Guild Wars 2

Or you could just completely remove skyhammer nobody will miss it.

wvw over there —-————>

any news? now im afraid to play because i dont want to lose my rating to a random bug

the initiative on sword skill 2 shadow return should be WAY higher, it is just a spammable, almost free, stunbreaker ^^ i did a post about this, they seem not to give a dammn crap

Currently Warriors are able to carry a kitten greatsword and a kitten shield, and also use a banner on the battlefield wich transforms every player on korean. it feels really overpowered

S/S? backstab on s/d? errrr go back hotjoin plz

they clearly want thiefs to become s/d 3 spam lords. This is a HUGE nerf that wasn’t expected, so was the mug nerf. It’s been 2 consecutive nerfs already. Thief was close to balance, was dammn fine, u are breaking it just because hot-join crap qq’s on the forums. Im quitting this game for some time, once again. regards

If you keep an eye on gw2 esports subreddit the builds used in tournaments are normally uploaded there.

http://www.reddit.com/r/gw2esports/comments/1f4m43/builds_used_in_mmorpg_guild_wars_2_na_invitational/

So i was having a coffee reading this post. I don’t main necro that’s to be said. But i have played it quite enough to understand how the “vigor issue” is a certainly a big problem for them.

I thougt: what about making one of the necro weapon abilities to actually steal vigor from targets? I mean, it does make sense after all, it is something that would fit with the “lore”.
I was thinking on the offhand dagger number 4 skill wich sends conditions to foes. What about adding an effect on it so it removes 1,5 of the current vigor from enemy target? (assuming 2 would be the 2 evades) and leech 1 evade from them. It would be insanely strategic, forcing enemies either to weapon swap to benefit from energy sigils or to use defensive utilities or just wait the vigor to regen and eat the dmg while giving the necro another so much needed evade on the close-combat weapon set every time that skill is off cd.
Notice this would be hard to abuse and not op in any way since the range on this weapon skill is not that much and that means the necro is at danger staying in a risky position.
I think this wouldn’t concern Pve either, since stealing vigor from npcs is like, yeh.
Thoughts?

devs think they have infinite time to develop the needed stuff, may be because we already paid for the game on its alpha state? :O

ensoriki.5789:

Did people start playing this game only yesterday?
How are you “forced to play a build based on a bug mechanic”. When S/P and S/D have existed since launch. What because of Flanking strike stealing 2 boons instead of removing 1? Get real hombre
Want more?
Inf strike to the trebuchet from the bottom of the treb. Simply go back and forth.
Inf strike from atop the henge on the left side behind pillar, break LoS everytime doesn’t require 1200 range.
Inf strike back and forth from behind that piece of shrapnel at Mine. Inf strike from the corner of the stairs at Keep break LoS everyday. Less than 1200 range. Though Inf strike to Clocktower is less than 1200 too mind you.
Inf strike from behind the rocks on bear to players in the middle.
Inf strike from under the bridge at alter to players on the point.
Inf strike from atop the temple upper layer.
Inf strike behind pillar at Gate.
Inf strike behind the fencing at waterfall and quarry. Inf strike from the upper levels down onto graveyard.
Inf strike + Shadowstep/Inf signet+Steal (maybe throw in a IA) to cross 1500-3900 units such as between graveyard to side points when there is an opponent on the point.
U mad brah?

totally bugged mechanic so yeh

mesmer in phantasm? im not arguing anymore with u.

Darkdanjal.3401:

Jony.6815:

what? mesmer can do what? blinks are different story, the thief already have the chance to do that, as every class with blinks does. The infiltrator strike is not supossed to be a blink but an attack.

let it be? because u enjoy bug xploiting? srry brah

How is the the blink different, as a mesmer who isnt nearly as squishi as a thief you just port instant to clocktower spot, a thief is squishi as hell while a mesmer can take damage and do a lot of damage while using the blink exploit, its the same to me, I think its fun and in tournies when I play with my guild we know something can come form a thief or mesmer…either you remove then both or just learn to live and play against it

It’s totally diferent. With a blink u come inside the fight with a cooldown cost, and you dont have the chance to instantly get off from it with an stun-breaker and repeat.
So get ur kitten right b4 calling l2p

what? mesmer can do what? blinks are different story, the thief already have the chance to do that, as every class with blinks does. The infiltrator strike is not supossed to be a blink but an attack.

let it be? because u enjoy bug xploiting? srry brah

The title says it all. I play thief, and i don’t want to be forced to play a build based on a bug mechanic that i don’t enjoy playing but that is so good that must be played. So the bug itself is very well known by everyone already, the shadowstep after the infiltrator strike is supossed to be 1200 range, but it has literally no range, i have tried with a mesmer using his portal at max range and i was able to shadowstep back.

So is this skill supossed to be a self portal with no cd for thief that can use (and is stun breaker) for 15 seconds?

Not to mention the clear abuse some thiefs are doing on kyhlo where u can just use infiltrator strike from outside the clock tower to a marked target inside, then shadowstep outside and repeat. This issue needs serious fix.

Notice that i’m not talking about how cheap on initiative cost this ability is, wich may be another discussion, this is just a bug xploit.

IGN: Sadpvper / Sadtrick
Main Profession: Thief
Alternate Professions: Mesmer
Account name: Jony.6815
Practice Availablity: I’m pretty much a no-lifer, the only exception would be weekends when i play a bit less but i could still play 3 hours day (dem gf ;p)
Current PvP rank (Not Leaderboard): 43
Level of Desire: Hardcore tournament play.
NA or EU: EU ( gmt +1)
I have huge experience on tournament play- team play. I left gw2 for 2 months then came back; i’m now teamless.

GankSinatra.2653:

No way! Never saw that coming. Then again didnt they state before release that expansions would come once every year? Or was that another game.

You clearly missing anets official position about expansions on gw2 *^^

Look what NCsoft “Nah Seong Chan” said about a gw2 expansion :>

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-05-13-ncsoft-profits-up-yoy-but-down-on-last-quarter

i wonder how long this post stays undeleted *^^

playing since release. my highest caracter is lvl 2.

yeh i love pve.

+1

anet, hire this guy :o

<Player looking for a team>

Ingame name: Sadcleric/ Sadtrick

Main Class / Potential Classes (Incase team requires): Mesmer / Guardian. I could and would learn any other required profession if its needed.

Region: EU ( Spain, gmt +1)

Practice Times : Any, pretty much online all the time but mornings.

Experience: I have played sPvP since release, i am rank 42, i stopped for like 2 months for personal affairs. I have over 1,5k + tournaments with guardian, and around 700 with mesmer. I would prefer to play mesmer but as i said i could do anything.

Other (Anything else that you would like to add): I can speak english fluently on voice-chats and i always keep a positive mind either on victory or defeat

Bump, dont ruin this good new changes with laggy servers.

andyMak.6985:

I see this everywhere, What does Synergy Mean in builds??

say for a thief or Ele.. what is a Synergy build?

Synergy: noun

1: The interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of individual elements.

So the basic idea is: merge conquest with deathmatch.
Imagine a new arena map, as soon as it begins both teams are face to face, countdown from 10 seconds, a mid point, no other points yet. The first team killing the other team gets the mid point capped, then the second phase of the game begins. The winning team spawns on the mid point wich is capped for them, now it starts giving points to them, but now the side points appear, the team whom lost the deathmatch spawns all at the same time on a spawn area, then they decide either to attack mid, split for side points, or well.. many options. Now the first team scoring 500 wins, just as usual.

This way would prevent teams to run “spike” setups wich may happen in deathmach only mode. Also, running full bunker setup wouldn’t be possible, as killing the others is mandatory.

Just brainstorming, opinions?

I like the schedule in terms of objetives, it just sucks on it’s timing. Many people left already, few ( like me ) came back with ladders. The thing is that anet might think they have infinite time to develop the desired sPvP as long as gw2 it’s doing money with pve, so spvp looks like a plus; it is just not the main business.

But don’t be wrong, as soon as there is any other mmo pvp game out there competing with you, you will loose the chance. PvP community will not wait forever. Ever heard of oportunity cost? try explaining that to your bosses guys.

sPvP team needs attention from the company, and that is your fault not getting it-not earning it.

I can bet that you are trying to time the sPvP team schedules with pve teams and other company areas, if that is so, that’s a big fail. The pve timings and pvp timings MUST be different due to the innate nature of the pvp itself. PvP needs constant “movement”, the people playing pvp is what makes the pvp, there must be clear horizonts, reasons to practice, reasons to invest time for the pvp. We can`t be satisfied having a little chapter on the patch notes for the pvp. PvP patches should have their own timing, like if the pve didn’t exist.

I guess you get the point. Sorry for the long post.

Regards

cool video i enjoyed it :>.

its so hilarious, back in gw1 there was all the stuff we missing for gw2.

still the time for gw2 will eventually arrive, im a belieber.

it would be more entertaining to listen if you add some kind of webcam chat or even replays or something, 1 hour of audio is rough.

just pointing that out, good job anyway.

Whipem.1705:

Smart thing to do would be to create a group and play that way if you can’t stand pug’s in tournaments.

It is not a tournament, is a 1 freaking ranked match. Many other games have different ladders for solo-q and premades, and thats how it has to be for many reasons wich im too lazy to enlighten you.

Thesilentflute.8761:

“ruined the tpvp solo community "

who’s that you and you’r care bear?

Bumping. Still interested on an official answer on this matter.

Rieselle.5079:

I wouldn’t expect too many PvP or even balance/class/bugfixes until 2013.

ANet’s plans were always PvE events in Oct, Nov and Dec. So their efforts are now focused on the Xmas event for now. After “event season” is finished, maybe then they can start looking at more general features/fixes.

If this is true i see a massive getaway :p, people is just getting tired even those patience ones, myself included. There is a real chance for having a rpg third person game on the e-sport scene, we thought it could be GW2. IF they truly focus on pve this game will be a pve game with some pvp candys, nothing else. It`s a shame they are loosing the opportunity, maybe in a short time there is other company who realize this and take the correct decissions.

Cogbyrn.7283:

No, the next patch will not magically make GW2 an e-sport. Even if all of the e-sports infrastructure was released, it still wouldn’t make the game an e-sport. That would take time to develop.

I guess you missunderstood my request. Im asking for the features, not the e-sport itself.

They just cant’t keep the secretism on this matter. An official post with a release day for custom servers and stuff is needed, the people is fleeing to other games, even those whom had hope for this to be an eSport.

So i just wanted to be answered to the million dollar question: are we getting the custom servers and ladderboards on the next patch? we have been waiting for long now since release, been said this features would come; and we have waited just like childrens waiting for Santa. The people is getting really annoyed for not having a custom server to practice or even to test range on certain abilities on certain maps. The e-sport goal is nice, we all want it. Wont happen with more pve-event. Give us the solid tpvp community this answer, keep our hopes up.

Sincerely, Sadcleric ( TNT)

Someone in my team said that the holy trinity is to mmo videogames what the sphere is to the physics, a perfect concept. I do agree with this: supports are just unnefective against high burst teams ( aka eclipsia ss, Oo, …. etc) so you are only left with the option to play burst urself or pure bunker setups. This is just true. BUT:

Removing healers did no such thing.

You wouldn’t even need DPS classes, as Conquest is about point control. You’d just play 3x tank 2x healer with knockbacks and roots. Once a point is yours, it’s not going away.

All your complaining stems from how Conquest is designed to favor extremities rather than more balanced specs.

Its certainly true. So its a hard decision what anet is facing here and i fear this can be the struggle for gw2. Conquest system ( wich i like ) + No healer ( wich i don’t like )

Make your bet.

Sadcleric (TNT)

I actually like the conquest system, and find it really fun. If you want a 5v5 deathmatch go back wow or cs. The conquest system adds a huge estrategy side for tPvP play and im glad they won’t change it but look for it’s balance.

Your argument is invalid sir.

So im trying to log on the game. And it keeps saying this message : connection error detected, and it keeps trying without any result. It can`t be the internet, whats happening???

This is something you devs must fix soon. The few stable teams are being forced back to free tournaments due to the long q’s wait, therefore our progression is being shot down and the people in free tournaments are already complaining about the match-make system and the “hate” anet has about casual players.

i think this should be top priority for the gw2 PvP team. Keep the teams willing for the e-sport as much as you on your side. Regards.

Sadcleric(TNT)

knock them out of the area.

It`s been 2 days already that my team has been forced to go free tournaments because paid tournamets weren`t popping at all.

It`s not my intention here to blame or to cry at anyone. I just want to know what is happening with paid queues. The past week, they were popping normally.

My team plays normally from 16:00 to 21:00. Some people said me that paid tournaments are only popping on night time. That can be really… negative, what is the matter with it? Did the people ran out of tickets? There are not enough teams for it?

It`s like if we had to set the times with the other 10-15 regular teams to play paids.

I hope a dev answer on this subject, im especially concerned about how are they going to handle this issue. Regards.

Sadcleric ( TNT )

" It is the rule in war: If our forces are ten to the enemy’s one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two, one to meet the enemy in front, and one to fall upon his rear; if he replies to the frontal attack, he may be crushed from behind; if to the rearward attack, he may be crushed in front "

Sun-Tzu. The art of war.

Get 2 “bunkers” to attack their far point, don`t protect yours. The other 3 people go mid point, and instant delete the guardian, how ? u might wonder -> timewarp, backstab thief. If the 2 bunkers survived, tell them back to mid. Now hold mid point and recover the spawn base if was lost, or just hold this 2 points if they didn`t. They simply can`t be everywhere.

Sadcleric ( TNT)

I´m i the only one around here who thinks the pvp is exciting, fresh, and addictive?

Of course it needs it balancing, bug fixes, etc. But that´s something normal in every game, not to mention a new game.

The pvp itself is really fun, and as a hardcore pvp gamer like me, i haven´t been truly amazed with a game pvp like this since DAoC, and i have played every mmo pvp game out there.

My team is playing everyday tPvP with the hope to see gw2 as an e-sport someday.

Just wanted to say this, as i logged in the forums and saw like 20 cry, post. 10x, the game is boring, and etc. Some positive feedback doesn´t hurt guys

Sadcleric (TNT)

I actually like the character swap in tournaments. It offers so much variety to the team setups that i think it can be really positive. But i would make it more “competitive” and less random. In my opinion teams should have 3 options to swap characters, and use them wisely during the tournament, just like in football. This can be an addition to the strategies or just a random bug abuse anet hasnt decided how to fix yet. I like more the first option.

Sadcleric ( TNT)