PvP Update - June 2nd, 2010 - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

lemming

The Hotshot

Join Date: May 2006

Honolulu

International District [id???]

02 Jun 2011 at 21:18 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by urania

So tell me, what's the reason for:
1)removing TA saying its broken and too hard to gain points.
2)keep the same title for RA, that was always a completely and incomaribly worse than TA, skill wise and player wise.
3)BUFF this title for RA, that has been known to be abused by synchers for easy farm.
4)BUFF a title that used to be 1 point per 10 WINS. yes, that is correct, 10 wins. Perhaps you weren't at Anet yet even at the time that was the case.
5)thus BUFF an arena that does not really qualify as random, and barely qualifies as pvp (because one's success isnt determined as much by how good you play, but mostly by how lucky you are or how much you abuse it).

So do help me understand this mockery and trampling on the little that was left of the "good old days" in an otherwise brilliant update.

You're going to be getting glad points at the exact same rate. The only people this is going to benefit are PvEers who play RA for kicks, or might be trying to grind out an HoM title.

Does it really impact you that much? If anything, there'll be more people playing.

thedarkmarine

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

02 Jun 2011 at 21:18 - 42

Quote:

Originally Posted by urania

So tell me, what's the reason for:
1)removing TA saying its broken and too hard to gain points.
2)keep the same title for RA, that was always a completely and incomaribly worse than TA, skill wise and player wise.
3)BUFF this title for RA, that has been known to be abused by synchers for easy farm.
4)BUFF a title that used to be 1 point per 10 WINS. yes, that is correct, 10 wins. Perhaps you weren't at Anet yet even at the time that was the case.
5)thus BUFF an arena that does not really qualify as random, and barely qualifies as pvp (because one's success isnt determined as much by how good you play, but mostly by how lucky you are or how much you abuse it).

So do help me understand this mockery and trampling on the little that was left of the "good old days" in an otherwise brilliant update.

man, people really need to read the update notes before making themselves look illiterate

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:19 - 43

New build now up.

Malchior Devenholm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Dragon Arena!!!

Pshycho Ninjas [oGod] | Vent Rage [vR] | Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

02 Jun 2011 at 21:22 - 44

So apparently everyone has /champion right now since there is no ladder xD

Enjoy it while it lasts

urania

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

vD

Mo/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:23 - 45

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemming

You're going to be getting glad points at the exact same rate. The only people this is going to benefit are PvEers who play RA for kicks, or might be trying to grind out an HoM title.

Does it really impact you that much? If anything, there'll be more people playing.

yea, as a matter of fact it does.
the main problem with ra is that TOO many play it, esp during zquest days.

I'll fkn troll them like a madman now.

give us back TA, split both titles. faking hell it did not deserve to go down like this.
or better.
revert and freeze glad title, make a new one for ra. ffs

Atro

Miss the good ol' days

Join Date: Sep 2009

Where don't I live?

A/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:28 - 46

SOme people jumped a few g ranks as well xD.

vader

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

P/W

02 Jun 2011 at 21:29 - 47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gabriel of Ravn

and here comes the update

and envoy weapons?

100 gold coins. Ouch! Pretty expensive. These better look awesome. No offhands and two-handed weapons are missing too.

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:31 - 48

Imperial faction converts to Bathazar faction 3 to 1, imperial to luxon and kurzick 1 to 1. So 15k imperial faction will now get you 5k bathazar. There are 4 denomination choices so you can convert a lot or a little at once.

dorin

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

02 Jun 2011 at 21:31 - 49

And still no love for ab.

Lanier

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

[Pink]

P/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:33 - 50

tradeable zcoins is an awful idea. I also don't understand the point of adding gvg emotes - just a waste of dev time in my opinion. FA, JQ, and AB changes are nice though.

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

02 Jun 2011 at 21:33 - 51

Quote:

Originally Posted by vader

100 gold coins. Ouch! Pretty expensive. These better look awesome. No offhands and two-handed weapons are missing too.

Well I'm 1/10 of the way there

So market for zcoins what do you guys think it will be since gold zcoins now get you 1 elite rit tome and therefore around 12k.

AngelWJedi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2008

orlando,florida

Society of Souls [Argh]

Rt/E

02 Jun 2011 at 21:34 - 52

Quote:

Originally Posted by vader

100 gold coins. Ouch! Pretty expensive. These better look awesome. No offhands and two-handed weapons are missing too.

100 gold coins and 15k i say they really better be cute. o.o hard to see what they look like at the reward guy.

DiogoSilva

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2011

Girl

E/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:35 - 53

Quote:

Originally Posted by dorin

And still no love for ab.

Ya, got to rank 3 thanks to this. 3 extra HoM points for me <3

Liston

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2010

California

Chronic Insomniacs [Chi]

R/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:37 - 54

Man so much chaos for the pvp world atm. The z coins update will make the economy go up and down for a couple days IMO

lemming

The Hotshot

Join Date: May 2006

Honolulu

International District [id???]

02 Jun 2011 at 21:37 - 55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lanier

I also don't understand the point of adding gvg emotes - just a waste of dev time in my opinion.

To give ladder a draw beyond champ points. Ladder has been completely useless since they stopped using ladder rank as qualification for tournaments.

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:38 - 56

Quote:

-Zaishen coins are now tradable items.

WHAAAAAAAAT?!

I did not see this coming.

AngelWJedi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2008

orlando,florida

Society of Souls [Argh]

Rt/E

02 Jun 2011 at 21:43 - 57

so 100 gold coins plus 15k even if they say are 1k per gold coing it will still cost you 115k for one of these weapons. which their is no daggers,hammer,wands or offhand?! and did they fix the ZV bugg with this update or no? lols

instanceskiller

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

Myst

A/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:44 - 58

As I don't pvp practically at all, this update isn't all that interesting to me. Slightly interested in seeing what the new emotes may be though and do appreciate the ab changes. I was thinking the melee hero ai changes would be included in this update but just remembered that they were removed from pvp haha. Hope it comes out soon.

Draak Calinca

Lol wat is retirement :)

Join Date: Jan 2007

Washington State.

IGN: Wydz Luvs

Me/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:46 - 59

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemming

You're going to be getting glad points at the exact same rate. The only people this is going to benefit are PvEers who play RA for kicks, or might be trying to grind out an HoM title.

Does it really impact you that much? If anything, there'll be more people playing.

this is pretty much why i love the glad title update, I'm mainly a PVEer now and i just RA when im bored, so this gives me incentive to actually do RA for glad 3

Lanier

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

[Pink]

P/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:46 - 60

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemming

To give ladder a draw beyond champ points. Ladder has been completely useless since they stopped using ladder rank as qualification for tournaments.

people actually care about rank emotes?

I thought the draw toward rank emotes had fallen awhile back?

Im not too big on the envoy weapon idea. We don't need more high-end weapons for the rich. If they add new weapon skins, I'd like to see them be affordable for everyone.

Gabriel of Ravn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2010

Virginia

None, retired to GW2.

W/A

02 Jun 2011 at 21:47 - 61

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelWJedi

so 100 gold coins plus 15k even if they say are 1k per gold coing it will still cost you 115k for one of these weapons. which their is no daggers,hammer,wands or offhand?! and did they fix the ZV bugg with this update or no? lols

Well in GtoB people are buying the gold zcoins for 1e+cash, the price of new weapons if you buy gold coins from others will be ~100e+.

Motoko

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2008

Dallas, Texas

Zero Quality [zQ] /[LaG]/[USA]/[iQ]

A/E

02 Jun 2011 at 21:48 - 62

The envoy weapon is the first /guild emote weapon (sword skin at least)

Motoko

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2008

Dallas, Texas

Zero Quality [zQ] /[LaG]/[USA]/[iQ]

A/E

02 Jun 2011 at 21:51 - 63

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:52 - 64

Is it animated?

Bizarre update is bizarre.

ChrisCo

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

[ToR]

W/

02 Jun 2011 at 21:53 - 65

That looks nice =)

Woot for something to farm for!

Motoko

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2008

Dallas, Texas

Zero Quality [zQ] /[LaG]/[USA]/[iQ]

A/E

02 Jun 2011 at 21:55 - 66

Quote:

Originally Posted by makosi

Is it animated?

Bizarre update is bizarre.

It isn't animated. The badass quality is good enough :P

Deatgs Corrupter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2008

Wold Pirates

W/

02 Jun 2011 at 22:00 - 67

glad title is scaled...

urania

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

vD

Mo/

02 Jun 2011 at 22:00 - 68

Quote:

Originally Posted by Draak Calinca

this is pretty much why i love the glad title update, I'm mainly a PVEer now and i just RA when im bored, so this gives me incentive to actually do RA for glad 3

you dont understand that glad title used to be a reward for something far beyond what ra ever was and ever will be. what a pitiful end for a title that used to actually mean something.

Malchior Devenholm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Dragon Arena!!!

Pshycho Ninjas [oGod] | Vent Rage [vR] | Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

02 Jun 2011 at 22:01 - 69

glad points seem bugged

Polgara Val

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

TSR

Mo/Me

02 Jun 2011 at 22:02 - 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by urania

you dont understand that glad title used to be a reward for something far beyond what ra ever was and ever will be. what a pitiful end for a title that used to actually mean something.

Still means something, besides at this point, GW is a 6 year old game let the rest of the casual PvE'rs have a laugh.

Pol

Horus Moonlight

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Me/Mo

02 Jun 2011 at 22:08 - 71

As a player wanting to get into HA, I'm disappointed that the devs felt the need to work on Codex than HA (Seriously what the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO?!? Kill that goddamn arena already and bring back TA). HA in principle is an amazing format and I wish it actually got the attention that even the lesser arenas (lolJQ/FA) got.

The change to glad title is a joke right? If there was any shred of legitimacy that title had, it's totally gone now; it's on par with the GWEN titles at this point. I usually don't like to complain about ANet as I do understand they are understaffed but this is definitely not the way to go about altering RA.

Maybe it's just me but I fail to see how an emote is going to spur a significant portion of the player base to start/continue GvGing.

Aside from that, this update is pretty darn good.

urania

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

vD

Mo/

02 Jun 2011 at 22:09 - 72

apparently "massification" on big scale seems to be anet's trend of keeping the players going until gw2 arrives.

bursta91

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2008

Canada

Gangsters In The [HooD]

Rt/

02 Jun 2011 at 22:11 - 73

its 2k11 bro

??iljo

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

02 Jun 2011 at 22:11 - 74

lol at the guy with the hole in his head when u do the /guild

also, lol at the wts envoy weaps 1 zillion e

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

02 Jun 2011 at 22:16 - 75

The Titan quests are VERY boring. They aren't particularly hard, just slow, due to all of the healers and the incessant respawning of new titans.

Malchior Devenholm

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Dragon Arena!!!

Pshycho Ninjas [oGod] | Vent Rage [vR] | Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

02 Jun 2011 at 22:17 - 76

Quote:

Originally Posted by makosi

The Titan quests are VERY boring. They aren't particularly hard, just slow, due to all of the healers and the incessant respawning of new titans.

Titans doing what they're designed to do?

Amazing!

Essence Snow

Unbridled Enthusiasm!

Join Date: Nov 2009

EST

DPR

02 Jun 2011 at 22:17 - 77

The 100g zcoin weaps are pvp only?

AS for the update overall it'll spark some life into pvp for a short amount of time then it'll die again...no big surprise.

Titan quests will be fun once.......

mage767

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

USA

LOVE

Me/E

02 Jun 2011 at 22:18 - 78

Now that new emotes have been added to PvP format and new weapons...

Time for Live team to work on a PvE emote (GWAMM in particular)...

MagnumShadow

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2010

Far Shiverpeaks

02 Jun 2011 at 22:21 - 79

So how did people jumped from gladr1 to r4 or something ?
I dont have r1 but have some points gathered.Why i dont have r1 or r8 ???

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

02 Jun 2011 at 22:23 - 80

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malchior Devenholm

Titans doing what they're designed to do?

Amazing!

What I'm saying is, don't go in there expecting an enriching challenge that will reinvigorate your love for GW. Bring snacks and a Thermos because it's long and drawn out.