Guild Wars 2

Choice, each person has one. Force them to choose another game and it becomes very very quiet here.

Please think about others now and then. Thank you.

All people who have not completed masteries are locked out of receiving any further exp bar movement and or spirit shards, until they complete all mastery lines in that area.

IMHO, it is not discrimination, it is just pointless and could cost us more players.

Adding a way for players who are “not” interested in any more Mastery tracks, could increase the number of players, who knows….

I boggle at the simplicity of the idea of adding a Spirit Shard track to masteries area and vote for it.

Please do not do this. Instead please delete all kitten marks from showing in any area other than where they were earned.

or allow a switch so we can turn the marks off.

There is a thread in the wvw portion of the forums explaining how people who choose not to do fractals but have the second fractal mastery can add one slot to rings without doing any fractals.

It does state adding 2 slots will require some fractals. Please stay away from easy or difficult comments, some DO NOT want to do any fractals.

Basically, you are saying for those like myself who do not do any fractals at all by choice;

I can buy the mastery line,
buy the +1 agony, ( from?)
buy the extraction device, and the agony essence,
and just add a slot to a ring without doing any fractals at all?

If this is correct and I can indeed get an additional ring slot by acquiring all the items I will do so and will be a boost up once I get around to refilling amulets..

I have plenty of mastery points as being a NON fractal runner I have no need to spend them on fractals or fractal blocked precursor mastery lines.

Any suggestion that removes players from the wvw mode is IMHO, a bad suggestion.

Please do what ever retains more players.

Please note, multiple posts by one poster should be counted as one single opinion.

The delayed swords on objectives currently allows tactical taps.

IE triggering swords at a location you are NOT at.

But if some players need extra time to help with defence of their camps.

I can adjust to faster swords, after all I play in a PvP enabled zone. Without an enemy, there is no WvW.

When someone posts a thread and then posts several times to that thread arguing their point, that still only counts as one opinion. ( No matter how well the poster represents their ideas.) Thanks for that opinion by the way.

I read all the posts, I saw the keep tag in real time and;

I thought it was OK for Anet to claim the keep. ( I still do )

People play however they enjoy. If they do not enjoy the same as you, adapt.

Each player controls how they play NOT how opponents play.

IE

Try breaking up into multiple smaller groups operating seperately and see if you can get a fight. Good luck.

Ok, lot’s of to and fro comments.

basically if camps were not soloable, how many new players would we gain? How many players would we lose? ( from the mode)

If camps are left as is, how many new players would we gain? how many would we lose?

Hopefully what the above posters are trying to say is ’ low health pool fragile characters do not do well in heavily targeted areas". Thief like others has weaknesses.

Be aware of the weaknesses.

That said, Thief remains a more than useful roamer.

Please play as you enjoy. My advice would be to play as many professions as you can personally stomach, it teaches you a lot about how to roam vs those same professions.

Over time I have built up one full ascended set in each weight as well as full ascended sets of jewelery weapons etc.
That said the new runes/sigils/builds and profession specs have basically rendered my ascended armor moot.

I have over a number of years roamed on all professions.

I am not willing to play some builds. ( Personal choice)

Due to the match up and current play styles I tend to roam on thief.

It is true that situational awareness is a good counter to stealth BUT, I find stealth and situational awareness to be very handy when opponents tend to strike in numbers.

Good Post, while personal mileage will vary re things like duels, this post contains a lot of information likely to be of use to WvW, ers, old and new.

Ridiculous thread. Please reconsider

Firstly, the OP is entitled to an opinion.

In response to the what do I think question;

I am chiefly a WvW player, but not a ZvZ player. I tend to roam/scout or flip camps to get a response from the enemy defenders. I do not like the idea proposed by the OP but would like to know WHY the idea was proposed before posting against it.

If soloers like myself are offending others by flipping camps I would like to know how I can lessen their loss of enjoyment.

My chosen taunt would be

/Elderberries

Basically, there are choices to be made. Each gamer plays their own way and expecting others to play to suit you is silly. Instead, Deal with them however you wish.

Just as screams for voice coordinated full condi or prof X builds are not for all of us, neither is the full “cheese” build meta. Bore, face, run, gank, disengage, whatever floats your boat.

I would suggest there are counters to everything but some are not things people wish to do. Thanks for the build links, hopefully they help the OP. Good Luck.

In PvP enabled areas, PvP minded people adapt.

Thanks for the lighthearted video.

Please do not enter into the trolls hatred circle. Children of all ages sometimes feel they have to stamp their feet to gain attention.

Personally I would allow me to rename all the servers;

That would give me hours of fun in wvw.

Also as an anti zerg procedure we should introduce new effects on runes such as;

50% on Hit chance to randomly slay 5 allies within 1500 range. ( may have to test on Maguumans first)

Sorry i was lost with the thread topic so i just joined in… I think the thread is about server pairing taking away enjoyment for some?

Each of us is responsible for our own actions.

IMHO, many posters to these threads need immediate comforting.

NB I would have written “treatment” instead of “comforting” but it may have negative connotations.

Instead of listing the many many deficiences of DAOC, I will simply say, realm rank and abilities power creep post TOA were not good for the game. I played DAOC for the RvR but I also have a very good memory.

On to GW2 WvW, regardless of how you choose to play, the majority of gamers will likely play for an individual sense of enjoyment.

If you do not allow the other team members to enjoy the game, many of them will cease to play. THEY do not have to change to suit your playstyle requirements.

Be as casual or fanatical as you wish but be aware, you require like minded opponents or you may be boring/driving them from the game.

Please be tolerant, it is a difficult period for Maguuma, IMHO, they are way too big for T3 and apparently too small for T2.

It happens, the teams who flip up and down tiers constantly have a history of implosion and need to thrash about a bit during the process.

My advice would be for you to win T2 a few weeks and hold that tier, otherwise a few losses can seriously hurt your self image.

Good luck Mags.

Please try not to attack posters, just express opinions.

Previous to HoT a vast majority of my time was spent in WvW. Many things have reduced my enjoyment of the game mode, including the one zerg meta often adopted in my timezone.

Please keep the constructive suggestions flowing BUT be aware, WvWvWers are a diverse lot and not all of us like the same things within the mode.

I am fine with how the voting process is.

If it is to be changed it should IMHO be changed to those players with greater than 20K lifetime Yak kills….

( leave it alone 65% is a majority)

Just make it so only 5 gliders can be open on a map at one time, the rest just fall to their deaths……

I think we should run a poll on this list………

ok, take a seat, relax, “Puck do not read it may harm your self image”.

I actually got a pleasant whisper from a Magumma player after we fought 1 v1.

We had moved away from a camp to make it a true 1v1 and they somehow sent me a whisper appreciating the fight. It did no harm and they also informed me a few times of where NOT to be on the map. While I never initiate contact with opponents, I have had a few decent people chat with me after an engagement.

Not sure how to keep it free of hatred BUT ( again Puck do not read) even maguuma has some decent people worth talking to…they are just gamers after all.

Please try not to get angry at “puck’s” vitriol, he/she is entitled to an opinion and the manner they express it in while often offensive twaddle, is just “them”.

SoS has faded from the driven to T1 team it once was, regardless of several migrations it still is or at least once was the official ocx server.

People will play how they play. My advice to the op, Move to a server that suits you and enjoy the game. See you on the battlefields if/when you vs me next.

Good luck all.

When you have been multiple wins in a row in T1 then dropped. Then seen a never ending saga of if we win too few matches ’guilds leave"….. if we win too easily many guilds leave, then people stop trying as hard.

Over the years SoS has become a much more casual server than the one I started on at Launch. I do tend to agree with Spellofiniquity’s assessment “currently”.

Just as a note;

When one person posts 40 times and 40 individuals post negative responses that is one for and 40 against.

The same individual poster posting another 40 times for his/her idea , is still counted as one opinion.

( please Note I see at least 2 other opinions in this thread semi supporting the OP)

I had no issues with the level of difficulty in HoT, I am primarily a WvWvW player anyway but I am a NO vote against your idea OP.

The things you wish to change are the reason I arrived at this game from a long line of others, enjoy the game or find one you do would be my suggestions.

Thank you for clearing up the misconception I had where the mission says claim and upgrade it must only mean Capture and wait.

If that is the case then;

I like the suggestion of asking servers to provide the small guilds with the materials to upgrade all auras.

I am not sure forcing hide is the right idea. For several months I have run alone due to my wvw guild moving servers. When I run with our “zergs” the enemy often mistakenly focus me instead of the actual driver. I place myself to draw the fire.

Usually they learn within a few engagements that they should snipe the guy actually leading pushes….

People know they are doing wrong and continue to do it, please just now and then, ban the entire horde that Wp’s in for a day or so……

This has been discussed before, while it would appear at first glance that giving overwrite claim ability would be of advantage to a server;

Guilds who were present at the time of capture and are trying to Capture, claim and upgrade a structure for a guild mission have the right to do so.

IMHO, If the over write ability was to be used, strict penalties would have to apply for those who overwrite and destroy an active guild mission.

Personally I think overwrites should not be possible, and while “unclaiming” might have some potential it could also easily be abused.

wvw is a pvp enabled area.

Over the last 17-20 years playing MMO’s the main difference I have enjoyed between primarily Pvp and primarily Pve players is that PvPers of quality can adapt on the fly.

Play your own game, adapt to how they play theirs. I am a child from 1960 as well, good luck.

IMHO, it would appear to me to be an exploit, BUT the allowed use of spawn siege would also seem to match the stated desire to keep matches close up to the last day.
The major advantage of spawn trebs often goes to the servers unable to recap by other means.

The two choices would then appear to be;

Removal of the ability to place the trebs by any means,

OR

ANet Place plates that “spawn siege” can be built upon by normal means.

The second option would then allow use of the spawn siege for those of us not wishing to use possible exploits, if that is what they actually desire. Either fix is acceptable to me.

Lastly please refrain from abusive responses.

IMHO, Whether someone feels server pride or not is their choice.

The wide array of personal opinions stated as if they were facts makes the task of creating an enduring wvwvw game mode very difficult.

Please try to enjoy the game mode, constructive feedback is appreciated by many.

Is there a link to the K/D ratios, I can guess by the sudden silences and forum trolls appearances that a variety of servers have won a weekly k/d ratio thing but am interested in seeing the weekly listings.

While I tend to play in early OCX during weekdays and only in NA hrs on the weekends, I do see the value in the scoring change suggestions.

I worry that people who paid to move (not me) will be disgruntled enough to leave the game but am hoping this actually energises wvw.

If the vast majority of the players play in a certain time block, they should be looked to for the main drive of the changes. Anet must sustain a critical mass of players.

Good luck with the changes Anet, it is good to see you paying some attention to WvW.

Please keep the constructive comments flowing.

Please do not take offence to pro or anti change troll vitriol, they likely do have opinions , they just appear to lack the skills to express them in a civil manner.

Anet, Thank you for the return of Alpine map. It is another option, I like options.

IMHO, If the energy expended on the forums was applied to actually playing WvW across the 4 tiers we would have a vibrant thriving mode on our hands.

From a server point of view, I’d go with NOT being able to over ride with a higher aura.
The server benefits from the promotion of the smaller guilds as all updates through from HoT have been kicks in the teeth for smaller wvw guilds.

As you promote the return of the small WvW guilds you could have teams doing stuff away from the main zerg, thus helping the server. Even if they are just doing guild wvw missions, they are living breathing bodies.

The above is opinion based as is the following;

The contempt shown to smaller wvw guilds by the systems put in place at HoT is bad enough without player driven nails in the coffin. Forcing guilds to only do pve missions is a very good way to lose wvw players.

IMHO, if a small guild claims a structure, defends it, upgrades it by running Yaks etc, then it is in the server’s best interest to support them.

TLDR: Do not allow overwriting of buffs as a given.

I enjoyed the DBL, I enjoyed Alpine BL today. If this was actually a vote, I would be voting for the inclusion of Alpine BL in any rotation.

For myself, I never claimed anything until our guild had +5 (full auras) but have a few issues with reporting people for claiming without them.

Rather than talk about the systems in place or the rights of capturers to claim I will simply add my suggestion to cure the problems I forsee.

SUGGESTION

Add the troll report feature as suggested above. If it turns out the claimant did so from the Queue list when they captured it, Ban the reporter for 3 days, second offence, 3 weeks, third offence 3 months.

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS.

The incorrect “troll report” would of course be ignored.

If necessary a warning could be placed upon the incorrect troll reporter but they obviously would not make reports without knowing who took the structure. “or why” so I see no need for a warning.

((Post aimed at the angry responders not the thinking posters))

This a thousand times over. The heavily played time zones are special. The commanders have to deal some of the “oddest” players I have ever seen. ( me for one)

While there are many many good players, purely on mathematical grounds you will also have more whingers, whiners,forum warriors and various idiots. This particular group must be pandered too.

( Note how by selecting the incorrect words you can imply something that may not actually be true?)

OR

We could all state our personal opinions without misleading wording or attacking each other, but after 3 years, I doubt many of us are capable of this.

@Anet Good Luck I hope you come up with a scoring system that works for a critical mass as I fear many posters are just intentionally creating drama regardless, as they already intend moving games.

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The above is likely your best answer as is considering the many people who like myself, do not react the same way everytime.

IE

I see a JQ Mithril rank Dragonhunter vs a non ranked ranger…. I react in X manner in Y circumstances.

I see a “invented server” Dragon Hunter vs a maguuman Ranger…. I react in Y manner in X circumstances.

I have played somewhere between 5k and 10k hrs in WvWvW and the only certainty I can state upon my arriving on the scene of 2 people fighting is as follows;

I may do something, if I die doing it I will continue to play WvWvW.

Step one for me is always to walk into clear sight.

Step two is variable depending on a huge amount of factors including the result of step one.

I can not answer a poll with answers more restrictive than “my” possible outcomes.

Each person enjoys certain things, while I would like to see a variety of options for wvwvw play that is not what has drawn this post.

When posters use the words “everyone XX” they are almost certainly lying. How do I know this, they have neither asked me or paid attention to what I do in game.

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Please when you post, stick to personal opinion, it is very likely we do not speak for everyone, it is very likely we do not represent everyone. I feel this because I have not asked everyone for their opinion, and very very few have asked me for mine.

Yes the game feels different after the linking. I would give it some time but many have noted differences both positive and negative.

Good luck, I hope you can find the enjoyment necessary for you to stay in this game.

Thank you. As I thought, the best way to illustrate my point was to just allow several people to fire off rants by continuously copy pasting my post then adding their own slant to how they read it.

As I said, it would appear Maguuma is in the right tier, and it would appear FA is in the right tier……BUT the system we have makes it almost impossible for Maguuma and FA to actually fight each other for the slot. I do realise wvwvw is always a 3 way contest.

IMHO, This needs to be fixed somehow. Even if it means totally replacing Glicko.

I still remain happy that Anet has tried something rather than just tinker with quality of life changes.