Guild Wars 2

Fogleg, the problem isn’t that we “like it dead.” The problem is some of us can’t play anymore and our server wasn’t dead. ET had a low pop, sure, but every time I went into battlegrounds there was at least one team running around and five guilds that have nightly events. It wasn’t “dead,” it was low pop. It was manageable. Fights were focused, we could actually name our opponents and use that for communication in chat. Our best example being “Gandalf,” a dragonhunter who had a wizard’kitten and really knew how to play. Now we don’t have that. We have massive zergs that get stuck fighting eachother until my game crashes so I never get to take a camp, tower, keep, and I can completely give up any hope of ever taking the castle.

Sure, you might be happier with how it is now, but I’m not and I’m not the only one. So the disappointment and dislike will be voiced. Making it free to transfer to a more active server so you can have your zergs and leave the low pop servers alone would be much more preferable. Or, although it would require more work on Anet’s part, make a few servers intended to be low pop so the people who prefer the slower (and yet much faster) pace of WvW can have that.

I play on a Linux and usually lag is not an issue. The internet is fine, my computer can handle the game, the skill lag sucks, but it doesn’t happen more than usual for me. My problem is so many players in one spot makes my game unstable. Typically I get one chance in WvW, the moment a zerg appears (friendly or enemy) all waypoints are off limits. That means if I die its game over, using a waypoint will make the game crash and there’s usually too much chaos for anyone to rez me.

I want the old divided servers back. Eredon Terrace vs Anvil Rock vs Isle of Janthir. Blackgate is cool, the people are nice and I’m glad we got teamed with them, but I prefer being able to actually play WvW. As is, I no longer get to enjoy it at all.

I’m actually from Eredon Terrace, but I thought I’d post because I agree with you.

ET got lucky. Blackgate seems like a nice community, I’ve met nice people there, but zergfesting isn’t my style. I go to WvW expecting the small skirmishes I’ve come to love and being able to solo defend a keep from a mob of 5 or 6, awesome good times. Instead I see a couple groups of countless players stacking on top of each other, making a PvP experience impossible. Fights take place as massive jousting with the hope of not being caught by the enemy zerg when your zerg pulls away or else your zerg is consumed by the other in chaos. It doesn’t feel like PvP, it isn’t exciting, and it isn’t fun.

On top of that change is the fact that with so many players gameplay becomes less stable. I never needed to upgrade my computer for anything GW2 related and I’m using a Linux, so gameplay is already not as stable as it should be, but the game is still great and usually runs smooth. With the current setup for WvW I get one shot. I find one mob, I die, that’s it, game crashes. Literally game over.

The fun in WvW was taken away by meshing the servers like this. I don’t like it in spite of BG being a great community. I would really like to have the old set up back, where ET is against Anvil Rock and Isle of Janthir with the three trading off who owns the maps every night.