scourge is really not that good imo….yes it bursts like no necro build before it (but only if your opponent doesnt understand whats going on) soon people will realize not to stand near a scourge to long when he is pulsing sand shroud and the class will be dead…. it has no ability to deal with range except maybe portal(which i cant test) but then that takes away any defensive mobility you have all in all i feel my reaper is leagues stronger in every way except maybe 1v1 engagements.
again which is why i suggested earlier that they dont have the system work with weapons and leave that for players to adjust it def would be a incomplete system but id rather have that then nothing at all
i think build templates should be a absolute must…and to be honest i cant see why its so hard considering that they already have the tech in place….
the only issue i could understand is that there would be errors with equipping weapons in the builds that may not actually exist in your inventory…
The template already create weapons if you don’t have them in the inventory
ive never really tested the system in place now other then when it originally came out…. but that furthers my point that they already have the system in place.
i think build templates should be a absolute must…and to be honest i cant see why its so hard considering that they already have the tech in place….
the only issue i could understand is that there would be errors with equipping weapons in the builds that may not actually exist in your inventory…
there are 2 ways to easily solve that either have the system just generate a white generic no value weapon for you when the item isnt in your inventory..
OR
simply just have the system not save the weapons and so therefore that would be the only thing the player would have to do is set the weapons up…. this would obviously not be a perfected system but this would be miles better then having to do 100% manually just doesnt make sense to make players do it when 95% of it is just drop down boxes.
thats such a ez matchup… just start by marking them up once they have exhuasted all the blocks swap to scepter and finish them… make sure to dodge there spear so they cant pull you into heal i typically bring flesh wurm if the other team has a guard so in case i get caught i can just flesh wurm out but its a easy matchup we have so many unblock able options…. just dont reaper shroud and try to brawl out with them…. they will block your entire burst and out trade you 100%
only matchup i hate is 1v1 thief (which you could argue just avoid the matchup) but id like to see reaper 3 when you release it it reaveals all enemies feared. that would be amazing
I Agree fully that the offseason is awful there is absolutly no reason to spvp during it…. can you imagine if they disabled core WvW functions for a month or diasbled Raids for a month imagine that’d go over swell
Step A: Form a group
Step B: the groupleader says over teamspeak or whatever he queued up.
Wait for 45 mins…
Step C: Let the group leader pretend to requeue
Wait another 45 mins.
Result: you experienced teamqueue as it was and as it will be if they are ever dumb enough to listen to the 10-20 ppl who have the weird idea that the GW2 pvp community is strong enough to support a 5 man ladder.
Really, cause I played team queue back in the day and that wasn’t my experience at all. Also, if the only way to queue into ranked is to have a team ready or make one using lfg tool, then the queue times wouldn’t change. The system wouldn’t need to struggle looking for another team amongst a pool of solo players. Everyone would be in a team.
not even my group would just go wvw roam or something to that effect while we wait no biggie even if it took 15 mins idc… the fact that i can que outside of HOM solved that issue
Team arenas in guild wars 1 is a great example of how popular sPvP would become if you were forced to 5man queue. The only reason it had people in it was because if you won 10 in a row in randoms you would get put there. 80% of the population didn’t want it in the poll. If that is implemented the top 250 in NA will be silver/bronze.
Most people want to play, not waste a bunch of time getting a team together.
thats super inaccurate…. if you played gw1 then you’d know the reason Random arena was way more popular is because the skill curve for team play was much higher… so people would stick to RA for a easier go.. it has nothing to do with the fact people didnt want to play together thus RA syncing was born…
i want team play back…. its a team format game you should be able to form teams anyone who complains about i dont want to get smashed by premades that was there prerogative to chose to solo que… they had the same equal opportunity to get on a team or make a team.
while i do see the value in a solo/duo que its clear it hasnt worked as the pvp community is far worse shape then it ever has been and this is the only real major change that has happened is that.. its killed the community, it made a already toxic environment worse, and it killed any guild if any infrastructure there was .
This is indeed how it’s supposed to work. One weird thing to keep in mind though is that it’s your own personal rating being compared win the average rating of the enemy team.
If you are at 1750 sr, it very likely that you are playing against a few other high rated players but that the average rating of the enemy team is lower than 1750.
I’d like anet to change this system and make it average vs average instead of personal vs average, but at the same time i’m not really sure what the consequences of this could have on the system.
HMM so your saying it determines +/- based on your personal MMR vs Enemy Team MMR average? if so it would seem that the obvious fix would be to compare apples to apples here and put the average of both teams to determine +/-. i agree this should happen if even for a trial run
If I go 1-1 but my win was against better opponents and I lost against equally skilled opponents then I should still be positive
If I go 1-1 And lose to people ranked lower then me then win a following game against equal skill then my rating would still be negative it’s not a hard concept to. Follow
You do realise that this is exactly how the current system works right ?
If that was true….. then how am I winning games with one set of people getting+4 then next game play against people who were just on my team and lose 24! I simply don’t think that’s exactly how it works atm
i am open to the fact that i may be wrong but at 1750 rating the group of people that im currently playing is fairly small and i know 70% of them…… so i know that either i should be getting more then just +4 OR im losing WAY to much in my mind…. again i have nothing against having a fair rating system….. its just hard to swallow my rating going down on a 70% win rate…
If I go 1-1 but my win was against better opponents and I lost against equally skilled opponents then I should still be positive
If you and your teammates go 1-1 against the same opposition, you should be at neutral, not positive.
no your not understanding…. if the first game i play i win but my opponents consist of overall higher rating then my team then i should get more rating for a win (bc they would be a harder opponent to beat) ……then i play a 2nd game where the skill rating of both teams are equal and i lose —-- then i would be positive as that loss shouldnt way as much as the previous win.
No one here is asking for you not to lose ratings on loss…..
But all things being equal if I go 1-1 my rating should change 0
If I go 1-1 but my win was against better opponents and I lost against equally skilled opponents then I should still be positive
If I go 1-1 And lose to people ranked lower then me then win a following game against equal skill then my rating would still be negative it’s not a hard concept to. Follow
Im not huge on the idea of people not being able to drop once they pass a certain tier… however i would love to just see the rating loss dialed back a bit… if i go 3-3 my rating should be closest to ~0 change with the current system i could go 3-1 and id be negative rating change and to me thats absurd
Note – id be totally fine with big losses if it would fairly reward us with big gains when we beat people well above us but it simply doesn’t do that.
not a huge believer in this… ive made over 160 gold in the course of playing just 2 afternoons… from pvp only… i understand you can get more gold from PVE but i didnt have to pay for gear or anything like that its a understandable loss the only thing i think we would agree on is the fact that there is no possible scenario for a pvper to get legendary armor, and that sucks
I agree that its totally a deflating system…..nothing sucks more then to spend hours and hours on a win streak too have it sucked away in a single loss… happened multiple times yesterday with games you were in so i know were in the same boat LOL
So i came to the season late after a long break….. I understand the season will end soonish. I want to know is the min. games played something that is a known formula or is it random…. it just went from 105 to 120 so i just want to make sure i hit that mark before season end to secure leader board position.
i dont think spvp is dead but it is definitely in worse shape then it has been past!
honestly ANET simply needs to comment that something is coming for these various issues…that would go a long way towards saving the community even if said changes are not ready yet etc. The no communication thing they got going on is for the birds.
i think a huge issue is the fact there is no team based content which yields to No friends in SPVP which in turn yields to no community… don’t get me wrong i love the new solo/duo im actually top 30 atm rating wise which is awesome! But i think it was the worse change ANET ever did for spvp to take away premades in ranked and offered no viable replacement for SPVP team placements the need for auto tourneys or something to that effect is sorely needed. my .02
If your a plat level player you wouldn’t be stuck in silver literally I can almost 1v5 at that level lol….. stop thinking your better then you are come to reality and focus on getting better…
Thing is dishonorable is a stackable thing….in other words first time it happens it’s only for a couple mins then it gets longer and longer……if your all the way up to a hour long then there must’ve been other instances your not mentioning
Dragon Hunter is fine I wished the teles they have were easier to see coming but that’s only gripe I have bc I main necro lol….all in all they shouldn’t be touched it’s a learn to play issue
Funny thing is the fanboys of the solo que system are content to go down with the ship with this new system… I agree without team content the game is in serious trouble
The game or PvP mode? Because was just playing GW2 earlier today. The only complaints I was getting was from PvP players in HotM. My PvE guilds that refuse to kick me claims that the game is great.
And since this “IS” a PvE MMO. I don’t get how the game is going to be in serious trouble. Just because a side attraction to the game, that is not supported much is having issues. For every PvPer having bad times with GW2. Their are at least 10 PvEers laughing it up and screaming to ANet to just shut up and take their money.
I even dare to say that even if all of the dedicated WvWers and PvPers all left the game. ANet and GW2 more then likely not even notice much. At worst case, ANet may lose 3% to 5% of the total GW2 population across the whole game. I don’t know about you. But that doesn’t sound like it’ll put GW2 into trouble. Now if was found broken and messing with the PvE side of the game Anet is forced to scrabble to fix that stuff right away. Or risk losing a big portion of the game. Where if the same item was broken in WvW or PvP modes, ANet can just push it to the back burner till they feel like getting around to it on their spare dev time. Just saying.
This is the PvP section. I’m referring to PvP specifically needs team content
Funny thing is the fanboys of the solo que system are content to go down with the ship with this new system… I agree without team content the game is in serious trouble
I don’t regret it because I didn’t vote for it but I regret it for those who did…. Lol
I get it solo is more competitive I get it….but If you think gw2 is a good competitive game I’m sorry but you haven’t been paying attention.
And it’s pretty obvious the community for gw2 PvP is getting smaller and smaller why??? Bc there is no community in it no PvP guilds no PvP teams…..its a mmo
Point is to play with friends is it not….proofs in the pudding tho…. my .02
it wouldnt matter if team que had better rewards or not…. you pick your teammates in that….so no matter the motivation you would just end up playing against these people which is fine lol
You’re missing my point. sPvP has been in decline since Season ONE. We had Team Q then. It didnt help bring people in. The game mode was losing players every season.
Im just pointing out that blaming the death of PvP on Solo/Duo Q is not accurate.
no i agree with you there have been underlying issues for a while now and that predates solo/duo for sure, however its declining at much sharper rate now id say as it seems pretty evident… i dont blame solo duo for kill spvp lets be clear…..however id say bar none the game was in better shape with team que’s and honestly believe it would help to return it….people just arent buying into solo que its boring to play by yourself….if you want to do that there are FAR better games to do so with….
no, never more mixed qs, team q only team vs team (if pplation suports it)
im totally ok with separate ques! !
your in a new car and its on fire but you wont get out because your not going to walk again!
it wouldnt matter if team que had better rewards or not…. you pick your teammates in that….so no matter the motivation you would just end up playing against these people which is fine lol
You’re missing my point. sPvP has been in decline since Season ONE. We had Team Q then. It didnt help bring people in. The game mode was losing players every season.
Im just pointing out that blaming the death of PvP on Solo/Duo Q is not accurate.
no i agree with you there have been underlying issues for a while now and that predates solo/duo for sure, however its declining at much sharper rate now id say as it seems pretty evident… i dont blame solo duo for kill spvp lets be clear…..however id say bar none the game was in better shape with team que’s and honestly believe it would help to return it….people just arent buying into solo que its boring to play by yourself….if you want to do that there are FAR better games to do so with….
it wouldnt matter if team que had better rewards or not…. you pick your teammates in that….so no matter the motivation you would just end up playing against these people which is fine lol
It is very clear Spvp is in the sharp decline and it all happened when we changed to this duo/solo que… its just not working to keep players interested…sure it gives better matchmaking in terms of fair play…but lets be real here playing with friends is the reason we play a MMO so please lets get back to the basics here before pvp is completely dead!
i left the game at the start of the current season(assuming its still going) i was also the guild leader of a large spvp guild (not esports or anything but we were all in legendary/diamond in previous seasons) when ANET implemented the solo/duo que system this basiclly killed the guild….i stayed for one season in faith that it really would be better…but honestly it made me realize that i was only playing GW2 for the friends i had made and all i wanted to do is play with them ( before anyone up and says well unranked or hotjoin….unranked- i get it we could but there is a reason they didnt put solo que only in unranked aye?? and hotjoin autobalances every 5 seconds so just NO )
I honestly think that decision single handly killed the game least for SPVP proof is in the pudding tho just look after that esports died and even tho im not playing judging by forum posts pvp would appear to be getting worse population wise….
im sure ill pick the game back up once a expo drops but until then i dont think much could save this game.
Hiding classes won’t solve the issue that some classes are overplayed. 5 DH is 5 DH, hidden or not.
thats not a matchmaking issue that’s a balancing issue…..
this whole ordeal is to improve overall matchmaking…… hiding a comp would not allow for players to see things and counter comp… of course that does take some skill out of the equation for luck instead but i still would like to see that change or the no change once you que…. i mean having to actually run a off meta build to work bc you cant simply char swap would be incredible for build diversity!!
although i do agree with previous comments that this change would need to happen in tandem with build templates to make swapping builds on a single char very painless it should be super easy to implement in pvp.
hey i’m currently in plat and as my topic says im wondering how does matchmaking act when im queuing with one of my friends(he probably high silver level) who’s of way less skill then me?
i know in the past it would simply up him to my my skill is that still the case?
