Guild Wars 2

****** GW2 RECRUITMENT IS CLOSED ******

First Light Gaming have relocated our main-game to Black Desert Online.
Server: Edan Contact: VortexShield
www.firstlightgaming.com
www.facebook.com/firstlightdawn

#notjustaguild

fishball.7204:

DAWN went to BDO so they don’t play anymore I think.

Can’t really blame DAWN for quitting WvW though since OCX is ded in all tiers right now with like maybe 4 guilds on all NA servers combined. There’s literally not enough OCX pop to even populate 3 servers now so that’s like rip rip rip.

Correct, our core are now playing BDO, and loving it.

No server boundaries to divide the OCX community (Most are on Edan) makes it very easy to find PvP when ever you want it, where ever you want it. Which is a major advantage over the GW2 server system. Any oceanic players who find themselves in BDO, roll Edan, and feel free to reach out (PM: VortexShield)

There are likely still JUST enough OCX left in GW2, but the server system and historic match manipulation makes it near impossible for them to regularly compete now, in turn making the situation far from desirable. NA prime sounds like it’s still a blast though.

Take care!
/salute

displayname.8315:

Blake.7401:

Please reconsider the WvW reset time change.

The Oceanic WvW community is already sparse, and this change will reduce the active competitive weekend play to half a day (Sunday afternoon/evening).
Weekends have historically been the most active and fun time to participate in WvW. A change that reduces this by over half, will not help support the much needed Oceanic population growth.

Again, please kindly reconsider the change to WvW reset time.

Are you saying people won’t play on the weekend because of some warscore? Being a fairweather should not be an excuse to keep the reset on friday. If you want to play then just play.

Come play a Friday night (as a guilded force) in T1 Oceanic some time, and let me know if it’s fun. Unless you love rubbing face on doors, you won’t enjoy your experience. Don’t be so quick to wave the “fairweather” flag.

Please reconsider the WvW reset time change.

The Oceanic WvW community is already sparse, and this change will reduce the active competitive weekend play to half a day (Sunday afternoon/evening).
Weekends have historically been the most active and fun time to participate in WvW. A change that reduces this by over half, will not help support the much needed Oceanic population growth.

Again, please kindly reconsider the change to WvW reset time.

140 members, 50-70~ active daily log-ins… and growing.
Jump on the HoT Hype Train with [DAWN] today

Back to the top! #bump
Great bunch of guys n gals.

Guardians of the Element – TONIGHT!
Our second Dual class night, featuring Guardians and Elementalists.

On #BEASTGATE? Keen for some WvW? Come have some fun
This event will be hosted on the BG community Teamspeak, in a public channel.

/salute

Bump – Great tight team. Highly recommended!

Bump, thank you for the fun the other night in the BL’s.
Looks like you guys are building a nice solid core!

Shiren.9532:

“Off hours” players are not second class players. Their time zone should be equal to everyone else’s. The concept of “Night Capping” is a very entitled and discriminatory view of the WvW community.

Every time zone is prime time for different players. No one time zone should be more important than the others. That’s the nature of a 24/7 match.

Very well said.

And you’re welcome Grimm

I don’t think that is something that can be addressed by map design.

And you have to remember it’s always someones “Prime Time”, GW2 is a global game. It would be near impossible to address population balance, via map design, without restricting tiers/servers/guilds that have a healthy “Prime Time” outside of NA Prime (for NA server) or EU Prime (for EU servers). Food for thought

THAT SAID! (… after further thought)
Given the map now heavily favors defending, you may find your servers “off-peak” have a better chance holding keeps, etc. Just ensure you leave your keeps armed to the teeth.
SO I could be wrong with my opening comment, this new map design might in fact help address your problem We will have to wait and see!

The Oasis:
The Oasis event appears to be a good opportunity for roamers, and havoc forces alike. Whilst the current blood lust mechanic/event is OK, it is still easy for roamers/havoc to be overwhelmed on the nodes. I’m sure this event will also see it’s fair share of zerg engagements, as the reward for success (enemy outer gates being opened) is definitely worth the effort. BUT it did feel like a well organized havoc/roaming team could still out-pace an unorganized zerg in this event. It would be great if this ends up being the case.

The Shrines:
Another incentive to have havoc/roamers on the map to keep these under your control. I’m intrigued to see how these play out.
One comment on the Fiery hound transformation. These currently have no-show 1v1 against any good ranged class. In their current state they can not close gaps quickly enough to engage. Either this is intentional – forcing the Fiery hound transformation to be used as a “support” (i.e. with a main force / party) – If not it would be great to see a 4th leap skill added, maybe as a new WvW mastery. There is already a leap with Skill 2, but with the lack of any CC on the bar, the range on this is too short to stay engaged on target.

Land of opportunity:
With the map now having: Camps, Oasis Event, Towers, Shrines, AND Keeps.
I see the map encouraging forces to split up, and running less reliant on a single tag per map. I hope the player base are able to embrace this, to truly enjoy all it has to offer. If not, I can see forces having to run around a lot (through the more complex terrain) to find an engagement.

The Siege:
The idea of new siege skins, for superior siege, is a nice touch.
- AC/Treb/Cata all look OK.
- The Ram however looked like it was ready to fall over at any moment.
- Shield Generators where fun, and cosmetically look great (#discoball) however I do feel the range on these is too great. And may need to be reduced.
Would love to see the addition of further new GUILD SIEGE designs. #guildpride

Thank You:
Big thank you to Reyana for the invitation and organization. And ultimately thank you for the GW2 team for the opportunity. Look forward to the potential of future testing, with a higher player allocation

Big Kiwi /Salute to you!

Desert Borderlands: Feedback & Feels

TLDR:
Map was incredibly beautiful and immersive.
Map offers great opportunity and incentive to roamers/havoc, and forces that are prepared to split up.
Need further testing with higher player allocation per test server.
Shield Generators and Fiery Hound transformation likely need tweaking.

The Test:
The initial setting up of gear took a little trial and error to figure out, however once we worked out what each vendor did, it didn’t take too long to get up and running.
It would have been great to try the map with a higher player count on each side. Allowing players to really test how the map plays. And I hope a future test allows for this.
The time allowed for the test felt generous, and was plenty to explore the map, and trial some of the mechanics/combat.
It was a bonus to have someone from Anet join us, and answer what questions she could. THANK YOU!

The Map:
Was BEAUTIFUL.
Big /cheer for the design team on this!
Each zone (Keep/Tower/etc) felt like a map of it’s own, with each zone having a very distinct look and feel. Probably more impressive was that the transition between each of these zones felt very natural, I found this to be extremely engaging and immersive.
And most importantly, it all seemed to run very smoothly, without any sense of ‘lag’.

I’m a sucker for particle effects, so seeing these used across the map was very appealing.
- The Sand/Wind in the Air Keep
- The Green poisonous gas in the Lich Tower
- The Rays of light in the Oasis
Loved it.
I do however hope these don’t effect/cause any lag during larger scale engagements. It would be an absolute shame to have to turn them off.

The Keeps:
The keeps themselves feel like they will offer great opportunity for both defenders, and attackers.

I can see the keeps being more dynamic to defend:
- Good defensive chokes (perfect when defending with smaller numbers)
- Increased siege placement opportunities, with all the additional wall / elevated terrain (this also applies to the towers)
- More difficult pathing from outer to inner gates

And more exciting to attack:
- Complex internals appeared to offer good hiding spots for smaller havoc groups to hide. For example after the Oasis event, slipping into the outer of a keep, and waiting a short period before pushing inner.
- More challenging keep lords. Whilst they where easy enough without opposition. I can imagine these being a real game changer, if there was a defending force present in the lords room. The attacking force will really need to be certain about when to engage these. The Golem keep lord was a highlight.

Things are looking exciting! With [DAWN] participating in the latest WvW Dessert Map stress test, and several members taking Revenant for a spin over the weekend. The HYPE Train is still on course to HoT Town.

And of course, recruitment, is still open.
http://www.firstlightgaming.com

Hi Ghael,
Feel free to check us out

[DAWN] First Light Gaming
Competitive PvX | 18+ | Australia/New Zealand | 100% Rep | Blackgate

Website:
http://www.firstlightgaming.com

Official Recruitment Thread:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/community/lookingfor/DAWN-First-Light-AU-NZ-PvX-Blackgate/first#post5191175

With our 1 Year Anniversary next week, there is no better time to join the ranks of First Light Gaming.

Come join the fun as we celebrate a solid year of gaming, and community.
http://www.firstlightgaming.com

Wish you all the best with the new guild.
Look forward to seeing [GG] in the borderlands.
/salute

You can buy the dyes from Hylek heart npc in sparkfly fen.
Most cost a small amount of karma, red however costs 1 silver~ each.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Hylek_Potion

The red dye, on Char, looks ridiculously good!

Combine your Balthazar’s Regalia outfit with Hylek Dyes for MAXIMUM awesome!
ENJOY!

Example:
http://i.imgur.com/m50bHkk.jpg

[DAWN] now with 123 fantastic members
With an average of 60-70 members logging in daily.

Why [DAWN] is #notjustaguild?
- At First Light Gaming we take our gaming, and community seriously.
- Members are helpful, friendly, and motivated.
- We are not a “one-man band” guild, instead we feature multiple Guild Masters, WvW Commanders, and Officers which ensures great organization, and long term stability.
- With monthly Melbourne meet-ups, our team break the boundaries of pixels, and enjoy smashing a beer or two together, as much as we do smashing TC/JQ in the borderlands.

Check us out:
http://www.firstlightgaming.com

#firstlightgaming #gw2 #mesbro #notjustaguild

Some [DAWN] highlights from our recent OCX/EU raids. Ele/Mesmer POV.
Mesbro commanding, plenty of portals, and a nice random duel with [SF] to round it out.

LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSrHeXD89V0

#firstlightgaming #notjustaguild #mesbros #king,go

Safe Travels and Happy Holidays, from [DAWN] Happy Easter!

Some more [DAWN] #mesbro action

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByBDnWyzHpE

Weekly Guild Missions every Tuesday night!

http://i.imgur.com/VBUWa2x.jpg

[DAWN] EU Raid this weekend!
See you… bright and early

http://i.imgur.com/agBDV3y.jpg

rhapsody.3615:

Cute! But hey.. you stole my mouse!

<3 G600 4 Life

Anndddd…. just because xD

http://i.imgur.com/Wcu347w.jpg

Wanted to share what one of our members did for the guild as a bit of a laugh.

I recently received a mystery package from one of our fellow GM’s…
…what was inside?!?!?!

http://i.imgur.com/fjoX57H.jpg

Some sick #guildpride #yoloswag !?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!
We present to you, the Dogs of [DAWN]... lol

http://i.imgur.com/S18iNvY.jpg

If nothing else, hope you get a smile out of this
Have a nice day!

#dealwithit #notjustaguild
lol xD

Feel free to also check us out
[DAWN] First Light Gaming

Recruitment thread:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/community/lookingfor/DAWN-First-Light-AU-NZ-PvX-Blackgate/first#post4841462

Website:
http://www.firstlightgaming.com

Cheers,
Blade

Soooooo… one of our GM’s and Commanders, Ausjock, decided we needed a mascot or two! xD

I present to you, the Dogs of [DAWN]… lol

1. #firstlightgaming #notjustaguild

It’s a shame you aren’t considering BG
[DAWN] currently has a number of active Kiwi’s, including myself.

If you mainly want to play for WvW, I wouldn’t recommend SoS, whilst it historically was the unofficial oceanic server, the majority of the organized oceanic WvW guilds are no longer there, and you will mostly be facing doors outside of T1.

Tier 1 definitely offers the most consistent action during Oceanic and SEA hands down.

If not considering Beastgate, then JQ or TC are a likely fit. I’d recommend TC over JQ, as they could use oceanic commanders. JQ would currently have the largest active WvW oceanic population.

I’ll leave this here anyway
www.gw2blackgate.com

Best of luck mate.

[DAWN] First Light Gaming
Medium and Large scale combat on BGBL Reset 07/02/15, with [EK] [UD] and [GS]
Zerg Mesmer POV

Link:
http://youtu.be/I9g9_0b3ZHM

Competitive PvX | 18+ | Oceanic/AU/NZ | 100% Rep | Blackgate | Rise with us @ www.firstlightgaming.com
#WvW #GW2 #notjustaguild #comestackinside

[DAWN] WvW Reset Squad Highlight video!
08/05/15 BGBL

http://youtu.be/I9g9_0b3ZHM

Hi Choja

Feel free to look us up.
We do guild missions Tuesday nights 8pm AEDT, if interested you could tag along to see what we are about. (get in touch!)
We also host multiple social meetups in Melbourne, if that floats your boat ^^

[DAWN] First Light Gaming
Competitive PvX
18+
Oceanic/AU/NZ
100% Rep
Blackgate

Official recruitment thread:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/community/lookingfor/DAWN-First-Light-AU-NZ-PvX-Blackgate/first#post4773088

To apply:
http://www.firstlightgaming.com

Bump Welcome back! #beastgate

At [DAWN] whilst GW2 is our core game, we also enjoy a “bit on the side”!

[DAWN] Drunken Diablo, TONIGHT!
Let’s grind some gear, and phat beats, https://plug.dj/first-light-gaming

Kick off around 7pm AEST / 8pm AEDT / 10pm NZT

Too many barrels, too many beers, and too much free time! Join Today
#thisonetimeinsilverwastes #fridaynightantics #notjustaguild

Some suggestions for you:

Team Shatter (WvW):
http://entropygaming.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=3

Knightmare (WvW):
http://knightgaming.net/

Faerie Law:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/community/lookingfor/FL-Faerie-Law-Blackgate-Oceanic-SEA-WvW/first

First Light Gaming (PvX):
http://www.firstlightgaming.com

If you have any further questions about [DAWN] First Light Gaming, feel free to get in touch with myself

Hi Robbo, what time zone do you plan to play in?
I.e. North American, Oceanic, SEA ?

This will help potential guilds help point you in the right direction.
For WvW focused guilds you can also try visiting: www.gw2blackgate.com

[DAWN] Oceanics staying up till 3am or later to watch the #GW2HoT announcement!
Was a blast, and the hype was REAL! Choo Choo!

At the recent [DAWN] social meet-up in Melbourne (Australia) one of our members took guild pride to the next level!

Commander tag to help us #rallyup, and some fancy guild nail polish!
#guildpride #fashionguild #getsocial #notjustaguild

With 12 local members attending, it was a great event!

Hi Twisted,

Simply hit www.firstlightgaming.com → Recruitment Tab
Or feel free to mail/pm myself, pat.7968, or blackrose.4976

Cheers!

Wishing everyone all the best, and safe travels!

Have a well deserved rest, soak up some sun, bath in some beer, and #putanothershrimponthebarbee

[DAWN] will be back in action January 5th.
Recruitment, is still open.

[DAWN] now with 100+ roster.
Set to keep rocking out in GW2 for 2015~!

Happy Holidays, and all the best for the new Year!

Check us out:
www.firstlightgaming.com

www.gw2blackgate.com for more info on Blackgate
I believe JQ also have a community website you could look into.

Cheers,

Hi Tenshy,

Feel free to check us out we are oceanic based, and on BG.

www.firstlightgaming.com

Thanks,
Blade

A salute to [HB], may the portal bomb meta live on!
Thursday 20/11 WvW Highlights, Mesbro POV.

Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc9GeeDv3t4

Recruitment is still open, come join the fun

A salute to [HB], may the portal bomb meta live on!
Thursday 20/11 WvW Highlights, Mesbro POV.

Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc9GeeDv3t4

Recruitment is still open, come join the fun