Guild Wars 2

With the prospect of the new fractal system I want to prepare myself by getting myself lvl 50. But now I reached lvl 31 so I have to consider Mistlock Instability. So I’m questioning which lvls are done by pugs and which not and how the Mistlock Instability is negated/migitated (I intend to play warrior).

On a side note at which points in fractals is full ascended practically obligated (since I haven’t a full set for my warrior yet)?

The 30-39 tier is probably the least done tier from what I see when pugging. You will get a party if you start it yourself which is what I did when I was in that tier. If you’re relying on others making the party for you , you may want to get 55 AR if possible since 40 and 49 show up often in the lfg. I don’t think they’re that much more difficult than 30.

Full ascended is unnecessary, even at 50. As long as you have enough to get to 70 AR and the rest is exotic.

Tim.6450:

With the prospect of the new fractal system I want to prepare myself by getting myself lvl 50. But now I reached lvl 31 so I have to consider Mistlock Instability. So I’m questioning which lvls are done by pugs and which not and how the Mistlock Instability is negated/migitated (I intend to play warrior).

On a side note at which points in fractals is full ascended practically obligated (since I haven’t a full set for my warrior yet)?

Avoid 31 and 39.

37 and 38 are frequently played in pugs. They are not so much harder as long as you have a) enough DPS, b) full attention.

35 isn’t bad if you are tolerable to a minor challenge.

For reward tier 31-40:

37 and 40 – Best. These instabilities are practically “no meaningful effect whatsoever” (in the case of 40, you do need to have appropriate AR though).

36 and 38 – Okay. These are the second best. For whatever reason, pugs tend to do 38 over 37 even though it makes zero sense whatsoever. My guess is they have no idea how the 37 instability actually works.

You’ll find the most competent pugs at 37 and 40. The second most competent pugs will be found at level 38. I would strongly advice staying away from 36, as all the pugs who play that level seem to be especially bad at fractals.

For reward tier 41-50:

49. You only need 55 AR. A bit slower than 50, but not by much if you have a good team. Random dodging is bad on 49. Low DPS groups are also bad, because that means you need to dodge more, which lowers your DPS more still. If your notice your team has low DPS or is random dodging a lot in the first fractal, or they want to pull Mossman into the water it’s probably a good idea to just find a new 49 group because it’ll be faster than your multi-hour epic adventure if you roll any remotely challenging fractals.

50. Ideal.

You’ll find the most competent pugs at 50. You need 70 AR, though.

As for full ascended, as long as you have the needed AR (and please, none of that “but I only have the AR when I am on [insert suboptimal weapon to camp set here]!”), it really doesn’t matter. Weapons have the biggest impact on damage, followed by trinkets, followed by armor.

ty all for your answers it will be helpfull.

I dunno I just played whatever was posted on LFG and if nothing was posted I just played my reward level.

I think for the most part the mistlock instabilities don’t really matter. Depends on your build though. 48 was a huge pain for my necro.