Guild Wars 2

1. Describe a typical hour for you in the Alpine Borderlands …

No such thing as a usual hour because it depended upon the situation at the moment — what needed to be accomplished. Defense. Offense. Havoc.

2. Compare your experience described above with a typical hour spent in Eternal Battlegrounds…

I usually took part in a big zergs taking objectives.

3. Compare your experiences described above with an hour spent in the new borderlands.

Soloing camps… since there is never anyone else playing. My guild sometimes runs havoc or small group events. We take objectives. No fights because there’s hardly ever any opposition.

4. Describe the nature of combat in the borderlands in the past…

Everything you can imagine from 1 v 1 to zerg v zerg. I have yet to have anything other than a 1 v 1 fight on the new borderlands because there’s hardly anyone playing.

5. In your experience, compare the time it takes take a structure or objective here, then it did in the past.

Takes a bit longer on the new maps… mostly because there are so few people to play with. Sometimes, if I start trebbing a tower by myself, one or two other players show up to help take it.

6. How is the loot and wxp for you compared to in the past? Will it be able to sustain whatever you are doing? Did it take a hit, or was it improved? If you are planning to unlock an elite specialization, do you think you were helped or hurt in these regards? Do you think you could pursue any other in-game goals just by playing WvW?

I don’t care about loot. I play WvW because I like the gameplay … or did.

7. How will the map change impact the long sessions (multiple hours) you spend in WvW?

Since there’s hardly anyone playing, I just pop in for a few minutes and take a camp or something.

8. In 100 words or less, describe how the new BLs could be improved.

No idea. I think these maps are great! :-) I love them. I have no idea why no one is playing. I suppose I’ll read through this thread and see if I can figure it out.

9. In 100 words or less, describe how the borderlands work to a new WvW player.

A new player isn’t going to do anything more than look to some other part of the game for fun. There’s NOTHING going on in W v W.

10. In 100 words or less, describe how the borderlands work to a veteran WvW player that is new to the maps.

Frustrating and disappointing. No players.

11. Which map am I most likely to find you currently, if you’re on Gw2?

I always check EBG first because that’s the place I’m mostly likely to find players. If not, I hop once through the three borderlands to take a camp or two, then I leave W v W.

Following The Dragon’s Reach Part 2 in season 2 of the Living World, I’m supposed to receive mail regarding the next step called The Ghosts of Fort Salma. No mail has arrived. So I’m stuck. Anyone else encounter this? Ideas how to work around? Thanks!

I agree with Foghladha. One of the best things about WvW has been being able to jump right into the fight. It was sold by ArenaNet, early on, as “anyone can help with the fight.” I think abandoning that approach is a mistake.

I’ve had the same problem pop up in the last 24 hours. Can’t stay connected for more than about 30 seconds. Tried all the usual stuff. Nothing.

For about the last three weeks, every time I shut down the game an error report box pops up asking me to send a report. I did so a few times noting that the only thing going wrong is the box itself popping up.

I’ve updated drivers. I’ve re-installed the game. I’ve defragged. I’ve cussed and spit.

Still popping up.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Yep, that’s it. Thanks!

A buddy of mine attempted to send me 20g worth of armor through the game’s mail system. It did not arrive instantly (should it?). We waited 30 minutes. I logged on and off to see if that would help.

Should we be worried? Will it eventually arrive?

It seems to me we have a nomenclature problem here. “One-time event” could easily describe an event that happens during one specified period of time but repeats during that time. Example: one-time event on 18 November runs every hour on that day.

What this was: a one-start event.

Bring on the one-time events! But, please, no more one-start events.

1. I really appreciate this great game.
2. I really appreciate your attempt at creating a special event.

But, wow, what a flop. The first phases were so bugged that I simply gave up. It was a waste of time. And so the fact that I was unable to be at my computer at the exact hour of the final event was a matter of indifference. Didn’t care. I would like to have cared. A “one time” event? As in one hour out of 24? You left out half the planet. It’s a global game. Geez.