Guild Wars 2

Hi Slic, Love the vids – I’ve been watching them for quite some time actually.

The vids show how great GW2 really is – its easy to play but difficult to master. This means there is room for skill and strategy.

They show a really important problem that the GW community has. The fact that a LOT of players are terrible. MOST players are terrible in my experience. The vids highlight the difference between good and bad – which is why i think there is so much hate against it. It’s easier to spew venom than it is to look in a mirror and take responsibility yourself. (I myself am always trying to learn more and get better)

The sad think is, the “bad” players are missing out on a great game. (I have the feeling that many people who have grown “bored” of GW fall into this category.) Most don’t even seem aware of the depth of the PVP aspects of this game.

I wish people should just roll a few new characters and take them out in sPVP and learn to play a few builds. The poeple I see in sPVP are definitely better than average. It’s a great place to learn and improve (with the right attitude). Go LEARN about the mechanics in the game (stealth, stability, stuns, conditions, stun breakers, condition removal, etc). Then learn about counters, etc.

I think doing this would give people an appreciate for when they see PVP done WELL.
It seems many people in this thread don’t fully appreciate what they are watching in these videos. Go watch vid #5 (@ ~6-8min part), for example. How many fireballs or arrows are dodged by just side-stepping (not even evading). Sometimes 3-4 in a row. Most people would simply tank all that damage. How many bursts were avoided with a dodge at the right time during these vids. These are skills that take experience to learn. This is skill, it is not an OP build/stealth mechanic abuse, or anything else.

I have played this build in sPVP. It is really fun, and it does take finesse – that is sure. I encourage anyone to try it, it is far from button mashing build.

BTW: I find it funny how Efface makes fun of you for an inferior build (“behind the curve”), and then says you’re relying on the strengths of your build, and anyone could play it (“monitor turned off”?). Contradict much? He can’t have it both ways.

Kalan,

This may be hard to hear…

WvW is made to be a 24h/day game – see the “Night capping and you” sticky.

In reality most servers do not field a viable army 24h/day – and it sounds like you are paying a personal price for this. (always out manned at the times you play)

So the answer is simple, find a server with a viable wvw population at the times you play – and change to that server. (easier said than done – ask around on forums)

This should solve most of your problems, because wvw should make a profit (not a gold sink) – and you can focus on playing what you enjoy – and avoid pve.

(you can do this without “bandwagoning” to the current #1 server btw… if you feel that is a problem)

Why stick on a server that you RANDOMLY chose when you first bought the game? You don’t owe it anything. You have just as much right to play on any server as anyone else. Unfortunately, this is a reality with these wvw style games.