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sigh I remember these days… trying to rebuild SoR. Hopefully you guys are more successful. Good luck.

Lol I appreciate it. I’ll need it

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

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Dear players of Dragonbrand,

THIS IS NOT A GUILD RECRUITMENT THREAD

I am looking for anybody who belongs to the DragonBrand server that would be interested in learning what World vs World vs World, is all about. If you’re new to GW2 or a veteran, I really don’t care because our server was once great, and it was once a community. If you’d be interested in participating in a coordinated, fun and competitive team environment within WvWvW, then please send me some mail in-game and let me know. Already, I have several players that are on my list that wish to participate as a team in wvw and go have some fun taking forts and killing reds.

Players need to be at least lvl 1 or higher to access the Bordlerlands, and I will take anybody who is 1 or higher. I was once one of the main commanders of DB and I’ve been back for some time. I didn’t just wear a tag and lead a zerg. I helped create a community that seems to be dying in a corner, and I’d like to revive that community. It’s going to be a long and slow process, however, it’s going to be a really fun one as well.

In order to do this however, we need our players from our server to test the wvw waters. To take that plunge from running dungeons and shattering record fractal times to jump into epic open field battle with fellow Dragonbranders! Can you make more gold elsewhere? of course! can you get better drops in more pve centered content? Absolutely! But we’re not playing WoW! We’re playing Guild Wars 2! And one of the best and largest pieces of content it has to offer is World vs. World and I’d love to personally show you why it’s so awesome.

Stop with the grind, start having some real fun! WvW is not a full-time commitment as some would believe and it really is one of the most ALL-AROUND productive and fun things you can do in this game. From leveling, to karma gain, to adventures and just sheer good times, WvW can provide it. And just like the rest of GW2, if you get a little burnt out, there’s plenty of other stuff to explore and love.

So Dragonbrand, this is a call to arms for all players that are looking for that next fun mode and that next frontier of addicting game excitement. Please pm me in-game via mail, or pm me on the forums if you’re interested. My guild was one of the very first guilds in GW2, built during Closed Beta, and it was once the beacon of wvw excellence across DB. Not because of our elitist or exclusive ways, but because we approached WvW in a purely fun fashion that encouraged all players to have a great time while killing the enemy! We want that community to return to DragonBrand.

THIS IS NOT A GUILD RECRUITMENT THREAD.

It’s an attempt to rebuild a community.

Note: (there is currently a small alliance already existing on DB amongst some of the die-hard guilds that still fight hard for Dragonbrand’s wvw reputation. This is not addressed to you, but it is addressed to the new players and the ones that have no idea what WvW is, or those that are returning and would like to try something else. I am in no way looking to undo that, or get in the way of your work, im simply doing what i know best, and what role i know i can play in reviving our epicly awesome and fun community. It needs some spice)

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

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Server Population Status: 2015

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Hey Grim, I was googling server populations as i’ve been rebuilding Epic and more and more players have been wanting to transfer to DB to wvw with the guild and yet they can’t because of a “full” server population, but as you stated and as i’ve been very frustrated with… The only relevance to which home server a player belongs to is WvW and yet with the megaserver not displaying home server’s there’s no way for us to target the DB players directly without spamming map chat 24/7. So it seems a bit odd (from a competitive WvW perspective) that we can’t transfer in the players that actually want to represent a server in the only way that you can anymore in contrast to the players that have no idea that they even belong to a server because they just pve with all the others.

So I agree with you Grim, and while I’m spending multiple hours a day building a community (with DB at its center) this is a huge and possibly insurmountable hurdle that is stopping us from a chance at improving our WvW standing.

Perhaps I’ll start doing some map spams that specifically target DB players and try to build a following based on that, but something tells me im going to have a very low return rate with that method. Even if the devs don’t respond, i hope you guys are reading this.

Are you aware that DB recently had an exodus, including Grimaldi…?

More like hostile takeover of hod from what I heard…..

nope, doesn’t really bother me, but the server is still listed as “full” for those that want to transfer, and Grim leaving does not in any way take away from his, or my point.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Server Population Status: 2015

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Hey Grim, I was googling server populations as i’ve been rebuilding Epic and more and more players have been wanting to transfer to DB to wvw with the guild and yet they can’t because of a “full” server population, but as you stated and as i’ve been very frustrated with… The only relevance to which home server a player belongs to is WvW and yet with the megaserver not displaying home server’s there’s no way for us to target the DB players directly without spamming map chat 24/7. So it seems a bit odd (from a competitive WvW perspective) that we can’t transfer in the players that actually want to represent a server in the only way that you can anymore in contrast to the players that have no idea that they even belong to a server because they just pve with all the others.

So I agree with you Grim, and while I’m spending multiple hours a day building a community (with DB at its center) this is a huge and possibly insurmountable hurdle that is stopping us from a chance at improving our WvW standing.

Perhaps I’ll start doing some map spams that specifically target DB players and try to build a following based on that, but something tells me im going to have a very low return rate with that method. Even if the devs don’t respond, i hope you guys are reading this.

~ Phuriok
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DragonBrand for life

EPIC Muffins is back! Dragonbrand

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Make that 300 xD. Join the growing sensation that is Epic Muffins!

~ Phuriok
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275 members on the roster

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getting ready to start the guild missions within the week

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Teamspeak 3 server and Website are up!

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DragonBrand for life

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I’ve been really trying to build my guild around WvW but it’s kitten near impossible to do when I’m trying to recruit newer players and i can’t because I’m basically hoping they stumble into WvW at the exact moments that im in there without a guild lol. So is there a way to find out who’s on which server? or at least who’s on my server while on the megaserver?

~ Phuriok
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DragonBrand for life

EPIC Muffins is back! Dragonbrand

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17 new players after day 1.

~ Phuriok
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DragonBrand for life

EPIC Muffins is back! Dragonbrand

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Bump! First trip back into WvW yesterday was a success. Took 3/4 of DB BL successfully. Then took the fight eslewhere. I miss all the EPIC tags gettin it done though!.

~ Phuriok
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DragonBrand for life

EPIC Muffins is back! Dragonbrand

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bump! I’m bringing it back, especially with the new expansion on the horizon, i’m excited to be back and working towards providing a fun community for everybody once more. Hope to see you guys in game!

~ Phuriok
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DragonBrand for life

EPIC Muffins is back! Dragonbrand

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Edit 07/16/2015: We’re rockin 45 active members at a time average, with 65-75 at our peaks. A community that is really coming into it’s own, we’re having a blast and do stuff almost daily. Our wvw is really gettin fun as well. Guild Treks have about 3 days left on their research

That’s right, the fabled Epic Muffins has been dormant, hiding, and hibernating for well over a year…..

BUT NO LONGER!

Phuriok and Lax are back in business with running what once was, and soon will be again, the largest, MOST FUN, and most EPIC guild on Dragonbrand.

While our fame on the server was mostly gained through our impact in WvW, our players love EPIC for another reason; it’s just too much fun! We do anything and everything in GW2 for the sake of fun. Because that’s what a game is for! Old veterans, or green newbies, we don’t care, we take em all. Hell, you don’t even gotta rep 100% but if you don’t, that’s your loss, not mine.

We’re back to offer all the great stuff we had before and more great stuff that’s yet to come. From massive 50 man raids running through the toughest world events or the 50+ man zergs that could single-handedly take any borderland map in WvW. Or even our small 5 man fractal groups. Oh wait! I forgot about the new guys that we help in the dungeons or with difficult content. Oh, and of course PvP. But then I suppose that doesn’t cover our speed runs through various dungeon paths. Or just the fact that we are the biggest group of fun and helpful, non-dramatic guildies you will ever have.

So seriously, come be EPIC… Muffins…

We do have a guild teamspeak for those that like the chat. (plus it makes coordinated play much easier)
(Updating with clansite in a bit)

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

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Devona's Rest, Options for a guild

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Gonna go ahead and put this back up top

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Nah, my bad if it was confusing, im happy being just another name on a roster, but i want a guild that’s gonna fulfill my needs haha.

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DragonBrand for life

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Hey DR guild recruiters I’m looking for something specific, and I’ll tell my story so you know what it is I’m looking for.

I started GW2 back during closed beta, played all the way until about a month after Fractals were introduced. I was the guild leader of a guild named “Epic Muffins” on DragonBrand and at the time it was the largest and most successful all-purpose guild on the server. We did everything however, as a way to finance our WvW play as WvW was what we were known for. I was one of the main Commanders for DB’s WvW scene and helped coordinate DB back into a top WvW spot at that time, no clue where it’s at now. I also trained several commanders (real commanders, not people running around with an icon for no reason).

We also did world events all day, had enough people to always run dungeons whenever anybody wanted, did weekly events within the guild to give away gold and crafting mats, etc etc. Point is, it was awesome, and I’m looking for a guild on DR that might be something similar to that. Very active, very friendly, with a hint of competitiveness. GW2 is all about its diverse content and large world and I want a guild that understands that. Specialization is not something I want since I like to do everything. 5v5 PvP, WvW, Fractals, Dungeons, crafting, world events, etc. All of it.

OR

If anybody is looking for an officer to help run a guild that has enough time to recruit players when I’m not on, that’s also an option.

OR

I’m happy rebuilding on the theme of my old guild from scratch since i have a few people coming back with me and it’s like a little guild starter-kit. So if you’re happy helping me add to the ranks of that guild and you wanna help me build it from the ground up I’m ok with that too. Like I said, I have very good and very deep experience when it comes to GW2 guild-leading, and beyond this game I’ve created and led 3 different clans/guilds over the course of the last 8 years, all of them have been a success and thrived. (it’s easier than some people think. even if you go specialized). So I do know what I’m doing there xD

If you have a solution in any of these or you’re interested. Please respond. Deciding if we’re joining a new home or building one.

ps: NOT JOINING A CROSS-WORLD GUILD.

Thanks.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

I've come back, so lost.

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OK guys and gals, I need some help. I played GW2 from closed beta, all the way until about a year ago, maybe a little more, not sure. When i left, the new gear was starting to be introduced with the stat who’s name i forget…. but it’s for high level dungeons. The Mist dungeons that were tiered were just recently released, and I’m embarassed how horrible my memory is on these names lol. I went to a Teq spawn and nobody was there, and that confused me. Have the dragons become obsolete for something better?

How is Dragonbrand doing? in WvW and what has been added to WvW that I need to know because when I left, almost nothing had been changed. They were still fighting lag issues. What has changed about arena PvP that I need to know? Basically, is there a place I can go with all the patch notes that aren’t full of all the story stuff? I just need specifics on where I’m supposed to be aiming haha. I’ve forgotten everything >.<

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

LF a PvE guild {Crystal Desert}

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Banana in Pyjamas is recruiting new players we’re quite friendly and have the answers to just about any questions you may have. We do dungeons, map completion, wvw, all sorts of stuff, whatever seems fun at the moment and just play to have fun, no requirements except for a positive attitude.

If you’re interested ill just invite you now, you can accept if youd like or reject if you’re not interested. The request will be in your guild window (G)

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Bananas in Pyjamas. [BPJs] Crystal Desert

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A new guild that is built upon the principle of one thing:

having fun!

We understand that players are here to play, whether they be pros or noobs, they are still here simply to have fun and play the game. Well, we have been playing since before launch and can offer a great gameplay experience to both veterans and new players alike. We have expertise in everything from world events, crafting, sPvP, very experienced WvW players and dungeons (including fractals).

So if you are looking for a guild that is here simply to help you have fun and to avoid all the elitist drama of rating you by how good your gear is over how much of a quality person you are, then please respond to this thread, mail me or pm one of these players for an invite.

Phuriok
SweetTea.4289
MuffinPounder

~ Phuriok
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DragonBrand for life

Commander looking for a new home

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Thanks for everybody’s replies. I have decided to stay on DB. I have stuck with it thus far, I can’t abandon it now. [EA] and [Duel], thanks guys…

~ Phuriok
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DragonBrand for life

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I am leaving my current server looking for a place to better fit my time schedule and to just get a fresh start. I have spent all my time since launch in my current server, however, the WvW is lacking and the prime hours for playing happen to be while im sleeping.

I’m looking for a large WvW community that understands what working together means. I primarily play during the PST afternoon-night hours. I also know how to be a commander (my skill at it is not something I’ll comment on).

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

11/30 - DB / NSP / DH

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Dragonbrand was getting double-teamed hard in Eternal Battlegrounds after the reset, but we managed to hold Overlook Keep even with NSP camping our spawn with siege and DH breaching the inner gate multiple times. Kudos to all of those involved.

General consensus was that they must be scared of DB in order to work together and try to wipe us off the map like that!

Keep it up Draggies. Scores as of 6am PST as follows:

DH: 18,900 (90)
NSP: 13,345 (
150)
DB: 17,684 (+455)

And a big welcome back to Commander Phuriok!

Thanks Gritty glad to be back.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

11/30 - DB / NSP / DH

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My thread got locked:( darn nerd ragers!!!! Anyways! good luck this week guys!

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

DB / NSP / DH (11/30/12)

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Since I didnt see one,

Btw, im back to WvW Draggies!! see you all in there and good luck

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

DC'ing from Fractals

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I hope it comes soon. Ive avoided the fractals so as to prevent making my party members angry. I may not be the only one to dc but i dont wanna be the one responsible

~ Phuriok
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DragonBrand for life

DC'ing from Fractals

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I notice a lot of people have mentioned it could be abused by dead people dc’ing to come back alive, but, if they make the DC not kick you out of the dungeon, simply respawn in the instance dead, it shouldnt be an issue. Just make it so that a DC doesn’t kick you out of the instance. Just don’t let other players join a party or a fractal halfway through, if somebody has to go or dc’s for a really long period of time, then make the party restart the fractal. Client crashes shouldn’t affect the whole party.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

11/16 Ehmry v. Henge v. Dragonbrand

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Im gonna seem cynical with this statement but anybody who refuses the truth of it is simply blinded by their current devotion to WvW. Wv3 offers the same exact results and the same exact happenings no matter who you play. Yes you may win and you may lose but the strategies all revolve around the same few possible strategies to do anything and in the end Wv3 is simply about how many people you have to offer in terms of both supply and damage done.

I realize that that is not a blanket statement, however even a team of 10 no matter how well defended will fall to a decently organized zerg, so don’t argue with me that numbers are not important. Believe me you’re talking to a very experienced wvw player, numbers count.

BUT the important thing to remember about this post is simply this, whether you win or lose or tie, next week you will face the same challenges, the same results and the same happenings within your wvw battle no matter what tier you rank in, or how many points you score. You will have to take camps, portal bomb their siege, defend your fortifications and follow your commanders. The scores may be different and the placing may be different, but in the end the simple question is, “Did you have fun?” I actually urge you all to enjoy the new content and not scorn the pve players. They are simply doing what is giving them that fun factor. If you are playing WvW to win all the time, you picked the wrong pvp to play. Cause you wont win all the time, and it will be a repeat of what you saw yesterday, the day before, the week before. THink about your battles, they are not all the same, but within a week’s period, they are.

I wish you guys the best of luck to all servers. But win or lose this week, who honestly gives a rat’s behind. Just play the game for what it is, a game. Have fun Even if it’s in a dungeon with your guild. It’s player vs player, people are gonna find ways to piss you off… so figure out how to counter it and just get over it. I haven’t stepped foot in Wv3 in about a week now but if and when I get beat, i figure out how to beat em, and EB if you’re whining about losing 5 points from your 625…. Get up, walk away and realize what you’re complaining about lol.

Ludicrous. It’s a game guys. Enjoy it, play with your guilds, your friends, your family and have fun. Stop all the whining. Maguuma and FA was a fun match because even with losing, we all enjoyed it. We knew what was important. Not the score, not whether something was fair or unfair, simply, were we having fun? That’s the factor that matters. Remember that throughout this thread please.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Fractal weapons

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how is any of this a grind? I find running the instances that change and get harder really fun. the random epic loot is just a bonus. stop crying people

lmao, you’re on the forums, this is where people come to cry and whine. Very few posts are ever made in a positive light, let the whiners whine, they’ll lock this thread soon enough. This dungeon is still token based clearly by the tokens you get as a reward.

OH MY GOD!!! You mean this gear that’s more impressive than exotics is harder to get then exotics?! WHY!!! oh wait CAUSE ITS worth more… if Anet could now lock this thread so more people with a lack of patience and common sense could no longer post. Would be awesome.

PS: Thank you arenanet for adding a system that can never bore you or lack for skill, this dungeon truly is about the mechanics and skill of players and I have truly enjoyed it. Thank you

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

DC'ing from Fractals

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yeah its a crash for sure. The client just closes

~ Phuriok
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DragonBrand for life

DC'ing from Fractals

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second time i was on the the 3rd of 3 fractals this time on difficulty 4 and DC’d as I was changing maps. It’s just… frustrating, regardless… here we go. finishing 4, again lol

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

DC'ing from Fractals

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Every time I get dc’ed it loses the progress I made and I can’t rejoin my party, I know this issue is a known one but I’m bringing it up again anyways. It’s the 4th time it’s happened to me in 5 attempts to it’s extremely frustrating. We need to be able to rejoin our parties.

Other than I’m loving the fractals guys, ignore the fail whines, it’s great thanks, even the drop rates have been well worth it!

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Swamp fractal

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you can climb over the walls. by each wall that pops up is a knotted branch that if you take a second to look at, you can jump up. Most of the walls have this. My guild parties can do it fairly quickly at this point. usually only 2-3 tries and we have it finished. Quickest and easiest of the first tier fractals

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

11/9 Dragonbrand/N. Shiverpeaks/Sorrow's Furnace

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DB definitely has more players playing this week than before. Most likely because we are not getting stomped.

I have had queues to get into EB and sometimes DB borderlands for the first time in 3+ weeks.

There’s been a couple of factors.

#1: the score. Yes our server is lame, full of players who see ooo score let’s go win while we’re winning. (if you’re having fun who cares about the score)

#2: A lot of players/guilds (mine include) have been pushing a bit harder for participation in WvW this week as well as improved inter-guild communication which has been amazing.

Last I checked we actually have a full server and people have been having issues trying to transfer in to the server so It’s sad really that we need to try this hard just to get a Q in a bl lol. But it’s ok give it time and let our community keep building itself and we’ll be back to full/semi-full Q’s

Im primarily a Pacific time zone WvWer as is most of my guild, at least play time wise. We tend to get our greatest numbers in there usually around 20-40 depending on the night from about 5pm-10pm PST (Server time).

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Dragonbrand Guilds/Commanders

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https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/wuvwuv/Dragonbrand-Serverwide-Event-2/first#post689797

This is an example of one of the things we do to improve the gameplay experience of our server members Check out the link and get back to me if any of you are interested.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Dragonbrand Serverwide Event #2

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So Draggies, the second serverwide event to help build our community and rally more troops for WvW is here!

Tomorrow 11/11/12, at 12 noon PDT (3 EST), we will be doing a Scavenger Hunt for the whole server. It’s gonna involve finding people in notable landmarks and using their clues to find the next people. Once you have found them all, you will be rewarded with gold and more! The event will begin in Lion’s Arch and will then take you to different locations around Tyria and even the mists. There will be a total of 10 winners! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will get bonus prizes!

For any guilds on Dragonbrand looking to help in this event or future events, please check out www.warstormalliance.enjin.com the site we use to help coordinate our server events amongst the guilds. Also the place to work on our WvW coordination or questions!

See you all tomorrow in Lion’s Arch, Draggies! Let’s keep building our amazing community!

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

What makes a good Commander?

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I would disagree that commanders should not move borderlands. A commander’s job is not to only one map but to his server as a whole. If you can make a much bigger impact on another map with the forces you have, then you should absolutely change borderlands.

Being a commander I’m not gonna post much in this thread cause it’s nice for me to kinda use it as a self evaluator and I’m feelin good readin it so far lol. But one thing that commanders should keep in mind is that if you don’t have small parties at your disposal to do some of the important things like hang back and man 4 arrow carts at a supply camp while you strengthen your defenses, then try and use your blue icon to manipulate the zerg.

It’s amazing what you can do by putting yourself in a place you want to be focused. Or simply stay in a spot like a tower that you’re trying to build up, while communicating through T chat what you need and where. If people can’t follow you around anymore they will usually divert their attention to the next best thing, chat.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

11/2/2012Dragonbrand Maguuma and Darkhaven

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To the Dragonbrand guys who may still not know! https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/wuvwuv/Dragonbrand-Guilds-Commanders/first#post678796 check that thread out please

And great match this week guys. I love seeing the scores withinn 30k points from 1st-3rd it’s been fun

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

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Ok you Dragonbrand guys, as some of you may know, and some of you not, myself and a handful of others are trying to rebuild this server from the ground up. We are doing so by focusing on our community first, and on our WvW second. The reason why is simple. Without a strong and unified community that enjoys each others’ company, we are not gonna be able to marshal the forces that we lack.

We are doing so by implementing a few different methods.

1. Server events and activities.
We just ran a server wide hide and seek in LA, it was fairly cheap, and got some amazing feedback from the community as well as a great push into wvw afterwards with quite a few of our commanders present and a very large turnout from several of our guilds. I plan on pushing for more events and perhaps a bit more frequently to really get the server excited and with stuff to do.

2. Using the server mumble.
We have a community mumble that we are using to help encourage multi-guild play. We have spent several hours in the mumble channels with people from different guilds in the server and we’re having a blast and working wonders in WvW when we’re in there together.

3. Coordination.
www.warstormalliance.enjin.com please guys if you want to help I need everybody on the server that is interested in building our community and our WvW presence all at the same time. We’re here to have fun guys and that is the key to any successful game endeavor, to focus on the fun first, winning second. Why? Because to be honest, anybody having fun, is really already winning. It sounds cheesy but it’s true.

We already have some serious “investors” in this if you will in the strong support we have from [Epic], [DUEL], [Rakk], [LION], and [EA] at the moment. But we can’t all do it alone and we’re building slowly which is good. We’re not in a giant rush to force anything. So if you have any questions Draggies, please feel free to mail me here on forums, apply on the alliance website so you can get a much better idea of what we’re doing, or send me some mail in game!

see you all out there and good luck.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

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This post says it all We’re rebuilding our community, and it’s off to an amazing start. Check out the link.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/wuvwuv/Dragonbrand-Needing-US-timezones/first#post667540

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

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You’re missing out, had a blast in the event today. The server enjoyed it as well.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Dragonbrand Server WvW awareness event.

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The event was very fun and succesful for what we wanted. We had a great push in WvW afterwards and had fun from beginning to end. www.warstormalliance.enjin.com Gonna keep this thing going

Special Thanks to DUEL and LION for their outstanding support Keep it up DRAGGIES!!

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Dragonbrand Server WvW awareness event.

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Gold, Rare Dyes, Exotics!!!! What more could a player ask for? Oh yeah and fun.. forgot that about that little detail… forgot why I play this game for a second

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Dragonbrand Server WvW awareness event.

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For all you Draggies out there who are looking for something to do tonight. 6pm PST. Myself and another commander will be hosting a hide and seek event that is server wide in Lion’s Arch. We are pouring about 15g into this and this is just a warm up and test run for a whole lot of stuff yet to come as we rebuild the server’s presence in WvW.

If you are a commander or a guild leader, please spread the word. We want to rebuild our community, also commanders, idc if you’ve never stepped foot in WvW, if you could come to Lion’s Arch tonight with your Icon on, it would be helpful. I will of course have my icon off as it would defeat the purpose of hiding lol.

www.dragonbrandalliance.guildlaunch.com

^ we’re rebuilding this once glorious server. It starts with our community. Please Draggies check it out

See you all in Lion’s Arch tonight

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Dragonbrand Needing US timezones!

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To reaffirm what Grit is talking about, we are constructing an “alliance” not focused purely on WvW, but on our community as a whole.

www.dragonbrandalliance.guildlaunch.com

check it out if you’re interested.

We’re gonna rebuild our community and our server. WvW is a significant piece of a much larger picture and we understand that.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

Dragonbrand Needing US timezones!

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not gonna happen, like i said, we’re lacking a NA presence. We’re not gonna sacrifice the few players we have left.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

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Yeah definitely need more NA presence, Im thinking about running a full scale server event to try and raise some wvw awareness

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

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This match wasn’t really the reason why, it was last week’s lol. I just decided it was time to post it. I’m never leaving DB so,

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

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Hey guys, I’m one of the more well known commanders on our server and pay very close attention to our WvW status and how we’re doing. I never thought I’d make a post like this but DB is in need of some help. We’ve hit an odd problem for a NA server… We have a better night crew than day crew. At night we take most if not all of EB, and at least 2/3 BL for ourselves, but come around about 10AM PST, we lose it all until about 2AM. We don’t really lack the tactics and strategy during the day time, just the numbers.

We get zerged and can’t muster the forces to counter it regardless of what we try and employ to stop em. We were plagued by mass server transfers about 2 months ago and just can’t seem to bounce back. Our remaining WvW community is simply the people who refuse to leave DB and refuse to uproot their guilds. Like me. We work well together and maintain that respect from one commander and one guild to another. We have to, we don’t have enough people on in the day to be fighting lol.

This post isn’t seeking out the elitists or hardcore WvW guilds and players, but it is looking for those players that would be interested in finding a new home with a lot of promise and a lot friendly allies. If you would like to reach me, pls send me mail in game to Phuriok, or mail me on my guild site www.epicgw.guildlaunch.com. I would like to save our once great server from falling any further. We were once a tier 2 server and have fallen to tier 6 and haven’t won a match in almost 6 weeks because we just get rolled by too many people. We’re rebuilding, slowly, and we’re looking for NA timezone guilds and players

Best of luck in WvW and in your gaming experience.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

The Class for WvWvW

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Im shocked there’s hardly any if any guardians speaking up on this post. I love my Guardian!! I can take 3-4 people at once, heal my allies, buff em, kill the enemy, I can stand in arrow cart fire all day. I love guardian. yeah mesmers can portal you, yes thieves can stealth and do decent damage, but I can kill you both, at the same time. What do you use to counter a portal bomb? A few shield guardians will spread that stack out real quick. retaliation will do the job for us. Yeah some of these are exaggerations, but there’s a lot of truth in there too. I find my guardian the most entertaining and fulfilling class i’ve played in WvW. Guardian Commander ftw. First one in to the fight every time!

Id like to add Im a GS/Mace,Shield guardian, full exotics with Power/tough/vit, and the dolyaks runes. I make about 50-90 badges every 3-4 hours of WvW. So whoever tells you that guardians are made to support and not fight is lying to your or cant play their guardians. I’ve given my specific build to the guardians in my guild and they love it. It was originally built for Dungeons but in WvW it has just dominated. Thiefs try to spin at me and I laugh. pull em in with the gs then just have fun.

Ok I’m done with my guardian rant, Im a proud guard lol.

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life

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Guild System Improvements

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Just gotta be patient with this one. After all Anet has a lot of stuff they’re still fixin so guilds are probably not high on that list. That being said, I can be hopeful for 6-8 weeks for a minor patch like last logged in right? lol

~ Phuriok
Commander, Guild Leader of [Epic] Muffins
DragonBrand for life