Until a few days ago, I saw you quite a bit in Asian prime time in SOR so you know how SOR runs. But I have to disagree with you, BG has shown really good coordination in Asian prime. SOR usually has the lowest PPT of all 3 servers in the 24hr period.
Yeah you’re right. BG has very organized and coordinated Oceanic and SEA crews that’s for sure.
But even though SoR ticks lowest during SEA you guys were often able to hold it together with a skeleton crew hopping borderlands as needed which really impressed me.
I’m starting to notice this more which is why I asked in my previous post hoping some SoR players would be willing to be more open about their server.
While I don’t agree with their posters or their current recruitment stance, I was being sincere when I said as a server, SoR seems leaps and bounds ahead of JQ and BG as far as organization goes.
I mean, sure if you asked me 2-3 weeks ago who was the smallest server, it could be said it was SoR, but now I don’t know if they are the smallest, with a population that seems improved and their already stronger than most organization, it’s becoming quite obvious that BG and JQ aren’t equipped. I mean we admittedly 2v1’d you guys from the get go this match but we simply can’t keep up.
I dunno I think it’s just a teamwork thing. I spent like two or three weeks on SoR and I was truly amazed at how well everyone gets along and works together. There’s just a vibe on SoR that doesn’t exist on BG.
I probably would’ve stayed if I could’ve found a guild that I vibed with but sadly there was none.
I think the reason it seems like SoR has more people is because they’re just generally more coordinated than BG. They have everyone going after one thing at the same time or they’ll be coordinating hits on several objectives at the same time so it feels like a coverage thing.
Honestly, Agg reminds me of the bad, wannabe version of RG.
RG was/is one of if not the most effective guild in GW2 right now.
Anyone not attempting to replicate or at least incorporate some of RG’s methods into their scheme are probably missing an opportunity to progress as a guild.
That being said everything takes time and practice to perfect so I don’t expect Agg to become RG overnight but if they are in fact attempting to emulate RG I would say they picked a good guild to serve as their template.
The BG militia follows BT because they believe they will be led to victory you can’t blame BT for that. They have a reputation for being effective. If they didn’t then no one would follow them. The “Rallians” flock to IRON or TW tags for the same reason.
The point that J Sharp made in the SoTG discussion was that the delay introduces a counterplay element to Temporal Curtain. Now people have more time to counter the Into the Void pull.
Well things were going ok earlier. I took a nap and came back to this. Oh well.
Any one of these servers will take advantage of an opportunity to accumulate PPT if given the chance. BG gave SoR the chance today and SoR has taken it. Simple as that.
As long as I win what I’m apart of, I could care less about the rest. I can only control the 5 hours when I play. I can’t control the other 19. So I really could care less who wins the matchup. I think this line of thinking is how many players take this game on all sides.
I think there are many players who care a great deal about who wins the matchup even though they can’t personally control it. It’s not logical or rational but neither is sports team fanaticism.
I don’t understand why people complain about other servers recruiting guilds. That’s part of the game. Just start doing the same thing. SoR should always be recruiting, JQ should always be recruiting, BG should always be recruiting.
If we start thinking of recruitment as part of the overall WvW meta (and I would contend that it is) then maybe we can get past all this childish squabbling.
Now that they can’t dispute that video, they are trying very hard to justify that is it acceptable. Feel that sometimes its better not to say anything.
Unless Anet says it’s not allowed I don’t see why it would be unacceptable. For anyone not just SoR.
There has been no more crucial time for SoR’s overall performance in recent weeks than EU prime. Iron’s arrival a few weeks back changed everything for SoR because T3 keeps and towers obtained during EU meant that SoR NA could go on heavy offense without having to spend time retaking key points and it also meant that SoR NA could put BG Oceanic/SEA in recovery mode. This dynamic is what took SoR from 3rd to 1st and kept it there for several weeks.
Given what I’ve said it seems only natural that SoR would recruit for EU.
Getting people to do WvW is about finding the right “carrot.” I think Anet moved in the right direction with the rank system and again by increasing the wxp rewards. 70-80 levels in since patch and I’ve yet to receive a single ascended ring or a precursor though. I don’t see what the harm would be in making ascended gear a guaranteed drop every ten levels or so. And not just rings but back items, accessories etc. I think that would get more people playing and I know it would motivate me to spend more time in WvW than I already do.
Being effective in combat (whether at an objective or in the open field) and being effective at capturing and protecting objectives aren’t mutually exclusive they are in fact complementary. The best guilds are good at both.
I’m interested to try a burstier build with staff or s/d and more points in Air.
My current bunker build is actually getting buffed since I’ve been using Signet of Air for a while. Before I only popped it to cover a stomps but now I’ll be able to break stuns with it as well which is nice. Don’t think Rock Solid will be worth trading for Geomancer’s Freedom but I might get Signet Mastery so my Signet of Air and Signet of Restoration Cd’s will be reduced.
Also Windborne Dagger looks interesting now.
I should note that I’m talking about WvW here not spvp/tpvp.
Maybe mesmer will be worth playing again. Or maybe I’ll finally have to roll a necro though I’m really interested to see which ele signets will be stunbreakers now.
I cannot figure out BG. Yesterday at this time they were tallying over 300pts. Today right now they are below 200. SoR was low one yesterday but now are leading at this time. No discrediting anything, just seem strange I guess. Just curious I guess
Could be any number of things it’s impossible to evaluate things like this without proper data.
You’re right, it isn’t. Which is why ANet should patch it out of the game. Our little argument was not over whether it was player’s faults for abusing this, but rather whether it should exist in the game at all.
That’s an argument that only the devs can resolve.
If Anet has a problem with players using multi-monitors or whatever else to gain an advantage over other players then they should do something about it. It’s not the playerbase’s responsibility to deal with these sorts of things.
Would you be fine with statistical buffs granted to players that purchase gems with real money? What if these buffs stacked the more you bought? Spending more money on a game is not a license for in-game advantages.
