Guild Wars 2

anyone posting video’s of wvw gameplay?

I wonder why that is….

We used to have so many people posting… Now you have to go back to page 5 (there’s 1!), page 8 & 9 (o.0 2 more)…… then page 12….. and 3 of the 4 of those were threads started WAAAAAYYYYY back when.

Psst… Anet…

Yeah. U.

Figure it out.

I have wanted to for a while, but my comp already is a piece of crap and A) I dont feel like slowing it down even more due to the recording and quality is going to be horrible because of it -.-

Lots of GvG videos available, I know that Ark usually has at least one person post a recording of our fight. We used to do weekly recap videos (I guess not so much from a guardian perspective sometimes), but we haven’t gotten a good matchup in two weeks now. Lots of PvD and hiding behind siege.

I also been wanting to do one. WvW/tpvp, but I’m just too lazy atm. :P

Amins, I think it is only going to get worse. In fact, I was thinking of this tonight when I attempted to play a bit. Let me try and put it into perspective I guess.

1. Why

Let me say that this is the reason why I chose to play GW2. I don’t care for PvE and I don’t care much for battle grounds. I come from DaOC which has a mode called Realm vs. Realm. GW2 attempted to copy the format but failed on the leader boards. Case in point is my question above, why.

2. Why not? Simple answer is that there is nothing to gain by playing the new improved format released today. Sorry to say, but the baby is ugly. Solo roamer? You get nothing for controlling the point. You get nothing for defending the point. Duo team? Same thing applies. Nothing for defending or taking or controlling points on the map (NOTE: I know you get the buff but work with me here).

You are better off in sense of rewards to run in a zerg and capture towers, keeps, and other things on the map. You get badges, bags, and loot when killing NPC’s and taking stuff. Controlling points nets nothing outside what you get for downing people.

Leaderboards do not show anything for solo contribution. They don’t have any form of leaderboard that says how long you held, how many you killed, killing streak, weekly kills, by class, by guild, supply used, etc. Nothing.

Outside the kill – buzz there is no reason to do it. And the buzz will only last so long which thus raised my first question “WHY”.

yea, my usual lunch time pass time is no more. : (((

re: GvG videos. i know they can be fun to be part of, i’m sure (though never tried). and i kow a few that do record from a Guardian’s perspective, but they aren’t the most entertaining to watch from my perspective. it’s just so crazy that it’s hard to pinpoint what’s going on exactly. [added: not bashing GvG’s in any way, just my personal opinion, i’d rather watch a guard (or any class) solo-roam or small man fight than GvG (assuming most of them are around 15+ per side, based on what i have seen]

@Bash – upgrade? and can i’s be featured in your videos? lol

@Harbinger – always would love to see more of your Guard in action!

Been busy, sorry. Lots of roaming going on lately, but all group stuff. Sort of over solo play.

I’m going to say it’s because watching a zerg on a video is even more boring than participating in it ingame. :p

Obtena.7952:

I’m going to say it’s because watching a zerg on a video is even more boring than participating in it ingame. :p

There’s a lot of guilds who run 10-25 players and constantly get into engagements with 50 man up to queue blobs. To me, that’s where the fun and interest lies.

Obtena.7952:

I’m going to say it’s because watching a zerg on a video is even more boring than participating in it ingame. :p

Sounds like you’ve never been in a real roaming group.

there are times when i will definitely join the zerg :PP

though, i will say, over-all roaming, especially if you can get a small group going, is the most fun in WvW for me. and thus, i tend to enjoy watching those videos as well. though i will add, i enjoy solo-roaming videos even more – simply because i can watch carefully and make sense of the players each and every move, against each and every enemy they’re up against. part of the reason i enjoy watching vids is to learn and further improve myself.

If i didnt care about lag issues i would record my roamin sessions everytime i play and post it but its just an issue of the lag effecting how i play.

“Zerging” is fun when it’s with an organized group and you’re in TS and can chat. And when the competing zergs are also organized.

That said, I obviously prefer small-medium group roaming.

That’s easy, every single decent guardian solo spec has been butchered either directly (healway) or indirectly through buffing every single class but us (and eles)

We can’t chase, we can’t run away, we can’t really take on most other roamer classes:

Thiefs own us 1v1…atleast until S/D gets looked at. And a thief can always run when taken low
Warriors are simply superior to guards in EVERY aspect now, they have better chasing power and best mobility in game, on top of it all
Necros slaughter us
The occasional condi tank mes also owns us

….
Need I go on? Oh ya, we can kill the occasional nub ranger or staff ele though….if they don’t make it to a tower or camp in the next 2 min.

Hunter.4783:

That’s easy, every single decent guardian solo spec has been butchered either directly (healway) or indirectly through buffing every single class but us (and eles)

We can’t chase, we can’t run away, we can’t really take on most other roamer classes:

Thiefs own us 1v1…atleast until S/D gets looked at. And a thief can always run when taken low
Warriors are simply superior to guards in EVERY aspect now, they have better chasing power and best mobility in game, on top of it all
Necros slaughter us
The occasional condi tank mes also owns us

….
Need I go on? Oh ya, we can kill the occasional nub ranger or staff ele though….if they don’t make it to a tower or camp in the next 2 min.

Thieves are predictable and I just plan to have a counter in place for when they actually go in for the attack. D/D thieves aren’t a problem unless they catch you unaware cause you’re distracted fighting something else for example and when it comes to S/D keep applying the pressure don’t let him have a moment to breath.

Still haven’t lost a 1vs1 fight with a Warrior to date. Predictable and simple enough to counter. The new running away business can get you down but just take it as a win and find something else.

Necro’s I usually kill them before they can really do anything and the moment they do the condition spam I remove them and they’re left with not much else for a time. Just keep hounding them and they’ll drop.

Mesmers are that class that in 1v1 are pretty darn good but that’s all they got going for them. In group play etc all they offer is a few extra targets and some invisibility but hopefully that’ll be balanced out. Again when fighting them don’t let them breath since I see far too many people running around being torn to shreds by illusions instead of chasing down the real one constantly.

tanshiniza.8629:

Hunter.4783:

That’s easy, every single decent guardian solo spec has been butchered either directly (healway) or indirectly through buffing every single class but us (and eles)

We can’t chase, we can’t run away, we can’t really take on most other roamer classes:

Thiefs own us 1v1…atleast until S/D gets looked at. And a thief can always run when taken low
Warriors are simply superior to guards in EVERY aspect now, they have better chasing power and best mobility in game, on top of it all
Necros slaughter us
The occasional condi tank mes also owns us

….
Need I go on? Oh ya, we can kill the occasional nub ranger or staff ele though….if they don’t make it to a tower or camp in the next 2 min.

Thieves are predictable and I just plan to have a counter in place for when they actually go in for the attack. D/D thieves aren’t a problem unless they catch you unaware cause you’re distracted fighting something else for example and when it comes to S/D keep applying the pressure don’t let him have a moment to breath.

Still haven’t lost a 1vs1 fight with a Warrior to date. Predictable and simple enough to counter. The new running away business can get you down but just take it as a win and find something else.

Necro’s I usually kill them before they can really do anything and the moment they do the condition spam I remove them and they’re left with not much else for a time. Just keep hounding them and they’ll drop.

Mesmers are that class that in 1v1 are pretty darn good but that’s all they got going for them. In group play etc all they offer is a few extra targets and some invisibility but hopefully that’ll be balanced out. Again when fighting them don’t let them breath since I see far too many people running around being torn to shreds by illusions instead of chasing down the real one constantly.

So guards are perfectly balanced and all the kittening and moaning on these forums is for naught? Awesome, good to know! Maybe its that all of us need to L2P this game even though we have over 1k hours on our guards. Just because someone on the forums claims he has no problem with 2 of the most overpowered classes in the game!

I love posts like yours. I realize forum kitten is something unavoidable and there is only a matter of time before someone comes out of the woodwork and is ready to ruin everything just for personal glory but come on people, stop being so kittening arrogant! Instead of openly admitting that our class has problems you HAVE to flex your kitten by throwing out garbage claims

If you, as a roamer or small group player, Amins, are not doing such with the recent WvW patch, you are doing something wrong. Not sure why you are complaining here, really.

Rigel.3092:

If you, as a roamer or small group player, Amins, are not doing such with the recent WvW patch, you are doing something wrong. Not sure why you are complaining here, really.

It’s the fact that we’ve been reduced to Cleanse / Stability Bots.

That’s what is so frustrating…

They haven’t done ~any~ improvements to our Zeal / Radiance line (for WvW) that would make anyone put more than 10 in zeal and 15 in radiance.

I’ve always loved pwer builds (Zealous Defender) and I’ve always tried to make the most of them, but the Guardian class just fails at it in WvW.

I’m pretty sure most people don’t go Zeal in PvE builds either…. please correct me if I’m wrong…

Guardians in Group situations are good. They are. But they’re good because of Condi Removal, Stability and Healing.

No one goes…

~Hey Amins, you running your power build? Awesome! Big Deeps in the house~

They go….

~Shouts right?!~ Good. Sit ubu sit, good dog.

Furthermore, to say I’m doing something wrong because they did nothing more than add in sPvP to WvW… right, so I need to stay in a full bunker build so I can hold a point…

Don’t pretend to know if what I’m doing is right or wrong Rigel.

Amins.3710:

~Shouts right?!~ Good. Sit ubu sit, good dog.

A good reference btw.

tanshiniza.8629:

Hunter.4783:

That’s easy, every single decent guardian solo spec has been butchered either directly (healway) or indirectly through buffing every single class but us (and eles)

We can’t chase, we can’t run away, we can’t really take on most other roamer classes:

Thiefs own us 1v1…atleast until S/D gets looked at. And a thief can always run when taken low
Warriors are simply superior to guards in EVERY aspect now, they have better chasing power and best mobility in game, on top of it all
Necros slaughter us
The occasional condi tank mes also owns us

….
Need I go on? Oh ya, we can kill the occasional nub ranger or staff ele though….if they don’t make it to a tower or camp in the next 2 min.

Thieves are predictable and I just plan to have a counter in place for when they actually go in for the attack. D/D thieves aren’t a problem unless they catch you unaware cause you’re distracted fighting something else for example and when it comes to S/D keep applying the pressure don’t let him have a moment to breath.

Still haven’t lost a 1vs1 fight with a Warrior to date. Predictable and simple enough to counter. The new running away business can get you down but just take it as a win and find something else.

Necro’s I usually kill them before they can really do anything and the moment they do the condition spam I remove them and they’re left with not much else for a time. Just keep hounding them and they’ll drop.

Mesmers are that class that in 1v1 are pretty darn good but that’s all they got going for them. In group play etc all they offer is a few extra targets and some invisibility but hopefully that’ll be balanced out. Again when fighting them don’t let them breath since I see far too many people running around being torn to shreds by illusions instead of chasing down the real one constantly.

Lol yep all of the other classes and all other guardians in here suck and you are the only one playin it right.

Nothing is wrong guys move along

*Sarcasm off
Dude seriosly u are fighting “Dungeon Masters” and its making you think all is ok.

Hostility.4961:

u are fighting “Dungeon Masters” and its making you think all is ok.

There are dungeons in this game?

Amins.3710:

Hostility.4961:

u are fighting “Dungeon Masters” and its making you think all is ok.

There are dungeons in this game?

I hear theres somethin called PVE and there can be found this dungeon thingie
but i get a sudden diarrhea attack when someone mentions it so i cant find it :P brb *unzips

What’s PvE? Can I eat it?

Christos de Soufre.3802:

What’s PvE? Can I eat it?

I hear it makes for some good toilet paper.

I think the quagg’s used to drop it. So it’s a really rare item now that they’ve moved on.

Amins.3710:

Christos de Soufre.3802:

What’s PvE? Can I eat it?

I think the quagg’s used to drop it. So it’s a really rare item now that they’ve moved on.

RNG. Probably drops has frequent has precursors

tanshiniza.8629:

Hunter.4783:

That’s easy, every single decent guardian solo spec has been butchered either directly (healway) or indirectly through buffing every single class but us (and eles)

We can’t chase, we can’t run away, we can’t really take on most other roamer classes:

Thiefs own us 1v1…atleast until S/D gets looked at. And a thief can always run when taken low
Warriors are simply superior to guards in EVERY aspect now, they have better chasing power and best mobility in game, on top of it all
Necros slaughter us
The occasional condi tank mes also owns us

….
Need I go on? Oh ya, we can kill the occasional nub ranger or staff ele though….if they don’t make it to a tower or camp in the next 2 min.

Thieves are predictable and I just plan to have a counter in place for when they actually go in for the attack. D/D thieves aren’t a problem unless they catch you unaware cause you’re distracted fighting something else for example and when it comes to S/D keep applying the pressure don’t let him have a moment to breath.

Still haven’t lost a 1vs1 fight with a Warrior to date. Predictable and simple enough to counter. The new running away business can get you down but just take it as a win and find something else.

Necro’s I usually kill them before they can really do anything and the moment they do the condition spam I remove them and they’re left with not much else for a time. Just keep hounding them and they’ll drop.

Mesmers are that class that in 1v1 are pretty darn good but that’s all they got going for them. In group play etc all they offer is a few extra targets and some invisibility but hopefully that’ll be balanced out. Again when fighting them don’t let them breath since I see far too many people running around being torn to shreds by illusions instead of chasing down the real one constantly.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…………ohhh man! that ish is so funny!!!
You gotta let me know what necros you fight that don’t use death shroud or plague/lich form. Also what mesmers are out there that don’t have at least 3 forms of stealth with plenty of blinks/invulns. And I guess you’ve also never ran into a condi warrior or a mace/shield GS warrior. Also you left out D/P thieves or perplexity thieves, and I guess those S/D thieves u fight forget to use their teleports.

Amins.3710:

Obtena.7952:

I’m going to say it’s because watching a zerg on a video is even more boring than participating in it ingame. :p

Sounds like you’ve never been in a real roaming group.

yeah, that’s even better … even less action and rewards than the z vs. z. And of course a video of it puts the cap on that snoozer.

I think my point is that it’s a fallacy to associate the amount of videos with ingame activity.

If you play games for rewards, you might need to find a new hobby =P

Obtena.7952:

Amins.3710:

Obtena.7952:

I’m going to say it’s because watching a zerg on a video is even more boring than participating in it ingame. :p

Sounds like you’ve never been in a real roaming group.

yeah, that’s even better … even less action and rewards than the z vs. z. And of course a video of it puts the cap on that snoozer.

I think my point is that it’s a fallacy to associate the amount of videos with ingame activity.

Clearly…

lawl

Well I recorded a bit of WvW over the weekend, since I haven’t made a video in forever. First couple of clips is small scale stuff, with hawt zerg action later. I’ll try to do a tpvp one also this month.

Harbinger.8637:

Well I recorded a bit of WvW over the weekend, since I haven’t made a video in forever. First couple of clips is small scale stuff, with hawt zerg action later. I’ll try to do a tpvp one also this month.

Ill be honest mate that video is nothin impressive. DIssorganized fights and 80% of time i just saw u hittin downd targets. Also the “hawy zerg action”? Didnt see any really. What tier is your server?