Guild Wars 2

Why in the heck is there a 20+ HoD group in the ET BL attempting to take things (a fully upgraded Garrison for example) with 2 golems, when you’re entire BL is being painted green? (We put the smackdown on you btw)

We were outnumbered at least 2:1 (more but I’m being conservative) when they tried that with us moments before, but we managed to repel them at Cliffside and Garrison. So I know it can be done. Defend the homeland!

On the bright side, I’ve never ranked up in WvW as fast as I have since Friday night. HOLY MOLY!! If only I could stick to one character long enough so all those ranks weren’t spread out so much.

Runamok pretty much hit it on the head in his previous post. This isn’t anything we haven’t seen before. SF was much better at it though. Nobody could own four maps quite like those guys could, back in the “good old days”.

I’ve heard he’s been spamming our LA too. His antics finally caused himself so much humiliation, he fled our server. Now he’s back to visit. Poor feller. He just doesn’t know where he belongs I guess. (hint: no where)

I’m calling it now: Our “random” matchup next week will be Eredon Terrace / Blackgate / Jade Quarry

lolol

Do the WvW anti-condition melee builds work?

MauricioCezar.2673:

Don’t farm queensdale, you will get a ton of blues, T1-2 mats, and some chance at skill points.

I ran Queensdale yesterday for about 2 hours and got several common and fine T6 mats, the exotic split-blade sword Twin Talons (which I promptly put on the TP and there it still sits), two rares (lvl 78-8o), skill point scrolls, and many green/blue higher level items.

cheshirefox.7026:

i just watched a zerg of SF bang their heads against a reinforced gate until they dps’d it open.. while only 2 anvil actively defended the tower

Maybe it was a “gift” from SF?

“Hey guys, lets just DPS the gate down. I know it’ll take a while but maybe it’ll give them AR guys time to get some numbers together and come and defend this place. I’m starting to feel bad for them. This is a messed up matchup. Frowny face”

or perhaps

“Hey guys, this matchup is getting really boring. How about, just for giggles, we see if we can just DPS down a reinforced gate. I wonder how long it would take? LOLOLOL”

Here are some things I observed yesterday:

*One of the towers a large group of us were capping never appeared in front of us. We beat down an invisible gate on an invisible wall. The only thing that rendered was the far back wall. This affected about half of our group.

*One of our opponents was killed in front of the inner gate of our keep in EB. He did not respawn and his body remained on the stairs. Eventually, on the minimap, he showed up as an ally with the blue skull icon. (Not sure if related)

*After we captured a camp and all supplied, we moved away and got into a small skirmish. After about 15 seconds, I returned to the camp where many skill effects were all happening simultaneously in the center of the camp but there was no one actually in the camp.

*I can’t see any of the AoE fields on the ground (either friendly or opponent).

I can remember an instance several months ago. It was during our several-month-matchup of SF/FC/ET and it was during Prime Time. Sorrow’s has just finished capping our entire BL. There were about ten of us on the map and one Commander. We snuck over to the NW camp and capped it pretty quickly. Once capped, we immediately starting tossing balli’s and AC carts. As you might imagine, it doesn’t take long for the enemy to notice the ONE thing on the map that isn’t the “right” color.

They came zerging up the south road from the Garrison area and finally spotted us as they came down into the camp. We let loose with all the siege and repelled them! As they turned and ran, we all cheered.

That was our victory. That one camp. And it brightened our spirits enough to get back into the game that day.

We ET are a pretty scrappy bunch. We were in your shoes for months and we fought every single day for every inch of ground. Sure we had some casualties. We had people that fled to “higher ground”. But there were some of us that stayed. Now we’re hardened. Battle-forged. We’re no T1 server. We may not even be a T5 server. But we have fun. Most of us know each other and enjoy standing shoulder to shoulder, even when the times are rough.

All this will pass for you. Once everything gets stabilized. Once you find out who the true Anvil Rockers are, you’ll pick things up and put them together. You’ll have fun and you’ll grab those victories where you can and celebrate them.

Hold your head high Anvil Rock and keep your chin up! ET and FC are waiting for you.

Thesilentflute.8761:

Um … lol there are gvg only guilds really? Your kittening with us.

Fixed it for you. How’s that?

I wouldn’t mind GvG so much if it wasn’t for the horribly elitist attitudes that lots of the members seem to exhibit.

GvG-centric guilds have a purpose in WvW. You just need to figure out how to wind them up, point them at something, and let them go.

scootshoot.6583:

Besides, most of those guild vs guild duelers are most likely in fact your servers most dedicated WvW players who probably put far more hours and coinage out of their pockets to upgrade structures than the average Joe. If they want to take some time out for some GvG action … it’s well earned.

It’s been my experience that most of the GvG-focused groups want nothing to do with structures, siege, upgrades, or anything else not related to killing other players with their own “two hands”. Many even openly ridicule and demean other players who enjoy everything that WvW has to offer (i.e. all those things that GvG’ers refuse to do)

Belle makes some pretty good points (Hi Belle!)

We’ve got some pretty good guilds on ET and their WvW presence isn’t so huge that you’ll be “lost in the pile”. In other words, each individual stands out on their own merits.

Just a few that come to mind are:
[IoM]: Heavily WvW focused and I’ve found them to be “just right” with regards to WvW seriousness and skill. Great Commanders too and they all seem to be pretty patient.
[TAC]: They’re a PvE/WvW guild and can be pretty fun-loving/silly (in a good way) and are currently working kitten a WvW core group and perfecting their tactics. The guild leader has a good head on her shoulders and is a great organizer.
[PK]: I believe they’re mostly PvE oriented but they’ve got a few die-hard WvW’ers. They also have one of THE MOST PATIENT Commanders I think I’ve ever seen (He’s been AFK for a bit lately though). I don’t believe they run very many large-guild groups in WvW, though I could be wrong.
[BCN]: Another guild that I’ve been getting to know recently and they are pretty knowledgeable (and coordinated) WvW’ers. I’m not sure of their PvE background because I rarely see them outside of WvW so I’m gonna go out on a limb and say they’re also WvW-centric. Their TS convos are a little to “not-Disney” for me, though. haha
[MoS]: I ran with these guys last night. They seem to be a pretty small guild and also seemed to be working on some small-group coordination. Some of their members also have some military background.
[BS]: I don’t know a whole lot about this guild, but they seem to be WvW-focused and participate regularly in GvG battles. Based on how much crying I hear from other servers about them, I suspect that they’re probably pretty good.

There are a lot more, of course, but those are the ones that jump out at me at this particular moment. Also, I can’t think of many guilds on ET that have an “elitist” mentality.

ET also has a server-wide TeamSpeak. We also have a web site. I checked today and the “public” forums didn’t seem to have much traffic, but the “private” forums may have a lot more posts. Despite our lower WvW population (and thus lower ranking), we are generally thought of to be pretty scrappy and tenacious by those who have fought us.

Also, nearly no queues.

(disclaimer: I’m not a member of any of those guilds above so this post wasn’t an advertisement for them.) haha

Wenrolio.8063:

Has IOM made open field a priority over all else? That is, do you cap then mostly go out and try to catch the other guys in transit instead of bunkering in?

(disclaimer: I’m not in IoM)

From what I’ve seen, they are the total package. They will cap a location, set up siege, help keep locations while supply builds, start upgrades, fight in open-field, protect the home-land, fight in EB. You name it, they do it. And they’re good at it. They’re also easy to get along with and hang out with in TS. I’ve always felt welcomed with them and I’m not even a member.

They, and guilds like them (big and small alike), are one of the reasons why i think ET is doing better. While our numbers aren’t drastically increasing, we are becoming more coordinated and better using the resources we have. To be fair though, we are getting a few transfers but I think we’re getting even more PvE’ers that are finally wondering what all the WvW fuss is about. I’m working with a new person every other day and answering WvW questions. I also tend to refer non-tagged players to WvW-centric guilds when they show genuine interest.

Convenant.7092:

I’d much rather duel in WvW, where higher damage potential equates to higher skillcap.

And uplevels are ez-pk.

Maintain the aspect ratio (I think that’s the correct term). If you shrink the size one direction (horizontal), the other direction (vertical) automatically shrinks too.

I’ll confess I don’t know how (or if) this would affect people with multiple monitors though.

XII.9401:

Why are you hiding behind a wall pressing 1 repeatedly on siege instead of going out there and having fun? THAT should be reporeted.

Where did you get that out of the original post?

Siege is part of WvW and some people find it fun to use. “Fun” is a relative term.

Torras.8406:

Why are people dueling in WvW?

Because sPvP is a true test of skill and coordination because all gear is equal. Some folks can’t handle that.

@Kasama.8941 I’ll take a look at the snare skills. If I toss them on the skill bar, then I’d be looking at something like this:
6: Healing Spring
7: Fire Trap or Muddy Terrain (depends on Prysin’s suggestion)
8: Frost Trap
9: Signet of the Wild
0: Entangle (Tough to give up the stability though from Rampage as One)

@Prysin.8542 That still seems overly situational to me. It is food for thought, though. I initially thought that the fire trap was redundant and had never considered that it may be the torch instead! Since I love the looks of dual axes, I’m going to have to seriously give it a try and see if I can get the fire trap to work (mostly) when I want it too.

Regardless, since these are skill choices it’ll be relatively easy to test them. Thanks for the ideas so far!

I’ve just finished leveling my Ranger to 80, and I’m looking to do something with him that I haven’t done with any of my other characters: “Zerg” Supporter. Could anyone offer some critique on this build I’ve (probably horribly) theorycrafted?

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-F;4wEFy-e2kDV-0;9k3A;14-JJO;406-12-40-RF16Z;1UydbTitaDFGLcHN0H0;0VPV_WZXjYjZv_5B-2F0J-9ck1Ag;9;9;9;9;9;54-6J

Here’s my thought process:
Weapons:
Offhands will be Warhorn (for the Blast Finisher and Fury/Might/Swiftness) and Torch (for the Might stacking from the Fire Field). Mainhands will be axes for the 3 hits and it’s a ranged attack so I can still help with things like cannons, oil, etc. Plus, I have trouble with the Sword so I won’t be using it.

Skills:
6: Healing Skill is Healing Spring for the water Combo Field and the regeneration.
7: Fire trap for another fire field (but is this too redundant?) Perhaps signet of the hunt for the increased movement speed?
8: Signet of Stone (for the survivability from the toughness)
9: Signet of the Wild (regeneration for a bit of self-preservation)
0: Rampage As One (mostly as my only source of stability and more self-preservation)

Pets:
Fern Hound (F2 = Regeneration to nearby allies)
Red Moa (F2 = 15s fury to nearby allies)
Why I didn’t pick Drake for the tail blast finisher: Too unpredicatable and I’m not sure if it can be used outside of combat. (I.E. no prebuffing might, etc)

Skills: 5/0/20/20/25
Marksmanship: 5 (because I had 5 leftovers and thought the extra power would be helpful)
Skirmishing: 0
Wilderness Survival: 20 I (Soften the Fall because Cliff is OP), VII (Recharge my offhand blast finisher and fire field faster)
Nature Magic: 20 II (Regeneration and Fury from pets F2 will last longer on allies), III (Regeneration I apply from my Healing Spring will last 33% longer)
Beastmastery: 25 V (Recharge my pets regen and fury F2 skills faster), I (Recharge all my pet skills, including the F2, even faster), Then I went to 25 because the 10% healing = power was better than just putting the 5 into Marksmanship for 50 power.

Buffs:
No clue really, but I selected Lemongrass Poultry soup for reduced condition time since I have no condition removal. (Does Healing Spring cure conditions on me or just allies?) I also selected Sharpening Stones since I have a decent amount of Toughness and Vitality. Would I need to worry much about conditions if I am in the midst of a zerg? In other words, would the skills of others cleanse me enough?

Armor:
Cleric’s head, chest, and legs (for healing, power, toughness)
Invader’s shoulders, hands, feet (for power, toughness, vitality)
Runes are 2 Water (healing power and 15% boon duration), 2 Monk (healing power and 15% boon duration), and 2 Dwayna (healing power and 20% regen duration)

Trinkets:
Cleric’s (for healing, power, toughness)
Cavalier’s back (for lack of something better)
3x Exquisite Sapphire Jewels (for Healing, power, toughness)
3x Exquisite Azurite Jewels (for Vitality, Power, toughness)

Weapon Sigils:
Sigil of Intelligence on axes (next attack is 100% chance of crit) in order to take advantage of my Power. Would I need two axes to effectively “switch” to take advantage of this? Or could I use one axe and two offhands?
Sigil of Superior Water (30% chance to heal allies on a critical hit) would take advantage of that first hit and my higher heal stat.

Overall stats (a few of them) according to the calculator:
Health: 20532 Armor: 3064 Attack: 3004 Boon Duration: +50% Healing Power: 949

Is this just completely horrible or might it work? Could anyone please offer any suggestions on how to make this more effective? If it’s at least so-so, I’d like to give it a try as easly as tonight for reset.

Thanks in advance!

I just wish he’d head to his own server’s forum (wherever that is. Is he a GoMer?. idk). It seems all he wants to do is “hear the sound of his own voice”. He could get the biggest return on his investment by posting where no one can reply but him.

Clearly nobody appreciates breh, more than breh.

I can’t get the picture to work. And you know what? I don’t even care. This thread…lol

Euryon.9248:

I’ve read some horrible matchup threads that made me want to gouge my eyes out.

This one puts all of those to complete shame.

Worst. Thread. Ever.

Amen brother. Amen.

There are some serious lover’s quarrels going on in this thread and I couldn’t care any less about any of them, or the people posting them. By the looks of where the majority of the posts are coming from, I’d hazard to guess that most of us probably feel the same way.

The best advice I can give to the forum warriors is to have a drink.

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A nice BIG cup of it.

As Belle said, it turned out to be quite the recruitment tool for some guilds. Free transfers to lower tier servers. Grab some folks to bolster your guild numbers, then transfer back out to a higher tier server. There should probably be a “???” and a “Profit” in there somewhere, but meh.

Insane Pancakez.9182:

No one rage quit our guild from you guys rofl, they left because they didn’t like the way I insulted them after being rally bait.

That’s some leadership right there.

JKFlipFlop.7123:

It took me a while to grasp this concept, but some people just WvW for the pvp. I had a large argument with PAXA a long time ago about this, but I do understand now why they do what they do and why every small man does what they do. After playing for PPT for so long and then transitioning to the small man roaming play style, I’ve come to enjoy WvW a lot more.

This is my biggest gripe with WvW. But first, let me be extremely clear on one point: I like WvW. It’s very fun for me in its current configuration. (That’s not to say that improvements couldn’t be made, however.)

With that being said, I will NEVER support guild groups that do nothing but fight other guild groups in the WvW setting. I get that they’re looking for something that Anet doesn’t currently provide in it’s current configuration, but I honestly believe they do not contribute anything to their server’s success from a WvW “working as intended” standpoint. I get why they do it, I just don’t support it.

Now if those groups, stop a cap, gank a gang of enemies that are on their way to defend one of their structures, or cap the occasional camp, on occasion, then I’m a little more on board with supporting their GvG craziness.

Seems to be pretty similiar to Eredon Terrace. In fact, I could have taken “Kaineng” out of TCDJ’s replies and inserted “Eredon Terrace” for almost all of it.

For those with some familiarity with Kaineng, what tier do you feel they are now? I’m curious if we’ll have some good battles between Anvil Rock, Ferguson’s Crossing, Eredon Terrace, and/or Kaening in the near future. It’s surely got to beat the matches we’re in now.

breh.5987:

…Et has proven time and time again they are terrible at WvW. Sure, we’re all in tier 8, but c’mon.. they’re pretty bad. Just pat them on their heads and send them off…

lololol.

I think you all need to go stand in the corner tbh.

AndrewSX.3794:

Shademehr.1397:

AndrewSX.3794:

WvW as Anet designed it is boring.

I have a good time.

That’s not the point, it’s matter of a flawed system based around population, coverage and holding points, plus all the blobbing, lag and associated issues (that just get encouraged by game’s rules) which makes it getting boring after a while.

What do you mean it’s not the point? I purchased a game that I enjoy playing. If I’m not having a good time, then I move on to another game that I find enjoyable.

AndrewSX.3794:

WvW as Anet designed it is boring.

I have a good time.

I think AR is in a pretty good position right now. In WvW, you’re not too far off from ET in points and a (hopefully impending) Ferguson’s Crossing vs. Eredon Terrace vs. Anvil Rock matchup. I think you guys have some exciting times ahead. ::thumbsup::

As far as PvE content is concerned, have you tried organizing something yourself? Perhaps, you could post something in your shiny new forum or advertise it in LA? We used to designate Thursday evenings as our “temple clearing” night in ET. Once the word started getting out, attendance got pretty nice.

At the very MINIMUM, I’d hang out on Anvil Rock for another 3-4 weeks and see what happens.

I think Anvil Rock might do some stabilizing in the near future. They’ll find themselves matched against both Ferguson’s Crossing and Eredon Terrace (already are) which are similarly populated servers. There are good fights to be had amongst the three and you’ll experience a minimal amount of things like “skill lag”.

I personally think you should stick with Anvil Rock for another few weeks and see how it pans out.

HatSimulator.9362:

Shademehr.1397:

YOU WILL PERSEVERE!

Please try to get through to (at LEAST) #5 as quick as you can. A lot of us are really excited about the possibility of an ET vs. FC vs. AR matchup and hopefully you guys can be too.

(oh and PS, for the love of Hayseuss, PLEASE don’t resort to alcohol or drugs as an escape).

Why is everyone such a passive aggresive jerk on this forum

Oh I’m waaaay more of an aggressive-aggressive kinda jerk.

I am genuinely serious though. I think we’d be a great matchup. Since I’ve been on ET since launch, I know exactly how it feels to drop a “few” tiers. We’ve had our fair share of “the 7 stages” on our server, but the folks that stuck it out and emerged from the ashes are doing A-ok.

Steve Whitley.8359:

@Alissa, that was my first reaction when i read it too, but I think it was more just trying to be funny. laugh a little ET was a t1 server at one point but took a dive (free transfers maybe? i’m no ET historian just looking at the server history it was pretty early on) and ended up here so i think it was just a little bit of “been there brother” humor.

Right on, brother. Right on.

(But clearly, my humor needs some work. haha)

Wow. When did he leave ET? Good luck guys.

Most of us had him ignored so he really wasn’t an issue any more. Maybe that’s why he moved elsewhere.

(Lawd help me for saying this, but…) he finally picked up his Commander tag during his last days at ET, or maybe he always had it but never flew it. At any rate, he wasn’t half bad!

Dear Anvil Rock

In my sincerest attempt at getting you guys more acclimated to your situation, I thought I would unashamedly steal (added a bit of editing) this from another internet site in hopes that it may help you to come to terms with your current situation.

THE SEVEN STAGES OF GRIEF DEALING WITH YOUR PLUMMET TO T8

1. SHOCK & DENIAL-
You will probably react to learning of the loss with numbed disbelief. You may deny the reality of the loss at some level, in order to avoid the pain. Shock provides emotional protection from being overwhelmed all at once. This may last for weeks.

2. PAIN & GUILT-
As the shock wears off, it is replaced with the suffering of unbelievable pain. Although excruciating and almost unbearable, it is important that you experience the pain fully, and not hide it, avoid it or escape from it with alcohol or drugs.

You may have guilty feelings or remorse over things you did or didn’t do with your server. WvW feels chaotic and scary during this phase.

3. ANGER & BARGAINING-
Frustration gives way to anger, and you may lash out and lay unwarranted blame for losses on the field. Please try to control this, as permanent damage to your reputation may result. This is a time for the release of bottled up emotion. Try going outside. Whatever you do, please refrain from forum warrior-ing as it does no one any good.

You may rail against fate, questioning “Why me?” You may also try to bargain in vain with Anet for a way out of your despair

4. “DEPRESSION”, REFLECTION, LONELINESS-
Just when every other server may think you should be getting on with your life, a long period of sad reflection will likely overtake you. This is a normal stage of grief, so do not be “talked out of it” by well-meaning outsiders. Encouragement from others is not helpful to you during this stage of grieving.

During this time, you finally realize the true magnitude of your loss, and it depresses you. You may isolate yourself on purpose, reflect on things you did or didn’t do to keep those guilds at AR, and focus on memories of the past. You may sense feelings of emptiness or despair.

5. THE UPWARD TURN-
As you start to adjust to life without those lost guilds, your life becomes a little calmer and more organized. Your physical symptoms lessen, and your “depression” begins to lift slightly.

6. RECONSTRUCTION & WORKING THROUGH-
As you become more functional, your mind starts working again, and you will find yourself seeking realistic solutions to problems posed by life without your former server-mates that jumped ship. You will start to work on practical problems and reconstructing your WvW presence without them.

7. ACCEPTANCE & HOPE-
During this, the last of the seven stages in this grief model, you learn to accept and deal with the reality of your situation. Acceptance does not necessarily mean instant happiness. Given the pain and turmoil you have experienced, you can never return to the carefree, untroubled YOU that existed before this tragedy. But you will find a way forward.

You will start to look forward and actually plan things for the future. Eventually, you will be able to think about those guilds that left; sadness, yes, but the wrenching pain will be gone. You will once again anticipate some good times to come, and yes, even find joy again in the experience of living.

YOU WILL PERSEVERE!

Please try to get through to (at LEAST) #5 as quick as you can. A lot of us are really excited about the possibility of an ET vs. FC vs. AR matchup and hopefully you guys can be too.

(oh and PS, for the love of Hayseuss, PLEASE don’t resort to alcohol or drugs as an escape).

Did I go through some bizarre Twilight Zone between last night and this morning? AR dude is claiming easy fights and his guild being bored after one hour. On two separate occasions, SF owned the entire AR borderland and all of their third in EB (ours too).

I’m not sure what game you’re playing (or possibly what I’m smoking), but ET definitely wasn’t bored last night.

I wouldn’t mind a few more people coming into ET to make us a bit more competitive (especially during the crazier hours), but I’d like to retain some semblance of that “small town” feel that we have here. Open up free transfers and things MIGHT get out of hand in a hurry. Lots of us here don’t necessarily want to shoot straight up the tiers, however tiers are actually defined now, but I think we could appreciate having a few more bodies.

sostronk.8167:

My mind is completely blown that anybody in this game is actually in favour of zerging, bring more to win and coverage wars :0

My mind is blown that some people don’t seem to see any value in it.

I guess the “mediocrity” comment was intended as a bit of self-depreciating humor but whatevs. I do ok I guess. I’m also not a big fan of sPvP so I’m not too worried about how I’d compete in that arena.

EFWinters.5421:

Most mechanics in GW2 are not unique to certain professions.

I dunno about that. I think my S/D thief plays very different than my A/Wh – Staff Necromancer. I get what you’re saying about general mechanics though and I do realize there are some commonalities.

Iavra.8510:

A guildmate of mine got about 43 chars right now

Holy moly!

lavra.8510

that said, you should probably level a mesmer. People are only QQing about them because they don’t actually try to figure out a way to fight them).

Generally speaking, I don’t have much trouble with Mesmer’s. I ran across a group of Charr Mesmer’s once that all looked identical. They started churning out the clones. There were like a brazillion of them. Was pretty funny, but that story really isn’t within the scope of this topic so I’ll leave it alone. haha

@TyPin.9860
I get ya. I really think that’s the way I’m heading. Maybe break them down into roles: A small group/solo character, a larger team-based character, perhaps a dungeon runner, maybe a general PvE content runner, etc.

I certainly agree that I’ve bitten off more than I (should probably) chew. That’s the crux of what I’m saying I guess. I’m looking for smaller bites.

I don’t really understand the rest of what you’ve typed so I’m having a hard time seeing how it jives with what I’ve posted.

Thanks for your contribution though! I think…

I began playing Guild Wars 2 at launch and thoroughly enjoy most of what GW2 has to offer. I can certainly see myself playing this game long-term just as I did GW1.

In WvW, I’m really struggling with a problem that some people call “Alt-itis”. I have four level 80’s and, within the next couple of days, will add a fifth to my roster: Warrior, Thief, Guardian, Necromancer, and Ranger. I love them all.

The heart of my problem is this: I rotate between all of them in small spurts. I may play my Guardian in WvW for a couple of weeks. Then I’ll move on to my Necromancer for a bit. Etc. Etc. This has really led me to be average (at best) with many classes but not really GREAT at any one. Primarily, because by the time I get back around to a class, the Anet updates have drastically changed something in my build and/or I am just so out of practice with that classes mechanics that I’m just not really effective any more. Then the learning curve starts all over again. Just in time to move onto another class.

Does anyone else face this problem? If so, how are you working through it? More importantly, if you USED to face this problem, how did you kick the habit?

Is it best to just toss in the towel and accept mediocrity? Perhaps settle on two characters to only use in WvW and the other 3 in PvE? I’m not sure I can commit to that second suggestion.

All in all, I realize that five characters (so far) are fairly huge money pits. Fully gearing, re-gearing, gets to be pricey. wXP is also a concern since I’m essentially spreading all I accumulate across five different characters instead of just one or two.

Perhaps there is a support group available?

I usually pop into the Borderland to get a handle on how things are going and what the turnout looks like. If we’re lacking players or if we need to reclaim things, I’ll stick around until the job is done. Once our BL is ours, I’ll move elsewhere.

Regardless of where I am, I ALWAYS keep an eye on our BL and am ready to jump back quickly to lend a hand if things look concerning.

LilMcGinley.3890:

Wish I could say the same, at work is the place where I spend all my time on the forums.

Amen, brother. Amen.

I don’t get the QQ either. So many whiners. If you are not having fun playing a game, why do you STILL PLAY THE GAME? Stop threatening to quit and just quit. Stop telling anet they’re ruining the game and losing player base. They’re not ruining MY game. I’m having a blast and I’m sticking around.

Bogey.5423:

I run alone taking yaks, sentries, camps, ogres, dredge, quaggan, doing support (building siege and repair) or just roam. I get ganked by small groups and zergs. I have fun.

I run with groups doings same things as solo, plus taking towers and have group fights. We get wiped by bigger groups and zergs. I have fun.

I run with zergs doing same things and taking keeps, garrisons, Stonemist and have massive battles in open. We get wiped by bigger zergs. I have fun.

If you like to run in smaller group (or even solo) nothing is really stopping you. Afraid that you get ganked by bigger force? It happens, get over it. Don’t join zerg if you don’t like it or do you justify it by saying that enemy has zerg, so we have to have gather up and have a bigger zerg. Don’t worry, there are people in enemy side that says the same thing.

Great post and I’m on board 100%. I have fun in WvW.

LilMcGinley.3890:

I’ve played on ET (T8) with this kind of lag. It is not purely a T1 issue.

Born on ET (and still here). I can’t recall any instance where I’ve had skill lag.

hyjaxxx.1584:

…and my dogs sit at my feet so they would be all up in my business!

A REAL Ranger would train those dogs to push the pedals.

A family reunion! Who brought the potato salad?

Craig.2403:

Equal skill and unequal numbers should mean that the bigger numbers wins, which is correct in this case. However, when you put PAXA vs a pug zerg of more than 30 people, PAXA will still lose (unless the zerg is utterly terrible) even though PAXA clearly has better skill and organization. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE!!! This is the point we are trying to get people to see. There is an imbalance in this game between player skill and group size that makes group size much more meaningful than player skill.

They’re outmanned 6:1 in your example. Why shouldn’t they lose? This isn’t some crazy Bruce Lee movie where fifty people run up on Bruce and rush in (one at a time haha) and individually get their butts kicked. This is a large group of people with a ton of attacks, conditions, heals, buffs, debuffs, shields, etc. going against a much smaller group.

What is the “magic number” where skill is no longer relevent against numbers? 5 vs 20? 5 vs 30? vs 60? vs 100 vs 200? How many people, in your opinion, must a zerg have before skill no longer makes a difference? It looks to me that you’re saying a five man group, just because they individually have a higher proficiency at the game, should always be able to defeat a much larger force. ALWAYS. That’s just crazy, imo.

Let’s look at it another way. (Slippery slope and all).

I’m one guy roaming around a BL. Suddenly, a wild PAXA group appears! I engage them and lose. Horribly. Individually, my skills at GW2 are superior to each of their individual skills but they STILL beat me. THAT’S NOT FAIR!!!! Anet should stop ruining the solo play and make it so that I can beat a five man group. I don’t care that they collectively have 40 more skills and 120 more trait points than I do. I don’t care that they can look at their teammate next to them, who is on the verge of death, and pop a heal to restore him. 5-man zergs should be nerfed until I can compete as a solo roamer.

Crazy talk.

Attic.1562:

In Warhammer, for example, my guild could fairly easily zerg bust 3, 4, sometimes even 5 times our numbers. This is what we came into GW2 to do and this is one of many things that just is not reasonably possible within the game. The ultimate conclusion is that all of my original guildies left back in October and I only stuck around because I found a new group of people to run with in NoQQ and LARP, and the vast majority of those people are gone too for the same bloody reason.

I wouldn’t leave Call of Duty and then jump into Uncharted and demand that it should be the same gaming experience.

Your guildies (and most of the other people you’ve hung out with) have come to the conclusion that five people could not compete with twenty-five people at one time and chose to vote with their feet. They discovered that Guild Wars 2 was not the gaming experience they desired. Based on what you’ve said, I believe they made the right choice and you may want to consider following in their footsteps if you are also disappointed with the fact that you can’t compete against up to five times your numbers.

Attic.1562:

…ANet …is unwilling to actually attempt to balance combat within WvW for whatever reason.

Balanced in what sense? By allowing five people to “zerg bust” twenty-five people? I’d wager that isn’t quite the definition of “balanced”.

Jscull.2514:

Our main point is there isn’t ANY competitive hardcore players roaming looking for other competitive roaming players (the thing you said you couldn’t wrap your brain around or fathom) wanting to engage in whooping some kitten in similar skill level fights. This isn’t happening because most of the actual skilled players left gw2 because they came to realize this is a “starter mmo” for people who are money spending casuals.

I’ll skip over the mischaracterizations, and Patton-quasi-insults, and get straight to the stuff I’ve quoted.

If a game does not provide you, or similarly minded individuals, with the satisfaction that you crave, why do you still play the game? It’s my belief that Anet strongly views their sPvP environment as their competitive (e-Sport if you will) “small group” fighting environment and WvW as the “army vs army” fighting environment.

So serious question here: Do you have any hope that Anet will start making the sweeping changes to accomodate your preferred playstyle? From your previous posts, it doesn’t seem like you do and I’m left to wonder, why not move onto a game that gives you the challenge you desire?

This is World vs. World warfare in which, sorta like real life, siege warfare is common.

Siege is here to stay and I welcome it and all the abilities that come along with it.

LONG LIVE SIEGE!

Also, Lifewaster and Haltair both make excellent points.