Guild Wars 2 Server options

[Spartan]

Yeah which means a RP server might not be the best of ideas.

My thoughts exactly. Is is really so heard people? When the game goes live even if you pick a server like Lakeside Country that is ranked low, you will still get to play WvW and probably win as well. Remember A-net are fixing the ranking system, so you will never fight out of your league like you did in the last BETA.

And you forget the major flaws about going to PVP orientated servers, the lag and the ques, will you even get a chance to get into these WvW fights with it limited, or will the PVP whores take up all the slots?

Think beyond the PEEVEEPEE part of the game, kinda tired of reading about this. Instead of picking a server already shared by others, pick one that is not, AND MAKE THAT THE ZA server.

[shadowfox]

My thoughts exactly. Is is really so heard people? When the game goes live even if you pick a server like Lakeside Country that is ranked low, you will still get to play WvW and probably win as well. Remember A-net are fixing the ranking system, so you will never fight out of your league like you did in the last BETA.

And you forget the major flaws about going to PVP orientated servers, the lag and the ques, will you even get a chance to get into these WvW fights with it limited, or will the PVP whores take up all the slots?

Think beyond the PEEVEEPEE part of the game, kinda tired of reading about this. Instead of picking a server already shared by others, pick one that is not, AND MAKE THAT THE ZA server.

I'm kinda with Spartan on this one. Lakeside was well enough populated that I didn't feel like I was running around in a wasteland, and quiet enough that I didn't get knocked into overflow even once.

Plus it would be nice to claim a ZA server from the beginning - if we can get all the SA players on the same page we could probably be in a fairly strong position to ... well ... not dominate maybe, but at least be a noticeable presence.

As for PvP - I'm not pushing for it myself, but I will be hopping into WvW from time to time, and I'll be pulling any guildies that feel like joining in along with me. As a matter of fact - I think I will make one of my officers my PvP general and have him dictate tactics for a team, or whatever. Still playing with the details

[Isengard]

My thoughts exactly. Is is really so heard people? When the game goes live even if you pick a server like Lakeside Country that is ranked low, you will still get to play WvW and probably win as well. Remember A-net are fixing the ranking system, so you will never fight out of your league like you did in the last BETA.

And you forget the major flaws about going to PVP orientated servers, the lag and the ques, will you even get a chance to get into these WvW fights with it limited, or will the PVP whores take up all the slots?

Think beyond the PEEVEEPEE part of the game, kinda tired of reading about this. Instead of picking a server already shared by others, pick one that is not, AND MAKE THAT THE ZA server.

PvP is not my focus but I don't want to be on a server where no one gives a damn about it, i.e. RP server. I left Lakeside for Whiteside because the level 15+ areas where dead, this shouldn't be an issue at launch though.

[shadowfox]

PvP is not my focus but I don't want to be on a server where no one gives a damn about it, i.e. RP server. I left Lakeside for Whiteside because the level 15+ areas where dead, this shouldn't be an issue at launch though.

Everybody will be starting from scratch - so, yes, I think things will balance out.

[Lydon]

My thoughts exactly. Is is really so heard people? When the game goes live even if you pick a server like Lakeside Country that is ranked low, you will still get to play WvW and probably win as well. Remember A-net are fixing the ranking system, so you will never fight out of your league like you did in the last BETA.

And you forget the major flaws about going to PVP orientated servers, the lag and the ques, will you even get a chance to get into these WvW fights with it limited, or will the PVP whores take up all the slots?

Think beyond the PEEVEEPEE part of the game, kinda tired of reading about this. Instead of picking a server already shared by others, pick one that is not, AND MAKE THAT THE ZA server.

Personally I'm not blindly focussed on PvP, but know how frustrating it is when I've finished much of the PvE content, move over into the casual PvP space, and find that the server is utterly hopeless. That is the case with my WoW main. Unfortunately there's little one can do to pre-empt this - it's mostly luck of the draw.

However, as Isengard said, RP servers generally don't tend to be too interested in PvP at all. That is my only concern and one of the only things we can avoid to prevent getting stuck on a server that sucks. Even then, that may not apply to GW2. Otherwise rankings mean little to nothing at this point as it's near impossible to tell what a server will be like post-launch. One can merely pick and hope for the best.

Besides, if we can get together a large enough group of Saffers on one server, chances are we'll be grouping up in PvP on a fairly regular basis. The locale camaraderie and familiarity could be enough to add some structure to random PvP and result in wins anyway.