Curse

Kariston The Swift · Mar 03, 2009, 08:09 AM // 08:09

Kinda bored and feeling nostalgic so figured I'd see if any old school gvgers still check out these boards?

It's really sad to see the GvG ladder nowadays, the few leftover good players just dominate the remaining pool of players that are left. It'd be really nice if this game made a comeback. I miss running "Humpgort" and wrecking teams in halls and of course all of the hardcore GvG matches from ranger spike on the first ladder with Sand Scorpions to balanced with Canthan Chinese Takeout to pressure builds with Negative Zero.

If there are any oldschool players around who remember me post up and lets see if we can run some GvGs for fun or something.

White Halo · Mar 05, 2009, 12:15 AM // 00:15

I loved boon proting for my guild back in the day. Yes I am an oldschool gvger but have seperated myself from gvging after my account with my titles on it got hacked, and the guild I was in seperated. Now Im more into the pve aspect now. I was in a top 200 guild back in 2006 (DARK) was in a few well ranked guilds after they broke up. I gvged for about a year and a half till I quit playing guild wars seriously. Since then I've tried getting back in to it but can't due to my inexperience in the new builds, and strategies ect. and I dont have anyone who can refer me. I have recently RCed a bit with a new gvg guild but left it for pve like I said. If I could get into a good guild that's serious about it and, would train me again I'd gvg but very very few guilds want to do that and I can understand y. Oooo one more thing my guild only ran balanced and ranger spike and I RCed/WoHed/boon proted for both. We also experimented with necro spike a bit as well.

The Fallen One · Mar 05, 2009, 01:11 AM // 01:11

I can't say I remember you, but I've been in GvG for nearly as long as the business has been around. Nostalgia is the only thing keeping me around.
On a funny note, I had my first GvG against Negative Zero. My guild had myself (level eighteen Mesmer), my friend (level eighteen ranger), two other people, and four henchmen. Negative Zero was top twenty at the time. Pretty good at the game.

Greedy Gus · Mar 05, 2009, 03:32 AM // 03:32

Your idea of old school gvg sounds like before it was remotely competitive or refined.

Torsen1 · Mar 05, 2009, 11:27 PM // 23:27

Hi Karriston.

Yue · Mar 07, 2009, 01:12 AM // 01:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by White Halo

I was in a top 200 guild back in 2006 (DARK) was in a few well ranked guilds after they broke up.

What was the full name of that guild?

JR · Mar 09, 2009, 09:57 AM // 09:57

Prophecies only tournament season with a decent championship at the end would bring SO much life back into this game. Potential to be a good PR tool for GW2 also...

...but never going to happen.

Asplode · Mar 09, 2009, 11:27 PM // 23:27

That would be like admitting that everything from factions forward was a mistake, which they wouldn't do.

ChopChop · Mar 10, 2009, 11:40 AM // 11:40

You mean return GW to when it was all about spike killing while blacking out and gale locking monks? .. ye that sounds fun.

I guess your amazing idea also includes undoing all the 300 changes to prophecies skills that have been made since the release of factions.

Oh did I mention that 3 monks and dual aegis was pretty common, as well as out of range heal party to keep everyone alive when the ward melee didn't do it.
Mostly though, the lack of anything but monk spikes killing, came from distortion on just about every player, and endure pain on the 'skillful' warriors.

The game back then was tame and slow, most games took on the solid side of 20 minutes, and it was really just about repeatedly trying to spike monks out with 2-3+ copies of gale, since monks where just about the only thing you could kill.
Of course the repeated use of blackout on warriors meant that the spike frequency was so low even JR had a chance to keep up.

ya I see no reason why Anet want that fiasco back.

There is a reason most of those mentioned skills got nerfed, they really did not require any 'skill' so to speak

For laughs you should all go to http://www.gw-memorial.net/nav/b_pase.php .. open all the GWWC builds in a new browser tab and go through them, notice any particular trends?

JR · Mar 10, 2009, 01:24 PM // 13:24

Yeah, god forbid we revert the game to when people won through use of overly defensive spike builds. Oh hi, rawr.

Seriously, there is no reason why some adjustments could be made for it to at least be a fun distraction. I don't think anyone in there sane mind who has been playing Guild Wars competitively since launch (I guess that excludes you, Polly) would state that the game has improved up to the present. Pretty much every popular degenerate build since Factions came out has RELIED on something from Factions or Nightfall as its keystone.

Say what you will about the balance of Prophecies, but it is remembered as the golden age of GvG for a reason. Sure there have been strategies and play styles developed that will still dominate, but it would at least be refreshing.

Kaon · Mar 10, 2009, 03:33 PM // 15:33

Polly you didn't even play back then so shut the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO up. Also because if you did, you'd realize your post is a bunch of absolute nonsensical and wrong theorycraft.

I've actually read it multiple times right now and i could only find 1 sentence that is only remotely true:

Anet does not want to go back.

romO · Mar 10, 2009, 05:47 PM // 17:47

I generally try to stay quiet when someone publicly embarrasses themselves... but this time...

LOL!!!!

Zabe · Mar 10, 2009, 06:25 PM // 18:25

Recent studies show that some of the [rawr] frontline are turning into forum trolls.

scruffy · Mar 10, 2009, 06:53 PM // 18:53

i always thought monk pushes were strategical, as opposed to just running around and gibbing anybody until their monks run out of energy

then again chop chop knows more than I do

Jatt · Mar 10, 2009, 08:24 PM // 20:24

The era in which [insert posters name] was successfull was the most skillfull fun and balanced era! the era in which [someone you are discrediting] was successfull did not require skill and was not balanced!

Also since EviL won the tournament in which Anet gave away the most money they are the best ever! this point is not debateable!

Any post made by Polly is also to be laughed at and mocked regardless of circumstances. so: HAHA he is so nooby!

JR · Mar 10, 2009, 08:28 PM // 20:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jatt

The era in which [insert posters name] was successfull was the most skillfull fun and balanced era! the era in which [someone you are discrediting] was successfull did not require skill and was not balanced!

Also since EviL won the tournament in which Anet gave away the most money they are the best ever! this point is not debateable!

Any post made by Polly is also to be laughed at and mocked regardless of circumstances. so: HAHA he is so nooby!

I was definitely most successful in the euro spike season, so I think that point is counted out.

Let's face it, [rawr] really did only start being consistently good when every other decent guild was dying or dead.

EviL point is ridiculous.

It's Polly's own fault if his posts make him look like a clown.

Jatt · Mar 10, 2009, 08:37 PM // 20:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by JR

I was definitely most successful in the euro spike season, so I think that point is counted out.

Let's face it, [rawr] really did only start being consistently good when every other decent guild was dying or dead.

EviL point is ridiculous.

It's Polly's own fault if his posts make him look like a clown.

Thank you JR for nearly following my post template to perfection,

1) [poster's] guild was realy really good and skillfull - not really followed
2) [enemy's] guild sucked and always will - followed
3) evil was the best ever lol - followed
4) Polly is dumb and bad - followed

scruffy · Mar 10, 2009, 08:50 PM // 20:50

There's a troll in the dungeon!

Torsen1 · Mar 10, 2009, 08:52 PM // 20:52

I think it is easy to measure how skillful and balanced the game is, basically make a chart off of how well I've done over the past 3 years. This indicates that the game is showing steady improvement from prophecies era play.

Hm, need someone to discredit... Nothing personal JR but the template insists. The eurospike era was a joke. Everyone playing that silly build thinking they are all amazing, and then some random american dual para build comes along and owns them. Also, [MH] is to [Te] as [gear] is to [rawr].

Of course none of this matters since [EviL] would destroy the game if they were currently playing it.

Also polly, game improving over time? You are ridiculous!

Phelann · Mar 10, 2009, 09:20 PM // 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torsen1

Hm, need someone to discredit... Nothing personal JR but the template insists. The eurospike era was a joke. Everyone playing that silly build thinking they are all amazing, and then some random american dual para build comes along and owns them. Also, [MH] is to [Te] as [gear] is to [rawr].

The comparison is stupid (gear showed up for one tournament kicked ass then died) but not worth getting into. Really though, polly did just sound downright silly in his post. Especially this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChopChop

The game back then was tame and slow, most games took on the solid side of 20 minutes, and it was really just about repeatedly trying to spike monks out with 2-3+ copies of gale, since monks where just about the only thing you could kill.

How anyone could argue that matches back then were tame and slow compared to the matches today is just motherRED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing baffling.

on a side note, I really don't get the idea that rawr is only good because other players quit. Its not like rawr has bad players (they did recruit the tag folks after all). They are just somewhat dull to watch.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asplode

That would be like admitting that everything from factions forward was a mistake, which they wouldn't do.

Instead they just choose to constantly nerf the new classes.

edit2: nm