are willing to instruct.

Players soon realize if a Commander is worth following or not and will follow a different Commander or change maps completely if they don’t agree with a Commanders tactics or reputation.

I`ve seen some gawd awful commanders but some good ones also.
One gave up with his “herd” one night & turned his icon off as they were following but doing dumb things, so dumb I had to go watch to believe lol

But it could be worse…..
Chat in LA.

Fishbait.6723:

I`ve seen some gawd awful commanders but some good ones also.
One gave up with his “herd” one night & turned his icon off as they were following but doing dumb things, so dumb I had to go watch to believe lol

But it could be worse…..
Chat in LA.

Why didn’t you help me? I would help you with anything if you did.

Porky.5021:

Fishbait.6723:

I`ve seen some gawd awful commanders but some good ones also.
One gave up with his “herd” one night & turned his icon off as they were following but doing dumb things, so dumb I had to go watch to believe lol

But it could be worse…..
Chat in LA.

Why didn’t you help me? I would help you with anything if you did.

I would`ve but for two reasons.
1: i don`t have 100G.
2: I`d be worried what you`d do to me afterwards ;p