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Bit of a dated thread here, but timely to my question. I see tons of these types of threads mostly focusing on Knight VS Cleric. However, now and then someone will mention Melandru (Aurora) karma armor as well.
So, I assume that the Aurora armor is mentioned less as it’s perceived as harder to obtain (I believe the other sets are crafted)?
Given the state of my personal gw2 finances, I’m thinking I might actually have a better shot at karma armor. What’s the deal? Am I the only one pulling in quite a bit of karma in wvw?
Why buy gold (from gold sellers) when u can buy gems and convert into gold in BLTP ?
Disclaimer – I’ve never purchased gold.
That said, right now, you can do either:
By 40,000 gems at $50 which will yeild around 12.5 gold.
or
Buy 50 gold from a gold seller at $50 (based on the spam I’ve received)
So you tell me, would you rather get 12.5 or 50 gold for your 50 bucks? I’m not a fan of gold sellers, but the gem prices are so out of whack, you’d be a fool to buy gems at the current exchange rate.
I did the same thing, GS to 75, but the instance runs were sucking my will to live. It was awful, and I felt as though I was responsible for the countless deaths to the group. I finally sucked it up and respected a week or so ago. I switched to mace/shield, stacked toughness on all my gear, and respecced into Valor/Honor. My HP went up by a 3rd, but that’s nothing compared to the support tools I gained.
Sure, I missed the damage, it’s fun to beat the crap out of stuff, and soloing just got seriously slower, but it was worth the trade off. I’m constantly spamming heals, All but one or two of my abilities has a heal or protection component. Instances went from 30-40 silver a run in repairs to a single death or two. WvW is nice as you can really push that font line and take the heat. I looked like a porcupine yesterday out there I was so stuck with arrows.
I know that there are no “tanks”, but I’m close. It’s enabled my buddies to move to complete DPS roles at least. I’d love some threat management, but I’m content with not dying for the time being.
Good luck.