Snow Leopard build?

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Posted by: Vizor.2079

Vizor.2079

does someone has got the builds for the snow leopard, im new to gw2, but i really want the snow leopard, i know about round level 60 its possible to change into a 1 of the 4 beasts as a norn but still, do i need special builds if its yes, can someone post a comment with the builds we need to get the snow leopard?

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Posted by: Jersey.2147

Jersey.2147

Are you talking about slot skills? You can learn all slot skills. You cannot get all the trait points, but that doesn’t have anything to do with shape-shifting. You can shape-shift to all the beasts. The only thing you need is enough skill points, which you will get more than enough of.

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Posted by: Vizor.2079

Vizor.2079

where can i spend those skill points i got 4 of them but dont know where to spend them, i searched for it but it told me on the map a book icon but i want to see wich icon i already passed at every icon and still no succes?

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Posted by: Jersey.2147

Jersey.2147

The book icons, which are the trainers, are for the traits, not the slot skills. They cost a little, but you should be able to afford it. They are in the beginning area of your race.

The skill points, and the trait points, you can use by pressing H (default button) and then the Skills and Traits tab on the left. Press the Slot Skills and you can use your unspent skill points by pressing on the number on the pictures.

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Posted by: Sirius.4510

Sirius.4510

You need to reach level 30 before you can learn the elite skills, snow leopard included. Probably more for that, actually, because snow leopard is in the second tier which needs to be unlocked by learning two other elite skills first; so you’ll need 50 skill points altogether.

Also, it’s not really something you’d have a “build” for. It’s not really like Diablo 2 or even GW1 in that way – if you want to use a skill, you just take it. Focusing on certain traits or attributes may improve its effectiveness to a point, but usually only to a point. (Norn elites don’t have enough uptime to be the primary focus of your play anyway.)

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Posted by: EvilSardine.9635

EvilSardine.9635

Yep. The animal forms are completely useless. The only thing snow leopard is good for is an escape because of the super huge charge distance and stealth it gives you. Other than that, if you use it in a fight in WvW you will die.

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Posted by: Vizor.2079

Vizor.2079

lol, why should they create such a thing like it… btw are there any mounts available, like WoW?
i mean flying mounts or something anything possible like these things and if yes how to get it, i thought i readed somewhere here on the forums that there were mounts but only at the same speed like the walking or running speed, but still wondering for the flying types?

anything possible?

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Posted by: Celestina.2894

Celestina.2894

lol, why should they create such a thing like it… btw are there any mounts available, like WoW?
i mean flying mounts or something anything possible like these things and if yes how to get it, i thought i readed somewhere here on the forums that there were mounts but only at the same speed like the walking or running speed, but still wondering for the flying types?

anything possible?

No mounts, design choice and way points are designed to take their place (and are better in my opinion anyways)

As for racials, the racials are designed to add flavor to your race. Most have niche uses, but they are designed to ONLY be good in those niche cases so that one race does not have the advantage over another for any class.

Also just a heads up, if you come here looking for WoW, you should go back to WoW. Not trying to be rude, but that’s the truth of it.

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Posted by: Sirius.4510

Sirius.4510

Yeah, it’s not really intended to be a replacement. Umm… as for the mounts: there really aren’t any, what someone was referring to was probably some witch broom or something vaguely similar, which doesn’t really qualify in most people’s minds. Definitely nothing that adds flight. Although there are some vague hints that there might be something similar coming in the next Living Story update, but I expect it’s just a minigame thing.

And, well, the norn forms. I always felt they dropped the ball on them, but because they’re racial skills, I guess even if they do agree, they’re not in much hurry to do anything about it.

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Posted by: Alys Florent.1359

Alys Florent.1359

I use Snow Leopard situationally. For instance, when I PUG Sorrow’s Embrace path 3, there’s a part where you have to skip a ton of mobs over a bridge (right before the NPC starts spamming “No, No, No!”), and having the stealth and the charge makes it easier to not die when I have aggro – which I usually do, as an anchor guardian. It’s also useful for getaways in WvW, as people have said.

I’ve thought distantly about using Wolf in a terror build for my norn necro, but 240s cooldown for 1s of fear is just silly.

None of the other spirit transforms are worth mentioning. I suppose some professions with weaker elites or elites that don’t do much for a particular build could bring Snow Leopard for the easy disengage or sneak attack, but it’s a stretch.