World Champsionship Unveiled
Arcanis the Omnipotent
Sure sure. If you say so.
funbun
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Hey, now, we've sort of been focusing on minor things like World Championships, Skill Balance, Ladder Reset, Observer Mode, etc.
 We are working on many things, and we will get to the matter of cape toggles. But this cosmetic request is not as high on the list as critical changes, or game- or balance-related issues, and those have been our priority from the start. We thank everyone for his patience *ahem* on this matter. |
Mystical
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Originally Posted by CapYoda
I wonder why they pick Taiwan.
use to live there so it'll be interesting. hmm |
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Originally Posted by funbun
The post mentioned something about traveling. What's the deal with that?
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The reason they picked Taiwan for the final battles is becuase ANet has just (or will be) released Guild Wars to China and Japan. You can read more about it here.
On the same subject, I do have a question. Although I'm probably picking at bones here but if you do end up making it as far as defending your region in Taiwan, how is the player to get there -- expense wise?
Being a 21-year-old that just completed college, money is definatly not growing on trees. I doubt I'll be making it that far, but I bet there are many like me that could make it. Just wondering if it's up to the player to come across the money, or is ANet/NCSoft kicking in something? I doubt it, but never hurts to ask.
DarkWasp
Hmm, what time today do you suppose the ladder witll reset?
quartet4
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
We are working on many things, and we will get to the matter of cape toggles.
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Zeldawind
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Originally Posted by HH-
Hehe, one ontop of the other.
Being a 21-year-old that just completed college, money is definatly not growing on trees. I doubt I'll be making it that far, but I bet there are many like me that could make it. Just wondering if it's up to the player to come across the money, or is ANet/NCSoft kicking in something? I doubt it, but never hurts to ask. |
That kinda sucks as well. But it will be very unlikely that we will get to the finals anyway. But still a chance is a chance. But for other guilds that have to face the same problem, we could sorta give up from the start since we aren't allowed to go to the finals.
corax5
I love the smell of competition in the morning. 
Plus its a WORLD championship no less, this is gunna be good.
Plus its a WORLD championship no less, this is gunna be good.
Gaile Gray
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Originally Posted by corax5
I love the smell of competition in the morning.
Plus its a WORLD championship no less, this is gunna be good. |
For the question about travel, ArenaNet and NCsoft do not expect you to hitch a ride on a tramp steamer, and we know it's way too far to swim. So we'll take care of the travel.
Mystical
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
For the question about travel, ArenaNet and NCsoft do not expect you to hitch a ride on a tramp steamer, and we know it's way too far to swim. So we'll take care of the travel.
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KvanCetre
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Originally Posted by User Name
Anet: can you get off your ass and implement a /togglecape already?? Honestly...it's been high on everyones want lists since beta and you've never even addressed it outside of "we're going to do it"...
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Kariston The Swift
I'm still wondering why Anet is limiting the competition to Age 18+. I don't really know the statistics but that is already cutting out 30%+ of the people who play. If its a traveling issue why can't some people play from home? 
Xanthar
I think that the world championship is a splendid idea, even though my guild won't be in the running...
As for attendance and the age rules - I'm going to hazard a guess that the demand for attencance in Taiwan has to do with the fact that it will be a live event and a row of empty chairs and a telephone interview with the winner teams captain just isn't entertaining enough. They want sweating faces, cries of dismay and a winning team drenched in champaigne Apart from this, actual attendance will remove any (unbalanced) risk of hacks, cheating, disconnects and lag thus ensuring a fair game.
The age rules are more obscure. Most likely it's for legal reasons - Possibly Taiwanese legal reasons. By ensuring that all entrants are of a legal age they remove a whole host of snarly rules for competitions, lotteries and so on. Just my wild stab in the dark
Now, I'm really looking forward to spectator mode. I surely hope that it'll be done well before the finals - Some 'virtual' training will do the playerbase good, and seeing the top guilds in action might spur a second wave of aspirants. Interesting times ahead!
As for attendance and the age rules - I'm going to hazard a guess that the demand for attencance in Taiwan has to do with the fact that it will be a live event and a row of empty chairs and a telephone interview with the winner teams captain just isn't entertaining enough. They want sweating faces, cries of dismay and a winning team drenched in champaigne
Apart from this, actual attendance will remove any (unbalanced) risk of hacks, cheating, disconnects and lag thus ensuring a fair game.The age rules are more obscure. Most likely it's for legal reasons - Possibly Taiwanese legal reasons. By ensuring that all entrants are of a legal age they remove a whole host of snarly rules for competitions, lotteries and so on. Just my wild stab in the dark
Now, I'm really looking forward to spectator mode. I surely hope that it'll be done well before the finals - Some 'virtual' training will do the playerbase good, and seeing the top guilds in action might spur a second wave of aspirants. Interesting times ahead!
Ex Animo
i would love to see some improvements on fire ele , make something good for pvp.
Gaile Gray
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Originally Posted by Xanthar
I think that the world championship is a splendid idea, even though my guild won't be in the running...
As for attendance and the age rules - I'm going to hazard a guess that the demand for attencance in Taiwan has to do with the fact that it will be a live event and a row of empty chairs and a telephone interview with the winner teams captain just isn't entertaining enough. They want sweating faces, cries of dismay and a winning team drenched in champaigne Apart from this, actual attendance will remove any (unbalanced) risk of hacks, cheating, disconnects and lag thus ensuring a fair game.The age rules are more obscure. Most likely it's for legal reasons - Possibly Taiwanese legal reasons. By ensuring that all entrants are of a legal age they remove a whole host of snarly rules for competitions, lotteries and so on. Just my wild stab in the dark Now, I'm really looking forward to spectator mode. I surely hope that it'll be done well before the finals - Some 'virtual' training will do the playerbase good, and seeing the top guilds in action might spur a second wave of aspirants. Interesting times ahead! |
Oh and yes, count on Observer Mode prior to the finals.
thefox
I have two major questions.
1) How the regional play-offs will be held?
2) Will the teams builds be fixed (locked) for the play-offs?
For example - everyone knows what build runs guild [x]. And guild [y] (to meet [x] in the semi-final) has to invent anti-[x] build to win. Then guild [x] wonders what anti-[x] build has [y] invented and invents anti-[y] (anti-anti-[x]) build. etc etc etc. What a chaos!
What's the point in training and sharping the skills then you will have to use another build for evety new match? Without even testing it before...
Plz, Anet, think carefully about it.
1) How the regional play-offs will be held?
2) Will the teams builds be fixed (locked) for the play-offs?
For example - everyone knows what build runs guild [x]. And guild [y] (to meet [x] in the semi-final) has to invent anti-[x] build to win. Then guild [x] wonders what anti-[x] build has [y] invented and invents anti-[y] (anti-anti-[x]) build. etc etc etc. What a chaos!
What's the point in training and sharping the skills then you will have to use another build for evety new match? Without even testing it before...
Plz, Anet, think carefully about it.
Sentao Nugra
gaile you are dodging the age question....
can you just tell us if it is due to us legalities, or taiwan legalities, or just selfishness (<--- my guess j/k) but still any information to the masses is useful
can you just tell us if it is due to us legalities, or taiwan legalities, or just selfishness (<--- my guess j/k) but still any information to the masses is useful
thefox
Two years passed and still no opinion from Anet...
Yet Another thing to think of: Will Anet ban those smurf guilds from play-off?
Or we'll see the following
quarter finals:
"Esoteric Warriors" - "Esoteric Warriors VI"
"Esoteric Warriors II" - "Esoteric Warriors V"
"Esoteric Warriors III" - "The Valandor" (if they are still playing, i suspect they now move their own smurf guild up as well)
"Esoteric Warriors IV" - "RUS Corp"
semi-finals:
"Esoteric Warriors" - "Esoteric Warriors II"
"Esoteric Warriors III" - "Esoteric Warriors IV"
etc...
It would be kinda funny "championship"...
Yet Another thing to think of: Will Anet ban those smurf guilds from play-off?
Or we'll see the following
quarter finals:
"Esoteric Warriors" - "Esoteric Warriors VI"
"Esoteric Warriors II" - "Esoteric Warriors V"
"Esoteric Warriors III" - "The Valandor" (if they are still playing, i suspect they now move their own smurf guild up as well)
"Esoteric Warriors IV" - "RUS Corp"
semi-finals:
"Esoteric Warriors" - "Esoteric Warriors II"
"Esoteric Warriors III" - "Esoteric Warriors IV"
etc...
It would be kinda funny "championship"...
chanji
Gail
Can you tell me if they will fix the bug with deep wound it seems to be stacking. I was in a GvG battle and suddenly my HP was 1/1. I know the invinci-monks are having the same problem with the aaxtes. This needs to be addressed quickly else the Championships are going to be complete waste of time. (As warrior exploit this bug).
Are u guys working on this oversight.
Can you tell me if they will fix the bug with deep wound it seems to be stacking. I was in a GvG battle and suddenly my HP was 1/1. I know the invinci-monks are having the same problem with the aaxtes. This needs to be addressed quickly else the Championships are going to be complete waste of time. (As warrior exploit this bug).
Are u guys working on this oversight.
Sentao Nugra
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Originally Posted by thefox
Two years passed and still no opinion from Anet...
Yet Another thing to think of: Will Anet ban those smurf guilds from play-off? Or we'll see the following quarter finals: "Esoteric Warriors" - "Esoteric Warriors VI" "Esoteric Warriors II" - "Esoteric Warriors V" "Esoteric Warriors III" - "The Valandor" (if they are still playing, i suspect they now move their own smurf guild up as well) "Esoteric Warriors IV" - "RUS Corp" semi-finals: "Esoteric Warriors" - "Esoteric Warriors II" "Esoteric Warriors III" - "Esoteric Warriors IV" etc... It would be kinda funny "championship"... |
come on people... have you even thought of how sad it will be to see
Treacherous Empire [Te] vs Treacherous Empires [Te]??
something needs to be fixed about this
Mystical
Gaile has already addressed the "smurf" guilds issue on the second page. Check it out here.
Mimi Miyagi
The age issue might be due to visa/travel restrictions - Taiwan may not allow children under 18 to travel unnaccompanied to their country.
Sentao Nugra
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Originally Posted by Mimi Miyagi
The age issue might be due to visa/travel restrictions - Taiwan may not allow children under 18 to travel unnaccompanied to their country.
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Executioner
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Gaile has already addressed the "smurf" guilds issue on the second page. Check it out
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Hey im all for the championship, great stuff but..
Galie please correct me if im wrong.
Heh smurfing lives and is 100% acceptable and not classed as ladder manipulation..
so this is the plan guys, you need to get you main guild a good high ranking, then create a smurf guild and get this to a close ranking to your main guild, so you can sustain your high rank with your main guild by not playing unless needed, with your smurf defeat guilds ranked below you this also means that you can evade possable error 7's, which could/would cause your main guild large rating point drops if playing , thus eliminating possable chances of an outside rating team beating you, also the advantage of this is to see what you may have to play againts with you main guild, you can do this multiple times (yay 10 smurf guilds ftw)so you can play againts all upcomming teams.
Theres alot more, but remember its not manipulation, that would only occour if you guild played your smurf and your smurf allways lost..but thats not going to happen, why play in your main guild until you need to.
Yay for silent ladder manipulation ^^
Still, its all good fun