Guild Wars 2

Get this horrible map SPIRIT WATCH out of the rotation. Take Temple out of it as while you are at it.

When you guys message me in game you need to tell me your account name so I can find you. When you just message me and I only see your character name it makes it extremely hard to find you if you are not on that character at all times.

Ug spirit watch again…

EoNxBoNx.9213:

I sent you a tell last night and sent my schedule as well (ign Kinjax). I thought it said I could basically play all day, or like 12 or so hours a day.

Yep I got it. Thank you for the reminder

Walorx.5129:

I would love to be on a team, especially if my boy KPoop is on it as well. A shame I couldn’t commit to 6 hours a day for it. Good luck with the team Apollo, I miss the grudge matches when we used to face off against garb haha

hehe yea they were exciting. hope you find the team you are looking for.

<Player looking to create a team or join one with the requirements below>

Ingame name: I have many just add Apollo.7389

Main Class / Potential Classes (Incase team requires): I play many classes and would be willing to learn what ever is needed to win. Mesmer, Thief, Ele, and Warrior are my most played classes.

Class(es) you are looking for: Since the meta is ever changing with every patch in some way I would be looking for a bunker(guardian unless you can show a better TEAM bunker), Back Point, and Roamers. Willing to switch classes if needed would be best.

Region: NA – EST

Practice Times: 5-6 hours a day, 6-7 days a week(even though I play more than that) most any
time frames I can make work since I have an extremely easy schedule. i.e. 8pm – 2am

Experience: I have played over 5100 games, have 486 QPs, been on the front page of the leader boards(when I don’t solo Que), and have ~2200 hours play time(some of which is afk or chatting =P)

Experience Required: None. This is because as long as you have the drive to be the best and put in the required practice you can do anything.

Other (Anything else that you would like to add): I am looking for a serious team that wants to compete on a professional level. My main concerns are that we all get along well, communicate very well, can practice 5-6 hours a day 5-6 days a week, and that all our main goals and priorities are to compete in the up and coming real money tournaments. I expect some learning curve since I am NOT requiring a certain rank or experience level. Six hours a day can be a lot and of course we can take breaks and a food/relax/whatever break in between. i.e. play for 3 hours take a 30-45min break and then finish out the practice. Winning real tournaments will take dedication and a lot of effort.

Lastly I am looking for a TEAM, not people looking to be popular. Popularity will come with winning and being nice. We cannot win a tournament by ourselves. We need to work together as a team the be the best. Having the mindset of what is best for the team is priority #1. Having the mindset of personal glory, score, most kills or fame should not be a priority but instead a happy coincidence. All that matters is the team Victory.

I will add more below this as questions present themselves or other ideas for the team come to mind:

Reikou.7068:

Good luck Apollo.

Remember, Joining a team requires significant time investment and dedication. In this case, 6 hours a day, 6 days a week.

Also remember that there will be tough times ahead, and not all of it is going to be “fun.” All of it however, will help to build your team in terms of personal relationships and gameplay.

Finally, it is best to remember that there is no “I” in “team.” Check your ego at the door.

For those prospective members, I would just like to say to know exactly what you are going into. Know what you are expecting of the team, and know what the team is expecting of you. Any sort of misunderstanding regarding this will be sure to cause tension and trouble along the way. As of now, from what I can tell, the only expectation of Apollo’s is for team members to be able to practice 6 hours a day, 6 days a week.

I couldn’t have said it better. Thank you Reikou. Your support is ever welcome.

Thank you Shar. You guys are welcome to Send me an in game mail or on the forums.

Thank you.

I am already getting tells about this which is fantastic, but people say they don’t have enough time for 5-6 hours. I understand some people are not able to devote that much time. It is about priorities as well though. If you want something bad enough you will make it work. I used to be in a place where I could not devote this much time but now I can and I am trying to pursue it with MUCH intensity. I am looking for other like this.

<Player looking to create a team or join one with the requirements below>

Ingame name: I have many just add Apollo.7389

Main Class / Potential Classes (Incase team requires): I play many classes and would be willing to learn what ever is needed to win. Mesmer, Thief, Ele, and Warrior are my most played classes.

Class(es) you are looking for: Since the meta is ever changing with every patch in some way I would be looking for a bunker(guardian unless you can show a better TEAM bunker), Back Point, and Roamers. Willing to switch classes if needed would be best.

Region: NA – EST

Practice Times: 5-6 hours a day, 6-7 days a week(even though I play more than that) most any
time frames I can make work since I have an extremely easy schedule. i.e. 8pm – 2am

Experience: I have played over 5100 games, have 486 QPs, been on the front page of the leader boards(when I don’t solo Que), and have ~2200 hours play time(some of which is afk or chatting =P)

Experience Required: None. This is because as long as you have the drive to be the best and put in the required practice you can do anything.

Other (Anything else that you would like to add): I am looking for a serious team that wants to compete on a professional level. My main concerns are that we all get along well, communicate very well, can practice 5-6 hours a day 5-6 days a week, and that all our main goals and priorities are to compete in the up and coming real money tournaments. I expect some learning curve since I am NOT requiring a certain rank or experience level. Six hours a day can be a lot and of course we can take breaks and a food/relax/whatever break in between. i.e. play for 3 hours take a 30-45min break and then finish out the practice. Winning real tournaments will take dedication and a lot of effort.

Lastly I am looking for a TEAM, not people looking to be popular. Popularity will come with winning and being nice. We cannot win a tournament by ourselves. We need to work together as a team the be the best. Having the mindset of what is best for the team is priority #1. Having the mindset of personal glory, score, most kills or fame should not be a priority but instead a happy coincidence. All that matters is the team Victory.

I will add more below this as questions present themselves or other ideas for the team come to mind:

<Player looking to create a team or join one with the requirements below>

Ingame name: I have many just add Apollo.7389

Main Class / Potential Classes (Incase team requires): I play many classes and would be willing to learn what ever is needed to win. Mesmer, Thief, Ele, and Warrior are my most played classes.

Class(es) you are looking for: Since the meta is ever changing with every patch in some way I would be looking for a bunker(guardian unless you can show a better TEAM bunker), Back Point, and Roamers. Willing to switch classes if needed would be best.

Region: NA – EST

Practice Times: 5-6 hours a day, 6-7 days a week(even though I play more than that) most any
time frames I can make work since I have an extremely easy schedule. i.e. 8pm – 2am

Experience: I have played over 5100 games, have 486 QPs, been on the front page of the leader boards(when I don’t solo Que), and have ~2200 hours play time(some of which is afk or chatting =P)

Experience Required: None. This is because as long as you have the drive to be the best and put in the required practice you can do anything.

Other (Anything else that you would like to add): I am looking for a serious team that wants to compete on a professional level. My main concerns are that we all get along well, communicate very well, can practice 5-6 hours a day 5-6 days a week, and that all our main goals and priorities are to compete in the up and coming real money tournaments. I expect some learning curve since I am NOT requiring a certain rank or experience level. Six hours a day can be a lot and of course we can take breaks and a food/relax/whatever break in between. i.e. play for 3 hours take a 30-45min break and then finish out the practice. Winning real tournaments will take dedication and a lot of effort.

Lastly I am looking for a TEAM, not people looking to be popular. Popularity will come with winning and being nice. We cannot win a tournament by ourselves. We need to work together as a team the be the best. Having the mindset of what is best for the team is priority #1. Having the mindset of personal glory, score, most kills or fame should not be a priority but instead a happy coincidence. All that matters is the team Victory.

I will add more below this as questions present themselves or other ideas for the team come to mind:

hehe oops forgot to put the Final Shielding. I am not sure if this is a bug but the wiki says around a 75 CD but when I tested it it was 90 or more.

Arcane Retribution – It doesn’t last for 30 seconds like Arcane Power it lasts for 5 sec and it only works for 3 attacks instead of 5 like it is supposed to.

Getting a high rating is not the issue. soloque being combined with team rating is. I just want to tourny more often than when my team is on.

HeHe,

Your welcome Brohug, I hope you guys like it. Now to get back on topic.

What else about the rating system and queing could they make better? Should they enforce punishment if caught purposely trying to inflate/secure their own ratings by making more than one account to manipulate the leaderboards. And if so how could they enforce it, find those doing it, and what punishment should they receive.

24 hour ban, 72 hour ban, ratings reset for all their accounts, etc.

JonathanSharp.7094:

Just wanted to jump in and say thanks for trying to be constructive guys. Solo queue (and splitting ratings) is something we have planned. We just need to finish up other features before we can get to that one.

I am glad you gave a response but this is a useless one. If anything it’s more angering than anything.

The fact that it didn’t have this function from the get go is horrible, the fact that it is still not implemented is worse and the fact that you aren’t even going to get to it till other things are done is appalling.

Also please realize that ANET and a lot more money and resources than a LoL had from a free to play game.

Here is me being constructive. You guys have done a great job but you can do so much better. HIRE more people to get all the content out a hell of lot faster.

Lastly do something about people manipulating the game for their personal gain at the price of all of us. Multiple accounts, which I’m sure some are from people who quit and gave away the accounts, are ruining the leader boards. I am fine with having more accounts and I see the reason to do so but not if they are using them in an improper fashion.

Zinwrath.2049:

Valkyriez.6578:

Arisal.9740:

To be fair League of Legends went 9 months (Oct 2009 – July 2010) before getting ranked matches where we could see ELO and the separate rating ladders (5v5 teams, solo/duo queue, 3v3). I know we all wish it was in on day 1 but lets be realistic. These guys all want the best things for the game too and its not like they disagree with it.

Just takes time.

Be realistic you say.

Smite has a solo que in closed beta. Even has visible matchmaking rating.

Huge mistake if you compare your game to what someone did years ago instead of what your competition is doing today and more importantly tomorrow. See excuses like that far too often and thats all they are…they should have developed it to meet the current quality expectations of todays market, not yesterdays.

I could not have said it better myself. Bravo bro

I am glad you guys are ok with being second rate and not on the leader boards. This post is for people that actually do. You winning vs a low skilled pre-made proves nothing and the fact that you can’t climb the leader boards proves that either you are not good or that there is a problem with the leader boards and perhaps people are manipulating the game. When I say perhaps I really mean they are and have been.

Their is plenty of proof that I will not post on this forums, but will be happy to provide to ANET in private.

Wow so I found out some people dont just have one other account to drop other peoples rating and not have to risk losing a high rating on their main account. Some people have 3 and 4 accounts. Can’t believe this is allowed in tournaments and pretty much encouraged by lack of action on ANETs part.

It is funny that you guys can’t read.

“no they can’t its proven. 99 times out of 100 A PREMADE will beat a pug unless the premade is not that good or they make a several huge mistakes.”

I am not saying you face a premade 99 times out of 100.

lordkrall, RebelYell, and Faux Play you are not even in the top 1000 so of course you are facing horrible teams and this does not concern you. Once you get to a higher rating where the good teams are it is not nearly as easy.

mursie.3681:

Apollo.7389:

It has come to my attention people are actually buying second AND THIRD accounts so they do not have to worry about dropping their main rating. This is crazy yet a great idea since the game is in the horrible state. Please fix your game sooner than later so people are not forced to buy second and third accounts. This is completely unfair to other people because this new account has no rating and they are trying to bomb other peoples rating which is what is happening.

Lmao, you want anet to fix an issue that is leading 15 year old bieber fans to purchase a new $60 game account?? that’s rich.

Let me walk you through the discussion at anet headquarters 10 days ago:

Dev#1: “we gotta start bringing in revenue for pvp or the two of us left working in this department are going to get canned. The $3 tickets to play tournies didn’t work and I doubt anyone is going to buy a ton of chef outfits to wear in the mists.. you got any ideas what to do?”

Dev#2: “lol, know your audience brah. These 15 year old mouth breathing bieber kids will purchase anything if they think they are the only ones that can have it.”

Dev#1: “i’m not following. what are you proposing?”

Dev#2: “simple watson. We create a leaderboard that displays a rank to these clowns and then sit back and watch the money pour in as they all rush to buy multiple new game copies to protect their original rank. Of course, we’ll need to make the rankings super volatile so that fear in losing will be exacerbated and further increase the need for these kids to purchase new accounts.”

Dev#1: "This is absolutely crazy. You really think someone is going to pay money for a 2nd account to a FREE game that was touted as “esports” material and 8 months past launch has empty pvp zones with not even a fraction of the supportable esport features promised at launch? Who in their right mind would do something that completely stupid? This game has barely 200 twitch viewers on a given weeknight compared to 10’s of thousands of viewers for games like LOL and Dota. No sir, i’m sorry but I think you are gravely mistaken and this is our jobs at stake."

Dev#2: “You really have alot to learn about the massive lack of intelligence of your purchasing demographic for an online pc game. These mouth breathers have the combined intelligence of an anvil. Maybe less. Trust me friend, after we introduce this ridiculous leaderboard with hidden MMR ratings and the volatility of a roller coaster… the money will start pouring in. We’ll likely triple or quadruple the revenues generated since the game was launched just with this one move.”

Dev#1: "I must say, they did fall for the “invisible” features we introduced on the 26th of March. I’m still laughing about that one. I guess give it a try, you’ve been right before. Thank God for america’s youth. I may still have a job yet!"

Thank you for taking the time to post what I hope everyone sees. That ANET is not here to bring you a game fun to play but to just make money off you as quick as they can.

They are like so many other game companies out there that have big starts but fall flat and out of favor. This is one reason why WoW has stayed around so long…they realized that they have to help the players, because that is where their money comes from…I KNOW THIS IS A SHOCK.

Another example is League of Legends, I would play this game non-stop and continue to pay more and more money for a free game because they make it worth it. It is an amazing game, just not my style.

THIS game is amazing and could have the same outcome as LoL and WoW if ANET steps up and gives us what we want when we want. I know this sounds extreme but so is making a lasting game(more money) and a fleeting one(little money)

The people buying new accounts are far and few between, the money they get from that is little compared to what ANET could get.

It has come to my attention people are actually buying second AND THIRD accounts so they do not have to worry about dropping their main rating. This is crazy yet a great idea since the game is in the horrible state. Please fix your game sooner than later so people are not forced to buy second and third accounts. This is completely unfair to other people because this new account has no rating and they are trying to bomb other peoples rating which is what is happening.

It has come to my attention people are actually buying second AND THIRD accounts so they do not have to worry about dropping their main rating. This is crazy yet a great idea since the game is in the horrible state. Please fix your game sooner than later so people are not forced to buy second and third accounts. This is completely unfair to other people because this new account has no rating and they are trying to bomb other peoples rating which is what is happening.

ty for responding people. I would like to keep this up top so whenever ANET checks the forums this is in their faces.

I understand that it is easy sometimes to win game in solo que but im sure those game you won are solo ques as well, you might of gotten lucky to get decent teammates while the other team did NOT, or the premade you faced wasn’t so good or they made several huge mistakes.

Try solo/duo at prime time and say you win 4 out of 5 VS. premades. Also it depends what your rank is. If you aren’t even on the list you will HOPEFULLY, key word hopefully since the matchmaking system is broken, not face the good teams. If you are on the ranking list you most certainly will face premades more than not.

This would be much less of a problem, still a big problem though, if there were millions of players but there is VERY few people playing this game.

no they can’t its proven. 99 times out of 100 a premade will beat a pug unless the premade is not that good or they make a several huge mistakes.

then don’t allow people in tournies without a full team DUH. What is ANET’s train of thought…

easiest solution not best, well thought out or well developed.

Separate teams from solo/duo que. Separate ratings as well. Then after you have done this SIMPLE task reset the ladder boards.

We are sick and tired of facing premades when we are solo/duo queing. Your matchmaking systems is broken, we get faced vs. premades almost every match and then your game gives me horrible players as teammates. Put in a reporting systems so we can report the people who throw games on purpose and for other reasons. You guys kitten this ladder board and PvP in general. Put more resources towards PvP.

If you guys are going to keep taking this thread off the forums I will keep posting it. If you ban me I’ll get my friends to post it, if you ban them I will get their friends to post it. Get my drift? Just fix it and and make this game epic like you promised over 10 months ago.

<Team looking for a player(es)>

Team name: GARB – Our Team is Garbage – inside joke

Region: NA

Amount of members: 5 – LF 2 to tryout and perhaps replace 2 of our core players.

Practice Times: Weekdays – 11 EST – 2 or 3 EST. Weekends – Whatever is good for team. Times subject to change. Might be playing earlier as well.

Class(es) you are looking for: Anything – prefer what you are best at.

Other (Anything else that you would like to add): We are up for new strats, new comps and whatever you think will make us better. We prefer rank 40+ and age 18+. We are a serious team that plays to win and have fun. Message me in game if you are interested With Your Rank, Age, Total Tournament games Played/Won, Classes You Play Best, And Time You Will Be On Next So We Can Talk

So i very disappointed when I saw the leader board and found myself at rank 75. I play with a team and my team mates are in the top 25. It would have been nice for you to actually have a TEAM rating. Solo Que is even worse to do now since it lowers your overall rating.

The game is actually punishing me to play the game more. Moral of the story is only play with a team and make sure the team wins. Never Que by yourself, with a friend or with 3 friends. You need to que with a premade fives team and win every game to go up.

People are just going to play less…what a shame.

TLDR – Separate the 5-man Pre-made Team ratings from all other rating.

Lol been playing my thief since we started back and forth…have died once and have been spamming 2 for leet skill kills

oh right I read it and wish I didn’t and obviously you didnt read anything I typed. I play all classes extensively.

ok give all classes initiative. I would love to do 5 whirlwinds as a warrior

then this post is not for you.

hehe Das put your money were your mouth is and show me your amazing understanding of the thief mechanics.

I know the mechanics of all classes because I play them all EXTENSIVELY.

Don’t replay to posts if you have nothing helpful to add.

Other skills are not spammable so it is not an issue. Stay on topic or don’t post. I am not talking about other classes just this one.

If you read the post then you would know I didn’t say reading my mind and I DID say that I new what target I wanted to pick. No duh clones confuse people. There are many times where it doesn’t and I know the exact target I want yet I have to click tab 5 times to get to it or more.

AS I SAID BEFORE. Let it prioritize what is directly in front of you.

The picture should explain what I mean by in front of you. So that if I know exactly where someone is I can just look at them…press TAB…and BAM I targeted the person I wanted because I CAN see them.

You Pve/WvW peeps are LUCKY to have variation/customization of your stats. PvP does not…and its heartbreaking.

I want food, rings, back, accessories, and pots/oils. I want to be able to have stats on each piece of gear so I can furthermore customize and get specific amounts of a certain stats and sometimes more if I so chose to give up another stat.

You are getting off topic. I am not talking about the damage in this thread I am talking about the fact that it is perma-homing, no matter where you go and no matter if you are not in the thiefs field of view.

So not only can you spam heartseeker 5 times and have it hit up to 11k damage on ONE heartseeker…but it is also homing as well. So I can out maneuver someone but have it be useless since they can just press 1 buttons over and over to stay on me wherever I blink/ tele/ dodge roll/ etc… to. This is not skill.

Let it be a skill shot. so they have to actually aim it. As well as not be spammable. I have another post on spamming it.

Why when I am trying to target someone I sometimes have to click tab a trillion times to finally get the target I want…then by that time I have been hitting tab so many times I passed them and have to tab all over again.

It would be nice to be able to target who I want when I want and not have it be an issue.

It would be nice not to have other things, like turrets and clones, be prioritized the same as characters. I know why you can but most of the time I know who I want to target and I CAN see them but I have to press tab a million times.

I know you would save just clock on them yet if you pvp at all would know that a lot of the time you are busy camera and character direction not to mention it is crazy trying to click on someone when there are characters, turrets, clones, minions, etc… stacked up on each other or in close vicinity.

Perhaps you could do it like this. When you use tab to target someone it prioritizes someone right in front of you like a cone. That way its adding to the skill cap. I would be so happy to only have to press tab a couple times to get the target I want.

If you could make it better than that I would be even more happy, until then I hate you =P

I of all people understand everything that you guys are saying yet it does not matter. The fact that they can spam a more 5ish times is BS and not skillful. The thing that frustrates me is that they can do 20k damage in 5 hits or less. I have been hit by a 10k heartseeker a couple time and 6-8ks all the time. They do not need heartseeker spam do be good so get rid of the ability to spam it.

Also in team fights you have a lot to deal with and its not realistic to be able to withstand a thief spamming heartseeker and if not that the homing and bouncing shortbow 1. These are not skillful moves.

I played thief a LOT and I hate when I catch myself spamming 2 because it is just as easy to kill someone with it as anything else. Same thing with shortbow 1. I just stand up on a ledge and afk while the arrows home in on people and bouncing 3 times able to hit the same person twice.

You guys didnt even touch on the short bow so I assume you feel the same way as I.

I highly doubt your matchmaking is working. I am still getting teamed up with horrible players. This is a team game and NOT LoL which is designed to have Solo Que. I am not getting people of the same rank nor are they skillful at all…they just zerg and leave points wide open. Not to mention they just worry about themselves and not the rest of the team.

I actually lvled a character to play in WvW and noticed immediately that I can run so many more build than in PvP. I have amazing armor, amulet, accessory, ring, and FOOD customization. It would open all builds that we wish we could play in PvP.

If WvW wasn’t so boring and lacking smaller scale competitive tournies, I would only play WvW.

This heartseeker spam is getting really old. When 2 thiefs or even 1 just spams 2222222222 it takes the skill completely out of the game. Meanwhile I have to press 12 different buttons to get the same damage out. Same thing with the “homing and bouncing” short bow 1 attack. There is zero skill in having arrows homing in on someone and bouncing back at them to hit them twice with 1 arrow. Zero skill in homing and spamming nature of heatseeker.

Just give the thief cooldowns already. So they have to pick a rotation skillfully. Like the rest of us. Or let us all have no CDs and just initiative. I would love to spam blurred frenzy/ Fire Grab/ whirlwind/ etc…

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and even if it does it doesn’t work for kitten

no they are not. some of the just afk to do the daily. Are these matchs included in the leader-board rankings, if so I’m i gonna go shoot myself because then I will be forced to wait till my teams gets on to play.

I doubt it is going to be separate (Solo Que leader-board and Team Que Leader-board) since you guys can’t even separate team and solo que matches

I am still getting matched up with single digit rank people who are just here for PvE crap. Your matchmaking system is pathetic. Fix it!

Xeph I’ve never wanted your body more than THIS moment. I’m sure all other warriors feel the same.

I didn’t read any of the responses and nor do I want to. OP is right on the money.

Love the quick que times…for the most part. But hate playing the same map day after day. Make the maps change EVERY MATCH randomly or make it in order than have it repeat. i.e. Foefire, Temple, Nifihel…repeat.

So I have been solo queing tournaments for the past few days and I have to say it has been a nightmare. I am repeatedly getting put up against pre-mades and my team consists of extremely low ranking individuals. i.e. ranks 3, 5 ,7, 8.

This happened more than not and it was the most frustrating thing. Several of these people would afk at the base saying one thing, “just doing my daily”, and that’s when the vain starts popping out from my forehead.

First of all stop putting me with low rank and low skill players. I win my solo que games when I am not teamed up with low rank(1-20) or low skilled players and when not being put up against pre-mades. Side note. if they are low rank and high skill…AWESOME but it seems like your matchmaking system is broken because it is not queing me with equal skilled players.

Second don’t que me against premade teams when I am clicking SOLO QUE button.