Guild Wars 2

Now that the GS is buffed.. Iv’e been wondering around wich one is better.. Since there is not way i’ll leave my focus since its so OP …
Or there are some dungeons that i should use GS and some dungeons that i should use Staff?
I need help here :S

Combined with certain traits, the staff pulls ahead of the GS in terms of utility, damage potential and defense.

I used the Greatsword to carry me through earlier areas and events until dropping it for the staff after respeccing.
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It just depends on you, really. The Greatsword has a faster clone spawn rate and spreads out clone positioning sparsely if you intend to optimize a good diversion shatter, for instance.

For dungeons, a staff is preferrable, for its vulnerability stacking potential and it has a combo field in its skillset.

My issue /w GSW is that I feel you need a lot of power & precision /w crit dmg to make the skills feel like they’re worth using and none scale on condition dmg. GS3 feels like a wasted skill slot, but I guess is ‘ok’ in dungeons. Its only mobility is GS5, with a long CD. It IS more ‘burst’ and AoE compared to Staff, but even with traits/gear, it’s lackluster, imo. Also, Berserker can pull aggro in dungeons (bad). Great Sword Clones get 3 ticks to proc Sharper Images, but spawn in melee via Mirror Blade.

Staff is respectable even if you don’t spec completely into condition damage. You get a lot of mobility in Phase Retreat and Warlocks get bonus damage from conditions you’re bound to get from your party and is pretty easy to set up in a safe place to keep pumping out damage. I feel like every skill from Staff gets used and if traited, Staff will pull ahead on GS on boss/long battles. Unless you have exceptional Precision, Staff Clones have Winds of Chaos built into every attack and spawn at range so will typically outpace Great Sword Clones in applying conditions/bleeds on top of applying boons to your party.

now def-ly GS! gj 14/09/2012 patch

The GS buff does give a huge increase to auto-attack, but that’s it. Clone attack speed was not increased so you don’t get more Sharper Image Bleeds.

GS3, although easier to use, imo, is only just ‘usable’ and not a great skill.

In regards to the patch I think it just makes the GS1 skill on par with Staff1 since Staff still nets you conditions & boons and staff clones are still better.