So I missed my chance to add this in the Collaborative Development discussion and would like to apologise if something like this has been suggested but that thread is over 20 pages long.
I understand that some servers have a rather high WvW queue and some don’t have enough players to stand a fighting chance. So I thought this could help solve over and under WvW population.
So you queue for WvW once in the queue you are given your position and average waiting time but also a second option. The second option would be to join one of the underdog servers (not one that the players server is matched against) giving the lower populated servers a player boost and a bit more of a fighting chance and also giving the players an alternative to sitting around waiting for the queue to pop.
Expanding on that you could also list the matches your friends/guild mates are playing and queue to join them giving the option for team play. How about joining a server in a different time zone, so servers have an even fight while the main troops are sleeping. There may be some lag issues for people but it would be a player choice to do so.
We might want to cap the amount of players that can join and fight for the underdogs so the home servers don’t end up in a queue themselves . I think taking away the names of the servers your fighting against and the team points until the end of the match can help moral just make it Red, Green and Blue team.
Now we need some kind of reward system for those that choose to participate and help the underdogs. Some form of new currency that can be traded for items or used to boost your position on your own servers WvW queue, or just a bonus of normal rewards. Throw in some achievements, titles and finishers basically what ever is needed to get people to take part.
Now its not perfect I know so add to this or pick it apart all you want I just had an idea at stupid o’clock in the morning and thought id share to see what people thought.
Thanks for reading and please be gentle with me its my first post!
