Guild Wars 2

To all the pvp experts here, I’d like to ask with regards to getting the legendary backpack ‘The Ascension’. A few questions I’d like to ask;

Am new to the pvp system, so I’m still trying to figure out ‘how it works’.
So I pull out the achievement (H -> achievements -> competitive -> Year Of The Ascension I till IV).

1st – Now the thing is, I assume we would need to compete in the ‘ranked’ match yes? So I click on the PvP Icon, first thing I see is Enter, Play and Compete. Now I assume in order to fill up on that ‘Year Of The Ascension I’, I need to play ‘Compete’ instead of ‘Play’, but the thing is, today I just got my first win in ‘Compete’ but none of the bar/achieve got filled in ‘Year Of The Ascension I’. Is it because it is not league yet? (Which will start on 10th August?). So that means, if I press on Compete and win a match when it’s not league yet, it will be treated like an ‘unranked match’?

2nd – Any recommended class for pvp noob?
Easy to play, tough to kill? At the moment I’d settle for just ‘tough to kill’ since I’m very new to pvp (pve player here). I assume tough ones would be PVT guardian? But let me know if anyone has a better suggestion via their experience.

3rd – Celestial gear
I was told that celestial gear was removed from pvp. Now my question is, do we need to have a secondary set in pvp? secondary armor/runes/sigil/weapons, etc? What happens if I bring a character with celestial gear? Will all that status be ‘nulled’ during a pvp match?

4th – About the PvP League
So maximum at the moment there are 6 Divisions? And say Division I (Amber); to complete that tier, there are about 5 tiers with 3 bars each. How does that fill? 1 win = 1 bar? Also, can it decrease/increase according to win/loses?

Again, sorry for the multiple questions.
Hope I could get acquainted with some pvp experts here in this great game

Hey Stalvros,

1. My understanding is that the ranked season needs to be in effect. Since they just recently introduced the “off-season” ranked matches, I’m not sure whether or not they are supposed to count. That said, it’s no small undertaking; I would focus first on getting comfortable in the PvP environment before thinking about the achievements.

2. Anet has shifted a bit away from “bunker” (i.e., hard to kill builds). However, some builds are more forgiving and less “twitchy” than others. I would suggest necro or guardian. Take a look at one of the “meta” builds here: http://metabattle.com/wiki/Conquest

For now, just copy the build and get comfortable with the playstyle and learn what all the traits do. Don’t worry about making making build variants until you really understand the class.

3. PvP has special gear. If you travel to the Heart of the Mists you will notice that all your skills, traits, and equipment are set to “PvP mode” (your PvE gear and stats do not matter). You will have to construct your build in Heart of the Mists, even if you choose to queue from outside. Click on the helmet in the top-middle of your screen to open up this panel. Instead of “armor,” the PvP system uses only amulets with a few selectable stat combinations. That said, you will still need to have armor equipped or else you will take a lot of damage (the actual stats on the armor don’t matter, you just need to be wearing it). You will also set your traits here.

4. That’s right. In Amber, you will need to complete 5 tiers, each with 3 bars (“pips”). You get 1 pip per win, 2 pips on a win during a win streak (3+) and 2 pips after winning after a losing streak (3+). As you progress through divisions, you’ll find that you can lose pips and even tiers (but you cannot lose divisions).

Add me in-game if you need anything else.

Thank you so much Alex.
Another thing I’ve been pondering.
It’s about the legendary backpack ‘The Ascension’ (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Ascension)

Now, in order to make the precursor of the Ascension, one would need Wing Of Ascension (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Wings_of_Ascension). To make it, you would need to purchase the Recruit (10), Veteran (20), Champion (30) and League (40) Wings Of Glory which would cost a total of 100 PvP League Tickets.

From what I read, the reward for PvP League Tickets (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/PvP_League_Ticket) are given per league clearance. League I (15), League II (20), League III (20), League IV (20), League V (25); which makes a total of 100 PvP tickets that can be used to make the Wing Of Ascension.

Now that’s fine. The issue is; part of making the backpack ‘The Ascension’, you would require Gift of skirmishing (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Gift_of_Skirmishing) which you would need 5 Certificate of support (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Certificate_of_Support) which is sold for 5 PvP Tickets each from the NPC.

My question is…… where on EARTH are u suppose to get the extra 25 PvP Tickets. Please let me know if there’s something wrong with my math.

Stalvros.9217:

Thank you so much Alex.
Another thing I’ve been pondering.
It’s about the legendary backpack ‘The Ascension’ (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Ascension)

Now, in order to make the precursor of the Ascension, one would need Wing Of Ascension (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Wings_of_Ascension). To make it, you would need to purchase the Recruit (10), Veteran (20), Champion (30) and League (40) Wings Of Glory which would cost a total of 100 PvP League Tickets.

From what I read, the reward for PvP League Tickets (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/PvP_League_Ticket) are given per league clearance. League I (15), League II (20), League III (20), League IV (20), League V (25); which makes a total of 100 PvP tickets that can be used toi make the Wing Of Ascension.

Now that’s fine. The issue is; part of making the backpack ‘The Ascension’, you would require Gift of skirmishing (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Gift_of_Skirmishing) which you would need 5 Certificate of support (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Certificate_of_Support) which is sold for 5 PvP Tickets each from the NPC.

My question is…… where on EARTH are u suppose to get the extra 25 PvP Tickets >_<. Please let me know if there’s something wrong with my map.

To answer your last question, divisons are repeatable. This is from the wiki.

Legendary and Diamond Division players will start the new season in Sapphire.
Ruby and Sapphire Division players will start the new season in Emerald.
Emerald and Amber Division players will start the new season in Amber.
Players must have played at least one match during the previous season to qualify for automatic division placement in the new season.
Rewards from skipped divisions will be awarded after players play one match in the new season.

Thats how you get more tickets.

Also you can contact me on discord as Saxxeus#0670 or skype as xoblitz and we can chat.

Correct me if I’m wrong.
So basically the way I see it, there is no way for new players to get the PvP legendary backpack in just this one season then? (namely this one).

Also, heard from others that this is going to be the last season too.
So practically, there is NO WAY AT ALL a new player can get the PvP legendary backpack?