Guild Wars 2

1) Matchmaking

-Put some real effort in here. most people went from either winning or losing every game to lose/lose/lose/win/lose… which you could argue is better for a few people but there is really no reason for this (this is not balanced cause the games are always decided by 200+ points… not even close)

2) Condi Burst

-Condis are a slow drain… it doesn’t make sense for them to being killing faster than every power build out there

-been said before but just for completeness… condi takes one stat and is only mitigated but cleansing (impossible with all the condis out there) or (resistance which will quickly be corrupted) or runes that reduce duration (they all suck and again it doesn’t make a difference cause there are so many condis flying around)

3)AoE Crowd Control

-AoE CC is okay if the tell is big and it takes a while to cast… ex: rev elites. but dh lb doesn’t even show a red circle and the amount of spamwhich cc necros and scapper have is just dumb. and that whole time you just get condis and more condis

-In general though cc should be something people need to use skillfully to stop big attacks… not have so much fear/daze/stun/launch/pull that you can literally remove 10 stacks of stability in 2 secs and get the interrupt by randomly using skills

4)Rune of Nightmares need to be removed

- just another thing that causes power builds to be inferior every time a power player gets the opener (which they NEED in this condi meta) they get fear away and 300000 condis are applied in that time. And again… its just a passive “Oh someone is attacking me… I guess I can kill them now thanks to my runes that interrupted there entire chain so I didn’t have to pay attention and block or dodge”

4) Well that’s really it for this season… doesn’t seem hard. wish they’d fix it before 4 months pass.

Ps: can’t manage it…. sell your game to blizzard (even if you just contract our your pvp sector)

Krait rune 6th bonus should be dodgeable/blockable ty.

People are still complaining about DH LB5?

Also there’s a ICD on how fast stab stacks can be removed now.

Pretty spot on post.

I never knew Necro and Dh aoe cc was a threat to the meta.

Uncle Dalty.8327:

2) Condi Burst

-Condis are a slow drain… it doesn’t make sense for them to being killing faster than every power build out there

-been said before but just for completeness… condi takes one stat and is only mitigated but cleansing (impossible with all the condis out there) or (resistance which will quickly be corrupted) or runes that reduce duration (they all suck and again it doesn’t make a difference cause there are so many condis flying around)

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Ubik.8315:

People are still complaining about DH LB5?

Also there’s a ICD on how fast stab stacks can be removed now.

-_- I’ts not that DH LB5 is the sole problem. I’m simply stating that it should have a red ring around the aoe so people don’t get stuck in it because they were right on the edge and thought they were clear… ranger LB5 has a red ring along with every other channeled aoe attack in the game so why does dh get out of having one?

Again, dh lb 5… (even in pair with dh insta daze/traps) is NOT the ONLY problem. The problem is the combination of aoe cc from dh, rev, scapper, necro, mes, and ele. Interrupting an opponent should take thought and timing… ALWAYS. There should never be a random interrupt which messes up an entire attack chain by chance. This is another thing that severely hurts power builds while condi builds remain much more robust. Interrupt a power chain and they are on CD dealing no damage… interrupt a condi chain and they may be on CD but you’re still taking damage from the condis they applied 4 seconds earlier.

In gw1 mesmers and rangers were the interrupting kings…. yes there were a few interrupts that would interrupt a foe as well as foes around your foe but they were very limited. The majority of interrupts were single target, quick shot/cast, low/mid damage attacks used to stop a meteor shower or a res. Much better design.

Another thing I didn’t remind people of in the condi burst topic is that, as another player pointed out, a LOT of the damage from condi comes from torment and confusion… both of which discourage people from playing the game in order to reduce the damage they take… bad mechanic. Don’t wanna take torment damage? ‘/sit’ and take all the cleaves. Don’t wanna take confusion damage? ‘Ctrl+R’ / ‘Dodge’ and hope you can get away without using your skills. Don’t wanna take damage from confusion and torment at the same time since they usually come as a pair anyway? ‘/playdead’ … makes the game super fun.

infinitenoah.8296:

I never knew Necro and Dh aoe cc was a threat to the meta.

Would people please stop using the term meta…. and come up with your own builds kitten . If the game was well balanced there wouldn’t be a “meta.” Everyone would run their own unique builds and be on an even slate (assuming they know their class/build and how to deal with given situations using their recourses). The fact that there is a small group of “meta” builds just proves the game needs tuning.

Anyway, yes… most necro aoe cc is a problem because it is often unlockable and coupled with condi. But once again… IT IS THE COMBINATION OF ALMOST ALL CLASSES HAVING ACCESS TO MANY AOE CC SKILLS which turns the battlefield into a spamfest since it becomes impossible to complete a chain.

Uncle Dalty.8327:

4)Rune of Nightmares need to be removed

I would like to see all such passives gone. For example…

Mirror of Anguish
Reaper’s Protection

Kageseigi.2150:

Uncle Dalty.8327:

4)Rune of Nightmares need to be removed

I would like to see all such passives gone. For example…

Mirror of Anguish
Reaper’s Protection

I’d be down for that for sure. Though traits are actually possibly sacrificing something to get the effect in return. Maybe just make them a higher tier trait

Uncle Dalty.8327:

I’d be down for that for sure. Though traits are actually possibly sacrificing something to get the effect in return. Maybe just make them a higher tier trait

Perhaps. I believe my problem is that there is no way to counter them. If they simply negated CC (like the Thief’s trait Hard to Catch), I’d be fine. But it’s the self-stun that I despise :-P