Guild Wars 2

I disagree that siege disablers gave more open-field fights.

It’s either defenders just sit inside the tower/keep and throw disablers or a prolonged long range siege battle with occasional yolo/stealth disabler runs till its 10 v 50

Straegen.2938:

For simplicity of development, just remove Rally from downed in WvW.

If I were to go a step further, dead players would be required to port to spawn. Being able to bring up dead player means the biggest army almost always wins since they can completely revive to full strength after a fight. If players had to port on dead, small groups could actively engage zergs and whittle them down.

+1000

/15chars

T2, YB for easy wins, SoS and FA if you want to get better.

Jeknar.6184:

Basch.1347:

Tiffany.8576:

Liston.9708:

In the end – fun factor is the ONLY thing that really matters in a game.

Darn skippy!

This #FightsTier tho, brah. QQ. <3

Good thing that screenie doesn’t show the numbers behind you. I’ve seen the TC blob when you run tagged, it’s quite the blob.

I don’t see green dots on minimap either… I think you are imaginating things…

looks like the map is fully zoomed out, 2 TC guys fighting DOJO doesn’t seem to appear on map either. I’d imagine there’s a bunch of rainbow colored unicorns behind.

Unfortunately your playstyle fits in T2 . You can join big fights on one map or roam on the other. T2 usually have 2 or 3 roaming maps and 1 or 2 larger fights.

Join Yak’s Bend, They PVF more than fights and perfectly suits your playstyle.

or you can just join a non-GvG guild on FA.

Tommyknocker.6089:

retsuya.4708:

if you want to quit gw2 in the next 3-5 months, transfer into any t1 server

I disagree. I’m a bit of a zergaholic though, dropping wells and watching the other side melt is a passion of mine. As for roaming I mostly don’t, but when I do I bring a cheese build mesmer so I can escape when needed. T1 roaming is what you make it, but I would suggest making and using a build that can get out of the way of the runaway train when need be. As for me I’m on TC, but I have frienemies on JQ so either is a good choice.

mindless blob and cheesy roamers. T1 is a purgatory indeed

if you want to quit gw2 in the next 3-5 months, transfer into any t1 server

Server status (Full/High/Medium/Low) should be updated weekly or based on active accounts (week or two) not the currently logged players.

Jim Hunter.6821:

Reverence.6915:

retsuya.4708:

Karuna.1357:

Tier 1 isn’t the problem. If people transfer to T1 servers it is because they are seeking the sort of 24/7 competitive WvW slugfest that the game was advertised to be from the start.

The problem is that the overall WvW population has dwindled to the point where the action in other tiers is just a shadow of what it once was.

The sad state of the game.

They’ll be fighting the same T1 server for an eternity and win blowouts vs t2 during tournaments. Staleness will kick in and quit the game/gamemode forever. GG

We’ve already been fighting the same servers for months on end. Here’s the thing. The matchup isn’t stale. Red tags are the same no matter what server/guild you’re fighting. Some will be better and some worse. The mechanics don’t change when you fight a different server. A balanced(ish) matchup will always be more interesting than a blowout matchup.

The mechanics don’t change but the players do. Fights against other servers wouldn’t be fun for you right now because it would be a complete blowout but if the numbers were a little more even you might have fun running into servers using different strategies than what you are used to.

If you ever leave the zerg you will see roaming and small scale is very different from server to server.

They are fighting the same servers, but looks like its not really the same guilds/people as before. It feels like most of the population are transfers from lower tiers.

What will happen to tier 1 if there are no lower tiers to replenish its people?

Karuna.1357:

Tier 1 isn’t the problem. If people transfer to T1 servers it is because they are seeking the sort of 24/7 competitive WvW slugfest that the game was advertised to be from the start.

The problem is that the overall WvW population has dwindled to the point where the action in other tiers is just a shadow of what it once was.

The sad state of the game.

They’ll be fighting the same T1 server for an eternity and win blowouts vs t2 during tournaments. Staleness will kick in and quit the game/gamemode forever. GG

JQ/BG/Mag and FA/TC/SoS would be awesome but its not gonna happen.

JQ and BG will have a 1v1 fight with an extra BL to fight over.

fun times at FA

Scrubs who died/stomped should respawn automatically may help the skill vs numbers issue.

I think it would be one of the best anti blob mechanic.

decrease wvw map cap
decrease world cap
transfer cost based on glicko rating not on server status

if its red its dead.

Jester.6293:

as far as the Queues… yeah, they’re pretty bad NOW at times, adding several thousand people per server will only make it worse. you’d almost HAVE to find a way to expand the player cap per map.

this is because bg still getting transfers even if your world says its full because of ‘blackouts’ and anets kitten system

lol people wants balance but don’t want to leave their stacked world

decrease the map cap and let then rot in queue and eotm or transfer to balance out a bit.

and please send stomped/dead to spawn. hard ressing only benefits the bigger zerg

server st anne.8750:

Oooookay, its easy to see the usual B.S. people post to explain why they lose. It can’t be theirs of course. I do know that playing smart will beat mindless. I read some guy insist that a 5 man sieged equiped keep can’t be held against 70 zerg. Maybe, maybe not. I can testify that one of my guildies in YB held off a 30+ zerg w/ 6 golems BY HERSELF. Yepper, she had an AC and a treb. They died. (you wanna say I lie? I will give your name to her. She will chew you a new one) YB wins cause we play smart. We learn and teach what we learn to the rest of our server. I will not say a high pop isn’t an advantage. Even then you can make them bleed. and get bags at your feet while using a siege engine. In other words guys learn to use the weapons you have and NEVER give up anything without a fight! Good Luck on your season.

unfortunately, noone uses alphas anymore

Fluffball.8307:

Hamster.4861:

Theftwind.8976:

Tie any rewards for WvW, including Karma, coin and loot drops to the server population balance at any given moment, a modifier to multiply your chances. To maximize reward you will want to play during non-peak times or against a force larger then yours. Once the large, highly populated servers realize that they get more bang for the buck on the lower populated servers they will move. Over time it will all balance out. No need to change population caps.

Now that’s a decent idea

I agree rewarding people for dispersing across servers is better than punishing people for overstacking (at first. Some might require “punishment”.) However I don’t think people are playing WvW for karma or loot. I think people are overstacking so they can… how to say… ‘feel like they’re winning’ for lack of a nicer way to put it. Give the average player 10x as much loot as normal and he’s not going to accept that if he gets mutilated by better players every time he steps out the door.

Full servers who are still getting transfers due to some loophole (blackouts) deserves to get some light smacking.

Let them choose again, Queue/EotM or transfer. everyone wants pop balance right?

Add some new wvw reward tracks for unique skins to get some new blood.

Decrease WvW Map Cap,
Sorry but you have to spread out or play EotM while on Queue.

Off hours coverage might still be there but, 30 vs 80 (assumes 80 is the cap) is still a lot better than 30 vs 150

Staleness of match-ups.
If players are a bit spread out, the gap will be smaller and we can have a variety of match ups every week

simply because incompetent people tend to stack on already stacked servers with looking for ‘better fights’ excuses.

human nature i guess

zerging is either for ktrain/exp or just sheer incompetence

Dead should be automatically ported to spawn in 5 or 10 seconds, not 5 minutes

bumping, SoS OP

http://i.imgur.com/Inpav56.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/QeE1Oi4.jpg?1

Join SoS today.. they definitely needs more people to compensate.

OP got me on item #1, didn’t read the rest.

fighting SoS now feels like HoD S2 all over again.

double (or triple) your numbers as your opponents then spam 1.

Yea those night capping Americans during the day here in ASIA/OCX.

They should add a point per stomp/kill if outnumbered. It doesn’t affect the fight much but at least the outnumbered team can get some points defending before everything gets flipped.

lol, faction vs faction would still fail cause people will stack on 1 faction and the coverage imbalance would still be there.

knowing how kitten gw2 players are.

for great justice!

IMO, its the same, your home server is your wvw alliance.

What we need is an instanced GvG arena system that you can fight any guild from any world.

but I guess its too late.

azizul.8469:

easy solution would be to autorez a dead player to spawn instantly when dead

fixed. even better.

Lord of Rings.5371:

Before you leave your server,
Before you leave WvW,
Before you leave GW2 for another game,

You should ride an Edge of the Mist train once, and

You might like it.

I did.

Now
I don’t have wait in queue anymore.
I don’t have worry about the WvW scores while sleeping anymore.
I don’t have worry been ambushed by a thief anymore. In fact, I did not even see any thieves.
I don’t have to listen to TS anymore. Actually I liked couple of commanders I followed but they were not always on.
I don’t have wonder why our guild leaders disappeared.
I don’t have wonder if someone would tag up anymore.
I don’t have to play been outnumbered anymore.
I don’t have to face been camped at waypoint anymore.
I don’t have to be bored with +650 scores, and
I don’t have worry about not rewards, badges, and loot, because
Following a tag in EoTM is like hitting one Champion after another in short intervals.

I liked it.

i’ll add.

You don’t have to think any more.

There will be a feature pack update that you’ll have to unlock achievements for 1000 gems each.

kidding aside, people play wvw not because of the achievement points/titles.

AmFah.5974:

retsuya.4708:

I’m intrigued, can you screenshot your wvw invader kills?
Ultimate Dominator?

got 250k kills long time ago,

ah i forgot to add todays date: 08,25,2014

wow. omg now I wonder about your /age

GG and congrats. XD

Interesting, Mag + YB Merger, upset FA and/or SoS?

turtleguuma + arrowcart’s bend

omg, GG rank #6 NA

sorry felt like he was selling t1 as the wvw utopia

Reverence.6915:

retsuya.4708:

main point is, those guilds moving/stacking into T1 are killing themselves into the staleness/blobbing they are complaining about

It’s not T1 complaining about staleness FYI and every tier complains about blobbing because it’s an easy thing to accuse someone of when they outnumber you at that point in time

this is not a bg recruitment thread sir

AmFah.5974:

how many guys made it yet? =D

thanks to everyone for joining in the good and in the bad times,

supporting me and bein on the battlefield!

im not getting any more wxp, the wxp bar is just full and it shows:

49,979,000 / 49,979,000 WvW Experience

I’m intrigued, can you screenshot your wvw invader kills?
Ultimate Dominator?

main point is, those guilds moving/stacking into T1 are killing themselves into the staleness/blobbing they are complaining about

awesome video.

Blix.8021:

retsuya.4708:

KcB.6890:

Its simple. The wvw population has continued to drop to the point that it can only support 1 tier. So now everyone is consolidating into T1.

False, if guilds in t1 spread out we’ll have 6 or more servers having t2-t3 population we can have different matchups every week

How many major guilds do you think tier 1 has?

Ideal goal was not to fill 6 or more servers but to even things a bit for the variance instead of locking 3 servers to fight eternally.

People complain about blob, queue and staleness, but here we are, stacking t1 more for the “fights”.

The list doesn’t include pugs/pvx I think.

Tijgertje.7461:

Blackgate Ocx
DAWN – First Light Gaming – 25-40
Munt – Churc of Munted- 10-20
UDT – Unemployed Demolation Team – 5
QQ – I Will Make You – 5
oPP – Over Powered People – 5-10
Blackgate SEA
cA – Team Attention – 20-40
KNM – Knightmare – 15-30
xsoe – Dek Xsoe – 10-20
HIS – Hunters In Shadow – 15-20
DR – Dragonriders – 5-10
Blackgate EU
RK – Radiant Knights – 10-25
HB – Herfolge Boldklub – 10-25
SG – Soulguard – 5-10
Ash – This Silence Is Mine – 5-15
Blackgate NA
KnT – Knights of the Temple – 30-60
HB – Herfolge Boldklub – 10-25
Ons – Onslaught – 30-60
Icoa – Imperial Coalition – 20-35
DEAD – Deadly Crusaders – 15-25
LG – Legendary Gaming Inc – 20-40
DN – Digital Nemesis – 20-30
TW – Tempest Wolves – 10-15
FEAR – Feelings Aren’t Required – 10-20
DSKS – Duststalkers – 5-15
OC – The Outcasts – 5-15
oPP – Over Powered People – 5
RIOT Riot Team – NA – 5
Tarnished Coast OCX
GC – Golden Company XIII – 20-40
TF – Tempest Fury – 10-20
Tarnished Coast SEA
GC – Golden Company XIII – 20-40
RA – Remnants of the Alliance – 10-25
AHMA – Giam Chye Cha Loti- 15-25
FLOT – Forward Line Of Own Troops – 7
Tarnished Coast EU
AHMA – Giam Chye Cha Loti – 20-30
Hel – Hellioz – 15-25
PF – Primal Fury – 5-15
SE – Side Effect 5-15
Kazo – Kazoku – 10-15
DuDe – Dude Where Is My Guild – 5-10
Tarnished Coast NA
STUN – Standing United – 20-30
PF – Primal Fury – 10-20
CERN – When Zergs Collide – 30-40
HIRE – Hired Assasins – 10-20
NAGA – Not Another Gaming Acronym – 15-20
AARM – Order of Apocalyptic Armageddon – 10-20
vX – Vindication In Death – 15-25
Kazo – Kazoku – 10-20
EV – Eclat Vanguard – 20-30
FURY – Hell Hath No – 5-15

of course, post from JQ recruitment thread means this is heavily underrated.

Tijgertje.7461:

Jade Quarry Ocx
MERC – Black Lion Mercenary – 20-35
SoX – Standard of Heroes – 20-35
KA – Karma – 10-15
Jade Quarry SEA
WvW – Together We Are Unbreakable – 30-50
stOP – Not This Way – 20-35
Ge – Fk Pushing – 20-40
FoO – Fury of Order – 5-15
FOK – Furby Over Kill – 5-10
TPA – TPA – 5-15
Jade Quarry EU
FOK – Furby Over Kill – 10-15
NoaH – The Legacy of NoaH – 5-10
TPA – TPA – 5-15
Jade Quarry NA
KA – Karma – 30-60
SG – The Shadow Gypsies – 25-40
SF – Strike Force – 30-60
SoX – Standard of Heroes – 5-10
QT – Questionable Tactics – 25-35
HzH – The Legacy of – 10-20

• subject to change without prior notice lol

KcB.6890:

Its simple. The wvw population has continued to drop to the point that it can only support 1 tier. So now everyone is consolidating into T1.

False, if guilds in t1 spread out we’ll have 6 or more servers having t2-t3 population we can have different matchups every week

because they talk too much kitten and ran out of excuses.

Quick Mouse.7635:

Because fighting the same guilds with the same builds on the same maps for 2 years gets a little redundant. Also because anet refuses to do anything for wvw.

Because people keep on stacking on T1 (more stacking coming soon) so the gap in between tiers will become even more bigger so no variance for servers to fight.

it’s also the kittening people’s fault imho

So those dumbkittens that think moving to T1 is the solution for variance are just making it worse.

ohai. looking for a new world?

thiagoperne.7340:

Anet needs to add this: nobody can drop any siege within 1,200range from the tag but the commander, or something like that.

additional 300g for this feature, soul bound.