The idea is to have a live spectator "arena" on the GW website where select live GvG (PvP?) can be witnessed by anyone logging on. This "live arena" would be promoted on the major gaming sites, such as www.gamespot.com .... especially at the onset of major tournaments. This would serve as a great promotional tool to draw in the curious prospective GW customer to the GW website.
Ideally it would be nice to be able to retain the ability to toggle between different matches and switch between player POV (where you can see their interface and skillbar etc), but I understand this may be too technically demanding. At first, it might be reasonable to have a switching POV that is NOT user selectable - so all spectators are watching the same match from the same evolving POV. But I would insist that the matches were all "live." Recorded or streaming media would defeat the whole purpose of it.
The idea of a spectator mode isn't new ... but why restrict it to existing GW players? It could be one of the strongest promotional tools out there. Typical advertisement and the occasional news item are static ... a public spectator arena is a dynamic promotional machine!
If it's not technically feasable at this moment - at least it's something to look out for in the future. (And if, by chance, something of this sort IS implimented, a little ego-boosting in-game recognition for my small contribution wouldn't be unappreciated.


