Guild Wars 2

So the last couple of weeks i have been reading online that the new raid is very difficult and requires ascended gear. When dealing with Pug groups or halfguild/half pug groups. Is there any online armory or something to check peoples gear? or do we just take people word?

Aaaaaand it has already begun….

sigh

BlackBunny.3681:

So the last couple of weeks i have been reading online that the new raid is very difficult and requires ascended gear. When dealing with Pug groups or halfguild/half pug groups. Is there any online armory or something to check peoples gear? or do we just take people word?

What do you want to check, tip of my sword or the edge of the axe?

Eldbrand Charging.8902:

BlackBunny.3681:

So the last couple of weeks i have been reading online that the new raid is very difficult and requires ascended gear. When dealing with Pug groups or halfguild/half pug groups. Is there any online armory or something to check peoples gear? or do we just take people word?

What do you want to check, tip of my sword or the edge of the axe?

He probably wants to check what dye combinations you’re using. Fashion Wars 2 and all.

OP, to explain the responses so far, per clarifying dev commentary ascended gear is not required, just helpful, though it may be more needed deeper into the raid wings. However, it also may be dropping more from early parts of the raid than it does in other parts of the game. May.

Gear checking has been the subject of years of incensed debate here, so suggesting you want it in order to preemptively bar people from your raid groups is going to push all sorts of buttons. Be ready.

Since this is going to be ultimate challenge content, raid leaders will require members too…

- be on TS/Vent/insert voice com program here
- have certain masteries unlocked (or fully unlocked)
- use the very best consumables (food/oils or stones/etc)
- use cash shop combat boosters (ie. 5% dmg)
- have fully ascended gear with all defensive/offensive infusions with highest type equiped
- have spent hours researching youtube vid strats
- previous raiding experience
- be in a guild/group that has 9 more MLG pros like you

I bet there will be even more requirements but this is just the general basics I can think of. Due to cost of the consumables that will more than likely be required, you won’t be making much gold in raids…heck I bet you will be spending more until it’s on farm. This is the raid formula in every MMO I have played that has them so I expect it will be the same thing here. This content is aimed at the top 5% and I doubt the rest will succeed until they start selling raid slots for gems or gold. Fun times ahead?

Why would ascended gear be required? The stat difference between ascended and exotic is minor at best. Even deeper in the dungeons, I don’t see how 20 more power on something is going to make or break the fight, rather than standing in a red circle picking your nose.

If Anet decides to implement a dps race on a timed event (which won’t be very popular), everyone and their dog will be running around with zerk gear anyway so at that point a gear check mechanism is pointless.

Why would it be required? Maximum speed and efficiency ofc.

fixit.7189:

Why would it be required? Maximum speed and efficiency ofc.

I have a few choice words for those types of people.

As long as they play with their kind, and let me play with mine (leaving us alone) all will be well.

fixit.7189:

Why would it be required? Maximum speed and efficiency ofc.

Efficiency isn’t really much of a concern in content with a weekly cooldown on the rewards that are the only reason you’re doing it.

Efficiency is a thing in dungeon sppedruns, etc. But for something like a raid, in any game I’ve played that has similar “weekly instance” content, reliability of completion trumps efficiency every time.

Of course people will prefer members with full ascended sets, but TBH if you’re pugging for raids, just like pugging for any instanced content in any game, people’s gear isn’t what going to mess up your run. People being bad at the game is. In GW2 this is double true since “minimum gear” for any given instance aside from high level fractals is something literally everyone already has.

Pugging is more likely to mess up your run than one guy not having ascended gear or running food by far

Jeez guys can you let OP play how OP wants? none of you directly answer his question.

To Op, i heard something good about gw2efficiency, might be a good place to start.