Guild Wars 2

So a little while ago, a bloodtide coast map (IP 230) closed. This isn’t unusual for a nearly empty map, but this wasn’t an empty map. This was a double guild Triple Trouble map, filled to the brim with around 150 people. Suffice to say, when the map closed and we were all ported onto different maps in varying stages of Triple Trouble, there was a lot of confusion. This event is being called the great TT sundering of 7/21/2015.

Now, last I checked, maps are only supposed to close when they have low population. Then, you get that prompt on the left side of the screen that says “this is a low pop map, would you like to volunteer, going to close in one hour, yada yada”. But, bloodtide coast IP 230 displayed no such behavior. There were no warnings, the map was not empty in the least. It just abruptly ended.

I can’t imagine this is a common occurrence, but I also can’t imagine this being an intended consequence. There might be a bug in the megaserver system.

It’s weird when it comes up during Guild Missions when 30+ people just from the guild are in one map. Not sure what the lower threshold is, but it’s odd anyway.

This seems to happen when you taxi people onto your map while it is in “soon to be closed” state. In this state you won’t get onto the IP by normal means, if the player count is not close to the minimum limit. By taxiing people in, the system doesn’t seem to lift the closure state, because you are essentially ircumventing the only condition the state has, namely people going there by normal means. Its a bug that happens rarely enough but is nonetheless a huge disappointment. Happened to the german Dry Top organization twice as well.

You seem to be able to prevent it by NOT filling a map with guild mates which is doomed to be closed soon. Instead search for another IP which isn’t in the state of closure.