Guild Wars 2

I mainly play WVW and some PVP. I’ve been trying to do some more PVE content but I really hate jumping puzzles. Is there a way that the Legendary Weapon collections could be changed so that I can complete it in WVW instead of doing content I don’t like that just frustrates me?

Daggers: Marjory’s, Shadow, Merciless and Nightmare.
Pistols: Merciless, Shadow and Nightfury
Greatsword: Belinda’s, Reaper and Gallant
Shortbow: Shadow
Sword: Bonetti’s, Gallant and Merciless
Shield: Gallant and Chronomancer’s
Warhorn: Tempest and Merciless
Staff: Bo, Eternal Rest and Kasmeer’s
Axe: Gallant
Hammer: Gallant and Scientific
Longbow: Dragonhunter’s and Merciless

I love the Merciless skins. Saving up to get them.

Was thinking of ideas for what I would like to see as a finisher added to the game. Instead of having the default be the plain spike I think it would be cool if it was somehow based on your class. Then you could work towards an upgraded version with more bells and whistles. Just thought it was a cool idea.
Thoughts?
Ideas for class finishers?

Ele: A blast of the element that they are currently attuned to
Guardian: A shield surrounded in blue flame
Necro: A skeletal appendage covered in shadow
Mesmer: A glowing crystal that shatters like a clone
Engi: A turret that drives a steel spike into the chest
Ranger: A grouping of arrows with a nature vibe
Thief: A series of rapid stabs from a dagger that then vanishes in a flash of smoke
Rev: A sword in the shape of Glint that pops in and out of the mists before spiking
Warrior: A series of multiple weapon attacks that leave the body broken and bleeding

This whole P2W bullkitten just shows how so many people have entitlement issues. You are not entitled to free content. You buy the game, this means the expansion too, and you get to play it for free. Grow up children.

Yes I want the old WvW maps back. They were just more fun. Plain and simple

Josh Davis.6015:

Aside from skill adjustments, another way we can adjust balance in PvP is by looking at the runes/sigils/amulets that are available for use through the customization panel.

I would be interested in hearing thoughts (with the high-level goals from the blog in-mind) on adding/removing various sigils/amulets/runes. In general, our goal for PvP is to be faster-paced with a higher-level of lethality than what we’re seeing in S1.

I know we’ve had this conversation a few times before, but it’s always important to have this discussion with the correct context in mind.

Add Rune of Perplexity to PVP. The Reign of Confusion Hell will begin. That would increase lethality.

Marks sound really cool. Maybe implement them as Shouts with different shouts “marking” the target for different effects? Also marking party members with buffs maybe to add some group support.

For WvW I use the same build with variations
Armor is Rampager
Weapons are Carrion
Amulet, Accessories and Rings are a mix between Carrion and Dire
I also swap out the Sigil of Ice for Sigil of Corruption
I generally use Rune of Perplexity over Rune of the Krait as well.
I have been working on a D/D and Shortbow version with Rune of the Traveler and swapping out Signet of Shadows for Shadow Trap. Its been working very well in WvW but not as well in PvP.

PvP

P/D – Sigil of Bursting/Sigil of Ice
D/D – Sigil of Intelligence/Sigil of Torment
Carrion Amulet
Rune of the Krait

Heal: Hide in Shadows

Utility: Shadow Refuge, Scale Venom, Signet of Shadows, Basilisk Venom

Traits
Deadly Arts: Trapper’s Respite, Panic Strike, Executioner
Trickery: Flanking Strikes, Bountiful Theft, Bewildering Ambush
Shadow Arts: Shadow’s Embrace, Leeching Venoms, Shadow’s Rejuvenation

This is a Condi Burst build I’ve been using for a while. It allows you to load the target up with many condi’s and then burst them down with dual daggers.

Opener: Apply both venoms, Cloak and Dagger into a Steal, Sneak Attack followed by Shadow Strike.

This opener will apply 7 stacks of Vulnerability, 7 stacks of Torment, 6 Stack of Bleeding, 3 stacks of Poison, 5 stacks of Confusion (The benefit of Rune of the Krait is factored in) it will also give you a 4 stack of Might, Vigor and 2 stolen Boons. This opener can be performed before Basilisk Venom wears off and, most of the time, take away about 3/4 of their health bar.

If you follow the opener with Body Shot you’ll add another 5 stack of Vulnerability and Immobilize then swap to D/D, Heartseeker in, Death Blossom for more bleeds and then cut them down.

Biggest counters to this build are D/D Ele and Necro.

Return my money

I feel so slow wielding the staff. The skills and animations need to be sped up and deal more damage. Everything feels very lackluster.

The 3rd dodge bar mechanic is very underwhelming when compared to the other elite’s new special abilities. I mean Reaper Shroud is much better. This elite spec has a lot of possibility but it really needs a buff.

Pulminary Impact does not do enough damage to make it worth using.

Maybe its just a case of misguided expectations. When I heard about this and watched the presentation I immediately thought of Lancer from the Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night anime mixed with a “monk”.

Would really like to see improvement in the whole elite.