Guild Wars 2

Hello folks! After nearly a year away from Guild Wars 2 I am considering coming back to the game. I’d like to ask some questions and get a general sense of where the game is at before I make up my mind though ^.^ I’d love to get some feedback from the current player base before I commit to things like a server transfer, buying gems etc etc…

1. The state of condition specs, healing, and tanking.

In every other MMO and RPG I’ve ever played I play condition and DoTs, that’s my jam, that’s what I love.

I found GW2 had a major issue with condition spec and support roles in that because they had “no holy trinity” they created a game where outright damage was king, and where it was better to melee stack and kill a mob as quick as possible rather than trying to heal or DoT them.

Has this changed? Are condition damage dealers viable in high end PvE settings?

1. Is there a challenge for PvEers?

One of THE main reasons I left gw2 was because of the highly repetitive and monotonous state of end-game PvE. Fractals are great and fine, and challenging but they were pretty much the only challenge for PvEers. Dungeon speed runs were fun but got extremely boring after a while.

Is there more variety at end game? Is there an end game at all?

I’d love to hear some thoughts and honest opinions. Is it better to wait until HoT? are the issues that made me decide to stop playing still there? <3

Thanks for your time folks

- Yak

“Has this changed? Are condition damage dealers viable in high end PvE settings?”

Nope. conditions remain as they are.

“Is there more variety at end game? Is there an end game at all?”

I’m a bit allergic to the mususe of the term endgame content.

The term comes from more traditional mmo’s to indicate the difference between the levelling game and the content you play when you are max level. the reason is that you outgrow maps and content while you level. As this is not the case in GW2 due the the smart downscaling system, all content is endgame.

the reason I’m allergic is that those games require a different approach. there you are pushed to rush to max level cause thats where the “good” stuff is. In GW2 the content that is designed for just max level is nothing better or worse then the content for lower levels. it is not harder or easier to kill the shadow behemoth then it is to kill the shatterer. I think it is safe to say that among the “normal” world bosses, the fire elementalist is still the one with the highest deathrate, even if it is in a startermap.

So the term endgame is inapropiate and you didn’t miss endgame content. You missed challenging content (and challenging is subjective to your opinion)

I’m saying this cause lack of endgame is often seen as a fact (that is even misleading and false) while saying the game lacks challenging content is much more appropiate and is seen for what it is: an opinion.

So to answer the correct question: is there more challenging content?
The big changes can be expected with Heart of Thorns, but they did add two level 80 maps in the last year. Though it is little and still a bit repetitive, it is fairly nice to try it out and have a nice new experience. Specially the Silver Wastes are fun and nice to play in (you might want to use the lfg to get into a map that is saying something like "40% done).

But more important. there is no monthly fee. your account is still here right? so why not reinstall the game (if needed at all) and try it out! You payed for it, so it is now for free!

Appreciate your comments!

Sad to hear about condition specs But yeh, I am downloading now.. might as well give it a try I guess.

I hear what you’re saying, but I think “end game” refers to elite, challenging content that can only be done at max level. And yeh… I am a little bummed out with GW2’s total lack of challenging content…

TBH I might just reinstall for WvW and PvP xD

for pve, you CAN do conditions but its hard to get enough gear (takes a long time mostly) and MOST people do not realize the power they have..for pvp conditions are almost op

SlappedYak.7489:

Hello folks! After nearly a year away from Guild Wars 2 I am considering coming back to the game. I’d like to ask some questions and get a general sense of where the game is at before I make up my mind though ^.^ I’d love to get some feedback from the current player base before I commit to things like a server transfer, buying gems etc etc…

1. The state of condition specs, healing, and tanking.

In every other MMO and RPG I’ve ever played I play condition and DoTs, that’s my jam, that’s what I love.

I found GW2 had a major issue with condition spec and support roles in that because they had “no holy trinity” they created a game where outright damage was king, and where it was better to melee stack and kill a mob as quick as possible rather than trying to heal or DoT them.

Has this changed? Are condition damage dealers viable in high end PvE settings?

1. Is there a challenge for PvEers?

One of THE main reasons I left gw2 was because of the highly repetitive and monotonous state of end-game PvE. Fractals are great and fine, and challenging but they were pretty much the only challenge for PvEers. Dungeon speed runs were fun but got extremely boring after a while.

Is there more variety at end game? Is there an end game at all?

I’d love to hear some thoughts and honest opinions. Is it better to wait until HoT? are the issues that made me decide to stop playing still there? <3

Thanks for your time folks

- Yak

I know you don’t want to hear this, but the game is pretty much the same. However, you can check the new maps (dry top and Silverwastes) and check the new boss encounters, specially Vinewrath in Silverwastes. They’re fun for a day or two, then you might get bored since it’s in a farmable state.

So yea, condis are still capped at 25 stacks (this will change though), PvE is still a gold farm without much of a challenge, and lots of people still use zerker gear to kill stuff quickly.

Apparently all of this will change with HoT, so let’s wait and see!