Yesterday I was running around Ember Bay and received the map closure. After a while the choice to switch maps disappeared; normally does this on other maps. So I continued doing my events and what not, and the map decided to close a short while later.
Great games come and go, but the Awesome games are endless!!
Matron Kaldona Kye, Mesmer GW since launch.
Matron Kaldona Kye, Sylvari Chronomancer GW2 since closed Beta.
That’s how it was designed: once the warning goes out, there’s an hour to swap maps. You get some time to volunteer (and get the buff) and then that option disappears (the point of asking is to get people to leave quickly).
Now, many people (including myself and, as it turns out, ANet devs), think this should be changed. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as it sounds and ANet’s decided that they want to roll out a comprehensive improvement to the megaserver system, rather than just incrementally fixing this or that.
(Personally, I’d prefer if they fixed a few bugs along the way; it’s been a long wait.)
John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”
Yeah, it is confusing
Here’s what I’d like to see them adjust while they are working on a comprehensive upgrade to the system:
- Instead of an ‘exit’ button, show a countdown timer.
- Instead of a volunteer window with Yes|Later options, show:
- Yes (gain volunteer bonus)
- I was leaving anyway (exit to LA, gain volunteer bonus)
- Later (lose chance to volunteer)
- Show the countdown timer for everyone on the map, regardless of whether they dismissed the dialogue box or entered recently via some other means.
That way, people know how long they have to leave, especially those who entered late (e.g. due to “join on”).
John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”