Guild Wars 2

I was thinking – based on a post I’ve made in the past

Servers should be rated based on wvw attendance, It’s pretty obvious that not everyone wants to pvp or wvw and would rather do dungeon crawling / RP – while others just want to focus on PVP and WVW – a label would help them find a server that best fits their style of play. This may also help dungeon crawlers find more groups easier. It can be represented by some sort of real time color bar – so it can reflect any real time changes in attendance – like a mood ring of sorts.

So based on actual PVP attendance maybe servers can have categories …

1 – this is a server that has little to no wvw attendance good for people who just want dungeon crawl, pve / farm items / Role play / chat- make machinima movies / enjoy holiday events – if they go into wvw – it’s to hunt grubs and roleplay – at most you’ll see is 10-20 people in wvw at any time

2 – this is a server that has a light casual wvw / pvp attendance – for casual players that like to do it all, but are not really heavy into wvw – they like doing puzzles, light wvw and just pretty much like to do it all – they play wvw but they don’t play hard – its more for just adventure. – you’ll see about 50 people in wvw at any time – chances are it will be a guild vs guild type atmosphere. no wvw ques

3 – this is a server that has moderate pvp – these are guys that like to pvp / wvw and play competitively but dont have the desire or the time to organize heavy guilds and are happy not being a server thats determined to be a tier 1 server – they play hard when they can in between work / family and school – this server doesn’t have 24/7 coverage – the night cappers if you will. light wvw ques at peak hours

4 – This is a server that focuses on organized guilds and work hard at being a top tier servers – they have heavy strategy – structured alliances and look for people from all timezones to have 24/7 coverage – they want to win. Long wvw ques

I wasn’t sure for the RPG aspect how to label these servers ie – farm country , or dictatorship , or superpower etc …but I think this kind of rating would give people a chance to select the right server for the way they want to play. I think I would enjoy a category 3 type server because when I play I like to play hard, but I do enjoy doing pve – and not having to be on everyday at a certain time following strict rules or taking it very serious. which is something that is naturally required to be a tier 1 server. It may also help the server bouncing issue as chances are only 3 or 4 servers will feel extreme about wvw. I think it would also be better for overall morale as opposed to labeling a server a loser / bottom tier that can’t pvp – which wouldn’t apply with such a labeling system. How can you say a server is bad at pvp when people would rather pve ?