Guild Wars 2

So I finally got my warrior to 80 today, and I’ve already decked him out with gear (below). Whats the basic WvW GS build out there? I leveled up as the horrid all signet nub.

My Gear:
Head: Knights (ruby orb)
Shoulders: PVT (ruby orb)
Chest: PVT (ruby orb)
Gloves: PVT (ruby orb)
Legs: PVT (ruby orb)
Boots: Knights (ruby orb)
Trinkets: Berserker’s
Greatsword: Berserker’s

So far I have all exotics (cheated and got the Orr karma gear for PVT). I need to know a good starting point to create my own build. What is the going alternate weapon? Axe/Shield? Rifle?

Thanks for any help!

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNBhYDbkzp1tGSGiJSAYUUEQHFJxkShdtlKIGA

Full Berserker armor with either Boon duration runes or Ruby orbs.
Full Berserker weapons with either Sigil of Accuracy/Force/Hydromancy/Ice.

Two ways to apply burst:
1) (bait dodges if frontal attack) → Bolas → Frenzy+HB+WA.
2) (bait dodges if frontal attack) → Savage Leap → Frenzy+Flurry → HB+WA.

Note that Flurry is AoE so you can oneshot up to 5 people with the second burst.
Note also that Frenzy is not actually needed as both Immobs last more than 4s, but people with a brain will trinket out of it before the HB channel ends, and since the big damage of HB is on the ending hits you dont want this.

GS in WvW? Seems not like a good idea.

kokiman.2364:

GS in WvW? Seems not like a good idea.

Same here. Axe is a much better weapon for WvW. You see a lot of GS because people don’t like to respec for PvP, don’t know better, or are more concerned about gold/cosmetics.

Axe is not better nor worse than GS, they are equally good.

GS is about jumping in, down 5 people in 2 seconds and jumping out, which is more useful than Axe’s single target spike when in group fights.
Also GS has more mobility which is fundamental in WvW.

Axe is a different story, it’s more about sustained DPS and Evis single-target spike.

If you think one of the two is worse then you can’t properly play that one.

Red Falcon.8257:

If you think one of the two is worse then you can’t properly play that one.

Or they can play it just fine but have different views of what works best. Not everything is a L2P issue.

Moldran, the Team Paradigm member who pioneered the basic idea behind so many GS builds seen today released a statement criticizing 100b which is where the GS gets its big dps. Maybe he can’t properly play GS either? Doubt it.

Caligare.7946:

So I finally got my warrior to 80 today, and I’ve already decked him out with gear (below). Whats the basic WvW GS build out there?

20/30/0/0/20

Damage damage damage quickness <25% damage mobility.

Frenzy FGJ BR SOR

Beat the kitten out of something with a quickness stomp then run away. For WvW, basically sword/wh on swap.

Edit:

GS is better than Axe for WvW because of mobility. End of story. Get to fights faster, live longer. Huehue.

It’s hard to chase down a Warrior who rotates Rush/WA/Leap with high swiftness uptime. Nevermind auto-clearing immobilizes.

To answer your original question, OP, sword/wh for more mobility, rifle if you want to be able to fight from range in zergs or ever want to be able to dps while not meleeing, axe/shield to follow your 100b with another shot of damage.

I off-hand bow. There are times it sucks compared to rifle, but it’s great against stealthers, stompers, and large fights.

Veritas.6071:

Red Falcon.8257:

If you think one of the two is worse then you can’t properly play that one.

Or they can play it just fine but have different views of what works best. Not everything is a L2P issue.

Moldran, the Team Paradigm member who pioneered the basic idea behind so many GS builds seen today released a statement criticizing 100b which is where the GS gets its big dps. Maybe he can’t properly play GS either? Doubt it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll0FsjDlDko

It’s generally a bad habit to base your opinion upon mere words from a player, especially one that is mostly a sPvP player.
As a matter of fact WvW works very differently, to the point some things that are extremely good in sPvP are not so in WvW and vice versa, so being a sPvP expert gives you zero say on WvW.
If we were to go by bragging rights and opinions, I have 15k WvW kills with this bloody GS but that doesn’t make a point either, I know plenty of Warrior who got the same amount with Longbow (which for the record isn’t a good weapon outside specific situations).

So ultimately what makes the point here is the fact that GS can down 1 to 5 players in 2 seconds.
Needless to say this is one of the most powerful tools you can bring in WvW.
Just two Warriors flanking on a 20-man team successfully with a GS can halve their numbers and turn the tides of a whole battle.

It all comes down to the situation you use a weapon in.
Even Sword is OP when you use it to give 4.5s root to 5 people and allow your team to mow them down.
I can guarantee that no weapon Warriors have are bad in WvW, including Warhorn and Shield, it all comes down to what use you make of them.

Why not get best of both worlds with GS/Axe+Shield/Mace

This is what im running when soloing in WvW:

I like the idea of running with GS and AXE/SH

what do you think about this build?

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIAQNAR3ejgOxutOOPMxBE0jqIL2ijCAkJUKaj6A;TgAA1CtoyyklILbWuskZB

thanks

http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mcRM0zc9MmwmamMwmam0Gx0GoazRqVa

different link