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On the official forums, players started a thread offering ArenaNet general feedback regarding what improvements they feel need to be made to Guild Wars 2′s PvP gameplay. PvP is an important part of the game, and has seen some recent updates, but are those updates enough? What should the team focus on next? Players expressed their feedback regarding these questions, and Jonathan Sharp, Game Designer, took the time to address some of the points being made:
Originally posted by JonathanSharp (Source)
Great thread guys. Some positive posts in here. It’s always great to see you guys passionately voicing how the game needs to improve.
I think that dueling is a great feature, but I don’t think it’s as important (right now) as ratings or a leaderboard is. With custom arenas, people will be able to duel all day long (1v1, or 2v2, or 3v3), so it seems to me that we need to focus more on rankings and leaderboards.
To that same end, I think that other game modes are something we’ll look at down the road, but for now, I think other features are just more important (like rankings, custom arenas where people can practice in private, leaderboards, spectator mode).
He also posted later in the thread with the following statement regarding dueling in GW2: “Dueling is not currently in development. Some of the other things mentioned, however, are.”
It seems dueling is off the table for now, which was also hinted at previously. Custom arenas, leaderboards, and spectator mode may be heading our way in the near future, however. What do you think Guild Wars 2 needs to liven up its PvP gameplay?
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