Guild Wars 2

So, as the title suggests, I want to find a fun build, note; This doesn’t have to be the most effective build humanly possible, I just want some good fun, i’ve been settled into a full Zerker shatter (4/4/0/0/6) for the best part of a year now, and as lovely as IP tends to be, i’m beginning to see our build choices dwindle down.

Firstly; My favourite weapon happens to be Scepter/Pistol, unfortunately, the first of the two isn’t the most effective thing in PvE (Some fractals i’ve found to be useful!) and i’ve been getting into WvW a lot recently, so I was looking for some possible help with a power based build that used Scepter in it. I was thinking something that was a might-stacking build, but to be honest, it’s been a while since I kept up with any builds. I wouldn’t mind getting into a Scepter/Pistol + Sword/Torch style of play, if thats gonna win me at least some of my duels, i’ve tried to keep away from Prismatic Understanding simply to avoid being called “Cheap” but more and more, i’ve seen it’s honestly not THAT hard a skill to counter if people know how to play correctly, so i’m open to idea’s there.

Overall, my style of play is “Be annoying as possible” and I can hold my own in PvP against Turret Engineer’s from my guild, (I lose most of these fights, but I consider staying alive more then 20 seconds to be an achievement in itself)

Money is no object to me ingame, so if you do happen to have an effective build incorporating those weapons/power, do fire away, it’d be most appreciated!

Just as a point of clarification, are you trying to use this build in PvE, PvP, and WvW?

If the answer to that question is ‘yes’, I highly advise that you change that answer. It’s not viable to do that if you want to be even remotely effective.

Fay.2357:

Just as a point of clarification, are you trying to use this build in PvE, PvP, and WvW?

If the answer to that question is ‘yes’, I highly advise that you change that answer. It’s not viable to do that if you want to be even remotely effective.

Mainly WvW would , PvE wise I think everything seems to be steamrolled so long as you have a sword so i’m not too bothered there. I got a build for 49 fractals as well, incorporating the scepter there a lot of the time.

I’ve learnt that you can’t do everything on a single build, simply because, people aren’t mobs, and vice versa.

So, at the moment, a WvW build would be what i’m looking for most of all! I’ve been getting into PvP a bit more recently, but most WvW builds I try out tend to translate quite well to PvP.

Anyone else got anything?

If you like scepter/pistol and you want to try WvW roaming, you might like this

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fhQQNAR7ansISZa2oGupB3aGJ1IM996LJHCK5XIA-T1iIABkt/QPKp+6KA4n6DFqCjOKT2RpAAPEgF0IsluA6UCGAABgV+chLchrzCBYeBA-w

I’ve used some variant of this for more than a year. It’s a lot of fun for me. Good luck!

Please don’t use scepter in PvE

(there are a few, small situations where it is useful, but in general… no)

So you want a build that’s fun to play, and you’re not unduly worried about how effective it is?

I’d actually recommend trying out a torment shatter build. I’ve said this many times, but I’ll say it again: builds made with that trait are rather lacking in effectiveness because the trait itself is horridly lacking. However, I enjoy the play style and wish that it was more effective, because it’s truly quite fun to play.

I’ve done a couple different variations, though I generally stick with 20/20/0/0/30. I think my favorite one is scepter/pistol+sword/torch, with rending shatter for cover conditions, and swapping between shattered concentration and cleansing conflagration depending on the fight.

Note: do not use this in pve. Ever.

maxinion.8396:

Please don’t use scepter in PvE

(there are a few, small situations where it is useful, but in general… no)

I’ll use Scepter in PvE if I want to, it’s there, I’m going to use it. It’s REALLY not as horrible as everyone tends to make it out to be. Sure, it’s not the most effective weapon, but as a mid-range weapon, I’d say it’s not bad! Telling someone to not play a way they want to is kind of harsh, and I’m a little peeved by people who do it. Not everyone has to run 100% efficient builds, at the core of things, a game is meant to be FUN. Now I respect other peoples decisions about these things, definitely, and if I want to join a 7 minutes hardcore speedrun of COF, I’ll obviously keep scepter out. But if I want to use a scepter, I’m going to use a scepter.

EDIT; Sorry if i’m coming off rude, I just find it kinda mean when someone tells you to play a certain way, not because it’s better, but because they find the weapon iffy. ;_;

Fay.2357:

So you want a build that’s fun to play, and you’re not unduly worried about how effective it is?

I’d actually recommend trying out a torment shatter build. I’ve said this many times, but I’ll say it again: builds made with that trait are rather lacking in effectiveness because the trait itself is horridly lacking. However, I enjoy the play style and wish that it was more effective, because it’s truly quite fun to play.

I’ve done a couple different variations, though I generally stick with 20/20/0/0/30. I think my favorite one is scepter/pistol+sword/torch, with rending shatter for cover conditions, and swapping between shattered concentration and cleansing conflagration depending on the fight.

Note: do not use this in pve. Ever.

In my own opinion, I believe any build, so long as it’s not made badly (EG; Traits that make no sense, ect) can be good, without enough practice and actually learning how to play them. I’ll have a fiddle with this though, thank you!

EDIT; Also, did you have any thoughts on this; http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQRArc8dlknpRtlpxNNcrNipxYyeihkBkQpLplxB-T1yCABAcgCcU9nFOJARpcQMlgpoh4KlcX8EAGRDiP7PIn+hAAHA8dgUAwMBA-w (Credits to Ross Biddle for showing it before!*) with swapping Focus for Torch, and what of the Runes? Would a set of Hoelbrak/Strength runes help here?

I normally run solo or in small groups in WvW. I started running this build about a week ago, and have had alot of fun with it; Mostly a power build, with enough condition dmg to make the conditions viable. I try to get enough interrupts off in the beginning of a fight to build my might stacks (getting between 10-20 stacks of might is common).

I’m still working on timing my interrupts, but so far it’s been alot of fun.

The build:
http://bit.ly/1ph4uhT

Note: I’ve actually switched to using Bowl of Cactus Fruit Salad instead of Koi Cakes; for some reason I can’t find them though for a food option on gw2skills.net.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bowl_of_Cactus_Fruit_Salad

And, anyone with suggestions on improvement, would be happy to hear those as well!

abysterical.3792:

I normally run solo or in small groups in WvW. I started running this build about a week ago, and have had alot of fun with it; Mostly a power build, with enough condition dmg to make the conditions viable. I try to get enough interrupts off in the beginning of a fight to build my might stacks (getting between 10-20 stacks of might is common).

I’m still working on timing my interrupts, but so far it’s been alot of fun.

The build:
http://bit.ly/1ph4uhT

Note: I’ve actually switched to using Bowl of Cactus Fruit Salad instead of Koi Cakes; for some reason I can’t find them though for a food option on gw2skills.net.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Bowl_of_Cactus_Fruit_Salad

And, anyone with suggestions on improvement, would be happy to hear those as well!

I’ll have a go at this after i’ve tried the Torment build Fay spoke of!

LiebnirGWAccount.5698:

I wouldn’t mind getting into a Scepter/Pistol + Sword/Torch style of play, if thats gonna win me at least some of my duels, i’ve tried to keep away from Prismatic Understanding simply to avoid being called “Cheap” but more and more, i’ve seen it’s honestly not THAT hard a skill to counter if people know how to play correctly, so i’m open to idea’s there.

In my experience, people cry about PU if they see you use stealth even without having the PU trait equipped (Decoy is still pretty great in non-PU builds, and Mass Invis tends to be my default elite).

Actually, in my experience, people will cry about PU even if you never pop stealth during the whole fight. Because PU is just the magic code for “This mesmer beat me.”

So don’t sweat the crying, really. Haters gonna hate, scrubs gonna scrub, whiners gonna whine, newbs gonna newb, &c.

ASP.8093:

LiebnirGWAccount.5698:

I wouldn’t mind getting into a Scepter/Pistol + Sword/Torch style of play, if thats gonna win me at least some of my duels, i’ve tried to keep away from Prismatic Understanding simply to avoid being called “Cheap” but more and more, i’ve seen it’s honestly not THAT hard a skill to counter if people know how to play correctly, so i’m open to idea’s there.

In my experience, people cry about PU if they see you use stealth even without having the PU trait equipped (Decoy is still pretty great in non-PU builds, and Mass Invis tends to be my default elite).

Actually, in my experience, people will cry about PU even if you never pop stealth during the whole fight. Because PU is just the magic code for “This mesmer beat me.”

So don’t sweat the crying, really. Haters gonna hate, scrubs gonna scrub, whiners gonna whine, newbs gonna newb, &c.

I don’t see why one trait would get so much flak compared to others like Hambow Warrior or Turret Engineer. When I come to a came, I want to have fun is all!

We got any other suggestions lurking?

The build I used to use is a pretty “fun”, clone spam death trait build that is definitely annoying as hell to play against. It doesn’t really have that high of damage, and is borderline “bunker”, but you could make it work with a few tweaks maybe?

I use GS/Staff, but you could easily swap Scepter/Pistol for GS. Staff is sort of a necessity for it though, as it’s main damage base is conditions. Give it a shot!

Link: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQJARWlknpRtlpxANcrRitxYyLK5U1guiKbADD-TZRGwAAuAAt3fwwhAgwTAQaZAA