Guild Wars 2

Fighting these Champions of the Queen and aetherblade groups has me grinning from ear to ear.

I have to think about my utility skills and weapon choices before a fight? I actually benefit from using my mace/shield?

I can’t win by spamming 100b alone??

THANK YOU.

If you haven’t tried these guys yet, get out there and fight them.

i saw a champion of stony shield or something. but i coudlnt interact with him :o
When i went to a balloon it jsut activated another event :o.
edit: and yes, i like how they make actual challenging content now :3

Combat has always had depth. The problem has been with the encounters not having enough depth, which has caused a lot of players to get really lazy with their play styles. So when actual challenging content is added, people tend to scream that it’s “too difficult.”

I’m also glad they seem to be creating more content that’s actually challenging. I’ll be even happier if this mentality extends to fractals, dungeons, and other new content types (raids?) in the future.

We use are normal gear for that event? It not a set up of skills?

fought stony shield and a gunner person who crushed you if he got his combo field off. stability and blocking was key for me.

Zedd.8239:

Combat has always had depth. The problem has been with the encounters not having enough depth, which has caused a lot of players to get really lazy with their play styles. So when actual challenging content is added, people tend to scream that it’s “too difficult.”

I’m also glad they seem to be creating more content that’s actually challenging. I’ll be even happier if this mentality extends to fractals, dungeons, and other new content types (raids?) in the future.

oh, i know dude.

that’s why i said thanks for SHOWING the depth

it’s been like having a ferrari and using it to only go grocery shopping. Wasted potential.

They are getting their act together now

Meriem.3504:

We use are normal gear for that event? It not a set up of skills?

You find them in the open world. Sometimes they’re needed to gain access to a balloon tower.

Vorch.2985:

fought stony shield and a gunner person who crushed you if he got his combo field off. stability and blocking was key for me

What is the combo field? It says “Combo Field” under his name, but, having fought a few, I’ve not seen any combo fields from the Gunners. I was playing Ele though, maybe Ele players don’t trigger him to use it.

lol depth. All these bosses are gimmicks similiar to those that you find in popular platformer games. They have zero AI whatsoever. This game needs a duel feature because when you are fighting an opponent who actually thinks, the fight can have depth.

The gunners place a fire line, then use unload through it

If they get that off, it’s something like 3x or 4x dmg.

The hammer duel guy isn’t very nice. If you’re out of melee range, he does a whirlwind in a line with no wind up that can 1 shot you. The problem is, he randomly does it while you’re in melee range. His main melee attack is a slow 1-2-3 where the 3rd 1 shots.

I was on a low level alt thief though, so… may not 1 shot.

The dual pistols guy did so much less damage in comparison. So little in fact that it was if he wasn’t even doing damage.

Healix.5819:

The hammer duel guy isn’t very nice. If you’re out of melee range, he does a whirlwind in a line with no wind up that can 1 shot you. The problem is, he randomly does it while you’re in melee range. His main melee attack is a slow 1-2-3 where the 3rd 1 shots.

I was on a low level alt thief though, so… may not 1 shot.

The dual pistols guy did so much less damage in comparison. So little in fact that it was if he wasn’t even doing damage.

it’s hardly a one shot and the whole point is that if you’re at range his travel time is a windup of sorts.

Most of those guys are just annoying gimmick fights with 50% evasion uptime to augment their already far too long hp bars.

The hammer guy would actually be more of a challenge if he stopped spamming his absurdly long spin attack (during which he’s immune to attacks…) in favor of sticking to his target and actually hitting it. Maybe use the jump-smash attack if people keep kiting.

Alissah.9281:

i saw a champion of stony shield or something. but i coudlnt interact with him :o
When i went to a balloon it jsut activated another event :o.
edit: and yes, i like how they make actual challenging content now

I like how every line you post has a silly face. :P