Guild Wars 2

Will Squads ever be enabled? I enjoy running round in a full party but I enjoy partying with different people. For others having a larger group would be tactical but for me it’s about having fun with friends.

Will we ever be allowed bigger parties in WvW? It might even help with the constant zerging issue as a bigger party will probably lead to those groups branching off to do stuff on their own or maybe even DEFEND… shock horror.

To join a squad, click on a commander on the map and press ’Join Squad."

The way the commander option is enabled after you use the Commander’s Compendium book is to “Create squad.”

The maximum size of a commander squad is 50.

Very few commanders even use the squad features, though.

Edit: Squad commanders also have the ability to place icons on the map that their squad can see. – To do this, they need to ALT+Mouse1 on the map and select the icon that they want (Attack, Defend, or Rally).

I am also curious about this. When the game first game out I was under the impression that Commander Book would allow a player to make a 25-man group. I don’t know where I heard this, but it ended up just being a rumour I suppose.

Any indication as to whether or not something like this will be implemented? I would love to be able to sit in larger groups of 10 or 15 instead of having to make several smaller groups.

Larger guilds & guild alliances have solved this issue via TeamSpeak .. check the websites of your Servers, or ask the commanders.

You can´t seriously expect ArenaNet to work 24/7 on new & newer updates into the game.
Cheers

To be fair Mr Allways, I’m not asking them to create a new map or reinvent WvW as it stands. I’m possibly asking them to flick a switch or implement something that could be bought through gems or gold. :P Or even added for free because WvW is about grouping and being part of the community. I’m only looking to expand party slots in an option that appears to be available else where as there is a squad option and squad chat.

I have a TS which I do with my guild I often like to party up outside my guild as well or invite people into party slots with my guild when they’re available because shock horror, I’ve made a few pals in the game. :P

Caveth.3268:

To join a squad, click on a commander on the map and press ’Join Squad."

The way the commander option is enabled after you use the Commander’s Compendium book is to “Create squad.”

The maximum size of a commander squad is 50.

Very few commanders even use the squad features, though.

Honestly didn’t even know that.

I’m not even sure my commander knows about it… Now I needs to gold so every WvW night can be a parrrrtay

Trouble is you, as a squad member, still only see the commander icon and dots on map of players within your party, which seems backwards to me. How about they fleshed out the squad system to allow the commander to setup custom parties and assign a party leader with an indicator of sorts (similar to the commander icon) that is only viewable to members of the party?

I.E. Commander makes a custom 15 man party with a sword icon assigned to the party leader. The commander then adds members and a leader to this newly created empty party as he sees fit from his personal squad member list.

One thing I do wish is that players can change the colours of Commander icons so they know which ones to follow.

We had one commander in the jumping puzzle at peak time when we were struggling the other night on Gandara. Asked him nicely with a please to turn it off and lets just say his comments in return weren’t on the same level of civility.

Squad commanders also have the ability to place icons on the map that their squad can see. – To do this, they need to ALT+Mouse1 on the map and select the icon that they want (Attack, Defend, or Rally).