The post is now up to date with the 9th November patch! There's a comparison with the old system at the end.
With Elona neither being green nor dominating any matches, I couldn't finish the World versus World
(WvW) Dolyak research yet. However, I noticed an inaccuracy in Guild Wars 2 wiki's minimum WvW reward track time.
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| Screenshot of the World vs World Reward Track Tab from Guild Wars 2 by GreenyNeko |
Players find the reward tracks in their tab in the WvW window. By playing WvW, they gain participation, determining how much reward track progress they get every 5-minute match tick. This table shows the progress given the variables.[2]
| Map | Tier 0 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Tier 5 | Tier 6 |
| Core WvW Maps | 0 | 25 | 60 | 95 | 125 | 160 | 195 |
| Edge of the Mists | 0 | 19 | 46 | 76 | 90 | 120 | 146 |
The following buffs further increase these:[2]
| Buff | Bonus |
| Guild Enhancement: World Reward Track | 3-10% |
| Experience Booster | 50% |
| Black Lion Boost | 25% |
| Festival Gobbler Boost | 25% |
| Celebration Bonus | 10% |
| WvW Reward Track Enrichment | 5% |
| Call of War | 25% |
The buffs sum up to 1.0+0.1+0.5+0.25+0.25+0.1+0.05+0.25=1.5 or 150%. Given that reward tracks need 20000 points, the wiki's supposed minimum estimate is 20000/(195*(1.0+1.25))*5=228 minutes or 3h 50m.[2]
The Discrepancy
But there are two more sources of reward track progress: Dailies and the skirmish reward track. Since a day has 24 hours and ticks happen every five minutes, we get (24*60)/5=288 ticks. Add that dailies awards players 3*250=750 progress[1] we gain 750/288=2.60 per tick.
The skirmish reward track gives players one to seven 25 point-rewarding-Instant Reward Track Progress. The amount and frequency depend on the player's skirmish track progress. More on it over at Guild Wars 2: Time Consumption of WvW Pips.[1]
First Interactive Post! Woooo!
With all the variables, I leave the selection to the reader, allowing them to choose the calculation and result of their interest.
Calculation
[1] Guild Wars 2
[2] https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/WvW_Reward_Track
[3] https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/topic/104411-game-update-notes-november-9-2021/
