Skyroar.2974 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Wow Anet iterating on an existing competitive game mode in the year of our lord 2021, wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NINON.4375 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Pogchamp PlenGa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flapjackson.1596 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Prep for alliances maybe? Very exciting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandrefalk.6823 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Fantastic TLC for the GvG community and also shows promise that there's stuff coming for WvW and Alliances still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitta.3657 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 This is beyond great and makes me really excited, good stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guild mm.4269 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Just in time for the Champions of the Mists Tournament. Thank you Anet! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Marshal.4098 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 🎉 Cool ig Let's see some more changes aye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovu.7560 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 It's actually quite encouraging that they took that extra step to allow players to float above the action. Also, in time for the tournament. Looking forward to some good VODs. 😃 ~ Kovu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithranArkanere.8957 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Neat. That's almost the entire list of things I'm always asking for the Edge arena. Will there be a "Free for all" flag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akabanna.7630 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 One thing. If you want to prevent griefing for good. Make the interaction with flags a channeling thing, and make it reveal stealthed players. So this way it is easy to prevent griefers to go in arena and disturb the teams. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devastoscz.9851 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Flapjackson.1596 said: Prep for alliances maybe? Very exciting! Doubt it. As for the griefing, it won't stop unless a private instance is somehow built in. On that train of thought, I still think making Guild Halls have WvW balance would sort all of this out. Would also provide a much needed purpose to the guild hall other than decorations and getting guild buffs. It makes zero sense that the Guild Hall arena, which is exclusive to player vs player interaction, to have PVE balance. /shrug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infusion.7149 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Strages.2950 said: Doubt it. As for the griefing, it won't stop unless a private instance is somehow built in. On that train of thought, I still think making Guild Halls have WvW balance would sort all of this out. Would also provide a much needed purpose to the guild hall other than decorations and getting guild buffs. It makes zero sense that the Guild Hall arena, which is exclusive to player vs player interaction, to have PVE balance. /shrug While guild halls having WvW balance could be a positive change for in-guild testing and skirmishes / sparring , the problem is there is not much "streamer" or viewership potential. The implementation in EoTM / armistice bastion is optimal for the goal of increasing publicity and/or enthusiasm for the mode. If players can't police themselves and devs need to spend time to implement something just to stop griefing it would be truly sad. This has so much potential due to the spectator mode added (the part floating above the arena). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devastoscz.9851 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 15 minutes ago, Infusion.7149 said: While guild halls having WvW balance could be a positive change for in-guild testing and skirmishes / sparring , the problem is there is not much "streamer" or viewership potential. The implementation in EoTM / armistice bastion is optimal for the goal of increasing publicity and/or enthusiasm for the mode. If players can't police themselves and devs need to spend time to implement something just to stop griefing it would be truly sad. This has so much potential due to the spectator mode added (the part floating above the arena). If Arenanet has any concerns on "streamer or viewership potential" that's news to me. Never seen any effort on their part, particularly after PvP Esports died, to make the game viewer friendly or support streams as a method of promotion. In fact, even 'influential' GW2 streamers like Teapot have had to find workarounds to company roadblocks and crowdfund support of major tournaments and events that get significant new viewership to the game. That said, I hope you're right and there's a shift in that company line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambi.6214 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Holy molly, that is absolutly GIGANTIC change, amazing addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infusion.7149 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Strages.2950 said: If Arenanet has any concerns on "streamer or viewership potential" that's news to me. Never seen any effort on their part, particularly after PvP Esports died, to make the game viewer friendly or support streams as a method of promotion. In fact, even 'influential' GW2 streamers like Teapot have had to find workarounds to company roadblocks and crowdfund support of major tournaments and events that get significant new viewership to the game. That said, I hope you're right and there's a shift in that company line. It's a lot less of an emphasis than before because the esports dream has sailed but they're still trying a bit.https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Masters_of_the_Arena "Apart from the Tournament Title Scrolls: Community Conqueror, Champion's Rest Passes , and 12,000 gems contributed by ArenaNet the prize pool was contributed by the community supporting this game." Also reread:https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/guild-wars-2-live-summer-2021/ Quote July 5: sPvP Tournament Week and the Tournament of Legends Prepare for a full week of special tournaments and the return of the Tournament of Legends! Emerge victorious in the Tournament of Legends on July 11 to earn a Generation 1 or 2 legendary weapon—just in time for the Legendary Armory update. The last time there was a tournament of legends was 2016. Edited May 21, 2021 by Infusion.7149 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikharzeeh.8016 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 interesting change, sounds good actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devastoscz.9851 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, Infusion.7149 said: It's a lot less of an emphasis than before because the esports dream has sailed but they're still trying a bit.https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Masters_of_the_Arena "Apart from the Tournament Title Scrolls: Community Conqueror, Champion's Rest Passes , and 12,000 gems contributed by ArenaNet the prize pool was contributed by the community supporting this game." Also reread:https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/guild-wars-2-live-summer-2021/ The last time there was a tournament of legends was 2016. I hadn't noticed the Tournament of Legends thing. I wonder how that's gonna work. As for the rewards to Masters of the Arena, you're absolutely right, but it wasn't driven by Anet. It is a community driven event, where the actual work was done by Teapot and his team for the most part. Anet has all but abandoned their efforts into creating an environment that favors exposure through viewership and streams. Nevermind spearhead an actual event before this upcoming Tournament of Legends. Again, I hope this all foreshadows positive changes and that my skepticism is proven worthless; its a product of the WvW Alliance scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronos.6532 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Please add pips to EotM and unnerf some of the WXP/karma changes (especially now that WvW awards no normal XP)! For such a good map (and a nice change of pace from the other maps), it's pretty dead. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veprovina.4876 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Thank you for thinking about WvW and improving it! I hope this change is well recieved and heralds in many other WvW improvements! Keep up the good work! 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infusion.7149 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Strages.2950 said: I hadn't noticed the Tournament of Legends thing. I wonder how that's gonna work. As for the rewards to Masters of the Arena, you're absolutely right, but it wasn't driven by Anet. It is a community driven event, where the actual work was done by Teapot and his team for the most part. Anet has all but abandoned their efforts into creating an environment that favors exposure through viewership and streams. Nevermind spearhead an actual event before this upcoming Tournament of Legends. Again, I hope this all foreshadows positive changes and that my skepticism is proven worthless; its a product of the WvW Alliance scam. My point is Tournament of Legends is coming back (it is not new). As much as you want to say MoTA was not made by Arenanet, they care enough to make a title and give rewards for it. That is not without dev time. Is it lower effort than making their own event? Sure. However, it is probably much easier to justify when having to show to the management (which answers to shareholders) where their efforts are being put. ROI is far higher for that. ESL with $200K prizepool was over 4 years ago , see https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_2_World_Championship_2016 or https://www.eslgaming.com/category/guild-wars-2 and then there was a $400K championship (see https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Pro_League ) Edited May 21, 2021 by Infusion.7149 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amorimm.6732 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 is there a chance we can make it so novelty chairs work in the spectator area? 😛 but on a more serious note; option for spectators to view 1 team as hostile or something, watching two teams of friendlies fight is somewhat difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylden Ar.3724 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Flapjackson.1596 said: Prep for alliances maybe? Very exciting! Alliances Ever!? Communication when!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Mutha.3195 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Sounds like a way for the guilds to wag their swords at each other without leaving their servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jski.6180 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Sounds good! Now only if we could have a wvw aimed balance update. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froltz.2781 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 YES!!!!! This is an awesome update! Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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