Guild Wars 2

Sesbog.8705:

Locuz.2651:

Sesbog.8705:

you are sure that you know what to do?

if you are not asked to teach, then do not do it. It is annoying

While the OP makes plenty of mistakes himself (as ive experienced in games with and against him) he is still a player with experience at the top of the ladder. Former rank 1 and most soloq games of any player in europe.

It would be smart for a new player to listen to a guy like him.

All are equal. Lord of the galaxy = lord keep = etc.

Repeat. If you do not ask for help in study, then do not do it.

As a teacher, he had made a big mistake.

PS
The most important thing. Children do not need to teach adults.

All adults think that everyone else in the game are the children.

You drunk? I am not even sure what you are trying to say.

If you ever want to create a competitive scene (not espawtz) then “Leaderboards & Ladders” are pretty much everything along with the obvious things such as balance.

How much longer must we wait? Weeks? Months? Years?

I would say PvE players have forced out the PvP players. I can no longer play SoloQ because of how horrible it has become and I don’t enjoy TeamQ (I don’t like playing against PUGs) so I have basically given up at the moment. I just don’t feel like logging in anymore.

It’s not going to happen.

Solstice.1097:

off-topic but since you are the Scorpin Wire King can you help me understand why most of the time when I used Scorpion Wire on someone who does not see me coming, has no stability, and no aegis, I hit them with Scorpion Wire and they just fall down where they are at but it does not pull them to me? It happens nearly every time it seems.

They have to be in COMBAT.

Stealth > Stand on ‘Glass’ > Bow 1 (Immobilize) > Pull

Lordrosicky.5813:

Didn’t watch it but not surprised TCG won if their roster was as such. The finals being close are a surprise but finals are always close because teams play conservatively as the games matter more. IMO Hellseth is actually the best player in the game, or the best person I have seen play when he streams, where his clicks are quick and his reactions are quick and smart. So you take cheese modes best players and add them to the best player and not really a surprise they won. GG to blu for organising and putting the time in.

I wouldn’t waste (much) time watching video games on the internet when I could be doing other stuff. But the fact people watched this tournament can only be a good thing for the game, espically as balance/meta is way more skill based than previously.

Edit: Also nice that the best two teams were kept apart till the end. Always helps a tournament to look good

In my opinion, I would say Helseth is the weaker player of the team. I think Tage is the player that impresses me the most in GW2. Rom & Sizer (as S/D) are great players as well. I don’t know Denshee’s play that well so I can’t say much there.

It was pretty obvious that TCG were going to win.

No – It won’t ever happen.

They don’t want to double the amount of players in SoloQ.

Success? It was a massive failure. It brought very few good players back and the ones that came back are already leaving again. It didn’t really bring anyone into sPvP that actually cares for being competitive. The queues for me are actually longer than they were before the patch which shocks me. The balance is more diverse but it is still pretty bad and the condition spam is out of control in my opinion.

¬_¬

Zepidel.5349:

Romek.4201:

and soloQ is not casuals only – its the only Q in this game which is competive and working

Solo que is more competitive than team que?

I’m not sure where you got that idea. And solo que is casual, you cant call yourself anything but if you can’t be asked to put a team together. Don’t delude yourself into thinking otherwise.

I’m not trying to be an elitist scumbag, you don’t have to be MLG pr0 to get 5 people together and que up, they don’t even have to be your friends. Just ask for the roles you need in the lobby, ask for them to have a mic if you want, and there you go no more “PvE baddies” in your games.

SoloQ can be more competitive than TeamQ especially for a DECENT player. Players who play TeamQ only are often bad because they have no practice other than destroying PUGs 500-0.

I play for the struggle to win and SoloQ gives me that challenge far more than TeamQ does.

I fell asleep in my chair while watching which I never do. It’s incredibly boring to watch and listen to.

I just can’t get into it – Nothing impresses me when watching GW2. I spent years watching SC2 and it would amaze me at how impressive some of the players were – It doesn’t happen with this game at all.

Stop dreaming – This is not going to happen anytime soon.

Aereniel.7356:

Marcos.3690:

On topic: I really liked TCG comp, I hope we see more eles and mesmers around

Agreed, I think this right here is one of the positive things to take away from this tournament. The winning comp had no hambow, necro, bomb-nade engi or spirit ranger. Sizer’s Acro/Trickery S/D (2-0-0-6-6) still has far too many evades, but I’m willing to look past it since by GW2’s standards TCG’s comp had very little cheese overall. Had Sizer gone man mode and played D/P Trickery, TCG’s comp would have been even more salute-worthy. But even as it is, big props to all of them for paving the way for a more old school power-based meta.

Not to mention Helseth can finally rock the Bifrost and stop begging bullying people for gold on his stream. #Rainbowfootsteps

I am not sure how effective the 2-0-0-6-6 build is. It’s something I came up with a couple of weeks before patch and told people to try it because I don’t play S/D but nobody really listened and thought I was silly for it – Haha. I tried it but felt like it didn’t do enough damage but like I said, I don’t play S/D.

Gratz to TCG.

azuzephyr.7280:

Obsidia.5127:

Honestly, I can’t blame any experienced player for acting the way they do right now. These newbie players are incredibly frustrating and it is not because they suck, but they are so ignorant and don’t care at all. Some of them actually think they know better even though they know very little about sPvP at all. SoloQ has become absolutely unplayable at the moment.

Solo que is the new hotjoin, there’s now no options available for anyone who wants to actually try their hand at a more serious version of pvp without a full team.

Solo que wasn’t the greatest before patch, but solo que atm is beyond a joke, worse than hotjoin ever was.

It’s sad because decent players don’t have anywhere to play anymore when their teams aren’t online etc.

Honestly, I can’t blame any experienced player for acting the way they do right now. These newbie players are incredibly frustrating and it is not because they suck, but they are so ignorant and don’t care at all. Some of them actually think they know better even though they know very little about sPvP at all. SoloQ has become absolutely unplayable at the moment.

Thief, Ele & Mesmer.

Just because some people end up there randomly does not mean that everybody did.

I had to get 24-2 to get from Rank 140 to Rank 8ish on my second account – Not easy to do. Both losses were 4v5’s and none of my wins were 5v4. I think this pretty much proves that not everybody gets there through luck only.

I and some of the other stronger SoloQ players who I have spoken to don’t like having to rely on each other to be online at the same time etc.

I also hate all the ‘time wasting’ that happens like
‘brb phone 5 mins’
‘be back in 10 minz, waiting for pizza’
‘i got lag, gotta reset internet’

After that, you have to queue into a match where you destroy some randoms 500-0.

That’s how I feel and other people I have spoken to who SoloQ and rarely TeamQ.

To be honest, SoloQ is bad at the moment because Hotjoin has a daily cap on how much you can progress on the reward tracks. They need to remove that as soon as possible. Newbies don’t want to SoloQ yet but they feel forced to because they want to be rewarded which I don’t blame them for.

The FEATURE patch was an absolute failure when it comes to sPvP. I no longer have anywhere to play because I dislike TeamQ (I hate destroying PUGs) and SoloQ has become absolutely horrible to play. I feel like I got no choice but to leave this game at the moment. It sucks that I waited so long believing that ArenaNet would change things but they clearly don’t care and can’t be bothered to make the effort to listen to the players who know what they are talking about.

infantrydiv.1620:

Pretty sure PvP population has like tripled after this patch.

But you are right, GW2 pvp should instantly be multi-million cash prize esports, otherwise it’s an epic fail. eye roll

It doesn’t seem like it – Solo Arena queues are as long as ever for me.

I don’t think it is ‘Conquest’ which is destroying sPvP – I have never heard anyone go ‘I hate Conquest’ ever in my 4900+ Solo/Team Arena games and we know if people actually dislike something then they will complain about it constantly like Skyhammer or Decap Engi. I still think more game modes may help though.

If ArenaNet want a competitive environment then it is all about “Leaderboards/Ladders” and we don’t really have that. ArenaNet also need to start rewarding the active players better instead of the inactive.

Welcome to TeamQ – It’s even more of a joke than SoloQ is.

TeamQ is no more serious than SoloQ at the moment – TeamQ is a joke. Destroying PUGs is not my idea of a competitive mode.

You need to change this ArenaNet – It is way too limited for these newer players. It is bringing them into SoloQ which is ruining the game quality for the more experienced players.

PLEASE STOP PUNISHING PEOPLE FOR BEING ACTIVE PLAYERS.

I have nearly completed 3 reward tracks so far and have basically got nothing from it. Rewards are horrible.

Only thing I seen good out of this balance patch is that Ele’s are more viable now. From what I have noticed, many people have already given up with the patch and have left again.

Wintel.4873:

Obsidia.5127:

Leeto.1570:

Obsidia.5127:

Leeto.1570:

No lol im afking all day long, why i gotta run in circles when i get qued with PVErs?
When someone is 100% useless its fine when im 100% useless but sit still instead of pretending that im playing then its problem?
This patch introduced new level of bad players, they dont even know how to autoattack… i wont run around map and kill people just for nothing.

How sad must your life be?

Please ArenaNet – Just ban people like this. You would be doing them a favor – It might give them a chance to take a look in the mirror and realise how pathetic they are.

Whoa you are one hippocrite piece of kitten, i remember back when soloq wasnt PVEque i lost multiple matches cause of your AFK in first minute of game. Did you look in mirror and realised how pathetic you are and dont afk anymore?

I barely ever AFK and when I do, it is when we are like 200-250 points behind and I know there is no way for a comeback. Please don’t compare what you do to what I do.

Doesn’t matter how far behind your team is. If it’s a 5v5 with all players participating and you’re the only one who goes AFK, then you are part of this cancer in sPvP.
I doubt you’ll care anyway, but there you go.

Other players are often AFKing as well and whenever I do it, no one really has a problem with it seeing as most people would prefer to get onto the next game faster which may not be as one-sided.

Now compare that to someone who AFKs at the start of a game because they are mad about life. That is a completely different situation and their purpose is to annoy other players.

Triton.8294:

Obsidia.5127:

I barely ever AFK and when I do, it is when we are like 200-250 points behind and I know there is no way for a comeback. Please don’t compare what you do to what I do.

In my opinion, you stand afk more often than Titanium.

I think you are missing the point. I don’t cause losses through AFKing do I? I just stop playing when I know it is lost because I like to get on to the next match. Many players do this all the time and it is completely understandable, most games have a ‘resign’ or ‘surrender’ feature but we don’t have that.

If I really AFK’d as much as you say, it would mean that I would lose often which I obviously don’t seeing as I am nearly always Top 5/20 on TWO accounts. You don’t get there through losses do you? No.

Just sayin’

Leeto.1570:

Obsidia.5127:

Leeto.1570:

Obsidia.5127:

Leeto.1570:

No lol im afking all day long, why i gotta run in circles when i get qued with PVErs?
When someone is 100% useless its fine when im 100% useless but sit still instead of pretending that im playing then its problem?
This patch introduced new level of bad players, they dont even know how to autoattack… i wont run around map and kill people just for nothing.

How sad must your life be?

Please ArenaNet – Just ban people like this. You would be doing them a favor – It might give them a chance to take a look in the mirror and realise how pathetic they are.

Whoa you are one hippocrite piece of kitten, i remember back when soloq wasnt PVEque i lost multiple matches cause of your AFK in first minute of game. Did you look in mirror and realised how pathetic you are and dont afk anymore?

I barely ever AFK and when I do, it is when we are like 200-250 points behind and I know there is no way for a comeback. Please don’t compare what you do to what I do.

Ye right i have never akitten when there is even slight chance of winning but ive seen you AFK multiple times at start of match, even when the only fail is your own… you very well know yourself and you come and say that im doing something wrong? XD Whut a hippocrite

I am not going to discuss this. You clearly don’t know the meaning of ‘start of match’ so I will let this go and get on my with my life.

Leeto.1570:

Obsidia.5127:

Leeto.1570:

No lol im afking all day long, why i gotta run in circles when i get qued with PVErs?
When someone is 100% useless its fine when im 100% useless but sit still instead of pretending that im playing then its problem?
This patch introduced new level of bad players, they dont even know how to autoattack… i wont run around map and kill people just for nothing.

How sad must your life be?

Please ArenaNet – Just ban people like this. You would be doing them a favor – It might give them a chance to take a look in the mirror and realise how pathetic they are.

Whoa you are one hippocrite piece of kitten, i remember back when soloq wasnt PVEque i lost multiple matches cause of your AFK in first minute of game. Did you look in mirror and realised how pathetic you are and dont afk anymore?

I barely ever AFK and when I do, it is when we are like 200-250 points behind and I know there is no way for a comeback. Please don’t compare what you do to what I do.

Leeto.1570:

No lol im afking all day long, why i gotta run in circles when i get qued with PVErs?
When someone is 100% useless its fine when im 100% useless but sit still instead of pretending that im playing then its problem?
This patch introduced new level of bad players, they dont even know how to autoattack… i wont run around map and kill people just for nothing.

How sad must your life be?

Please ArenaNet – Just ban people like this. You would be doing them a favor – It might give them a chance to take a look in the mirror and realise how pathetic they are.

I am going to keep this simple because I don’t feel like going into detail right now.

- Condi Engi is out of control. The amount of damage and sustainability is unreal. Balthazar runes need to be fixed. Too much buuuuuuuuurning.

- Hambow is incredibly strong now. I have been playing it today and the damage is insane. It still feels very ‘bunkery’ as well.

- Condi Necro aren’t overpowered but still dominate. Nightmare runes are a joke.

- Average Thieves are pretty horrible at the moment. Thieves really need more condition removal.

- Ele seems pretty balanced at the moment. I can definitely see their use in the current meta.

I don’t really have an opinion on Rangers, Mesmers & Guardians.

Overall – I think the balance patch was a failure BUT I do think things are more interesting at the moment but how long will that last?

Locuz.2651:

viralthefrog.6130:

How would a good employee do that without being told if the expectation was never established?
Your logic is flawed.

“Do you guys mind not going home with 3 at the start of the game? We get outnumbered in the middle if you do that”

Silence + continues capping with 3

“Guys please help middle we are outnumbered here”

Ye ye quit your whining, you use your strategy and we use ours ok? Everyone has their own way to play the game. That doesnt mean that yours is the best

Moral of the story. Everyone including people during their first few hours in pvp think they are experts. Its totally useless to try and mentor since not a single person listens even if you ask them really nicely.

Try it out and youll see.

This is actually what it is like. The newbies in this game are so strange, they just don’t give a single kitten.

SoloQ is an absolute mess at the moment. That’s all I have to say.

Not sure what is happening but sPvP is seriously screwed up today.

- I won a SoloQ and didn’t get the win, the other team did.
- I had a 5v1.
- I had a 3v2.
- I had a match that didn’t start – It was just us waiting for about 5 minutes until we got kicked out.

Yeah I thought I noticed it as well.

Justin ODell.9517:

Progression must be enabled for the custom arenas, but solo arena and team arena should always reward progress. Team arena rewards the most progress, followed by solo arena, and then by custom arenas. You receive more progress for a win than a loss.

I just read this in another thread. I think Custom Arenas (Hotjoin) has a limit but TeamQ and SoloQ do not.

I am stuck at 12/40 Balthazar.

Please don’t tell me you have added daily limits.

Rickster.8752:

Well obviously thieves

I hope you don’t actually think that.

Condi Engi
Bunker Ele (Maybe?)
Warriors

I am hoping my new S/D ‘Might’ build works well.

I don’t support Skyhammer and I definitely want it removed but I just want people to start focusing more instead of being in a world of their own thinking that spamming skills will get them through every game.

butch.8136:

My guess is that they’ve stopped working on it because they’re working on ladders/seasons. Which would be a logical explanation but I’d rather see those soon then.

I would be okay with the current leaderboards being broken if the new ladders were coming next month but I have a feeling that this is something we won’t see til like October.

Lordrosicky.5813:

Empathetic Fighter.2065:

Wow… there are ppl that actually care about soloQ ladder? really?

That is the wrong way to look at it though empa.

Thing is, solo q ladder should be made to mean a lot. It should be an end game for a ton of people.

The reason we need competitive solo queue is because for most people team queue is unattainable. The commitment and problems involved in playing in a 5 man team are too significant. You need a certain comp to succeed (really need bunker guard for example, thief also v important). You need to not fall out with people. You need people who play at the same time of day. You need people to not going on holiday/work for a month and not be able to play much. There is just too much that can go wrong. Playing solo is a way for these people to have fun and competition in the game. Even to gain recognition if that is their aim.

Anet need to sort things out. Add a proper solo q ladder with regular resets and a grindy system which rewards volume of games played as well as quality. Add regular daily tournaments for teams with rewards like gems. Add bigger monthly tournaments. Allow shoutcasters to stream these tournaments.

It is so simple. This blueprint is tried and tested over many games over the last 10+ years. Why are anet not moving in this direction? The solo queue system should reward active players by meaning you lose less for losing than you do for winning an equivalent game.

Perfect – I couldn’t agree more.

Quincy.2198:

Lue.6538:

Quincy.2198:

Uhm, no.. I know exactly what I am talking about. So many agree with me. Anet focus on the ingame ladder, not on something old. The faster we get ingame ladders, the faster GW2 gets a chance to get more competitive.

I’m not saying I disagree with you, but I’m going to point out that you really shouldn’t appeal to the masses to back up your claims. Yes, there are people who agree that the leaderboards are broken but when you word it like such “So many agree with me.” You seem to imply that a vast majority of the players agrees, which you simply don’t know is true or not.

Oh, you clearly don’t read forums nor hotm then

You really need to stop assuming you know everything about everyone.

Quincy.2198:

Obsidia.5127:

Quincy.2198:

Obsidia.5127:

Quincy.2198:

No it’s different. You care about the leaderboards, that’s why you want them to fix it. But the biggest part of the PvP community doesn’t care, so why why would they fix it for a few.. New ladder ingame is coming, that’s great. Meanwhile we just play for fun, imo.

If you think that people don’t care about leaderboards then you clearly have no idea about anything. If what you say is true (which it is not) then why do you think that is? OH WAIT – BECAUSE LEADERBOARDS ARE BROKEN.

It is worrying to know that ArenaNet may come in here and actually read your comment thinking you have any idea about what you are saying.

Uhm, no.. I know exactly what I am talking about. So many agree with me. Anet focus on the ingame ladder, not on something old. The faster we get ingame ladders, the faster GW2 gets a chance to get more competitive.

I like how you are probably assuming that these ladders are coming soon and that they’ll work perfectly. If they can’t get a much simpler version of this (Leaderboards) to work after a year then I don’t have high hopes for them.

Leaving ‘things’ broken because there may be something better in the future is not how it should be – It is what forces people out of the game to the point where nothing will bring them back.

Sorry but, why work on something broken when something new is nearly coming? It will take more time than it’s actually worth. Of course you don’t have high hopes, you’re frustrated about something no one cares about. Which is making you short sighted.

I can’t take you seriously when you say things like ‘No one cares about’ like you have asked everybody. I care about it and so do many others but after a while, people begin to give up complaining. It’s very similar to what is happening with the ‘Remove Skyhammer’ threads.

Abazigal.3679:

I agree with Quincy. The actual leaderboard is too much flawed, because too volatile. The simple fact of having people with less than 10 games played( plus maybe the 4v5 battles resulting in -40 ranks) are ruining it..

Is there any point when you’re placed #500 with 400 wins and 300 loses( just an example) while someone with 4 wins and 7 loses is placed #25..

That’s the point of this thread. Leaderboards aren’t even that far off but it’s the random 4-7 placed at #25 which is ruining the entire thing along with the terrible temporary decay system.

Quincy.2198:

Obsidia.5127:

Quincy.2198:

No it’s different. You care about the leaderboards, that’s why you want them to fix it. But the biggest part of the PvP community doesn’t care, so why why would they fix it for a few.. New ladder ingame is coming, that’s great. Meanwhile we just play for fun, imo.

If you think that people don’t care about leaderboards then you clearly have no idea about anything. If what you say is true (which it is not) then why do you think that is? OH WAIT – BECAUSE LEADERBOARDS ARE BROKEN.

It is worrying to know that ArenaNet may come in here and actually read your comment thinking you have any idea about what you are saying.

Uhm, no.. I know exactly what I am talking about. So many agree with me. Anet focus on the ingame ladder, not on something old. The faster we get ingame ladders, the faster GW2 gets a chance to get more competitive.

I like how you are probably assuming that these ladders are coming soon and that they’ll work perfectly. If they can’t get a much simpler version of this (Leaderboards) to work after a year then I don’t have high hopes for them.

Leaving ‘things’ broken because there may be something better in the future is not how it should be – It is what forces people out of the game to the point where nothing will bring them back.

Quincy.2198:

No it’s different. You care about the leaderboards, that’s why you want them to fix it. But the biggest part of the PvP community doesn’t care, so why why would they fix it for a few.. New ladder ingame is coming, that’s great. Meanwhile we just play for fun, imo.

If you think that people don’t care about leaderboards then you clearly have no idea about anything. If what you say is true (which it is not) then why do you think that is? OH WAIT – BECAUSE LEADERBOARDS ARE BROKEN.

It is worrying to know that ArenaNet may come in here and actually read your comment thinking you have any idea about what you are saying.

I see this is ANOTHER THING that we use to complain about but no longer do because we know ArenaNet aren’t going to do anything about it.

Fair enough.

Only people really doing SoloQ at the moment are PvE players doing their dailies etc.

I would wait till April 15th if you don’t want to go ‘wtf why is this guy in this game?’