Tournaments and Ladders?

Silverthorn

Silverthorn

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

D/FW, Texas

Dark Radiance

Mo/N

02 Apr 2005 at 07:24 - 1
I havn't actually played GW yet but am looking forward to it from everything I have read. A question I do have though is what exactly is the deal with the Tournaments and Ladders I keep seeing mentioned.
Are there actual set tournaments at a specific time and place like a sports tournament. Or is it more of a general ranking based on your PvP combat experiences in game.
If anyone could explain to me how these work I'd appreciate it.

Linkie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

Norway

P/W

02 Apr 2005 at 09:25 - 2
At the moment there is only an official ladder. In Korea they have a tournament going, but gaming is big business there.

There's also an unoffical guildwars league started, you can read more about it on www.gwgleague.com or by joining /server irc.gamesurge.net -j #gwgleague.

wytchen

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

03 Apr 2005 at 01:18 - 3
So now i have heard it all gaming is not big in the US, Darn it I thought I got my kick arse pc fr gaming silly me.

Silverthorn

Silverthorn

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

D/FW, Texas

Dark Radiance

Mo/N

03 Apr 2005 at 04:03 - 4
So where do the stats for the ladder come from? Are they general stats from your performance in missions during normal play. Or is it how you do in structured tournaments?

Worldx

Worldx

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

03 Apr 2005 at 04:13 - 5
i'm sure there'll be tons of unofficial leagues setup.

Linkie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

Norway

P/W

03 Apr 2005 at 09:25 - 6
Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverthorn
So where do the stats for the ladder come from? Are they general stats from your performance in missions during normal play. Or is it how you do in structured tournaments?
http://ladder.guildwars.com/

This is the only existing ladder at the moment, and the stats are based on GvG matches.

Silverthorn

Silverthorn

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

D/FW, Texas

Dark Radiance

Mo/N

03 Apr 2005 at 10:49 - 7
Hehe, everyone seems to keep missing what I'm asking so I'll rephrase. Can you advance your guild rank through normal GvG play or does the ladder only use set tournaments.
On another note what is the purpose of the tournaments? Is there a prize or is it only for fun and to work on your ranking etc.

static deathbringer

static deathbringer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ft Lauderdale florida, its hot here :(

The Harpers

W/Mo

03 Apr 2005 at 10:53 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by Silverthorn
Hehe, everyone seems to keep missing what I'm asking so I'll rephrase. Can you advance your guild rank through normal GvG play or does the ladder only use set tournaments.
On another note what is the purpose of the tournaments? Is there a prize or is it only for fun and to work on your ranking etc.
yes through GvG and general PvP, and no i dont believe there are prizes as of yet, but therte could be some included in the future, for now its generally to say i kicked your arse better than you kicked mine

Linkie

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

Norway

P/W

03 Apr 2005 at 11:26 - 9
At the moment, all GvG matches affects your guild's ladder ranking, and there are no other way to improve your ladder ranking.

And no, there are no prizes.

TheRealDecoy

TheRealDecoy

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2005

The Bay Area, CA

The Cornerstone

Mo/Me

03 Apr 2005 at 12:19 - 10
I don't want to turn this into a plug thread, but the IGA (International Guild Association) is another third-party Guild Wars league that started a few months ago. The site is still in developement, but it just goes to show that there will be other tournaments and such besides the official ones.