Curse

shadows of hob · Oct 21, 2010, 09:07 PM // 21:07

Sin got totally shafted, ranger is bad.

Dervish bar and especially the ele bar look very nice, have to see the other bars yet.

Wait, WHAT, your team changes every round???? What is the point of this? I don't want random naabs every game! I finally found a decent team and now I am back with the 'warriors with an axe that have a CB sword bar' again.....

I so looked forward to CB, but this is just plain fail.

own age myname · Oct 21, 2010, 09:11 PM // 21:11

Nice, loving this rit build.

own age myname · Oct 21, 2010, 09:11 PM // 21:11

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Originally Posted by Fox Reeveheart

ummmm

are they making EVERY game with random folks now?

I don't know if its just me... but it looked like even after winning 2 games in a row, suddenly my entire team was different. And I don't mean costumes

I just noticed this. wtf!!?!

BlackSephir · Oct 21, 2010, 09:13 PM // 21:13

Well, the sin skillbar is pretty much shit compared to last year's.
No kd, shadowstep, condition removal, elite pulled from men's asses.
Also, Ranger- Inc Arrows, Kindle Arrows? Really?

FoxBat · Oct 21, 2010, 09:20 PM // 21:20

All the bars are terrible, which means they might be balanced vs. each other. I like the opportunity to play something that isn't meta builds now.

Šiljo · Oct 21, 2010, 09:22 PM // 21:22

3 consecs
luv randomway

and yea,bars are bad,didnt see one nec tho.

edit,its crap too

R666 · Oct 21, 2010, 09:25 PM // 21:25

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Originally Posted by own age myname

This is stupid. ANet ruined my favorite part of GW...

Yeh guess my tot bags will come from farming PvE. Shame, I always looked forward to Halloween for CB. Oh well lets wait and watch ANet balls up whats left of GW and then apply the same thinking for GW2

: mad:

own age myname · Oct 21, 2010, 09:26 PM // 21:26

I really don't understand the idea of making it all random. I never have experienced a huge problem with syncing...but hey, whiners always get what they want.

Apollo Smile · Oct 21, 2010, 09:28 PM // 21:28

I like the change. Now i'm not obligated to stick around on skill streaks.

Fox Reeveheart · Oct 21, 2010, 09:32 PM // 21:32

sin nerf = YAY

mes.... it's ok I guess

derv: much better (i suppose?)

Reformed · Oct 21, 2010, 09:36 PM // 21:36

Points are wrong, you get 10 not 15.

BenjZee · Oct 21, 2010, 09:47 PM // 21:47

I think you still get the consecutive points too if my maths is right

Ratson Itamar · Oct 21, 2010, 09:49 PM // 21:49

I actually liked going on a winning streak with the same team. We almost intuitively start to develop tactics together...But the costumes are great..

jackinthe · Oct 21, 2010, 09:58 PM // 21:58

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Originally Posted by FoxBat

That's right.

* Added new hero and villain costumes.
* Costumes and teams will be randomly assigned for each match.
* Game rewards have been changed to 15 Gamer points per win.
* Players no longer receive Gamer point bonuses for consecutive wins.

Basically there is no such thing as consecutives now. I think that's a GREAT solution to the syncing problem, and it evens out the rewards better between casuals and teh hardcores. It might be applicable to RA if the gladiator track gets changed (yet again.)

unless they were able to keep track of individual's wins, ra would just turn into red resigns.

FoxBat · Oct 21, 2010, 09:59 PM // 21:59

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Originally Posted by jackinthe

unless they were able to keep track of individual's wins, ra would just turn into red resigns.

I agree, noted elsewhere this could be a problem. Maybe a compromise like you need 2 or 3 consecs for a glad point. But you still get random teams every round.

Feathermoore Rep · Oct 21, 2010, 10:05 PM // 22:05

NO. NO. NO. They ruined Christmas!!!! Well technically Halloween, but you get my point.

Completely random teams???? Probably with syncers?? lolwut?

You lose once to a good team, you never see them again. They go on for 100 wins because they are good at the game. Why punish that????

Its a miracle to get more than 3 in a row. People at guildwars are BAD. Thats like rule number one when you're playing any matchmade game with random teammate. (Assume all teammates are bad). Throw in support/defense heavy builds, with two melee train builds (war and sin), and the gameplay becomes just as stagnant as normal pvp.

Its not fun any more. You're now literaly GRINDING the gamer title. Thanks for letting me play with bad kids all day long, and not having any chance to play with the few people that are good.

EDIT - I seriously think we should all go Necro in CB, and just make it a bspike grindfest. Just to show how much Anet messed up.

GTFO Anet. Your making this game worse.

Sharkinu · Oct 21, 2010, 10:07 PM // 22:07

Randomized team each round... \o/

Please add this to RA

drkn · Oct 21, 2010, 10:08 PM // 22:08

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I really don't understand the idea of making it all random. I never have experienced a huge problem with syncing...but hey, whiners always get what they want.

Why not?
No additional points for consecs, so no 'losing streaks'. More chaotic randomness, more fun.

I LOVE the idea of different costumes. It's so simple and clever at the same time, my mind nearly exploded. Seriously though, i hope to see more costumes on rotation in the following days - not that it's something that hard to code on the fly and since it's probably the last GW1 Halloween before GW2 comes out... GIVE US ALL YOU HAVE.

I also like the new map. The addition itself is always a nice thing, but it's a very good map for quick matches, much smaller than the remaining ones, much more dynamic. Thumbs up!

As for the builds... Necro got pretty much thrashed comparing to what we had the year before, unless there are two-three of them in a spike. That's bad, especially that the previous build wasn't that OP yet versatile. Sins got pretty much thrashed comparing to what they had the year before. And that's great, since they were seriously OP. Though now warrior is the new sin...
Monk build sucks, rit build is well balanced and decent enough for the brawl. Mesmer got improved since 2009, but i'd prefer something along the 2008/2007 lines. Nevertheless, it's quite enjoyable - that Echo there gives you a very wide window of opportunities depending on the teams' composition.

All in all, a very good update, though i still hope for more.

shadows of hob · Oct 21, 2010, 10:11 PM // 22:11

Warrior, Dervish, ele and Rit seem best.
Necro, Mesmer, sin second
Monk, para, ranger are bad.^^

Oh, and please revert randomizing teams asap, it is quite bad.

Professor K · Oct 21, 2010, 10:11 PM // 22:11

For a holiday "mini game" randomizing is a great idea, also yeah, the new map looks really nice.