Bigpapasmurf.5623 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Hello WvW'ersToday, while bored, I have a question for everyone.How do you constitute someone as a WvW vet?This can be fairly subjective. Is it rank? If so, what rank?Is it the amount of hours one has spent in WvW? If so, how many hours?Is it related to commanding? If so, how?Is it general knowledge of the maps? If so, what does need to know to be considered a vet?I would love to hear your thoughts, comments, debates...etcTheRealMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassHunteR.7246 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 you can only be called avet.. if you started hating anet and wvw mode itself.until that day comes.. you are just a child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acheron.4731 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 knowing where to place siege :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephiroth.4217 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I would have thought time spent in the mode... say 3 years or more.gotta serve your time to be a vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpapasmurf.5623 Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 @BassHunteR.7246 said:you can only be called avet.. if you started hating anet and wvw mode itself.until that day comes.. you are just a childSo with that logic, someone could have played WvW everyday for hours, for the last 6+ years, if they still have fun and not hate Anet and the game mode, they are still not a vet? Just looking for clairification, thats all :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpapasmurf.5623 Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 @Acheron.4731 said:knowing where to place siege :)Im still experimenting. I know mostly where to place them, however I believe there are still spots to place them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpapasmurf.5623 Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 @sephiroth.4217 said:I would have thought time spent in the mode... say 3 years or more.gotta serve your time to be a vet.3 years? How many hours in that 3 years? Technically I could do 6 hours/year for 3 years lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acheron.4731 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I'd say most vets played at least 2-3 hours per day....4-5 days a weekMore on reset or weekends.Just a rough estimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSeed.3528 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I'm a vet in wvw only when I'm a pink norn with gigantic handlebar moustache healing all those poor animals around me.Jokes aside, a vet in wvw to me is someone who can be experienced in any one of the many play styles, knows how to react to certain situations, is quick to respond without people telling them, they know the nooks and crannies of siege placement, and also dealing with sieges inside structures. They know the shortcuts, how to evade enemies on maps, all sorts of things. They know how to identify certains threats above their fighting threshold, and know when to mostly choose their fights. Above all, a WvW vet is usually someone who posts complaints on wvw forum muhaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephiroth.4217 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 @Bigpapasmurf.5623 said:@"sephiroth.4217" said:I would have thought time spent in the mode... say 3 years or more.gotta serve your time to be a vet.3 years? How many hours in that 3 years? Technically I could do 6 hours/year for 3 years lolI think you misunderstood. key words I think you missed are "time spent in the mode"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sviel.7493 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Anyone who is knowledgeable about any particular facet of WvW and who knows how to handle the situations that arise therein is a Vet imo. Whether it's a zergling, a commander or a scout.There's so much to know that no one really encompasses it all--especially since you have to learn it twice for EBG and the Borderlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassHunteR.7246 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 @Bigpapasmurf.5623 said:@BassHunteR.7246 said:you can only be called avet.. if you started hating anet and wvw mode itself.until that day comes.. you are just a childSo with that logic, someone could have played WvW everyday for hours, for the last 6+ years, if they still have fun and not hate Anet and the game mode, they are still not a vet? Just looking for clairification, thats all :)yes. you got the idea. if you still dont hate anet and the game mode itself.. you still not a vet... therefore... keep dreaming with the big patch and reading all their posts about the hard work being done and soon you will become a vet..soooooonnn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justine.6351 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Anyone who knows how to spawn the champion spider in the alpine borderlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawdler.8521 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 The real vet will be the one that cares more about the backside of a centaur than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger.2035 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 @Acheron.4731 said:I'd say most vets played at least 2-3 hours per day....4-5 days a weekMore on reset or weekends.Just a rough estimateI guess I used to be a vet for the first few years. I must be a noob by now. I switched to weekends only and now I’m taking month long breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante.1508 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 A real vet moved on to other modes of gameplay.That said i tried WvW after 4 years away.. Not going back, adding warclaws was incredibly stupid and poor decision.. Because as newer customers do not have them they spend hours lost from the rest of the players bored.. Warclaws literally ruined WvW because new customers cannot keep up with the older customers who already have them.. Just an incredibly silly decision. I will not be going back to WvW again now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stand The Wall.6987 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 remember what combo fields were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedShark.9548 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Id call myself a wvw vet, even tho i dont know where to place the best siege, i know some spots sure, but i never rly played the scouting role that sat in his object to defend it.Ive spent hours upon hours roaming solo or with 1 or 2 other players attacking camps disrupting caravans and attacking objectives when enemies were distracted somewhere else. Ive spent a ton of time running in public zergs or in different organized wvw guilds mostly as a frontliner.Ive seen metas come and go and i still blast waterfields when i see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovereign.1093 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 you're a vet if you've served in the tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashagar.8349 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 A real WvW vet spawns every 15 minutes in a predetermined spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acheron.4731 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 @Dagger.2035 said:@Acheron.4731 said:I'd say most vets played at least 2-3 hours per day....4-5 days a weekMore on reset or weekends.Just a rough estimateI guess I used to be a vet for the first few years. I must be a noob by now. I switched to weekends only and now I’m taking month long breaks. sameWe should get some kind of VA benefits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug.4930 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 @Bigpapasmurf.5623 said:So with that logic, someone could have played WvW everyday for hours, for the last 6+ years, if they still have fun and not hate Anet and the game mode, they are still not a vet?I don't think anybody knows as this hasn't happened to anyone yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluberblasen.9684 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 a) hate desert mapb) spam whsiper chat when you " die "c) hate mountd) hate anete ) in 1 hour at least 3 times rage quitf) only fight when your " blob " is 5 times bigger than the enemies...okey a: and c: is the truth :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riba.3271 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Vets are the people that understand that WvW doesn't only function on open field fights and karmatrain.Vets are made some of, but not all of:Understanding what your actions mean to all parties involved, enemy or ally groups, not just you, your squad or your guild.Understanding meta isn't just 1-dimensional 7-build thing and different builds are necessary for different situations and playstylesContribution to server, guild, players or WvW in general. Having personal memories and experiences. (The time played part)Mechanics; having experience to dodge stealth bombs, being able to differentiate between different sized AoE fields, having right settings.Understanding the difference single scout, commander or active player can make in outcome of a matchup or a fightUnderstanding the factors that decide when group fun goes over objectives and when objectives go over your personal funGive and take attitude; Sometimes you let guilds GvG so they let you have your fights later. In crucial matchups you might do morning or nightcrew despite it not being your timezone.Understanding your personal strengths. Some people can't play melee, some get bored playing ranged (rev btw), some can't zerg, some can't scout, some can't be loud, some can teach others, some can be funny.Understanding importance of movement and positioning, in-fight and outside fight. Unfortunately PvE doesn't teach you this.Now there are people that can be 10k rank but gained it in EotM following some random ktrainer commander without learning anything. These aren't WvW veterans but rather people who played some other gamemode. There are also people who AFKed or played 1-style on same build for 5k hour in WvW sitting in SM, these aren't veterans either because they didn't learn anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug.4930 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 @bluberblasen.9684 said:a) hate desert mapc) hate mount..okey a: and c: is the truth :)Its funny actually I've started really liking the desert because of mounts. Its the only map where you can actually finish a fight before your defeated enemies can come back to help their friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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