Guild Wars 2

If you can guarantee a high production value tournament then people will be willing to pay.

But this is what most tournaments fail at:

• Clear rules and code of conduct;
• Good information flow for the participants;
• A time schedule far in advance so teams can prepare;
• High quality stream with good commentators (please no solo commentating);
• Good price-pool;
• Hype.

Prolly more, but these are the main things I’d expect of a tournament if I’d be paying to participate.

Engineer is in a position where other classes should be in terms of skillcap.

The only thing that they have to get rid of is the less-intelligent-rifle-trol-decap-build. The best way to do that is redesign the rifle witch is a clunky weapon that just feels terrible to play with compared to p/s.

You know you can buy leveltomes with glory and silver? That’s how you do it if you only pvp.

Besides, none of the new healingskills are viable anyways unless your playing phantasm something at which point you are just as useful to your team as an invis thief.

I’ve learned that most people on the forums do not know what they are talking about.

Best looking Engie Multiverse:

Sorry but this is an insult towards Team Paradigm. They were the best team for the better part of 2013 had some of the best games in tournaments and they were not even mentioned.

edit: grammar

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

@RaZaC
because the number of casual warriors players outnumber the competitive players by a lot.

guild wars 2 is a casual game.

and yes my opinions will make a difference.

How can you possible use the fact that there are more bad players as a reason for the game to be dumbed down? In all games there are more bad player then good players (LoL, DOTA, SC2 etc.) thats like the worst reason for a game to be dumbed down.

And no your opinion will definitely not make a difference unless you are talking about someones mood because your making a clown of yourself.

Dear Vuh,
Go to bed, playing soloq for so long is not good for your mental stability <3

Answer to question(s): Illogical complaints/demands like you posted above are proposed by people whom are frustrated with their inability to compete with players better then them. Reason is what makes good balance, and reason is what allot of people lack when they come to these forums to express their frustration. They simply do not have the Christmas balls to face the truth that comes from reason.

Deimos: As someone who acknowledges himself as a casual why do you think your opinion about balance is wanted? Do you understand that balance is of importance for people like Vuh, me and other people that try to play this game “competitive”? You are free to have your opinion but sometimes its better to not express it.

So I have a few questions that I would like to see being addressed:

• What are you doing about skills rule-out other skills. For example the warrior signet heal, no warrior would take another heal because this one is simply the strongest. There are many skills like that, they rule out 3-4 skills that can fill the same role but are simply less effective. What is your intake on this problem?
• Are you guys working on new maps or focusing on changing current maps?
• Will you remove Skyhammer from SoloQue?

would have voted “yes” if not for the option “all is vain”

Thanks allot for the quick answer.

I’ve been thinking and got some more questions regarding the system that if possible I’d like an answer to.

• If I’m playing and dc from the game and return before the end of the match will I still get a stack of dishonor?
• Are you guys working on improving this system or changing to a different one?
• Could you make a sticky of some sort with this information if you are not going to change anything anytime soon so people can find this information quickly.

So I just dc’ed while playing and was trying to look up details of how the dishonored system works. However I cant find a doggie thing about it.

So here is a list with questions regarding the system:

• How many charges “X” can you get in time “T” to become dishonored?
• How long does the dishonored de-buff last?
• Does the debuff stay the same regarding rank / games played?
• Does the debuff increase if it happens more then once or will it stay the same?
• If our team wins the match even though I dc will I still get the reward?
• Is there a way that I can find out how far I am to being dishonored?

Thanks in advance

A True Beauty. #allisvain

Thanks MouseTrap and Seffur for your replies,

We are still looking for more applicants that would like to play in a competitive team. Currently we have a new player that plays Warrior and who is in his “trial period” so we are looking preferably for either a thief or a necro.

It would be easily abused by kittens. A honor system would be nice I suppose.

cymerdown.4103:

RaZaC.1963:

Age:
< ~25 years

Oh snap, no old farts like me :P

I’m 20 (oldest of the team currently) can’t have to big a age gap imo. Although if you feel like an 20yo then feel free to apply anyways ;D

Currently we are not accepting any more applications until further notice.

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We now have a five man team. Thanks for all the applications and good luck to those that continue to look for a team.

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Team “Poor Commoners [PC]” is recruiting
Intro
After PAX 2013 and the events prior (team disqualifications and horror patches) our team decided to take a break from playing the game competitive. However, the 10th of December patch brought back some hope for the game we love so much and we are ready to give the competitive scene of Guild Wars 2 another shot.

Not everyone on our old roster was able to survive the horror that was (and still is) the balance in Guild Wars 2. Therefore we are recruiting two new members for our team.

About Us
We are friends but very competitive ones at that, we want to be the very best (like no one ever was…) at our class / role. We formed about one year ago and know each other very well, the good and the bad. We all have a very good understanding of the game and current meta although our strategies and tactics are probably a bit outdated due to our two months break.
This is a list of members on our current roster:

Kervv – Mesmer
Buckberry – Guardian
Razac – Engineer (Team Leader(for now))

Noticeable Achievements of PC
We have not won any big tournaments, our most noticeable achievement was ranking 4th on the Season 1 Mist League Leaderboards (still waiting for that 10k dollar tourney).

Goals
The goals for us as a team is to become part of the top tier teams in the Guild Wars 2 competitive scene and being on the list for potential invitational tournaments. Also we want to participated in the weekly ESL tournament.

What We Are Looking For:
Here is a list with requirements, do you not fit the description but still feel like you’d be a great addition to the team then please feel free to submit anyways.
Age:
< ~25 years
Class / Role:
Roamer: Warrior (needs to be able to play another class due to possible balance changes)
Close Node Defender: Ranger (If you can convince me that they are still viable after the recent patch)
Roamer: Elementalist (needs to be someone with allot of experience)
Roamer: Necromancer (Preferably someone who played this class prior to the Dhuumfire Patch)
Roamer: Thief (needs to be able to play another class due to possible balance changes)
Personality:
Be a reasonable and respectable person that enjoys the game and has a competitive mindset.
Some attributes that would be highly valued: Friendly, Direct, Honest, Dedicated, Open.
Nationality:
We live in GMT+1 and GMT+2 as long as you can speak decent English and are able to play at times that fit this timezone you are welcome wherever you are from.
Time / Practice
5-6 times per week between 18:00 GMT+1 and 23:00 GMT+1. We are flexible but we have experiences with people rarely showing up and that is unacceptable for a team that wants to be competitive.

Application Form for joining Team “Poor Commoners [PC]”

Name:
Age:
Nationality:
Class:
Experience:
About You:

Reply here or send me a PM

INTRO

Hello Everyone,

Recently I’ve started my own twitch stream and youtube channel with social media outputs. Being someone that plays allot of different games and is very passionate about gaming in general I thought it would be nice to do something more besides just playing games.

My stream will feature Guild Wars 2 but also a bunch of other content. Coming from playing this game on a competitive level with my team “Poor Commoners” I am looking to take it slowly with the game. Currently I am not pleased at all with the state of the meta and therefore my interest and that of the rest of my team is gone. However Guild Wars 2 is a really cool and fun game to play so therefore I’ll continue to play it casually.

SCHEDULE

Anyways enough about dreams, on my stream page you’ll find a schedule that shows what games I’ll stream and when. Also I’ll upload allot of my highlights to youtube and I am planning on making more high-quality videos as well. This is the initial schedule for the coming weeks:

All Streams start 8PM GMT+1 and will take roughly 2 hours
Monday: Starcraft II
Tuesday: Scrolls / MTG 2014
Wednesday: Guild Wars II
Thursday: no stream
Friday: Dark Souls
Saturday: whatever i feel like
Sunday: Path of Exile

Make sure to check out one of these streams if you are into one of the games. I hope to be entertaining and as interactive as possible with the chat. If you have any comments or suggestions please go ahead. Thanks for reading and I hope to see you in the chat!

LINKS

www.twitch.tv/razac_
www.youtube.com/user/razacgaming
www.twitter.com/razacunderscore
www.facebook.com/RazacGaming

PREVIEW

Starcraft 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dlcRkU4Gi4

Starcraft 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWYxZ27wYm

Dark Souls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpyyuNkr8GQ

10/10 would totally jump that

seriously might be a fun jumping puzzle

Oke just played on Legacy and apparently s/d thiefs can get to the lord without destroying the gate. This is possible for the Mesmer as well if i’m not mistaken, needs fixing big time.

Authority.6145:

I never replied because an engineer, a mesmer and an elementalist specifically said some things and specifically requested heavily nerfs. That only added up to the irony and hypocrisy of those specific classes asking for specific nerfs on a Thief.

Because you are of the opinion that those classes are imbalanced? Classes that have trouble dealing with something will complain about it sometimes they complain to complain but in this case I personally don’t believe that true.

Authority.6145:

nyqwist.2360:

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Before this last major patch (June 25th), personally, I did actually enjoy the game a lot. The only thing pre-patch that I felt like was over the top were the Sword/Dagger thief and is also what I would like to post about, since I am playing as one. The ”balance” last patch did not really change anything.
…

No thief, including my self, defend the playstyle of S/D. But at the same time that was the exact same thing when we were using D/D and then D/P showed up. It is the same circle.

Others stayed and excelled in S/D.Build variety is great because it brings new players that excel in specific builds. You won’t find a thief who excels in every single Thief build. That is the way it should be.

Sure class diversity is a great thing but you are not actually trying to say that running d/p is superior in a tournament game over d/p? 90% of the thief’s runs s/d and that is not what i would call class diversity.

Authority.6145:

If there was no balance patch and no Necromancer shifting meta and thus no CC Warrior, then I would be the first one to state objectively that S/D Thief is too strong not to have. Now there is a variation with team comps and there is still a bit of time to experiment more (bringing a CC Warrior or bringing a D/P Thief or bringing them both).

Because of the Necromancer the S/D thief shines even more as explained in posts above me. And I do question the knowledge of a player suggesting to run cc warriors in tournaments. At this point there is a clear “strongest” composition that dominates competitive PvP scene:

• Guardian (since beta)
• Elementalist (great in terms of being balanced)
• Node figher Engie (If elixir R would be nerfed this build / class is also in a great spot balance wise)
• Necromancer (since last patch, out of control AOE 1200 range CONDI spam that needs fixing)
• S/D Thiefs (Shine even more since last patch due to the fact that they are the only class that can evade AOE condi cleave while dishing out constant melee pressure with a instant safe my kitten button.)

S/D should be more easy to punish for running into a group of enemies while the rest of his team is doing range damage.

Authority.6145:

With your logic I can safely call out that every single top tier shattered mesmer has been carried by AI and build. We can do this train for every single one-shot build of every single class since day one.

I did not mention AI, Mesmers are squishy and get killed by almost everything in 1v1 situations, they should be prime targets in team fights because of portal/illusion play and their large amount of range GS damage.

Authority.6145:

I don’t do tournaments anymore because I don’t have time to invest on a Team as well as other reasons like playing a game and feeling that 75% is build and 25% skill where anybody can pick a faceroll build or super abusive and can play with it regardless of practice. You could have the best D/P thief out there in tournaments and his contribution will be less than a decent/average S/D thief though I would like to think that it might be possible to see D/P thieves countering S/D thieves soon or in the future.

In terms of build I was playing a variation of S/D-Shortbow and after two weeks I came to the conclusion like every singe thief comes with this specific S/D-S/D; that it is successful if played like it is suppose to played and traited as it is suppose to be traited; a rigid formula of efficiency.

Right now when I solo-que I am always on my D/P.

I understand clearly what the strong points are with S/D but I will refuse to let a mesmer, an elementalist and an engineer talk about how strong S/D thief is and what nerfs it needs.

If you want to make a list of what classes contribute to the team as a whole I am 100 percent sure S/D thief will be last.

If you do not wish to listen to complaints of other classes then read Nyqwist his post on the previous page. He plays d/p thief on a competitive level and has a fair opinion of how stupid s/d is in its current state.

nyqwist.2360:

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Before this last major patch (June 25th), personally, I did actually enjoy the game a lot. The only thing pre-patch that I felt like was over the top were the Sword/Dagger thief and is also what I would like to post about, since I am playing as one. The ”balance” last patch did not really change anything.
…

Vanish and Nyqwist are probably the best thief’s out there at this point in time. “Top tier thiefs” like Lady nag nag that some people claim are so good, in my eyes and many other players eyes (including thiefs) only came to their level of “skill” due their s/d build.

@Authority.6145 & Lordrosicky.5813

The both of you are probably doing better in tournaments since last patch. Either you play at a level where S/D thief is played badly (Is such a thing possible?) or you play it yourself and refuse to see how stupid low the skill sealing is for the ridiculous amount of rewards it gives. The problem with S/D thiefs is, is that they are impossible to punish for mistakes due to their teleports and constant evades.

I honestly cant believe how some people here are defending S/D thief in order to get an easy win in PAX.

Not running S/D is like crippling your team just like not running Necromancer. I strongly believe that when certain classes are 100% needed in a setup that something is wrong balance-wise. Lets not speak of guardians because they are part of the larger problem which Heleseth actually described in a recent interview with TehMaker:

http://www.twitch.tv/tehmaker/c/2605731 – Referring to the part starting 18mins in, thanks Jzaku.9765
(Referring to the part he talks about other classes balanced around warriors)

People saying that Xeph is doing this because his team is just loosing against a certain comp don’t know Xeph very well. I’d say when a team like TP that is for a couple of months the strongest team and all of a sudden gets contested for its place by unknown players something fishy is going on.

Ixl Super Ixl.7258:

Lol saw this coming. on a side note
Can’t believe you didn’t mention spirit rangers. They can bunker almost as good as guardians and they deal insane amount of damage. Necros need a big nerf and ANET knows it. S/D thief is not OP. if you can’t deal with S/D than you are just bad. S/D thief already got a nerf last patch they shouldn’t change it. I’v played against many S/D thiefs as engineer and i never had any trouble against any of them apart from the lady nag nag. if you are basing your statement about thief’s on specific individuals than your out of your mind. It’s like saying engi’s are OP just because teldo kills everyone 1v1. I do believe it is slightly OP just like bomb kit engi but it should never get a nerf. Also warriors and mesmers need a big buff because they bloody suck at the moment.
guardians / engi/ ele are the most balanced professions.

This is one of the teams that I was talking about in my previous post, defending s/d thief and this high on the leader boards mind=blown
Spirit rangers are strong yes but nothing compared to the level of imbecileness of s/d thiefs.

And Mesmers do not suck they are simply blanked out by the Necromancer and the s/d Thief when those would be nerfed/toned down the (GS)Mesmer would surely be viable again.

On a note regarding your comment on beating S/D thiefs with engineer, yes if played without mistakes the engie should win. The problem is though that if an engineer would make an mistake they are done for. S/D thiefs are very hard to punish for reckless play/mistakes as stated before in the OP.

I cant but agree with you Xeph and hope the developers of this game and see this post and realize how incredibly bad the current state of the game is in regards to balance. There are teams previously unknown off, that jumped up since the new patch by simply abusing the meta and do not in any regards have their high rank because they are a strong team and play the game very well.

I’d say that if the games balance is not rapidly cured to a playable state again I cant but agree with Xeph that allot of people wont continue playing this game on a competitive level.

Things that need fixing ASAP BEFORE PAX:

• Necromancer;
• S/D Thief;
• Poison (currently does not affect heals/rez);
• Weakness (critical attacks are registered as normal attacks and then get reduced by 50%)
• (suggestion) cc as a counter to stealth?

There maybe are more things that need changing but these are the problems that hurt me and my team on a daily basis when we are playing.

Hello eSports Community,

Team “Poor Commeners [PC]” is looking for a new member for their main roster. If you fit the requirements listed below and think you would enjoy playing Guild Wars 2 tPvP on a competitive level then respond to this post, pm Nyqwist or me on the forums or ingame.

What we are looking for:

• EU Based
• Profession: Damage (scepter) Elementalist.
• Experience: Rank 40+ and or 750+ Tournament games at least being placed in the top 1000 of the leader boards.
• Attitude / character: A competitive mindset / adult behavior (don’t care about age) / able to take criticism / self-control / honest.

And don’t let the requirements stop you if you think that you’ll be a good addition to the team.

Nyqwist.2360
RaZaC.1963

Hey Authority,

Even though I appreciate the offer I personally am not looking for a team, I’m here to vouch for Custard so that he can start playing the game with a nice team. Personally I am part from team Poor Commoners which formed out of the guild we share therefore I am helping him finding a nice team to play with

Razac

Hello everyone,

I’m the engineer from Team Poor Commoners and would like to vouch for this fella. I’ve known him for a while now and he has potential to become a very good player, besides that he is a nice guy and has a great sense of humor. If you are looking for a player with potential then give this man a shot

Razac

Poor Commoners

The guild is doing great, not matter if you are a PvE or PvP player there is something for you to do.

Its nice to hear Howie that you are enjoying you time with us and again congrats on your well deserved membership.

If you would like more information on the guild feel free to ask here as well.

Hey,

After playing allot of games this evening a problem that has still not been handled properly has raised again. Elementalists are just simply too much, for months promises have been made to nerf them but nothing real game changing has happend.

The question I would like to ask in the the next SOTG is the following:

In one of the previous SOTG’s you stated that the fact that Elementalists are over the top does not come from single ability but because they are to strong across the board.

Are you working on actually changing multiple aspects of the elementalist at the same time and thereby actually affecting the meta?

Thanks in advance!

Razac – Team Conclave

As the Title states the question is:

“Are the ratings in the top 100 based on the character or the account?”

Also I’d like to know the following:

When will people below the top 100 able to see their ranks?

Thanks!

Very simple question that I really would like to get an answer to.

Will teams get separate rankings like in starcraft where every team that plays gets a rating and everyone gets a rating for pugs?

Or will there only be individual ratings?

And now I started asking questions will guilds get rankings? Or can a team represent a guild and get a separate rating? I’m worried since we have lots of casual playing besides our hardcore team that would drag a guild wide ranking down. We already created a separated sub-guild for our pvp team if it will be guild based ranking.

People who say the matchmaking system is in are either not playing or our team is just messed up. Our team consists out of rank 30 – 40 (at least 4 out of 5 players that is).

Now, yesterday in a 3 round tournament for we faced the first round against a team of rank 1 – 15 and won 500-0. The matchmaking rating doesn’t work with ranks but there is nothing else to relate to. Anyhow, the second round we faced Team Curse and got absolutely stomped 500-85, now it was cool to play against team curse but the fact that they put a complete noob team + a average team + a pro team in the same tournament shows that the matchmaking is either not in the game or just simple not functioning at all. This is just a single example but if you play a few hours a day you will notice that 9/10 matches you either stomp or get stomped. If this is because of a bad matchmaking system or because of the nature of PvP in Guild Wars 2 I don’t know. One thing is for sure though, that 1 match in 10 games that is close, feels great and shows the potential for a very competitive game with a strong e-sport scene.

I”ll add screenshots of the two matches when I’m @ home.

So where y’all coming from? Whats server you be on?

Hello everyone,

As can be read above we are continuously adding new types of guild events to our roster. Its safe to say that everyone is enjoying the jumping puzzle events allot and that they are a great addition to the roster. I’m a hardcore PvP’er and without events like these I doubt I’d ever done any of these jumping puzzles.

With the upcoming guild events we will again look into expanding the events we offer to the guild. Depending on how these guild events work there will be new weekly events added to the roster.

I’d like to state that we have a group of players that love to play sPvP. With custom servers being worked on I’ve already started thinking on events that will bring a nice competitive edge to our players.

Its safe to say that in The Conclave there is something for everyone. We try to cover every part of the game with the manpower we have. The amount of events that we are going to put out is only going to grow over time.

If you have any questions related to the guild and/or our community The Conclave please feel free to post your question down below.

Sincerely,

Razac – Ambassador

Gnome, Zankou and Granty nice to have you all in the Conclave.
Great to hear that you are all enjoying your stay

People of The Conclave!

A few day’s ago an image struck me, its the image of our server: Far Shiverpeaks on rank 20 of the EU servers!

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/uploads/gallery/album_163/gallery_3318_163_11226.png

When we joined this server we where ranked #10 on lowest! Ten ranks we have dropped since then TEN! Its time as The Conclave to show what we are worth and rally every able soldier to fight for our common cause: WvWvW EU Rank #1! In order to rally our troops and ignite their sense of duty and honor I created a speech:

Other guilds have failed in taking the necessarily steps for the Far Shiverpeaks server to rise above the other inferior realms! We are the last line of defense! Rally as many people as you can! Drag them away from the slacking guilds and spread the word on different forums and between friends because we are going to need every able person to make this work.

If you read this and you would be interested in joining our cause make sure to visit us at: www.conclave.cc
You can also check out our recruitment post on the guild board: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/guilds/guilds/The-Conclave-PvX-would-like-to-invite-you/page/2#post1173115

Greetings,

Ambassador Razac

Welcome Era and great to hear that you are enjoying yourself so far

And Indeed Iceman,

Everyone is allowed to participated in the contest and its simply a screenshot competition (no fancy editing). Also the schedual is something that is going to change, there will be a meeting on Sunday where we are going to have a look at it and try to make it more lean. The schedual is there for people so they can plan stuff if they want, no one will ever be forced to join an event

PS.
We have a very nice pricepool for this contest just FYI

Hello Jaykayy,

If you have not yet joined a guild, check out: www.conclave.cc
Any questions? Send me a PM

Razac

Hello Guldlock,

Reading your post tells me that you are a person that could be a great contribution to our guild / gaming community.
I’ll send you a PM.

Kind Regards,

Razac

Hello Adena,

After reading your post I decided you would be a great addition to our guild. I’m going to send you a PM so beware!

Kind regards,

Razac

Hello CheshireCat,

I’ve send you a PM regarding our guild.

Razac

Hello Nuggy,

I’ve send you a PM regarding our guild. We are located on the Far Shiverpeaks server but I think you would fit our guild

Kind regards,

Razac

Narcarsis.5739:

RaZaC.1963:

Guard/Engie are fine… these video’s prove nothing… One thing that needs a nerf is shatter mesmer damage. Also the use of portals in tournaments is something that needs to be looked into.

Portal is fine. Shatter will be fine after bug fixes. But yes, currently it needs those bug fixes asap.

Don’t over nerf mesmers b/c of macro users and people who can’t dodge a root.

I didn’t even realize this was a bug? Explain please?

I know the matchmaking / custom are on there way, but its just taking way to long. This should have been in the game @ release. They put allot of manpower on making this entire wintersday event but which I find really strange since they have stuff like this that needs to be done ASAP.

Teleporting into walls every single tournament is becoming an annoyance.

Its not fun/tense if everytime someone goes down they get up again in the blink of an eye. The fights are tedious and annoying because everytime you have someone downed it just doesnt matter.

The balance is fine generally speaking (I’d only complain about the shatter mesmers, they might need a nerf). I’m happy the way the balance stuff out.

Guard/Engie are fine… these video’s prove nothing… One thing that needs a nerf is shatter mesmer damage. Also the use of portals in tournaments is something that needs to be looked into.

Hello everyone,

I’m probably not the first to make a list like this but at the moment I’m kind of sad about the state of certain parts of the structured PvP. The list I’ll post down below is my opinion of things that need change/improvement (quickly).

• A matchmaking system: why is this still not in the game? In order to keep sPvP fun for everyone a system like this is drastically needed.
• Custom games: another major thing that needs to be added ASAP. I want to be able to practice with our guild teams on certain maps and have other organized activity’s.
• Bugs: the sPvP sometimes feels infested by bugs. I often don’t have the feeling I’m playing a finished product.
• The rez-game: basically team builds are centered around downed-team mates. The reasons for increasing the downed health pool just seem not right to me. When someone is downed there should be a 50% chance of survival, now its like a 90% chance.
• Map rotation: why is it that Kyhlo is the final map in every tournament? I understand that in order to make a tournament fair, people should play on the same maps in the same rounds. This does not mean though that the map rotation should be the same every single tournament.

There are probably some more things but these are just my major points I’m annoyed about nearly every tournament. Now I love sPvP don’t get me wrong, but these things do take away from the experience allot.

Speculation/question: In a recent interview you guys said that February will bring allot of new WvWvW content, will this be a general PvP month? With that question I mean will there be sPvP content as well? If not, will January become the month for sPvP? I hope it will because if not we are looking at March to be next in line for new sPvP content.

PS.
Next time you add something like PvP snowball fights, make it so you can enter as a pre-made group /sigh

Great to hear that your first impressions so far are this good And welcome again!

Ah nice screenshot that shows our social attitude would be the following scrreen that got featured on the Guild Wars 2 Facebook-page:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151246825444209&set=a.10151246825379209.471616.114036714208&type=1&theater
This is The Conclave starting a nice dance-party. Gangnam Style!