Guild Wars 2

Ovalkvadratcylinder.9365:

WvW zerging

Explosives:
Glass cannon, Aim assisted, Siege rounds

Inventions:
Automated Medical Response, Mecha Legs, Bunker Down

Tools:
Reactive Lenses, Long-fused powder pack, kinetic battery

Full zerker gear

Healing turret, Elixire U, Elixire S, Toolkit, Mortar kit

Big numbers! Many lootbags

Thanks for that, but I really despise Zerging. That build cant survive on small roaming builds and 1vX situations unlike some builds. Also, the topic is abount Static Discharge that a lot of old vets liked using in PvP/WvW, so you’re kinda off topic bud. Good build for zerging though!

My SD build got nerfed by removing Sitting Duck and Scope. I’m no longer the best “Thief” when it comes to quick bursts in WvW

Soon.5240:

You bring up a good point, Deltaray. I don’t think most people realize(d) how well cripple synergize(d) with Static Discharge. That’s why Sitting Duck was probably nixxed, because no one was selecting it.

It was a great way for SD’s to still get benefits from Condi’s….

You got that right! With that set up + Modified Ammunition, that was a sure 8-10% damage increase (immob + vuln + cripple + bleed/blind/burn)

ANort.1425:

Something like this should work well for mid/long range
http://dulfy.net/gw2traits#build=AgEBVAKoBVg~
The two traits that boost crit chance at close range are nice…when you’re close enough for them to work. Which will probably only be for one or two attacks after a magnet pull. Kinetic Charge can be nice too, but it’s so kitten situational, Adrenal Implant will be more useful in general. One nice thing is that Launch Personal Battering Ram seems to actually daze enemies now, so grenades+tool kit+battering ram+mortar kit make a pretty good SD build.

Well before the patch hit, I was using Rifle Turret, Utility Goggles and Elixer S. My usual rotation was: Stealth + U. goggles > Net Shot (5 vuln + immob + cripple) > Surpise shot > Analyze (10 vuln) > Blunderbuss > Jumpshot (5 vuln). With the instant 20+ stacks of vuln really helps. That would usually kill light and med classes and some zerk heavies. Now, I can’t keep the vuln up to 15 most of the time.

Mokittenoes work well with the build though. But I don’t really like ground targeted skills. I don’t want to abuse the keyboard on my laptop. I could give PBR a try if thats the case

I hate this new patch. It ruined my Static Discharge build. They removed Sitting Duck and Scope for some reason. And now I don’t do as much Burst damage while crippling enemies from a far. Now I don’t know what traits to use with the build. I’d hate to switch to P/P or P/D since I love using The Predator..

Anyone?

It used to be. But a lot of people opted for tool kit for better skill rotation and that OP shield block

Introduction
Hey guys, I know there are so many SD builds out there, but I just want to share a variant for those thief-wannabe engis out there. This build focuses on the high burst output in a short amount of time while having some sort of survivability. This build specializes on sneaky insta-downs and usually a thief/mesmer killer.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fdAQFAUlsTpmqtdx+KseNidBN6uszlA6AEhtKqfA-TlBFABC8AAQa/R5XG6AA4CAUo6PXpEkUARsMC-w

Gear and Stats
Like all SD builds, you’d have to use a Rifle as it gives more power to your attacks. This also gives you a low-cooldown immob/cripple/vulnerability skill. And for those elusive thieves and mesmers, Blunderbuss and Jump Shot kills them even if they’re in stealth.

For stats, you’d want to go full zerker for more power, but going half-zerk and half-assassins would also work as it gives you better crit chance with the same crit damage.

Sigils and Runes
You can use any of the following sigil and runes, it can be based on your preference:
Sigils:

• Sigil of Fire
• Sigil of Air
• Sigil of Force
• Sigil of Bloodlust
• Sigil of Doom

Runes:

• Rune of Scholar
• Rune of Traveller
• Rune of Divinity
• Ruby Orbs/Opal Orbs

My preference however is going Sigil of Fire/Air for burst on crit damage and Runes of Traveller for more movement speed and boon duration

Traits

• Sitting Duck – deals 5 stacks of vulnerability and cripple every 5 seconds
• Rifle Mod – lets you auto-attack your enemies to death! It makes Blunderbuss and Jump shot more punch.
• Modified Ammunition – with all your traits, in a single burst, you can apply 4 conditions (bleeding, cripple, immobilization and vulnerability) thats already an 8% damage increase!
• Self-Regulating Defenses – for getting out of a sticky situation. Works well with Toss elixir’s Stealth buff.
• Static Discharge – bread and butter of the build.
• Scope/Speedy Kits – gives more crit-chance since we’re going to range our enemies more often. You can swap this for speedy kits for perma-swiftness when roaming.
• Adrenal Implants/Gadgeteer – AI allows you to dodge more to survive. This goes pretty well with the minor traits as you gain back endurance for each toolbelt you use. Gadgeteer on the other hand is a new trait that gives you 5 stacks of might when using Utility Googles. Pretty okay DPS add-on if you ask me, but I’d rather choose to survive more.

Utilities and Toolbelt

• Med kit/Healing Turret – med kit gives you swiftness and fury as well as better healing since toolbelt skills recharge at 25% health threshold. HT is good for clearing conditions and supporting your group.
• Rifle Turret – this is taken for its toolbelt skill as it has the fastest recharge rate and good damage as well.
• Utility Googles – it gives you Fury and Immunity to blind, if traited with Gadgeteer,, gives you 5 stacks of might as well. Pretty useful when fighting thieves, necro and mesmers.
• Elixer S – acts as a stun break, escape tool and used when flagging downed an enemy.
• Supply Crate – no better Elite Skill is better than Supply Crate. Useful against enemies that go in stealth.

Skill Rotation and Discussion
Med. Kit 5 > Utility Goggles > Toss Elixir S > Net Shot > Analyze > Surprise Shot > Blunderbuss > Jump Shot > Overcharged Shot > Hip shot …

This rotation usually downs most light/medium armored class. Just make sure Net Shot connects before doing the full burst. With this rotation you’ll be applying 21 stacks of vulnerability in 1.5 seconds (assuming everything connects).

You can proceed to blunderbuss and jump shot on thieves that use SR and even drop a Supply Crate on them. This works with mesmers too. You’ll see them down once their stealth runs out.

Word of caution: Never unload everything when an enemy has reflect. It will kill you just as fast.

Comments and suggestion are highly welcomed

Cheers!

First of, Thank you so much ANet for fixing the FPS issue!! I can finally play WvW again!

On to my problem. After the new patch, I’ve been experiencing a constant 10-15 minute crash every time I play. I get smooth play through for around 10 minutes the all of a sudden, my screen goes black and it doesn’t go away. It’s kind of frustrating, specially when doing dungeon runs/guild missions. I’ve done a fresh install of the game already but it doesn’t seem to have fixed anything. I have a feeling it’s just some sort of memory leak.

Suggestions are very much appreciated!! Please help your fellow mac user.

Cheers!

P.S. I have a fairly new 13-inch MBA (i5 + 4gb RAM)

Yes, it is unreasonable. Thats because what you’re saying is also flawed.

You may hate the person you just blocked for personal reasons other than spying, but it doesn’t mean he can’t help around in WvW. Just imagine if he got blocked by all commanders, who is he gonna follow? Just because you blocked someone that trolled you in LA, does not mean he can’t help out in WvW.

Commander tags are made so that people have someone to follow and help out in WvW and PvE. Depriving them of that because you have personal grudges with them is unreasonable,

Don’t blame spies because you cant cap towers or keeps anymore. If you’re really a good commander, this won’t stop you from doing your job well.

In fact, having spies just means we’re more of a threat to the other servers and should even consider having them a challenge to commanders.

Just how are you supposed to hit 3500+ Auto Attacks?? I’m already running full zerker, yet I’m barely reaching 2500