Guild Wars 2

Player Character.9467:

mrstealth.6701:

Moving a large force to a new map, only to have 30 of them locked out

LOL you’re right, your karma train is a way more valid form of pvp

Are you actually going argue the validity of a group of people actually doing something wvw-related and helpful to the server, compared to a group of 15-25 doing absolutely nothing of use to anyone? Sure, a wxp train might have other motivation, but it’s certainly a lot more valid to wvw than anything happening behind the windmill. Staging a gvg inside wvw is about as “invalid” as you can possibly be. And that is my point.

What does something being a “valid form of pvp” have to do with this? What is a “valid” form? 30-50 players going out of their way to avoid the gametype they are in, just so they can pointlessly kill each other for an hour is more “valid” somehow?

If you want “valid” pvp, go do spvp. WvW consists of a lot more than killing other players. And open field doesn’t exactly count as “valid” in wvw when it’s a planned mock fight between 2 groups that aren’t even attempting to do anything relevant to wvw.

Everyone wanna tell GvG people : “kitten off and get out our game in WvW please go find another place and stop being so selfish and like everyone should respect your kittenes because you are not the ROXXXXXXXXOR you believe to be” YOU FREAKING TERRORISTS XD

aww poor little walking loot upset lol.

you guys have so little skill. it actually makes sense to me why you just forum war.

After considerable hours in WvW since the new matching system, I really miss the old system. And here’s why:

1) In the old days when you went up a server rank it felt like a huge victory. And when you went down it felt like a crushing loss. With this new system it’s all jumbled up. When we’re winning, we drop a rank. When we lose, we go up a rank. I’m sure the math all adds up somewhere and doing tolerably against a higher ranking server means blah blah blah… It’s still a weird feeling. Since launch I’ve wanted a real prize for winning a WvW match. Or at least first and second rewards. This feels like even more a step away from that.

2) The matches are totally not even. I think when Anet instituted this new system they said something like “We were curious what would happen if higher ranking servers fought against lower ranking servers.” Well, I can satisfy their curiosity. The higher ranked servers win. Hard. In the old days WvW matches felt so much more balanced and fair because each server was only one rank ahead or behind. The matches were exciting, nerve-wracking, clashes of desperate fighting for every last point. Sometimes an hour before reset we still wouldn’t know who’d come out on top. Bitter & beautiful grudges formed between servers because some match-ups would go on week after week. I’m thinking specifically of the HoD, GoM, NSP match up which lasted a few months. It was glorious. An intense rivalry formed between us and we started to learn GoM techniques and adapt to their strategies. When HoD finally dropped out of the match it was sad to see them go (good sad). Now each week it’s a total toss up. No rhyme or reason. We’re losing WvW players every week because fighting some random server with tons more players than you is a drag and most WvW players just wait the week out to see if they get a better match up next week. Real boring.

3) This may seem like a minor quip in comparison, but WvW ranks feel strange. I want others to be able to see my rank. Also, at level 50 something I’m still a “squire”. The last three rank ups where all still “squire” A squire???? Really? How meek and pitiful of a title can there be? Here’s how Wikipedia defines a squire: “A squire was the shield bearer or armor bearer of a knight, and at times squires included a knight’s errand runner or servant.” I’m a huge level 80 Norn guardian and I’m rank 50. I really should have moved beyond the “square” phase by now. That should be WvW rank 1.

Agree? Disagree? Post below.

Sorry bout breaking up the fightclub on IoJ’s map…i’m just a biiiig advocate of not having it on a map that I’m proactively defending/upgrading in the south/patrolling/blah blah blah…..

nothin’ personal, guys <3