Q:
When do server colors change?
With some minor randomization (which rarely happens) your color is generally determined by your server’s placement within your tier.
Ah, I see.. my server is ranked rock bottom from what I’m looking at. Was wondering why we’re always red.
Yes the last spot(s) tend to get the unlucky stick on color variation. Remember the same problem back when my own server was rank 23/24 etc.
On the bright side, in tier 8 you can get most map completion by either finding or organizing a zerg and take over green map, or capture things at night time, especially if you get a couple of friends to help out.
You can wait it out and get the colors (which is tedious and long).
Or, start night capping with friends or guild, you can end up getting most things in a week if you or some of your friends knows a bit about WvW.
“Understanding is a three edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth.”
“The objective is to win. The goal is to have fun.”
On the other side:
Being in the bottom tier means you will have very good chances that you do not meet anyone on the maps in the night.
Gather some friends, best at least know played WvW already and get anything you need at 5am.
Gotta get some friends first lol
Gotta get some friends first lol
Join a guild
ill leave this here, hope it helps somewhat (might not if your server isnt changing colors). Reset usually happens an hour and ~5 mins after the dailies reset for saturday (Friday night in NA)
Guide for WvW map completion
Method 1: (only for active servers)
actively follow the commander around the map as they take things
Method 2: (any server)
transfer to an active server and follow method 1
Method 3: (most popular method for lower tier servers)
Run to objectives on reset night to get exploration quickly (before your server loses things). WvW matchup resets 1 hour and ~5 minutes after the daily reset on Friday night (currently 5:05 PM PST)
When the matchup resets, your server has a claim over all the keeps and towers in their Borderland and the keep and 4 towers for your corner in Eternal Battlegrounds.
When reset occurs go to your BL and run like crazy (bring swiftness!) to the 2 souternmost keeps (Bay and Hills) get all the POIs and vistas there. Then move north from them visiting towers, camps, and the garrison. You should have the 3 keeps and all the towers and camps north of Bay/Hills (dont worry if it takes more than 1 week). If your server still has stuff in EB, then go there and pick up your keep, 4 towers and the 2 camps on your side (will likely need more than one week for this and BL). to get the stuff in the south, you have to wait until your color is NOT the same as the BL (go to BLs that are “not your server name borderlands”)(unless you are really fast and can get to that southernmost tower before the enemy gets it). You will need 4 friends. You can activate the commander NPC (seigerazor/siegecrusher) if he is there. He will help you take the tower closest to your spawn. You can also take the 2 camps nearest to your spawn and get the south skill point/vistas.
Stonemist Castle will probably be your biggest issue if your world never takes it. The best way i can see to do it is to follow an enemy zerg into it (be careful they will see you as an easy target). Stealth is your best friend (if youre a mes or thief just equip your stealths and carefully fun around the perimiter picking up the POIs, otherwise bring a freind who can stealth you). You have to follow your enemy through the inner gate as well in order to get the skill point (this should be done after most of them leave).
Tips:
*Be patient, this is a PvP map and it might take some time to do if your server has 0 presence
*Always avoid enemies when you can. Anyone that sees you will tell their 50 “freinds” in map chat and generally try to engage you
*Stealth, speed boosts, and even invulnerability skills are very helpful
*non-peak times can also be helpful if you are against servers where people actually get some sleep
Good Luck with your exploration
Gates Of Madness
Jewelcrafting to 500!
it looks like Sorrows Furnace got blue this week rather than red.
I ran a simulation, and with the ratings the way they are right now, SF has only a 0.24% chance of getting green, a 20.19% chance of getting blue, and a 79.57% chance of getting red. this matches your observed experience pretty well.
for map completion, green is going to be where you have the most trouble.
-ken