Guild Wars 2

Yeah… just tested it out, it seems the damage of the chain skill when it hits completely gives about 600-1000 more damage then whirling axe off-hand…

Let the raging begin XD

P.S: I got to find it a bit absurd then, shouldn’t whirlwind axe give atleast a bit more damage? XD, it does have 15 cooldown after all.

This testing… is it PvE or PvP?

Because if it’s in PvE, no one cares. And it’s old news.

If it’s PvP, no one still cares. It was buffed in the recent patch, but it’s still not something anyone uses.

whirling axe generates more adrenalin.

That is how its always been, but realize that they spread all the damage to the END chain. (which IMO is the most stupid idea i’ve ever heard in my life.) You need to hit the entire chain to get that DPS now. (Which… is hard since everyone dodges/evades/blinds so much…)

PvP, and Bacon… I also tried with berserker’s power, seems to lower the difference a bit, but the chain skill still does more damage.

And Daecollo, it isn’t like people can just dodge whirlwind axe as well while unlike the 1 chain skill the axe, the whirlwind just SCREAMS “something to avoid” XD

Its been known for some time now.
It hits more than 3 targets (5 I think) and you can dodge while doing it so maybe thats why it on 15 s cd and do less damage.

Rance Webster.2635:

PvP, and Bacon… I also tried with berserker’s power, seems to lower the difference a bit, but the chain skill still does more damage.

And Daecollo, it isn’t like people can just dodge whirlwind axe as well while unlike the 1 chain skill the axe, the whirlwind just SCREAMS “something to avoid” XD

To bad it does less damage then the sword chain. That video was made almost a year and a half ago when people.

Whirlwind does more damage to the warrior in spvp do to retaliation damage.

1 Didn’t know how to spec properly.
2 Didn’t know they could dodge.
3 Didn’t know they could spec defensively.
4 Didn’t know they could move while attacking.

This is why warriors are trash now.

It has lower dps bc its aoe that hits up to 5, while chain hits up to 3.

Scoobaniec.9561:

It has lower dps bc its aoe that hits up to 5, while chain hits up to 3.

Guardian AOE Retaliation, instantly killing the warrior.

Daecollo.9578:

Scoobaniec.9561:

It has lower dps bc its aoe that hits up to 5, while chain hits up to 3.

Guardian AOE Retaliation, instantly killing the warrior.

Sry u failed here. Retal will be reworked (probably in upcoming patch)

Daecollo.9578:

Rance Webster.2635:

PvP, and Bacon… I also tried with berserker’s power, seems to lower the difference a bit, but the chain skill still does more damage.

And Daecollo, it isn’t like people can just dodge whirlwind axe as well while unlike the 1 chain skill the axe, the whirlwind just SCREAMS “something to avoid” XD

To bad it does less damage then the sword chain. That video was made almost a year and a half ago when people.

Whirlwind does more damage to the warrior in spvp do to retaliation damage.

1 Didn’t know how to spec properly.
2 Didn’t know they could dodge.
3 Didn’t know they could spec defensively.
4 Didn’t know they could move while attacking.

This is why warriors are trash now.

Wait, whirlwind axe does less damage then MH sword chain skill? O_O

Also pretty sure axe 5 still has that bug for asurans.

It’s been like this since beta. Axe 1 has always out-dps’d axe 5. Axe 5 is there to gain adrenaline and crit as many times as possible in a short amount of time to proc rending strikes and traits like it.

Viking Jorun.5413:

It’s been like this since beta. Axe 1 has always out-dps’d axe 5. Axe 5 is there to gain adrenaline and crit as many times as possible in a short amount of time to proc rending strikes and traits like it.

Also to make silly people run away in fear.

What’s with everyone in this game? Not all skills from 2-5 are supposed to do more damage than the attack chain.

kitten people…

Player Character.9467:

Viking Jorun.5413:

It’s been like this since beta. Axe 1 has always out-dps’d axe 5. Axe 5 is there to gain adrenaline and crit as many times as possible in a short amount of time to proc rending strikes and traits like it.

Also to make silly people run away in fear.

I’d say we could reflect projectiles with it, but I forgot that only thief is allowed to use that skill better than us.

Viking Jorun.5413:

Player Character.9467:

Viking Jorun.5413:

It’s been like this since beta. Axe 1 has always out-dps’d axe 5. Axe 5 is there to gain adrenaline and crit as many times as possible in a short amount of time to proc rending strikes and traits like it.

Also to make silly people run away in fear.

I’d say we could reflect projectiles with it, but I forgot that only thief is allowed to use that skill better than us.

The other day some guy used axe 5 in wvw that i was fighting with my lbow out, for a second I was actually thinking dagger storm but then i remembered he was a warrior and he was at ~800 range and trying to run… pindown->arcing shot

Once again it is just another example of warriors being balanced while other class are just nonsensically strong.

An aoe skill that does less damage than a single target cleave skill so you don’t spam it off cooldown because it’s more effective than said cleave? How terrible!

I only use whirling axe to get adrenaline.

Sometimes I pop it thinking I had sword/warhorn equipped and I’m trying to use the second horn skill.

Jzaku.9765:

Once again it is just another example of warriors being balanced while other class are just nonsensically strong.

An aoe skill that does less damage than a single target cleave skill so you don’t spam it off cooldown because it’s more effective than said cleave? How terrible!

‘single target cleave’
uh…
Staying in axe 5 requires that you not need to break it. It’s also a 20 second cd.

I could have said "hits in an arc vs full 360 aoe but I thought that sounded lamer. And that’s what the design of aoe should have been, now you see in PvP fights people just unload all of their strong aoes even on single targets because they do more damage.

Jzaku.9765:

I could have said "hits in an arc vs full 360 aoe but I thought that sounded lamer. And that’s what the design of aoe should have been, now you see in PvP fights people just unload all of their strong aoes even on single targets because they do more damage.

And thats need a nerf bat. Single target skills should always be stronger than aoes.