Guild Wars 2

All did was replace my existing runes and kept my build th he same. I have to say I am having so much more fun with this rune setup in wvw. 1 v1 they melt or run away wondering to themselves " wtf just happened!". Im in full celestial armor and accessories and use either a LB/AXE TORCH or SB. With over 1k condi, and high crit.

I wish my ranger was asura just to see how strong this could be. I’m just happy these runes Aren’t as expensive as the devinity runes I wanted.

Manekk.6981:

Goldmember.4368:

@jaxx

You say nothing beats the 331r build 1v1, but while roaming last Night I just could not down a thief that ended up killing me and our sentry. I’m uwhosing undead runes since all my gear is apothecary. With my 25 condi stack and food my condi damage was 1750. He got low hp toward s end of the fight but just can’t figure out how to effectively apply conditions when they are invis most of the fight and steal my boons.

It was deflating my ego espcially when I was 1v2 fighting against another ranger and a warrior when a thief joined their fight against me and I was down in seconds.

Spider, wolf, your build 331r, undead runes.

I don’t believe that the protection from earth runes it’s all it would have taken.

What I’ve noticed is my passive regen only comes from my trinket and shout.

Thieves are basically anti rangers, their abilities (stealth) allow them to excel in an area we are weakest (burst damage) a thief will eat any ranger up if you assume somewhat equal skill because the class mechanics so strongly counter ours because we basically lack burst damage almost entirely and he can just restealth endlessly (literally) making our sustained damage we are good at almost nonexistant, if he is using sword+dagger he’ll also strip you of and steal all your precious defensive boons for himself so that can actually work against you there.

Some aoe helps, you can use geomancy for this swap weapons when he just stealths for one cause it’s an aoe application learn wich attacks is best to dodge etc one pretty useful trick to avoid a backstab for instance is to disengage with sword 2 when he stealths it will also allow you to open on him with some conditions rather than him on you with his burst.

As for losing 1v2 or 1v3 this should really be expected completely regardless of class you shouldn’t be able to win in a situation like that and you will never do it either if they have any semblance of skill it’s the bads you can beat up like this but there are plenty of them around on the other hand.

Thanks for that reply. I know I may not be as skilled as some in wvw but I do rather well when the playing field is even. I was actually able to ignore all the damage from the guardian while focusing on the ranger, who i killed but the thief prevented my stomp.

I do enjoy this build though and will just keep looking for fights. Running the undead runes brought my toughness over 2k, healing 1k, Condi 1.7k with good and stacks. I don’t want more healing power with full apoth so next best choice for me is undead or e as rth runes.

@jaxx

You say nothing beats the 331r build 1v1, but while roaming last Night I just could not down a thief that ended up killing me and our sentry. I’m using undead runes since all my gear is apothecary. With my 25 condi stack and food my condi damage was 1750. He got low hp toward s end of the fight but just can’t figure out how to effectively apply conditions when they are invis most of the fight and steal my boons.

It was deflating my ego espcially when I was 1v2 fighting against another ranger and a warrior when a thief joined their fight against me and I was down in seconds.

Spider, wolf, your build 331r, undead runes.

I don’t believe that the protection from earth runes it’s all it would have taken.

What I’ve noticed is my passive regen only comes from my trinket and shout.

Too bad there’s no real easy way to get the settlers gear becAuse ss is contested and a ghost town again.

@all
Since it appears that ryan has a ranger, you he knows as well others that there is no face-rolling for our prof. We need more survivability than most due to our inherently low dps. That being said, optimization for us comes from being creative with our builds and finding the good aspects of our prof. Namely regens. I realy appreciate what I learn from other rangers on this forum, esp from chopps and the guys on “arrow to the knee” and those who give back to the community. Any fedback that makes the ranger better is welcome when it comes with solutions.

I experienced same problems in cof running with a pug that just couldn’t stay alive, so I used s nr with many failed attempts even while very to the diwned player. I didnr have them targeted because I was trying to kite boss. Bam no res ang now it’s on cd. Stupid. Its too buggy for me to waste a slot on.

I’m in Db as well and find the claims of the op far fetched. We are currently tier 2 and there are very few solo or small groups running around. Maybe it’s just me but I’m running into small zergs mostly when I roam.

What I do find fun though is taking camps and the solo defender trying to kill me while I soak up all the damage from the 4-5 npcs and still stomp his little but. “Wtf rangers are so op” comment. /party invite.

Rainzar.6905:

i farmed for 1 hr once and 4, then another time 2 hrs and got 0. one time got i even got 3 within 30 mins, and then nothing for 3 hrs. sometimes using no MF other times close to 140+. the drop chance is so low thats just how it goes.

Before the Southsun event I was geting 2 per hour s I th h 160 mf. When the event started I went down to 0-1. I’m assuming the rng changed to reflect the huge increase mf in SS and anet made it a blanket nerf to the rng table. Even at 400 mf in SS my drops were sbout theb same as pre event

Bredin.5368:

Forzani.2584:

Just take the whole stinkin camp. Can get it done solo now in less than 2 minutes.

Except that you can obtain MORE points by NOT taking the camp and farming yaks. Killing 4 yaks that have left an enemy camp nets you more than twice as many points as flipping the camp and holding it for the tick.

So, it seems not to take a camp unless you need the supplies. Better to deny the enemy supply by taking yaks (unless of course they need to go gather supplies to repair, etc).

I really like that idea. I used to solo flip and farm guys trying to get it back. But as as server benefit your approach is better. If you ever go up against Dragonbrand look for my ranger Gear Head.

So I wonder if multiple server defenders attack the yak do both servers get points or only the one with killing blow. A Condition build would def help secure your points if its the killing blow.

PsionicDingo.2065:

Chopps, I value your input on Rangers. So before I get too hyped about Apothecary gear, could you explain where there “Condis Suck in PvE” theorycrafting comes from?

Probably a good investment for WvW anyway, yeah?

I’m not chopps, but run rrr build in full apoth gear. He probably is refeRring to how the max 25 stacks on conditions get applied faster fRom other professions and you will see diminishing returns. But I’m solo wvw its op.

So I dropped some gold and made all my apothecary gear. Got rare accessories atm and exotic weapons. What I find is that since im still new to the mechanics of the mele weapons that Im not killing as fast and unless the enemy has a few buddies, they have an impossible time killing me. Still hard against mesmers though with little condi removal in the build.

Im really enjoying the play style but I keep falling back to my sb. . Mostly because once they start running I cant seem to catch them with this build.

Runners and 3 man fights r giving me hardest time so far.

All in all, I do feel godly out there.

Gear Head
Sylvari Ranger
Dragonbrand

Don’t fret! Thiefs have auto kill buttons.
Actually, its probably because you’re out of practice. I have only 17k hp and 900ish toughness and kill most average thieves. Good ones just heal and stealth before I can finish them off. I’m full zerker exotic geared. There are many builds out there that you can mess around with now.

If you don’t want to die fast, increase toughness to over 1600. My tank build is over 2k toughness and I never die 1v1; but I hit like to wet noddle.

Also, I noticed you are running the MAC client beta. That’s your biggest problem right there.

Gearhead, egni DB
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Omfg! Great funny video.
Gearhead engi Db

Mike.7320:

Not a very fun matchup.. atleast for solo roaming. FA and DB just seem to be heavy zerg servers, to be expected being the tier they are in, Sadly Maguuma was involuntarily put in this situation thanks to dbags who like to bandwagon.

So far my solo roam day has consisted of the following, walk 30sec out of my spawn left or right, find FA or DB players, maybe 1 if im lucky 2 is ok and 3 is company, all good. The problem arrises when I engage 1-3 players, almost instantly theres 5 more coming, after that 5 is another 10, and with 18 players vs lil ol’ me, kinda lame. Hard to find decent matches roaming without a zerg running you over.

It will be like that during resets. Especially since both DB and FA are frantically protecting supplies. Just go to your Borderlands and you’ll be fine. FA was doing the same thing to me last night when I was trying to get to our tower in their Borderlands. It wasnt fun when DD eles and 5-6 stop and kill my solo engi, but I finally made it there.

Gearhead Engineer DB

My main is Gearhead and im eager o find a guild for some early wvw. Im in cali and thurs Fridays are my heavy play tmes. Whisper or send me email in game.

Im jealous. Im in Db without a guild and here my wvw nemisis from FA Posts a comment in thr engineer forums that they have an all engineer guild. Well done FA.

I must say that ive not had such tension while running in wvw for quute some time. Every skrmish ends up an epic battle. Props to FA for being what seems like on every part of the map. Its very difficult and dangeous to do anything solo these pasr few days.

Thanks ….and dont be surprised to see DB pull ahead this week.

GEARHEAD. ENGINEER DB

In WvW sPvp, no profession will run from us because we don’t have that one signature death move that we can launch on our opponents. Even static discharge glass cannon is laughable if going against most players in pvp.

It is very humorous to see that it took an engineer to post a “how to kill and engineer” guide. Really, its because no one cares, we are either the last one focussed on because of our poor damage and threat, or we get targeted outright cause we break so easily.

I’ve played engineer pvp since BW1 and do just ok. I still have hopes for this profession one day. But for now my I pvp on other professions now.

I recommend running away once you see the mesmer. You know mesmers were the only profession to be hit with a big nerf yesterday. Now you have a chance to actually kill one.

Ive been playing my engineer since bwe1 and still have high hopes for this profession. As my main I too have recently put him on the shelf after trying everything I could to feel good about its lack of awsomeness. Heck even the legendary wdapon choices are the worst in game. So im playing a ranger and having fun. Still not as powerful as guardian or mesmers but everyone that I run in to but having fun.

I can verify that different elevations alow the bleed to hit. In wvw yesterday I with just auto attack skill 1 on sb I continued to stack bleeds by being at a higher elevation than my target. It also seemed to work at a lower ele but im not 100% on that.

Vexacion.3971:

Dina Van Heyr.3018:

you can also bleed target from front when you have trait cousing bleeding after critical hit

Also if you are at a higher elevation than your target. Was on my guardian at the keep on the forest spvp map and a ranger came up on one of the ramparts and started to auto attack me. While facing him his autos were stacking bleed(they weren’t crits, wasn’t sharpening stone). I suppose because the game felt they were hitting from above and not so much the front.

Let me rephrase that post. I run in full soldier gear in dongeons and spec bomb ,grenades, elixer gun. But id say its not the best way to do it. Im just lazy and dont like switching to beserker gear. I love to see my vitaliy and toughness around 1500 though. Im still looking for a happy medium to dps output and survivabilty.

I run tankcat build with grenades bombs and elixer gun for dungeons but trait into grenadier. I do really well in surviving and output tons of dMe while jealing.

Just be thankful anet didnt use the crappy Aion rng system. Case in point: you get all excited that your armor or wepon is at + 9 and you go for + 10. RNG FAIL. YOU ARE NOW BACK TO +0. Money and time waste and you are in worse position from whrn you started.

Last time i checked the money for Guild Wars came out of my checking account, not yours. My main is an engineer. Just shedding light on how narrow minded people get complaining. Check out other prof forums. Its enlightening .

Its comical to see rangers complaining about being “fixed”. Engineers gets nercex a d so many skills are still broken from beta.

Yep. Im very disapointed in the options for legendary weapons for the engineer. We get the shaft not only in stats for using kits but to top it off only 1 out of 3 legendary weapon choises kind of fit. The Quip. Yippy I can shoot silly string but only while not using my kits.

The rifle is a sniper and the shield is so guardian like it would look stupid on an engineer.

Lol. All that for a bad link.

Zenyoga.6910:

Your just in luck. I’m just about to write up a guide on this build. It’s very tanky, and offers very good damage (about as much damage as a full condition engi), can get anyone off a point and you can tank almost as long as a bunker. Some may snicker and laugh since it sounds like its to good to be true, but try it out and see for yourself. If you want to be more of a defender I recommend trying out the rocket turret instead of the mine, since it can offer good additional damage, but you can still use it offensively as well (it’s my fav. honestly).

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQFAUl0paZX3SfF1LJxIFk+zgUk3+KSRl1/nCsF;TkAA1CnoQygkAJLSOkkINIA

The legendary rifle in its current skin is the worst implementation of “legendary” in game for an engineer. Ive toyed with the idea of getting It myself but as an engineer we hardly ever use a weapon. Hello give us a shotgun. And plus good engineers are swapping to use kits.

Now if arenanet lets the effects of the predator or quip carry over to our kits then it will be worth it. If not you will look cool holding it at least while looking for a res waypoint.

Amos.8760:

I was hoping some kind soul could outline exactly what is required for the legendary rifle, The Predator. I have looked over the wiki and Guildhead and I just am not getting the info I need. I see the list of mats for the final product, but those require lesser materials. When I click on some of these items, both sites give vague, if any, info on how to obtain these items.

I would like someone to plainly outline what I need to get and how to get it. I will be very grateful!

I had tons of fun in spvp with thus build last night. I was near impossible to kill and the opposing team had to 3-5 man me to make it happen. I laughed in the face of two thieves trying to kill me. Thanks for suggesting the build. Once flame thrower lost stability I stopped trying to play tanky builds

I cant get the build feom original post to work. I just want to see the traits and skills used.

I agree that the cultural armor looks awsome for ausura. Thats what im savung uo for.

Yerlte, I stood solo last week against NS in our supply camp north of Anvil Rock begging for support last week. All that happened was people saying its easy to get back. So for 3 hours, we would continuously lose and retake our 1 supply camp that meant anything to fortify our towers.

The embarrassment is that I wasted over 1 gold tyring to fortify that camp solo.

- Gearhead – Engineer

Why would you want no wait times just to get steam rolled. That makes no scence. Yes, Anvil has no wait times, but thats because no one wants to be there and get nothing done.

The definition of insanitiy is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. That’s what the no que time will give you.

Harpazo. Thanks, but saying Anvil Rock gave a challenge here and there is just being nice to the pitiful.
Its more like giving a trophy to all the kids who play soccer because they participated.

All I can say is that Anvil Rock is not a PvP server. At least whats left of it. I strickly pvp’ed in beta and spend most of my time either in WvW or sPVP. 1v1 I can kill any profession, but in Anvil Rock WvW is just a joke. Even if you are successfully are killing another player, the zerg is right behind them and you’ll die.

So yeah, I’m another Anvil Rock player complaining about the reality of their server. And yeah, that’s why I’m even on the forums. I"m done. Time to find a real PvP server.

Only reason I picked this server was because Team Paradigm was suppose to have their North American Team on this server. Bad choice.!

At least the only dirction Anvil Rock can go from hear is up.