Guild Wars 2

I need this to get the third ascended backpack.
This is seriously one of the worst achievements ever.

I like rev, I leveled 2 (almost 3) to 80 but these days i prefer berserker.
Most of the time in PVE i’m just spamming sword 1 and sword 2 on cooldown, sword 3 if I need to evade some attack.
I wish Ventari was competitive in pve or even pvp.

At best with the next elite spec, don’t worry we’ll get there (at base speed of course).

Right now the only shout i use i FTJ when running around in hot maps doing events and such (so no double banner), the other shouts are all quite underwhelming.
I think we are stuck with them, anet balance patches seem to be more about tweaking numbers here and there than reworking utilities or traits (take a look at guardian for example… for how long they asked for a sword rework, spirit weapons, trait synergies? nothing ever happened).

pvp season ends next week, we will get the balance patch 1 or 2 weeks after that most likely.

emkelly.2371:

When did Scorched Earth get nerfed?

mmm… i think january after season 1?

Combat system in GW2 is one of the things that keeps me here.

Kirke Rafael.6321:

Yes. You’ll get corresponding ascended item (like “Zojja’s Spire” for making a zerker staff from Bo). You can then transmute any skin over it.

Thanks a lot, time to buy craft some zojja insignias.

Hi all,
I’mdoing achievements to get the class ascended weapon you get by completing elite collections in hot.
After you choose the stats you can change it in the mystic forge like any other weapon?

thanks

Well I think you already got quite well how the build works, also remember warrior shares might with Phalanx Strenght (tactics grandmaster trait).
Empowering Allies is another useful group trait.

I wonder if anyone at Anet read this forums, lots of good ideas to make banners more useful and fun to slot.

I was considering crafting a viper set for my warrior as well, i really like sword and longbow.
I’m probably going to wait next balance patch to see what changes expect us.

Tangled Depths is the worst offender for me, I admit a tend not to go there quite often because I hate it, but sometimes it’s kittening difficult to navigate.
I recall with horror the start of the expansion when I still didn’t have nunoch wallows, what a kittening nightmare.

Dreaming serpent.5197:

Heimdallr.7021:

Aside from dagger#4 what other skills can use a viper necro to transfer conditions?
Honest question.

Staff #4, Plauge signet (traited for in adept curses for x2), Suffer is all of the necro transfers.

thank you

Aside from dagger#4 what other skills can use a viper necro to transfer conditions?
Honest question.

I’m no necro expert, these last days however i’ve been playing reaper and i had quite some fun, i think it’s still good enough to be played.

I’ve found the video on youtube, i’m going to check it out tonight at home.
Thanks

Thank you all guys, I’m gonna try necro a little bit but i think I’m crafting first viper and maybe use exotic berserker when i want to run power GS (until I can’t get enough dragonite ore to craft a new set).

So raiding with a power build is a no-go?

thanks for the input

dominik.9721:

Heimdallr.7021:

warrior has been good for 2 weeks? nerf the class to the ground.

Nobody wants to nerf warrior into the ground.

And that warrior was too weak the last seasons is completly irrelevant and not an argument to justify anything.
The present balance matters.

Really? So why all the drama about skull grinder? It’s the same since HoT come out but now apparently is OP and people want it nerfed.
There’s a problem with conditions, not warriors.

Hi all,
I’ve quite a lot of tomes and i wanted to try reaper and/or tempest in raid and fractals (I’ve never been much of a pve guy).
Anyway I’ve never crafted a set of ascended light armor and i’ve mats only to craft 1 set right now, so of course my best option would be berserker set that I could use with both ele and necro.
Not knowing much about the necro (i’ve leveled one to 80 but never really used him) of course I jumped to metabattle to see what build are considered good these days, there are a couple of good ones (offensive blood support and Greatsword/X) that should work well in fractals/raids, they are worth it or I shouldn’t waist time with power necro and go Viper?
I also kind of like GS necro so that would be a plus

Thanks

warrior has been good for 2 weeks? nerf the class to the ground.

Thanks, I imagined that was the reason.
I must say i quite like the build, however I met a couple of warriors that really caused me some problems, maybe it’s a class thing, when I play warrior I don’t have many problem disposing of druids.

Can someone enlighten me on the choice of sw/dagger as a melee set?
It wasn’t very used if i’m correct, the rework on sword MH really turned things around?

That would make any condition build irrelevant.

Yes let’s nerf them again, warriors have been irrelevant in pvp for months.
Now there’s the chance warrior mains can play their class in ranked without getting insulted by their entire team and people are already calling for nerfs, seems fair.

Both are really good, play what you like more.

No class will get any new weapon until another round of elite specs is deployed unfortunately.
We can only hope they “fix” what revenant has now, this class is still a work in progress.

Yes, absolutely unlock Glint, go in the new zones and start doing hero points:
if you already have 90 points you will unlock all the skills pretty soon.

For the armor I bought the recipes from the TP, they are quite cheap.

Ok thanks again, I crafted 6 viper insignias today, kittening expensive.

bearshaman.3421:

I don’t know where you heard that about axe/torch. I use that in fractals now. Works great for condi builds, which are recommended for high level fractals because of the much higher toughness of the bosses. The question comes down to which build are you going for? direct damage (berserker) or condi damage (viper/sinister)?

I prefer to go for condi damage with viper, my only doubt was its viability in high level fractal (which i plan to do as soon i get the class).
I think at this point I will craft viper and keep an exotic berserker set just in case (like Wondrouswall suggested).

Thank you guys.

Hi all,
i have all the account bound stuff to craft armor and weapons, I also have the recipes for viper insignias.
I’d like to try fractals and dungeon, so my question is: will I be better off crafting berserker first or going for viper gear now?
It’s my understanding the the axe/torch condi build is not very useful in fractals?

Thanks

there’s already 1 minute to change class, if anything this game needs build templates account wide.

Sure but stance warrior is kittenin boring.
I really wish they will add some other way for a warrior to sustain his health.

Thanks a lot guys, ofc it was for PVE and WvW (eventually).

Hi all,
i have almost all the mats to craft a new set of ascended armor, what stat should i use considering I can’t buy the viper insignias right now?
Sinister is the way to go?

Thanks

I can’t remember how many times i’ve died in the fight with Mordremoth because of lag, my glider wouldn’t deploy in the second phase :\

Ross Biddle.2367:

Maybe your team was to hardcore and you didnt get enough points to bump you up a pip.

Possible side effects of the patch?

I think this should never happen, if you win you should get at least 1 pip.
This is either a bug or a kittened up rewards system.

I totally agree on not losing pips if the match score is close.
The part that i don’t like about this system is that the matchmaking supposedly tries to achieve a 50% victory rate for all players but then you are rewarded only by winning streaks because losing a match is almost always equal to losing a pip (at least).

i’ve played only yesterday in Sapphire but i’m finding a lot more difficult.
I win 2-3 pips and then lose 2, i got a couple of disconnections too and in at least 3 games i got someone who wanted to lose to tank his MMR.
I hope to play a little bit more tonight and see what happens.

At release i thought VB was a nightmare but after unlocking some masteries it becomes a lot easier to navigate.
Tangled Depths is the real nightmare, i hate that map, i really hate it.

I’m using auramancer in PvP and altough i agree with some points (cantrips nerfed to make shouts more appealing) I find tempest quite fun.
Probably it’s because i’ve played DD ele only a little time and from the point of view of someone who spent years with ele this elite must look underwhelming, I can understand that.

Patchi.9061:

What is the common variable between all revenant builds? Assassin’s stance.

Actually it’s herald.

I must say Ele is one of the most unforgiving classes to start with, anyway i’ve leveled one to 80 and i’m glad i did.
I’m liking tempest a lot and i’m dying a lot less now using D/F with shouts, sometimes i switch to staff (which i’m still learning to use) because playing melee isn’t really an option for some champions in HoT.

Imperator totius Sylvari.9164:

Heimdallr.7021:

I’m not so sure we will see a balance patch today.

With the “Pro” League? Probably not, no.

They also said a balance patch would have come 2 weeks before every pvp league.
Here we are, on pvp league day, with no balance (patch) whatsoever.

I’m not so sure we will see a balance patch today.

Hi all,
i played mesmer for some time a couple of years ago and now i’ve unlocked Chrono in new maps.
However i’m not sure how do you play in events, right now i’m using S/T and Staff but things are often dying before i can event shatter once and then i’ve clones and phantasm on cooldown, before we hit the champion i feel like i’m not contributing enough to the event.
I admit i’ve yet to understand how to use F5 so i’m definitely not playing the best I can, should i switch to other weapons? I was thinking about swapping GS for staff, at least the AA is relevant.
Also i’m running all wells and Time Warp, sometimes i don’t know if it’s better to put down the well on me the gain buffs or near mobs to help melee and deal damage.
Any advice?

MercenaryNote.8506:

CUT
Sorry for making this so long but here’s a TL;DR
Other legends need to be more interesting and engaging, at least for what they’re advertised to offer. Glint/Shiro need more risk for the reward they give, as currently, they dominate, being one of the highest DPS builds out there (with the very very VERY hard rotation of pressing 1 /s) and need more interesting play.

Totally agree with this, i’ve rolled revenant with full ascended and 100% map exploration but i’m not sure if i’m going to keep playing it.
Right now i’m playing tempest D/F and it feels more dynamic and fun.

I like marauders, i want to craft a full set when i get the mats.