Guild Wars 2

Adaneshade.2409:

Perhaps, rather than a growing rank system. Just have a % favorable/unfavorable…..
Each favorable vote vs unfavorable vote would be rounded to a total “satisfaction” score. So if you had to choose between a commander that had a 50% positive rating vs one that was 85%….you would know which one tended to produce favorable results.

Anyone with at least a bronze contribution to the event would have to option to vote positive or negative. (much like the current system used on sites like e-bay really)

I actually really like the sound of that… I’ll add it into the OP thank you

glhf all

should be a fun matchup

Niim.9260:

On my server we had a commander that just got the title so he could run around farming karma and experience while he and his guild leveled up. He never commanded anything, avoided fighting. By your system he would have a lot of stars and not be worth following at the same time.

Maybe I wasn’t very clear with my OP; the system I was recommending would only have the commander gain commendation points if their group/squad that took the position with them decided to hit a ‘Commend’ button. If the commander didn’t help, or didn’t do any work, or did a bad job- people who took the position would simply not click the Commend button, maybe click a ‘No Commendation’ button instead

Grit.9061:

a major flaw.. the best Commanders aren’t always the ones leading a huge zerg to take as many points as possible. If you were only able to commend your commander when a point is captured, the ratings would be skewed and basically pointless … it’s not uncommon for 2 or 3 commanders to participate in a single capture. Would they all be commended for that?

The commend option would be just that- an option you could choose to ‘submit’ or simply ignore any time a point is taken. All commanders within the ‘participation zone’ (which determines if you gain rewards) would become an option for a player to commend – being that they could commend all 3 commanders if they wished.

As far as the ratings being skewed, I am not sure I have an answer to that. Commanders that work with larger numbers of players are not necessarily doing more work or better work than a commander of a small squad; but I bet that the smaller squad will commend their commander, while the mindless zerg may not. What if it was a percentage? eg. “Out of the 30 members that took this point with this commander, 75% of them commended him – thus XX amount of commendation points were received”. Would that help?

allways.9270:

So the most active commander – is the best commander .. doesn´t matter on the actuall skill again? (sorry, had to put it up )

I wouldn’t necessarily say ‘best’ – the goal here is not so much to have a “this is the best commander in the game” so much as “this commander is a 5 star commander ranking; this other one isn’t yet”

And when it comes down to it, the commanders that play more often and succeed more often are honestly usually better commanders; they have more experience. I don’t not mean to downplay more ‘casual’ commanders (do those exist?), because as long as they play, and take points, and get commendations from their fellow players, they can also gain ‘star rankings’

You do have a valid point though.

Hey all,

Arkelis from Crystal Desert here. After reading quite a few threads about bone-headed Commanders, wouldn’t it be nice to know what you may be getting in to before a siege in WvW?

I propose we have a ranking system for Commanders – something to distinguish a talented individual. Of course, how would one go about doing so?

Any time a group takes a point and the commander is present (any Keep, Supply Camp, or SM), all of those who gain credit for taking the point are given the option to ‘Commend’ or ‘Not Commend’ (click a button) should they wish.

Edit 2 from ‘Adaneshane’:

’Perhaps … have a % favorable/unfavorable…..
Each favorable vote vs unfavorable vote would be rounded to a total “satisfaction” score. So if you had to choose between a commander that had a 50% positive rating vs one that was 85%….you would know which one tended to produce favorable results.

Anyone with at least a bronze contribution to the event would have to option to vote positive or negative. (much like the current system used on sites like e-bay really)’

Edit 1:

A supply camp could be worth, say, 5 points. A keep, 8 points. SM, 10 points.

To address the ‘size’/zerg issue with skewing data, a % would be taken of how many members chose to commend their commander(s).

Example:

A group of 15 people take a keep. 75% of them commend their commander – he gains 75% of the ‘8 commendation’ points for that Keep.
A group of 50 people take SM – only 30% of them commend their commander. The commander only gains 3 points for taking the SM position.

After a certain number of ‘commendation points’ is gained from taking points, the Commander could be ‘promoted’ with a little star, or some other sort of indicator that over time would let the good commanders be easy to spot and easier to follow. The more stars, the more experience and commendations, thus the better the player.

By only having a ‘commend’ option, experienced commanders can rack up the stars while the bad commanders don’t necessarily look bad; just inexperienced. Until they earn our trust and respect they simply look like a new commander.

What do y’all think? Let’s get an idea together and if enough support it on the forums, it could become a possibility.

TLDR: Let’s implement an ‘star/satisfaction’ system for Commanders doing a good job in WvW – waddaya say?

Let’s hear your ideas!