Guild Wars 2

Will you then play the map?

Yes I would absolutely

Because more running back from spawn is always fun.

I would but the question is,
Would anyone else?

Just think of how turned off the defenders would be at the gankfest.

I think it’s an interesting way to get players to play on the DBL but ultimately would drive the average player out of it.

SkyshaAdbinderMoonshard.7026:

Yes I would absolutely

(said 60% of the playerbase while AFK queueing to EB)

the downed state is now a thing? Dont we have more important things to worry like the neverdying panzer zerker, the condi mesmer or condi meta in general, the absurd damage some builds can output just with the ranged 1200 autos having a tanky build like rifle faceroll warrior or lolhammer revenant?

Insta-dead seems like a better addition for Obsidian Sanctum

Removing Downstate is not a positive. In any BL. You may hate it, but plan on ways to defeat it. Or QQ.

anduriell.6280:

the downed state is now a thing? Dont we have more important things to worry like the neverdying panzer zerker, the condi mesmer or condi meta in general, the absurd damage some builds can output just with the ranged 1200 autos having a tanky build like rifle faceroll warrior or lolhammer revenant?

Op hammer revenant roaming meta inc to kill all those skillful bunker druids.

Certainly.
Having to run all the way from spawn to the other side of the map because 99% of the time WPs are contested is not a pain in my kiiten enough.
Increasing the probability of having to return to the spawn area is gg all the way.

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Not with this gankerfest meta. Otherwise it would be wonderful.

Btw stop arguing about “undying bla bla, skillful bla bla” on professions. We all know that game grounded its skillcap months ago. No profession needs more than average skill to perfom well.

More waypoints seems more logical.

How about putting a couple waypoints in open space, meaning outside towers or keeps. To prevent kill farming, give players a 3 second window of invulnerability upon using the waypoint so they can quickly waypoint out if there happens to be a zerg waiting there.

EDIT: After looking at the map I think only 1 extra waypoint would make a big difference. Maybe only who ever controls the middle is able to use it. I marked the current waypoints with green X’s and the new one with a red X.

SpellOfIniquity.1780:

More waypoints seems more logical.

How about putting a couple waypoints in open space, meaning outside towers or keeps. To prevent kill farming, give players a 3 second window of invulnerability upon using the waypoint so they can quickly waypoint out if there happens to be a zerg waiting there.

EDIT: After looking at the map I think only 1 extra waypoint would make a big difference. Maybe only who ever controls the middle is able to use it. I marked the current waypoints with green X’s and the new one with a red X.

We already have the teleport pads that take you across the map. Too bad they’re buried under a convoluted system no one wanted that make them inoperable 90% of the time.

(also there is no waypoint at north camp)

No wp? ummmm… Citadel???

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I don’t think it would have a particularly positive impact on the game mode. Now that damage in WvW is unmanageably high, downed state is one of the only things providing us all with some sort of fallback for those ridiculous moments where a stray bit of AoE touched your foot and removed the second half of your health bar. It would also make killing players just ridiculously easy in WvW and the intricacies of securing stomps/directing spikes on downed players would be entirely removed.

Personally I would love to see it…also mind you I play DPS non meta Daredevil and can down a lot…but have an issue stomping in the more outnumbered fights so it would benefit me greatly

Everytime I go to click on Desert Borderlands map my mouse cursor moves by itself to EBG. (or any of the other Alpine maps). I cant explain it. It just happens.

No downed state would just be another reason to avoid that terribly designed BL.