Guild Wars 2

So I’m sorry if this has been asked already, but what is the general consensus in dungeon runs in regards to conjured weapons? Specifically I’m wondering about party members picking up the Lightning hammer when I am running a scepter LH build in dungeon runs. From what I understand having that 2nd hammer allows me to have a fairly smooth rotation due to the cooldown of the ability.

Now I have no problem with people picking up Frost Bow because that makes sense but what about Lightning Hammer? I was running with that build awhile back (pre-specializations) and I kindly asked if people would not pick up my LH (but were totally encouraged to use the Frost Bow) so I could maintain my dps and someone replied I was doing it wrong and that I was not promoting good gameplay by telling them not to use 2nd LH. I was tired and kind of cranky at the time so I just swapped to a staff conjure build for the rest of the run but it had be thinking lately. Was I wrong in saying what I did? Is it generally assumed party members use the 2nd LH that’s dropped?

Well…other ppl shouldn’t pick up your hammer unless it’s a mesmer

Frostbow is free game. LH is only for the Ele or a Mesmer.

That said, there’s a reason I stopped trying to run S+LH builds pretty quick in PUGs even though they’re powerful (which means I suck at them now too because of such little practice). It was pretty much solely because people would pick up my hammers and leave me stuck in scepter to finish out fights. So I just started going D/F or Staff and screw em they can find their own might!

No. Not in pugs, at least. In a coordinated group, a mesmer/ high multiplier class like thief could take it since the boss lasts less than one LH rotation. LH builds aren’t really that popular anymore, though.

When I was running lightning hammer, I would place it out of reach behind me. Nobody should take your hammer (especially when you specifically ask them not to), but sometimes it happens accidentally or sometimes people just don’t know. And sometimes people just can’t help themselves, it’s so shiny!

LH Scepter Builds are since the new traitsystem an horrible dicision. Better take a Staff

While I understand staff is better dps, sometimes I want to be a Lightning hammer wielding crazy person with bolts of lightning flying everywhere. And unless I’m in ideal conditions with 100% uptime I don’t see my damage that much worse than staff. That being said. I’m just on here to confirm that I’m not clueless to some universal agreement that my LH is free-for-all. You all can take my frost bow though! Thanks