Petition to Anet: KEEP Dragon Arena!

Whiplashr

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Dobo
You know... it might not even had occured to them to keep snowball arena.
I really doubt that. There was a very vocal group of people petitioning and begging for it to stay, at the time, just as is the case now with this minigame. And even to this day people still request it to come back.

Lord Dobo

Lord Dobo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Arizona

The Unseen Hand Of Fate [fate]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Greedy Gus
It's just frustrating to play with people who don't even use basic logic or common sense in pvp games. I think that frustration turns into anger/venting after we see the same dumb mistakes in every match, over and over, and is then seen as elitism.
Oh trust me, I understand the frustration. There are many times I'm at aspenwood, and I can see a monk working a gate. I'm not generally an ass, so I don't try to control other players actions (god I hate the would be generals... mostly full of bad ideas, but thier parents obviously never wanted to tell thier child that when the call them "special" they meant evolutionary mistake), but I do like to input useful information into team chat. Things like "so and so is bonding orange"... or "so and so is healer, keep him moving." But it gets... irritating... when people proceed with wasted attacks on the npc... who is essentially invincible until you deal with the monk... So I understand.

...

But I would never make a general assumption about a whole MILLION people (obvious esstimate about the pvp/pve split). I just don't see the point in making the game unpleasant for new players to play. It really is just a game.

Oh, and I'm not directing this at you gus, just seemed a good lead in to my rant...

Lord Dobo

Lord Dobo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Arizona

The Unseen Hand Of Fate [fate]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplashr
I really doubt that. There was a very vocal group of people petitioning and begging for it to stay, at the time, just as is the case now with this minigame. And even to this day people still request it to come back.
Yeah, but more or less past the time that it would have made sense to do anything about it. Now that they've had more experience with it, they probably expected a response like ours, and would be better able to impliment something that made sense sooner. That's my only point... I'm still not sure I made it clearly.

sama

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

EST

K A R M A

/sign

if u don't like it mebe u don't have to play it? O.o

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

/signed

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

mmmmmmmm pie.

Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

Favorable Winds [Gust]

Mo/

wrong section. try sardalec. moved.

awesome sauce

awesome sauce

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

/ signed i love that arena. Also, bring back the snowball arena for tyrians.

Terra Xin

Terra Xin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Zealand

Me/R

/notsigned

this has to be kept special, keeping this will de-value its playability, and if it doesnt, it will cause many other areas to become less populated.

d3kst3r

d3kst3r

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Brisbane, Australia

Definitely the most fun I've had in PvP for a long time. For those who complain about high ground camping, it's easy to counter if you understand dodging and counter-attacking.

Also it's easier than organising a group of mesmers with 5 super runes and lightning orb just for a quick dodgeball game.

/signed

Drithlan

Drithlan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Antioch, CA

R/

/sign -from the one who runs every where Nova Flure

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

I will sign this as long as they change the skill bar the way it was on Winterdays Day Festival.I don't like the idea of 5 res sigs and only ele skills.

Helll is for Heroes

Helll is for Heroes

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

True Cinema

W/

just make an actual dodgeball minigame and scrap the dragon arena after the dragon festival.

It would be good if ANet made more minigames too, but there are obviously more pressing matters at hand.

Deadlyjunk

Deadlyjunk

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Fisherman's Haven

Endangered Species List [List]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Terra Xin
/notsigned

this has to be kept special, keeping this will de-value its playability, and if it doesnt, it will cause many other areas to become less populated.
I agree, keeping it is a bad idea

Pickle Enforcer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Green Silence

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Greedy Gus
People think the height advantage means anything, which it doesn't. The only strength to camping up top is that the bad enemy players generally get impatient one by one and come to attack at which point you have 6v1.
Actually if you're higher up Ranger Skills and arrows increase in range, and not by a little.

Nilator

Nilator

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/

/signed With All My Heart!

actionjack

actionjack

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Kali

W/E

I don't see why not the festival cann't be kept all summer.
/Sign

I don't think it should be that special. Ture keeping it will devalue it, but than its only as an optional playable arena, so it should be fine. Just have a differnt one next summer to keep things fresh.

Lord Dobo

Lord Dobo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Arizona

The Unseen Hand Of Fate [fate]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pickle Enforcer
Actually if you're higher up Ranger Skills and arrows increase in range, and not by a little.
So show me which of those skills were marksmanship skills and where your bow was...

Being high up means your orb is in the air longer, is more predictable, and allows you to dodge easier... Damage has nothing to do with an instant kill mini-game skill.

I want them to keep this, but Gaile already said she thinks the games are more special if they are temporary... Boo I say! Boo to you Gaile!

I want a mini-game island.

P.S. on the plus side, she said that people's interest in the games of chance were noted...

original whopper

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

I love this game, I don't want to wait until next july 4th to play it again.
/signed

Ggraphix

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Houston

N/A

R/Mo

/signed

I've had more fun in the dragon arena than most of the game.

It reminds me of 007,Perfect Dark, or Timesplitters with one hit kills.
More PvP games like this will keep me playing Guild Wars.

d3kst3r

d3kst3r

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Brisbane, Australia

I agree, Dragon Arena is by far the most fun thing in the game. Take it out and I will probably play GW 90% less.

Rocketar Energy

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Modesto

Rockstar Guild

W/Mo

/signed! Dragon Arena consumed my life for the time it was here. It would be cool if u could pop into an arena like that, including varying maps. I flippin couldn't get enough of this thing.

d3kst3r

d3kst3r

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Brisbane, Australia

I hope Anet reads this.

Kiros37100

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

/not signed.

Like others have said.. It'd just be a whole lot less special if it were permanent.