The fantasy MMO Guild Wars 2 has now introduced details about the planned changes to PvP, which strongly resemble the rules of MOBAs like League of Legends.
Yesterday, we reported in a more general way about how Guild Wars 2 wants to move towards eSports. Today, a blog post was released on the GW2 site, where details were revealed about their vision.
Quite a bit of math: Ranking and matchmaking
Behind the scenes, there is likely heavy mathematical work going on before and after a match starts. For the rankings, the ladder aims to create fair conditions for a competitive sport. Therefore, there should be numerous special rules especially regarding matchmaking (Who plays against whom?) and ranking (How many points are awarded for a win, how much is lost in a defeat?): Who is in a pre-defined group? Who plays against whom?
This is to ensure that the system is as fair as possible. There is also attention on map rotation and punishing “bad” behavior, and an AFK check will also be implemented before the match starts.
Since not everyone in PvP wants to play “all or nothing” and always be rated and assessed, practice modes will also be introduced.
Testing under the Christmas tree
From Tuesday, December 16, to January 13, 2015 (also a Tuesday), a test season will take place at GW2. At the end of the month, the top 20 will receive a piece of the special PvP equipment, the top 5 will receive two. And the top 250 will get a mini llama.
On December 2, they will part ways with the current ranking system; here too, they want to reward players with mini llamas and pieces of armor.
Anyone wanting to get an idea of PvP in GW2 can check out this “practice match” between two top teams. It took place at a convention in London.
http://youtu.be/uxxDdT3hLRg?t=10m32s
