Guild Wars 2

This seems to either not be removed properly each tick, or not be applied properly each tick.

I was on DBL, got Outnumbered after a while.. then relogged to transfer an item from one toon to another.
I go back on the same map. I see people around me with Outnumbered buff. Figure I’ll get it next tick.
I don’t. People around me still have it.
I wait another tick. Nothing. People around me still have it.
Another tick, and another.. same thing.
6th tick, I gain the buff.. People around me haven’t lost theirs a single time.

Same thing happened after I swapped map last night to assist in protecting a Keep/Garri.. Friend had Outnumbered the entire time, it took me a good 20-30 mins to gain the buff.

I’m assuming this isn’t intentional cuz it doesn’t seem to work the way I understood the description. Or is there a “punishment” timer for changing map? Didn’t read anything about that.. :/

From patch notes:
“Outnumbered is now applied each scoring tick (every 5 minutes). Swapping to a map right before a tick will no longer grant an Outnumbered pip bonus. Instead, you must play on an Outnumbered map for an entire tick to earn the bonus.”

are your server linked with any other server?
It may be outnumbered for your linked server but not urs mate.

Linken.6345:

are your server linked with any other server?
It may be outnumbered for your linked server but not urs mate.

Out numbered is a map status. Server linking has squat to do with it.

In the ~12 hours I’ve been in WvW since the patch, I’ve seen outnumbered not apply for upwards of an hour.
The only thing that seems consistent is if we lose it and then get it back people will get it, otherwise it doesn’t ever seem to apply to people.

No we’re not linked and as mentioned it shouldn’t matter as it’s a “per map” thing..
Also when playing with my friend we are on the same server so if he keeps the buff I should have it too after a tick has passed.

And here we go again..

At 23:54 I swap map from GBL (Alpine) to RBL (Desert). We’ve played most of the night on the same BL.

It takes until 00:09 before I get Outnumbered even though, yet again, people around me are running around with the buff the entire time..

That is three ticks.. -.-