March will be a huge month for fans of World vs World PvP mayhem in Guild Wars 2. The ArenaNet team is hot off their February update which included all new daily achievements, guild missions, a new sPVP map, and upgrades to the trading post... but they're not slowing down. We caught up with Habib Loew (WvW Coordinator and Principle Programmer) to talk about the forthcoming changes to the WvW system. See what's in store for WvW in our exclusive interview. Let us know what you think in the comments.

MMORPG: It seems like the WvW fans in Tyria have been waiting a long time for this patch.  What are the team's priorities for March's WvW update? What are the big ticket items?

Habib Loew: Let’s start with how excited we are to get this patch out. We are really psyched to deliver this content to player and especially the WvW community. So there are two main priorities with this patch: the first is to eliminate Culling, the second is to add in WvW progression for players. The progression allows us to let players feel a sense of advancement past level 80. Also we want to give players some achievements beyond just regular character advancement.

Read more of Garrett Fuller's Guild Wars 2: What March’s WvW Patch Will Bring.

i know there are higher pvp priorities

but id like to see Observer mode :)

Originally posted by dynamicipftw
Progression means getting stronger. More damage against NPCs and siege weapons are NOT progression. 

How come? If you do more damage/take less against NPCs/Siege weapons, you are in fact stronger against NPCs/Siege Weapons.

Changes sound interesting. Being able to see everyone on your screen is a must have. Also I like the sound of WvW progression. Although now we will have to grind for ranks in WvW and grind ranks in SPVP and grind levels in PVE :D Although I guess any sort of progression is good. The more progression TYPES they add the better.

Originally posted by dynamicipftw
Progression means getting stronger. More damage against NPCs and siege weapons are NOT progression. 

This is lateral progression.  It may not mean stronger, but it certainly means performing the basic duties of WvW better, which is kind of the point.

Originally posted by BillMurphy

Originally posted by dynamicipftw
Progression means getting stronger. More damage against NPCs and siege weapons are NOT progression. 

This is lateral progression.  It may not mean stronger, but it certainly means performing the basic duties of WvW better, which is kind of the point.

Originally posted by BillMurphy

Originally posted by dynamicipftw
Progression means getting stronger. More damage against NPCs and siege weapons are NOT progression. 

This is lateral progression.  It may not mean stronger, but it certainly means performing the basic duties of WvW better, which is kind of the point.

I was expecting interesting PvP-specific skills that force you to make difficult decisions, instead we get some boring minor passives that are irrelevant in PvP.

I don't understand why people are happy with this.

Originally posted by dynamicipftw

I was expecting interesting PvP-specific skills that force you to make difficult decisions, instead we get some boring minor passives that are irrelevant in PvP.

 

I don't understand why people are happy with this.

I guess if I was expecting that, I'd be a little miffed too.  But if you're into WvW, these abilities are going to be saviors of your side's fights in a heated rush or defense.  They're good. 

But yeah, I can agree that I hope the future holds more abilities either for professions, or new elites that are game-wide.  I just didn't expect them to be part of the WvW patch.

Originally posted by dynamicipftw
Progression means getting stronger. More damage against NPCs and siege weapons are NOT progression. 

There are A LOT different ways to progress than just getting stronger... Guild Wars 2 is not about vertical progression...

You should know that by now...or even before....they released all info long ago before they launched.

Once again...if you are expecting a game like WoW where you can instant kill someone just because you are wearing a super dupper armor...GW2 won´t give you that.

Just move on... or change the chip ;)

"Habib Loew: Hah, yeah we have seen a lot of the skepticism on the Internet. The change we made in January was really just a tweak to the system. It changed the priorities of Culling but did not eliminate it. The change in March will turn off Culling completely. You will now see every character within range of you. There will be several different options for how other players are presented to you, on the client side that you can choose from so you can control how it works for you."

They could release only this and it would be best patch since release.