Guild Wars 2

Is there some kind of consideration of doing like a season tournament or something in the like that would reward the largest contributing guild or what have you with unique skin/weapons/armor? I envision that wvw is fun right now but with no unique rewards the motivation to do wvw may fade. This is all hypothetical but based on my experiences it’s usually true unless there’s some kind of reward is attached to it…

They can give everyone “I participated!” trophies, with a picture of a unique snowflake on each one.

No, we dont need rewards attached to it to encourage people to switch to winning servers until server transfers are locked down.

Currently you get the small boosts for winning your wuvwuv visible on the b screen.

I’m fine with the server/lock balance happening but when such thing happens, my assumption and my experiences on world vs world is if there’s no sufficient reward in place it will eventually die down. I know ArenaNet knows it and just wanted to hear that there’s some consideration or revisit on rewards/unique rewards/events system for wvw besides getting the small 1% boosts and the saying for “Hey were #1”

its worse with sPvP. you get no rewards except for some new skins which you cant take outside of sPvP, a finisher you cant take outside of sPvP, and a title that really no one cares about.

at least in WvW you can improve your character still :P

Lucardes.3725:

I’m fine with the server/lock balance happening but when such thing happens, my assumption and my experiences on world vs world is if there’s no sufficient reward in place it will eventually die down. I know ArenaNet knows it and just wanted to hear that there’s some consideration or revisit on rewards/unique rewards/events system for wvw besides getting the small 1% boosts and the saying for “Hey were #1”

I disagree with you, and furthermore I think rewards for being the highest ranked server is a very bad idea. It will further worsen the WvWvW queue times, and may even cause certain servers to drastically drop participation rates.

Dallas.2536:

its worse with sPvP. you get no rewards except for some new skins which you cant take outside of sPvP, a finisher you cant take outside of sPvP, and a title that really no one cares about.

at least in WvW you can improve your character still :P

“no rewards” except these three different kind of rewards… ?

Dallas.2536:

its worse with sPvP. you get no rewards except for some new skins which you cant take outside of sPvP, a finisher you cant take outside of sPvP, and a title that really no one cares about.

at least in WvW you can improve your character still :P

Good analysis on the sPvP, if only I could move that skin from sPvP then great otherwise meh. I mean don’t get me wrong I love pvp and do it for the love but not ganna lie to myself as with every game if there’s no long-term/unique reward system in wvw after lvl 80 and all upgrades what’s the point then? Def. need some motivation or a unique reward/skin per weekly or monthly cycle or what have you

Lucardes.3725:

Dallas.2536:

its worse with sPvP. you get no rewards except for some new skins which you cant take outside of sPvP, a finisher you cant take outside of sPvP, and a title that really no one cares about.

at least in WvW you can improve your character still :P

Good analysis on the sPvP, if only I could move that skin from sPvP then great otherwise meh. I mean don’t get me wrong I love pvp and do it for the love but not ganna lie to myself as with every game if there’s no long-term/unique reward system in wvw after lvl 80 and all upgrades what’s the point then? Def. need some motivation or a unique reward/skin per weekly or monthly cycle or what have you

I think one thing you might be missing is the fact that the Guild progress system ties directly to WvW.

Okay so you probably know Guilds can earn influence and use that influence (and time) to provide themselves with interesting little perks and benefits.

Did you also know that Guilds can claim objectives in WvW, and thus earn more influence over time for these upgrades?

Sky.9347:

Dallas.2536:

its worse with sPvP. you get no rewards except for some new skins which you cant take outside of sPvP, a finisher you cant take outside of sPvP, and a title that really no one cares about.

at least in WvW you can improve your character still :P

“no rewards” except these three different kind of rewards… ?

no tangible rewards. i can be the greatest pvper in the game, but as soon as i leave the mists i am back to being a scruffy looking level 2 charr with only a title to show for it.

Dallas.2536:

Sky.9347:

Dallas.2536:

its worse with sPvP. you get no rewards except for some new skins which you cant take outside of sPvP, a finisher you cant take outside of sPvP, and a title that really no one cares about.

at least in WvW you can improve your character still :P

“no rewards” except these three different kind of rewards… ?

no tangible rewards. i can be the greatest pvper in the game, but as soon as i leave the mists i am back to being a scruffy looking level 2 charr with only a title to show for it.

This, thus I don’t do sPvP and do WvW instead (where rewards are transfering). Although back to the original concern, currently the reward system is not offering long-term rewards rather short-term only w/ no unique skins which im proposing

Dallas.2536:

Sky.9347:

Dallas.2536:

its worse with sPvP. you get no rewards except for some new skins which you cant take outside of sPvP, a finisher you cant take outside of sPvP, and a title that really no one cares about.

at least in WvW you can improve your character still :P

“no rewards” except these three different kind of rewards… ?

no tangible rewards. i can be the greatest pvper in the game, but as soon as i leave the mists i am back to being a scruffy looking level 2 charr with only a title to show for it.

The Mists and normal PvE zones are completely separate. You go to the mists and get instant access to everything you’ll need to be 100% on par with everyone else. Why should your earnings there have any impact on the normal world, when nothing you’ve done or not done in the normal world has any impact there?

Sky.9347:

Dallas.2536:

Sky.9347:

Dallas.2536:

its worse with sPvP. you get no rewards except for some new skins which you cant take outside of sPvP, a finisher you cant take outside of sPvP, and a title that really no one cares about.

at least in WvW you can improve your character still :P

“no rewards” except these three different kind of rewards… ?

no tangible rewards. i can be the greatest pvper in the game, but as soon as i leave the mists i am back to being a scruffy looking level 2 charr with only a title to show for it.

The Mists and normal PvE zones are completely separate. You go to the mists and get instant access to everything you’ll need to be 100% on par with everyone else. Why should your earnings there have any impact on the normal world, when nothing you’ve done or not done in the normal world has any impact there?

because I want people to know I’m the best pvper ever! DUH

Is there some kind of consideration of doing like a season tournament or something in the like that would reward the largest contributing guild or what have you with unique skin/weapons/armor? I envision that wvw is fun right now but with no unique rewards the motivation to do wvw may fade. This is all hypothetical but based on my experiences it’s usually true unless there’s some kind of reward is attached to it…

Maybe I just have a completely different outlook on PvP than you do, but why do you need a shiny carrot on the end of a stick to motivate you to play WvW? WvW is the motivation to WvW.

You get to fight alongside the rest of your server, using siege warfare on a massive scale, against two different servers, each consisting of hundreds of players at a time, and all you care about is how shiny you look while you do it? I think the traditional MMO format has warped your outlook.

WvW is a great way to get karma, and for PvPers that want gear its pretty rewarding.

As for rewards, I’d say put it as the top 3 for the month to receive some cool chest that gives you things that won’t improve your servers strength over other servers. This game from what I’ve seen has always been about balance, and if they do give rewards it should probably be strictly vanity. Plus it should require a player to be eligible for a reward if they have completed X amount of evens in WvW.

Though I’m not really worried about rewards, my friends and I have always PvPed just to PvP in every MMO we’ve played. Ya gadda learn to make your own fun/purpose if you really want to enjoy this game for a long time, because even rewards will get boring unless they make your server stronger.

I fully agree on the fun factor, I just worry for the future and look at wvw if it’s able to continually sustain that fun factor. I assume with how I’m liking it, yes I can still see myself playing for the long haul. Although I do envision some will find it getting old in the long run unless there’s “Vanity/unique” armor/weapons they can win uniquely for placing in the top 3 for example. Something along that like is what I’m suggesting. It’s better to have such reward system then not to. At the same time it’s balanced since it’s all looks/vanity is what it is.

Lucardes.3725:

I fully agree on the fun factor, I just worry for the future and look at wvw if it’s able to continually sustain that fun factor. I assume with how I’m liking it, yes I can still see myself playing for the long haul. Although I do envision some will find it getting old in the long run unless there’s “Vanity/unique” armor/weapons they can win uniquely for placing in the top 3 for example. Something along that like is what I’m suggesting. It’s better to have such reward system then not to. At the same time it’s balanced since it’s all looks/vanity is what it is.

Guilds are not anonymous in WvWvW, and therefore they will begin to earn reputations and rivalries.

I think it’s going to work out… but if not ANet can always adjust later.