80’s: Sylvari Necromancer (Main). Human: Thief, Warrior (PvP Main), Engineer. Charr Guardian
Rifle and WvW
sword is more versatile as an off-set. Doesn’t even matter whether you run power or cond.
If you really wanna main Rifle, grab a sword. GS just isn’t that fancy if you don’t main it.
Sword got a short cd jump(my asura loooves jumping around) and a cripple, a snare on the burst skill, can stack up bleeding which stacks nicely with the rifle build(which will certainly have “x% bonus damage against bleeding foes”) and leaves you an offhand to toy around with.
You can either drop in a shield there for nice durability when you get rushed by them pesky thieves or grab a war horn for the ultimate mobility between charge and the jump skill, plus it supports the team and you can make it convert conditions, tho the trait is not that fancy right now due to some issues.
On the other hand, the Greadsword is mediocre at best as an off-set. You got 2 movement skills. That’s about it. I don’t think, you will spend much time 100blading opponents when you are planning on running a rifle as main.
I didn’t say, GS was bad, nor did I say, GS+Rifle was. The thing is, Rifle only pays off as a main set. If you are using rifle most of the time. Same with GS. So do the math.
The only crime, turrets committed, is being good against the celestial meta.
The mob has spoken and the turrets shall be burnt at the stake.
The mob has spoken and the turrets shall be burnt at the stake.
(edited by naphack.9346)
I run rifle and sword+axe.
Crit spec. Seems alright IM not max lv so idk how’s it will stack up.
I manly use.bleeds as a bonus to my damage, I don’t rely on them as main damage dealer. I do like that 33% bleed chance on crits comes up Alot.(trait)
And I use all signets for more crit chance. I think I got like 70 crit chance. And that at a low lv with kittenty none crit gear.
second you said axe off hand, stopped listening. Why would you run that over ANY other off hand?
another way to keep fury. And a skill that is a whirl finish. Seems better in PvE but still a decent choice.
you can choose either in off hand a mace (vulnerability seems better with an axe in right hand, but you’ve got a KD) / sword (another way to keep blood + a block. meh) / shield (stun and block) / warhorn.
Warhorn, in WvW, seems to be very interesting.
axe 5 is less dps then axe auto attack. It is horrible and takes forever to finish (assuming you are not interrupted).
Mace with the ranged knockdown and stacking vuln with axe is great.
Warhorn with aoe weakness is great
Shield is solid for the defense
Sword ehhh
I use axe manly becAuse the stats on it. Warhorn gets old not a big fan of mace shield is fun and good.
IM a,glass cannon so when IM in melee I drop fast axe 5 hits Alot of ppl and I crit berry often witch I stack bleeds on so if IM going down I wanna stack as much as,I can. I will eventually,go shield as soon as I get one with the stats I like
But if IM going down I wanna leave some bleeds on,as,much ppl as I can
Edit: plus forgot about fury even more crit
(edited by alamore.1974)
I’m running a rifle+rifle build, for the might and adrenaline on swap, 10 30 0 0 20.
I use all singets except for the adrenaline skill, give adrenaline every second for 8 seconds, allowing me to use Killshot a whole lot.
I like it, but I might have to switch to Rifle+sword warhorn for a way to escape. Honestly though, I thought I’d just stay at max range and just shoot away. I love the singets and the rifle, and being able to use both is something I enjoy.
Anyway, just my opinion. I’m only level 20 so I really shouldn’t even comment since I’m not max level. I only started on Thursday, so I guess take my opinion with a grain of salt?
Longbow and sword/axe with warhorn is pretty versatile and effective
http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/76112-wvw-vid-gsrifle/
Video and build of a Rifle Warrior + GS in WvW!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iR8jjDlM4rs
His Build:
http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mcRo0M9cMRFnmMRFnmGG9MxVsVkcak
(edited by Cempa.5619)
i love how thieves steal that copies axe 5 reflects knockdowns…
Been running Rifle + Axe/Mace and Axe/WH forever. If you’re rolling full facerolling gear you want the movement bonus of the WH to get away/to the fight over the limited help a shield gives you. That and like was previously stated, the mace stun is clutch if you screw something up somehow.