Guild Wars 2

phantasms are better for bosses, and they bring support. shatter is great for trash though, but its trash….personally I enjoy a phant build for pve because I can bring more to a group, but ill shatter phants when i know there going to die or when i need an oh s#@t button =P

a phant build still does more dps then a shatter builds for boss fights, plus it has a higher survivability. shatter is nice on trash though when you need a little burst, but it comes down to playstyle and what you want to do!

still hits hard with the right group set up. Ive seen mine hit for over 12k with a necro in the group

I can’t see your link =(

But anyway, I used to be a Sword/Focus with GS, but I switched from GS to staff because it brings more group utility. But for certain fights I may go sword/sword or sword/pistol. I love the focus it brings so much a fight when its traited, but its not so great when un-traited.

I personally like power, and crit builds since crits can get ridiculous at times. I’ve had my iWarden hit for 15k =P

I don’t know if you put Signet of Inspiration in your utilities, but your group will love you for it. If used right you can give everyone 25 stacks of might, and defensive buffs =)

Signet of Inspiration, and Time Warp bring crazy amounts of damage if used right.

I use sword/focus in full zerkers gear with staff or GS for most pulls. The trick with moving mobs is using sword 3 then iwarden then sword 3 again to immobilize. Your playing with fire at times, but its all about timing. I’ve had great success with it! Sword/focus is super strong when traited, it brings lots of support.

I agree this jumping puzzle is tons of fun. Having completed from the first time I’ve been helping others to the top. I would love to see more jumping puzzles like this, but with more of a challenge =P

I do it all the time. running sword/focus, and GS. Its a blast but you have to know when to get out. Like others have said you must weave in and out from range to melee

Jenia.2418:

my 2 cents on this build and why i think condition is superior

This build is excellent, but it relies solely on direct dmg, they are some classes that simply won’t go down with direct damage in my experience, My whole team couldnt kill an engineer, and Guardians, are tough to take down with this build. Condition Build can take down anyone, no big fancy numbers or crits, just they healthbar going down slowly, very slowly, until they drop.

This build is somewhat fun to play, you press some buttons and sit back with the greatsword(thats the way I played the build). Condition build is somewhat more fun to me because I can play like ima clone and it doesnt rely on phantasm so much. Also I can be even more of a slippery brat thanks to the traits and skills i use with my condition build opposed to the more streamlined nature of this build to get the full effect

thats pretty much all i wanted to say

so what is your build?