Allowing each guild to slot the server they want to represent before each match could potentially balance out tiers somewhat. Servers would have a limited number of active player slots to keep a better balance. Guilds would pick 2 or 3 servers by preference and could change their preferences at any time to take effect the upcoming matchup.
Guilds with long server representation to a server would get priority for that server each week. For example, say XYZ guild has played 80 weeks on YB server they would have a better chance to be on YB than other guilds with less time on the server. This way guilds that want to maintain their server identity could do so.
This could be a deceptively simple solution to WvW coverage/balance problems. It would also allow guilds to switch up who they fight creating more matchup variety.
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“Youre lips are movin and youre complaining about something thats wingeing.”
What would stop a guild from chosing the most likely to win server ? A guild could also chose the servers they are against in order to sabotage them wasting supplys and spying.
What would stop a guild from chosing the most likely to win server ? A guild could also chose the servers they are against in order to sabotage them wasting supplys and spying.
Each server would have a limited number of active player slots based on the competition that week. For example say 1000 active players sign up for BG, 2000 for JQ and 800 for TC. The system would create that matchup with 800 players on each side. Those guilds requesting to be on JQ that didn’t get it that week would be shuffled to their second pick. Guilds that have been on JQ the longest would get priority from being bumped.
Not a perfect system by any measure but would balance things far more than they are today. It would also allow a guild to try another server for a week or two for some variety.
They could even get fancy and track a guild into NA, OCX, and SEA time zones to better match coverage as well.
Sarcasm For Hire [SFH]
“Youre lips are movin and youre complaining about something thats wingeing.”
Lets say my guild plays in BG, the next matchup is BGvJQvTC and my guild jumps in JQ and starts wasting every keep/tower supplys, destroys golems, gives intel on everything that JQ is doing… all that for free, no gem cost to tranfer. bad idea man.
Lets say my guild plays in BG, the next matchup is BGvJQvTC and my guild jumps in JQ and starts wasting every keep/tower supplys, destroys golems, gives intel on everything that JQ is doing… all that for free, no gem cost to tranfer. bad idea man.
^this
1st April joke, when gw2 receives a “balance” update.
Lets say my guild plays in BG, the next matchup is BGvJQvTC and my guild jumps in JQ and starts wasting every keep/tower supplys, destroys golems, gives intel on everything that JQ is doing… all that for free, no gem cost to tranfer. bad idea man.
^this
You just missed the opportunity to do exactly this with a secondary account for 20€
You do not really need a guild for that a single little lvl 1 sweetie is enough. And accounts without char can transfer free already.
Lets say my guild plays in BG, the next matchup is BGvJQvTC and my guild jumps in JQ and starts wasting every keep/tower supplys, destroys golems, gives intel on everything that JQ is doing… all that for free, no gem cost to tranfer. bad idea man.
^this
This is why we can’t have nice things.
Human nature is an unfortunate by product of intelligence.
What would stop a guild from chosing the most likely to win server ? A guild could also chose the servers they are against in order to sabotage them wasting supplys and spying.
You make it anonymous.
Sure some guilds will share with other guilds they want to work with, which server they will be moving to, but not with the leecher players/guilds.
Anet already know how many people play in WvW at each specific time on all servers.
They can allocate transfer via only giving away a certain number of spots.
Player can then reserve these spots.
This is not different from what goes on right now, with players and guilds transferring to bandwagon servers.
What this does is limit the transfer to a certain server so when one get’s full/slots taken all up, they will have no choice but to choose to stay where they are or choose one of the other servers.
As in some of my other posts, Anet can do a lot to help balance out the servers, Blizzard do it with WoW by giving free transfers to lower population realms. So why cant Anet?!
But of course, again, as usual, as usual; it is up to Anet to do all of this! They need to put in the effort and support that WvW needs
The WvW Forum Poster Formerly Known As Omaris Mortuus Est
I don’t think there is any saving WvWvW, especially at this point where most(I’m hazarding a guess) of the players left only log on because of who they play with. So implementing a system(as if Anet would spend the resources) that forces players to choose a team each week with the risk of not being able to play with their friends would be problematic. Membership overlapping between guilds makes it worse, like not being able to roam with guild X because your raid, guild Y chose or was possibly forced onto a different server. WvWvW is built on a very flawed foundation.
No it will result in a bandwagon sit-in. Not even Karma-Train works if there is none flipping stuff back
Then Anet could just get rid of servers and introduce megawvwservers. Bubaai server pride! If guilds want to transfer make them waste gems on it. Giving them a free ride is probably one of the worst proposals i ever seen so far on this forum.
Big Babou, Ranger for life.
Madness Rises [Rise] – Banners Hold.
Don’t argue with idiots, they pull you down their level and own you with experience.
Yeah, in fact they neither want WvW nor EotM, they want a GvG mode, everything else is uninteresting for them, but only more or less expensive/convenient.
Yeah, in fact they neither want WvW nor EotM, they want a GvG mode, everything else is uninteresting for them, but only more or less expensive/convenient.
For GvG guilds i can see this proposal has benefits but if this really going to happen i bet all servers will be one bandwagon parade and no one cares about defending anymore as `ill just stay 1 week on this server and next ill be on X server´. A better proposal would be to ask for a special gvg mode where guilds from all servers can assign to it and nuke eachothers brain in.
One can dream. Back to living story with u devs!
Big Babou, Ranger for life.
Madness Rises [Rise] – Banners Hold.
Don’t argue with idiots, they pull you down their level and own you with experience.
