Guild Wars 2

Need help here, had to stop playing the beta as I feel something was off with playing chrono. I am also getting very frustrareed with it. I don’t know what it is just can’t place my finger on it. I came on the forum to see if I wasn’t the only one have this feeling,, but it seems I am.

Maybe it a case of practices, or am so use to my old build and it play style. Or something else. I just want some advice as this is really bugging the crap out of me.

I just can’t get my head around my damage. It feel am not doing enough compare to my base build. Am also getting kittened by tempest, necro. Those 2 class I can’t 1v1 period, Other class I struggle, really really struggle..

My chrono build is just a slight modification to my main condi build which I have had many successful matches with. But for some reason. I just can’t get chrono to work for me.

Am now thinking maybe I should try power shatter build with chrono but not even sure where to start and how to play it. Been playing my condi shatter for so long when I try another build I always fall back to my default build to save the day. It also always feels strange when I try others build.

I really want to use chrono, and like what it brings but man my understanding of it and frustration just not helping. So I come to you guys help please.

Base build.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQRAsc7alsnhO1YjawBNwtGL5GkZCe9EKDQq7F6PKZOA-TZxXwAzfCAA2f4QZARnAg/HEAA

Chrono build.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vhAQRAre8anknBdqhNqB+pBEgilZjqMAqtkpeX/1hFdJipiA-TJRVwA2PJAA2fo/TAwSZAA

The last utilitie changed depending on the other team. Use between mimic, stun/more condi damage and daze mantra.

Why did you change from rabid+nightmare to rampager+rune of the ele?

Also seeing as you have DE and Chronophantasma, take Improved Alacrity instead of Illusionary Reversion. The effect is noticeable.

Edit: Don’t forget the loss of Chaotic Transference and Persistence. I prefer Undead runes to buff the condition damage further with the toughness from rabid.

I will give that a go.

The reason why I went with ranpager and rune of ele is because I lost the trait that converts toughness to condi.

Thanks for you input.

Anymore will be welcomed.

Curunen.8729:

Why did you change from rabid+nightmare to rampager+rune of the ele?

Also seeing as you have DE and Chronophantasma, take Improved Alacrity instead of Illusionary Reversion. The effect is noticeable.

Edit: Don’t forget the loss of Chaotic Transference and Persistence. I prefer Undead runes to buff the condition damage further with the toughness from rabid.

I agree with most of this.
To elaborate,
you felt squishier because you switched from a set with toughness to a set with no toughness.
You felt like you did less damage because you switched from a set whose primary goal is condition damage, to a set whose primary goal is power damage.

Rampagers just needs to play so very differently from rabid.

I prefer Nightmare even over Undead, as even with Master of Misdirection your shatter confusion is pretty short, so any extension you can get to it will increase the pressure to cleanse.

I also somewhat disagree on IA over IR. The thing I like most about IR is my ability to double-tap someone with shatters when I’m in their face on point. 2 illusions up, dodge over their head and CoF for a full-shatter, then immediately tap MW for a 2-illusion shatter from the IR clone (or with 3 illusions up, CoF then dodge+ MW) . That gets me another stack of torment and confusion, which makes a difference, imo (another .75s of alacrity, but the math around how much IR can make up for IA on its own is pretty complicated). It’s nothing like rolling my face across the keyboard in BWE1, but it’s still valuable.