New PvP System

I came from SWG (StarWarsGalaxies) in search of a new MMORPG. in GW i believe the PvP system sucks, compared to wat it is in other games. I believe you should be allowed to walk upto someone and challenge them to a duel on spot, and not have to go into an arena and fight with a group. They should make it more independent, for those who want to have some fun.

in this game 1v1 it is possible to have a fight go on forever... team strategy is what this game is all about. I believe you are just looking for another game

you are absolutely right.. thats the main reason that I don't like this is game is cuz u cant just walk up to someone and challenge someone to a duel.. it should automatically teleport you to the arena and you can duke it out and then just leave arena whenever you want and be put back into the town

In a competition arena, eventually 3 people died on both sides, leaving me versus an archer. We both ran out of resses.

It led to a long standoff that lasted several minutes, until I died from a combination of arrows.

1v1 fights sometimes lead to something either one-sided (tank vs support character) or a long stalemate of sorts.

Plus, it's more chalenging, fun, and thought provoking when you have to work with a team to reach your goal.

I would say PvP is one of the shining gems of this game, and not something dull.

I understand the team PvP. They should keep that. But like if ur in a mission or something with a friend or walking around exploring. They should allow you to duel people. So can have a little fun.

No mistake about it the team PvP is good. Though a little 1v1 PvP wouldnt hurt anything, would just make the game much better.

I'm the last person to post negative posts but I'm glad that the original poster doesn't like the game. Please don't let the door hit you on the way out.

This game allows PvP without ganking and without ruining the PvE side of the game.

1v1 is cool with me, in the arena. If they implement it I'll be there fighting it out.

Allowing people like you that just want to cause trouble in a virtual setting the option to challenge everyone you see is a mistake that I hope they never make.

haha, 1st time ive heard i cause truoble... LOOOOOL! lmaos, well just saying this game compared to all other mmo's does not compare... the best thing about it is the video quality and the fact that its free.

funny

everybody who has that attitude thinks that they are going to be the uber pawner rather than the pawnee

i havent seen one yet who will challenge someone that will beat them

if not being able to go up to someone and gank them is a real fun buster to you go back to wow as i dont see them bringing in the duel system you want

loool, 1st of all i hate Gank squads... second WoW is gay. 3rd, if they had that system inplace right now. and i challenged someone id get my ass kicked. You people say things that i have never said... lol... i didnt say id pwn someone, im not like that, im very respectable.

Ahhh, I'm soooo sorry you can't gank lower levels like you did on all the other games you played. Guild wars is not a gank fest MMORPG, if that is what are you looking for, go play WoW and start an alliance character.

For those people who want a game where strategy wins the match, Guild Wars is the game for them. This is the first online RPG'ish online game I've played where strategy is actually important. I think they make a great game.

WoW SUCKS! and how is making it able to duel a gank? its for fun. I would challenge someone even though i know id lose. It just would bring more principal to this game.

No is doesn't compare. It's the only one where having a brain can win a fight. No 6 month to a year grinds. No ganking. No griefing. And you're right this isn't like the other MMOG's. Some dev team actually did something new and different. Not to mention I've never in my life even dreamed of classes this balanced.

If you are looking for an unbalanced, grinding gank fest this is not the game for you.

Now I do know what you are saying, this isn't a true MMORPG, and no one said it was. The whole point to this game is arena battles with even teams where everyone is level 20. That's the game. And it won't be the game for all MMORPG fans. We all understand that.

yes, i dont like long grinds or gank squads or those things, why u think i quit swg? but the principal of just being able to duel a friend or something 1v1 would be good to have.

Opellion, I appoligize for calling you a ganker. If your point is that you just want one and one fights where all parties are consenting, then I agree with you, that would be fun, but they balanced the game for team play not one-on-one play which I think is a good thing.

I must admit, as much as RYL blows, it had a fun PvP system...but at the same time it really REALLY screwed over a lot of people, and pissed off everyone trying to level because they'd be minding their own business only to get slaughtered by the cloaked demon who came over for some raidin' fun. And I will admit, it was fun as HELL to raid the other side.

But that isn't what this game is about, so...deal with it 'eh? I think it would be cool if they just had a giant world FOR PvP, where everyone just roamed around and ganked the opposing team. They could have like red team-blue team, and you join one of the teams when you enter that gigantic map. And each team would have their own cities, trails and what not, and you could just go friggin' raid the hell out of the other side. That is fun, yeah, but not what this game is about. Would be fun for some side dish though, if they could add a huge map like that where just everyone connects and kills everything, but it won't happen.

I like the game how it is.

The GvG is great, wouldn't change a thing, but I too would certainly love to be able to 1v1 at times. However it should still be confined to the arena or something like it. Nobody should be able to just walk up to someone in town and challenge them on the spot. Random challenges would get annoying in a hurry. Having to go to an areana to duel would hopefully also cut down on the "somebody duel me" spams that got to be so annoying in DAoC. >_<

GW was made for team based play, not 1v1. The game was balanced for team play, not 1v1. 1v1 would not work out because the game was never made for that. ArenaNet was never thinking about 1v1 PvP, because the game's emphasis was on team-based PvP play.

People have said this before, so I'll repeat it.

GUILD WARS IS NOT BALANCED FOR ONE VERSUS ONE COMBAT.

In fact, it would NOT be unthinkable (Nor would it even be rare) to get into a fight with another charachter that:

A: You could not possibly win, simply because you are their direct opposite

OR

B: NEITHER of you could possibly win, because you would outheal each others' damage.

Sorry, but it's not happening.

So many want to spew the same meaningless narrow argument, but are completely missing the point. It's doesn't matter if the classes are balanced for 1v1. Nobody said it was balanced for 1v1s. Nobody said it HAD to be. Nobody said it SHOULD be, least of all me. The balancing needs to stay exactly as it. The game is made for GvG and the balancing should reflect this. Allowing 1v1 battles does not mean balancing has to change. It would still be FUN to put my elementalist against my friend's. Or my Warrior against another one. Who cares what a necro can do against mesmer or if a monk stands a chance against a ranger. If you put your healing monk up against a damage class, you deserve what you get. Choose your battles.

Of all the BS I've heard about why 1v1s should not be allowed, the only two that made ANY kind of sense are:

1) Random 1v1 battles will be pitting classes together that don't make sense. I agree, duels should be strictly on a challenge/accept basis and again, only in an arena to cut down on the "duel me" spam.

2) Allowing 1v1s will make morons cry about classes being unbalanced. This is the only concern I would have, but I would have no problem ignoring the morons if it meant I could duel my friends. As long as the devs don't cave in to them, it's all good.

But sadly the argument I keep hearing the most is crap about unbalanced classes and/or classes that will just go round and round for hours. It doesn't matter! If duels are optional, you can choose your battles or just not duel at all.

And what's even sadder is the number of people that are only going to read part of this and/or not understand my point and simply rehash the same tired meaningless argument back at me again.

Stick around long enough and you may get 1 v 1, but it would have to be set up so that the same classes fought each other, otherwise the game isn't balanced for it.