Curse

Not A Fifty Five · Dec 23, 2006, 10:19 AM // 10:19

I'm sorry, I'm normally tolerant of those with lesser degrees of intelligence but.. the people in snowball fights suck. And I mean REALLY suck. Less than half of them even use hidden rock before battle. So I've quite playing snowballs its just not fun anymore

However, if we could team with our friends, it'd be very fun indeed, peop0le will actually LISTEN to strategies you make! Lots of people are already syncing "enter battle" to team with their friends, so I think that proves my point well enough.

Xtroll · Dec 23, 2006, 10:29 AM // 10:29

/notsigned sry

But I do agree with you, it's amazing hom many strange teams you get on in the snowball arena. Usaly you lose the first one, or you win 40 con :P

But hey it's a festival event, ment for everyone to join. Your armor or wepon dosent count and you get a preset build..... So some unexperienced players should be expekted.....

Ok it's a bit frustrating, but I hadent any truble reaching skillz and halfway to pro skillz, If you want organised play go to TA. really need more teams there anyway.

Not A Fifty Five · Dec 23, 2006, 10:34 AM // 10:34

well its just annoying that they added a title for this. Why would they add a title when its a complete crap shoot totally independent on your skill? So far the title just means "I snowballed a lot" rather than "I became good at snowballing" which is contradictory since its based on your wins..

Xtroll · Dec 23, 2006, 11:03 AM // 11:03

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Originally Posted by Not A Fifty Five

well its just annoying that they added a title for this. Why would they add a title when its a complete crap shoot totally independent on your skill? So far the title just means "I snowballed a lot" rather than "I became good at snowballing" which is contradictory since its based on your wins..

Have to disagree, it's a reason for good teams to get 40 constuctive, because they got skillz. Ok mayb not as advanced as normal PvP, but it's fun as everyone got the same build. but no tacticks is wrong.

Putting a rock in your snowball run next to a carrier, instead of running after carriers run around the mouitain and meet them on the way to their destination, allowing you to put up defence and a rock, not to mention the tactical advantages of every proffesion.

Iscana · Dec 23, 2006, 11:57 AM // 11:57

I would see the title gamer being replaced by a title: "Snowball canoneer" which means, that is count's how many showball you have thrown and actually hit the target badly. So what does this fix? Well the players who win are normally the ones who keep getting snowball point by throwing them and actually hit with a purpose. Now the people who are AFK don't get any points, and the people who lose can get some if they were not AFK at all, and making it only count when hit a target doesn't make people spam the skill just to get points. And maybe certain combo's give more snowball points.

Now this sounds only being part of the Winterday event, but what if you change the title to "Fun Canoneer" so when you join Dragon, Winter or whatever fun arena it just counts to nice hits for points.

The problem now with the Gamer title is that people who join a fight can notice between 1/3 minutes if there team wins or not, if not they leave and re-enter to not waste any time with stupid fights which can't be won. And there I smell the abuse of this title, and actually it happens. This is also a problem in PvP Arena's, waste not time with stupid team, just leave them even when they try hard to win or test there skills.

Actually I had one time quite fun with this. We had a team and someone was chatting: "you noobs" and stuff, so he left, but bad for him we won with 3 people left, and next round we got someone who actually played nicely to get use 10 nice wins in total.

I only whish I was able to tell him aftherwards about this, hehehe stupid leaver.

Xtroll · Dec 23, 2006, 02:39 PM // 14:39

Sry to be a sceptic agen.... but sereusly the snowball fight's are really not about trowing most snowballs, but to get the gifts back to your base. Sereusly i suicide on purpose in that arena if it will give me a easy teleport to the next package, or just to get 100% hp, as it is no penalty for it. Or Just using the rest of my HP bodyblocking a gift carrier if I dont got a stone rdy.

Wouldent this result in a lot of players ignoring the gifts just trow a lot of snowballs. There is enugh of those in the arena already.

nitetime · Dec 23, 2006, 05:39 PM // 17:39

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Originally Posted by Not A Fifty Five

Less than half of them even use hidden rock before battle.

what does that mean? I cant tell if thats good or bad...

Burst Cancel · Dec 23, 2006, 06:06 PM // 18:06

/signed

I've posted my arguments elsewhere:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...9&postcount=32
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...5&postcount=56

Sergio Leone · Dec 23, 2006, 06:25 PM // 18:25

/Signed

Seperation is a part of the game and it should apply to the Snowball fights as well.

gwjunkie · Dec 27, 2006, 07:17 AM // 07:17

/signed
too many people ignore the presents and enemies carrying them, or don't know how to steal the presents...

GedLongbow · Dec 27, 2006, 03:16 PM // 15:16

ya...ive only gotten 3 teams out of...maybe 40 that knew how to play and were not leechers.

broodijzer · Dec 27, 2006, 04:32 PM // 16:32

sure, /signed
though the event is over before anet reads this

roalgumo7 · Dec 27, 2006, 06:02 PM // 18:02

Totally disagree.

This is sort of a random arena game with difirent playing style, besides, if you go now, there are only 3 america districts, 1 international, all the noobs gone, I'm sad they are gone, makes everything harder, cause now you get a good team, but you go against one of your same strenght, wich won't let you get the usual 30+ consecutive wins you could get when you where surrounded by noobs.

Think about it.

/unsigned

Orphan Anthem · Dec 27, 2006, 07:36 PM // 19:36

/notsighned

Eliteism must die for new players to thrive. Inorder for there to be a Team Arena there MUST be a random arena inwitch to gain the essential skills to play.

Not A Fifty Five · Dec 28, 2006, 02:22 AM // 02:22

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Originally Posted by Orphan Anthem

/notsighned

Eliteism must die for new players to thrive. Inorder for there to be a Team Arena there MUST be a random arena inwitch to gain the essential skills to play.

heh, I never said it would replace the old snowball fights

Perynne · Dec 28, 2006, 09:54 AM // 09:54

/not signed

I like the fact that anyone can enter the snowball fights without needing to worry if they're good enough. Pretty much everyone plays badly the first few times and learn as they go along. If snowball fights turned too competitive with really good pre-made teams, it just wouldn't be so much fun anymore for those of us who just like to pop in there every now and then.
It's a festival game meant for random fun, and instead of bashing the new or less experienced players you should take the time to help them.

The only thing that is wrong with the snowball arena is the amount of leechers around. I hate going into a game where one or two people in the team just stand around, expecting others to win for them.

Curar Partida · Dec 28, 2006, 12:49 PM // 12:49

I fear a team of 2 assassins and 2 Rits :/