Guild Wars State of the Game: positioning and movement

The almost weekly “State of the Game” features on Guild Wars official site has become a staple on QJ as well. With fear of echoing their take on the game, we still find it necessary to share with you their approach. After all, these are insiders speaking.

For this week, character positioning and movement have been given emphasis. This may sound unimportant at first but a thorough understanding of the game will tell you otherwise. A war between two balanced opposing teams could be decided on strategic positioning of various team members. According to the State of the Game:

The over-extension of one character can lead to an untimely demise, resulting in a temporary numbers imbalance and time wasted resurrecting the fallen character. In cases where two teams are otherwise equal, such a transient advantage often translates into a more permanent advantage, such as a morale boost.

We can’t help but agree. At any rate, the article then moved forward to discuss the list below. We know you guys are hardcore players so no long explanations are necessary. But in case you need some clarifications, kindly click the read link below.

• Ground as a resource
• Staying alive is your own responsibility
• “Ctrl” key for scouting
• Area Effects
• NPC
• Flag block
• Trebuchet block

The almost weekly “State of the Game” features on Guild Wars official site has become a staple on QJ as well. With fear of echoing their take on the game, we still find it necessary to share with you their approach. After all, these are insiders speaking.

For this week, character positioning and movement have been given emphasis. This may sound unimportant at first but a thorough understanding of the game will tell you otherwise. A war between two balanced opposing teams could be decided on strategic positioning of various team members. According to the State of the Game:

The over-extension of one character can lead to an untimely demise, resulting in a temporary numbers imbalance and time wasted resurrecting the fallen character. In cases where two teams are otherwise equal, such a transient advantage often translates into a more permanent advantage, such as a morale boost.

We can’t help but agree. At any rate, the article then moved forward to discuss the list below. We know you guys are hardcore players so no long explanations are necessary. But in case you need some clarifications, kindly click the read link below.

• Ground as a resource
• Staying alive is your own responsibility
• “Ctrl” key for scouting
• Area Effects
• NPC
• Flag block
• Trebuchet block