Guild Wars 2

I’ll take a slice of humble pie and say this kicked my butt at lvl33. I’m not looking to QQ, I’d just could really use some advice.

My main issue with dealing with the projectile from the jet pack guy. They are reflectable, but if the angle isn’t right and it lands successfully, the aoe can touch you and instantly kill you. If everyone is spread out ranging you can sort of just run out of the way, but I’d like to know how to have everyone melee the berseker. His shockwave attack also seems pretty hard to jump at melee range, but maybe it’s more about learning the timing.

Any tips or strategies you’d care to share would be much appreciated.

Ensure you have someone burning off the stacks of enraged on the firestorm boss…they make him do a lot more damage, spread fire fields more often and drop the larger explosion field. Every 25% of the berserker boss gives the firestorm 30 stacks of enraged, and they have no stack limit. I was using my mesmer to burn stacks and I got him down to 2 or 3 when the berserker was brought down to 50%, and boom, all the way back to 30.

So pretty much have a fast attacker constantly on the firestorm trying not to do too much damage to it, once the berserker gets to 75% health.

Ah, so for example I could use ele scepter 1 to burn stacks off the fire storm while the rest dps’d the zerker?

As for the shockwaves, it must be bad timing on your jumps. I don’t ever have a problem jumping them. I usually run toward them and jump rather than trying to stand still or run away and jump.

If you are in meele jump as soon as he hits the ground. It’s very forgiving. Also the fight is a dps check.

rfdarko.4639:

Ah, so for example I could use ele scepter 1 to burn stacks off the fire storm while the rest dps’d the zerker?

i suspect earth is better at that

LordByron.8369:

rfdarko.4639:

Ah, so for example I could use ele scepter 1 to burn stacks off the fire storm while the rest dps’d the zerker?

i suspect earth is better at that

It is not:
- Arc lightning has 10 attacks in 4 seconds (2.5 attacks per second, plus Lightning strike)
- Stone shards has 3 attacks in 2 seconds (1.5 attack per second)
(approximately)

Zelyhn.8069:

LordByron.8369:

rfdarko.4639:

Ah, so for example I could use ele scepter 1 to burn stacks off the fire storm while the rest dps’d the zerker?

i suspect earth is better at that

It is not:
- Arc lightning has 10 attacks in 4 seconds (2.5 attacks per second, plus Lightning strike)
- Stone shards has 3 attacks in 2 seconds (1.5 attack per second)
(approximately)

Not only that, you also have 2 insta-casts, (not sure if blind removes a stack of enraged though) but #2 should.

Zelyhn.8069:

LordByron.8369:

rfdarko.4639:

Ah, so for example I could use ele scepter 1 to burn stacks off the fire storm while the rest dps’d the zerker?

i suspect earth is better at that

It is not:
- Arc lightning has 10 attacks in 4 seconds (2.5 attacks per second, plus Lightning strike)
- Stone shards has 3 attacks in 2 seconds (1.5 attack per second)
(approximately)

you sure?
i tested on lava shaman but seems to me arc lightning doesn t work so well there (and i use the istant cast)..

I could be wrong….

Nope I am not sure in fact: i don’t use the scepter for this fight
But I am sure of the skill facts

Heck probably an ice bow barrage could take care of that problem.

LordByron.8369:

you sure?
i tested on lava shaman but seems to me arc lightning doesn t work so well there (and i use the istant cast)..

I could be wrong….

You tested on imbued shaman bubble?

So I tried this out last night – while arc lightning counts for multiple hits on the Shaman bubble, for whatever reason on this boss it only strips one stack per channel. Not sure of that’s a bug or feature.