Guild Wars 2

Already got my 2500 point achievement, and I didn’t even try, it happened while playing and I’m still not bored of it :P

The best mini game yet, surpassing Sanctum Sprint and Super Adventure Box.

It has almost no flaws – no problems with teams, no afkers, no people joining late, no pointless waiting. It is a huge difference from the Battle Royale we had in beta, a big improvement. I like that it copies the Hunger Games, it really works well, all the weapons and pickups.

So yeah, I’m usually pretty critical of everything but can’t find a flaw in this one.. unless that I want it to be permanent and it will probably be locked away again

Oh yeah – I love the karkas, they are a big adrenaline rush near the end – monsters that are actually fearsome and deadly. Please don’t nerf them.

Congratulations.

it will be permanent on a weekly rotation basics along with crab toss.

i.e.

week 1 crab toss
week 2 southsun survival
week 3 crab toss
week 4 southsun survival
…
and so on!

Plus one from me Zero)

IT"S THE BEST MINI EVER!!!

And u know actually what makes people not event think about complaning?)

Cheating is impossible…….why?!?!

CAUSE CHEATING IS SENSE OF THIS MINI!

Bless u Anet!)

Btw, weapon skins skins drops from survival chests?)

Hvaran.6327:

Plus one from me Zero)

IT"S THE BEST MINI EVER!!!

And u know actually what makes people not event think about complaning?)

Cheating is impossible…….why?!?!

CAUSE CHEATING IS SENSE OF THIS MINI!

Bless u Anet!)

Btw, weapon skins skins drops from survival chests?)

as for the achievements for this mini game, all should be achievable in due course.

i think only the desert rose back item has a rare chance to get from the chest.

The only issue im having is the map is too big.

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

as for the achievements for this mini game, all should be achievable in due course.

i think only the desert rose back item has a rare chance to get from the chest.

wha?

U mean that rose is rare and weapon is not rare? Where did u get that from?

Nick.6972:

The only issue im having is the map is too big.

well, it is the whole map of southsun cove after all.

but given
- the hunger debuff
- supplies only found in a few areas (blue house icons on the map, red house icons means karka infested area)
- ghost harassing, killing survivors

big map is not really a problem.

unless, somehow, a survivor stocked enough rations to hide in a very remote area, that ghosts and survivors do not know of.

which can be easily fixed if they hot fix the maximum amount of rations a survivor can stock up.

Agreed, Southsun Survival is tons of fun.

…not really sure about the OP’s comment on points, though. They seem pretty slow in coming to me.

I won my first survival game because I had 3 rations as drops, I waited until I was low before eating them every time, hid on the other side of the map and before I knew it, I was the only one standing, with around 10 mins left on the clock.

Weirwynn.2390:

Agreed, Southsun Survival is tons of fun.

…not really sure about the OP’s comment on points, though. They seem pretty slow in coming to me.

I’m getting 50+ points per game, and because I really like it, I did the game a LOT Not for any achievement or even loot – just couse I liked it.

zerospin.8604:

The best mini game yet, surpassing Super Adventure Box.

No.

NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo!

Azure Prower.8701:

zerospin.8604:

The best mini game yet, surpassing Super Adventure Box.

No.

NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo!

We have to go to the armory? That’s where Zadorojny is, you say?

Hvaran.6327:

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

as for the achievements for this mini game, all should be achievable in due course.

i think only the desert rose back item has a rare chance to get from the chest.

wha?

U mean that rose is rare and weapon is not rare? Where did u get that from?

weapon skins is from candidate trials, not southsun survival.

I wholeheartedly disagree. This minigame is even WORSE than crab toss, but I suppose it appeals to anyone willing to name their offspring “Katniss”.
I was undecided, but will vote against Evon purely on account of this broken attempt at new mechanics.
Before you say “its just because you suck at it/can’t play/don’t understand how it works”, let me state that I frequently come out at top in different categories and regularly scores 50+ points per game. I hate this activity because
1: The hunger ticks. Yay, a direct reference to to the bestseller! But if you are going to make it whittle away health at that rate, you have to have more ways to keep it at bay. I searched EVERY crate at four sites in a row and found no food at all, and subsequently perished. That is not a game of skill or strategy, that’s just dumb luck.

2: The headshot mechanics. After getting the “Obstructed!” message several times while shooting in completely open fields, being killed mid-dodge even more times and even twice been shot through solid rock, I’d say the collision detection needs quite a bit of work. And when it DOES hit, it may just say “Hit!” and do the same amount of damage as a regular shot. Frustrating.

3: When it’s ten times easier to score as a ghost, you need to rethink the name “Survivor”. Or at least give ghost kills less value. (But then most would give up on the high score achievement. This could be offset by halving the required points.)

Last but certainly not least, it’s Southsun. Every time content is added there, EVERYONE abandons the place the MOMENT rewards are no longer plentiful.
Let’s see how many will still play this in a few months.

On the other hand, I really enjoyed Aspect Arena. FINALLY a fun activity you can play WITH friends, but the sheer cynicism, egotism and sadism of “Survivor” seems to be what the average gamer is looking for anyway. Evon must be proud.

Very boring compared to the beta event. Disappointed on that note.

I like the idea of this survival, it has great potential but there are just a few things that make it boring and not fun to play for me.
The whole ghost part is one, who likes that part anyway? Just move those players to a new round. To get rid of campers then, just limit the playing area and amount of players and healing packages. And maybe a light/marker that shows yourposition every 30 seconds or so. Plus make the reward for winning way less then 50 points, that is also why lots op people want to win and camp to death.

I like it too. Haven’t won yet. Need to play it more. There should be a title (Survivor) associated with this one IMO.

Dan S.7928:

1: The hunger ticks… make it whittle away health at that rate, you have to have more ways to keep it at bay. I searched EVERY crate at four sites in a row and found no food at all, and subsequently perished. That is not a game of skill or strategy, that’s just dumb luck.

There are over a dozen passiflora strewn over the map… These all give you rations and are all clearly indicated on the mini-map… They’re also in the same spots in each game, which makes them strategically important locations to concentrate on. Smart players use the grace period to sneak past others to stock pile rations. If there is only one player gathering passiflora it means they can safely hide in an obscure location after the grace period and avoid detection almost entirely until everyone starves. I’ve won countless games with this strategy. It gets a lot more interesting when most players go after these limited resources. In this situation, you have no better choice but to trip up these other players and fight them for their supplies. It’s a battle of wits, and it gets a hell of a lot more fun and challenging when everyone knows what they’re doing.

Dan S.7928:

2: The headshot mechanics. After getting the “Obstructed!” message several times while shooting in completely open fields, being killed mid-dodge even more times and even twice been shot through solid rock, I’d say the collision detection needs quite a bit of work. And when it DOES hit, it may just say “Hit!” and do the same amount of damage as a regular shot. Frustrating.

I suspect the arrow 5 attack could be slightly buggy at the moment. This has only been a problem for me a total of three times in over 100 games played. First two times happened when my dodge coincided with the arrow’s trajectory, and the last one hit me through a solid wall. At most this a minor bug fix/polishing issue.

Dan S.7928:

3: When it’s ten times easier to score as a ghost, you need to rethink the name “Survivor”. Or at least give ghost kills less value. (But then most would give up on the high score achievement. This could be offset by halving the required points.)

This is irrelevant. The last one standing is the one rewarded with the splendid chest, not the highest scoring player. If your only goal is to win the achievement, then yes you could score quite a bit as a mist walker. But again, who cares about a measly 5 point achievement? If you play even semi-casually you should get it within a few days of play.

Dan S.7928:

Last but certainly not least, it’s Southsun. Every time content is added there, EVERYONE abandons the place the MOMENT rewards are no longer plentiful.
Let’s see how many will still play this in a few months.

I predict you’ll be thoroughly proven wrong on this one.