Guild Wars 2

Roo Stercogburn.9671:

Due to work, I can’t be around much this week. I hope my fellow GH players will face up to the large numbers of RoS with good spirits, devious play and glorious ram defenses.

We shall honour more rams in thy absence!

alkalone.5798:

We called XxX to help us to take back Hills. We were preparing for fight when you took it. We weren’t able to protect hills at this particular moment. And then, you slept on hills, to finnaly, die at bluevale after 1 hour of idiot fight . You said that we zerg at night ? We just play H24 thanks to some guilds like FRS.
And last things, every time we find a GH’s guild who plays without the zerg, SHE RUNS AWAY !
Remember that diying on the game, doesn’t make you die on the real life.
But, step by step, we are practicing, to handle your big blog on our own. I just think you will be on T8 next week

I really couldn’t care less about whether it’s T8 next week or not, which is something quite a few of us share.

It wasn’t CHvc at vale, and I really wouldn’t have said it was that idiotic when we are
a) largely outnumbered; and
b) having too much fun farming you all as you came into the camp during that hour or so; and
c) making quite a nice profit from it

Thanks for the laughs

Speaking of FRS, where did they run to after attacking a non-existent treb?

Esufer.8762:

Not too bothered about point ticks this week but the fights themselves have been really really interesting and engaging, and I hope all involved plan to keep it up until the end of the week!

I for one will still be running around there. Last night was too much fun to pass up.

Roo Stercogburn.9671:

When I woke up today I was still grinning. Setting up that ram at the treb spot in vale, then when Ros portalled in they started attacking it. One of the funniest moments of my gaming career to date.

…And then Riki putting up a second ram when they got the first down

All glory to the hypno ram

ThomasKreshant.6572:

lol the ram portal bomb was funny as hell as was the several attempts up the hill to kill non existing trebs.

I really wish I was recording those bits

Neandramathal.9536:

This thread is just going round and round and round in very stupid circles, and really should be closed. Shame really, a few people have tried to make sensible non-aggressive posts here and there but they just get buried.

Indeed, unfortunately there’s always one who can’t let go.

Genev.2450:

If you want it closed, report the original post of the thread and give a valid reason.
That’s how 2 out of 3 GH whine threads got closed.

Indeed, along with numerous other RoS troll/whine posts. Report, move on, have fun.

Roo Stercogburn.9671:

…giggled some.

Giggled? Giggled?

You were struggling to talk by the end of it all!

ThomasKreshant.6572:

… go into super saiyan mode next week …

Don’t we need to sit around for 7 episodes to get the talking out the way first though?

Sure, sure

What happened to the others, split to different guilds?

Genev.2450:

…but now i’m wandering with VoTF and taking their Ranger hate…

I like their style.

DevonCarver.5370:

To clear up my confusion, which has caused everyone else to get confused, I’ve updated the original post to correctly indicate when we are resetting. The times are:

01:00 UTC Saturday for NA matchups.
18:00 UTC Friday for EU matchups.

I’ll take full responsibility for this mess and will add this to my collection of arguments against daylight saving time.

Thanks for the clarification Devon

(Let’s bring down DST, yeah!)

Cameirus.8407:

Roo Stercogburn.9671:

iorlas.6721:

Hule.8794:

Oh so you are that erotic store owning that phone line, Iorlas.

that’s correct Sir, where you the one asking about Blow up Sheep?

Exploding Sheep. One of the few things from WoW that I’d love to see in this game.

From worms

From Cannon Fodder.

Needless to say there’s lots of games out now with explosive animals. I, for one, welcome our new volatile overlords.

First time last night of actually logging in for this match (oops!) but really enjoyed it so far. Especially the persistence of VcY

Do I have server pride?
No.

To me the server is just a node, a piece of hardware set aside for us to play on.

What I do have pride in is the fellow players and the community on Gunnar’s Hold who have stuck together through thick and thin. These are people (and Roo*) I honestly wouldn’t trade for anything else.

(* much <3 really)

Krosan.2890:

If you see 10 people doing the breakout event as pushing, then yes we are badly pushing WSR while you guys give them a free pass on EB and only focus on us.
Not claiming alliance or anything, its just a fact this is helping you and when you go up a tier you won’t be able to totally ignore one of your enemies.

Yet from this side of the borderlands it also seems and feels like you do the same, focusing on us and ignoring them. Especially when we’re outnumbered in our own BL by RoF, whilst WSR’s is red with green creep and no blue (yet).

We are far from ignoring WSR, and they most definitely aren’t ignoring us. In fact I believe that Cry Havoc have been having a lot of fun with them this week.

What we are doing is putting priority on threats. If we leave you long enough you come back with the numbers and supplies needed to cause much larger damage with regards to numbers and siege placement. This has been shown with your rushes on our Bay, Hills, and SM.

Please note WSR: this isn’t saying you’re not a threat. You most certainly are.

Teutooni.9572:

Shout out to Psy guys from WSR. Your small band seems to be (almost) the only one to carry the Whiteside Ridge banner outside your own borderland. You take on much bigger groups, often winning or at least retreating with all limbs intact. So hard to kill you, even with overwhelming numbers. Respect.

This indeed. Always know it will be fun when I see the tags

Players of Gunnar’s Hold:

Do you want to know about upcoming player and guild ran events?
Do you have an event you want others to know about?
Do you want to know about upcoming WvW events and how to take part?
Do you want to have a greater sense of being in a community?

Whichever it is, come along and visit us. Say hi to your fellow players, and help to continue making this server great.

42:5:7:878:101
EU – Gunnar’s Hold
Gunnar’s Hold Borderland (Kicked out of WvW to LA which never loaded)

Sleeeeeeeep? No sleeeeeeeep!

Icetx.6403:

No cool down? … question then, how is he able to use churning earth twice in under 10 secs when there is a 30 sec cool-down on it. He uses churning earth, followed by ring of earth, then churning again. Is there a something the lessens the cooldown time on that? and casting time?

He’s got Evasive Arcana in his build. The dodge roll is completed whilst in Earth attunement.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Evasive_Arcana

So I was in EB this evening. WSR trying to take SM from the North, RoF from the South. Obviously working together, must be an alliance.

Also, both WSR and RoF have been invading our own borderlands. Obviously working together, must be an alliance.

Very bad sportsmanship on your behalf, Nakara. Very bad!

*rolls eyes*

To everyone else, enjoying the fighting so far. Seems to be one of the most even numbered match-ups I’ve seen in a while o/

Also, that RoF BOSS warrior hits like an articulated truck ><

Noooo Jup! The idea was to keep confusing, obfuscating, and cause paranoia!

:D

If there is an alliance, then no-one knows it. Both maps have actively been invaded by the other as opposed to last week.

Enjoyed the week thank you to all

Especially enjoyed the last day fighting with the LOVE guild in the GH borderlands!

All the best to RoS in their next match-up! RoF, see you on the field!

Krosan.2890:

Can’t believe the amount of sheer numbers GH is producing. Its basically to the point where tactics are irrelevant as you just swarm all over the place. Which you are basically doing on your BL’s atm.
Not sure how you guys aren’t a few tiers higher if you can pull these numbers.

I felt the same as the RoF blob ran over me, before I could blink, on their way to hills Lord Those doors just melted so fast

Enjoyed last week, looking forward to another good week this match-up too!

Adanteh.8970:

I imagine that Gunnar’s Hold consists mainly out of smaller guilds now and zergheads, seeing their most noticable WvW guild left.

Smaller guilds, yes. We predominately have been. The most noticable WvW guild(s) left long ago. We do however work together.

You will get some zergheads wherever you go, and we most likely have one or two somewhere willing to try and facerub a gate just like any other server. That is by far and large not indicative of the general WvW population here though. Even though we don’t have everyone on the server’s Mumble, there is communication back and forth over team chat relaying information which works exceptionally well.

Thanks to AG and WR for the fights this match up

Hopefully I’ll be back in time tonight for that chat, Nid!

Grekk.9450:

Dance party tonight before reset anyone?

As long as we’re dancing to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZdvDKuJE8Q&feature=youtu.be

:D

Just under 2 weeks left until the video competition closes.

We also have the first of our monthly PvE/Social event mumble meetings coming up on Saturday 24th November, starting from 7pm UK time/ 8pm CET. Have an idea or want to know what people are organising? Come along!

More details, and Mumble registration can be found on the forum.

deviller.9135:

Yes, Its only one way regardless of which side you use (for one set of portal). It means if there is another mesmer make portal to go back to your original location before portal (it will slightly different as portal cannot stack), you can use it. (Anet can make debuff: portal sickness source: xxx player mesmer who cast the portal >>> cannot use portal again from xxx player (30 s)).

In that case then, aye. It would make people think about the use of the portal, as their instant escape wouldn’t be there the plan goes belly up Whether it’s technically possible is another thing.

deviller.9135:

Culling issue is the number one problem in portal bombing. But another issue, portal make people do turtle automatically (regardless you know or not). Maybe in 2 s (after portal open) defender (you) can down several people out of portal, but after that, you will see your AOE capped to only 5 person and cannot down anymore people.

Solution I propose:
1. Mesmer portal should have a limit in the number of person it portalled. Maybe 15 – 20 person is good idea. (its still big number, but it need at least two mesmer to transport 30 – 40 people or more to transport more people).
2. Portal can only be used in one way (it means you cannot portal back to your original location before portal).
3. Portal cannot stack (so two mesmer cannot stack two portal in one location).

1) A good number to be honest
3) I actually think this bit makes sense. Force them to move, if only a small amount, to where the next portal will activate.

Regarding 2): “it means you cannot portal back to your original location before portal”. For clarification do you mean that portals can only go one way, or that you can use a set of portals only once regardless of which side you use?

Rieselle.5079:

Eles and Necros should get portals too! They need some love.

Necrotic Portal: Teleport all enemies who cross the threshold into Grenth’s realm, insta-gibbing all who enter.

Dhar.6392:

? perhaps you or I worded it badly… I’m suggesting that all players not of the world/realm than won the keep be ‘revealed’… their ICON showing up on the map for 2-3 minutes within the keep boundaries. Negates all stealth… no exceptions once the keep has been won.

Seriously- if folks are in the Lord’s Room… you should know if you have a prayer of holding it or not… and if you don’t… you are running for the exit. If you are not- you are trying to stick around for some nefarious reason. Fine… survive full exposure first.

If you can survive 2-3 minutes with your constant location shown on the map… then you deserve the right to stick around hiding… dropping a portal bomb. Otherwise- it’ll clear out all of those that don’t belong and allow the honest defense and attack pattern to begin.

Be serious- the only reason to complain at this point is you don’t want to give up your ‘exploit’ of the situation… which will only result in your eventual nerf. Mesmer and Thief both… it’s going to happen. Better to find some other way… or you’ll find not only pvp for pve effected… then where will you be? Hmm?

You worded it correctly the first time and I understood you then. You’re wanting to be able to just zerg onwards after taking something, without any thought for what may be left behind, and as such you’re suggesting negating several skills of different classes. There is no ‘exploit’ except of your inability to sweep.

Dhar.6392:

Instead of punching holes in my argument- I suggest, be you Mesmer or Theif, that you find some way to make it work… that doesn’t invove radically altering your apparent abilities. It’s your choice to lose it.

This is how discussion works. The problem with your suggestion has been pointed out, and you’ve been told several times by myself and others the counters. If you refuse to move on or look back and provide alternatives and changes then that’s not our fault.

Rather than whine and whine, adapt or be productive. If ANet ever does anything to nerf it, a large portion of those who use it would.

Dhar.6392:

If it’s skill- then survive the 2-3 minute revealing process.

Sure, just make it so the 2-3 minute revealing process prevents the side who just took the keep from being able to see in that area. It’s about as sensible an idea as stopping classes from using several of their skills for no reason.

Mesmer sweep. If you don’t know where to look, get your mesmers to. Get them to show you. If you find someplace they didn’t know, show them.

The only issue I can see with portals is the culling issue. Have your groups place down their stun fields, fear, etc. If you can’t see them, they most likely can’t see you. More so when you’ve suddenly scattered them. Don’t leave it to one person.

Slips.4692:

Yeah the meeting was good fun. More [AM] server guys would have been cool though. Really good to talk to some old WAR [Norn] guys again too!

Every time I look at a coathanger now, I’ll be reminded of Slaught…

And every time we see him in Mumble we’ll be thinking coathanger :p

Very, very fun match last week. Looking forward to more of the same from you guys this week

Erro.2784:

Piken is for serious roleplaying only.

I put on my robe and wizard hat…

:D

Loving the matchup folks.

Roo Stercogburn.9671:

Good luck chaps

No, I’m not being insincere. I’m not part of your server and at time of typing actively fighting against you (for this week anyway). I’d just rather communites did well and thats what I see you doing on this thread.

I can but echo Roo’s comments above. Had some great fights with guys from your server and look forward to meeting you again with this in place

Weekly sPvP nights are now being organised, along with other community events. Fancy yourself a dab hand at video editing? Register now to find out more about the WvWvW video contest, with 1000 gems worth of gold being donated by community members.

Now hitting 400 active members. Active WvWvW discussions are happening, and the community is fantastic. Come along and say hello, we don’t bite!*

*83% of the time.

The migration to vBulletin has been completed and the site has been steady throughout the day, and we currently stand at 271 active members. Come join in and maybe discuss about the upcoming Pink Day in LA (with thanks to PC Gamer, The Intiative, Dobrila, Fran, & John)

Home World: Gunnar’s Hold
Guild Name: The Secret Society
Guild Website: http://www.secret-society.org.uk
In-Game Contact: Hail Gunshy, Veg Tyever, Li Lien, Visko Bludhaven
Focus: WvW
Quick Notes: Predominately EU but accept players regardless of location. Grown and developed on the Defias Brotherhood server in World of Warcraft over 3 years. A lot of the current members had already known each other and been gaming together for over 10 years.

Still recruiting all professions. Come and join in, WvW and have fun!

Another good match, Blacktide. Hopefully see you again soon and good luck in your next one to both you and Aurora Glade!

Over 200 players are now part of the community on the site. Why not join them?

Additionally a migration to vBulletin is scheduled for 14th October at 00:00 BST. During this time the community forums will be unavailable, however the public Mumble server can still be used!

The Secret Society

Website: http://www.secret-society.org.uk
Recruitment: Open
Guild Focus: WvW
Region: Predominately EU, however we accept applicants regardless of location

Contact: Hail Gunshy, Veg Tyever, Visko Bludhaven, Li Lien

About Us

Over the last 3 years The Secret Society has grown and developed on the Defias Brotherhood server in World of Warcraft. Before the formation of The Secret Society, a lot of the current members had already known each other and been gaming together for over 10 years. This spans across games which not only includes Warcraft, but also Ultima Online, as well as several new additions such as Starcraft 2 and Minecraft.

We have members from from places all over Europe, of every age and background, and we pride ourselves with a relaxed, friendly and laid back atmosphere for all.

Our Goals

We aim to build up a solid WvW presence, and lean more towards multiple small organised groups to take objectives and fortify rather than a large zerg force. We also aim to have fun and have a laugh whilst doing so – we’re not elitists and are pretty laid back, but we’re ready to face any fight when the need arises.

Who We’re looking For

Friendly players, willing to give their best not only for the guild but also the server, team players. You don’t need to be the most talkative person ever, but having a voice to shout up when the need arises definitely helps.

What We Offer

• Friendly atmosphere, where you’re an individual and not just part of the herd.
• Regular WvW, both structured and free.
• Socializing with players of many different backgrounds.
• Forums and VOIP for multiple different games.

The community is growing, with over 100 players now registered. Come and join in with your fellow Gunnar’s Hold players!

Find us on Tapatalk! Search for Gunnar’s Hold and join in on the move!

Good luck in your next round Deso and AR

Have had some good fights in this one!

DavidMonthen.4398:

Gray, you were not there, so how can you even say that? ^^

Anyways it sure looked like an alliance allright, with members of both of your servers standing right next to each other not attacking n stuff. Well anyways, we got challenged and won. Fine by me.

If it’s the night I’m thinking of (this night?), it was indeed epic defending and I enjoyed it.

We were fighting AR more over towards the East outer gate as they were coming back in though, so if you were on the North inner then you wouldn’t have seen it too well. We decided to take advantage or both of you being distracted (as the last thing we wanted was an orb powered AR coming back to AB again like they had several times that night) but it didn’t pay off. In fact several went to the North inner after the gate went down and got sandwiched

Wrex.6798:

The siege we had at the keep lord was awesome, the double teaming they did to try and get us and still they failed.

Maybe you’d like to tell that to AR, considering the resistance we had when first setting up to try and go through the front door was from them

Not trying to diminish your defending at all, it was both fun and frustrating with your guys rushing back up from the South and AR coming in from the West. It just wasn’t a “hey, let’s go help AR” moment however

TLDR;
Enjoying the much more organised Desolation compared to the very start of the match. Keep it up!

Papa Khann.5326:

@Sebulon

Ride the Lightning getting me stuck on the terrain (the “self-stun” as you call it)

Yup, getting quite a few times now where RTL glitches on the ground upon arrival leaving me stuck (unless I use Updraft – though for some reason the normal dodge roll will not work.)

Come join us, and spread the word. Let’s get Gunnar’s together!

Thanks to everyone for the great fights we’ve had across the maps this week.

Good luck and have fun in your next matches, Gandara and Blacktide! Look forward to fighting with you again

The public Mumble server is now up and running. Details can be found on the Gunnar’s Hold Community Forum.

A Gunnar’s Hold community forum has now been started up at http://www.gunnars-hold.eu/

Come and join in, and help the Gunnar’s Hold community to grow.

We offer private forums for guilds or alliances who don’t yet have their own, and a public Mumble server is in the works.