Tournaments and Ladders? - Guild Wars Forums

Silverthorn · Apr 02, 2005, 07:24 AM // 07:24

I havn't actually played GW yet but am looking forward to it from everything I have read. A question I do have though is what exactly is the deal with the Tournaments and Ladders I keep seeing mentioned.
Are there actual set tournaments at a specific time and place like a sports tournament. Or is it more of a general ranking based on your PvP combat experiences in game.
If anyone could explain to me how these work I'd appreciate it.

Linkie · Apr 02, 2005, 09:25 AM // 09:25

At the moment there is only an official ladder. In Korea they have a tournament going, but gaming is big business there.

There's also an unoffical guildwars league started, you can read more about it on www.gwgleague.com or by joining /server irc.gamesurge.net -j #gwgleague.

wytchen · Apr 03, 2005, 01:18 AM // 01:18

So now i have heard it all gaming is not big in the US, Darn it I thought I got my kick arse pc fr gaming silly me.

Silverthorn · Apr 03, 2005, 04:03 AM // 04:03

So where do the stats for the ladder come from? Are they general stats from your performance in missions during normal play. Or is it how you do in structured tournaments?

Worldx · Apr 03, 2005, 04:13 AM // 04:13

i'm sure there'll be tons of unofficial leagues setup.

Linkie · Apr 03, 2005, 09:25 AM // 09:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverthorn

So where do the stats for the ladder come from? Are they general stats from your performance in missions during normal play. Or is it how you do in structured tournaments?

http://ladder.guildwars.com/

This is the only existing ladder at the moment, and the stats are based on GvG matches.

Silverthorn · Apr 03, 2005, 10:49 AM // 10:49

Hehe, everyone seems to keep missing what I'm asking so I'll rephrase. Can you advance your guild rank through normal GvG play or does the ladder only use set tournaments.
On another note what is the purpose of the tournaments? Is there a prize or is it only for fun and to work on your ranking etc.

static deathbringer · Apr 03, 2005, 10:53 AM // 10:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverthorn

Hehe, everyone seems to keep missing what I'm asking so I'll rephrase. Can you advance your guild rank through normal GvG play or does the ladder only use set tournaments.
On another note what is the purpose of the tournaments? Is there a prize or is it only for fun and to work on your ranking etc.

yes through GvG and general PvP, and no i dont believe there are prizes as of yet, but therte could be some included in the future, for now its generally to say i kicked your arse better than you kicked mine

Linkie · Apr 03, 2005, 11:26 AM // 11:26

At the moment, all GvG matches affects your guild's ladder ranking, and there are no other way to improve your ladder ranking.

And no, there are no prizes.

TheRealDecoy · Apr 03, 2005, 12:19 PM // 12:19

I don't want to turn this into a plug thread, but the IGA (International Guild Association) is another third-party Guild Wars league that started a few months ago. The site is still in developement, but it just goes to show that there will be other tournaments and such besides the official ones.

Apr 02, 2005, 07:24 AM // 07:24	#1
Silverthorn Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: D/FW, Texas Guild: Dark Radiance Profession: Mo/N	Tournaments and Ladders? I havn't actually played GW yet but am looking forward to it from everything I have read. A question I do have though is what exactly is the deal with the Tournaments and Ladders I keep seeing mentioned. Are there actual set tournaments at a specific time and place like a sports tournament. Or is it more of a general ranking based on your PvP combat experiences in game. If anyone could explain to me how these work I'd appreciate it.

Apr 03, 2005, 01:18 AM // 01:18	#3
wytchen Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2005	And its not big in the US? So now i have heard it all gaming is not big in the US, Darn it I thought I got my kick arse pc fr gaming silly me.

Apr 02, 2005, 09:25 AM // 09:25	#2
Linkie Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norway Profession: P/W	At the moment there is only an official ladder. In Korea they have a tournament going, but gaming is big business there. There's also an unoffical guildwars league started, you can read more about it on www.gwgleague.com or by joining /server irc.gamesurge.net -j #gwgleague.

Apr 03, 2005, 04:03 AM // 04:03	#4
Silverthorn Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: D/FW, Texas Guild: Dark Radiance Profession: Mo/N	So where do the stats for the ladder come from? Are they general stats from your performance in missions during normal play. Or is it how you do in structured tournaments?

Apr 03, 2005, 04:13 AM // 04:13	#5
Worldx Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2005	i'm sure there'll be tons of unofficial leagues setup.

Apr 03, 2005, 10:49 AM // 10:49	#7
Silverthorn Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: D/FW, Texas Guild: Dark Radiance Profession: Mo/N	Hehe, everyone seems to keep missing what I'm asking so I'll rephrase. Can you advance your guild rank through normal GvG play or does the ladder only use set tournaments. On another note what is the purpose of the tournaments? Is there a prize or is it only for fun and to work on your ranking etc.

Apr 03, 2005, 11:26 AM // 11:26	#9
Linkie Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norway Profession: P/W	At the moment, all GvG matches affects your guild's ladder ranking, and there are no other way to improve your ladder ranking. And no, there are no prizes.

Apr 03, 2005, 12:19 PM // 12:19	#10
TheRealDecoy Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Bay Area, CA Guild: The Cornerstone Profession: Mo/Me	I don't want to turn this into a plug thread, but the IGA (International Guild Association) is another third-party Guild Wars league that started a few months ago. The site is still in developement, but it just goes to show that there will be other tournaments and such besides the official ones.