Guild Wars 2

wvw i believe has always been a tough acronym to mention because the acronym is longer to pronounce then what it represents eg “double you vee double you” vs “world versus world”. it bothers me sometimes because in game all the people of tyria call it “the mist war” which is a simple, effective way of naming what is going on. we should help spread the consistency between Tyria and how we discuss the game outside. this would also help immersion and to view it as part of the tyria universe instead of this separate game mode that we teleport to.

the same can apply to spvp. this acronym doesnt really describe what is happening in the game world of tyria. names like just simply “structured” or “mist’s tournament” or “mist’s arena” are more effective and give this place a sense of culture and consistency, not separateness.

an acronym is really not needed when

+ both of these places are part of the tyrian universe, not a different game mode.

+ names are easier to pronounce then acronyms in this case.

+acronyms don’t give us the sense of weight, grandeur and accomplishment as words do.

please give me feedback and i will discuss this topic as nobly as i can!

“world v world”

UnrepentantProcrastinator.7420:

“world v world”

please elaborate your ideas.

Wuvwuv. . .

MW is a EA trademark. So no to “Mist War”.

ps. i hate shooter games

Coarr.3286:

MW is a EA trademark. So no to “Mist War”.

ps. i hate shooter games

that didnt stop arena net putting “the mist war” in dialogue. were not renaming the final product here were deciding what convention we speak collectively. there isn’t a trademark on speech and written word. were not making money out of this convention so no to ’EA will prevent us from doing this".

Coarr.3286:

MW is a EA trademark. So no to “Mist War”.

ps. i hate shooter games

wat

If you refer to Modern Warfare, that’s from Activision. And secondly, that’s a ridiculous reason.

How about we just call it “The Deathfields of Killing and Mayhem”?

That’s cute OP, but I call them “wub” and “mini-game” respectively, which seem more fitting.

yungwizud.1827:

UnrepentantProcrastinator.7420:

“world v world”

please elaborate your ideas.

Well for one thing, “Mist War” doesn’t describe kitten, while you get a pretty good impression on first hearing what “world versus world” and “structured Player versus Player” mean, just as I knew exactly what “realm versus realm” described (server vs server PvP) when I first heard about it pertaining to DAOC.

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wuvwuv

Notwithstanding that some of the NPCs in PvE do, indeed, call it “the Mists War”. The level of irrational rage that changing the name of WvW would cause would be legendary.

no one says “double you verses double you”

we say “wuv wuv” or “world vee world” or “world verses world”

The shorthand for ^^these things^^ is WvW. I don’t see the problem. “The mist war” is just confusing and unnecessary.

I thought the OP was complaining about our already nerfed ELE mistform.

i still think its a great idea but it seems i am alone with this position.

Wub v Wub Wub Wub

or they could just be honest and call it Mist Opportunity

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