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Dude..you want to go there? I summon Jean Claude Van Damme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haGaUFzDcE8
Or you could go full Blood sport Kumite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCYgQR5PEzA
Ohhhhh Chaba……I created Guardian Angle from LAG. Put that in your stocking lady
Hmm, a few months ago I would fully agree with this topic. But I changed my mind, so I’m partial disagree with joining a wvw guild. Why? Because other players tell you how you should play your professions, they don’t accept different playstyles or opinions, maybe it’s all about Meta or their own builds.
If you don’t play their builds you risk a kick. For example: All necros should be only play range and use wells. Hello? Why all? I absolutely hate this playstyle (died to often), I prefered always the melee necro (died almost never in a zergfight
). Every build has his weakness. Different builds can balanced this, that’s my opinion, but all the wvw guilds I’ve met in almost 3 years have never accepted this. Let me be clear, I’ve no problems with recommended builds from guilds, I take them as inspiration, but I would prefer the guild would optimized your build and not forced you in playstyle you might hate.
I agree, if you share the same goals like the wvw guild or you are new to this part of the game, then you should join a wvw guild.
Here’s the thing.
I love the folks on my server. Fantastic people. We all get along really well.
I want to keep them that way.
There’s a harmony of cooperation, and I guess that’s why the only time I don’t post polyanna posts is when I feel that source of community is threatened. Otherwise, it’s all sunshine and roses, and I’ll find a way to work with this new thing, etc.
My experience is that when you combine a bunch of people (particularly online) into any kind of group with a leader designate and officers, etc, it does work well for some. But eventually more numbers = drama. Sometimes you don’t even need the numbers.
I deal with resolving issues at work.
I deal with resolving issues at home with my family.
I do not want to have to do the same during my leisure time.
I used to run a 350-man guild on another game. I spent the bulk of my time stomping out personal fires and drama between guild mates than I did actually playing the game.
In the end, I choose to run solo and work between multiple guilds. Having no alliances to one guild over another, I can maximize my effectiveness, while still keeping out of the big stuff that goes on within the guilds themselves behind the scenes.
I’m happier that way. And I’m a more effective member of my server’s team that way too.
And I know I’m not alone in this. I think this is why the bulk of each server’s defense team are solo players that work well together, but still want their independence.
Perhaps I have commitment issues
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Hmm, a few months ago I would fully agree with this topic. But I changed my mind, so I’m partial disagree with joining a wvw guild. Why? Because other players tell you how you should play your professions, they don’t accept different playstyles or opinions, maybe it’s all about Meta or their own builds.
If you don’t play their builds you risk a kick. For example: All necros should be only play range and use wells. Hello? Why all? I absolutely hate this playstyle (died to often), I prefered always the melee necro (died almost never in a zergfight
I agree, if you share the same goals like the wvw guild or you are new to this part of the game, then you should join a wvw guild.
( Hi Dora!!
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With the new Reaper build though there is finally a tanky Frontline meta Necro build now that still has power and can live forever, so it is like getting your cake and eating it too. I agree that you are having to alter builds/ play style in order to play with a guild to do what it best for the team, but that is the same with any team sports. That is the primary difference between solo play vs group play. Whether it is playing on a baseball team, a guild or a server, doing what is best for the team more often than not means compromising on some of the things we may want to do so that we can win fights and be more competitive. Now if you are a natural born 2nd baseman and you love playing 2nd base, that role was made just for you, but sometimes you want to be a pitcher, but you were better at 2nd base, sometimes that means you play 2nd base because that is what is good for the team at that time if you want to be a team player.
It is often difficult for more casual players to compete or sustain in such a competitive environment where everything matters from what armor,weapons, runes, sigils, traits, infusions, party composition, timing and what order you use your skills in to survive, or you could rally the other team and cause your team to wipe if you go down. In a team environment such as WvW, if you die, you can cause your whole team to wipe due to the enemy players rallying off of your death. These things matter in group play for the survivability of the group is why so much emphasis is placed on them.
Yes you have more freedom when you say screw all that and do what you want, but you also cause more server dependence on the rest of the group to carry the weight when doing so. If everyone just “plays how they want” not thinking about the team, eventually they will get facerolled by an organized team. It brings down the level of competitive game play and ability of what your team can accomplish when everyone just does their own thing.
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Most pugs should be encouraged join a guild, theorycraft, use proper builds and understand proper tactics.
It’s better than just follow a tag and join a blob that carries you or a k-train which you don’t need much coordination. It’s the best you can improve for large scale pvp, especially if you want to to improve as a player and be more reliable to whoever you run with.
Or you can be a pug who only drops supply and mashes one in confusion, with all the effects flying around. Or be one of those roamers, looking for scrubs to fight for their next ‘Nice’ video. Like those seagulls from Nemo..
But if they join a WvW guild, what would organized players eat for breakfast?
Epic battles are endless and you even have a chance to die >.<
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