Guild Wars 2

I’ve talked about this before in the WvW threads. Open world instances would allow the GvG folks to have a place to do what they want. Its awesome in many ways. Rivalries creep up, there is always a level of danger around every corner. Course that type of system generates trolls really quickly.

If we had the option of either PVP servers or a PVP flag I would sign up for that in a heartbeat.

How would MVP work within the contest of a pre-made team? In my experience with other games, the MVP system (because it is a vote) can get out of control. Popular players automatically get the nod rather than it going to the person who actually contributed the most. Great idea, I would just be curious how to fully implement that.

Personal Scoring needs to go though. It serves no useful purpose. People get hung up on the numbers and when you are new it really seems like it has a bearing on the match totals up top. Much like with WvW, map awareness, reporting enemy movements, defending, all of those aspects aren’t accurately reflected. Communication can win maps. I’ve also had completely silent groups that rotated like a boss because everyone knew what to do. The blowout matches usually result in a number of people having a low score simply due to not needing to really do much.

This also doesn’t count afk folks which create unbalanced teams. I would like some specific map based achievements too, though that kind of aspect can fling the system too far in the direction of PVE elements.

Kinda wish this was on a stream so I could view it for myself. We really should have a Legendary Roleplaying league.

Softcore…roaming. Now with sweet sweet lovin’ before and after our raids. Compliments of the chef. Shady looking mofo in the background holding a machete. I’d be careful if I were you.

Want to PVP with scrubs who take way too long to even get out of bed in the morning? Come visit us. We have all of the bacon that you would ever want.

Now offering free back rubs and summons to the ninth ring of cats where the donuts are stored.

My fear is that at some point Anet will move to a three sided system or redo the servers. Understand, I think that is the most reasonable action at this point. But kitten , if you don’t like zerging, how on Earth will that help?

And I still go back to being frustrated that WvW is our version of World PVP. Trying to cram a ton of different playstyles in the same format is infinitely frustrating for everyone.

We are BACK in business! This summer has been quite busy for our leadership team of one person. I have now taken the reigns (rains? Africa?) in an attempt to bridge peace with a notion of lotion. Or Frank Ocean. Regardless, you would be well advised to join us.

Last night I tagged up at the bottom of the lake next to Bay. Strange, that people continued to come up to me to see what the fuss is about. And we didn’t drown. Not one time! Imagine what would happen if we built siege that faced a tower!

I suspect that at some point two years ago server identity was most important than guild identity. Once entire groups started moving around, plus the changes we’ve seen from Anet, server identity went away to some degree. What is interesting to me is that once server identity is threatened, it became a more vocal component.

For me the Roleplaying community is always my favorite place to go in a game in conjunction with PVP. Sounds weird but I like the mentality of the populace. Once the “megaserver” concept was implemented and messed that section up, I lost a lot of initial interest.

I do agree that Anet needs to make some sort of change. We could have a pretty easy QoL update that would ensure the Guest server still shows up. Rivalries drive WvW though. That is a huge essential component.

Packit.2953:

I bet this pve pleb can’t even solo the grub

Shots fired.

To me, I just am not going to argue about having gold dubloons pouring out of my bags. But at the same time, I don’t expect it. Nor is that the motivation for playing WvW in the first place. Punishing people for their sins – now that is some motivation. Plus I still believe that BG hides bacon inside of their keep.

I’ve always wanted PVE players and RP folks in the borderlands. They provide a very useful purpose. It works right up until there is an enemy zerg that is huge and we need to get a fight guild into the map and can’t. Because cats.

@TorquedSoul

Those graphs represent that basic nature of what I’ve heard from my friends who have continued playing over the last six months. There was renewed interest initially with ABL coming back. That fizzled out over time due to a number of factors.

It would be interesting tracking the data since release just to see if there is a seasonality influence. But of course with so many contributing factors over the course of the game (including competitive influence) its almost impossible to trace any of this to one cause.

I wonder too how much of an intervening factor we see in guilds moving around. Opponents have shifted to some degree which might have an overall contributing factor to the kill ratio. If server linking had a factor in more forces being available across all time zones, which then affects the number of available fights, that could also increase the number of kills. I find it fascinating and appreciate the data!

I know what you are saying. I think. I’ve had the argument for years now that in order to get more people into the game attracting players from all segments is ideal. Problem is there are conflicting goals. The standard WvW player I run across doesn’t give a tinker’s cuss about loot. Sure, it is a point of pride to get bags from people. That isn’t the motivation. Nice to have, awesome. People are playing for ego. Bragging rights basically. Many games have loot systems in place where people at a higher rank have better gear. That thankfully isn’t the case here. However, there is still disparity within runes available in other parts of the game, etc.

Some of what you wrote up above can be solved by players are by which server you are on. Some of it can only be solved by Anet.

Huh. I had no idea this was a thing. I’ve noticed the lack of info in the combat log before. Doesn’t take long to realize the 2K amount of damage that is showing isn’t what killed a toon.

Jim Hunter.6821:

Araphelbliss.4016:

Allow people to transfer for 500 gems. The trick is, when you transfer, you don’t get to pick where you go. Its random.

Now that would be interesting. (Guild leaders would be able to transfer and then have their guild mates be able to follow. I’m not a complete animal.)

What the kitten would be the point of that?

All anyone would have to do is temporarily join a guild to transfer to whatever server they want. This is just a terrible idea that serves no purpose.

I’m kidding. It is a horrible idea. About the only way I ever see Anet getting out of this mess is to create factions. Which is also awful in its own way.

Allow people to transfer for 500 gems. The trick is, when you transfer, you don’t get to pick where you go. Its random.

Now that would be interesting. (Guild leaders would be able to transfer and then have their guild mates be able to follow. I’m not a complete animal.)

Summer time shenanigans also detract from the overall numbers. People are all about dem Little Smokies instead of the swishy pokey.

But sure, your points are valid.

Some people have an amazing ability to read the map really well too. Including keeping one of the live versions up on another screen. Works wonders for coordination.

Plus there are a lot of folks who actually enjoy fighting. Which means finding other people with a more engaging version of Marco Polo is useful. I just run full on at the enemy without pants. I’ll get some sort of reaction. Even if it is along the lines of “I never want to see that again”.