Guild Wars 2

I wrote a guide to the various playstyles each weapon combination for warriors seems to cater to. As I don’t have access to the original file at the moment, I’ll post a link to another site I posted it on:

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1183511-Guide-Warrior-Weapon-Combination-Playstyles

I didn’t get to read much but the Axe/Axe portion (right at the begining) is incorrect.

Axe offhand does very little damage to the point where you do more damage just attacking with Axe mainhand #1.

There was a post here called Axe Offhand where I shared my findings with skeptics. Essentially for Axe #5 to do = damage to Axe #1 you need to hit greater then 4.12 enemies, sometimes greater than 6.

Hence I wouldn’t cater it to a ‘berserker’ playstyle.

Your greatsword assessment is rather inaccurate.

1) it’s an AoE weapon, not single target. All 3 #1 skills are AoE, as is 2, 3, and 4. Only 5 and the burst are actually single target.

2) Arcing Slice grants Fury, not might.

3) Vulnerability doesn’t decrease armour and hasn’t since half-way through the BWEs. It’s now a 1% damage boost for each stack, up to 25%/stacks.

Defektive.7283:

I didn’t get to read much but the Axe/Axe portion (right at the begining) is incorrect.

Axe offhand does very little damage to the point where you do more damage just attacking with Axe mainhand #1.

There was a post here called Axe Offhand where I shared my findings with skeptics. Essentially for Axe #5 to do = damage to Axe #1 you need to hit greater then 4.12 enemies, sometimes greater than 6.

Hence I wouldn’t cater it to a ‘berserker’ playstyle.

While I appreciate the research you’ve conducted, Defektive, each description was written with a broad audience in mind. As such, it less concerned with the “nitty-gritty” theorycrafting and more with the general feel and mindset of each setup.

Nevertheless, your feedback is appreciated.

Sami.1560:

Your greatsword assessment is rather inaccurate.

1) it’s an AoE weapon, not single target. All 3 #1 skills are AoE, as is 2, 3, and 4. Only 5 and the burst are actually single target.

2) Arcing Slice grants Fury, not might.

3) Vulnerability doesn’t decrease armour and hasn’t since half-way through the BWEs. It’s now a 1% damage boost for each stack, up to 25%/stacks.

The guide has been updated to correct these inaccuracies. Thanks for spotting them.

If you’d like specifics then I’d categorize Axe/Axe as PvE DPS considering the high number of enemies making #5 viable.

And Berserker should be Axe/Mace because of 8 stacks of vulnerability and stuns on your enemy keeping them in your damage chain.