Guild Wars 2

There’s been far to much arguing on this forum section as of late. Let’s make a fun topic!

What’s your favorite thing to do as a warrior? Why?
Top ones I might even edit to include up here! It can be anything PvP, WvW, or PvE related. Or even just some trick with a weapon that’s enjoyable.

Mine is knocking or fearing players off cliffs in WvW or anywhere in Skyhammer. I just find that fun and I don’t mind when it happens to me.

Some from others:
Iscariot says,

I love defending the flights of stairs just past water gate in Garrison. When I see a zerg stacking on the upper landing, I can’t stop myself from slotting Death from Above, Stomp, and Fear Me. Jump from the wall and watch the kittenroaches scatter.

I actually got myself feared off a cliff to my death. It was pretty darn funny because right before he got me, I was thinking, “crap, it would really suck if I got feared right now…”

Oh well, well played to the other guy.

Stomp!!!

I love this skill. Its hilarious to see everyone fly everywhere when it lands.
It gives me that “warrior” feeling and I love it!

I love how I can casually spam buttons and see the opponent lose HP while my HP stays topped off thanks to healing signet, and other sustain. I love how I have on-demand escape options available to me. I love how I can be immune to conditions for 8 seconds.

bulls rush > frenzy > 100b its hilarious when this combo still works in wvw

Excalibur.9748:

I love how I can casually spam buttons and see the opponent lose HP while my HP stays topped off thanks to healing signet, and other sustain. I love how I have on-demand escape options available to me. I love how I can be immune to conditions for 8 seconds.

well… if i wouldn’t see healing signet and 8 seconds condition imunity i would think that you were talking about thieves.

Burst skills.

For me, burst skills are the reason why no other class just feels good. Sure, other classes have high damage skills or sudden bursts, such as Backstab on Thief, but it’s just not the same.

It actually affects the way I play my warrior to begin with. I don’t like using a GS because you don’t get to use the burst skill (not such an issue with 100b in PvE). Similarly, I tend to end up going from sword/shield back to axe/shield because for a non-condition spec, Flurry doesn’t have much use.

Honestly, getting a kill with Eviscerate is awesome. Even more so when it’s a Thief that gets killed in stealth.

Excalibur.9748:

I love how I come into a fun thread about warriors and start making thinly veiled balance whines

Fixed.

Fast Hands! Tough to go back to 10 sec recharges on other classes!

Dand.8231:

Excalibur.9748:

I love how I come into a fun thread about warriors and start making thinly veiled balance whines

Fixed.

Those are my favorite things as a warrior. I play a warrior in sPvP.

I love defending the flights of stairs just past water gate in Garrison. When I see a zerg stacking on the upper landing, I can’t stop myself from slotting Death from Above, Stomp, and Fear Me. Jump from the wall and watch the kittenroaches scatter.

Oh, I also love reading really bad balance arguments on the warrior forums.

Iscariot.4876:

I love defending the flights of stairs just past water gate in Garrison. When I see a zerg stacking on the upper landing, I can’t stop myself from slotting Death from Above, Stomp, and Fear Me. Jump from the wall and watch the kittenroaches scatter.

You sir, get the awesome award for this! I actually lol’d when I read it.

I like my burn and bleed combo. (LB F1, #5, #3, sig of fury, switch to sword/shield #2,#4,F1). Fun mobility and in knights armor, I can usually ignore any little damage I take. (And just the sword/shield & lb weapons, I love my sword and board).

Kitting Bosses, in circles while they ignore everyone else. It’s happened in fractals/dungeons/some more empty world bosses where the boss will just target me and ignore everyone else blasting him. Sure I’m usually running for my life to not be 3 shotted, but with the benny hill theme playing in my head I always get a laugh (and still get to use the lb to its full effectiveness).

In WvW or an uneven PvP battle getting about 15-20 sec of “tanking” everything while making them stand in a fire field. (Dodge, Shield #5, Dodge again, maybe a shield bash if I can, defy pain and maybe a final dodge). Doesn’t let me win a 2/3vs1 by any means, but if I can keep them occupied deny them caping a point/defending one of our points for that time it can give your team more time to push at the other places.

I’ve updated my orginal post to include Iscariot’s favorite because it is pretty awesome.

Getting a big hundred blades.

Simple things make me happy it seems.

Olba.5376:

Burst skills.

For me, burst skills are the reason why no other class just feels good. Sure, other classes have high damage skills or sudden bursts, such as Backstab on Thief, but it’s just not the same.

It actually affects the way I play my warrior to begin with. I don’t like using a GS because you don’t get to use the burst skill (not such an issue with 100b in PvE). Similarly, I tend to end up going from sword/shield back to axe/shield because for a non-condition spec, Flurry doesn’t have much use.

Honestly, getting a kill with Eviscerate is awesome. Even more so when it’s a Thief that gets killed in stealth.

I LOVE getting kills with Eviscerate. Only thing better is when the target dies from everyone else in my party and I fly off the cliff to my death…

16k evising people in PVP!

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

For me it is landing satisfying Killshots with my rifle.

In particular when an annoying thief who is low on health gets overconfident, and decides to stealth and back stab me to quickly end the fight after I cast Killshot, but fails to realize that my Charzooka, the largest rifle model in the game btw(this thing is bigger than my Charr who is wielding it) is automatically pointing to his location, and following his movements(as Killshot does if cast on a target even if they stealth) and promptly pops out of stealth a dead thief.

The other thing I very much enjoy as a Warrior, is the axe 5 ability.

If someone I am attacking uses stealth, I love to use axe 5, and watch them pop out dead. It is also nice when a Mesmer decides to spawn clones, and I use axe 5 to kill them and their clones(why choose when you can just kill them all!)

My biggest fetish is getting someone into danger, wait for the very second in which he starts to run away and immediately Evis him while saying “no you don’t baby”.

Also, depleting a Necro’s entire life force bar with Evis.
Necro goes lifeforce mode and is all like “nice now I have a few se-” No, you don’t baby – you go back to red lifebar immediately and face the inevitable.

It’s the best moment ever to kill someone.

Hammer. been using hammer since I was around level 60 on my Warrior. I Didn’t give it much though before because I though dual swords was gonna be my thing. Been using Hammer as my main weapon ever since. Went from Hammer/ Mace + shield → Sword + Shield → Axe + Shield which I settled on. Sure I’m somewhat kiteable, but who cares, I love catching thieves in a stun while predicting their backstab and demolishing them with Hammer AA which can eat as much as 8k HP depending on the armor of the thief in question. It’s just an all around “Warrior” weapon. If there was two handed axe I would be using that instead of Axe + Shield.

The thing that puts the biggest smile on my face is GS mobility. Fighting 1vs2 or 1vs3 and seeing the opposing team combined effort go to waste when i decide to run away with 200hp

I like how I am jealous of every trait you guys have. That and that I can safely hit consistant 1ks at lvl 20 which I have NEVER done yet.

The thing i like the most about warrior, has to be the mobility. I’ve been sticking with my mobility setup for well over half a year, and i must say i never get bored of it. The ability to pick the fights as i please is something that i really enjoy. Its not fun when your roaming solo, only to get grouped up on and outnumbered without any means of escape.

Other then that i adore running the EB JP. And with the help of the extra mobility, savage leap in particular, im able to complete it rather fast. Playing around and dueling in that puzzle is pretty much what kept me playing the game for a good while ^^

Using Sword MH in general. Savage Leaping across gaps, landing that satisfying Final Thrust at key moments.

Oh and looking faaaabulous in heavy armour. That’s a huge plus.

Shaihulud.2647:

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

“This is best in life…” kitten shame they missed this line from the remake.