Guild Wars 2

Just because an effective playstyle is well known doesn’t mean its OP. its just popular.
Now if I can figure out that rangers build that was hitting my Dh with 12-14k mauls back to back that would be neat.

So, lets just say you felt like rolling DH and being a burn guard cause you like people crying and insulting you for some reason.
How does everyone think the trap Light’s Judgement would work for burn ticks?

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Light%27s_Judgement

Says it hits 10 times. so that’s able to proc VoJ at least 3 times on it’s own plus you have the attacks you do after that.
I was thinking it would be fun to JI in and use RoW then lay the trap. They would be stuck in there. then use LB 5 to get another lockdown, unless they’ve blinked to stabed up. and then throw the LB burn symbol down as well.

I’m not sure if its a good idea of if I’m just trying really hard to find a fun way to make DH stuff work. Any opinions?

Just so we’re clear, that was sarcasm. It’s fine as is.

What IS really fun tho,… Using throw mine in eotm over and over and over. Bodies flying everywhere.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Slick_Shoes

Hey guys, this unblockable skill cant be blocked. Pls nerf for doing what it’s intended to do. Which is to interupt any melee attackers that yolo invuln block rush at you.

Tomiyou.3790:

MadRabbit.3179:

Sunshine.5014:

MadRabbit.3179:

My elementalist just turned 3 years old the other day. Only class I have really played except for engineer.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

The only real dark age was at the start of the game when no one really knew how to play elementalist and didn’t fully understand it’s potential.

The class, compared to other classes, has been consistently strong and always been an enjoyment to play.

I can’t remember a single time in 3 years either where I got some kind of nasty message or got removed from a group for playing an elementalist.

If you really want to pat yourself on the back, you should have played a ranger for the last 3 years.

And anyone who applies a balanced and fair viewpoint (instead of incessantly whining and creating over-drama on the forums like a 14 year old girl), to the latest round of nerfs will realize they aren’t that bad.

You’re talking about PvE, they are talking about PvP.

There was definitely a dark age for Ele in PvP.

Right, because everyone who posts on the forums is a such a kitten pro-level player who plays on such a high end level that even playing a slightly sub par build can cost you a game. No one who posts here is part of the 90% in the meat and potatoes brackets where winning is usually determined by being slightly less dogkitten than your opponent and not playing a build only ranked “good” on Metabattle.

It wasn’t that bad.

Wasn’t that bad? ^^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh5zjK7ITpQ

“Don’t worry about these! You don’t need these. You’re a theif!”
“Number 2! Number 2! Number 2!”

I main guard and engi in pvp. That said I’ve clocked my fair share of hours on ele in spvp the last 3 years. I’ve gone from s/f to d/d and all other combos in between just for fun and although I’ve never used arcana trait line i will say that d/d water-cantrip ele is deff fun and strong.

But when I want easy mode I always go zerker hammer/GS warrior. Why care about getting a rotation and setup down perfectly when I can just hammer CC you and then press 2 GS buttons and win?

But what I can say about the ele changes is this; Don’t sweat it too much. It will such at first. Maybe even for a little bit. However, a new build will start to pick up stride and become viable. As they always do. And ele will still be, in the hands of a skilled player, incredibly fun and effective at both killing and surviving.

If you think that these change will hurt eles spot as one of the strongest professions then you are just mad that you have to change your current build. Ele bye design is meant to be very effective in the hands of a skilled player. So how about we let those skilled players shine on one of the most skilled based classes in the game.

Hahaha I love these xD
So many good ones. Maybe we will get an official title one day for it.

So, after myself and other guildmates aquired this amazing (omg we need help pls) devise, we were talking about how we wish that the acquisition of the item/achievement came with a title! As it takes a large bit of gold (and even more luck) to get we think it would be a really fun to have a title to go along with it!

My personal suggestion for a title would be “Ectoplasmic”
Some of my friends have suggested “Ecto regrets” cause of certain losses xD

So does anyone else have any fun ideas for a name of a title for this achivement?? Please share!

:D I’ve recently rekindled my love of SD engi. having waayy too much fun with it atm xD
Our versatility is one of my fav aspects of the engi.

Is why we are so kitten awesome. Have 2-3 of every class and engi is still the most enjoyable for me to fight on.

So here’s to all you other engis out there. Keep being amazing. ;D

Jalis Elite skill is a stunbreak. The stunbreak is insta cast. Prolly why you take the full energy cost as soon as you cast it instead of when the channel is finished so you cant have a free stun break.

Went a bit like this.

lol other than not having any underwater skills or utilities to use, the group stability from jalis and ventari’s tablet were both useful and fun to use during the fractal

Lol who uses symbols for burn guard? I’d rather not get cleansing bolts from the light field. If you see Purging flames go down, they are going to Leap of Faith (fire shield) and then Whirling wrath for fire bolts with the whirl finisher. Its the same as zerk guard, avoid the same stuff.

There is a little arrow that lets you choose what you see, outgoing/incoming dmg, heals, buffs, interrupts. all of it.
Choose “outgoing buff damage” that is the term used to show only your condition dmg you do. be sure to turn off all of the incoming effects.

So Rangers are getting a Gm beastmaster trait that causes 2 seconds of taunt when you use the pets f2 skill. As we know, taunt causes an enemy to involuntarily run at you attacking (lol for reef drakes confusion f2 am I right?) so, what about the juvenile wolf?

The F2 for the wolf is a fear. So if you cast the fear (that makes them run away) what will the taunt do? Which of the CC conditions will override the other? Will it be random as to which happens or will one always be superior and override the other? Or will they simply stand there in a non-functioning state?

On that same note, if a necro fears an enemy and you taunt them at the same time what will happen?

It looks like from the screenshots that the dragon head on the gauntlet is only on the left arm and you just get a spiky finger glove on the right with no gauntlet above the wrist. I really hope it doesn’t ship like this. The dragon head fixture looks awesome but it needs to be on both sides of the gantlets.
There has been a real obsession with heavy armor gauntlets and shoulders not being symmetrical in design and it has turned my off to a lot of armor pieces. Does anyone else feel the same as I do? I am hoping for a version of the DH gauntlets with a dragon head on both gloves. fingers crossed

If the trait ships in it’s current state, does anyone think that the easy access to knockback will make perplexity runes fun to use/viable for wvw/eotm roaming?

I know its not a significant knockback but it should still be able to interupt skills. Thoughts? Opinions?

My Asuran engis name just happens to be Giit Rekt. I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for you now ;D

Belzebu.3912:

Atin.1237:

So with HoT we will no longer gain XP and instead gain mastery points in our skill bars place, correct?

Nope.
You no longer gain skill point on level up, instead you gain mastery points on level up, but to level up you still need XP, and the infusion will make you level faster.

Ah yeah, you’re right. I must’ve interpreted it wrong in my head :P Maybe that infusion may finally see more use after the release. for 10 Laurels it wouldn’t be bad.

So with HoT we will no longer gain XP and instead gain mastery points in our skill bars place, correct? Well what will this infusion do now? ATM if gives +20% experience gained from kills. Can only be used on lvl 80 characters because its for ascended amulets.

Will it gives us 20% more mastery points per kill now?

If so, will it remain a 20% increase or will it be lowered if it does give more master line experience?

You do not get credit for the event. Even if you manage to stomp several grub holes. You DO, however, get to have a lot of laughs with your friends! xD Haha.
Just wanted to let everyone know incase you were wondering yourself. Now to find more fun things to try with the teleport to a friend stones.

Still can’t blink to open terrain. Has to be an ally. But still a welcome change! Can have more small battlefield movement. Save that ally being focused with a heal and deliver your burst around him.

I really do like the idea of a phase where we must defend the mortars and cannons! Great way to at least make the players move off the hill, for a few moments at the very least. :P Perhaps tie the mortars/cannons more into the fight. Make them more valuable assets to keep up. They could weaken The Shatterer perhaps? Possibly add a special attack on the cannons that can interupt a certain attack of his. (like interupting his healing phase?)

Andred.1087:

What, do all of you guys have something better to do than sit around for 45 minutes waiting for a boss? Is there some new game mode I’m not aware of? A secret dungeon?

Please… 45 minutes of waiting is nothing, go watch TV or something, or if it bothers you so much, you can come cry about it on the forums some more while you wait.

o_o what if there is a secret dungeon and we haven’t found it yet.

Olba.5376:

… Why are there still people who refer to Tequatl, Shatterer and Claw of Jormag as “dragons”? None of them are dragons. They’re just lackeys of Zhaitan, Kralkatorrik and Jormag, respectively.

The actual dragons that have been named are Zhaitan, Kralkatorrik, Jormag, Mordemoth and Primordus.

No, they are Elder dragons. Their champions are Dragons as well. From what you are describing that means that Glint “isn’t” a dragon. Also such entities as Kuunavang, whom according to the wiki is a “Dragon”

A lot of you do make valid points, sometimes it really is a drag to get into an organized Tequatl instance! Although I would love for The Shatterer to be a more compelling fight, I know a vast majority of people simply don’t want him changed because they like their guarenteed rares/ecto. If he is ever changed, he doesnt need to be as difficult as Tequatl, however he is much too easy as it is.

I think a happy medium between how he is now and Tequatl’s level would be a welcomed change by many.
Also please keep in mind these are just my opinions and ideas, please be civil to each other!

Shen Slayer.3058:

No to OP…I have only kill Tequatl once, and that’s cause I was lucky a few TTS guys were there. No more elitist gameplay, we have dungeons for that.

I fail to see how Dungeons are Elitist gameplay? If they are then it was the community that made it that way. As the most dungeons are still quite casual and do not require very much planning or organizing.

Is anyone else incredibly eager to see this world boss buffed up to his rightful terrifying self? He was featured in gw2 ads after all, so he needs to be a bit tougher. I would personally like to see him brought up to the level (or simply close to it) of the new Tequatl. I know a LOT of you hate that fight, but lets be real, these are dragons. I should not feel safe while fighting them in the first place. I should have a sense of “If I mess up I’m dead.”

Now granted it would also be nice to have a unique item tied to him with an increase in difficulty. Such as Tequatl’s weapons. I personally would love to see a new armor set styled after The Shatterer’s unique appearance, however that is simply because I love his design overall.

So does anyone else share my thoughts? Any cool ideas out there how to make the fight more dynamic? (A fun event use of the mortars and cannons perhaps?)

I would love for Taimi to break it as well. haha

It’s gonna be broken by Braham. I’m calling it. He’s gotta build his legend. What better way to than this?

I have only played wvw up to the rank of 130, so not that high myself. But it does take a considerable time to reach the highest tiers of rank and I feel that the most dedicated wvw players are missing out on some neat titles that could be added to the wvw rank system. It is certainly more prestigious in my personal opinion.

There are nice titles for pve and spvp, but the titles for wvw are nearly impossible to attempt. It would be nice to have some associated with the rank. Not for every rank of course, but for the higher tiers, that take time invested and dedication to get.

I’m not sure if this has been brought up already, as I am sure I’m not the first to have this little idea. I was just thinking it would be nice for our wvw folks to get little stuff here and there too. Even as small as a simple title to be able to show off your rank with pride. Felt like sharing my thoughts :P Good luck in your preferred game mode!

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