Guild Wars 2

title says it all.

everywhere? I only know 1-2 builds that even use this rune in competitive pvp and it´s nice that it´s possible to tweak builds around 1v1 if you are a far agressor / home defender or whatever.

Blackjack.5621:

everywhere? I only know 1-2 builds that even use this rune in competitive pvp and it´s nice that it´s possible to tweak builds around 1v1 if you are a far agressor / home defender or whatever.

it’s not nice if the main source of damage in the combat log is a bird.

But the bird doesnt do anything in teamfight. And it´s also not nice if other builds hit much harder because of might stack or air/fire synergy, it just looks different.

I currently use Runes of the Pirate on my ranger because they turn an already good build into one that wins 90% of my 1v1 fights, perfect for rushing home or far. I’ve used it a lot in Angz dueling server and the reason most people lose to it is they don’t kite my pets, they just “tank” it. If my bird is traited to do a lot of damage, why don’t you avoid it like you avoid an eviscerate for example. Dueling with Leeto he eventually started to kite my birds and he eventually started beating me. I think this is a L2P issue, as I haven’t found a build yet where the bird is ridiculously OP.

I believe this is applicable:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f3Br3BKRqI

On a more serious note, less AI pls.

The new meta is the tropical bird meta.

this is one of the only game where the system is focus in trolling the gamer. A rune that pop a AI that can take more than 80% of my HP is just…..

Benjamin.8237:

I currently use Runes of the Pirate on my ranger because they turn an already good build into one that wins 90% of my 1v1 fights, perfect for rushing home or far. I’ve used it a lot in Angz dueling server and the reason most people lose to it is they don’t kite my pets, they just “tank” it. If my bird is traited to do a lot of damage, why don’t you avoid it like you avoid an eviscerate for example. Dueling with Leeto he eventually started to kite my birds and he eventually started beating me. I think this is a L2P issue, as I haven’t found a build yet where the bird is ridiculously OP.

The problem is that A.I. builds should not be as effective/more effective than a non A.I. build and with less effort and skill.

There needs to be a 28.2% tonedown for the birds, Just like strength runes.

This bird is annoying as kitten.

isolatedchimp.2510:

The problem is that A.I. builds should not be as effective/more effective than a non A.I. build and with less effort and skill.

I agree completely, but the Pirate Rune doesn’t make the build A.I based, what I would do is change the parrot cooldown to tick after it dies, not when it is summoned. As a ranger I always get flamed when I beat people, which I think comes down to the class. The difference the rune makes is it allows me to beat builds which I consider equally BS. No rune, I will beat all thief builds except S/D, with the rune I can now beat S/D easily. So in my case it makes my build more effective, because I already have another bird and it puts lots of pressure…but I don’t see how the rune is bad on any other class yet.

<- carried by bird

I feel bad for all the sylvari with branch-heads.

Can we at least remove the evade frames from the bird? I don’t like it dodging my Hundred Blades if I try to kill it…

Chaos Archangel.5071:

I feel bad for all the sylvari with branch-heads.

Lmao. Made my day.

This post makes no sense. Radical?

I hope they will add more animal runes and we will soon have AI for everyone.

Blackjack.5621:

But the bird doesnt do anything in teamfight. And it´s also not nice if other builds hit much harder because of might stack or air/fire synergy, it just looks different.

Good, then you’d have no problem with it getting nerfed.

Nerf that bird into the ground. Hitting for 1.5 auto attack.

I hate the bird too but is no one bothered by rockdog? I hate that thing just as much as the bird. AI summons from runes shouldn’t be a thing unless it’s an at 25 stacks thing.

i was in a solo queue a day or two ago where all 5 of the enemy team had birds
good stuff

Despite the attempt to rebalance all of the runes, there have definitely been a few (strength and pirate come to mind) that have felt too strong in comparison with the rest. I’m surprised Pirate runes weren’t nerfed at the same time as Strength runes.

“Here comes the bird sanctuary” :>

Locuz.2651:

<- carried by bird

are the birds really that powerful? O_O

or only against builds that are less tanky and more squishy?

Im curious, which builds are a good match for rune of the pirate? Never used it before.

Yesterday i had a match on Temple, the enemy was knocked down at middle buff. But i couldn´t channel it, because the bird was still attacking me at upper. So i had to beat it with my bunker guard…i took me some time, after that freaking bird was dead, the next enemy arrived…no channel. Btw on my Mesmer im getting hits from 1,5-2k and it still follows me in stealth, just saying. So yeah ist annoying as f… I need a full shatter (with zerker, mirror blade…) for that lovely animal. Of course Ele, Warris…etc. can handle it better =P.

So after being annoyed by this thing for a while I’ve started using it. Hitting 2k crits on thieves(lol) and watching it tank chieftain is just too funny. Everyone should run this rune. If nothing else, it’ll grab Anet’s attention because so many are already running it in soloQ.

Honestly I run this rune on my Mesmer and I run as such a hybrid lockdown build; and it solved a lot of my issues in regards to having access to pressure.

But oh absolutely, the bird does indeed last for too long, and as such I primarily run it for the might duration increase and the aoe proc of might on hit (is this affected by your personal boon duration stat?)

I did start running it because this bird would give me so much trouble when Warriors were running rampant with it in tPvP. That being said I don’t see it as often for whatever reason, but yeah it does need to be toned down in all fairness.

Cool!! didnt know it hits that hard! tonight i am going to use this rune also ghehe..!

pls take this stupid bird outta pvp…the game should be moving to a high skill cap not lower! AI needs to go

Volarican.2157:

pls take this stupid bird outta pvp…the game should be moving to a high skill cap not lower! AI needs to go

Not only that, but that bird also crits like CRAZY!! 2K on light armor! lol!!

Also its a very sticky pet.. :-P

Volarican.2157:

pls take this stupid bird outta pvp…the game should be moving to a high skill cap not lower! AI needs to go

Technically, the bird increases the skill cap and people are complaining about it. What does this bird do? Ensures your enemy knows to keep moving, can exploit terrain, knows when to swap targets (to kill a 1m cd bird that isn’t hard to kill if you focus it for a second). Technically speaking, skill is a two sided coin, it does make players have to play better.

And now to discredit myself, MM+Bird (I was doing it before it was cool #hipster).

birds are useles in teamfights, birds can be kited/killed + you give up the benefits of other runes. The damage that comes from strength / balthazar is just less visible so people don´t complain. Classes that are not supposed to fight on a point (parrot range) are crying about a bird, while they enjoy their higher dmg output in teamfights AND 1v1. Some supportive classes don´t have strong weapon attacks, so it helps them to round their build up in 1v1´s. The balance should be done around conquest and not 1v1 server. I don´t see any problem with the bird, they should rather adjust other useles runes to be a viable choice aswell. (for classes that dont stack might or spam burn)

Blackjack.5621:

birds are useles in teamfights, birds can be kited/killed + you give up the benefits of other runes. The damage that comes from strength / balthazar is just less visible so people don´t complain. Classes that are not supposed to fight on a point (parrot range) are crying about a bird, while they enjoy their higher dmg output in teamfights AND 1v1. Some supportive classes don´t have strong weapon attacks, so it helps them to round their build up in 1v1´s. The balance should be done around conquest and not 1v1 server. I don´t see any problem with the bird, they should rather adjust other useles runes to be a viable choice aswell. (for classes that dont stack might or spam burn)

This^ there better rune choices than pirate.