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Well, I don't see why there can't be some restrictions.
i.e. Can't join soloq until you reach rank 20.
Alternatively, when someone leaves, have another person who is soloqing join the game.
But even if such rules were in place, you'd still end up with leavers, bad players and be in a disadvantageous position, especially against a premade.
Other than that I suppose the only thing you can do is join a premade or spam "Rank x lfg r x+" in the mists.
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In Topic: When will GW2 get real PvP?
15 May 2013 - 01:41 PM
Illein, on 15 May 2013 - 01:25 PM, said:
That's the whole issue. They do NOT hot-join. Maybe a great majority of them do, but you get PLENTY of R1s when you solo-que and they are definitely not the ones you described from what my experience is.
I wish new players would get the basics down in hot join, but that's just not how I witnessed it. And I am playing on a EU server as well, so I can't back that up.
Might just as well be a "bad streak" if you want so - but to say that even a significant portion of rank 1 players are not exactly what one would think - is quite frankly absurd.
I wish new players would get the basics down in hot join, but that's just not how I witnessed it. And I am playing on a EU server as well, so I can't back that up.
Might just as well be a "bad streak" if you want so - but to say that even a significant portion of rank 1 players are not exactly what one would think - is quite frankly absurd.
I find that really odd tbh.
Most of the time I'm pitted against rank 40s+
Maybe that's because I'm in a pre-made but even then, whenever I soloq I very rarely get people below rank 10.
In Topic: When will GW2 get real PvP?
15 May 2013 - 01:20 PM
Illein, on 15 May 2013 - 01:10 PM, said:
Sorry, but no.
How long do you think these TOP100 Players are staying on level 1 with their alt-accounts?
The chances that the R1 Player you got jumbled up with is just one of those are probably at LEAST 1:500. It's like saying "You shouldn't scoot pebbles across the street, because chances are one of them is a reborn Hindu."
I am not saying every rank 1 player is a disadvantage for you if you pug - but 99.999% simply are because they are in fact new players and not disguised boy wonders out to make your day.
How long do you think these TOP100 Players are staying on level 1 with their alt-accounts?
The chances that the R1 Player you got jumbled up with is just one of those are probably at LEAST 1:500. It's like saying "You shouldn't scoot pebbles across the street, because chances are one of them is a reborn Hindu."
I am not saying every rank 1 player is a disadvantage for you if you pug - but 99.999% simply are because they are in fact new players and not disguised boy wonders out to make your day.
You honestly think, an absolute beginner, r1, even knows what soloq is?
By joining soloq, you know what you are participating in. It's a step above hot-join. I find it very hard to believe any actual rank 1's intentionally soloq. I also see it as being un-likely that they'd join soloq by mistake.
New players hot join.
Maybe beginners jump in to tournies straight away on NA servers, but on EU servers you very rarely see rank 1's and when you do, they often know what they're doing. You simply don't come across the same garbage in soloq that you find in hot-join. Don't get me wrong, you get heartseeker spammers and what not, but they're still a step above the people you find in hot-join who don't know how to dodge and still button mash.
In Topic: When will GW2 get real PvP?
15 May 2013 - 12:31 PM
Illein, on 15 May 2013 - 10:12 AM, said:
It's like talking to a box of rocks.
Read what I wrote not what you want to argue against. Interpreting, rather simply written, paragraphs to suit your argument is not really a basis on which I am interested in discussing with you.
Read what I wrote not what you want to argue against. Interpreting, rather simply written, paragraphs to suit your argument is not really a basis on which I am interested in discussing with you.
While it may seem that Krall is arguing just for the sake of arguing I do believe there is some merit to what he's saying.
It's quite a well known fact; the EU Team Paradigm have accounts on NA servers and vice versa. I also happen to know that the top 100 on the EU leaderboards doesn't actually consist of 100 different players.
I myself want to buy a second account in order to play on NA servers and try out the different metagame.
While I agree that WvW/ PvE skills aren't entirely transferable to PvP I do believe it's possible to have a good enough understanding of the game to be rank 1 in soloq and not be absolute derp. Also, there are a lot more "incognito douchenozzles" than you'd expect.
In Topic: When will GW2 get real PvP?
14 May 2013 - 06:02 PM
EyeOfBast, on 14 May 2013 - 05:38 PM, said:
The Guild Halls, stock maps, and skill/class balancing (general user banter is that this last part would be necessary before new content is released) take resources to put together. Nobody is positively sure what the team is up to right now, but most people think it's still more PvE. No one is against having more PvP content, but the question is whether or not the dev team is putting resources into it.
It's an MMO. Balance will always be in flux. So that's not really a valid concern. Otherwise we'll never get any new PvP content.
As for developing other content, well, that's not really a good enough reason. With the amount of staff Anet has access to it seems ludicrous that they can't afford to develop all parts of the game, even if it is little by little.
The point I'm making is, with custom arenas, you can already artificially create a 3v3 or GvG or TDM. Why can't these minor changes be part of the game naturally. It wouldn't take much dev time at all and would offer a setting for those who say; "GW2 has no real PvP" or "GW2 PvP sucks in comparison to GW1" or whatever else. Not to mention the fact that it would incentivize people who haven't previously PvP-ed to give it a go.
Minor changes would make a major difference. I just hope Anet come to the same conclusion sooner rather than later or else everyone's "GW2 will die" concerns may be validated.
