Guild Wars 2

zhonnika.1784:

I think I mostly impressed that it’s the one thing SoR managed to take without needing the 80 man zergball. Stand back, folks, observe what may never happen again! >> <<
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Just Hilarious! JQ, qq’ing cause they got run over by a zerg. thanks for the laughs!

Funny commander rant! starts at the 1 minute mark

TallDan.6350:

I dislike the commanders that bark orders at people and act as if they are better than everyone else, simply because they have a 100g badge.
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So don’t follow them?

Commander is a rough job, particularly one’s that are trying to lead pugs to glory in which case a portion of followers are probably not on teamspeak, a mix of under level toons, random mix of classes traits that may not be the most optimal for wvw, etc. etc. All this while having a blue TARGET ME Dorito above their heads as the enemy is focusing them.

/respect to all Commanders

xTiMeBoMBx.2863:

scootshoot.6583:

xTiMeBoMBx.2863:

scootshoot.6583:

Linked server queues like WOW are the only way to resolve numbers differential but it will ruin WvW by doing so.

There is a certain amount of server pride and enjoyment playing alongside the same peep’s day in and day out.

The next new MMO shouldn’t have this issue as everyone is going to be on one super server so it should resolve factions rolling with 5x the number of players at a given time slot.

Yeh I’m jumping ship as soon as that MMO is out if ANet doesn’t get this balance system sorted out.

Closed beta invites have already gone out. Will definitely try it out. If anything should expect far greater game performance in large scale battles due to a newer engine that takes advantage of multi core processors that are prevalent today. Also will support duo video card setups (sli, crossfire) as well.

I know exactly which MMO you’re referring to, I signed up for it too, but let’s not talk about it anymore because I don’t want this thread locked. Anyway, ANet is not new to MMO and they pride in fairness, so I just don’t get why they’re so slow to react to imbalances.

They sort of did it to themselves with what was it? free xfers for close to 3 months after launch? That’s a hella long time to allow bandwagoners to move from one server to the next.

xTiMeBoMBx.2863:

scootshoot.6583:

Linked server queues like WOW are the only way to resolve numbers differential but it will ruin WvW by doing so.

There is a certain amount of server pride and enjoyment playing alongside the same peep’s day in and day out.

The next new MMO shouldn’t have this issue as everyone is going to be on one super server so it should resolve factions rolling with 5x the number of players at a given time slot.

Yeh I’m jumping ship as soon as that MMO is out if ANet doesn’t get this balance system sorted out.

Closed beta invites have already gone out. Will definitely try it out. If anything should expect far greater game performance in large scale battles due to a newer engine that takes advantage of multi core processors that are prevalent today. Also will support duo video card setups (sli, crossfire) as well.

Linked server queues like WOW are the only way to resolve numbers differential but it will ruin WvW by doing so.

There is a certain amount of server pride and enjoyment playing alongside the same peep’s day in and day out.

The next new MMO shouldn’t have this issue as everyone is going to be on one super server so it should resolve factions rolling with 5x the number of players at a given time slot.

oldephartte.4369:

Simple solution. Put a cap on the number of non-NA players allowed on any one NA server based on a +/- percentage of the total number of non-NA players on NA servers with the objective of fairly balancing the the population of non-NA players across all the NA servers to make game play more competitive 7/24.

As we all know, Blizzards cash cow handled number disparity by way of queues, I doubt anyone here wants to deal with queues.

WvW should stay the way it is. The rewards are minimal and if one can’t stand playing the underdog role peeps can still transfer at anytime to the EZ mode server and get carried.

Valkyriez.6578:

Jon,
Your game balance is already top notch.

So says the guy who rolled a Mesmer and Guardian, lol

SmokeyNYY.7841:

Without Foo this would be a much more even matchup. I would think JQ would win by about 15k instead of 50-60k

Another diss, you hear that FOO? Your server completey disrespects you guys. I challenge FOO to take a full week off next round to see if JQ can pull these numbers off.

jojojoon.8607:

scootshoot.6583:

WRod.3856:

Tyaen.5148:

As much as I hate giving credit to [EMP]. Whoever was running that 5 man havok, you guys are good. SoR BL

#.1 N.A So Splendid doe.

JQ = #1 off peak coverage. What started as a <2k difference between 3 servers last night ended this morning with a 12k advantage, great job carrying the server as usual FOO!

Not sure why this is a complaint on a Saturday. I played until 3am PST yesterday not because it was overtime but because I like wvw so I didn’t mind playing a bit longer on a night when I know I don’t have work or school the next day. When I woke up this morning, I saw a large JQ force fighting a large SOR force. There were a lot of JQ NA helping out. The SOR force was getting wiped consistently. This went on until late afternoon.

Just stating facts, no idea why JQ is getting all defensive. It’s a great time to wake up to a 12k lead is all, nothing more nothing less.

Kudos to the overnight crew FOO, your server may not give ya the credit you deserve but the rest of us know the hard work you put in after hours. ;D

Polismassa.6740:

scootshoot.6583:

WRod.3856:

Tyaen.5148:

As much as I hate giving credit to [EMP]. Whoever was running that 5 man havok, you guys are good. SoR BL

#.1 N.A So Splendid doe.

JQ = #1 off peak coverage. What started as a <2k difference between 3 servers last night ended this morning with a 12k advantage, great job carrying the server as usual FOO!

Yes, we know we have coverage, they weren’t even talking about coverage if you read the post chain. Way to take a lighthearted joke and turn it into another whine post, people like you are the reason that these threads all turn to kitten.

How is it a whine post? I was giving the server credit for the real grunts carrying JQ each week.

WRod.3856:

Tyaen.5148:

As much as I hate giving credit to [EMP]. Whoever was running that 5 man havok, you guys are good. SoR BL

#.1 N.A So Splendid doe.

JQ = #1 off peak coverage. What started as a <2k difference between 3 servers last night ended this morning with a 12k advantage, great job carrying the server as usual FOO!

TLSolomon.6083:

nirvana.8245:

Ive been on 3 servers. The one big difference I notice is alot more roamers in JQ. But those roamers tend to know what they are doing and join up with the zerg at the right times. Alot of servers seem to waste alot of time with using an entire zerg to do something that can be done in very small numbers. The players are much more experienced, they know exactly what is going to happen next because they read the map and they are where they should be when they should be there

As a person who is usually a scout on a tower or keep, I cant count the number of times a night I watch 20-25 people from another server run up to put something in combat. Solo tagging garri is scary.

With how WvW is today, those zerg runs flipping objectives will get you the most gains per play time. More players, the quicker the random npcs guarding supply camps and what not get dropped so the zerg can move to the next waypoint.

Yes the small man teams doin scouts and running supplies will help your team win the weekly event … but what reward is there? I guess the winning server at the end of the week can thump their chest for gaining a xx percentage in gathering skills, lol.

manbearpig.8095:

yeah i have to disagree look at world of warcraft for instance during their peak subscriber based the number 1 raid team in the world was stuck on 1 boss for 4 months.. now wow is losing subscribers by the millions and the best raid team beat normal mode in 1 week and most hard modes the week after

So they lost a million here and there and still have millions more to fill the coffers of Blizzards #1 cash cow. Anet, let alone any all future MMO publishers would still love to do what WOW has done past, present and future.

Raven Paradox.1860:

This is the time of the day when WvW is ruined. I’ve been part of “karma trains” before and it gets boring fast. Not entirely sure how JQ can even enjoy playing the game doing this daily. I hope ArenaNet figures out how to make WvW competitive rather than it being ultra stacked server that pvdoors vs server that buys guilds vs server that actually competes and tries hard to win.

Arena Net did it to themselves with the months long free servers xfers. MMO gamers in general aren’t interested in challenges and want easy mode. We are who we are.

and?

On reset all active servers are going to have queues for the majority of zones hence will have a full size force at each.

Esqi.8496:

scootshoot.6583:

Cerialkilla.3571:

scootshoot.6583:

uberkingkong.8041:

Looks like things are back to normal, after 3 or 4 days JQ will just alt xp farm. SoR and BG aren’t T1 material.

Wheres all the competition at?

JQ Asian timezone carries that server, nothing more nothing less.

Asia carries JQ, so NA prime carries sor. I don’t see the point. NA prime its a BG and sor exclusive against jq lately anyways, I mean you’ve seen the keep pictures lately they coordinate one attacks one wall one the other and refuse to cross paths. It isn’t like you guys don’t have your own tactics to do well in the prime.

heh, you do realize these are still NORTH AMERICAN SERVERS, right? I shouldn’t have to explain any further, lol

Yep cause that’s exactly what you were saying cowboy. Maybe you should join your group of friends in the werewolf tribe.

WHOOSH

what’s that sound flying over your head?

LOL ^.^

No backtrack needed. I figured the wvw’ers have noticed by now months into release the importance of off peak coverage hence my vague earlier post. However it’s obvious the short bus folk needed some extra guidance, ;D

Thanks for playing!

It’s about the Off peak coverage, NA servers need EU/Asia coverage and EU/Asia servers need NA coverage. Nothing more nothing less.

Not hard, thanks for playing

Cerialkilla.3571:

scootshoot.6583:

uberkingkong.8041:

Looks like things are back to normal, after 3 or 4 days JQ will just alt xp farm. SoR and BG aren’t T1 material.

Wheres all the competition at?

JQ Asian timezone carries that server, nothing more nothing less.

Asia carries JQ, so NA prime carries sor. I don’t see the point. NA prime its a BG and sor exclusive against jq lately anyways, I mean you’ve seen the keep pictures lately they coordinate one attacks one wall one the other and refuse to cross paths. It isn’t like you guys don’t have your own tactics to do well in the prime.

heh, you do realize these are still NORTH AMERICAN SERVERS, right? I shouldn’t have to explain any further, lol

Take support traits and follow a zerg around. Give your zerg speed buffs, regen and don’t be afraid to rush in when you see an opening and CC for them. This will get you the xp. Yes you can do supply runs or run scouting missions but it won’t get you the same rewards, xp, etc. compared to following a zerg.

Besides there are a lot of max level afkers standing around hogging up queue. If you do the above, you will be far more valuable as a lowbie compared to the max level afks.

uberkingkong.8041:

Looks like things are back to normal, after 3 or 4 days JQ will just alt xp farm. SoR and BG aren’t T1 material.

Wheres all the competition at?

JQ Asian timezone carries that server, nothing more nothing less.

Boulderbolg.3460:

I am curious if the JQ or SoR communities are considering pledging to Camelot Unchained’s Kickstarter? If so, we should all go separate realms on the same server! >:)

Way too early. The next closest big name release title that will undoubtedly take a purge out of the GW2 player base will be Elder Scrolls online.

Kryyg.8576:

Vodka.3958:

dwahvel.7356:

Tattare.7980:

Has SoR ever won a tier 1 match for the week?

How many times have BG held the green team spot in t1? Only thing that matters to me too bad Smokee couldn’t carry BG for any longer. Maybe Vodka and the mighty ICOA can take his place! (lol)
Also I enjoy vodka’s troll posts lately they keep us entertained on SoR, keep em coming!

13-2 & a gold medal for Blackgate

http://mos.millenium.org/matchups/histories
^Look at how sweet that gold medal looks next to Blackgate

Too bad you’re server had to break for it, maybe next time take the JQ approach. Slow and steady.

While you beat your chest for beating us once, everyone knows the reason why and we are all laughing at your server on its way down.

QFT

Vodka.3958:

Tattare.7980:

Has SoR ever won a tier 1 match for the week?

No, SoR has never won a tier 1 match.

Blackgate on the other hand has, even while having less coverage than the other two larger servers

Did you guys have a BEASTgate moment on the internets when this experience happened?

Loot kittens don’t like WvW and that is fine.

Some players like playing against Human AI as opposed to scripted NPC AI aka PVE.

Oresh.4729:

Zen.8497:

Darkjoy.3092:

I will be patiently waiting for SOR to make a run for 1st. Good luck!

We always do! We also know that wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another…

didnt sor claim they play for the fight and not for the win? such contradiction in this thread with bg now claiming they have been the underdog since they came back in t1…

No idea but least you guys stopped calling yourselves, “BEASTgate”, one of the most hilarious server names to date, hah.

Exiled Dbl.9035:

Game is unoptimized, needs direct x 10/11 and coded bad and doesnt know how to balance cpu cores, threads properly or even use all cores or threads.

This ^^

Anet went the easy route and basically used the original guild wars engine for a 2012 release…..result is what you see now.

it is what it is…

fragnstein.3486:

Darkjoy.3092:

fragnstein.3486:

Tam.3146:

fragnstein.3486:

The only way for SoR or BG to beat JQ is to quit the bickering and constantly push JQ week after week. It wont matter who comes up to T1, JQ has superior numbers to put on 2 fronts, have people watching towers/camps and scout the enemy. JQ will gladly sit back and let the bickering continue knowing that at the weeks end they will win by 40k+

TBH This is not a easy since both BG and SoR consider the other as a weaker enemy.(comparing with JQ)
I do enjoy fighting with JQ. But when you lead 1/3 manpower of the server, you have to think abt ppt instead of looking for pure fun. Its not rational to hit the tough rock when you dont have too many chips on hand.

For the last three hours I mainly attacked BG at EBG. Not because I hate BG or afraid JQ. Just because it makes sense.

I was there in EB. I know its not easy, but if your allowing JQ to have half the map while the other 2 forces fight for 1/4 of the map it only extends JQs lead. The only way to take the lead is to constantly attack the lead, otherwise SoR/BG is playing for 2nd

This in a nutshell . It would take an actual alliance to beat JQ at this point. Problem is 3rd place would really get the shaft

At the end of the week, the scores would be much closer and anyones game. Otherwise it will continually be JQ winning by 40k+, while SoR/BG fight for 2nd

Right. Barring huge transfers this won’t change much. The next big purge will be when that other game is released as I suspect it will take a big chunk of the player base from GW2.

Player base will still play both games and no one will leave GW2 for good since it has no sub fee but the frequency of logins will change quite a bit so am sure T1 will see some impact.

Harrek.8720:

Thanks for posting the story behind the naming of SoR. I had no idea.

Anytime.

Having played past MMo’s like DAOC, WOW, etc. I typically just pick a random server on the 1st day and go with it. However, when I started up GW2 for the first time decided to do a research on a few servers and lo and behold came upon the story of SOR. The choice after that was obvious and am so glad I did. The community here is amazing.

Juxtapositronic.1280:

CuddleStrike.8215:

So much unhappy posts……

Need more happy score updates with people being silly and having fun!
This game is all about fun….

P.s

My net was crap tonight so no silly updates with my BG, SoR or JQ friends tonight. But later today is a later day!

Enjoy everyone!

Well, blackgate was ticking at 35 about 45 minutes ago :\

Yah, when you are ticking at 35 on a Sunday afternoon is never a good sign. Means a whole lot of drama brewing on that server.

Juxtapositronic.1280:

It has been said before, and I’ll say it again:

SoR is a community. We have slowly and steadily grown over the last six months.

Sanctum of Rall. Anyone that does not know the history of our server, here you go. Originally the developers at Anet knew nothing of this server or its birth until an avid group of gamers formed as one and insisted Anet listen…the rest is history.

http://wildboarinn.net/2012/07/18/my-gw2-home-sanctum-of-rall/

My GW2 Home: Sanctum of Rall
Posted on July 18, 2012 by Moxie

I’ve spoken on Twitter about how, on my return to Rift, I rejoined my old Rift guild, Gaiscioch. It’s been a blast being back with them, and even though they are a freakishly huge guild, they feel more like a “family” guild than many of the other smaller guilds I’ve been a part of. We’ve been running lowbie Instant Adventures for the lower-level folks, raid rifts and expert rifts and crafting rifts for the 50s, and they have a ton of dungeon and raid runs going on every night. It really and truly is an amazing group of people and a great guild to call home.

Despite the joy, there’s been some sadness in the guild since I last ran with them. One of the long-time members of the guild, Roger “Oldroar” Rall, passed away suddenly last fall. He just stopped appearing online abruptly, and after about two weeks, our GM and a couple of others started trying to track him down to check on him. They spoke to his wife, who said that he had quietly passed away one night. Of course, the news spread like wildfire in the guild, back to former members/alliance members that had played with him during Warhammer and DAoC, and everyone, even those who had never met him, felt a profound sense of loss.

Oldroar was the kind of guy that set the tone and example for the rest of the guild. In-game, he was a calm and collected PvP leader who led his teams to victory while always acting with honor towards the opposing teams. To the men, he was a mentor and an example of how to be a great husband & father, and how to balance those responsibilities with gaming. To the ladies, he was always a gentleman and treated us as equals, with respect and dignity. He was a grandfatherly figure to the kids in the guild, and he was someone that we all could go to for advice not just on game strategies and problems, but real life problems as well. He encouraged us to follow our dreams, to be better people, and to take the high road when others were not. He was our friend, in the truest sense of the word.

He was also the “Voice of Gaiscioch”… you couldn’t miss that radio voice on vent.

Guild Wars 2 was the game he was most excited about. Oldroar, along with many of the veteran players in Gaiscioch, was an avid PvPer, and after hearing about GW2?s WvW/PvP features, as well as all the other playstyles that would be supported, was leading the charge to get a Gaiscioch chapter opened in GW2, posting news and information as it came out and eventually convincing our leadership to open a branch within Guild Wars 2. More than anything, he was looking forward to playing Guild Wars 2 and to seeing our super-diverse family grow and thrive there.

It was decided that we would hold an in-game/ventrilo memorial for him, not in Rift, but in Guild Wars 2 when it opened – it only seemed appropriate. The date & time had been set, the only remaining question was what server to roll on. Our guild decided to start one final Call to Arms for Oldroar: to try to get a GW2 server named for the man that had been so passionate about the game and had done so much for the guild over the years. We wrote letters and sent emails to ArenaNet, telling them about the person he was, the legacy he has left with us, and how much he adored GW2. We asked them to consider naming a server for Roger, a server that we could call home and continue living out his legacy.

This morning, I heard the news that they are indeed implementing “Sanctum of Rall” as a server. I admit that I cried tears of happiness over this. THANK YOU ArenaNet, for being so awesome. You just made a whole lot of people ecstatically happy. We will do our best to make Sanctum of Rall an amazing home for all playstyles and all players that roll there, just as Oldroar would have wanted.

urek mazino.4026:

Eliteseraph.4970:

Vodka.3958:

Actually we have way less numbers than SoR & JQ do now. But look at how close Blackgate comes to competing with these two overly stacked servers.

I almost spit out my drink.

If SoR is so stacked, how come I keep seeing that outmanned buff from time to time?

outmanned time to time? try long stretches in 2-3 maps

For sure, SOR from mid morning all the way to 5pm central had outmanned buffs on 2+ maps consistently. It wasn’t until well past 6pm all the maps finally had a queue, and this was on a Saturday.

Those who believe our server is stacked = LOL Sure we have more active wvw’ers from recent past due to acquisitions, but it’s still nowhere close to the 24 hour coverage other servers have the advantage of.

Titles are about as pointless as winning your tiers. % increase in gathering or <insert random skill> here, woop-deee-dooo.

Peeps join em cause they like pvp, nothing more nothing less.

Typical copy paste job. Am sure that same reply word for word has been sent thousands of times.

it is what it is

Large scale battles are horrible. Gonna be interesting when that “other” game is released that is utilizing a more up to date engine that takes advantage of crossfire, etc. alongside Direct X 11 support so the engine will utilize multi core processors.

Supposedly the game has been tested for 100v100 onscreen at the same time with minor hiccups performance wise, can’t wait for beta!

GW2 is a great free 2 play game but no one likes skill lag.

Xandror.2356:

My framerate on my high-end PC reduced to about 5 fps and I noticed about a 2 second delay between what I was doing and what my character was doing.

I have seen others post their “High end” pc specs and it was anything but high end and I wouldn’t even label them as average. What’s your full pc specs?

OP and his buddies need thicker skin for MMO’s.

I also suggest you watch the South park episode of WOW and picture the guys calling you names as this guy owning noobs in Elwynn forest..lol

Shinji.2063:

Why do JQ and SOR talk about bandwagoners as if they are bad. I guess they dont count as bandwagoners (is that even a word lol) if they go to your server, just if they go to others.

No idea but it’s pretty hilarious if this the news from Guildcenter is/was true….bandwagoners that were essentially bribed by BG.

We are also hearing rumors swirling of MERC and ND following them to Blackgate with several guilds throwing into the kitty together to help fund the transfer for some of the transferring guilds; transfers to Blackgate are going for 35 gold per person.

http://gw2.junkiesnation.com/2013/02/12/guildcenter-exclussive-tier-1-guild-shakeup/

There is a great game for you to try….I hear at one time they had12+ million subs during their heyday and was the envy of all. That particular game had a great carrot at the end of the stick, endless hamster treadmill gear grind. I believe you woud love it!

Pirhana.8935:

Diashame.6328:

Confirmation that my next game will be teso.

So yah… i just read a huge update about that other game and the pvp system is pretty much Everything we have been wanting here in WVW. “realm rank” system is already in effect from launch. pretty much everything id want from DAOC

I was more interested in the “performance” aspect and it sounds very promising.

While I enjoy GW2, the game engine is absolute garbage in terms of performance.

Anyways a recent teso developer interview sounds like they actually thought things ahead and realized it’s “2013” and most gamers these days run multi core systems in their rigs, haha. So yes, teso will have directx 11 functionality, take advantage of multi core cpus alongside duo video card setups.

Am still using AMD 6850 video card and X4 955 processor. Setup works great for all my games cept Guild Wars 2.

Frankly <insert game here> would need to have great entertainment value for me to do an upgrade just for a single game and frankly GW2 aint’ it, haha.

Everyone gets burnt out and it doesn’t start and end with GW2. Take a break, play another game, etc and come back refreshed.

It’s possible to be a mooch but you won’t bring much to the team. Once you are focused by a high level you will drop very quickly, lol.

Are you a WvW newb that is not max level? If so, join a zerg pack as they will be the ones flipping objectives thus you will gain much needed xp, karma, coin, etc.

Also take traits / skills that are group oriented like giving the pack speed buffs, offensive defensive buffs, etc.

What is the point of WvW…?

-Peep’s enjoy fighting Human AI over Artificial scripted AI.
-Comraderie and Server unity.

The server rankings rewards itself are pretty much pointless as there is no gain from dominating T1 as opposed to Tier 1000…..

Relentliss.2170:

nice to see SOS step up after last weeks disaster. They had more ? than answers on reset.

SOS has been top dawg for what? every week but twice since they moved to T1? They had nothing to prove in my book.

Before Anet for whatever reason deleted their last culling post…it was implied this last patch was going to be merely a foundation for future updates to improve culling. In other words this last patch was not an end all be all fix as it was explained to those who took the time to read their post. However this recent patch is require for the end result of their attempted fixes which is most likely why they did not revert the changes.

ykyk.2740:

scootshoot.6583:

Actually it means a lot in terms of 24/7 “competition”. I am on SOR and saw first hand what the matches were like in the lower tiers as some matches for weeks on end became one sided facerolls due to lack of coverage/numbers. The latter becomes very boring for either side…

“24/7 competition” means nothing to any individual player unless you play 24/7.

My definition of 24/7 competition is being able to log on at 4:20 am on a work night and still have the option to join a major battle(s). After just leaving T2 that option was not always available, lol.

Actually it means a lot in terms of 24/7 “competition”. I am on SOR and saw first hand what the matches were like in the lower tiers as some matches for weeks on end became one sided facerolls due to lack of coverage/numbers. The latter becomes very boring for either side…