How was YOUR GvG Tournament experience?

Title says it all (rather, asks it all).

Particularly looking for feedback from those from the casual group.

Was this your first time in an AT?

How was your experience?

What did you like most/least about the tournament?

Will you continue to GvG?

Thanks,

-i

No, but it had been several years, and I think we only played one round in that AT.

Overall it was good, barring the encounter with a guild that should have been banned before the tourney, but played the first 2-3 rounds somehow. But the general enviroment was really nice.

Most: I finally got a full set of people together to play GvG with for the first time in many years.
Least: Not having another one of these to keep my other players interested for long.

Me, Yes. I used to gvg way back in Prophecies, but after all of my friends quit, I haven't really done many matches in several years...I would love to get a team together and keep it going...It's honestly the only format of this game that I enjoy doing. (Although I'm going to set up a Bind in vent that says "Blind 1" every 3 seconds...my throat hurts from that.

If I can have one complaint, it is with the Mentors playing. I can see the merits of it, it was probably a GREAT learning experience for those that took part in it...but, I would have rather seen the mentors play with the teams in games pre-Tourny, coach them through situations, then let the leash go and make them use what they were taught. I think it could have proven maybe a little better for the teams overall that way.

All in all, it was a really fun day, and I had a blast playing with/against everyone.

@Lemming: Sorry we took you out in Single elims, I heard you were the only Mentor that didn't make it to top 8? Haha.

did the 1st guru tournament 5 yrs or so ago & snowballs but no real gvg ATs

personally speaking, it worked out well. we had a lot of interest in guild and it just so happened that some people overslept/didnt show meaning i didnt have to tell anyone they couldn't come. which was nice cause i'm not good at that sort of thing.

most: the attitude of the teams we beat/lost to. winning as many matches as we managed. the RP's. & actually getting a successful gvg squad in a pve guild. the fact that guru put the effort into this again & the commentary that will hopefully be posted on youtube.

least: the obvious spread in team skill/team strength intra-division. the length of time matches took. the perceived lack of involvement from Anet (you can devote weekend-manpower to bane-tweets & april fools shenanigans but can't even coordinate with guru concerning who should/shouldn't be registered??)

casually, maybe. the amount of time it takes to get players, wait for a match, and then get rolled by a top 100 guild....that's not too enjoyable. i don't have a lot of time to get on due to work & RL, so i'd rather do something enjoyable, not frustrating. but if the RP payout in regular ATs are pretty high i may try to find time on the weekend to fit 1 in.