Guild Wars 2

This post is destined to medium skill players that want to progress, and is a non comprehensive guide on how to be helpful in matches:

(yes I know its over simplistic, but it’s a good starting point)

First start to learn the following builds:

-Tempest:

Difficulty: easy
Impact on game: large
Lower skill players carry potential: small
Role: healer
Need for fast reflexes: low

http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Tempest_-_D/F_Aura_Share

Use cleric amulet

When should you swap to this class:

Team comp has no bunkers that can heal, look for rangers and other tempests in your team, if you find any whisper them and politely ask if they are running cleric, if the answer is no proceed to change to tempest.

Rotations:

Is there a team fight? you should be there, forget about holding points alone, you are grossly wasting your heal potential.

Tips:

-Am i going to a point with no players of my team (Bad idea)
-Am i going to a fight where I’ll be outnumbered by more than 1 player (Bad idea)
When counting players in a fight take in account health status. Rule of thumb: 25% health player = -1 in player count, player that has health falling fast = -1 in player count
-Am i going to a fight where my team mates are outnumbering and their health is stable? (Bad idea)
-Keep earth 5 for stomping in high pressure situations, to rez in bad situations, to survive when your focused and you can’t compensate with your heals.
-In a team fight stand next to the maximum number of your team mates, if one breaks off stick with the majority and if he comes back heal him ASAP
-Prioritize healing over dealing damage
-When someone focus the enemy bunker help by cc’ing him (knockdown, chill, imobilize)
-Keep teleport for when you’re focused, always know a safe spot to port at all times (higher ground when possible)
-Keep earth 4 for condi bombs (prioritize the ones that have confusion and/or chill)
-When starting the game declare your play style by saying:

I’ll follow team fights so I can support you guys, guard points.

Next post Reaper

simple ranked advise: wait for season 3.

Torafugu.1087:

simple ranked advise: wait for season 3.

amen!

-Reaper:

Difficulty: easy
Impact on game: large
Lower skill players carry potential: large
Role: condi damage dealer
Need for fast reflexes: low
Kiting ability needed: high (you will be focused a lot)

To learn kitting check:

http://qqmore.net/kiting/

And then go to a empty hotjoin arena and practice

http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Reaper_-_Signet_Chillomancer

Use “Rise” as the optional utility skill

When should you swap to this class:

Has your team a bunker? If yes continue, If no use tempest
Do you have 2 or more reapers? If yes use scrapper, If no use reaper

Rotations:

Always try to arrive at fights after they are happening for a while, this way you’ll have enemy players on cooldowns. Avoid guarding points, try to +1 as much fights as you can.

Tips:

-If low on lifeforce stay back and use staff
-Keep fears to disable rezes and bunker heals
-Enter point and surround yourself by as many enemies as possible and pop Rise
-When someone gets into down state ( your or enemy team, cleave as hard as you can, reapers shroud, skill 5 then skill 4 then skill 2 then skill 3 twice to interrupt heals, autoattack to finish standing players)
-Use reapers shroud skill 2 to increase mobility
-Keep elite to take pressure off your bunker, if you see his health falling fast cast it near him
-If youre being pursued cast staff skill 5 on ground and run over it, most enemies will follow over it and be feared
-Use reapers shroud stability for stomping when you can
-If you down several enemies and theres another team mate on point leave the stomping to him and proceed to +1 another fight
-When running between points use warhorn skill 5
-If fighting revenants/dhs/tempests pressure with staff, swap to scepter, autoattack and corrupt boons, swap back to staff and cast fear as soon as he starts getting near 25% health
-Keep staff skill 4 and utility skill plague signet for when you are full of conditions (specially if you have confusion/chill)
-Try to use utility skill signet of the locust for when surrounded by enemy players, to maximize healing
-Signets also corrupt boons, if you arent pressured use then offensively
-Priority targets are DHs, if you see them focus them as hard as you can
-If you are focused try to kite, at around 30% health run to your bunker so he can heal, then continue kitting, rinse and repeat

Next post Scrapper

I will not comment all your tips. Many are wrong because they are out of context.

For Tempest going into a -1 fight will save the fights because it will get EVEN.

Tempest+Scrapper can hold versus 3 for a long time, meaning your 3 others can keep the two other cap point.

I will give link to Olrun (Never lucky pro team) tips for all meta builds:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gw2esports/

Overall, I agree with you that playing META build is helping a lot to wins matches.

-Scrapper:

Difficulty: medium
Impact on game: large
Lower skill players carry potential: large
Role: on point bruiser
Need for fast reflexes: medium
Kiting ability needed: medium (when pushing far you’ll need to kite 2 players frequently)

To learn kitting check:

http://qqmore.net/kiting/

And then go to a empty hotjoin arena and practice

http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Scrapper_-_Power_Hammer

Use “Sneak Gyro” as the optional utility skill

When should you swap to this class:

Has your team a bunker? If yes continue, If no use tempest
Do you have 1 or less reapers? If yes use reaper, If no use scrapper

Rotations:

Start by following your team to the starting team fight, after that keep an eye on empty points and hold them (this will allow your bunker to rotate). If you find yourself bellow on points you can risk pushing far
(only when you can keep it from being capped or when you can win the point). When pushing far your job is to keep attention on 2 enemy players, be carefull if a reaper or a third player aproaches, when this happens rotate to another point and return to far as soon as you can.

Tips:

-Learn healing turret combo ( skill 6 twice and then F1 )
-Use healing turret near your bunker or low health team mates the extra healing helps a lot
-Use hammer skill 5 and 3 to CC, don´t open the fight with it, keep it when you see players at 25% health (chances are you’ll interrupt a healing skill)
-Keep hammer skill 4 when focused (will save your life when a reaper get’s too close and pops reapers shroud).
-In small team fights when a team mate is being stomped pop sneak gyro
-When you see a team fight and a reaper/ranger/dh outside of point dealing ranged damage use skill F3 (from bullwark gyrus) when using it try to stand on top of as many team mates possible
-Blast bullwark gyro when enemies are at 25% health
-Keep skill 2 for ranged attacks, specially DHs.
-If pushing far and you need to disengage use sneak gyro
-If a low health mesmer or thief stealth use reveal
-If another scrapper covers a rez with sneak gyro use reveal
-Keep pressure on enemies, stay as close as possible to them and hammer away, use elixir kit skill 3 then 4, swap weapon and keep hammering away without the jump back
-If an enemy is kitting you, don´t be afraid to use elixir kit to keep aplying pressure and crippe
-If a team mate is being condi bombed use elixir gun 5 on that players as soon as you can
-Remember your role is not to be the killer but the steady pressure, don’t expect to take a bunker down alone, ideally you’ll soften enemies up so a reaper comes in for the kill
-when at close range and you need healing use F1 (healing turret overload) and hammer 3
-Keep slick shoes for enemy rez attempts or if your team is focusing enemy bunker (wait for him to port first if tempest)
-When being followed by enemies, go for tight passages and use slick shoes and do a diagonal to cover the whole passage.
-If your bunker is being killed frequently follow him around and use healing turret on him, use hammer skills as body block. Use slick shoes to take pressure off him.

Next post: dealing with MMR system, do’s and dont’s

Jourdelune.7456:

I will not comment all your tips. Many are wrong because they are out of context.

For Tempest going into a -1 fight will save the fights because it will get EVEN.

Tempest+Scrapper can hold versus 3 for a long time, meaning your 3 others can keep the two other cap point.

I will give link to Olrun (Never lucky pro team) tips for all meta builds:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gw2esports/

Overall, I agree with you that playing META build is helping a lot to wins matches.

yeah i kinda feel bad for giving tips that are out of context, players that are experienced should disregard this tips, they are more oriented to the average joe, that plays a couple hours at night, hopefully it will help them to realize they should start looking for more information and improve their game.

Thanks for replying and for the link.

I only play the top spec and I never swap. I usually win every single game. I’m pretty much the best player right now. Confirmed.

Dealing with MMR system, do’s and dont’s

-Avoid several losses in a row, after losing 2 consecutive games stop playing and wait for player pool to change
-When winning in a row play until you lose 2 consecutive games, ride the wave as hard as you can
-If you get a low MMR on account of a losing streak (you ignored first advice) try to get 2 more experienced players, one playing tempest and another reaper, repeat until you salvage your mmr.
-Never EVER EVER EVER point your team mates failings during game, they may not be performing well but by saying so you’ll decrease his and your own performance
-If you want to point something to a player ping his position and the rotation he should do (semi experienced players will react well to this but poorly at WTF why did u leave mid? )
-Mindset, if you are angry, salty or frustrated, take a break go do something you love, then return to game. When playing on a bad mental state you’ll be likely performing poorly

Here are my tips, if you still want to improve and you’re an average joe…try them out

And remember they are grossly over simplified, search for guides from high level players if you want to improve on these tips.

And have fun

Torafugu.1087:

simple ranked advise: wait for season 3.

couldn’t agree more.