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People are getting bent out of shape because they have an overall idea for a different map time, want to open up testing and get feedback? Let the feedback happen, let the testing happen, let them come to a final decisions regarding it. THEN kitten if you don’t like it…
When I read about it I didn’t think “Catering to a high pop server”. I thought “catering to GvG guilds, and creating a place to play without impacting the score that isn’t sPvP”.
It’s not the META or anything, and I built it for my play style but I’ve really been enjoying my build for WvW.
Lots of good stuff on Into the Mists
http://intothemists.com/guides/
You can refine the guide search by PvE, WvW, or sPvP.
Warriors are pretty great at the moment and in my opinion. Raw power builds, condition builds, bunker builds, cc builds (one of my fav’s for sure). Lots of variety and ability.
I guess mileage will vary :p
I like it, I don’t have a problem with getting yanked from walls, I leave the AC’s to people WXP’d into it and that don’t have ranged DPS.
It works for me, don’t know what else to tell ya.
From the ground up the AoE’s really help with clearing siege because the effective radius is pretty kitten large.
From the wall it’s really quite simple to hit the lip, pop a shot down, and dodge backwards and not get pulled. With the right traits and gear you basically become a mobile Arrow Cart.
I love my longbow for sieging or defending towers / keeps. Fantastic, also great for tagging players in Zerg’s and providing that AoE support. Put a sup rune of fire in there as well for the proc and you’re golden.
I pair it with a sword and warhorn for mobility and some in close fighting.
I’ve been toying with a Hammer / Longbow or Great Sword / Longbow build but haven’t been able to make it work to my liking.
I would like to buy a race change on the gem store… I made my warrior and guardian both Norn and am regretting not making the Guardian a Human. I’d pay some gems to change it.
Bumpity Bum!
If you’re not going to participate yourself (and by the way if you’re from a server other than TC feel free to make your own team and see if you can raise more moola than us;) ) be sure to skip a few cups of coffee one week and donate a few bucks to the cause. Pick your favourite player, or someone who’s raising funds for a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in your area and pledge them.
Remember, every bit helps these Hospitals provide care for the sick and injured children of the world.
If you’re an international player you can still support the children of your country through this program. Pledging someone, or supporting a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, that provides international care will help children from your own country get the treatment they need at top notch care facilities in North America.
You can find all kinds of information on the internet about Extra-Life or you can pm me here on the official forums, or vist the War is Hell guild website and pm me there (Vinncynt)
Doubles axes are fun, I leveled with them back in the day. But if you’re looking to maximize your effectiveness there are better choices.
Long story short however is that you should play what you like, you can make any combination work, it just might not be the best.
This is a pretty slick idea. I’ve been of the opinion for a while now that there needs to be some sort of alternate tag. Squads seem like a solution but they simply aren’t. They’re not utilized enough.
Having a different tag with an alternate colour would allow for much better organization and communication!
I’d suggest Yak’s Bend. We’re going through a tough transition with the new rating system. We held out against servers with much better coverage and coordination prior to the ranking reset. Now we’re falling into a spot that better matches the coverage we can field and we’re starting to not feel out numbered consistently. Despite our issues we’re always close in the rankings and really just need the support of a few more dedicated WvW guilds to make a push for winning match-up’s.
You can check us out at www.yaksbend.com, if you have any questions you can PM me here, pm me on YB.com, or www.warishell.net.
PvE Content Release…
The Bane of Yak’s Bend…
Good fights this week BP and DH! I’ve very much enjoyed every outing into a BL this week.
You can also right click the item and select “Deposit to Collection” (or something very similar, not in game atm.
Was a TON of fun running on DHBL last night, good pushes on both sides, good fights, and good wxp!
I checked the first two pages and didn’t see anything on this, though I’m sure it’s been brought up before.
The issue is prevelant in WvW Groups. When someone in a group decides to leave the Mists and go back to Tyria or logs out (goes back to Tyria) they stay in the group, have their portriate blacked out (as they’re in a different zone) and cannot be removed from the group.
This almost always results in people needing to leave groups and reform them.
The work around of course is to have people leave group before leaving WvW. But since we cannot count on people to do that all of the time it would be nice to have an option to remove them. Reporting is currently the only option available.
Some guilds claim towers for the prestige and will “host” a tower for sometime, maintaining an active presence to deter enemies, guard dolyaks, and upgrade. They may not have tower buffs.
But, what happens more often than not is a player claims a tower to see his guild banner displayed to the world, and not do anything about its defense.
The claim should go away if there is no active player of the guild on the tower or in the immediate area, after a set time… 30 minutes perhaps. If you claim a tower, you should be near it. And every 30m isn’t bad to retag siege, etc…
I support this. I also support a guild being able to “unclaim” without having to claim something else.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
WvW needs inherent gameplay and balance improvements before useless kitten like orbs are added back in to it.
I agree that there are much better things to be done with Dev time other then reworking Orbs…
I would be a-ok with built siege not having a timer on it. The only way to get rid of built siege is to destroy it.
Maps maps maps… Each BL should be a different map IMO. It would provide variety and prevent the staleness of some match ups.
I wish there was a score update in this thread… kitten work…
1. Commander is an absolute mess
I agree with this and the sentiments of your post. I would love to even see a system with a two or three different rank icons (General, Commander, Lieutenant?) that were earned through achievement in WvW. Capturing x number of Keeps/Towers/Supply Camps/Sentry Points and killing x number of Dolyaks/players/guards. I won’t say it’s a perfect concept or thought on it but a place to start. Have the icon be a reward for dedication and playing the game type. Ideally just fixing the way a commander icon is earned is a good first step. But I believe ANet could offer us more tactical flexibility by allowing for different achieveable ranks.
2. The roles/rewards/recognition of Guilds in a game called ‘Guild Wars’ is lacking
I would be happy with map broadcasts on capping and claiming, having the guards at a keep/tower/camp claimed wear the guild emblem and have the guild name in them instead of just “Veteran Guard” have it be "Veteran Guard of <Insert Guild Name Here>. To me that would be a good place to start and an easy enough change to impliment.
3. WvW has devolved into ZvZ (ZergvZerg)
After the roflstomping of the new Super Servers passed us by Tier 4 has settled into a rather nice balanced match between YB, CD and SBI. Zerg’s are still a tactic, but I don’t feel like our tier is now Zerg on Zerg during prime time. Or at least that it’s not JUST ZvZ. Though I can absolutely see your point in your OP and see how it devolves like that.
4. The lack of Rewards/Progression/Depth/Consequence
Thankfully I’m a competative person and winning for the sake of winning is a-ok for me. But I do understand that it isn’t for others. And even though winning for winning is good by me, it would still be nice to see some sort of progression/reward for winning. Hell just balance the income so I don’t have to spend hours farming in PvE and running dungeons to make enough money to support my WvW habbit…
5. The devs, their implementation of and lack of commitment to Wvw
What can I say other then I feel like a red headed step child…
Bumpity Bump!
The YB Community is top notch, we have a good deal of fun and look forward to WvW every week. We could absolutely use some Oceanic presence if any guilds are looking for a competative server as we’re very interested in imporving our standing and moving back up to T3.
Come visit us at www.yaksbend.com and see what we’re all about!
Nothing but respect for SAnD and Doom for the actions they’ve taken around exploiters. Well played.
/salute good sirs.
Wonderful job Honnor!
To all of you from all of us at www.yaksbend.com
Merry Christmas, and a Happy Wintersday to you and yours!
And remember…
Winter is Coming…
I would also recommend Yaks Bend. (Tarnished Coast player here)
I have nothing but respect for what those guys are able to do with inferior numbers to both FA and TC. They are the best in tier 3 in Defense (Easily). They could use some help in creativity and seige placement in offense and monitoring the ‘pug’ zergs however they make up for it with a lot of individually skilled players as well.
If you are not going to Yaks then come to Tarnished Coast, we will need all the help when we move up to Tier 2. We have always had a solid community with very loyal guilds and lots of veteran / experienced commanders.
Firstly thank you for the kind words and reference. Tier 3 has been a very competative and exciting place for a few weeks now and I know despite the population issue we have compared to TC and FA I’ve been having a TON of fun in WvW.
There are more then a few reasons to consider Yaks Bend as a potential home for WvW Mandar. They’ve been pretty well covered… Community Website? Check. Weekly WvW meetings of the Yaks Bend Alliance? Check. 1024 Slot Mumble Server for PvE and WvW? Check. Commanders that know what they’re doing and need nothing but more experience at the more competative bracket? Check.
What we have though far and above that is spirit and fight. A lot of nights I log into WvW to see we’re struggling, to look at the map and see we’re just holding onto what we have and are not making a huge inroad to take more of the map. You may ask yourself “Why in the hell would he say they struggle if he wants people to move there?” Well it’s simple. Even with logging in and looking at what seems like an uphill battle we come to WAR regardless. We trudge up the hill and throw ourselves against the ramparts of our enemies. We man the barricades and fight to the last man! We’ve come a long way in a short period of time, and in my opinion things are only getting better for us.
What we need are skilled and dedicated players with the same Yaks Bend mind set! People that want to be a part of something that’s growing and learning and evolving. Come and join us on Yaks Bend and fight the good fight!
War is Hell [WAR] is full of fun mature players who are ever helpful, constructive, and all around awesome. Be it completing hearts or running dungeons in PvE you can find a hand. And if you want some great people to stand on the bullwark with in WvW WAR is the place for you.
Visit the website, www.warishell.net, for more information!