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lustnlood · Oct 01, 2008, 03:12 PM // 15:12

Hi, as you all might have figured out by what is in the thread Title, this is a petition aimed directly towards the ANET team in charge of the GvGs section.

I am going to ask everyone to NOT turn this thread into a flaming crackhouse and I ask each of you to simply write your IGN and any other additional RELATED information to this petition.

As you all know GvG's Victory or Death, commonly Referred to as VoD has been around since the beginning of the game. It was part of a playing style, and not just a system that shows players that the time for playing the fool in the fortress is over.

Now, my friends and I have tried to figure out why ANET would dare temper with our playing style, and so theories have been made on why it is so.

The funniest is that it has to do with the return of the old school players who dominated the GvG sector during the 2006 championship. Basically with VoD removed, the skirmisher style of play would be effective and so, some say that you are defending "The Return" and their cause to make them champions agian.

Now i know this is just a funny thing to say since ANET would not be so dumb as to do something so stupid and so I am asking that one of the people in charge of the GvG sector or however it is handled to step forward and tell the GvG community why and what where your intentions when removing VoD, because i mean you are the guys that made the game but we are the ones playing it, and so i believe we deserve at least an explanation.

Thank you,

Lust

N.B. if you agree with me just say yes and IGN or something if not then write why not and write IGN or leave it anonymous.

I hope to hear from at least 1 ANET member why you did what you did.

PyrAnkh · Oct 01, 2008, 03:26 PM // 15:26

No, VoD was removed for a good reason (fortressways dominating monthly tournaments, NPC farming with ineptitude mez and splinter etc).

Yes, rawr still runs a load of defense and a 321spike, but at least they do gain any extra advantage from being boring after 18 minutes.

Burton2000 · Oct 01, 2008, 03:28 PM // 15:28

/notsigned
VoD was removed because NPC farming and stallway to VoD were boring to play against. The new mechanics aren't perfect but imo they are definatly better than what we had before.

toinne · Oct 01, 2008, 03:51 PM // 15:51

YES, bring back VoD!!

Lea Dodgey

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alen · Oct 01, 2008, 04:20 PM // 16:20

No, gvg is much more fun now, than before, they just need to fix the tiebreaker somehow.

komma · Oct 01, 2008, 04:42 PM // 16:42

this is not a petittion forum.

Massive Impulsa · Oct 01, 2008, 04:51 PM // 16:51

Well it was hell of a fun to OBS the old VoD even thou at the start i was like why the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO remove VoD, now i've adpated the new and i like it.. (Still think NPC'S should get SOME advantage) Altough there was to easy to Abuse Stupid NPC's and the game was more based on who was best tanking like PvE and had most AoE powah..

It would been signed right after they removed but, now i do like it..

/unsigned

<-- IGN

SilentWhistle · Oct 01, 2008, 04:54 PM // 16:54

/unsigned...I find it much more fun now.

Byron · Oct 01, 2008, 05:55 PM // 17:55

In light of the power creep and the style of competitive play that is good now (ie, ATs), VoD is bad. I like the new system much better. You can actually run builds to fight the other team.

shoogi · Oct 01, 2008, 06:01 PM // 18:01

I loled at "please read anet team".

Laurentius · Oct 01, 2008, 07:06 PM // 19:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burton2000

/notsigned
VoD was removed because NPC farming and stallway to VoD were boring to play against. The new mechanics aren't perfect but imo they are definatly better than what we had before.

qft !!!!!!!!

Divinus Stella · Oct 01, 2008, 07:28 PM // 19:28

VoD was boring and abused, anet changed it and everyone i play with seems to be happy about it.

Zodiac Meteor · Oct 01, 2008, 07:49 PM // 19:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Divinus Stella

VoD was boring and abused, anet changed it and everyone i play with seems to be happy about it.

/agree, it was abused to much.

majikmajikmajik · Oct 01, 2008, 08:13 PM // 20:13

i thought QQ threads get closed +1?

Allanon754 · Oct 01, 2008, 08:55 PM // 20:55

I like this system which is exactly like the old system but more complex and gives more benefit to shitway builds yay A.net!

ALF71BE · Oct 01, 2008, 09:02 PM // 21:02

"would dare temper with our playing style" moar like "would dare temper with the easily ganked NPCs and the explotaible AI" amirite?

Rhamia Darigaz · Oct 01, 2008, 09:10 PM // 21:10

i like the new gvg except for the tie breaker. "aggressiveness" is not even a real word i think and so it shouldnt be allowed to have such an important and obscure role in figuring out who is better in a gvg game. plus sometimes my mom makes dinner early so i don't have time for a whole 28 minute game

my idea for a new tye-breaker would be somewhat complicated but very effective.
at 18 minutes, all the NPCs would walk to the flagstand. this would create more damage at the flagstand but no more monks at the flagstand, so the game will end more quickly. also everybody would do more dmg and have less health
at 20 minutes, if the game is still not over, the guild lords will even walk to the flagstand! when they get there, they would start to fight each other and all the NPCs would attack the enemy guild lords.
this idea would help speed up evenly matched games and couldn't be abused or create boring defensive styles of play, so imo it's pretty perfect.

InfernalSuffering · Oct 01, 2008, 09:17 PM // 21:17

They gave you a reason, if you are too lazy to look for it, that's not their fault.

Quote:

The aim of this rework is to promote more offensive play and cause both the flag and base to matter before VoD. Teams can't wait for the damage bonus effects of VoD to supplement a lack of offensive punch now, which should lower the amount of defensive skills a team can bring, while killing grouped-up NPCs no longer is relevant to victory.

The game is much better without VoD.

/unsigned

Farin · Oct 02, 2008, 12:30 AM // 00:30

Yeah I agree, signed.

Not, wakakaka.

Guillaume De Sonoma · Oct 02, 2008, 02:00 AM // 02:00

Screams troll to me.