Guild Wars 2

I would say join TC but good kitten-ing luck ever joining this server. FA is a good server.

Great video and looking forward to coming back to wvw.

For instance, how to manage expectations and never deliver.

Thank you for not going through with one of the worst ideas you’ve come up with yet. We’ve been saved.

If you want to have a gold sink, put it where there is gold. PVE. WvWers are a broke lot.

The pricing is perfect. Because a feature that should have been in the game at day 1 of retail should cost 1200 gold to use. Kittens. Kittens everywhere.

I am getting a lot of sPvP done this WvW season.

Blob blob blob. Everyone blobs. Seriously. Everyone. Your noble server does it.

I can’t believe this is still a topic a year later. Blobbing might not be efficient or pretty but it is effective. Blobbing is here to stay until it is no longer effective.

I actually played this week :o

edit: well, two or three days…

Maybe if they didn’t take months to find the wisdom in listening to their players that ACTUALLY play the stupid game we wouldn’t be bitter.

Finally one pointless self-made problem resolved. Now fix commander tags.

Solstice.1097:

Just 1. A better kick-off of the topic

What I mean by this is start by clarifying what certain things are “off the table” as well as some of the major factors that need to be taken into consideration.

For example if the OP on population imbalance topic had stated that forcing transfers, blocking transfers, merging servers, and reducing WvW map limits are “off the table” then half or more of the discussion would have been preemptively eliminated, and the average post much more relevant and worth reading.

+1.

Entirely this.

Chris.3290:

I think it’s to the point where some added numbers to SoS and FA could see TC having to fight hard against equals for the first time since early spring. That’s what I’m hoping for and I just hope your fair weather population sucks it up like the classic zombie coast always did.

I’m back. This is no coincidence. I am looking forward to some more equal fights.

TC is a fantastic RP server that happens to WvW. I hope to see shocking.3269 out in TC BL in the near future.

(Seriously, TC is still super cool.)

No we don’t. They’ve poisoned the meta with WxP farming.

The top three:

1. Commander Tag / Party functionality
2. How WvW population is handled. Stacking VS deserted servers.
3. WvW rewards no where near PvE rewards. Ascended, legendary, Achievements etc.

Posted from a long time ago by yours truly:

Anet – please give us the ability to choose the color of our commander tag and the ability to make these tags public or private!

For colors we really wouldn’t need more than 16 colors to choose from but make the default blue tag clickable. Clicking the default blue tag when making a squad should pop up something very much like the dye palette menu. Pick your color and go!

To make a tag public or private (invisible unless you join their group) just give the commanders a simple four digit passcode prompt that they can define by checking a box and putting in a four digit code.

Examples:

Putting up a private tag:

Create Squad —-> Check private check-box —-> Fill out four digit code “1234” etc. —-> dispensnce info to guild/map/party as needed.

Joining a private tag:

Joining a Private Commander —-> “This commander is set to private, please enter password” —-> PW: 1234 —-> Successfully joined commander’s private group!

If the commander wants to switch passcodes, they just have to drop tag and recreate their squad effectively “booting” its current members.

Changing commander tag colors:

Create Squad —-> Click default blue chip —-> Select new color from a simple palette.

Anet, if you do this, you will see a massive renaissance in how WvW is played that de-emphasizes massive zergs and encourages new, exciting, play.

Misogyny is why women are bullied.

I hide my geekdom IRL. The fancy computer gives it away if anyone knows anything about PCs though. I’m okay with this.

I love wvw because its low stress pvp.

Is this still a thing?

“You might not get [a prize] if you’re on the server that is utterly smashing their opposition for all but one or two matches in the season! BEWARE!!!”

Seriously, I have to reevaluate some of my previously generous evaluations. This is just too much.

Ahh haha…

Albane.3618:

Yeah because Seasons are such a HUGE attraction. Come play our broken open-world PvP for some meta achievements and a gimmicky finisher. I think I heard the wind blowing…

And to think WvW used to have some of the most populated and interesting player driven dynamic events in the game…

That sound you heard was this:

http://youtu.be/z_MvHyAZ7xE?t=1m31s

Ya that guy is nuts lol.

nielscase.6258:

I stopped because Devon told me that was the only way they would make any changes to their live beta.

It certainly is a motivator…

Anet doesn’t appear to care about WvW or the people that play it.

I am pretty much on GW2 vacation until they fix put in a real commander system.

Amins.3710:

It doesn’t matter….

We’re the Minority.

All the more reason to promote a boycott. Who knows, you might find something fun outside of GW2.

mistsim.2748:

it’s not a troll. im not at all noticing any huge imbalances due to bloodlust. in fact, you CANT notice any difference as it’s basically microscopic. im in JQ (third place atm) and we usually have 1 orb anyways.

Of all the North American servers Tier 1 is the only competitive tier with any consistancy. This has happened because of a departure from other NA servers in terms of population and coverage. This led to a wide points gap between even T1 and T2. All NA T1 servers have 24/7 coverage.

On non NA T1 servers the buff is prone to further snowballing the effects of off-hours PvDing from the dominant server with more coverage than their competition. They will be more likely to control the orbs and help further push the dominant server’s off hours coverage advantage.

mistsim.2748:

new BL’s have revitalized WvW and eliminated zergs in BL’s. it’s great fun.

Tier 1 player.

Numbers are up! Numbers are up1 numbersareupnumbsrup #s up! askjlasdkljasd

Benjamin.6235:

I think it’s unfair to put any of the problems with WvW on NCsoft. Anet worked really hard to make this as big of a mess as it is. Give them some credit.

Oh NCsoft/Nexon for sure have a hand in how WvW ended up this way, but yeah, credit where credit is due, Anet has been working really hard at it too!

Note: Wildstar is owned by NCsoft. Your gem store purchases in this game helped fund features in that game.

Do not be fooled by NCsoft/Nexon’s smash and grab development and post launch support tactics. If you think Wildstar will be different post launch you’re in for a rude awakening.

EFWinters.5421:

Lots of testing™ needs to be done before they can push out updates.

hahaha

ahhhh hahah ahhhh hah.

Rackhir Tanelorn.9123:

Map Changes – Yes
Points for Stomps Buff – Yes
+50 Stats Buff – No

CrassBippy.4619:

Data collecting! Please hold

Yes, I am sure they will adjust the values shortly!

looks optimistic

oh hi

blah blah not too important

Trust me. It won’t impact performance in the slightest.

No it will not impact lag in any meaningful way as the buff is calculated on a per map basis and not dependent upon player input (applying various conditions from specific sources).

I imagine that if the middle is overly sieged up that a zerg commander would take a detour to clean house. Shouldn’t be too much of an issue, and it does look fun.

ParaldaWind.4523:

I feel like the new capture zones will be dominated by zergs.

That will happen if the reward for capping a point is generous or if the bloodlust bonus is potent.

Metatail.1306:

3 of the new Repair Mastery skills are:
- at 100 points mark – Remove a stack of Structural Vulnerability on gates and walls for every 2 supply spent repairing.
- at 130 points mark – Apply a stack of Structural Integrity on gates and walls for every 2 supply spent repairing.
- at 164 points mark – Unlocks bundle at vendor that allows repairing of siege.

One hundred and sixty four ranks to repair siege? Ouch… But I want…

I wonder if the rest of the map got a much needed face lift? A few extra details like trees / hiding spots go a long way. I saw some new happy trees near south hills…

Also, I wonder what kind of WxP per capture we’re talking about in the middle? 50? 75? 100? 150? None?

Now to wait (while playing FF14.)

Luna.9640:

I’ve added few more on top of the one i posted on reddit and you saw : http://imgur.com/a/VMugH

They have changed the landscape around the lake quite alot.

Thanks Luna.

I cannot wait.

kittennit.7648:

Ayusaki.6739:

Saw this on reddit, took me a moment to realize this changed too.

I like, i really like :O

Looks fun. Not going to lie. Also I see some new places to siege hills from? (I am joking here, but here is hoping…)

gidorah.4960:

i look forward to the roamers gathering at these points so we can 30vs1 them when we need the buff

Basically this.

it will however reduce the amount of “2v1” pressure on northern towers on reset night.

I have to hand it to them, almost any significant change can have a far reaching impact. (That’s why I like WvW).

Well it is either that or be let down.

kittennit.7648:

People will build trebs and shoot the circle 24/7 im taking bets guys !

No one even trebs bay anymore (effort meh) so what makes you think anyone is going to treb those rings past one week?

Random thought: I wonder how much “water gate” garrison has changed…

Asudementio.8526:

it could but even that would allow for open field fighting given proper organization.

WTB commander tag system worth a kitten .

What organization? Call target? Mumble? Really?

Or it will result in a zerg running in circles around those rings.

Consider me trolled. It was kind of funny. They also added some trees near the South East Tower!

Who doesn’t love trees?

Asudementio.8526:

I am under the impression that those in your camp cannot be satisfied. You want something unattainable or something already past. Sure you’ll say you only what x,y, and z, but if you are ever given them suddenly the terms change. A lot of people in this anti-Devon crowd are in the business of complaining.

The most fundamental thing I want is a real commander system. I don’t know about the rest of the people in “my camp” but I am sure most of them have a long standing issue or two that they would have liked to see addressed months ago.

Some possible issues that come to mind!

(in no real order)

1) Commander System
2) Party UI
3) Updated Maps?
4) The majority of exploiters going unpunished
5) Too much focus on siege
6) Skill lag
7) WxP soulbound
8) Lack of WvW specific rewards
9) Population disparity leading to lopsided matches
10) Zerging causing one dimensional fights

Pick one? I don’t know, if you look at it there is a whole lot there for people to be upset about. Again, my number one problem is the commander system. I am sure other people have their own “number one” problems.

Fix like 3 of those 10 things and I have a feeling the vast majority of angry people here would change into “Well, they are working on it at least…” If that seems to be unattainable, or somehow relegated to ~the past~ I don’t know what to say. I certainly wouldn’t be as involved if I felt that way. But for better or worse, I feel that WvW as a mode can change.

WxP is too tied to vertical progression so it isn’t a huge success with the PvP/WvW crowd. And that is all we’ve really seen from Devon’s involvement beyond lip service. “Soon” only works so many times.

souless.1935:

Anyhoo, God willing …. the live stream and animal control use the same ip address.

You only make sense about half the time.

It is pretty simple. Deliver and the negative posting goes away. Devon has yet to deliver. WxP is regarded mostly as broken siege toys and not something to really move the game mode forward. It’s been 5 months.

Also is this the reddit thread you’re so upset about? Hi reddit!

http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1kvjji/devon_on_new_wvw_map_watch_this_fridays/

Well they too can go read my constitutive feedback. My post history is right there for anyone to click.

And I have put a lot of effort into constructive posting. Not that it ever garnered a response. Guess which posts of mine gained a response? Yeah. The animals are upset. Deal with it.

Maybe they have a moderator position available for you Souless.

Devon referenced the Simpsons. I pulled up context to that reference. You just quoted a bad cartoon.

souless.1935:

For all you people who are in denial about the way you act on these forums, there is a reddit post pointing to this very thread and almost every single comment is about how toxic you are and why people stay away from these forums in particular and prefer alternate sites for the guild wars community we have in addition to agreeing with you and the complaints you express so poorly. Get your Tassimo’s out and wake up, you are the vocal minority.

So which is it? Reddit agrees with our complaints or we’re the vocal minority?

Also lol reddit? Seriously? That place is 4chan with a condom on and that is about it.

souless.1935:

Go Go Gadget arms

Good job? No retort? A reference to an 80s cartoon? /shrug

What do you think Devon mean’t in referencing this scene in particular? I would love to hear any real input from you.

souless.1935:

I think no one can point to a comment where Devon or ANY member of AN team has been disrespectful.

DevonCarver.5370:

There are some big things we will be talking about in the next few weeks that should hopefully help you to understand what we’ve been working on. If that doesn’t satisfy you, well… “I’ve got a ball, perhaps you would like to bounce it.”

Now, context means everything. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701162/quotes

This is from the American cartoon The Simpsons. In this episode Lisa meets a new pretty girl that is in all respects her intellectual superior. Lisa, for much of the episode is portrayed as someone playing catch up to retain her status at Springfield Elementary. In the following scene Lisa meets Alison’s father.

Professor Taylor: Hi Lisa. I’m Alison’s father, Professor Taylor. I’ve heard great things about you.

Lisa: Oh really? I…

Professor Taylor: Oh, don’t be modest. I’m glad we have someone who can join us in our anagram game.

Alison Taylor: We take proper names and rearrange the letters to form a description of that person.

Professor Taylor: Like, er… oh, I don’t know, uh… Alec Guinness.

Alison Taylor: [thinking] Genuine class.

Professor Taylor: Ho ho, very good. Alright Lisa, um… Jeremy Irons.

Lisa: [looks worried] Jeremy’s… iron.

Professor Taylor: Mm hmm, well, that’s… very good… for a first try. You know what? I have a ball. Perhaps you’d like to bounce it?

In the above quote Professor Taylor is being dismissive of Lisa, her intelligence, and her desire to be seen as an equal. How can I not make a comparison?

Going back to the quote Devon recently made:

There are some big things we will be talking about in the next few weeks that should hopefully help you to understand what we’ve been working on. If that doesn’t satisfy you, well… “I’ve got a ball, perhaps you would like to bounce it.”

Devon is assuming in some part, the role of “Professor Taylor”. He states that changes are coming to WvW and that if we (the WvW community) are not satisfied, that he feels that he can be dismissive of any outstanding complaints. [Professor Taylor giving Lisa the ball].

I suppose this is reaching though. After all, it requires context.