Guild Wars 2

All is vain.

maybe a good excuse to introduce a commit sudoku button for all classes, across all game modes C:

kills urself, normal respawn time.

Aspiring game design student here.
5000 hours since headstart weekend.

The quality of gw2’s art, assets, and environments serve as my go-to standard for all of my work. No other game I know of sells the impression of immersion while keeping to the unique and consistent art-style that gw2 boasts. I can definitely see and appreciate the hours, even more so the months of work put into each part of the game.

many mmos coming out this year, and i have every intention to continue playing this one for years to come.

will always hold some salt to lack of capes tho. darn those smelly charr

Doesn’t hit, even if target doesn’t move.

If the target is moving, sure, I understand since the skill is slowed. But standing still doesn’t register as a hit. Not that it bothers me though. Gives my thief a chance to counter it.

Dug around the forums and couldn’t find anyone pointing this out. If someone did, sorry for bringing up something not new.

Gaze of darkness skill does not reveal as intended.

KhainPride.3987:

Kidel.2057:

Ross Biddle.2367:

It’ll be great firing that into a reflect.

That skill has 5 seconds of cd. You can reflect maybe 1 if you’re lucky. A Berserker just needs to wait for your reflect to go down and can spam 3 in a row before you’re finished recharging. Or can just move so the the barrier is not in the line of fire.
That projectile is not even that slow, and it just needs to hit 1 target to connect with everyone. No 5 targets limit.

The fact is that every primal burst is weaker then normal bursts, because has shorter cd. This is right. But this rifle primal burst IS. NOT. WEAKER. then rifle normal burst. Period.

And not only it’s not weaker, it’s OP.

Also this reflect thing is bullkitten and solves nothing. What if you really reflect it? It means that the enemy broup has basically been PKed by a companion.
So Berserker will be the meta again. Keep it alive, reflect the other berserker, don’t make them reflect yours!

wall of reflect from guardians can last upto 12 seconds and most trait it to make it last that long.

That is 1 guardian out of the 10~80 man blobs you will encounter in open world pvp

I know many guild groups run 2 reflects per party or atleast 1 per party and having 2-3 melee parties.

All you need is 1 reflect

Also warrior needs to get 30 adrenaline in a zerg fight and switch to berserker. If you cancle ur burst skills in berserker, it goes on 3 second CD and sometimes you lose your adrenaline for some odd reason.

Also you either choose more power or more defense with when using berserker trait line

Signet of might = 6 sec unblockable

cannot be reflected
cannot be absorbed by shield bubble

havent tested on feedback or smoke screen, but i believe itd be a similar effect.

Rip GvGs.

https://youtu.be/7xO7zVpvBw4

Coyote.7031:

Kokurai.7258:

Coyote.7031:

Mag eh? And here CD is whooping you

top. kek.

T3, weaksauce

aw shiet ppt heroes everywhere.
rip the dream.
rip t3.
rip fight tier.

EDIT: gtfo of this tier if you want to compare ppt kitten. we dont swing that way here.

Coyote.7031:

Mag eh? And here CD is whooping you

top. kek.

Everyone qqing over this is looking at it from the wrong perspective.

Think of it this way: anyone can utilize the buff. Think of it like guard stacks, food buff, or sigil stack. Put in the time and get that buff for yourself. Its your fault for not evolving with the rest of us.

mikerock.6187:

HolyPenor.8639:

FIX THIS PLS!!!!!! I am unable to to roam or do anything without getting 1 shot by exploiters everywhere.

same With me Mr/s. Penor I just cant get this gaem to liek me anysmore.
when i lodge in i wan to plya WvW and roam for fihgts on my Very Unique and Extremely difficulet CondItion Damgae MEsmer. but i can win fgihts when the enemy kills me in 4 hits or less. DX HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i had sam e problem tonite 2 i find buff everywhere anet halp plz support your troops.
i dont understand :(((((((((

Me having a blast on s/d d/d thief
love the surgical approach this build forces me to play as. really fun.

i get rekt by other thieves tho.
but w/e.

saw this build, tested it, fell in love with it.
was very similar to a build i was running, with stronger trait choices.

i used the same traits except i traded cloaked in shadow for master of deception. your defensive utilities will be up far more often, allowing you to make use of your stealth traits better as needed.

ran s/d d/p with energy/battle sigs on each swap, pack runes and zerker set.

if youre thinking about getting some survivability in there, i suggest soldier chest and leggings and weapons and zerker everything else.

Children, please. Do yourself a favor and get some GemFX love going on.

Here are some screencap spams of the wyvern, highlighting the awesomeness of first person, over the shoulder, and FOV mechanics when coupled with GemFX’s pseudo depth of field feature. Gliding just got that much more amazing.

http://s1197.photobucket.com/user/Lv100Pikachu/library/

Also, are those God Rays i see coming from the sun? ARE WE FINALLY GETTING GODRAYS?!?

Donari.5237:

Possibly big issue: Deposit Materials worked.

I thought about that too, so i removed my t6 mats from my bank and tried to deposit from beta again. I think the bank dolyak got slapped by a thief along the way, cuz it wasnt there when i checked later.

Randulf.7614:

Wyvern glitches in and out when he goes to fly off.

Intense smoke effects are a real concern for some gfx/pcs. Not sure if that’s solvable tbh

Have you tried seeing how it is affected by graphics options?

Making a thread since I cant find one.
Will upload vids with what I’ve found later.

Tooltip for Revenant mace 2 – should be a fire combo field.

Will edit more as I find more stuff.

Slick. Shoes.

I like new stab changes, but you gotta clean up some of these skills. Losing like 2-3 stacks of stability going through the oil slick once is a problem.

Slick shoes new meta, gg gvg scene.

Shiyo.3578:

Why do you have 18k hp?

After guard stacks, and Im running soldiers/Zerk armor

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQRAoa8Yl0Mp8pdPx0J8PNRLhwdshB18RgOreF-TVyHwAa2fwjaF9US0RVlBnEAfK3irE0r+BAPBAyAUNGA-w

Some have been asking for my build, so here it is.

Another version of this is 50630. I believe I found an old thread on that one before.

Im not the best thief out there, and my playstyle is really aggressive. The idea behind this was to build in some defensive lines, while maintaining similar damage potential to other traditional thief builds. This also allows me to omnomnom other classes’ burst via infinite dodge and high armor and vitality rating.

After spending a few months between d/p and s/d playstyles, I came up with a build that would allow me to swap between both weapon sets and remain combat effective.

With the build, I maintain relatively high might, and reaching 25 stacks is easy with practice. With 25 stacks, I reach about 32k power, and keep an armor rating of about 2500 and a hilarious 18k health pool after guard stacks. The downside of this build is that I lose precision for my backstabs, sitting at only 30% critical chance. However, because of the heightened power, I have the potential to burst out damage comparable to zerky builds.

This build does not work in pvp. do not try this in pvp.

Thank you for the replies guys, been away fron the comp and havent been checking lately. Your tips definitely gave me some pointers in what i gope to be the right direction.

Some have been asking for my build, so Ill throw another thread on that later

Please be nice~
I’m hoping for criticism and things I can work on to make better vids in the future! I had fun with this one

Running an S/D D/P Might stacking build that I came up with to suit my two favorite weapon sets.

I do admit forever dodge and forever stealth isn’t cool, but thats how I build my might and it fits my aggressive playstyle. Im not immortal. C:

Writing this from work – will post screen shots later

My female human thief wears the commando armor for the chest and starter headband. Really cool imo with the way the cloth flows

Zach.3264:

I wouldn’t really say this is insane might stacking.

You can do better using Hidden Assassin (2 stacks every stealth for 17~ sec)
Combined with Orrian Truffle if you wish.

Superior runes of the Noble are also excellent for Condition builds.
+40% might duration and you gain 3 stacks of might every time you use heal skill (10 sec CD) which works wonders with Withdraw.

Something like this
So much might stacking it’s great.

Thank you so much for your input!

I feel that the build you provided definitely focuses alot more on the p/d side of the weaponset ( 1971 attack/ 1730 cd) than what I originally provided, which focuses on the sustained hard dps from s/d (3323 attack/409 cd). The 2 might stacks every dodge adds to pressure on the enemy while taking it off of me through evades.

But I can definitely see that build giving massive ticks though. :D

My original intent was to maximize the amount of sustained dps from s/d by allowing p/d’s conditions to keep exposed weakness activated for the extra 10% damage, and I figured the 409 Cd would be enough to be considered somewhat viable. Perhaps I will balance condi dmg/attack power to make the most out of my playstyle. The noble runes just might do the trick

I really appreciate the feedback :)

Hey guys
Was tinkering with builds the past few days and this one I instantly fell in love with.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vYAQRAsY6Yl0Mp8pdPx0J8PNh49gsGLzSnBN1g9HuKA-zkCBYfAYhQ4ihmCM00HQUBApPFRjtKqIasKkYaXER1BAQA+NdWm1ZgZOzZ+bf7bSBUlyI-w

25/0/0/15/30

Insane might stacking through dodges through power of inertia and orrian truffle and meat stew for 2 stacks each dodge. The plus 10% from exposed weakness on top of this adds even more to the dps.

This also revolves heavily around your steal. everything in trickery and deadly arts contribute to your steal, and every time you steal you get to fully recharge a utility – 2 of which fall into the same category.

Ive found it lacks in condition removal aside from the shadow stepping and lyssa runes, but kiting and knowing when to back off and reset is all about being a thief.

Pistol/dagger can also be traded out for a shortbow

I feel pretty confident in this build – im sure there are other thieves out there that use this but Ive yet to see a build like this on the forums – give it a shot, see how it goes!

[Edit] Previous link left out a lyssa rune :P

ohai harls! fancy meeting u here

i dont think the gw2 engine really supports this idea. i cant recall any instance in the game where the player is able to pilot/drive/ride anything at their control. everything is either stationary or given pre-determined paths.
which also explains the lack of mounts.

I see a lot of talk about how this is only an issue with those who worry about PPT. But I think it is important to stress that it is very important that your server is able to hold things over the sleepy hours. Those of us who can only get on during this time can be stuck in a wvw map with no waypoint, no siege, no protection, and no safety against a zerg from a server that happens to have a stronger night crew, all because their main population is gone at the moment. Outmanned is a nice buff for them, but they still deserve at least a way to hold their territory fairly.

It effects all of us, regardless of whether or not you care about PPT.

Just my 2c.

FNCY is looking for a possible 5v5 or 10v10 gvg sometime this week. it’ll be our first, so plz be gentle
shoot me an in game mail and lets see what we can get

…I know you guys

now here’s this week’s big question: how many of us will be in town with the holidays coming up?

xmtrcv.5236:

Thief
>We have also reduced the effectiveness of high-evasion thieves by reducing vigor uptime and adding some cast time to the Shadow Return skill on the sword. This prevents thieves from evading and easily dealing with being disabled (stun, daze, fear, knockdown, etc.).
>Also, we are trying to improve the survivability of thieves in the Acrobatics line

…wat?

sometimes when i command, i’ll swap to either 0/0/30/20/20 for venom share and boons/merciful ambush for rez and granting regen on stealth or bring the dps to the fight with a 0/30/25/15/0

shortbow and blinds go a long way in a fight, as well as shadowstepping to vantage points to spam poison cloud/blast finishers etc. you do have signet of agility that help condi removal.

and if those dont float your boat, stealth (like always).

messiah.1908:

what do you mean in support?
boons sharing? – no

:O we do have boon sharing. thrill of the crime and bountiful theft.
also there are plenty of runes that grant aoe support (albeit not very viable for thieves)

and dont forget those blinds. people underestimate the blinds!! blinding powder/smokescreen awesomeness.

[FNCY] had alot of fun fights tonight! we’re definitely looking to get out there again

[HvC] animal zerg…us fancy folk were amused xD
had a good laugh!! need more humor in wvw like this

figured this would be an appropriate place to put this

for thief -
any chance u guys can have caltrops work like a combo finisher?
say i deployed them in a fire field- it would also apply burning on top of its bleeding and cripple. or on a water field it would stack regen to allies etc

Auggy.1738:

Kokurai.7258:

about 5 minutes or so before NSP taking sm~
dat lag man..could feel it all over the map

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxR07QJExHI

what happened to the rest of the 50+ minutes?

video ended when client crashed xD
wasnt gonna risk going thru queue again

i think nsp is proving ourselves relatively well this match. even if we’re losing, we’re still fighting and learning

about 5 minutes or so before NSP taking sm~
dat lag man..could feel it all over the map

Firing a catapult into a blob. :’) definitely one of the finer things in life.

Omne.4603:

I honestly didn’t expect to spend the first night of Silver League spawn camping CD on NSP bl.

im surprised at the amount of people we had tonight
cant tell if xfers or just pve ppl comin in

SO CLOSE…its almost mocking me!

Colt.9051:

Hellooooo…. oh please oh gawd, not in the face NSP, not the faceeee!!!1 AHHHHHH!

-hugs for everyone- ill place trays of chocolate chip cookies at your spawns at midnight, cst.
we just got out from a beat down from yaks bend, so we know where youre coming from <3

YB needs to lrn2/sleep. its 2 am ffs!

T_T FERGIE, DH!! NSP MISSES YOU
YB and EBay are gross.

please be kind to nsp this week ;-; we didnt do anything wrong

hehe…i still have flashbacks…-cries-

just wanted to say thank you for the party in SM the last30 minutes. good job all and good luck in league
way to end with a bang

im gonna miss this matchup :( its been a really great week guys!
really epic fights all around :D

Red Rum.8430:

Unfortunate we are missing a night crew on this server.

tell me about it. dh took ur half of eb, and then we took it with a ton of golems. not a single soul inside. all sorts of siege and not one was manned. o-o