Guild Wars 2

Chaith.8256:

Lux.7169:

What’s your solution to the issue, then? Completely random? First come first serve? Highest ranked teams/players? Reserve spots for 1-2 teams and RNG the rest?

Live with whatever Blu feels is most feasible based on how much energy he intends to invest in this completely awesome and thoughtful event for the GW2 community.

Yeah because you will have a guaranteed spot in it so why should you care.

This has been advertised as a tournament available for everyone, but the way it stands out now it is not. Many many people will just waste their time forming a team, planning, rescheduling their jobs if they have them on that weekend and everything.

Why does someone who wins and participates in tourneys all the time have more right than some newbie who wants to try it out and start pvping? I believe that everyone should have equal chance for this tourney because that is exactly how it has been advertising. So stick to your promises.

I wish they would just put some qualification round like a weekend before the tournament starts. They could match teams based on their skill level so it’s as fair as possible. Winners get to play in the main tourney and losers don’t. And of course, couple selected teams would not need to go through this but they would be in right away.

Also the tourney itself I hope that first round it won’t be all good team vs bad team. I hope that at least first round can be matched in a balanced way so everyone has a fair chance to pass it. However, after that there should be no mercy! Just randomisation.

That would solve all problems imo.

infantrydiv.1620:

BLUna.7928:

Flumek.9043:

114? 60 per region already…

If I signup till 14th well still get equal treatment on whatever criteria they later decide right?

yes, when you signup (so long as it’s done before the cutoff) will not affect your chances of getting in.

Is current leaderboard placement of your team members important for whether or not you get in? It’d be kinda sad to see teams with members in the top 200 being tossed out for people who have never played before.

But those top 200 people have a chance to play any tourney really, while those who never played before can’t. And this is their chance to compete and maybe even become a hardcore PvP future champion pvper. I believe that for this particular tournament rank, how known you are or leaderboard placement should not be important. (I’m usually around top 100 btw so I’m not saying this to give myself better chances).

I believe that this is one tournament where everyone should have equal shot at, even those who win all tournaments all the time. Give everyone a chance. Also, I hope it will be publicly known how exactly the teams were selected. Which ones were randomed and how, and which ones were selected right away.

Also, I hope they will put in some extra effort and extend the tournament to whatever number is needed to have as few as possible teams who will not make it in. Even though it might mean that many matches of first round or two won’t be streamed and the tournament might have to be extended for another weekend, it is worth it. But it’s up to mistpedia guys to decide what they want.

Your Game My Rules.5324:

Will it come back anytime soon? I kinda miss it

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. That was definitely the best, most enjoyable part of the game for me.

Let’s say someone is not too experienced in game, but they’ve played it for a few months. They are really interested in WvW and are also very competitive. They were really looking forward to this tournament and they want their server to do well.

So naturally they want to check how their server is doing, what position they are in the tournament and how many wins/losses they have. They also want to see how other servers are doing.

Where can that person go to see current tournament standings? How many wins so far in the tournament their server has, what position they are and all that?

So yeah anyway, fix it.

BLUna.7928:

Flumek.9043:

114? 60 per region already…

If I signup till 14th well still get equal treatment on whatever criteria they later decide right?

yes, when you signup (so long as it’s done before the cutoff) will not affect your chances of getting in.

Why are we not allowed to know by what criteria you decide which teams will participate?

So: let’s say one map gets full, and then the other one just opens. How is that different from an overflow? Everyone will be trying to get into that map that opened first.

All playing together, mid level areas more populated, that’s great.

But world bosses not so good, really not different from overflows.

Movement: W S A D
Weapon skills: 1-5
Skill number nine: left shift
F1 skill: V
F2 skill: R
F3 skill: X

Stomp/pick up: F
Weapon swap: Q
Call target: E
Take target: T
Target closest: C
Look behind: Z
Dodge: N or just double tap any of wasd keys
Jump: space

My guess is they will pick whoever is highest ranked/more known. I do believe they should give a chance to everyone, even those who didn’t PvP much in the past.
They could just make it 16/32/64 or whatever number of teams. Have some teams already qualified and others to do one qualification match to fit the number format.

Easy, takes 10 minutes to set up. Let me know if you need help with it…

Can I watch and play at the same time?

Lishtenbird.2814:

Astral Projections.7320:

Events like the Maw often have way too many people. Shatterer and Jormag often have too few. Consolidating maps and then making additional instances as needed may solve both of these problems.

On the contrary. It will join maps to create instances with +225% population density and turn every single world boss on a timer into a megablob.

Why create a separate thread? We already have this one and this one, it will get merged at best.

No, that is not correct. That +225% number means that overall average population on the maps will increase. There were so many empty maps that had like 1-2 people. Now they might have 40-50. But those that had like 80 will have 50 (just random numbers but you get the point). So on average you will have more people doing world events than on Ehmry Bay, but you will have less than on Blackgate.
Map max population is not increased.

I don’t like this renamed overflow system at all.
I liked guesting on blackgate to get my world bosses.

Colin: in your mind, if you could make anything possible, how would you want WvW to be?

Also… I won’t be able to speed clear world bosses anymore? Since I’ll never know at what stage and how long they’ve been up on different maps and other overflows (megaservers).

Waypoints being contested is probably the worst thing possible ever. It will just waste everyone’s time. We will have to go through the loading screen twice for no reason when it should normally be once.
It is just lame that this system will be implemented before that technical difficulty can be resolved.

World events I really liked the way it was before. I’d look at the timer and see when it would be up. I wouldn’t have to go and do all pre events all the time and all that boring stuff.

I like all the other changes in this feature patch except this. You should not rush something like this before you make it better. Rather have something good than something rushed.

It’s just an overflow system. Nothing special really. It benefits the low population servers though.

Also that contradiction is quite amusing:
- “you will be able to create new communities, we want to remove restrictions, etc.”
- “it will mostly be players from your own servers and you will be seeing familiar faces all the time”

Also, by map population increase they actually meant the average population and not the map cap. So it will be less than what it is on blackgate now but it will be more than what it is on most of the other servers. Very confusing wording there, I wonder if they did it on purpose.

I guess I have to sell my ectos. Price will go down a lot. Everyone will be farming world events all the time! I think it’s a very good change though, I don’t have to guest on blackgate all the time now.

Yeah, fake patch notes were definitely the best.

I hoped for SAB too. But sadly it won’t happen. That’s my favourite best thing in game ever.

I use skill 2 on sword for 2 reasons only:
1. to activate the field, usually water for extra heal, that way I just use it normally.
2. To escape, there is really plenty of time for you to turn around and use it again. If you can’t move your camera fast enough then you can set up a hotkey in controls to instantly turn around. Also what makes the skill more awesome is that cooldown is so low and if you don’t have chill/cripple or whatever on you there is no way they will catch you.

When you use it to escape, make sure you don’t have anything selected on your screen, you can just left click on the ground before using it.

For me personally it does not matter at all. Generally the racial skills are weaker and I would never, ever use them.
For ranger in PvE I suggest berserker stats – power/precision/critical damage(will be renamed to ferocity). Traits 30 30 whatever. Use pets that do damage and are not just completely tanky.

You can just hit F3 and it will call your pet back. However, I think that you are probably using some skill (any weapon skill, for example warhorn 5 for swiftness) while the enemy is selected on your screen. That will make the pet engage that enemy.

I will assume you are referring to WvW. What I usually do there when I see a thief, I quickly change one of my skills to “Sic’em”. Then I just use QZ and RaO and burst the thief down easily. Any weapon can works really, but make sure you are not blinded and there is no smoke field when you use Sic’em. Also, time your interrupt (SB 5 or LB 4) so it hits right after the revealed buff goes off.

Having 30 in marksmanship and signet of stone helps a lot as well. I think that’s obvious but say if it needs more explaining.

In PvP you can do the same thing. Or you can just play some of the “standard” ranger builds. PvP section in forum has links to them.

I wanted SAB.

For me these heads are just annoying, but it’s only one day so I don’t care.

But seriously, SAB is no more?

Try items with expensive sigils. Items with superior sigils of fire gave me some coins in the past. I think one of the items that has it is an axe called Faithful. There are many others of course, but I’m sure that sigils are the way to go. You just have to see which ones are the most profitable at which moment.

This is the hardest question in the whole game. Just keep asking yourself how useful you are to the team at each moment of the match and see how you can be more useful. That way you will know if you are more useful at can stay on close points or you should go somewhere else. What you want is to have the odds ever be in your favour. That means you should always make sure the match is 5v5 or 5v>5 and for that, each member of your team has to do stuff and contribute the team at every moment of the match.

Finishers no but titles would be a good idea. If we have those challenger/soldier/veteran of the arena we could have something for ranks 60 and 70. Not 50 because too many people would have it and it wouldn’t be special enough.

I don’t really care much but this would be ok to have.

I find these heads to be quite annoying.

I like capture points. For me it is the most enjoyable possible mode out there. I do not want any other mode ever. I do like side objectives though, like treb, capricorn cannon, orb on SW, skycannon, guild lord, animals. And of course the god of all maps: the temple – for me it is just perfect PvP map and there is no way a better one could ever be made.

I do not want my method of money making taken away!

Capricorn without water would be fun to play. Could be a good arena map with the cannon and all.

Prince Lesh: you could just somehow make it for matches that have top 100 players on the ladder (we will have ladder, right?). And it doesn’t have to be exactly the same! It can be a replay after match is done.. or something. Anything!

JackBeShippin.4159:

I was a latecomer to gw1 pvp too, I for the life of me never found a team to play with and in gw1 I only wanted to pvp, it was always rank 40+, which I wasnt even close too, and the teams I could assemble obv never made it past 2 consecutive games. Wasn’t much fun.

Ranks in GW1 went from 1 to 15. Rank “40+” did not exist.

I had a phoenix in GW1. I am 32.5k away from shark (I will have it in few days). And I don’t care at all about everyone being a dragon. I don’t mind, I am looking forward to playing fun matches against the different people rather than always same boring teams.

I just want to enjoy active PvP.

bhagwad.4281:

Buttercup.5871:

You only focus on what is “taken away”. Did you ever consider that PvP was dying and its environment had become downright toxic? You need new blood, and you need it yesterday. This is the best thing they could have done to ensure longevity and sustenance of a solid PvP community. We have nothing to gain from a shaky raging PvP community that tears apart every time the devs tinker with class balance. We need a solid foundation, and I truly believe they’ve done the right thing to create one. A rank finisher is worth nothing if you’re queuing 30 minutes just to use it.

That’s very short sighted. Years and years later, what’s to distinguish players from beta from those who joined half a year ago?

Veteran/Challenger/Soldier of the arena titles.

On week 3 FA (if they win week 2) will fight SBI and HoD/YB (depending who finishes second)

Buttercup.5871:

You only focus on what is “taken away”. Did you ever consider that PvP was dying and the environment has become downright toxic? You need new blood, and you need it yesterday. This is the best thing they could have done to ensure longevity and sustenance of a solid PvP community. We have nothing to gain from a shaky raging PvP community that tears apart every time the devs tinker with class balance. We need a solid foundation, and I truly believe they’ve done the right thing to create one. A rank finisher is worth nothing if you’re queuing 30 minutes just to use it.

Wow… best post I’ve read in a long time. This is so true.
This update will bring MANY new players to PvP. And after that everything will be easier. Structure can be better, we can have proper ladders, seasons and all that (I keep repeating this one). More players = better. Less players = worse. It’s that simple.

What if I hide them in invisible bag?

Totally 100% legit.

I think that in the future the ladder rank should be visible in matches. Other rank is irrelevant now.

I personally really like the change. Good thing I stopped doing all of the dailies.

However, I do understand why some people who spend many hours on regular dailies completing all of these might have a problem.

Anyway, thank you Anet.

butch.8136:

the track rewards are a step in the right direction. I just hope they’ll focus on ladders/seasons and get more pvp exclusives in (not just back items).

I agree with this. I think the update is great and will bring many new players in, and that is definitely good for everyone.

But yeah give us those ladders and seasons already! It will be awesome with all those players playing.

Having that separate jewel was completely pointless in the first place. I like this change.

Hugh Norfolk.2798:

Mike.4830:

Grouch can you give a vague idea of who will be future dragons (60, 70+)??!?
ALSO with the change to jewels, will I still be able to run soldier zerker, or carrior rabid or whatever?

Everyone in the upper mid 50’s and up will become a Dragon!

Question: are you serious or joking?

I’m #19 at the moment and I miss dailies quite often. I only have 8484 daily points at the moment so this will bump me up in ranks a bit. That’s quite cool.

Question: do we have to buy sigils in pve to use them in pvp?

Spirit rangers are not strong at all. Spirit is getting a big nerf and will be pretty much useless. Long cooldown, way weaker heal and revive that will never, ever work against any decent team (too easy to interrupt), not to mention eles just having to sneeze on spirits to make the ranger completely useless.

Shout warrior is fine compared to hambow.

Decap engi is only strong because of AR trait. Something should be done about it.

Pistol whip will be a bit weaker since OP lyssa runes are getting nerfed.

MM necro is fine.

bhagwad.4281:

No one should ever afk for any reason. It’s disrespectful to your teammates.

No one should ever give up and afk just because enemies are winning at that moment. That is so annoying. Why do they enter if they won’t play. It’s also annoying when they afk just because it’s 3v5 or 4v5. There is always a chance to win. Maybe enemies will lose someone, or some of the teammates might reconnect.

If their keyboard/mouse breaks, they have unplayable lag or real life emergency that’s fine.

John Smith.4610:

You can opt out of waypoints I don’t feel that it’s the same as repair.
Also 14.6506g in total cost, you guys are good!

This doesn’t have to be true. PvP deaths count too, and you never had to repair that armor.

magic fly.2041:

The upcoming changes won’t overpower warriors once again, but rather it will make them more powerful than their current overpowered state.

Such a huge amount of time without balance patches, and unwillingness to remove bad ideas (I’m looking at you, berserker stance and dhuumfire) is going to be the biggest problem. If something in this patch unbalances or overpowers something else, it may as well be permanent because of how long inbetween each patch, and how little certain things get nerfed after some superbuff(8% healing signet…).

Much faster, smaller balance updates would be a wonderful thing to help get better balance.

8% healing signet nerf is fine. Berserker stance is really not that strong. Dhuumfire will be on life blast now, so for a regular player it will be weaker.

However…. hambow with those 2 extra sigils will get extra strong. Something else should be nerfed somehow to compensate for that I think. For example cleansing ire which is very, very strong.

Nabbo.2845:

the sober ninja.6539:

Crit damage changes will hit warriors pretty hard IMO.

Crit damage will hit all dps power classes, don’t you think?

Not in PvP.