Guild Wars 2

@UmbraNoctis – Well, I have never crafted armour for myself, and I’ve a 2+ year loaded material bank that I’ve never touched. Marauder/Svaard sounds like my goal for Weapons and Armour!

@Sister Saxifrage – I’ve tried WvW and only got as far as rank 20. It just isn’t for me ^^; As far as things coming together, it seems like I am best of crafting the armour and weapons that I want. So I will aim for Ascended.

By the sounds of it, I will most likely go for the Longbow and Sword + Axe combo, though I may fix up an offhand Dagger, Warhorn, and Torch for if I ever feel like trying something else.
Power build it is then! Though this is where I get confused as there are so many attribute combinations for Weapons and Armour. What would be best?

Three Attribute:

• Berserker – Power, Precision, and Ferocity.
• Zealot – Power, Precision, and Healing Power.
• Soldier – Power, Toughness, and Vitality.
• Forsaken – Power, Toughness, and Healing Power. (Weapons only)
• Valkyrie – Power, Vitality, and Ferocity.
  Which would be the best for me out of these?

Four Attribute:

• Commander – Power, Precision, Toughness, and Ferocity.
• Marauder – Power, Precision, Vitality, and Ferocity.
• Vigilant – Power, Toughness, Concentration, and Expertise
• Crusader – Power, Toughness, Ferocity, and Healing Power.
• Wanderer – Power, Vitality, Toughness, and Concentration.
• Viper – Power, Condition Damage, Precision, and Expertise.
  Which would be the best for me out of these?

So for traits:

• Marksmanship – Call of the Wild → Steady Focus → Lead the Wind.
• Beastmastery – Companion’s Might → Natural Healing → Zephyr’s Speed.
• Druid – Druidic Clarity → Natural Stride → Ancient Seeds.

I’ve not dabbled in Ascended items/trinkets yet. They are something I am currently working towards. :x

@Sister Saxifrage – Though I love the idea of playing a healer, that’s for another character and another time. It doesn’t seem like Druid would serve me well for solo-play. So let’s see…

Primary: Longbow, Shortbow, or Axe?

• Longbow for sure. It’s the weapon I am most familiar with. I don’t think I have ever taken the Longbow off my toon’ in her two and half year+ lifespan.

Secondary: Sword or Axe?

• From your explanation, the Sword would be more optimal.

Offhand: Axe, Dagger, Torch, or Warhorn?

• If the Axe has the highest damage, it’s probably what I should use. Lesser option: Torch (it just feels good to watch the enemies burn, but I don’t know the damage on it).

Power or Conditions?

• Something that I have never really considered. I went with the map chat advice of using Berserker a few years back. Would the weapon choices affect my options? Example: Going with Longbow and Sword + Axe means I am better off with Power?

Pets?

• I’ve only recently being experimenting with pets due to the additions with HoT. Generally, I run with a Stalker, and have taken up a Lightning Wyvern as the secondary. But whatever helps me the most on the different maps.

@InsaneQR – I’m not sure, that’s why I am asking for a build that suits general (solo) PvE roaming! I’d imagine some sort of survivability and damage combo?

@Rognik – Currently I am equipped with:

• Sentinel Emblazoned Armour with Berserker Runes.
• Berserker’s Pearl Stinger (Longbow) with Sigil of Force, and Sigil of Momentum.
• Berserker’s Pearl Needler (Shortbow) with Sigil or Air, and Sigil of Fire.
  Additional:
• All of the pets but the GW1 specials are unlocked.
• One of my characters has maxed crafting skills.
• Just open world.
• Primarily solo playstyle (achievement hunter/completionist), though I do get involved in a lot of the world events (world bosses, Silver Wastes, Auric Basin meta, etc.)
• Druid is all unlocked!

I use to combo the longbow and a sword + torch, but I stopped playing for a year and logged back to my character a fortnight ago to a longbow and shortbow, and just went with it. So I am utterly confused on all the new systems, builds, etc.

I am hoping for better survival, and possibly damage? I am not sure if the two can be done at the same time.
Oh! And I am not against using pets! I love using pets.

I hope that some of that will help.

First of all: I know there are articles, and other threads, covering Ranger/Druid builds. However, my primary issue is that I play World PvE. Most of those builds are based upon team play.

Secondarily: I have… trouble understanding the mechanics. You may as well be teaching me algebra in Eteocypriot. It’s why I am asking for help rather than working it our for myself.

Notes:

• I spend two-thirds of my play time on my own. The other third is with farms/sporadic groups for events.
• More to be added if needed…

General Questions:

• Build?
• Slot Skills?
• Pets?
• Armour set, and Runes?
• Weapons, and Sigils?

Many thanks for the help, if there is any to be given!

Hello, I’ve been wanting to participate in the “Triple Trouble” event for a few days now, but have been unable to descry a full server. Each time I try, it clears out and I am given the option to move to another instance with more players where the meta event has failed.
For my own reasons, I will not use Teamspeak, so I am hoping to find somebody or a small band of players that would be willing to let me shadow them. If this is not possible, are there any friendly guilds (not TTS) that are okay with my playing with them? I am not looking to join a guild because of the Teamspeak issue, but to participate in the event with them.
I’ve been reading about how the event works, and watching videos. I understand that it requires communication and timing.

Times that I have access to Guild Wars 2: 10:00am -10:00pm GMT+10 (no DST).

Thank you.