Guild Wars 2

The glicko systems did not work fine. that system matches you up against the other servers close to you in score. so as a result we fought the same hand full of servers over and over. What i’m suggesting will let all servers be matched up against each other.

any one who wants to have a chance to win the prize at the end cares about points. what i’m suggesting does not give away points it puts every server on the same level. The points will still add structure to the matches because the amount of points you get from the handicap will just even the playing field not eliminate it

Also with all severs on the same level i would think that alone would encourage players to transfer to other servers to lower wait time to get into wvw.

There is big money in both golf and bowling that uses this kind of system it works.

A easy way to give all severs a chance in the seasons is a Handicap system similar to bowling leagues.

There is a theoretical max amount of points that can be gained by a sever if they held all of the control points.

So if you take 80% of those points and set that as your based handicap. Then avg the points gained per match for each server hen subtract that from the base 80% that will give each server their automatic points.

Example:
For easy math we will use 1000 points as theoretical max

Max point 1000
base handicap 800 (80% of 1000)
Server A: Avg 200 Handicap would be 600
Server B: Avg 400 Handicay would 400
server C: Avg 850 Handicap would be 0

So at the start of the match up each server would start at 0 points complete the match then there handicap would then be added into there final numbers and that would decide placement in the match up

The higher avg severs would take longer to catch up in points but would still have the edge since there on avg score more points and the lower avg servers would start ahead but at the end of the match have a score that can complete with the higher avg servers

All servers would have (and all sever should have) a chance to place 1st and win that golden dolyak.

Please remember what i’m suggesting is a handicap system not necessarily the above. I’m sure there are better numbers to apply to this.

Tongku.5326:

Talewin.3820:

Why not simply merge the bottom 3 servers into another mid range or mid/low wvw server and link that to the PVE worlds to form 3 new wvw servers. Bam! instant fix on numbers and servers are better balanced. Heck i would even be ok with DR,AR, and GOM all being merged to make 1 wvw new sever that might be able to complete. with the higher ranked servers.

Then they will just get scabbed again for people to transfer to T2 T1, even some T3 for the silver league wins and you are back to square 1 over and over again until there is nothing left but only 3 servers.

The only solution is to drastically adjust transfer prices, maybe 3x as much as they are now to T1, free to the bottom 3, scale the rest as appropriate. And the upper tier people really need to get involved in their communities and put an end to the practice of stealing population from servers who already are having problems.

I don’t think leaving anything up to the server population will fix anything. There will always be those people who fancy them self as hard core and think its there right to do what ever they want in a open sand box balance be dammed. They will say you don’t like to bad. and why not to them nothing is broken. and to a degree that’s valid. they Spent long hard hours recruiting and building there guilds/servers to the beasts they are. all that said. the real question is what does anet want? from a everyone is happy and continuing to play i would think they would want balanced severs that offer good match ups as to keep everyone challenged so they play harder and stay hooked on the game. but to be honest they may simply be ok with letting the players play in the there sand box come what may. so really the only true answer is the lower pop wvw severs just need to rally behind 1 leader and “steal players from other severs” In the end there will be no real change only tweaks to make it look like they are trying to do something.

Why not simply merge the bottom 3 servers into another mid range or mid/low wvw server and link that to the PVE worlds to form 3 new wvw servers. Bam! instant fix on numbers and servers are better balanced. Heck i would even be ok with DR,AR, and GOM all being merged to make 1 wvw new sever that might be able to complete. with the higher ranked servers.

Loot in WvW does need to be Updated a bit. Income is a bit low but not much.

I feel there just needs to be a few other changes. For example:
tower/keep upgrades should be mini quests. Prehaps have a new npc called “tower Upgrade quartermaster”at a supply camp that can be triggered and then defend. when you talk to the npc you can pick where to send him. then when he gets to the tower he drops a bundle of upgrade supplies then have to be pick up and applied to the tower. upgrade complete.

i would like to see dolyak armor/ gear that is lootable or can be picked up and applied to dolyak. as part of defending a caravan.