Guild Wars 2

Hi all,

Not sure if this should go in pvp forum or necro forum, so thought I’d try here first.

I have been focusing on tpvp (free not paid, I’m still learning!) and have been playing a condition necro.

So far I have learned to manage a number of classes (doesn’t mean I win…mostly I just survive!). however I keep coming up against certain builds with a lot of cc/knockdowns, particularly where engineers, guardians and elementalists are concerned. There are some builds which keep me flat on my back or flying around like a ping pong ball for at least half the battle and I inevitably die while the opponent has lost only half their health and their reinforcements arrive.

I don’t have access to stability unless I put 30 points in Soul Reaping, and even then it is only 3 seconds when I go into Death Shroud.

For the record, I am 0/30/10/10/20.

My question is: am I missing something? Do I just need to dodge more? Am I trying to fight when there are “known” specs which we should avoid? Or is the necro just meant to soak up the damage in Death Shroud? Or should I actually just be moving 10 points into the final trait line for 3 secs stability every 8 seconds?

Quite frustrated here, any advice gratefully received!

Outside of Plague or Lich elite transformation, Necro’s only have access to 3 sec of stability thru a 30pt GM trait and is only applied upon entering Death Shroud. While we do have Stun Breaks like every other class this won’t help you against chain CC builds such as the ones you mentioned since none of our SBs provide stability or invulnerability. So expect to be frequently stunned and knocked around by D/D Eles, Guardians with spirit weapons/hammers/bubbles(those will stun you twice without stability)/hammer warriors/Engis of all flavors… so yeah, it’s an issue for us atm, as those classes/builds are rather prevalent in tPvP.

Personally I won’t go into PvP without the stability trait anymore. It’s only 3 sec but it’s better than nothing. I’d suggest getting used to recognizing the animations and whatnot that precede the heavy CC chain so you can try to avoid getting locked down right off the bat. Spectral Walk can help as well since it’s 2x Stun Breaks in one skill, though it won’t help much if you’re immobilized or already caught in the CC chain.