A problem that I see coming back is that people are not rewarded properly for sticking to the game mode, a mode that we love for the gameplay, not for the rewards (obviously). However, every rank, we get this little rankup chest, with a Tome in it, some gold, badges, and something else (see: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/World_Experience)? They are fairly insignificant to the overall gameplay, so here is my suggestion: Change the rank-up chest to reflect the account rank (so Bronze Rank-chest, Gold Rank Chest, Platinum Rank Chest you get the picture). Add increasingly better and unique rewards to these chests, rewarding veterans. Suggestions would be: unique weapon skins, higher drop rate for ascended boxes and crafting materials, increased liquid gold, more greens and blues, or wvw only infusions. The reason to link these rewards to higher ranks is twofold: First, it prevents a lot of players to come in for the economy aspect, but more importantly, it rewards veterans for sticking around, while it can draw new players in that have always wanted to spend more time in wvw, increasing population. This is a small and fairly simple concept I came up with in a short time, and there will obviously be flaws to it. Love to hear reactions, this is me putting in my two cents to a discussion about improving our experiences in wvw a bit.
A problem that I see coming back is that people are not rewarded properly for sticking to the game mode, a mode that we love for the gameplay, not for the rewards (obviously). However, every rank, we get this little rankup chest, with a Tome in it, some gold, badges, and something else (see: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/World_Experience)? They are fairly insignificant to the overall gameplay, so here is my suggestion: Change the rank-up chest to reflect the account rank (so Bronze Rank-chest, Gold Rank Chest, Platinum Rank Chest you get the picture). Add increasingly better and unique rewards to these chests, rewarding veterans. Suggestions would be: unique weapon skins, higher drop rate for ascended boxes and crafting materials, increased liquid gold, more greens and blues, or wvw only infusions. The reason to link these rewards to higher ranks is twofold: First, it prevents a lot of players to come in for the economy aspect, but more importantly, it rewards veterans for sticking around, while it can draw new players in that have always wanted to spend more time in wvw, increasing population. This is a small and fairly simple concept I came up with in a short time, and there will obviously be flaws to it. Love to hear reactions, this is me putting in my two cents to a discussion about improving our experiences in wvw a bit.
