Guild Wars 2

Hello all,

I understand that there are people who play during the night and servers who have night teams to keep up with the score. But let’s be honest, 90% of the servers don’t have good night coverage and when they face better servers, all their evening efforts go to waste. I’m not here to suggest closing certain maps, removing the points gained during the night or anything else extreme, but i do have a suggestion that ties in with the current mechanics that might reduce the imbalance during the nights.

A buff. One could call it: “Shield of the Mists” or "Ghostly Defense " Cheesy as hell, i know. I’m no naming expert. Anyways, the idea is that it works like any other guild buff and it will give grant the following buff to the keep/tower/camp.

“For 12 hours, the objective will be protected by the ghostly heroes of the Mists of your server. The hitpoints of gates and walls are empowered by 100%. Ghost guards will spawn in and nearby the objective to protect your lord. Cannons and Oil are manned by these ghostly heroes as well.” (can only be activated at certain times)

Obviously, the time at which this buff can be activated depends on the server. In EU, it will be between 8pm and 2am or something, i suggest. It might sounds very limiting, but we really don’t want this buff during primetime. It will make it too hard to take objectives, most likely.

So basically, what this will do is.

+ Gives guilds more reasons to be specialised in WvW.
+ Finally a WvW buff that actually matters and is worth taking.
+ Reduces imbalance because of night coverage.
+ Gives outmanned players a sense of not being alone.
+ Doesn’t limit anyone who plays during the night, just makes it harder to take certain keeps/towers etc.
+ Adds some lore about the ghostly heroes who roam the Mists.

- Might be time-consuming to make.

I know it’s a crazy idea, but what do you think?

A crazy idea. i prefer a day buff instead…..

day/night cycle could also be shortened.
and maybe the make night a real night..
I for one never seem to notice the difference

but yeah other matters first.

A day buff could work i guess, if every side has the ability to get such a buff. But tbh, during the day, there is less coverage problems than during the night afaik. Is your server different?

Why not just flat buff upgrade health by 40/30/20% depending on upgrade level? Paper is too papery. Needs to be something tougher, like cardboard or paper mache.