new to pvp stickied thread advice

Stand The Wall.6987 · September 12, 2017

its helpful, thanks... but where are the links to those instructional type youtube videos? they were great.

Alatar.7364 · September 13, 2017

We could try to recover them from the archives of old Forums.I will take the liberty to do so, I do not own any the following content, I claim no credit and the original post was posted by Josh Davis

Josh Davis

IntroductionPlayer vs. Player in Guild Wars 2 is an exciting game-type that pits you against other players from across the world in the ultimate test of skill. Whether you’re looking for casual skull-cracking or competitive domination – we’ve got you covered. While you play you’ll earn ranks, gold, and if you’re playing during a league season – you’ll earn prestige!There are three main avenues to choose from to participate in PvP in Guild Wars 2:

Custom Arenas – Duel your friends or setup scrimmages with competing teams! With the customizable settings, you’ll have your very own playground to make your own. Custom Arena owners are also able to play on an exclusive death-match style map – Courtyard.
Unranked Arena – The perfect place for getting your feet wet in structured PvP – this is the main arena we recommend for new and veteran players. All conquest maps are available in this queue.
Ranked Arena – During PvP League Seasons, jump into the most competitive version of Guild Wars 2 PvP. Those who perservere and conquer can join the elite few in the Legendary division.

ConquestIn the Conquest game-type, two teams of five players each are matched up against each other. The objective is to be the first team to reach 500 points. Points are awarded through holding capture points and kills. There are 3 capture points on the map, and when captured, each location grants one point every two seconds. Each player kill grants five points. If neither team reaches 500 points, the team with the most points will be declared the winner after the 15 minute time limit. In the event of a tie, the team with the highest total player score wins.

Each PvP map (listed below) also has a secondary objective:

– NPC monsters spawn after some time and then after every 3 minutes in the north-western and north-eastern corner. Defeating them grants your team 25 points and a short-time buff (+50 to all stats).
[url=https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Legacy_of_the_Foefire Legacy of the Foefire – NPC guards and ‘guild lords’ spawn at the beginning of each match in the starting zones of their respective team. In order to get to the guild lord, the enemy team has to take down a wall first. Walls can only be damaged by direct damage. Defeating the Lord grants 150 points.
– Each team has access to a trebuchet which can bombard any enemy or area on the battlefield. It causes massive damage to enemy players and causes knockback to players who get caught in the area of effect. It does no friendly-fire damage or knockback.
[url=https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Temple_of_the_Silent_Storm Temple of the Silent Storm – Four ‘meditations’ spawn periodically through the map. After completing the channelling for each meditation, the respective team acquires the buff granted by that meditation.
– Capture the Orb of Ascension and bring it to any of the three shrines for bonus points.
[url=https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Skyhammer Skyhammer – Calibrate the Skyhammer to your team to do massive damage to the areas you select.

Conquest Tips

Your personal score doesn’t correspond to the amount of rank you gain. You get fixed amounts of rank for winning and losing. Play to win!
You only need one person to stand on a point to capture it.
You cannot capture a point if you’re stealthed or invulnerable.
Try not to take part in uneven fights. Use numbers in your favor.
Watch your mini-map! You can see the location of your teammates and any enemies that they can see.
Each capture point has a unique name. Learn them! Players will often refer to the specific name rather than the location of the point.
Home is the closest capture point to your spawn, mid (or middle) is the capture point nearest to the center of the map, and far is the enemy team’s home point.

Rewards and Leagues

For information on PvP Reward tracks, please visit .

For information on the PvP League system, please visit [url=https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/PvP_League this Wiki page .

How do I participate?

The Heart of the Mists is the central-hub for all things PvP-related.

To access Heart of the Mists, click the crossed-sword icon in the top left-hand corner of your in-game interface.
In the top left-hand corner of the PvP panel, select “Go to Heart of the Mists”.

Alatar.7364 · September 13, 2017

One sec till I figure out what's wrong with the BBCode.Sorry

Alatar.7364 · September 13, 2017

OK, since I totally missed that there already is the post you were talking about I will just skip the rest and copy the streamers and web pages names from the original post, as the BBC just became a mystery for my phone =D

Once again I do not own or have anything to do with following content.

Official Guild Wars 2 Twitch Channel