Would sPvP Make Me Better at WvW?

#1 - Feb. 18, 2014, 9:03 a.m.
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I am bad at 1v1. And when I say bad, I mean, really, really bad.

To be fair, my contribution to a large zerg also is questionable at best, and I am an albatross to any small group.

I am reminded of this every time I run into anyone else when I am alone in WvW. I play a warrior, which is a class that I know in the hands of a good player should be able to hold its own against any other class in a solo fight. But I will die to literally anything, unless the other person is worse than me in every way (which is unlikely in practice, since if they are that bad they probably just run away before I ever see them).

I am wondering if spending some time dying over and over and over in sPvP every day would make me any better at 1v1 and team fights in WvW. Or is the meta different enough that the setups and skills don’t overlap much? Will I learn as much (eventually) from just sticking to WvW, or should I consider “cross training” in sPvP to try and develop some sort of “fundamentals” as well?

#52 - Feb. 19, 2014, 4:11 p.m.
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sPvP is very different from WvW, but they are both PvP so it wouldn’t hurt you to practice in sPvP.

Personally, I have a PvP background. When I started playing WvW, I learned that my experience does help in certain situations. In PvP, it’s all about surviving and strategy. In WvW, surviving is good if it means you can support the group in some way (in the zerg or even scouting). So, if you can refine those skills it’s definitely beneficial.

#60 - Feb. 20, 2014, 1:16 p.m.
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Someone mentioned that PvP is a great place to learn your class. I just wanted to add that I completely agree. It definitely helps you to learn how your class works against others.

Even in a zerg, when you’re engaging another zerg, it can easily turn into a bunch of small skirmishes as people start to spread out.