Guild Wars 2

Even though TPvP is getting “hype” by anet and trying to get into e-sports the simple fact is no one outside of gw2 community cares enough to actually follow TPvP. And even streamers/broadcasters cannot follow the rapid movements and variety of skills and the combination of players in the match.

Many E-sports games are very successful because they are slow-paced and comprehensible without knowing the full mechanics. For instance counter-strike, Starcraft and League of Legends are viewer friendly, which means actions are centered around on one camera angle while in gw2 tpvp the camera has to float around.

Instead of that, just show viewers 80 vs 80 vs 80 match, which action lasts for more than 5 seconds and more exciting for average viewers. In such zerg matches, commentators can focus on winning/losing side rather than calling out individual skills/chains.

And what makes it even easier for anet is that there are always people on wvw. Just stream it on prime times with floating camera and people can see actions. Of course much more details are needed but in general wvw has potential to be the first mass scaled e-sports or stream and anet is missing out. It also solves GvG situation partially as guilds will be streamed and their win/loss will be shown to public.

Yes. My hands down absolutly funnies and most entertaining moments in this game have been in WvW. The commentary that often goes with our WvW pushes so often has me laughing to tears. Its a huge reason why I keep playing the game.

GvG commentary can be really funny too. Also some of my best gw2 times. It seems you never know what you are going to see in the WvW and GvG venue.

80v80

GvG

wat

@OP: This is a great idea !

It would be even better if we could have also GvG streamed. It includes less people but way more tactical moves and these are fair fights.

Such streaming would quickly get popular and as you said, It would be the first large-scale E-Sport.

P.S. Sorry for my English, I hope everyone understands what I mean.

Might as well try it haha,
It can’t be worse than ToL streams, which can’t even beat out runescape for twitch viewers…

You might as well stop with the whole “E-sports” thing. It isn’t happening…. GW2 PvP is not even on the radar for that kind of stuff nor will it be… it barely pulls in any twitch viewers.