Guild Wars 2

In the process of figuring out the true amount of rank points per reward tier of PvP reward tracks (as posted on Reddit), I discovered that reward track progress is not consistently awarded. Using screenshots of reward track progress on empty tracks and measuring pixels, I analyzed the amount of progress actually earned towards reward tracks. In all three of these cases, the actual rank progress did in fact match the rank points advertised.

Hot join – 535 points

• 107 px/120 px = 89%

Unranked loss – 500 points

• 78 px/113 px = 69%

Unranked win – 1505 points

• 157 px/113 px = 139%

Clearly something is wrong. The progress from the hot join case should only be slightly ahead of the unranked loss case, but is actually significantly ahead. The unranked win case should be triple the progress of the unranked loss but is actually double.

Guesses to numbers in units of actual rank points (based on assumptions to which case if any are working properly) can be found in my Reddit post but are ultimately irrelevant.

(The reason pixel resolutions are different between the first and the latter two cases is because I did the first on Windows client and second on Mac client, both in windowed mode with different sizes.)

EDIT: Here are some new ones for one PvP reward potion, and two PvP reward potions.

One PvP reward potion

• 56 px/113 px = ~50%

Two PvP reward potions

• 113/113 px = 100%

So on the progress bar, one potion is exactly 50% (to the nearest pixel), and two potions is exactly one tier and pops a chest. This both behaves and is visually indicated as expected. Unless people are claiming that somehow potion progress and match progress are not being consistently displayed on exactly the same interface, you can’t blame it on rounding or display problems.

Ranked loss

Seems consistent with unranked.

Written on the ‘Potion of PvP Reward’ is the number 250. If 1 potion is 50% of a sub-tier,that means 500 gets your first reward, 2500 is needed for each tier, and 20000 needed for the full track.

RTP=Reward Track Points

Based on your pixel calculations:
1 Potion = 250RTP (1.25% total track)
Hot Join Win = 445RTP (2.225% total track)
Arena Loss = 345RTP (1.725% total track)
Arena Win = 695RTP (3.475% total track)

This does not factor in the +10% buff available.