Guild Wars 2

i think perhaps people can use pvp league tickets to buy the gift of the competitor components.

everyone can graduate out from amber, so that’s 80 confirmed pvp league tickets per year.

Locuz.2651:

To try and get random kitten like zerker amu core necro to legend on my non hot account.

heeey Locuz ! XD
still remember me?
i’m deimos the casual warrior !!!
however, i play casual reaper nowadays though.

say, what non-hot build are you using on your non-hot accounts ?
can share ?

do you play on EU only ?
no play on NA ?

Ithilwen.1529:

If not everyone is meant to make it to legendary, why did ANET claim that everyone could win the wings?

because most people can make it to ruby.

Ithilwen,

what mesmer build are you running?

how is your play style ?

eldenbri.1059:

Thx very much for the help.

It feels a little weird to do the swap thing, but maybe if we’re completely dominating

ya ya.

only swap when dominating them. XD

nah its fair.

you either win 1 pip or 2 pips if you are on a win streak, or came back from a lose streak,

or you
lose 1 pip for a loss.

you will never lose 2 pips or 3 pips due to afk team mate.

in fact, if your team had 1 d/c and never came back after 2 minutes, you will not lose any pips.

otherwise,

500 – 464

your team tried their best.

higher division does not necessarily mean skill though,
though it may means they have some skill and some luck.

i never was able to play any ele builds, i can’t beat those d/d cele ele either.

good riddance i say.

i’m glad they are gone.

Ithilwen.1529:

I’m trying to make a couple of points, one practical and a bit more philosophical.

It may be that I “belong” in Sapphire. If I entertain that for a moment; I’m currently stuck at the season 3 requirements for the wings. Yes of course I’m playing for the shiny. I’m certainly not playing for fun being crushed repeatedly. If the system holds me in Sapphire, then I have no motivation to play. It’s not fun to be run over and I have no chance at getting the shiny. When enough people realize this, there won’t be population to support your “competitive” game.

By definition, competitive games require that there be a relatively even chance for both or all sides at the start. Stacking the deck for one side eliminates “competition.”

is mesmer / chrono your main in sPvP ?

what
- specs lines
- traits
- weapons
- skills (healing utilities elite)
- sigils
- amulet
- runes

you use ?

how is your opening mid play style ?
who do you target ?

how many times do you get downed and defeated in every single match ?
how many times do you down and cleave out / stomp opponents in every single match ?

etc

well i think if Ithilwen can’t post a game play video,
perhaps Ithilwen can post the build she is using,
and how she plays etc.

though i know she hits ready up first and then press b to check the scoreboard,
before discussing with fellow solo queue team mates.

i dunno what mesmer build she is running though.
i think her main is mesmer ?

well, she did say necromancer is not her main, and she only used a mm build from metabattle

what time is prime time btw ?

and what does it mean by prime team ?

in terms of gmt.

fishball.7204:

once they blow all their cooldowns they have nothing to sustain and it’s gg.

yup. that’s how my reaper usually dies.

so what professions did your team have ?
how did your team open ?

did you discuss opening tactics with your 4 other team mates during the 2 minutes ?

i solo queued and faced a team of 4 necros before, our team only had 2 (me and another)

well i tried to get our team to open with 2 home 3 far but it seems like 2 wanna go mid anyway, well, at least 2 of us (me and another) went far and we killed their lone far defender necro.

then i spawn camped there and continue to kill them.

they came 1 by 1 and we murdered them.

gindoom.6032:

Extreme Disappointment in PvP

Completely unwinnable matches 9 loss in a row 1 win in 17, huge bad luck streak .
the usual 1-3 forward 2-3 back stopped , I’m in total rut.

I hate this MMR like million other people

REQUEST:

Can I get ONE good match ?
Can you filter out players that play pvp for the dailies, seriously wtf?
Can you add resign button?
Can you add at least a MVP spot on losing team that when u lose u dont lose a pip?
Can you add soloQ back?

Any1 else feeling the pain?

what division are you in ?
what profession build are you running ?

MakubeC.3026:

MadVisions.4529:

Zietlogik.6208:

I think most people agree that it should be an “accumulative” title, that would persist through all seasons, instead of a 1-off for each one.

Think back to the days of Guild Wars 1, where we had these types of accumulative title tracks.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Gladiator

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Hero_

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Champion

Each season could progress the track for example. (note: Legend can be replaced with other nouns, Gladiator [RA] and Hero [HA] and Champion [GvG] worked fine in GW1)

• Legend
• Fierce Legend
• Mighty Legend
• Deadly Legend
• Terrifying Legend
• Conquering Legend
• Subjugating Legend
• Vanquishing Legend
• King’s Legend
• Emperor’s Legend
• Balthazar’s Legend
• The Legendary (final)

this

I third this.

ya i think Ziet got it !

a better idea would be allow us to see invisible people blocked people who are queueing in the lobby so we don’t queue together with them.

maybe just keep it simple.

Year 1, Season 1, Legend
Year 1, Season 2, Legend
…

or
Legend of PvP Season 1

etc

bland

Sarrs.4831:

Pyriall.1683:

The profession requirement was one of the main issues with the achievement. I don’t feel A-Net went far enough with the requirements. You should not be allowed to log in at the end of the match to get credit for the profession win.

I got so mad lately because I was soloqueuing and got matched with a 4-man premade and we were doing really well. It was something like 150-350 in our favor.

And then it seems like we were losing every point. Because we were. Because two people were swapping to another class. They capped points and pushed us to 350 by sweeping while two of our team members were changing characters, then they sealed the win with a Lord kill.

The kicker: They swapped to Revenants. Why in the world swap to a completely viable class. Swapping to warriors, I can have a bit more understanding with that. But letting the other team sweep so you can get your Revenant progress?

kinda risky to swap when the scores are 350 – 150 , and on foefire map !!!

and 2 person swapping together ? ???

lower graphic settings so you load into the map faster.

LughLongArm.5460:

The only problem I have with this is that class achivments has no alternatives. It forces players to prefrom not at their best and harm their team. I’m in dimond ATM and inorder to complete the achievements for Season II, I need to play a class I have no expience with and cripple not only myself but my whole team as well. I feel very bad for the other players on my team and thats why I’m not going for the achivment. I think I would have been able to grind the 8 wins I need for achivment from being carried by others, I could have even place myself at the start of a division(as you cant lose divisions, so no pips lose and your MMR count for less in high divisions, as most of the players are solid, so no MMR penelty). But for the sake of my teamates I dont do that. I think they should change this flawed system which can be played around by punishing your team by giving more options, even grindy options.

you can swap profession before the match ends if your team is stomping them real good say 450+ vs 200+ just to be safe.

1) no. longer queue times, players can swap professions during the 2 minutes.

2) no. longer queue times. 4 – 5 player teams still get rekt by good team of solos.

you can swap profession before the map ends if your team is steam rolling them, say 450+ vs 200+ and your team is holding 2 points while the 3rd is contested or neutral.

lower the graphic settings so your map loads faster.

ahahahahahahahahaahahhaahahaha

good point !

a reaper complaining about more reapers on the other team ?

wrong opening split.

if they open with 3 far 2 home and just let the 3 reapers + 1 tempest get mid while they murder the lone reaper at far, things may be different.

of course, individual player mechanical skills still matters.

Ithilwen.1529:

On the one hand, anet doesn’t want divisions to be grindable. On the other, they require division crossing to get the wings.

the divisions are grind-able.

many people grind-ed their way to ruby, diamond, or even legendary.

Ithilwen.1529:

Emerald. I have 7 division crossings left in total. I’ve put in full time work hours and more to struggle to Sapphire. There is simply no way I can cross 7 divisions in the time remaining. Not the way matchmaking is. So, there is no point in playing and I’ve wasted a lot of effort and stress.

what is the exact reaper build you used ?

pvp amulet, traits, skills, sigils etc.

how do you play ?

do you try to discuss opening splits with your 4 other solo queue team mates during the 2 minutes ?

i played very casually (in terms of playing hours) in both season 1 and season 2, i’m in ruby for both seasons.

no, i did not put in “full time work hours” like 8 hours or more per day, maybe just 1 or 2 or 3 ranked games per day.

what division did you reach in the previous season ?

style.6173:

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

we already have that since launch 3+ years ago.

its called 8 vs 8 hotjoin.

Unfortunately, too many people were playing it, so ANET killed it.

aye, anet wanted everyone to play 5 vs 5 conquest. XD

we already have that since launch 3+ years ago.

its called 8 vs 8 hotjoin.

both mercenary amulet and paladin amulet are just fine.

no need to remove.

the shambling horrors actually die quite quickly if some effort is made to kill them.

have you tried playing reaper yourself ?

good reapers will still melt average reapers quickly.

and there are lots of average reapers out there.

for the accidental death to due mistakenly leaving shroud, i think i may have done that once before.

after that i learned not to press the f1 key more than once.

f1 and f2 sounds good.

Agemnon.4608:

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

Agemnon.4608:

If the queue goes over two minutes unclick queue and try again in 10.

if q > 2 mins,

does it mean mm hav trouble finding players similar to my mmr and may fetch me some garbo players ?

or ?

Not just that but also the chance for your opponents to be even better.

ooo !!!

okies thanks !!

o kitten, my solo queues wait time normally around 2 – 4 minutes !!

Agemnon.4608:

If the queue goes over two minutes unclick queue and try again in 10.

if q > 2 mins,

does it mean mm hav trouble finding players similar to my mmr and may fetch me some garbo players ?

or ?

should be 4 seasons in the first year.

someone needs to keep a close eye on home, especially if they have a very fast roamer on the other team who will quickly decap an empty point.

the home defender can rotate between home and mid, going to mid to drop some long range AOEs to help out if things are not too bad and then quickly go back to check on home in case someone ninjas it.

rabenpriester.7129:

NeXeD.3042:

to OP do you actually want advice? or do you just want to voice your disapproval.

I’ve read your so called advice in other threads. No thank you. Not helping. If you really wanted to give advice, why flame me first and not just give it?

well, what reaper build traits skills amulet etc are you running ?

perhaps your build can be tweaked a bit ?

NeXeD.3042:

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

NeXeD.3042:

cruised through sapphire playing a non meta build…. zerk wells necro with chrono runes lol.

hmm hot build or non-hot build ?

can share?

It’s a hot build, and its very bad super glassy. Spite blood reaper d/wh gs all wells and lich. Air hydro air fire. The damage is hysterical and one well placed wos with a Gravedigger using the quickness from chrono runes makes for some interesting plays. But it’s a crap build. Can’t 1v1 and any focus fire will drop you instantly.

waaaa

and you got through sapphire with that !

i guess that won’t cut it for ruby then … -_- ;;;

NeXeD.3042:

cruised through sapphire playing a non meta build…. zerk wells necro with chrono runes lol.

hmm hot build or non-hot build ?

can share?

R O C.6574:

Ladies and gentlemen i’m pleased too announce that I finally got to sapphire. And I got my mother kittening 5 gold. Did it on my theif

congrats !

now work hard to get to ruby too !

what build is this ? the one on meta battle ?

godsie.2864:

let me guess your in ruby now !

well I have been playing reaper non stop for 2 weeks and still in sapphire
team composition more important

yes godsie i’m still in ruby.
what reaper build are you running? traits amulets skills etc.

yes, team compsition is important, but the ability of individual players matter too!

if the opponent team have a better team comp, but the players are not running very effective builds or have not very good mechanical skills, map awareness, etc.

our team may be just able to effectively divide them up and murder them more effectively.

the removal of many “bunker” amulets have made team kills more important.

R O C.6574:

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

have you tried playing reaper ?

playing reaper allowed me reach ruby.

i’m 10/30 ruby now on my 10th win streak.

I have the least exp on my necro. I craft leveled him to 80 and now i just use him to craft stuff to sell on TP, but maybe i’ll give it a try. Necro just feels so slow…

yeah, necro is slow, reaper can be slightly faster than core necro via knight shroud skill 2 but you need some life force to flash it for that 600 range leap.

look at the soul reaping, reaper, curses meta build for some reference on what traits to use, then tweak them a bit to suit your style, take wanderers pvp amulet, then go practice killing people in hotjoin.

life force management is important.
you need to know when to activate shroud form and went to deactivate to save it for later. deactivating it at the wrong time is errr fatal though.

in ranked, rotate between home and mid i guess if your team is holding those 2.

if i’m watching home and mid fight needs help, i go there a bit, toss some marks and then go back to watch home if they got things handled there. i guess i’m blessed with better team mates than my opponents.

DaShi.1368:

Reaper won’t guarantee you ruby. I’ve seen many poorly played reapers go down in a few seconds. I’m at the point, when I’d rather not have them on my team. The point is, you still need to make the effort to be a good player. Playing reaper alone won’t carry you.

hmmm i thought reaper should be much easier to play than the old d/d cele ele.

yes, reapers who die very quickly without doing much damage are not very good.

but reaper if played properly, against not esl pro players maybe average players, can be very effective at putting them down and stomping / cleaving them.

positioning is very important i guess.
and kiting.

charging first into a 4 vs 4 at team fight usually means a dead reaper.

have you tried playing reaper ?

playing reaper allowed me reach ruby.

i’m 10/30 ruby now on my 10th win streak.

godsie.2864:

NeXeD.3042:

Silverstone.4539:

I think a lot of you are missing my point. What’s done is done for season 2, win or lose. But season 3 won’t be a fresh start if it’s still using MMR from season 2 and 1, its irreversible damaged my MMR. It would be like a sports team that is forced to start with a -10 score at the start of the season, just because that team lost the year before. And the team that won gets +10 at the start. This does not happen. I think almost all start at 0 in the interest of fair play. but not GW2 PvP its rigged, corrupt and anything but fair, and I no longer want anything to do with it.

For me, there is no “so we had a bad run this season, we’ll pick it up on the next one” no, no we can’t. because that “bad run” is going to drag me down for the next season too, and the one after that and the one after that.

I don’t know you, so I can’t speak to your skill level but I literally cruised right through emerald in like 2 hours. I’m maybe your MMR is where it’s supposed to be?

maybe you just got lucky

so godsie what division are you in ?

Exedore.6320:

There’s really no point in leagues either.

Getting to Ruby is just time. Better players get there faster, but anyone can get to Ruby.

Ruby and Diamond are having some semblence of skill, but getting through them depends mostly on luck and what times of the day you play. Skill gets you to legendary faster, but it’s less of an influence.

When the vast majority of GW2 players are Ruby and Diamond, is there really any point in having any other leagues?

goooot !!!

we get to earn pvp league tickets each new season !!!
more shinies to buy !!!

players who run really really sub par builds will really stay in emerald / sapphire though.

click the play now button, it may work.

sometimes the server browser breaks.

off point fights are not pointless if we are controlling the points though, and especially if we can kill them easily.

sometimes some people are so fixated on “fighting on points” they just keep on running to a point while being brutally quickly murdered on the way getting to a point.

it is still kinda random though, a bit influenced by player choices.

and yes, i hate foefire when my full solo q team fails to rush lord at 350 and we are not strong enough to keep on murdering the other team.

i dun mind foefire if my full solo q team can absolutely murder the other team everywhere else on that map though.