Guild Wars 2

Any one enlighten me,
how can a DPS war be viable anymore…
i’m not just talking about Berserker or Marauder, but also PTV, Power based and Condi based.

How can they be viable at all?

Anyone enlighten me

brb to my mesmer while some one typing.

Could you be more specific? What build(s) have you been using? In what situations did you find yourself overwhelmed, what changes did you bring to your build(s) and gameplay to try and overcome them? You know, it’s hard to provide a constructive answer when you state that the warrior has become useless in whatever gear he has available, especially two days after the patch, when surely most viable builds are yet to be discovered.

Personally, I’ve only played berserker warrior in PvP since the patch has been issued, had to adapt my gameplay a bit following the loss of physical resilience, and am becoming increasingly successful with it (starting to leverage lethal combos with friends).

The berserker warrior has lost innate resilience (vitality, toughness) but gained power. This means that to make it work, one now has to rely more on active defense rather than passive defense, taking advantage of the class strong points to survive and burst (mobility, control, block). This somehow restricts the number of viable builds one can use, but in compensation one gets the ability to deal massive damage.

Active defense for warrior is bad.
Unless you can show me other wise

Show me anything, show me your build, video, w/e that can convince me that at least one kind of DPS war can be viable some how

Well, since you’re convinced that active defense is useless, then I’m afraid I cannot bring any additional value to the discussion, sorry. I hope other contributors will be able to provide more insight though, and wish you happy times on your mesmer in the meanwhile!

Make comps with other people that make it “easier” to land hits. Count/force dodges and cool downs better through stow weapon.

Other than that, Warrior shouldn’t get Thief/Guardian/Mesmer instant cast or it will be braindead and effective like those two classes right now.

The best way really is to nerf Rampage right now and balance every other DPS to Warrior DPS level. That’s what should’ve happened from the beginning anyways, everything getting balanced to DPS Warrior level/effort.

So hum, im gonna be more open-minded than lighter here and mention that since the patch hit, things have felt wrong

ive been dying much more easily and my axe build dosent seem as good anymore i switched to try greatsword (its going slightly better)

I was told tho that level scaling was kittened up right now (i was level 80 and frolicked a little throught kessex hills) and ive been getting pawned by stuff i KNOW i should have been able to solo (coincidentally, i saw other GW warriors that werent downscaled and they were doing fine)

am i doing something awefully wrong here ?

Hmmm…dps warrior effective. Well, let’s see. I lost almost no vitality. Lost 200 armor (that kinda hurt).
HOWEVER, I gained so much more. I hit a mesmer/guardian/thief with a single skill that isn’t AA, and they are below 50, at which point I gain quickness and they are dead.
Warrior now has so much DPS, offense is literally defense now. The core issues with warrior are the same, but the play style suits me personally better. It is VERY easy to overwhelm someone with you DOS because you hit so kitten hard. Be sure you are throwing your greatsword every time you get, because that is the most deceptively powerful skill we have