(edited by Tmac.3871)
New Players Feedback On HoT
The HoT maps are definitely more challenging than the regular Central Tyria maps. You really have to pay extra attention to your surrounding and to what special abilities each mob has. As far as a Zerker Warrior goes, a Zerker is a type of character that makes themselves extra squishy for the benefit of dealing extra damage. Zerker gear is recommended for experienced players who have learned how to avoid damage altogether and do not need the extra armor to keep them alive. You could also try using ranged weapons if you’re not already. It’s not always an ideal DPS setup but you deal more damage going ranged than you do being dead. Once you learn a bit more about the mobs you can then choose when you want to wade into melee range.
Zerker Warrior shouldn’t be able to solo everything in fact shouldn’t be able to solo anything… people are spoiled with the easiness that was the core game.
The way they are going with HoT is the way to go, there are armors with toughness and vitality, healers and tanky classes for a reason, they finally added the content that actually makes you consider what build you should choose.
My advice is very simple, if you can’t survive solo on a Zerker Gear, get more defensive stats/build
People need to realize that they should be the ones building the character in a way to adapt to the type of content the game provides, not the other way around.
It’s mind blowing for me that people actually ask anet to nerf the game just cause they can’t solo play on a squishy armor in a tough environment.
(edited by rsimoes.3851)
Try using a site like gw2timer.com to tell you when things are happening. It’ll make your life a whole lot better.
Trying not soloing everything and joining a guild. Joining the right guild can make this game a much much better game.
I know this seems kinda out there, but try rerolling as another character class and experiment with them, I’d personally recommend mesmer or engineer because they are highly recommended overall, but they offer a more complex style of fighting to better train you for the harder maps, after you have played around with them a bit then try switching back over to your warrior and see if it feels more comfortable. I belive this “fresh air” strategy works wonders, but don’t feel too weighed down about how messed up HoT is because the vast majority of us “seasoned” players feel the same way, the expansion content is new so all the kinks have yet to be worked out, but on another note at least when you switch characters to try out a new skill set for a while you won’t be wasting your precious xp boosters. Try to keep your head up and I’m sure you will find a guild to really help you succeed, assuming GW2 doesn’t fall off the face of the earth after the way they have treated the casual players in the last month or so.
OP: When saying zerker warrior do you mean the Berserker specialty or Berserker gear? Or both?
Sorry it took so long to respond guys:
- As i read the comments.. I prob am running a glass build. . . #smh
(I’m new idk any better… )
So im going to list what im using. You tell me what im doing wrong and what to replace. #PLEASE
build:
-Zerker spec paired with discipline and defense.
zerk- up down mid
discipline – up down down
defense – mid up up
- ive been changing this around a ton..so its all out of whack..
100% zerker gear (rings /accessories / neck & gear) + ascended weps.
(power/fero/ precision)
-I CAN REPLACE THE EXOTIC ITEMS IF NEEDED. BUT NOT THE RINGS/NECK/ACCESSORIES. OR WEPS.
-Using 100% superior rune of the scholar on armor
Running Greatsword / Rifle (both ascended with power/fero/prec)
(i also have an ascended greatbow + harpoon gun.)
- i got 4 drops from teq in a week.. (ikr?)
I’ve cut my play time way down simply from frustration.
I think you guys helped me find my issue, that im running an all damage build.
can u please list a detailed build/gear replacements (if needed), rune replacements ect?
#Thanks
<3
-Mac
it’s 1:20am and i work tomorrow so i wont be able to reply until 3-4pm eastern.
but thanks in advance for any help. and not trolling me for not being a pro off the bat.
-mac