Guild Wars 2

I still just … don’t really get the sPvP set up in this game. The fact that the non-tournament matches are set up like UT rooms from 2003 is mind boggling, to me. I would play the game, I think, if I could play on a ladder (either solo or 5 man) which took into account an actual ELO, not just a crap metric like “total glory.”

It’s insane. Also the tournament system is just … awkward. Really awkward and, again, not matched very well.

Still so disappointed in this PvP showing.

So… sorry, but QP and a NEW LAYER of tournaments? No ELO/ladder plans?

For a game which was supposed to be structured around PvP, why is the system so clunky?

I’m sure that this is a nice addition and thanks, team, for working on it.

However, as mentioned above, it’s not a real substitute for a ladder/elo system with teams and whatnot, so let’s hope that comes out soon!

“We can sometimes lose our target when the camera is rotated.”

This is not an Engineer specific thing, the cause of this is that re-targetting happens on mouse down, not mouse up. See: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/zn6se/i_figured_out_what_i_hate_about_the_way_targeting/

The people saying that “oh you just need to go outside more” don’t “get” esports and they don’t get serious gamers. I’m not a serious gamer, but guess what? Serious gamers drive esports. They make the strats you’ll try out. They make the builds you’ll try out. They make the YouTube videos you watch.

And those posters here are absolutely right: it’s beyond time for some kind of serious ranking system in GW2. This game was sold as a PvP game, and it’s currently very painful to try to play PvP at any reliable level. I know it’s harsh, but with every week there’s no decent elo-style system, you’re losing good players. Will they come back? Maybe. It’s free, so there’s that going for it, but momentum is a terrible thing to lose.

I posted a thread about this here: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/zn6se/i_figured_out_what_i_hate_about_the_way_targeting/

The targeting in GW2 is unlike any I can remember in previous MMOs. Using left mouse to scroll around your character for observation is absolutely routine for MMO players, especially PvPers, and it’s frustrating as hell to start swiveling the camera and get a new target.

At least provide an option for this, I’m not sure how we didn’t identify and fix this in beta.