Showing Posts For Eliavres.4910:

Fractal optimal party composition

in Fractals, Dungeons & Raids

Posted by: Eliavres.4910

Eliavres.4910

First of all I’m not exactly a fan of the meta but I have to give credit where credit is due, when you get high up into the endgame certain builds are preferred for a perfectly valid reason, so as someone who got the deepest into fractals before HoT and is just coming back, I’m trying to make sense of the ‘new’ state of affairs.

I’d ask this in each class’s forum but I wanted as much of an unbiased answer as possible. How do rangers/revenants/engis/thiefs/necros hold up in the fractal meta nowadays? Specially the last two, I do see a lot of them in LFG. I keep running into p/p thieves and often IG I’ve been told of parties with 4 necros and 1 chrono tearing up T4 ezpz.. but every time I’ve had one (or two) in my party I can’t really say they were particularly helpful.

So what gives, are p/p thieves finally good? The necromancer, which pre-HoT nobody wanted in fractals is now a top choice?

And finally, assuming an average skilled party with good knowledge of the mechanics, what is the current consensus for optimal party composition? I figure a PS Warr, Chrono and Tempest are the essential, what about the other two slots?

Karadoc Breifbras – Warrior
Clolne – Mesmer
Quiroprata – Engineer

(edited by Eliavres.4910)

[EU] Returning player lf Fractal/Raids Guild

in Looking for...

Posted by: Eliavres.4910

Eliavres.4910

Been pugging dailies since I got back like two weeks ago, got fed up with people with bad builds and/or that still don’t know the basic mechanics all the way up in T3 & now I’m looking for a guild/group to do fractals with every day right after reset (01:00h GMT+0).

I’m the most proficient in Warrior but also have an engi & mesmer all full ascended gear or very close to it.

Raids would definitely be a plus, been eager to get into those but haven’t found a group to introduce me to them that plays at the time I get online (23/00h GMT+0).

Don’t be afraid to leave a message or if you prefer, my IG is “Eliavres.4910”.

Cheers

Karadoc Breifbras – Warrior
Clolne – Mesmer
Quiroprata – Engineer

(edited by Eliavres.4910)

Shields as back items

in Engineer

Posted by: Eliavres.4910

Eliavres.4910

So I play a Pistol/Shield build. I got this awesome shield from Tequatl that I like very much. Like most engis I used to hate hobosacks because they replaced our backpieces, now that has been changed.

So how come my back is empty when I equip..lets say grenade kit, instead of displaying my shield? I get it that probably most people use regular back items, but still its a simple option, a simple change that’s being negligenced.

Seriously some players fork out truckloads of gold on skins, shields included, now that they changed kits to clear our backs and be more..aestethically pleasant, why oh why cant our shields be displayed on our backs while a kit is equipped??

Karadoc Breifbras – Warrior
Clolne – Mesmer
Quiroprata – Engineer

PvE Mesmer

in Mesmer

Posted by: Eliavres.4910

Eliavres.4910

Xyonon do you mind posting your traits/eq set?

Using [Link] most of the time. I swap according to the situation though, for example boonstrip on shatter for dredge or ascalon fractals.

Build: http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-R;9;9;9;0STV;0158056138;9;9;0FA
Dom: 2 | 3 | 3
Duel: 1 | 3 | 1
Insp: 2 | 1 | 3

According to my calculations, full assassins equip + scholar runes would be the best. Since I have all weapons in zerker form though, (and changing stats is extremly expensive when your 10g sigils get destroyed Q_Q) I’m better off by using eagle runes. Those damage numbers were btw with ranger runes, since I’ve been waiting for a chance with that patch – didn’t happen so I got finally rid of them :P

Calculations found here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Best-Equipment-Power-PvE/first#post5213187

Any idea how much of a difference in dps there is between your build and using Illusions as the 3rd line for Compounding Power and Phantasmal Haste?

Also, your calculations for full Assassins equip are Assassins weap/armor and bers trinkets correct? Or are there any assassins trinkets other than that CM reward that I’m unaware of?

Karadoc Breifbras – Warrior
Clolne – Mesmer
Quiroprata – Engineer

Best Equipment (Power | PvE)

in Mesmer

Posted by: Eliavres.4910

Eliavres.4910

Is the article on the wiki still correct about what stats transfer from the caster to the illusions?

Most of an illusion’s base stats are inherited from the caster:

Same as mesmer: power, precision, condition damage & duration, boon duration, critical damage, armor, and healing power. Illusions will benefit from the mesmer’s might stacks, as well as any effects that increase the above stats, such as Banner of Discipline or Spotter.

I suppose you guys are already taking it into account, but according to this they benefit from Harmonious Mantras stacks, right?

I’d really like to see the math on a Rampager’s/Sinister’s pistol build, I think that even with maybe some reduced damage the utility it would bring from..lets say Pistol 5 and Power Block Domination GM could really make life easier in FotM and some dungeons, keeping some attacks on a permanent cooldown. And honestly it would be refreshing to have a proper damaging condi build for pve.

But for that the pistol trait would have to work, then you dudes already experienced with the math could sort out the proper balance between Ramp/Sin.

Karadoc Breifbras – Warrior
Clolne – Mesmer
Quiroprata – Engineer

(edited by Eliavres.4910)