Guild Wars 2

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JoshuaRAWR.4653:

Not a fan of the dhuumfire build personally, i feel it doesn’t push out enough DPS, the burns just aren’t up to par with what i was expecting when compared to say, a sinister engineer.

This is what i run
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vRUQNAW7Yn0ICV3gN2AO3A0biFcBLuK2FHjQXtAwCIar1BGBA-TxRAABF8AAA4gAYt6PUcFAwW5Hh7PItuBA-e

When it comes to the utility skills, BIP and CPC pretty much always stay there, the signet I’ll swap out for Rise if i feel the damage reduction is needed, or Suffer if i just feel like throwing out more chills (Though it’s really not needed, it’s nice as an emergency condi-transfer if you kitten up the rotation/priority).

Chilled to the bone is a more reliable way to break defiance bars, and is a nice AoE stun on a pretty short cooldown if you tag 3+ mobs with it, although the Minion works too, Lich form isn’t really worth going for in this build.

When it comes to the traits, there’s not really any I would consider changing, apart from Augury of Death or Chilling nova in the first reaper tier, you could probably get away with using Chilling Nova if you’re only using the elite shout, or none at all, either trait works, i tend to use Augury if I’m running 2 shouts, but from what I’ve seen so far, the extra chill just simply isn’t needed, and the damage is.. ‘Meh’.

Basically what i do is when CPC & BIP is power, i cast them together on the mob, then immediately follow up with a dagger #4 or staff #4, then just go on with my usual rotation, attempting to stack as many conditions as possible, saving Death shroud #5 for the stun mechanic, and immediately following up with a #4 for the 12+ poison stacks and 10+ seconds of chill.

It’s incredibly effective, I very often get bleeds ticking for 6k+, poison ticking for 2.5k+, torments ticking for 2k+ (had 1.6k once on a stationary target) and of course, the chill which is pretty much a flat damage of 500 or 900-1000 on a target below 50% hp.

It’s very, very nice, definitely capable of rivaling a zerker build i think.
You can also just easily swap one of the top 2 trait lines (either works, though curses would be best) if you need to pull out the AI for some agro magneting, obviously your DPS takes a dip, but the rate at which they tank is insane.

The build isn’t overly reliant on death shroud either which is another plus, meaning you have more room to use it as a Safety net.

I run a very similar build except chose Chilling Darkness or Plague Sending and Close to Death over Signets of suffering. I use the healing shout, BIP, Epidemic or Well of Darkness, and Sig of Locus (I don’t like running slow but will switch out as needed). I also have Rabid gear instead of Sinister. I tend to stay up easily in comparison to my friend who runs zerker and still perform very well damage wise. Q1: Why Plague Signet? Since you have 2 other condition removal (#4 on both Staff and dagger offhand). Q2: How do you feel about your survival since you run sinister gear. I’m just wondering because I’m thinking of switching to sinister.

I’m really enjoying the earmuffs!

Reckoner.2536:

thisisit.6954:

Rhyse.8179:

Welcome to the world of retail.

No , with retail you could return within x days of purchase with receipt if you hadnt used an item for a refund.

Actually thats 100% WRONG for any ‘Game Software’ you buy these days. Go buy ANY PC game from your local gameshop, open it, then try to return it next week. Nobody takes back any type of gaming software these days. So quit crying, kittens goes on sale every week, sometimes you just bought that game/item. Tough kitten. Anet -shouldnt- give you a refund, makes them less likely to help others who have legitimate problems.

That is not 100% wrong. I never said I opened it. I hadn’t even used it.

Draknar.5748:

Enchansea.4627:

I have been a long time guild wars 2 player. I played beta when it first came out. Unfortunately I was away when Living world 2 was happening. A few days ago I purchased living world season 2 so that I could be ready for HoT. And because I read you need some of the drops only found in LW2 for mawdrey . I have not even started playing through it because it was my birthday and I have been very busy. The fact that it is now 40% off instead of 20% is like a kick in the face. Can I return this purchase since I haven’t used it? Could I get a gem refund on part of the cost? I am really upset about this.

I never understand these kinds of complaints. How is this any different than if you were to buy something from a store and then go back a few weeks later and see it on sale?

No one forced you to buy the LS2 story at the normal price, obviously you thought it was a fair enough deal to spend the money. Now that you see it’s on sale you suddenly don’t think the original price you paid, of which you had to confirm a couple times through checkout, isn’t fair?

This is how it works everywhere, even in GW2.

I think that it is fair for me to ask for a refund because I haven’t used it yet and its only been a few days. I actually only wanted the difference . . . . and, they did refund me partially so they thought it was fair for me to ask as well. It never hurts to ask.

Okay I will try. Thanks for the advice.

I have been a long time guild wars 2 player. I played beta when it first came out. Unfortunately I was away when Living world 2 was happening. A few days ago I purchased living world season 2 so that I could be ready for HoT. And because I read you need some of the drops only found in LW2 for mawdrey . I have not even started playing through it because it was my birthday and I have been very busy. The fact that it is now 40% off instead of 20% is like a kick in the face. Can I return this purchase since I haven’t used it? Could I get a gem refund on part of the cost? I am really upset about this.

What if your 1 1/2 hrs drive away? Can you still get called in for a play test? Or do you have to be in the immediate Seattle area?

On a side note . . . I think the ritual to summon the flame legion effigy was about to start when I was instantly killed. The npc’s were talking about it, but then it never started.

This skill point is I believe bugged. I tried this challenge multiple times before I could defeat it and before I noticed the bug. After I defeated Ember and had to walk up to the skill point again is when it happened. I didn’t even get to the top before I got instantly killed. I also thing the skill challenge is a little harder than normal. Please check on this as well. I always defeat the skill challenge the first try . . . if not the second. Somehow as soon as I get up there my health pool is practically gone when I start fighting and I had to attempt it over 5 times to complete it. (including the one I instantly died at without attacking anything)

Thanks!

Caithe is a thief.

just sayin . . . .