Guild Wars 2

Ask your friends that play other classes to teach you thier skills. Knowing how a mesmer’s clones work is crucial to fighting them for example.

Make sure you’re watching the enemies cast bar for boons.

Practice makes perfect. I

In general I would love to see banners have a purpose outside of PvE. I know there are a few builds for PvP but if you’re running with an orgaized guild in WvW and using frontline builds you never see them used.

Maybe increase the number of targets the buff hits, from 5 to 10. You would see a dedicated banner warrior in lots of groups that way.

SoR reached number 1 when the massive WvW guilds left SBI and went to the lowest server with the challenge of making it number one. They attracted a lot of guilds on the way and you guys acomplished the gaol but most of those guilds have moved on, acomplishing what they wanted.

I guess there’s a chance huge guilds could transfer again.

I want a sloth pet that hangs off a balloon.

I really recommend leveling a character tradintonally as that’s where 90% of the content is.

warbignime.4610:

IllegalChocolate.6938:

he was banned from WoW for account sharing

That was another guy not him. He quit WOW because he think wow’s pvp is unbalanced and boring.

He will love WvW. Lol

The personal story is probably the weakest point of GW2 in its current form. It had tremendous potential and when the game first released it was enjoyable and even offered some challenges.

The big problem is that it’s plot has been finished. Everything you do is in the last now so how do you add new classes and hopefully new races?

It had a lot of potential but I think fixing it would just take so much time and effort I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a completely new, shorter personal story

It’s a hearing aid. He’s got really bad hearing from the war.

I didn’t read this entire thread but I believe toughness, much like other stats, has it’s place in WvW.

Zerkers is viable in WvW but you’re going to have a really hard time when you encounter larger groups.

I think all build diversity comes into play in WvW, but in PvE there’s not much reason for it at the moment.

Turk.5460:

What is PPT? I’m very new to WvW and since you mentioned that a lot in your post, I feel like its something I should probably know… <:C

PPT stands for Points Per Tick. When you take an object in WvW you only get points for it if you’re holding it when the clock timer reaches 0:00. The clock starts at 15 minutes and counts down, so if you’re holding 3 camps when the clock reaches 0:00 you get points for holding those 3 camps but let’s say you lose the camp at 1:00, you don’t get points.

To be honest, it’s a really silly system that should have been fixed a long time ago. I believe changing the scoring system would really alleviate the whole hopeless feeling of being outnumbered with population imbalance.

It’s been 8 days guys. Freaking relax. If it’s 2 weeks start worrying.

HoT said they would be making holding objectives more important.

papaiggy.1345:

Would love to see NSP and SBI matched up without some T2 server thrown in…

So sick of T2 phalic jam. If you’re on SBI be ready!

Two words: Server Transfers.

I’ve never seen an MMO continue to offer transfers well after a server is populated. It destroys entire comunities and leaves well over 60% of the player base with a lack luster WvW experience.

Case in point, Stormbluff Isle server was a very large alliance network comprised of many guilds and players from Guild Wars 1. When the first sign of adversity showed up in WvW many of the large guild groups left and transfered to other servers, leaving SBI a shell of its former self.

Now SBI is rebuilding and is stable. We’ve attracted a lot of older players in returning and we’ve got some great WvW guilds but we’re left in the muck of imbalanced WvW matchup that are T3 and T2 thanks to players stacking to certain servers.

Now picture this but include 15 other servers that go through the same thing every week. People get fed up and leave, or transfer their guilds to a larger server that has the coverage to make WvW enjoyable.

Yea I’m jaded, but only because I’m pasionate about my server and WvW.

Remeber. There’s a whole continent that’s been cut off from us for a long time. They could always send a huge fleet of ships to invade.

SBI has pretty good roamers. The server is a large majority pugs/militia with a few medium sized guilds and a few WvW guilds. We had a few small PvP type guilds but they all left to join the Dragonbrand-wagon.

SBI does have a great community though.

Lets keep discussing the sounds as well as the night time feature effects missing. The moon needs to return, that’s a given but let’s look at some horn sounds and how amazing that sound in The Lord of the Rings movies.

This link will take you to a video showcasing the horn sounds from the movie. Now I’m not suggesting the war horns sound like this, because it would be godly annoying to hear it that many times. They sound EPIC but only used to a minimum. What I’m suggesting is howler sound closer to this, and not a wolf blowing his nose.

Was just listening to someone use this in WvW and you really can’t hear it unless you’re listening for it. Hunter has such a distinct sound; you would think a WAR HORN would be pretty awesome sounding but it sounds like a wolf and someone blowing there nose.

If you Google war horn sounds you’ll get a good idea of what they should sound like.

SBI has a lot of roamers and it’s the only constant game play we can get out of WvW. It’s rare to get a good, even math-up where each server is competing past the weekend, so a lot of WvW players have learned to roam. That said, we do compete when we have a map queue but it’s rare to get those.

I feel that server transfers should open up for servers lower than T3.

Sind Bowdragon.8374:

I can’t give a perfect way to fix WvW. For this match up if they had removed one BL and joined SBI and NSP to one team faceing SOS and done the same to EB, esentually creating a 2vs1 than the match up would be on closer terms and we could compete. So basicly you would have only 2 BL’s and Eb would only have 2 keeps. The down side to this would be long ques because if SoS can already que 3 bls than they have 1 BL worth of people trying to que for another map.

But again I’m asking the professionals to look into fixing this not someone like me that works a job totally unrelated to programing and game creation. I’m the user asking for a broken product to be fixed.

The 1 vs 1 vs 1 structure was supposed to allow for the two weaker servers to team up but this is not the case with GW2. It might have worked in DAoC but not with GW2.

To begin with there’s no easy way to communicate between servers and the intensives for attacking and karma training the weakest server is way too great.

HARDOFREADING.7298:

“Game Support”
I’m Pretty sure that’s 1 level below “Forum Goon”

A goon in hockey is a player that goes after the biggest bully on the team and picks a fight with them.

If we are getting GM’s in WvW I highly support it! I hope you’re able to visit more then one server!

So, does this mean we are getting GM’s in WvW or is this a limited time thing?

This thread won’t die till howler gets fixed.

Maybe during the spring season they will let people transfer to any server that’s T4 or lower for free…..

HoT is going to being some changes to WvW but they haven’t really explained what they will be in detail.

What we know:

A new borderlands map is coming.

They want WvW to feel like a massive strategy game.

They are going to make holding objectives more important.

Now I’m really hoping that they’ve reworked the scoring mechanics for WvW. The Points per tick system is flawed in so many ways, and it’s really not very interesting. It rewards servers with high populations who can zerg a map, leave and come back again in an hour.

Should be “No longer limits on AOE effects”

Victory.2879:

More NPC’s to kill…EOTM is that way ^^^^^

I think EOTM is that way because of the map layout and players accepting its not WvW. It was the majority of the community that embraced it as a karma train and the circular labyrth like layout of the map does not support WvW fights or defending.

They really need to start doing this or just get rid of the kittened scoring system.

Dragon bandwagon. The only servers that players should be allowed to transfer to are those that are t4 and lower.

We really need more breakout events. If your entire BL map has flipped they should be spawning for every tower and keep.

A champion is not going to be “unbalanced” but it’s at least going to give each server something to do.

Running around and flipping kitten only to have it flip 5 minutes later because the enemy has so many more people then you is silly and boring.

Yea. I can’t be bothered to craft mawdry it just feels like to much of a time sink.

WvW is the cause of great frustration for many players. Of the many servers available I believe only the current top 6 or 7 servers have a proper population and WvW presence to experience WvW properly on a week by week basis.

It’s a shame that players are forced to join these higher populated servers but that’s the answer we are left with.

If you Wait long enough your server should rotate to another color, but this can take a while.

rattenbart.7483:

two-handed axe looks best

How did you do this? Nothing screams fantasy warrior like a two handed battle axe.

Howler plox fix

Wetpaw.3487:

It would be nice if Anet added checkboxes for all parts of the outfit to show the armor beneath.

Ohh that’s a good idea!!!

Astral Projections.7320:

That shaman has datamined armors in process. Leyline, an unnamed armor set with a plain and fancier versions as well as the Revenant armor. He has also datamined an outfit with a male and female version where the female version is Anise’s outfit.

I’m aware of the stuff coming out, but if an outfit looks like it should be armor it should be released as an armor set, not an outfit! I understand light armor can and does often look like the outfits, but I’m talking more about the dresses they’ve released in the past.

We want more options from these outfits, we don’t want to all look the same.

The outfits need to be released as pieces so we can mix armor sets!

I spend hours mixing sets together in the wardrobe and there have been a lot of outfits I would purchase it I could use the parts and not be forced to wear the entire outfit.

Mixing and matching is one of the only ways to be really unique looking in this game and if they keep releasing outfits everyone’s going to eventually look the same.

Give us the option to purchase outfits in pieces!

All these great outfits are being added to the game but outfits don’t allow players to be creative and mix and match pieces from other sets to create some really nice armor.

The last couple outfits that have been released have had some really nice parts but we can’t use them without the rest of the outfit.

Please consider releasing oufits as an armor set. We really need more options to make amazing combinations with!

Tseikk.9032:

Just to add to the topic:
Balanced matchups motivate people to play! As you can see we have queues for EVERY MAP even at monday, because players feel like it’s more fun to play if you have a chance to win! Against gandara or other matchups like that we barely ever even had ques.

I envy you and that match-up.

Thanks for the kudos. Here is the idea again basically in it’s rough form…

Currently there’s no incentive to really play in WvW if you’re server is losing by 50,000 points. Sure you can roam, and play because “I don’t care about PPT” but the vast majorities of people who see the score are going to be turned off from showing up and playing that week. Not everyone is in a WvW guild, and has the organization to make WvW fun when you’re losing.

The Siegerazer events were put into the game to help servers who were lacking in population have a chance to push out of spawn, and establish a small foothold on the map. It was put in due to players complaining about being spawn camped and not having even numbers. It was a direct response to the community (We need more stuff like this!)

My suggestion would be to add more of these events. Don’t make it a population dependent event, make it score related. If the other servers are ahead by a certain amount then certain events should trigger throughout the matchup. Let’s say a huge golem commander spawns at your BL map and slowly makes his way to garrison, or like others have suggested, offer better rewards and more points for taking an objective on the map.

I have been playing WvW since beta, I’ve seen some incredible come backs, but it’s rare for a server to be able to come back from a 50,000 point lead and it’s just silly that these types of leads can happen before the week has even started.

There’s currently no reason for servers with a huge population to “hold back.” Putting in these events, ones that allowed the losing servers a chance of actually competing would actually make the fights fun for both sides and even prevent the endless cycle of flipping empty maps over and over for fear of granting these bonuses to the losing side.

So for example, do you risk the ticking for too much in fear of granting the losing side a powerful buff, or play more strategically in what you take and hold but risk the score being closer?

Dhemize.8649:

True. This week is a farming week for dungeons, boss trains and fractals for YB. It’s a nice vacation from having blobs or an all thief group sitting at our spawns. If anyone on YB wants to map WvW now is the time to do it.

I only think SBI and HoD try for the sake of getting dailies.

I can tell you there are people on SBI trying. We just don’t have the WvW population other servers have.

Pretty funny how long SBI managed to hold that. It’s the only thing we can really do versus such massive numbers from YB so I’m proud we were able to defend it so long.

Not sure what type of enjoyment a match brings when the numbers are this vastly different in a match up. I know the players don’t have a choice in who they play and SBI has been on the other end but it’s just not fun, even if you’re on the winning side.

Wolfey.3407:

Would be nice if the effects were re-added

would also be nice if the sound file was updated to sound a little more distinct

Crimson Lion Warhorn shouldn’t be the only one with an awesome sound!
Maybe a very distinctive pack of wolves howling,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGMsAYgoL3Y

I agree that the sound should be a bit better too. It’s a WARHORN it should be noticeable in the crowd when you hear it.

Friend tried to TP to Fort Selma and is stuck now too.

So I just tried to TP to Kessex Hills and my character is stuck trying to load in there. I restarted the game and I’m still at the loading screen. It’s been about 10 minutes and I’m not sure what to do….

HELP!

RNG is the best way to reward your fan base for hours of playing…..
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Seriously.

Yea, I’m hoping someone’s got this written down on the back log to be fixed.

I really feel servers need something to play for when they are losing so badly. The Seigerazor events are a good start to prevent spawn camping and help a server making some ground back.

If a server every gets 50,000 points ahead there should be some type of event that helps a server make a come back, currently there are too many players who quit mid week and get discouraged to participate when you’re very far behind on the score.

There is a warrior build that let’s you heal when you use shouts. With the right gear you can easily heal 5 people for 2,500 healing per-shout. It’s currently one of the more popular builds for WvW and with that much healing you’ll be very difficult to take down.

Glad to see this back on the front page of the forum. I hope players continue to bring this to the attention of the community.

With the new Legendary weapons coming out I think it’s important that all the previous ones get a look over to make sure they stand the test of time. It’s common for weapon models in MMO’s to become outdated, and the proof is pretty evident for a lot of older exotic weapons in the game not really comparing to the newer ones.

I just hope we can get the moon icon back on the weapon during night.