Guild Wars 2

So, after leveling to 80 and playing through HoT and LS2 I started LS3 and wanted to do a couple of fractals to mix it up a little bit. Since I need the molten fractal for the Flameseeker Prophecies I wanted to do it.
Tried to PuG and we had a relatively hard time, wiped and got kicked.
I’m geared in full exotics and i was using Scepter/Focus, Greatsword but changed it for Hammer because I like the playstyle more than GS.
Was I just unlucky or do I have to gear for Ascended before going into Fractals? Used the build on qtfy but changed it up for Hammer.

You were unlucky. Try another Fractal below scale 20, as higher require Agony Resistence

You can start your fractal progression w/full exotic. In fact one of the earliest rewards you get in Fractals is an exotic ring with infusion slot. You need agony infusions to progress pass Fractal scale 20+.

Each fractal has their own special mechanics, most of those are not very punishing in T1. However, Molten Bosses have mechanics that if you mess up, you mess it up for the whole group. Even so, I am surprised a T1 group would kick people for failing mechanics.

The mechanic:
If anyone in the group tries to range the Berserker boss (Charr), he would teleport to the ranged person furthest away. This teleport is very annoying to deal with, as it messes up everyone’s rotation/DPS. The best is to stay close to him so he doesn’t teleport while avoiding all the damaging red circles. (This mechanic is also true for at least 1 other boss in Fractals) You often see people complain about players not obeying this mechanic at higher tiers, as letting him teleport too early would often mean longer fights in T2 and wipes in T3/T4.

I would recommend join a group that says like “progression” or “XX onward” etc. Those are group where people progressing thru fractals, they are more committed, and less likely to kick/ragequit.

void mentioned the most important things. Always make sure that you have enough agony resistance for the fractals you’re doing. The rest may have been bad luck, I cannot really judge it with the lack of details.

With regard to your class, hammer guard is fine for pug fractals. If you really want to be the good guy, learn when to use other utility than the standard ToF/PoB/BS. In my experience, at least 90% of pug guardians are too dumb to switch to stuff like the Wall when it’s needed. Try to be better.

Guardian aint so used in fractal, so if you want to use it be usefull, the hammer build is perfect for pug group, you have to learn all fractal encounter And use the correct utility for make the fight much easyer, all the guardian atm use the meta build like a holy bible And think guardian is for DPS but is not, is more