Hey,
As someone who’s been playing the guild wars franchise for 9 years now, I can honestly say the the PvP content, in comparison to the GW1 pvp content, is strongly lacking.
As I know this is probably self-explanatory, I can however make some suggestive comments on the future of sPvP on GW2.
First of all, observe functions. One of the most exciting parts – in my own opinion – of the GW1 HoH, GvG, and ranked HA matches, was being able to spectate them from anywhere that you wanted; and being able to select them from a long list. This let people familiarize themselves with tactics, builds, and experiences they themselves may not have gotten to or understand as of yet. (Especially Monthy tournaments, so much fun to watch).
With those comments, I’d also like to suggest (AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGE), the addition of monthy tournament predictions (Assuming we eventually get monthly tournament leagues based on a QP kind of system that GW1 used – at the sametime realizing it probably needs retweeking from the original gw2 system that flopped already), but having automated tournaments every month that everyone can make predictions on winners for, and therefore win free gems, would make the PVE and WvW players much more in-tune with what’s going on in the sPvP world, and also encourage people to take part more fervently. (Winning zaishen points in GW1 and spending them for oddles of z-keys was the best feeling ever, and you barely had to do anything but just participate
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My final suggestion is about the match-making. Why isn’t match making based on tiers instead of ranks? Base the match making on the percentages and leaderboard ranks of players instead of entirely on ranks – which at this point mean diddley. That way, when you match make in an unranked match or a ranked match, you get to be put into your appropriate tier based on an accurate sense of players skill levels that the leaderboards give, as opposed to a broken rank system that’s been farming to worthlessness.
Thanks!