Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT A NERF/BUFF THREAD.
I don’t have much trouble against most classes, to be fair. Most of them are able to put up a good fight, and so am I. I lose sometimes, but I win a crushing majority of times too, but there are some people who play Mesmers and Engineers who I just can’t touch. The guys run faster than I do, they apply slowing conditions all the time, Mesmers in particular can blink away once every 30s to a higher ledge causing me to take the scenic route towards them or run for cover while they GS burst me…
It’s a bit annoying. And even if I played longbow right now, it’s just not cutting anymore for me. I want some distance from that weapon as I’m a bit sick of it right now. I’m running a skullcracker build, like so:
http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-wg-Bx;0NKVP0d4gL-60;9;4dfh;0246037157;4ING2U;1CoF2CoF2a0a
I am constantly dodging with this and I am able to avoid most bursts through active defenses. If some necro goes ahead and nukes all conditions in the game on me I can also cleanse that. And CI works for me because even if I miss my burst I can still hit some turret or minion or obstacle and cleanse conditions off me. I just have to make sure I’m not blinded. The Shield Master perk is also great against projectile happy classes like most engis and rangers. By the time they notice they took 30%+ HP of themselves it’s too late, and it works with the Mace’s parry, too.
But the blind spam is really strong right now. Often times I see myself missing 4+ attacks in a row and I’m not kidding. Against teams I know won’t spam a lot of blind on me I switch Signet of Rage for Rampage, of course. SoR is great right now because it allows me to keep Swiftness for extended periods of time + the extra might and fury really help on HB bombs. And of course the objective is to land a full Skullcracker (which results in a 3.9s stun, more than enough to land a full HB if they’ve busted all their stunbreakers) and then quickstomp them.
Sometimes, though, I meet really skilled Mesmers and Engineers and I can’t get to them. Launch me around, knock me down, blink away, disappear forever, drown me with clones. These are the classes I have the most trouble with. Against particularly skilled players I feel powerless. Bladetrail + Rush isn’t cutting to hit them. They’re too unreliable.
Now I’ve been playing Warrior ever since GW2’s beta and I’m a veteran of the class but there must be something someone is doing that I don’t know and can help my struggle. What are you guys’ tips against dealing with skilled players of these particular classes? I want to know. Thanks in advance!