Guild Wars 2

Showed the video to a couple of my friends today, which was coincidentally their first peek at the game.
Being a little upset that this is not in the game yet; they said they’ll literally buy the game at the moment this is implemented/allowed.

I believe that Arena PvP can and should be implemented in GW2.
It can be one of the greatest PvP experiences if only it is designed properly.

There is obviously no place for 2v2 in the game, due to balance issues and glass-cannon builds/combos being able to nuke down simply everything, if optimized and used correctly.

However, in larger scaled teams like 4v4 which teammates have a bunch of skills to save each other from trouble, the Arena system could be more fun than any other PvP utilities out there in the market.

Think about it;

-Everyone gets in the Arena with items of the same tier, obtained from the Heart of the Mists.

-Better Arena gear can be acquired with the currency that is specifically earned from Arena ranked wins – and the gear obtained this way is only usable in the Arena.

-Winning and losing affects the rating of a team, as the teams with top rating get rewards, not some exaggerated gear and titles, but enough gold or karma can encourage people to play rated Arena PvP.

-Even a non-rated mode which you play for fun would be more than enough to attract players to spend more of their time playing this marvellous game.

The current PvP is pretty entertaining to play; however deciding not to implement it would give the itchy feeling that the game is not reaching its full potential.

I believe that Arena PvP can and should be implemented in GW2.
It can be one of the greatest PvP experiences if only it is designed properly.

There is obviously no place for 2v2 in the game, due to balance issues and glass-cannon builds/combos being able to nuke down simply everything, if optimized and used correctly.

However, in larger scaled teams like 4v4 which teammates have a bunch of skills to save each other from trouble, the Arena system could be more fun than any other PvP utilities out there in the market.

Think about it;

-Everyone gets in the Arena with items of the same tier, obtained from the Heart of the Mists.

-Better Arena gear can be acquired with the currency that is specifically earned from Arena ranked wins – and the gear obtained this way is only usable in the Arena.

-Winning and losing affects the rating of a team, as the teams with top rating get rewards, not some exaggerated gear and titles, but enough gold or karma can encourage people to play rated Arena PvP.

-Even a non-rated mode which you play for fun would be more than enough to attract players to spend more of their time playing this marvellous game.

Nobody can say that Arena PvP is a must for the game as the current PvP is pretty entertaining to play; however deciding not to implement it would give the itchy feeling that the game is not reaching its full potential.