Thunderdown.1436

Oceanic is not only Australia my dude. It's many other countries surrounding the area. Although I feel like a South East Asia (SEA) server would be more ideal because then you've got the entire Asian population and all of the Oceanic countries on the one server. SEA is central to the middle east, China, India, Australia... just to name a few. Like I said, the population is potentially A LOT bigger than everyone here thinks. If they market it right like other games there could be a European server, SEA server and a US server. Other games have exactly that (BDO for example has a SEA server in Taiwan where Aussies get 80ms from). Why not Anet?

The main reason why more SEA/OCE players don't play this game is because of the horrible skill delay and skills not connecting when they should. The SEA/OCE playerbase is a lot bigger than you may think. This video I am linking is from a small Australian Youtuber who has experienced playing Guild Wars 2 from both North America and Australia. So please Arenanet, if you have the time, consider watching this video and take into account the points they are making. Just consider the possibility of one day investing in a OCE based server. The amount of players it would bring back would revitalize this amazing game. IMHO, this is the best MMO on the market and the only thing stopping tonnes of more players is the consistent high ping.

How can I tell if you were even having "an epic time" from a still picture lol. I've been in plenty of zergs like that in the past and its just a c l u st e r f u c k and connection does not matter. I want to refine my skills and head out into the wilderness of solo roaming and camp capturing but the delay is just not gona allow me to enjoy it for very long.

Have u even gone into wvw? wvw is pretty much all I do and I do fine... that pic shows the epic fun we have and btw Im dying coz I was taking screenshots not from lag. To say its not worth putting more time into it just coz wow has 50ms is pretty defeatist. This isnt wow and people from Australia play it just fine.... and if someone in the game is experiencing lag we understand nobody is judged.... apparently unlike wow? Uhhh. Did you not read a single thing I said? I want to solo roam but how can I If all my skills are delayed compared to the person I'm fighting against. Bit of a waste of time really when I'm trying to 1v1 someone that automatically has an advantage.. Following the zerg is nothing,its easy, anyone can do that on 10000ping... I don't know what type of player you are but I get really immersed into combat in games and its like I am pretty much in the game living it. So when my skills take half a second to activate I really fucking notice it. Stop getting defensive because I mentioned WoW and no the thing is we don't lag in WoW lol because they have a server in Sydney! The game runs perfectly and the experience is amazing,unlike this game.

I'm also on NBN living in WA and that's standard ping for me anywhere in the game (even in the open PvE world or solo roaming). While a US player is probably having a much better time with a nice 100ms. I don't think its even worth putting any more time into it.

Why would anyone in their right mind want to invest time into something that immediately puts them at a disadvantage by simply installing it from their location? I don't really care how or how not so effective i'll be, its the game-play experience that gets ruined. In a massively multiplayer online RPG, you expect your abilities to work as soon as you press them you shouldn't have to be predicting, waiting or hoping they go off... no, I'm sorry just no (especially when I know the other guy can press anything he wants, whenever he wants and it will work instantaneously for him). Imagine being in a Role Play guild, you'd always be known as the slow guy who was always behind on the conversation lol. When you're used to playing normal 50-100ms games the skill delay of 250ms+ just leads to an overall clunky and frustrating experience where nothing feels smooth and enjoyable. You guys saying you play at 300ms and have no issues (lmao) go play WoW at 50ms and see how much better of a player you are because you can actually react instantly to situations and everything runs smooth. How come a 10 year old gaming company is still too stingy to invest in Oceanic servers? It's not all about the Europeans and the Yanks ya know, the Oceanic community of gamers is pretty friggen huge when you combine us... I think you'd attract a lot more people to the franchise. 9/10 game2/10 company for poor server location choices No thank you.

Is it worth investing in this game? WvW roaming looks like the most fun in this game but with 286ms just in the PvE world I'm kinda hesitant. I want to roam on any class that I enjoy playing while being competitive and on the same playing field with everyone else, but the skill delay is already ruining immersion for me. Are there any Pro Aussie roamers around that play with high ping? Or is it just not worth it for Australians to play this game at all really. Only MMO we can get an enjoyable experience from is WoW because it's the only game that is run by a company extravagant enough to buy Oceanic located servers :(.