So not to be negative, as I like this idea a lot. There is a real problem with this as I see it. If one assumes that most of the “devs” aren’t in real WvW guilds, which I think is reasonable otherwise they wouldn’t need to do this, their experience is going to be pretty dang fantastic no matter what happens in the tourney.
Those of us who are in well organized WvW dedicated guilds all experienced that feeling when you joined that guild, finally figured out what people were talking about when they said “get on TS”, when you finally were able to understand why your zerg was stacked up and why they all turned right without any warning. And, of course, we all have gotten a lot better.
So, I doubt any participating dev is going to come away from the experience saying, “wow WvW really IS stale and boring”, no they are all going to high-five each other yelling “OMG! OMG! WvW is amazeballs!!, we win!!” The real problem is that we all experienced that a year or two ago and we have been doing the same thing over and over and over again for 1 or 2 years which is the real problem. WvW is AWESOME, BUT IT HASN’T CHANGED AND THAT IS BORING.
Maybe the best outcome is that the devs come away with the feeling, "hey this WvW stuff is really cool, we should spend more time “developing” it. But the other possibility is they come away saying “WvW was really fun, not sure what the problem is….”
My, and many who don’t bother with the forums, thoughts exactly.
WvWvW has housed some of the most interesting community events, group coordination, and group bonding I’ve seen in any MMO for a while. Yet you have done so little (or at least it appears to the community) to make the hardcore WvW guilds and players, both fight and PPT (but mainly fight), feel as if the game cares for them the same way it does the PvE and esports communities. Hardcore WvWers put in more time and energy playing this game than you realize, and they’re getting tired. Like many have made note of, most of the most talented fight guilds and players, have left the game out of frustration, boredom, etc.
Sorry for the rant, but I do feel like this is what the WvW devs should’ve been doing from day one. See who the hardcore people are, see who the best fighters are, observe the mechanics and coordinated guild builds in action at the highest level, and on the largest scale. Not trying to bash anyone, it is after all a great idea. Just late.
i posted some screenshots in the post below, could log in yesterday, tried tonight after maintenance and i cannot log in, i just get a mostly blank launcher window
