Guild Wars 2

Just had this idea, figured I would share because I love to impose my opinion on people.

Example:

2000+ rating: Locked
1800-1999: 1800 Gems
1500-1799: 1500 Gems
1200-1499: 1200 Gems
1199 and below: 900 Gems

Thought? Concerns?

Looks logical, therefore, it must be wrong. Back to the drawing board for you.

Since sPvP shares one queue, and you can guest to any server for PvE, I think it would only makes sense to base the cost of swapping servers on the only factor that would make you swap: wvw.

pipe dream

father knows best, and this isnt best

Maybe I should have suggested the reverse? Higher prices for lower ranks? Screw plugging the holes in this sinking ship, lets make more holes!

I like this idea, although the ratings would have to be adjusted for EU servers given that none of them are rated over 2k.

the PvErs won’t be pleased

Zackie.8923:

the PvErs won’t be pleased

You can fully PVE on any server you want. I don’t see what they even have the do with it.

timidobserver.7925:

Zackie.8923:

the PvErs won’t be pleased

You can fully PVE on any server you want. I don’t see what they even have the do with it.

To be fair, what is the reasoning? With the respect of open honest discussion, what would be the potential repercussions for PvE?

youre server will keep losing organized guilds, and you cant do anything to stop it

Take a look at the ratings of EU
http://mos.millenium.org/eu

No server has over 2000 rating at the moment. And if you ask from players of SFR they are afraid their server will become over stacked: crazily long queues to access WvWvW. Piken Square, which is EU rank 3, but under 1900 points, is just a medium load server, but their prime time is very full and as more guilds just transferred there I can imagine the queues.

I think the transfer cost to <900 rating servers should free (they need the biggest help in WvWvW). But I seriously doubt Arenanet will implement this as they want to make $$$ with gems.

You might get servers that intentionally tank their rating to get out of being locked (T1 servers).
And what would happen if a server has a low rating but it’s full (population-wise)? Servers have population caps for a reason.

Sharpoon.8197:

You might get servers that intentionally tank their rating to get out of being locked (T1 servers).
And what would happen if a server has a low rating but it’s full (population-wise)? Servers have population caps for a reason.

Lower the threshold to 1800 or 1700. To be honest, no one at or above these rating needs transfers anyway. I don’t think a server above 1800 could intentionally tank themselves below 1700 by virtue of the fact that their public militia should at least be able to sustain them that high for many weeks.

I’ve suggested a similar idea, based on population but I like your idea much better because it actually goes off of the raw wvw performance. I’m all for this. I would even make the gem difference between each tier more to help promote transfers.

Yea it is all relative to what the professionals with all the behind the scenes data(Anet) would work out, but the main point i think is that Population based transfers are pretty much meh. The bulk of their xfer income I would think comes from WvW guilds, so they should balance it as such.