Guild Wars 2

We are 3 friends, casual but dedicated players, looking for a few more. Currently playing on the Crystal Desert server, usually between 5:00 and 10:00 PM. We would like to have a regular group to run all dungeons, the new Fractals of the Mists, explore and complete maps, and just generally have a lot of fun. We’re not looking for a big guild, we don’t speed run dungeons, and we’re not into min-maxing. We play at our own pace, doing a bit of everything, relaxing, chatting on Skype and having a good laugh.

If that sounds like you, then we’d love to group up with you. Fell free to add me in game, or send me a PM through these forums.

We are 3 friends, casual but dedicated players, looking for a few more. Currently playing on the Crystal Desert server, usually between 5:00 and 10:00 PM. We would like to have a regular group to run all dungeons, the new Fractals of the Mists dungeon, explore and complete maps, and just generally have a lot of fun. We’re not looking for a big guild, we don’t speed run dungeons, and we’re not into min-maxing. We play at our own pace, doing a bit of everything, relaxing, chatting on Skype and having a good laugh.

If that sounds like you, then we’d love to group up with you. Fell free to add me in game, or send me a PM through these forums.

I’m running a condition damage/support build on my elementalist: 0/0/20/30/20 with full Nightmare armor and runes and Chrysocola jewels. 1126 cond damage, nothing like seeing those bleed/burn/poison ticks destroying enemies in dungeons, while being a strong healer, with enough vitality/toughness to take a few hits.

I like the idea of the new dungeon and the new condition that can only be mitigated by having ascended armor. What I don’t agree with is the way it seems to be implemented. Putting in extra tiers of gear is the first step towards the much dreaded “gear threadmill”. A better idea is to drive the player to progressively improve on his existing items to overcome greater challenges without them giving any advantage against other players.

Case in point, instead of just throwing a new tier of items in, what I’d like to see is the ability to “infuse” my armor with the required protection – but only with that needed protection. No need to boost the stats on it. In the new dungeon, you could put an extra turn on the first level – that instead of bringing us to the portal to the next level, will lead us into a room where a rather difficult boss await, and behind it, an NPC that will add an infusion slot to an item of our choice – for a price, of course. The price could simply be a token dropping from the afforementioned boss. Maybe even have several ways to “buy” the infusion slot: A significant amount of gold, a token dropping from a boss, or a few Badges of Honor. (Make sure you cater to all play styles)

Don’t make the gear better. We don’t need better gear, looks is enough. Proof: how many people put countless hours grinding and farming for a legendary when it is not one bit better then basic exotic weapons? On top of that, you’re telling me that I just gathered and wasted 1400 token from Twilight Arbor for a totally awesome set of armor that I won’t be able to use anymore? All tha crafting I’ve spent gold and time on, what am I gonna do with that now?

I find that this way you’re not flipping off all the more casual players that worked hard for their few exotics only to be told that they’ll need to start the grind again. You’re giving the hardcore players complaining of not enough do to something else to rush to finish and start complaining again. You’re not preventing players from playing with whoever they wish – ascended or not, as getting someone the required upgrades is just a fun detour on the path you’re going to take anyways.

And you know what, in 3 years, after the Xth patch and Yth expansion, I’ll be able to show my gear with N different infusion slots on it and say: “Been there, done that. Newb”.

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A few friends and I have discovered that this bug seems to be caused by (at least) the rangers Healing Spring ability.

Whenever our ranger had the spring down, and a Fire Elemental was summoned, it’s wing flapping sound would be very very loud without fail. Everyone in the group except the ranger himself could hear it. This affects both the greater and lesser elementals.

This is only our initial finding, not having tested it in depth, I’ll report back whenever I have the opportunity to test this further.

My Asuran ele, as of sept. 21st.

Awesome video, thanks !

pyronix.4081:

on fire attunement

There’s your problem right there. Don’t try to work with only 1 attunement, use all 4 of them. Switch often to keep your opponents CC’d and the damage rolling.

You have the advantage (over all other classes) of 20 weapons skills at your disposal. Make the better of them.

When using Staff, I like to start in Earth, drop a bleeding AoE on the mobs, pop a projectile reflect bubble, then switch to fire for some burning and maybe a meteor shower, then to air for blinds and static field – a push back as well if needed, going into water if my health is dropping, an so on. There’s no fixed rotation, but you need to use all of your abilities.

And of course, there’s the usual kiting/dodging, and just keep moving. Most of your abilities can be used while moving, make the best of it.

I share Pangie’s sentiment. My main is a lvl 80 elementalist, and I’ve had fun with it all along. Admittedly, it takes some getting used to. Here are some tricks I’ve learned running PvE, PvP and dungeons :

- Learn to dodge, and keep moving. Most of your abilities can be used/cast while moving.
- Switch attunement often to keep your opponent(s) CC’d and the damage rolling. Remember that we have the advantage of 20 skills at our disposal. There are even traits that give us boons when attuning to elements.
- Most weapons combos have pretty much equivalent utility, slightly favoring DPS or defense, but the important part is to learn all the skills and use them effectively. Take the time to read them, and you will discover nifty tricks.
- Along with the previous point, select your utility skills to better complement your weapon skills, and counter your opponents’ abilities.

There’s a lot more involved in playing GW2 effectively, but that will come with thought and practice.