Would I like reaper?
reaper yes greatsword no
GS reaper is actually more common than youd think. However it isn’t the most optimal. GS is more common in WvW and PvE however than PvP.
The valk reaper build for PvE for example TYPICALLY makes use of the GS though which way of use is more optimal has been up for debate. The weapon itself is solid.
In PvP the gs is in an interesting place. its incredibly dangerous…when it hits. GS attacks are slow meaning they are quite easy to dodge. So any build using GS wants to have a faster weapon option (reaper shroud,dagger, and axe) for example to swap to.. saving GS for either massive hits or when you want to FORCE someone to waste their dodges because you know they dont have anything left besides those. Which means giving up staff which is a prominent untility weapon in the common CONDI reaper build.
However by giving up staff a GS reaper gets some options the condi reaper typically doesn’t get to have. Whether that is a plus though for you is gonna be dependent on what playstyle you develop into.
As for how the reaper plays. The battle mage style might be more accurate on a power mesmer build. Which features the quick cast style that battle mage players in other rpgs might be more used to.
Reaper builds are more methodical. Based more on the concept of oppressing your opponent and taking away their strengths one by one. Bringing the opponent down to a level where you have the advantage so to speak. Its a turtle that makes everyone else around it smaller turtles which it then proceeds to smack in the face either by repeated condi applications or a few heavy hits in the nads.
Reaper has ALOT of chill. Your going to get all the chill you want. Minions can be applied to reaper builds but at the standard level of play aren’t required anywhere. You can be effective without them.
Reaper has some flashy effects. But they are often in darker colors or in flashes of white ice. Youd be surprised how massive some of hte reapers animations actually are when you stop and take a look at them all. Their just so muted people often dont notice them compared to the fiery walls of explosions from insert random ele #357.
Ghost Yak
(edited by Shadelang.3012)
GS reaper is actually more common than youd think. However it isn’t the most optimal. GS is more common in WvW and PvE however than PvP.
The valk reaper build for PvE for example TYPICALLY makes use of the GS though which way of use is more optimal has been up for debate. The weapon itself is solid.
In PvP the gs is in an interesting place. its incredibly dangerous…when it hits. GS attacks are slow meaning they are quite easy to dodge. So any build using GS wants to have a faster weapon option (reaper shroud,dagger, and axe) for example to swap to.. saving GS for either massive hits or when you want to FORCE someone to waste their dodges because you know they dont have anything left besides those. Which means giving up staff which is a prominent untility weapon in the common CONDI reaper build.
However by giving up staff a GS reaper gets some options the condi reaper typically doesn’t get to have. Whether that is a plus though for you is gonna be dependent on what playstyle you develop into.
As for how the reaper plays. The battle mage style might be more accurate on a power mesmer build. Which features the quick cast style that battle mage players in other rpgs might be more used to.
Reaper builds are more methodical. Based more on the concept of oppressing your opponent and taking away their strengths one by one. Bringing the opponent down to a level where you have the advantage so to speak. Its a turtle that makes everyone else around it smaller turtles which it then proceeds to smack in the face either by repeated condi applications or a few heavy hits in the nads.
Reaper has ALOT of chill. Your going to get all the chill you want. Minions can be applied to reaper builds but at the standard level of play aren’t required anywhere. You can be effective without them.
Reaper has some flashy effects. But they are often in darker colors or in flashes of white ice. Youd be surprised how massive some of hte reapers animations actually are when you stop and take a look at them all. Their just so muted people often dont notice them compared to the fiery walls of explosions from insert random ele #357.
Interesting, however I disagree with the mesmer stuff ive tried one for a bit, and it just doesnt offer enough dps to really be a melee/casting style, and only a few melee abilities. Anyways im kind of confused in what you are saying, are you saying gs is good for pve then?
@Ryou GS is in an intresting place as far as PvE goes. If power reaper was meta gs and dagger would probably see equal use. The gs rotation is more involved than the dagger rotation (dagger is litteraly just auto attacking) but the GS rotation does similar damage (believe dagger is SLIGHTLY ahead). Below 50% however GS does more damage than dagger spam due to grave digger having 0 coolown. So its very useful for burning through the last half of bosses.
GS also provides an aoe blind field built in, vuln stacking if your party is low on vuln generation, and a multi target hard cc/pull that also chills (chilled targets deal less damage to a reaper).
Edit: The point is mute though because condi reaper is meta. Partly because of Epidemic. And partly because of exploitable jagged horror spawns. And GS is a power only weapon.
What I am saying is. you can play GS to a degree of success in PvE and WvW. You can even play it well in PvP. However for PvE the meta is condi. And for PvP the meta is condi. Niether of which use the GS.
Ghost Yak
(edited by Shadelang.3012)
@Ryou GS is in an intresting place as far as PvE goes. If power reaper was meta gs and dagger would probably see equal use. The gs rotation is more involved than the dagger rotation (dagger is litteraly just auto attacking) but the GS rotation does similar damage (believe dagger is SLIGHTLY ahead). Below 50% however GS does more damage than dagger spam due to grave digger having 0 coolown. So its very useful for burning through the last half of bosses.
GS also provides an aoe blind field built in, vuln stacking if your party is low on vuln generation, and a multi target hard cc/pull that also chills (chilled targets deal less damage to a reaper).
Sweet thanks for the info, also how is axe doing? It seems kind of melee like to.
@Ryou GS is in an intresting place as far as PvE goes. If power reaper was meta gs and dagger would probably see equal use. The gs rotation is more involved than the dagger rotation (dagger is litteraly just auto attacking) but the GS rotation does similar damage (believe dagger is SLIGHTLY ahead). Below 50% however GS does more damage than dagger spam due to grave digger having 0 coolown. So its very useful for burning through the last half of bosses.
GS also provides an aoe blind field built in, vuln stacking if your party is low on vuln generation, and a multi target hard cc/pull that also chills (chilled targets deal less damage to a reaper).
Sweet thanks for the info, also how is axe doing? It seems kind of melee like to.
Axe is a mid range power weapon. But its actually pretty weak for what it does. It has one aoe boonstrip+cripple. One single target “burst” skill that builds life force quickly. And an auto attack that applies vulnerability. If you just need a ranged weapon set for whatever content your doing it serves the purpose. But it isn’t typically considered a primary weapon in its own right. Its generally used to supplement the weaknesses of another weapon set.
Ghost Yak