Guild Wars 2

Well, all of us WvW players are a neglected group. We all know it. ANET never releases any content for us, we’re not profitable, and they let us slowly die and wither away with the same content that’s been in the game since launch.

I’m not complaining, I passed the point of expecting them to care about their players long ago. I play the game because its fun and my friends play it, not because I expect them to do anything to make the game mode new or interesting, they clearly have no desire to do that.

However, we all have enjoyed the introduction of the PPK (points per kill) concept. I guess it is then fitting that since we have actually enjoyed content (if you can even call it that, I guess it really isn’t), that ANET would take it out of the game. What the hell? Do you seriously look around and then when you catch a rare glimpse of positive feedback about something you did in WvW you yank it out of the game so we can find even less fun in the game?

I get that from a company perspective it doesn’t make sense to focus on WvW, but why are you taking out content that makes people happy that you already spent the time to make? Pathetic.

Where did they say that they are removing it permanently?

The current event is after all a test, to see how different concepts might work in the live game. And as such it would make sense to go back to the standard way while compiling the new information gained and then make a decision based on that.

We have known that the no white swords and PPK would be a TEMPORARY addition to the game since before the event started. It is not new information.

The Sneak Attack is a temporary Event for WvW much like seasons/tournaments. The PPK/No white swords features were implemented as part of it. PPK to reward zerging, no white swords to help roamers/havok groups. We might see one or both of these features implemented someday, but thats anyones guess. This is likely just a test run to try out these features and check out player feedback.

Also since bloodlust was introduced you can still get ppk as long as your server controls bloodlust on any bl and enemies are killed by a finisher, not as convenient, but still there.

From what I’ve been hearing the PPK is well liked in WvW. I’d imagine it will be reintroduced as a permanent feature with the next feature patch in April.

Torsailr.8456:

From what I’ve been hearing the PPK is well liked in WvW. I’d imagine it will be reintroduced as a permanent feature with the next feature patch in April.

PPK seems well liked (not that anyone really cares about points anymore), and white swords not so much. I’d imagine removal of white swords will be reintroduced as a permanent feature with the next feature patch in April (if there is one).

Highly doubtful no white swords would become permanent considering how much crap they got for it. PPK seems more likely as a candidate for becoming a permanent feature with the next gimmick…er tournament.

But I like having no white swords…

I have to say I like the PPK and no white swords myself.
Though to the OP, it was only a test.

I don’t think anyone can really say that PPK was successful. How much of an impact did it really have? Personally, I’d like to see a test where we can actually see the PPK score for a particular week.

That will show us whether PPK matters or if all 3 servers are roughly equal.

Ppk is a good thing! No white swords made the little guilds, roaming squads more important

No white swords removed the need to upgrade and defend, and turned our home border into a wxp carousel. It also means a lot of wasted time for scouts and roamers, going to defend camps without anyone actually there.

PPK seems to work well to increase ganking, spawn camping, and entice zergs and even guild groups to go out of their way to kill a solo roamer.

What’s unclear is if and how they will collect feedback from the event and what stats they might share and have been collecting since the launch of the test.

Lord Kuru.3685:

Torsailr.8456:

From what I’ve been hearing the PPK is well liked in WvW. I’d imagine it will be reintroduced as a permanent feature with the next feature patch in April.

PPK seems well liked (not that anyone really cares about points anymore), and white swords not so much. I’d imagine removal of white swords will be reintroduced as a permanent feature with the next feature patch in April (if there is one).

i love no white swords, and i am not looking forward to it being brought back. and there are alot of people who like the no white swords, seems the zerg types are the only ones that have a beef with it.

@ onereply,Because it favors small groups. Zergs dont like to drop everything they doing on one map to tele everyone to another and attempt to get to an upgraded keep in time to save it from 5 people because there was a late call or no scout. No white swords has led to a lot of karma training and turned off many players from attempting to invest gold or time in upgrades