Guild Wars 2

Flame me all you like, but this is a goofy idea that I think they should have implemented at release, and is likely impossible now.

I wish you picked your race, your home area (not server) and each home area is very like each other one in that you have the range of maps inside it from 1-10 to 80.

I’ll use Maguuma Wastes as an example. If all players who selected Mag started there, it would create a sense of a ‘Nationality’ and a purpose for WvW.

If other areas could field their armies against Maguuma’s territory, and open field combat was a reality, it would be extremely unique and fun. Opposing armies would have to travel from their own ‘nation’ as would Mag’s forces. Havoc groups could sneak through enemy lines and wreak havoc on those small quest outpost areas (could be easily rezzed).

I just think it could have been a good option, especially since the servers were all named after an area in the game.

(World exploration and griefing could be fixed by giving every player a button only available when in their territory, toggling them from peaceful to aggressive. So aggressive people couldn’t attack the peaceful ones, and the peaceful ones couldn’t attack back.)

Cool idea, but a lot of the areas (especially European servers) aren’t part of the game at the moment :C.

Would love to play something like that, though

How is that different than having the entire game be world PvP … just with more “factions”? Not saying it would be bad (many other MMO’s have done it that way), but it doesn’t sound like much of a new idea.

It would be world PvP. I do believe several games have done it this way. I’m not claiming it’s new in the industry. Just new for this game. I’ve never played anything like that. It just would be cool for keeping a true WvW interesting.

K U T M.4539:

Cool idea, but a lot of the areas (especially European servers) aren’t part of the game at the moment :C.

Would love to play something like that, though

They are familiar locations from the first game and I wouldn’t mind seeing them back, much like the original had (GvG) arena’s with themes from parts of the PvE world. You still need more or less symmetrical maps so using the PvE locations themselves is not really an option I think.

While it’s a cool idea, and one that has been proposed before, ArenaNet has declared it an impossibility.

Interesting. I think a “terrain” change would be cool. Like, red BL is a wintry theme and blue BL would be like a swampy sylvari theme. Cool!

Muramasa.6487:

Interesting. I think a “terrain” change would be cool. Like, red BL is a wintry theme and blue BL would be like a swampy sylvari theme. Cool!

I definitely agree that each map should have it’s own unique style. This would not only add for new variations on how to play, but also could influence a players choice on where to fight. Optimally, implement more choke points to make it easier for small groups to hold off large zergs in major areas.