Guild Wars 2

Personally I only use the adrenaline when I run with Hammer or Axe and maybe Sword only because you can immobilize your foes. When I run with other weapons, I do more damage with autoattack or other weapons skills than burst skill, then I don’t remember that I have adrenaline and I try to obtain damage profit with full adrenaline (traits V in Strenght and Discipline).

And you? How do you use adrenaline?

Even if you have a trait build which maximizes damage/survivability around adrenaline, you still should use your F1s when not the focus of attention and to maximize damage output.

Dat precision. I really wish I could utilise Adrenal Healing and whatever the Strength one is, but I can’t bring myself to part with my current traits.

I’d say that it really depends on your traits. For example, you might be running the traits to increase your critical hit chance and your base damage output. In those builds, I would normally just keep my adrenaline full and would only activate it for a situational F1 weapon move. (This is what you’re currently doing.)

Also it really depends on what kind of methods you have for regaining adrenaline. Do you run our heal or signet proc that refills your adrenaline meter? How about using the trait that gives you adrenaline when you’re being hit? In those situations, I would be very willing to constantly ping pong back and forth between full adrenaline and no adrenaline.

I usually build up my adrenaline enough to use Killshot with my rifle. However if I’m taking damage or focus is on me, I usually stave off using adrenaline to help regen some of the damage, be it condition or direct. Besides, using F1 in such instances is a bother as it roots you. Leaving you quite vulnerable.
Otherwise, I use it when I feel the time fits it.

I use it all the time regardless of what spec I’m running at the time. Now I never use it with greatsword, even if I don’t have fury up at the time. It’s just a waste of time and energy. But I always have some other weapon on and I swap weapons all the time in PvP regardless if it’s sword for the root+bleed+dmg, axe for a finisher, hammer for a stun, or longbow for insane ignite ticks.

I seem to have issues gaining adrenaline quickly. Said no warrior ever. I use my adrenaline abilities as often as possible. (sword, longbow or hammer, mace) i feel that if i have adrenaline then my attacks aren’t producing adrenaline, i just don’t like looking at a full bar!

I have adrenaline traits and I use my adrenaline every chance I get. I run s/s + gs. So I use it to root people and then swap to gs and use HB.

I am usually running 30 defense build so I get adrenaline from getting hit and gs builds adrenaline fast. I am usually running around with adrenaline before I can use my root again very quickly.

I take the get the +adrenaline on hit.

Also there is signet of fury and berserker stance. I’ve played with both and it’s pretty powerful to be at full adrenline before you engage a target so that you can root on inc and hb and force him to blow stun break early.

I’m a zerkerk build with hammer and I use a gs I was using embrace the pain but right now I am trying it out without that trait so far I can’t say I notice a big difference as to when I can pop my burst skill