What happened with GW population? HoH? Ascalon?

ElRey

ElRey

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Join Date: May 2005

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What happened with the population of Guild Wars. I go into Ascalon City, and there are 6 districts, and i can easily get into the 1st one. It used to be a madhouse trying to get in. Also, there is 1 district in all the HoH arenas i go into! What the hell! I know its 9 AM on a Monday morning, but still, there used to be 20+ districts at that time too.

Any ideas?

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

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3 Words:

Guild Wars Factions

Demesis

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Join Date: May 2006

There's a thing called GW: Factions.

vail darkblade

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2006

grey knights of the lost king

E/Me

well it looks like things are calming sown again becouse pll r heading bak to tyria,but i will never really be the same again..but what will hapen after chapter 3 ?..gulp

Cador

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Join Date: Dec 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by vail darkblade
well it looks like things are calming sown again becouse pll r heading bak to tyria,but i will never really be the same again..but what will hapen after chapter 3 ?..gulp

Translation: Well it looks like things are calming down again; because people are heading back to Tyria. It will never be the same again, but what will happen after chapter 3.

For your sake a spellchecker.

ElRey

ElRey

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Join Date: May 2005

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Is there a seperate HoHing spot for GW Factions?

If so, what is the name?

Matsumi

Matsumi

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Join Date: Mar 2006

Why does he need that when there's grammar teachers proof-reading the forums? lol

Maybe they'll move back to Tyria again, after 3 months when chapter 3 comes out.

Stabber

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Join Date: Dec 2005

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HoH is still accessed from the usual place, Heroes' Ascent.

There is an inert PvE simulacrum of the HoH accessible through the ruins of the Tomb of the Primeval Kings, but it isn't the same.

Huntmaster

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Join Date: Jan 2006

I is not canadien

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Quote:
Originally Posted by ElRey
Also, there is 1 district in all the HoH arenas i go into! What the hell! I know its 9 AM on a Monday morning, but still, there used to be 20+ districts at that time too.
Go to international. Theres usually 5+ districts there.

Navaros

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/Me

Factions being out does not account for the lack of a Tombs/"HA" population, seeing as Factions just copies and pastes those same 9 maps from Chapter 1 into itself (and then calls it a "new continent" ) and lets all the "Factions players" play on them if they want to.

I attribute the massive population loss in Tombs/"HA" due to the fact that most people who wanted a tiger already got one months ago hence they have no worthwhile reward left to continue playing on those 9 old Chapter 1 maps. And playing the same 9 maps over and over again ad infinitum grows quite wearing and boring. Especially since sigils are worthless hence there is zero point whatsoever to winning on the HoH map.

In summary: no decent rewards for winning in Tombs/"HA" combined with stagnation of the same 9 Chapter 1 maps being pasted into Factions instead of new content equates into that aspect of the game dying.

FeroxC

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Join Date: Mar 2006

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LMAO have you even played factions ? , the maps are completely different!

Navaros atleast play factions before flaming it, because i cant believe you already have with that comment.

Navaros

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by FeroxC
LMAO have you even played factions ? , the maps are completely different!

Navaros atleast play factions before flaming it, because i cant believe you already have with that comment.
I'm talking about Tombs/"HA" maps, and no they are not different.

Sanji

Sanji

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Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by FeroxC
Navaros atleast play factions before flaming it
At least read posts before flaming it.

fallot

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Join Date: Nov 2005

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Gaile also mentioned something about streamlining the district system so more people could be accomodated in a single one, reducing the need for double-digit districts. I can't remember exactly where though

B Ephekt

B Ephekt

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Join Date: Feb 2006

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Quote:
Originally Posted by ElRey
Also, there is 1 district in all the HoH arenas i go into! What the hell! ... 9 AM on a Monday morning, but still,
There should be no "but still" in that sentence, as the reason is obvious. Go back in a few hours or tonight and there will be 3-5 districts as usual.

Raiin Maker

Raiin Maker

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Join Date: Oct 2005

England

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Quote:
Originally Posted by ElRey
Is there a seperate HoHing spot for GW Factions?

If so, what is the name?
no there isnt, but who wants to do HA when you could be playing a totaly new game?

Maria The Princess

Maria The Princess

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Join Date: Mar 2006

Aequitas Deis

the ppl that moved to Cantha are mostly farmers, who were stuffed with cash and kept playing to kill free time by farming, chatting on local chat, selling stuff, runing and trying new "exotic" builds.

now they got a new game. its not like they would start doin missions with you. those who want to do missions are still there, i cheked.

theres still some of them there, but those:

1-didnt buy farctions, or
2-ran out of cash, or
3-helping a guildie/friend or
4-all of the above

MCS

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Join Date: May 2005

The game seems to auto pack more into fewer districts now, when the game was first released the last like 15 distrcits of ascalon had fewer than 5 people in it.

Does-it-Matter

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Join Date: Dec 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maria The Princess
the (people) that moved to Cantha are mostly farmers, who were stuffed with cash and kept playing to kill free time by farming, chatting on local chat, selling stuff, (running) and trying new "exotic" builds.
I'd like to see the data you used to make this hasty generalization. I mean if there is a significantly larger farming population compared to those doing missions (which is large)... then well... GW population must be huge.

Curious.

Alias_X

Alias_X

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Join Date: Apr 2005

There still aren't many districts in Factions areas either.

generik

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by fallot
Gaile also mentioned something about streamlining the district system so more people could be accomodated in a single one, reducing the need for double-digit districts. I can't remember exactly where though
I am fairly sure it is all lies

Remember how packed LA dist 1 was? You can see zillions of blue dots on your mini map! Try finding a town that is as packed today

Fyre Brand

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Join Date: Sep 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by MCS
The game seems to auto pack more into fewer districts now, when the game was first released the last like 15 distrcits of ascalon had fewer than 5 people in it.
Yeah no one district seems quite as jammed as it used to be. It seems like people are distributed more evenly through districts when they automap into a town.

generik

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fyre Brand
Yeah no one district seems quite as jammed as it used to be. It seems like people are distributed more evenly through districts when they automap into a town.
Or it is probably poor sales, they just don't want shareholders to know

Arkantos

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Join Date: Feb 2006

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Yes, many people are in Cantha, and I see battle isles getting more players. Since theres only really 1 answer for this thread, and there has been more threads like this, I am going to close it.