Guild Wars 2

The first Pugquest is coming to EU this Saturday. It starts at 4 PM CEST (which I believe is 10 AM EDT). You can request to be teamed with up to two friends, which will be honored at the discretion of tournament admins. We won’t allow it if top players attempt to do this in a way that unbalances the teams. First place gets 2k gems each, second place gets 800 gems each, and every player that wins a round gets a Mini Llama (byes don’t count). Sign-ups are available here: http://battlefy.com/aspectgg/pugquest-eu-1/55a56df592f0259200661e8a/info

Also, AspectGG is looking for casters for this event, as well as our NA events. If you are interested in either, please contact me in-game and we can talk.

You’re matched based on a hidden MMR (based on your performance) not your rank (based on how long you’ve played).

It’s 25g per team per week. I don’t see this gaining much traction tbh. We have a hard enough time getting teams to sign up for free tournies. Judging by the time of the matches, I’d guess NA as well.

You got trolled.

Points depend as much on role, skill level, how the match goes. It’s not a reliable indicator of anything. Personal score exists because people like numbers.

Aeroxepls. I think his statement was general enough to count yourself

Just an FYI: Aeroxe commented on this thread and nobody noticed ._. Do you only mean members of Abjured/oRNG/TCG/WTS winners? Chaith used to put VERY long posts on these forums to discuss balance.

At the moment it is free agents only, no premades.
Vote here:
http://strawpoll.me/5019808

Sign-ups at http://www.battlefy.com/aspectgg

Brackets isn’t the word you’re looking for, and what you are asking for already pretty much exists. When you queue, you’re matched with opponents based on a hidden MMR (Matchmaking Rating) that attempts to pair you off against opponents of equivalent skill. Whether or not you think it’s working properly, it does exist. If it isn’t working properly, it’s possibly that it’s because of MMR or matchmaking not working effectively, but we have no way to know from our side.

@RWG

Feel free to participate in either or both events. If you participate in the NA event on an NA alt, though, the prizing has to go to that account, though. That’s the main drawback for EU players participating in the NA event.

We’re actually starting Pugquest in EU up in August. Follow the link and you should be able to find the page. It’s possible we’ll start them earlier than that, but for now August 8th is our first EU Pugquest.

Forum wasn’t directing to the link I’d typed in for some reason. I used different formatting and it should work now.

As a general rule, if it has no cast time, you can use it while CCed. Only the ones that specifically list Stun Break as an effect will let you move afterwards, but the rest will still apply the skill’s effect. I think it’s fine as is. The number of instant cast abilities is fairly limited, and that Mesmer can only use clones they’ve already generated for their shatter or use a cooldown on a solitary Illusionary Persona shatter.

For those of you that don’t know, Pugquest is a tournament that takes place weekly on Saturday at 4 PM ET. The main feature of the tournament is that it tries to cater to free agents. You can sign up alone and we’ll build a team for you from the other signed up participants. In the past the tournaments have been split about 50/50 between 5-man premades and free agent teams. This week we’re changing the rules to disallow premade teams and attempting to make it free agent only. If you were interested before but were discouraged by the possibility of going up against a premade, now is your chance! We’ll decide whether or not we keep the rules this way based on participation levels under the new rule, so sign up now! First place gets 2k gems per player, second place gets 800 gems per player, and every player who wins a single round earns a Mini Llama. Sign-ups can be found here

Putting the mini in the forge to craft the higher level Llamas does not unlock the lower tier minis. They’ve also specifically said that they won’t be refunding consumed Llamas.

Staff is useful in literally every scenario. Don’t you dare call for buffs. It’s meta in WvW and PvE and a viable alternative in PvP.

DD Ele can run Earth, Water, and Arcana. Then you’re tankier than ever.

I’ve had no issues dodging shatters since the patch. #PlayerSkillIssues

If they go into Inspiration, they don’t have enough damage to kill a Cele DD Ele. It’s a close match up even if they go full offensive.

I play DD Ele and definitely still find Mesmers manageable. As usual you trait for Earth, Water, and Arcane. Stone Heart is what I use. If I think I’m about to get shattered and I’m immobed or have no dodge, I just hop into Earth and they can’t crit me. Maybe the issue is just that eating the shatters is more punishing, so it’s too much stronger at low tier, but I really don’t see them as brokenly strong right now. They’re strong for sure, but not broken.

@xoularius
I don’t think it’s a very good 1v1 or 2v2 map to be honest. For the AspectGG 2v2 we started alternating between Courtyard and the Graveyard point from Legacy of the Foefire from week to week. We got fairly consistent negative feedback on Courtyard weeks, so now it’s Legacy of the Foefire every week. People tend to do 1v1s in the same area, or on the beach area of Forest.

http://battlefy.com/aspectgg/pugquest-7/557e2b479523ec430049a7c6/info

There’s the link to this week’s Pugquest. We have like 10 admins, but it takes a lot of effort to actually be in charge the day of. I can’t personally because I can’t guarantee I won’t have work that day until like the Wednesday before. It’s a rather large commitment to be in charge of the tournament, since it takes up 4-5 hours of that day.

We put them up week to week. We didn’t have any admins available to run it this week, but it will start up again next week. I’ll be posting sign ups for that and Tuesdays 2v2 shortly.

No. If Boxer C got dqed after beating Boxer D, that result still stands. He just gets disqualified from his match versus Boxer B, which progresses Boxer B to the finals.

Teutos.8620:

@alt-accounting: So what exactly does that mean? Did players participate, that didn’t qualify for the wtsQ on their own account, or on the account, that was allowed to participate? Were those players under-aged?

So it was teams, not players that qualified for the WTSQ, so that wasn’t the issue. However, for tournaments like this, they require people to play on their own accounts to stop unfair activity from occurring. For example, Hiba played on his main in the NA WTSQ, then on an alt in the EU one.

On a slightly more gossipy note, I heard that the players who were on those accounts weren’t planning on going to WTS to begin with. They were going to split the money with the actual account owners.

Murre.3548:

I sent a message saying they where alt accouting but they ignored it, once ORNG struggeled, they started reacting. so whining here might atleast wake people up

Do you expect Grouch to react instantly to every accusation? Pause the tournament whenever it’s suggested that someone’s an alt? He waited until he had proof before he acted.

Time to watch the drama unfold. Salt Lord Hiba – engage.

Hi guys! The 2v2 tournaments have been on hold for a while, but we’re going to start bringing them back next week, along with Pugquest the Saturday after next, since the bigger events have stopped. To fill in the gap until those tournaments start back up, we’re going to host a 3v3 tournament this Friday at 8:30 PM EST. Details and sign-ups can be found at http://battlefy.com/aspectgg/aspectgg-3v3-deathmatch/5574e6981f17554a0091645f/info

It’s an 8 team, double elimination bracket. Each team is only allowed one bunker amulet, which are detailed in the rules section. The map will be Legacy of the Foefire.

Date/Time – Friday, 6/12/2015, 8:30 PM EST

Kayzi.9752:

so salt lords need not apply.

But Hiba The Salt Fairy is the best shatter mesmer NA!

Harrier.9380:

Lukas.7159:

Counting respawn time on enemies

No need to count, deaths and respawns show on the right side of the screen.

While playing the game, there are lots of things a player has to keep in mind. If your team can tell you in Teamspeak who all is alive and who could be rotating to another point, it is good to do so. Don’t waste a resource you could use just because you CAN make do without it.

It’s harder to balance the game with more possible stat combinations. In WvW it doesn’t matter because the game isn’t supposed to be balanced, but implementing the same thing in PvP will just result in a lot of builds like the celestial builds that people complain about now.

1-10 per team you kitten . You can set your custom arena to allow a 10v10.

A lot of the burst comps go for the one shot kill at the start of the game. It’s kind of a guessing game where they’re going to go as people try to play somewhat safe while still working towards the point. Far points openers are fairly common, but not the same sort of “send a cele ammy there to hold it” as was common previously.

DanzelOPP.5068:

People with custom arenas should be able to set the number of max players. You know, make them customizable? Also, for the lols…
The people- “remove skyhammer”
Anet- “ok we will remove capricorn”
I still think that capricorn could have been rolled into a nice TDM map but it’s dead….

atleast we still have skyhammer

People with custom arenas CAN set team size anywhere from 1 to 10. They can’t go over that due to server limitations, if I remember correctly, not just a decision to reduce customization by Anet. Also, lots of people hated/loved Capricorn and lots of people hated/loved Skyhammer. Capricorn was removed because underwater combat wasn’t well suited for PvP. They could have done other things with the map, and maybe they will in the future, but it isn’t as clear-cut as you imply.

Blacklisted and Ellusive were both incredibly strong teams. Sharks, Team Teamwork, and NGI were all top 8 at their peak. IDK.

If you think coordinating with 16 teams is easy, you’re nuts. You don’t just get to whisper people “Hi. You’re in the tournament. Here is your arena. Have fun.” You’re constantly fending off whispers from various teams asking about the rules, changes in their roster, what color their pee was that day, and why their wife is leaving them. You get distracted. I agree that you should have been contacted due to the fact that you can’t see sign-ups on their site, but there are better ways to criticize volunteers than this hostility.

I didn’t mean to hate on you Song, but when people say “older players returning”, they generally mean prominent players, not just skillful ones. Everything in context… On top of that, the team wasn’t really people returning, just people who never did play in many tournaments.

Little People Big World wasn’t really old people. Edison, Ementon, Crazy, and Song were never really very big in the scene. They’re all solid players though. Chudat’s name I recognize… maybe he’s an older player. I forget. Booty Bakery forfeited the 3rd/4th match, though. Hiba logged off or something.

Supcutie and Muffinz from The Dankening joined Apex Prime. OE quit the game, and Zoose doesn’t play much anymore (although I hear he wants to main Mesmer now). Eurantien and Bobloblaw play too much either. Physicks subs for Team Risk fairly frequently.

Everybody who won a match should be getting a Mini Llama. If you got to the second round by a bye, it does not qualify you for a mini. Other than that, it’s just patience

The wells can be placed inside Ring of Judgment, on top of a corpse, or on an Immobilized foe. Those are the main ways to make sure that damage goes off.

Physicks cancelled it because not enough teams signed up.

I direct you again to my response and the poll asking what players want. Players enjoy the exclusive gear, so your argument is moot.

Yeah, I understand that. I just want people to keep that in mind when they contact people.

I don’t enjoy much about this game, but there is one thing I really like: dodge rolling. I spend hours every day just dodge rolling through Queensdale. I actually have 7000 hours logged, and all I do is dodge roll. But you know what would make dodge rolling even more fun? That shiny fractal capacitor. I really want it, but I don’t like fractals. I shouldn’t have to do something I don’t enjoy, so can we add a new way to get that fractal capacitor for me? I’ll dodge roll a million times! Or maybe I can do it in a special pattern, like a summoning ritual to the dodge roll gods!

You want everybody to be able to get everything by doing anything. Here’s the simple answer to that. People like having rewards unique to certain content. Ideally, I wouldn’t have the reward tracks give the dungeon armor at all. They would all give unique PvP skins instead. However, Anet isn’t going to put that much effort and resources into the PvP scene, so that’s why the dungeon exclusive sets are now available in another way. Since you seem unwilling to talk at all about the topic except on the exact question you’re asking, here is the answer:

http://strawpoll.me/4180294

I just made this poll. Let’s see what the community prefers? Note that this is not unique to the Mini Llamas. This is also on the topic of Fractal Skins and Wurmslayer’s and the like being exclusive, as I think most people prefer some things like that.

A crucial part of PvP is being rewarded for playing well. Exclusive items for successful players is a great way to incentivize PvPers. Making that reward achievable in PvE would directly reduce it’s perceived value for PvPers. The mini was designed to fill that role for PvPers, so I whole-heartedly disagree with you here.

That’s going to be because most Mesmers wont dodge the Impale and play close enough for you to land Eviscerate. Play against a top tier Mesmer, and they’ll destroy you. I don’t even main Mesmer and I could probably do it.

Your signature bugs me. Twenty-Sixond. On a more serious note, you do have a limited number of ways to get your Mini Llamas. If you’d like to see those expanded, or changes to them made, then contacting them will be your best bet. Do keep in mind, however, that they are volunteers and there’s only so much work you can realistically expect them to do each week. For the AspectGG Pugquest, we take about two hours to balance the team the night before and 30-45 minutes to fix for no shows the day of. Free agent teams do take time to set up.

I just looked. Academy Gaming only allows for free agent sign ups on NA. You’ll have to talk to them about it if you’d like similar support for free agents on EU.

@ Lux: IIRC think for ToL2, 50% of the first round matches were forfeits.