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I am doing research and couldn’t find a post with good info that wasn’t 8 months old.
Can you please reply with your server name, average queue time for Prime Time, and average queue time off hours. Interested in NA servers.
Thank you! I think this may help quite a few people thinking about transferring.
I haven’t been able to log in yet, but can you no longer jump off the vista at Garrison that overlooks the lake?
Didn’t have a chance to try that today before going to work. Can someone chime in on this please?
There is still a small lake there, don’t worry, you can dive off lol :P
I am sure there have been countless threads like this but none by me, I want to add my opinion.
I enjoy WvW a lot, however, it’s dying on my tier 5 server. There is no reason for casuals or new people to get into WvW. The rewards are too low. You can’t get any achievements, titles, or meaningful amounts of currency be it Badges of Honor or gold. It only takes an hour or so of WvW to see that you could be making way more currency and rewards doing PvE or zerging the latest living content. You must just do WvW for the fun of it… which is motivation for me but it makes it lonely…
A good idea would be to scale the rewards up on lower tier or last place in the matchup servers, this would get people excited to get in and play. How about some living content or events to drive people to even try WvW?
I must say good job Arenanet on all the PvE content, I feel at times almost like there is too much to do which goes a long way to keep me and others interested in the game. I think you guys are getting a handle on things, I think we are due for some WvW love though… yes yes I am sure you are planning to get to it sometime this year… or the next…
As the leader of an active guild I am in need of an essential tool that most other MMOS provide, Member Last Activity Date. Achievement points do not help much.
My guild has been in game since the first few minutes of launch, this means we have been adding members for almost a year now. We currently have 283 members and 80 members logged in over the course of yesterday. we usually run around 60 logins each day. We might have 150 active members but I really don’t know.
There is a certain turn over rate in this game and people drop off the map unexpectedly. We have to track our members using a spreadsheet and every three months or so send in game mail to inactives and give them a few weeks to respond before being removed. I need to know which members have been gone for more than a month or two so that we can clean things up. We have had four cleanouts since launch and have removed at least 300 members. If we didn’t clean out from time to time we would be maxed out right now at 500 members with only 50 active members and 25 logins each day.
My officers and I shouldn’t have to spend so much time managing a shared spreadsheet.
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All I can say is that getting smashed four weeks in a row from servers 2 – 6 levels higher is killing moral on Kaineng. Sure we are out matched but over half of our WvW players have finally stopped playing. We could have fun even if we didn’t win before, now it’s making people quit and leave. Give us some dignity and drop us a few tiers… please… if random matchups put a server against massively OP servers for or more than four weeks in a row then it shouldn’t be so random… add some logic so the same server cant draw the short straw every time.
Having a system that takes months to balance when WvW guilds migrate can kill the game for some people.
Yes it is possible
Just an update, updated the first post with current info. Still going strong with 230+ members, looking for more fun and friendly people to join us!
We had a reorganization recently and are picking up the pace, recruiting more talent and starting to drive toward more PvP action!
Up to 280+ members, updated the initial post
Same on Kaineng, Blackgate, and Darkhaven. The event is stuck on “The Seal on the statue of Dwayna must be broken.”
Quick update, our roster is around 190 and growing after removing inactive members who were offline for over a month.
We have 100-150 members log in each day with 10-20 concurrent members online off peak and 40-60 concurrent members on peak. In addition to regularly scheduled dungeon and WvW nights, we have new scheduled social events. Last weeks guild costume brawl was fun and the upcoming keg brawl this weekend should be a blast.
We have a new much improved guild emblem after lasts months competition has come to a close with over a dozen entries. Our website banner competition is also complete with a complete website redesign which our 70 website visitors each day should enjoy.
We need even more great members to come join us on Kaineng, check us out. www.AgonyGaming.net
P.S. dzlbri, i will pm you.
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I have edited my posts above to reflect our new domain so as to not confuse anyone. It is now http://www.agonygaming.net
Just an update, I edited the first post in the thread to reflect our current state. Our members are loving Kaineng! If you want an active guild that runs a lot of dungeons and enjoys playing together visit the website and fill out an application! http://www.agonygaming.net
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Things move fast. There was an exodus of WvW guilds from IoJ when they announced the end of free server transfers. We had no intention of transferring but the concern finally caught on and we had to face the issue. It went to first an officer vote and passed then a member vote and passed. We have moved to Kaineng. In the final vote 93% of the voting members voiced that they would follow to Kaineng.
We have 225 members now and have stopped recruiting in-game in map chat. We now use word of mouth, friends of fiends and forum posts to drive people to the website to sign up. We are still definitely accepting all applications but are loving the good quality of the new members that are intentionally looking for a home!
This week we had to bump up our mumble server from a 35 man to a 50 man because of dungeon night!
Loving the community on IoJ.
We breached the 200+ mark. Currently we have 224 members. Dungeon nights turn out 3-5 full guildie dungeon groups that do anything from AC Exp to Fractals 20. We are doing a lot more low level fractals lately getting people who have never done fractals and alts leveled up. We have had a rash of story mode dungeon groups spontaneously form lately.
WvW is getting fun, last WvW night had 20+ guildies Zerging EB.
We have two events running on the website this month, competition to redesign the guild crest/emblem ingame and also redesign the website banner.
A little more info here. Off peak hours our population may run from 8-15 members but on peak it can be 25-40 members. Peak times for us usually starts around 5PM CDT and rolls past 1AM CDT. We are actively working to maintain and grow a healthy guild family. Our objective so far is not to be a mega guild or anything but to have the critical numbers there so that if someone wants to throw together a guild AC of FOTM run they can usually get it together without PUGing.
Also, if you are interested in joining us visit http://www.agonygaming.net and submit an application, we will then send an in-game invite.
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Edited and updated content 5/7/2013
Agony Mission Statement
http://agonygaming.net
We believe in providing a gaming environment that respects and
fosters individual play styles in order to build a fun, friendly gaming community as a whole.
What is Agony?
Agony is so much more than a Guild Wars 2 guild. We are a gaming community, and our core has been together through several different games such as Guild Wars, World of Warcraft, Rift, Tera, and Star Wars: The Old Republic. We are passionate about having fun with the people we play with. Being successful in game is great, but we are a group of people who care about each other as more than gamers. We all understand that these characters we play with everyday are people with real lives. We are about forming connections and friendships within the games we play.
Agony has an active base membership on the North American server, Kaineng, with around 250+ active memberships. On any given night, at peak times, we could have upwards of 80 members representing with 30-40 on our Mumble server.
Agony runs dedicated dungeon nights, WvW, guild missions, PvP and various other events happening throughout the week. Agony utilizes a guild calendar on the website that is up to date, so members can stay up on what is happening within the guild.
General requirements for membership within Agony:
Registration on the website and application submitted.
http://agonygaming.net
Agony has a large Mumble server that is maintained and used daily for socializing, dungeons, WvW, guild missions, etc. Mumble is suggested for all guild activities and is required for Guild Missions. http://www.agonygaming.net/forum/m/3654485/viewthread/2472036-mumble-information
Must have a high maturity level. This is an adult guild and we expect our members to act like it- not just in guild but throughout Tyria as well.
Represent Agony and be on the Kaineng server. Guesting is okay on occasion.
You must possess a good, open attitude, and be willing to improve. Even seasoned members need improvement and are striving to make the best of their time in game.
Information
Guild Name: Agony
Server: Kaineng
Play style: PvX
Members 230+
Time Zone: Central (-5 GMT) We have members from all time zones. US, Canadian, Australian members.
Events: Organized Guild Events are Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday starting @ 7:00PM CDT.
In search of: All professions
Age: 18+
Mumble: 50 man server.
Events: Dungeon nights, WvW, guild missions, and social events, scheduled on the calendar.
Website: http://www.agonygaming.net
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AGNYgaming
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AGNYgaming
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/AGNYgaming
GM: Naugahide, Fileark
Officer, Web: Moryi
Officer, PvE: Kenzie, Blodispower
Officer, Social: Sahria, Evney
Officer, Treasurer: Aster Sage
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I notice that map load times have increased as well.