Guild Wars 2

So I did this topic in the Warrior forum: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/warrior/Stronghold-builds/first#post4861100

With this I can say I’m more excited to get Stronghold than ever before. I might see builds that I enjoy finally have a place in PvP, such has GS Warrior, because the game mode will not be around holding a point. Warriors might become free of the LBow to be viable, Turret Engis will most likely not have a place, such has other cheese builds in conquest

But this also made me think of a thing we don’t have right now. A quick Swap build system. Why this worries me a bit? Well Stronghold map will be in the same map rotation as Conquest maps, like Courtyard is. Thing is the modes are really different and Conquest builds will not do as good as Stronghold builds in which game mode, that is easy to conclude. This is one of the reasons so many ppl hate Courtyard. I’m with a Conquest build and get in a Team Deathmatch game, and only have around 1 min to swap builds. Most of the times and depending on the class this is not enough time so why even bother swaping. this makes the game mode not enjoyable, at all. I hate Courtyard and until I have a fast way to swap my build to play optimal there I will hate it.

ANet will a system like this be implemented? Don’t make us start hating on Stronghold or Conquest because we are speced for one thing and get another -.-

mPascoal.4258:

Turret Engis will most likely not have a place, such has other cheese builds in conquest

I guess you don’t play WvW much if you are under the delusion cheese builds are only found in conquest, prepare to be disappointed if you think stronghold is going to be a cheese free zone.

Most turret builds will defend the treb or defend Veterans at the doors. I think Turret engies might actually be the best for that HAHA!

zinkz.7045:

I guess you don’t play WvW much if you are under the delusion cheese builds are only found in conquest, prepare to be disappointed if you think stronghold is going to be a cheese free zone.

Indeed, but the lack of gear choices, consumables and WvWvW related buffs (like borderland bloodlust, guard leech, applied fortitude, Power of the Mists) makes things more balanced. I still have no idea why WvWvW needs to have any of these, especially the bloodlust and Power of the Mists can just skew the balance even more to the favor of the higher population winning server. They should be removed asap.

My prediction that many of the builds, which are now meta in WvWvW roaming and are possible to emulate in pvp, will also be popular in Stronghold. This includes:
- D/P shadow arts thief, P/D condi thief, solo camp flipper S/P+SB thief (should be able to solo the lord + guards easily)
- GS mobility warrior (hammer/GS, GS/LB and GS/axe+sh), shoutbow warrior
- celestial D/D elementalist
- meditation guardian (GW/Sw+Fo or Sc+Th/Sw/Fo)
- RtW LB ranger, condi Sw+Th, Axe+dagger, shout heal ranger
- shatter and condi shatter mesmer, PU/mantra mesmer
- condi multikit engineer rifle or P/Sh
- condi terror necro

Several of the above are also considered meta builds in the current conquest mode. Did I forget any common WvWvW roaming builds?