Guild Wars 2

Gab Superstar.4059:

Tuluum.9638:

Your lack of interest in points and a low point tally may be connected.

Apart from this sentence I don’t think you understand anything of what I’m saying.

Could we do more good for the server if we spent an hour pressing 2 on a treb every night? Probably.

Is it fun to spend an hour pressing 2 on a treb every night? I don’t think so.

Will we spend an hour pressing 2 on a treb every night? Nope.

I dont find trebbing to be fun at all. Id much rather bash my head against “x” while holding off defenders. Heck, I am not even a huge fan of arrow carts or balis, Id much rather just go face to face. But, since its a team game, and the game is tallied by points, I make sure that even if I am bashing my head against something, its at least something that is contributing to my team.

However, I recognize that that isnt the best way to attain points, even if it is still working towards the teams objective. And, since WvW is very specifically a points game, I certainly cant say anything negative about those who choose to go for points over a good fight. Similarly in the hockey analogy, you arent going to find many players that will not shoot on an empty net “out of respect” or because they would rather go 1v1 with an amazingly skilled defender to infinity (and beyond!). Since the game is won by points, they will shoot the puck the first good chance they get. The point tally is the drive behind WvW, but it doesnt need to be for every game mode. Anet is perfectly capable of creating the same environment sans points, which will create a completely different playstyle (since the goal is to win the battle, and not attain points). Its actually something I have seen quite a few people asking for, in various different ways.

In a game where attaining points is the main goal, you will see everyones playstyle reflect that. Its not so much that its less skilled, or easier, etc its more that there are specific avenues to take to win the match, which is determined by points. Zerging is one of them. Its just the nature of the game of WvW and the current mechanics in place.

Since we both feel neither of us is understanding what the other is saying, its probably better to just agree to disagree at this point.

Later!

edit: just out of curiosity Gab, what guild/tag are you running?