Guild Wars 2

Meh Had a wall of text but deleted it. WVW is what it is at this point. Me writing a dissertation isn’t going to impact events. So, I’m just trying to get any fun out of it that I am able which hasn’t been easy in T4 this week. :P
Shout out to DH & DR (NSP’s brothers-in arms) for hanging in there with us.

There is no spoon
There is no collusion in the present T3. Things are not always what they appear to be, so assumption is being taken as fact by some. It’s a human frailty.
Just saying…

Forgot to take screenshots but also crashing when I receive rank-up chests. Did send error report, though. Difficult to remember to take screenshots when one is fighting in a blob vs blob scenario & you realize you are crashing especially when yr toon is stomped b4 the report goes through & you end up dead in DR when you log back on.

I’ve done everything but stand on my head & whistle Dixie & still crashing. This is ridiculous. Can’t play like this-uninstall coming in near future if this isn’t fixed. How many reports does it take?

I have had 6 tonight!!!! I give up-too frustrating

Congrats to those that have the high KDR. No disrespect to anyone, but everyone has different priorities playing WVW. This week in T3 has been fun for me so far. Since Mag moved up, I no longer feel that I should be getting a salary for playing & getting stomped xD Not that I don’t desire my server to win-but it’s all about enjoying the time I spend in-game while doing my best to help.
On the issue of personal kills-I am a reaper(main). I tag a lot but don’t get the stomps. But, it’s all good as long as I am helping the server.
Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Best of luck to all in your conquests, etc. It’s all about whatever floats your boat.
Peace

SOS/NSP had a total of about 8 peeps in EB & maybe a dozen in the BL when I logged on about 2:00pm EST.
Both sides were hitting us. I logged off out of pure frustration after about an hour. This match-up is nothing but an exercise to give the opposition emote practice. Yet, they continue to complain about fights & siege usage. Not that we don’t have our good hours, but the hours are not enough to challenge a server like Mag.
Being from IOJ (not on this account) in its hey-day, I can understand SOS’s situation. I watched as guilds were bought & guilds that left out of sheer frustration. I watched as the server that I called home fell. It’s all in the distant past now. Unfortunately, I do see the same tactics being ensued at present.
Server stacking is and has been the major issue that has messed up WVW much more than anything ANET has implemented-yes even the DBL’s which I personally dislike. If this continues, we will have a few main servers with a mere vestige of a couple others. Then the “fight guilds/servers” can have their way & fight each other to eternity or until ANET pulls the plug.
And yes, I am mite bitter at this point. As much as I love WVW-its appeal is waning…

IDK about the SBI/HOD pairing since I never played on either. But, in my linking NSP is mostly NA with minimal coverage beyond. SOS seems mostly OCX from what I have seen. Neither has any real SEA coverage. It is a good marriage of servers in respect to TZ albeit additional SEA coverage would be a definite plus.
Servers have been forced into the blob mentality to survive. You can’t fault any server since blobbing seems to be the new meta.
As far as HOD-You took first place in every week except one (when SBI dropped down) in T4. The HOD/EBAY link was good for you. But, you can’t expect every linking to guarantee 1st place every week. It’s not logical.
NSP is in T3 now despite the glicko wall as is HOD. But, we are here due to linkings & are not host servers . This is not the WVW we all knew b4 the linkings & we need to adjust. Being against JQ is not my idea of great fun & giggles, but it is not permanent just like our present server places.
In essence, activity has increased for everyone. Some weeks are good; some are not. Do I get frustrated at times? Yes. But, when I do-it is time to log until I have a better perspective. It is a game…

I imagine you are trying to be helpful to a newer player, Cerby. Guess, I should have worded my post differently. I’ve been playing 3+ years (have several accts although this is the one that I have been playing since the linkings). I don’t pretend to have the strategy of a Tag which is why I never bought one. I consider myself average.
But, I do understand KDR. My thought process: Making a stand at the keep might have deferred the enemy from returning every time we took it back if they encountered resistance. We had more than 5 people on the map-they were just dispersed. Did we have 50? No. Could we have defended? Who knows? Anything is worth an attempt IMHO. Maybe it would have, at least, slowed down their incessant circling of the map playing "Knock, Knock on doors.
This match-up is being decided by TZ coverage or lack of. A few points added to KDR really isn’t going to make that much of an impact. Besides, making a stand can also lead to a positive effect on either side of the KDR… If you disagree-that’s fine.
Trying to be very careful in this post because I don’t want to name names & point fingers at any server. With that, I’m out. If I am wrong, so be it. Can’t fault me for wanting to try. Desperate times require desperate measures

So, the top server is running around K-training & pvd’ing doors. They begin attacking our EB keep again-knowing there are few defenders on map. Threw up disablers. Put in a call-KEEP! To which I get a response-“You want 5 people to fight a 50 man blob?” Umm-yea-we can try our best or just let them walk in with no resistance. SMH-I don’t care about dying-it’s not permanent. And maybe-just maybe we can defend. Unlikely, with few supplies & no siege built, but that is WVW. I believe in trying. If they run over me-Oh Well. Won’t be the first time. The enemy walking in with no resistance is not the answer IMHO. But, who am I? I am not a Tag or a great player. But am always willing to “Take one for the Team”. Sorry about the rant. I logged b4 the enemy broke down the inner gate. Just didn’t seem worth hanging around. Maybe I will try again later tonight when more people are online. Or maybe I will sit out this lopsided match. Either way-it won’t matter to anyone else.

DH/FC were in a pit against NSP/CD for months

Correction: DH/FC were in a pit against NSP/SF for months. It does get confusing at times, but for the record….

I am crossing my fingers that ANET has been able to extract info from the present BETA to actually improve server situations. I have posted b4 that I prefer T4 to higher tiers. But this has really become too redundant. Still believe upper servers shouldn’t be linked, but that is my opinion. I’m certain many will disagree. Can’t expect ANET to fix something overnight that players have created by incessant stacking for years.
Don’t even know why I am posting except out of frustration.

Maybe I am a bit strange, but I prefer being in T4*. Yes, we have blobs at some point during the day, but we also can roam, etc if preferred. We have the best of both worlds IMO. And, I have seen very little evidence of politics. I have watched guilds transfer up in the period of time since the linkings, and before. Are they happier? Maybe-IDK. T4 is not a fight tier for the most part-but, as previously mentioned in some thread, are there any fights tiers anymore? Blobwars seems to be the current meta on all tiers. “If ya can’t beat ’em-join ’em”
The one problem that I do have is that we have had 3 months to get acquainted with our linked server. We have gotten to appreciate each other and our play styles. Yes, we lack 24/7 coverage, but the match was a good one in terms of cooperation, goals, and extended activity. I almost feel like we are losing family with a relink. Guess that is a bit sentimental, but I run on my emotions. NSP/SF is awesome. But, just as in life, things change.
Anyways, best of luck to all in future linkings. May they all be as good as ours is at present. (At least from my perspective) Maybe the change to 2 months of links is a good thing.

*I am speaking as one who has been to quite a few servers in different pre-link tiers

I just don’t like the idea of an Admin for the whole kittening game using his/her Admin gained privileges to influence the outcome of the game.

Yea, cuz ANET claiming a tower has really affected T4 match-ups. OH WAIT-T4 hasn’t changed in 6 weeks. Silly me…
Where do you expect them to WVW? Auric Basin? They are regular ppl like the rest of us that enjoy the game. An ANET tag doesn’t mean they are being calculating or whatever this thread is accusing them of-SMH

T4 on a typical day from NSP/SF perspective. Not reset-people have rl & can’t always be online. These were taken about 10:30 pm est. “A picture says a thousand words”. Will I keep logging in & trying? Yep! I have a stubborn streak xD I love the link with SF, but some links need to be revisited IMHO. No disrespect to anyone BTW

Voted “Yes” for the fact that activity has increased and has extended playing hours. It’s good to see action later into the night instead of shop being closed up at 12 midnight my time for the most part. Although, have to state that T4 has become stagnant. These servers are stuck. If they rose in Glicko (unlikely), they would get chewed up & spit out due to population differences between T4 & T3. Maybe unlinking servers to the upper tiers and linking them with the lowest ones would help? But, then “Culture Clash” might become too much of a barrier. My server gets along great with our linked server. But, this is not the case from much of what I have read here & other places. Also, TZ coverage seems an issue as it always has been on different servers. If there is coverage outside of NA or NA coverage on other servers who have mostly SEA & OCX-that is a big plus. Works both ways. So, what is the answer? IDK-will leave that up to y’all to find a solution. I play to enjoy myself, not to burn my circuits doing a job that others get paid for-a job that I don’t envy. What is the saying? “Ya can’t please all of the people all of the time”. But, compromises are possible even in GW2 -I think o_O

Since this thread originated from T4:
The server linkings have added much to wvw activity IMO. NSP & SF complement each other in many ways including extended hours with ppl on the maps.. We play well together w/o a lot of politics which I have witnessed on other servers- and I have been around. The main problem is tz coverage imbalance which gives HOD/Ebay an advantage. But, that aside, WVW has been a more enjoyable experience. Both servers work together for a common experience & goal.
BTW- DH has come in second in 2 of the 4 weeks from what I remember. Think that fact speaks for itself regarding population & the constantly “outnumbered” scenario. We all have our up & down times.
And, finally, I don’t believe the majority of us thought that we would be facing BG LOL It’s the nature of the beast at present that the T4 servers will be getting way too familiar with each other until the scoring changes or other things on the horizon.

I enjoy the server link. There is much more activity for more hours and our linked servers get along quite well. The main problem I have with this (not counting the loss of server identity for those linked) is that a barrier has been created for the bottom tier. Not even certain what that tier is now-Tier4? The population differences are quite evident . The match-ups are becoming stagnant with no real hope of a change at least for the servers that have not been able to knock out the reigning one due to tz coverage, etc. One of the servers in this match-up has lost 3 guilds this week alone & are probably losing another as a result from what I have read. So, my question: Why link servers with upper tiers which already had adequate population? This Beta might be working for upper tiers (idk-I am not there), but definitely needs a revamp to balance things for the basement tenants. Just an IMHO from what I am witnessing. Others may have a different view, but that’s part of what makes the world go round. (Server names have been omitted to protect the innocent)

HazyDaisy.4107:

NSP/SF and DH/FC got the rawest deals with this pair beta. According to the updated leaderboards NSP shouldn’t even be a host this next week and DH is in the same situition NSP was two weeks ago, only DH is now listed as Full. Unless Anet reworks the pairs, if we get another T4 match with the current pairings, no matter who gets green is guaranteed glicko gain.

+10
The linked servers work well together, but the population balance has a lot to be desired. Green has had the advantage (overwhelmingly) in that category since the linking. Starting to believe “Outnumbered” is a base skill. xD

ABL’s were very enjoyable last night. Lots of open field fights. There was even a queue for a good part of the time. Guess ppl were hyped. First time I actually went to the BL since HOT that I didn’t have the ominous feeling that the 7 plagues were about to overcome and destroy. A bit dramatic but not too far from the truth from my point of view. And if I happen to be in EBG & got a call-out to aid the BL’s-there was no hesitation. I’m assuming many feel the same since the activity was so evident in the ABL’s. It was a fun night and am looking forward to many more. To add-I didn’t suicide jump once which is a great plus for this wvw’er. My 2 cents which might differ from those that could appreciate the DBL’s. But it is what it is.