Guild Wars 2

Why not change WvW matchups to only last a few hours like EoTM, and constantly switch up who you’re facing. Any server from any tier. At least it would stay fresh and the work you put into taking and defending would be meaningful in a measurable amount of time.

Right now the night crew determines who wins and I hate it. It makes me feel like all the work we put in during the day at peak hours is worthless.

Also what if we added a reward like one mistforged weapon token (you need like 300 to get a weapon right?) for winning?

Give some reward and some meaningful reason to try to get first place.

Already been suggested that the matches be cut into three 8 hour shifts.

This way you can easily see if a server is winning by skill, or by coverage. It would make the points awarded to each server more realistic as well. Why should a server which dominates during their primetime be penalized because the enemy have people capping during the night and early mornings?!

Even 8 hours seems a bit long. In my mind, I’d like to be in a matchup from the start to the end. Somewhere between 1-3 hours is reasonable. 8 hours means whoever was at the start largely dictates the outcome by the end, or likewise if I was at the start I probably won’t be at the end (where the last minute dash for PPT would probably kick in).

neville.3420:

Even 8 hours seems a bit long. In my mind, I’d like to be in a matchup from the start to the end. Somewhere between 1-3 hours is reasonable. 8 hours means whoever was at the start largely dictates the outcome by the end, or likewise if I was at the start I probably won’t be at the end (where the last minute dash for PPT would probably kick in).

1-3 hours would turn pure wuvwuv into a karma train like EotM; it takes nearly 2 hours to get a waypoint in a keep.

Except there would be an actual award for being first; Give value in defending. Also I think it’s implied that keep upgrades would need to be accelerated in line with the shorter match lengths.

I would certainly like to try short matches for a while particularly if each block had its own tier rating. Many servers are 2-3 tiers higher in prime and 2-3 tiers lower out of prime. Maguuma often has a dozen players across all maps during non-NA Prime which makes logging in during those hours nearly pointless.

abclemons.7093:

1-3 hours would turn pure wuvwuv into a karma train like EotM; it takes nearly 2 hours to get a waypoint in a keep.

If they switched to shorter match times, they would also need to change building cost and duration. If a server could effectively T3 and WP a keep in an hour I think it would be fine. Heck I would be fine if each side started with a T3/WP Garri/EB keep.