Guild Wars 2

i like earth shaker more imo
the circular template is easier to land
the arc template is extremely hard to land especially since it flips right around if u aim it behind u

i use to use hammer pre-HoT but now i;m not a fan

Yeah, I noticed this too. And since they nixed the multi-hit aspect, it doesn’t seem all that useful. Granted, about the only thing Berserker is good for in PvE is longbow and maybe sword, so I stick with my normal hammer anyway.

in PVE Offhand Axe is actually pretty good, especially with torch on swap. i run a hybrid PVE build that runs Sword/torch, Sword/axe. It is extremely effective

1- if your PvE melee range…why not double tap? I play WvW almost exclusively and when running against break bar lords, it’s best to make the burst skill a pb directional aoe with double tap

2- Rupturing Smash is super useful and easy to land when trying to lock down runners, since you are generally already in hammer and have already used your sword/GS gap closers. If the runner pushes ahead of your regular hammer stun lock skills, primal is the only thing to stop them for a lock down and kill.

I find it, at least in the game mode I play, more useful then earth shatter, if I need aoe burst I’ll be popping arc divider instead of being in hammer to begin with.

I can see how earth shaker can be more useful in PvE if your goal is to drop multiple PvE mobs rather then stop their movement with a directional based cursor targeted area skill.

i quite enjoy playing unranked pvp as hammer zerker, i have done for years and Berserker only made it better

i’ll agree it is a little odd that they decided to switch from the circle to a weird fork aoe,
but its still not to difficult to land damage on several enemies, plus it hits like a truck from the extra damage bonus of Berserker.

perhaps instead of a fork pattern it could be an arc infront of the warrior that moves away.

it’s not that hard to land, in contrast its easier to land now then it was before.