Guild Wars 2

This is annoying me, and i’m getting on help in game. What do I need to do to get the icon on my screen? I’m in Hearts of the Mist, but I just cannot see it.

Longbow + Staff druid is surprisingly easy to handle. Wasn’t expecting the staff attack to pierce.

Chris McSwag.4683:

Ascended weapons is account bound, and cant be crafted on other accounts.
Legendary weapons (apart from HOPE, Nevermore and Astralaria) are unbound upon creation, and can be sold/mailed around, so you could indeed have a friend make it for you.

An important thing to keep in mind though is that all the gifts used to craft it are account bound, so you cant mail gifts of exploration etc. Same goes for some of the mats used in them such as mystic clovers(which your friend will need to craft), obsidian shards and icy runestones.

But the legendary items are basically just skins, right? If I unlock it on one character, the skin can transfer to the others on my account?

Cripes….nice to see Huntsman is the most expensive craft to learn…..fml

well crap. How much gold/time would you think it would take to max out a profession? Also have to think of which one to max out for which weapons/gear. Maybe huntsman for a bow or artificer for staff :/

Say you don’t feel like craftign one, but your friend happens to be a maxed out crafter. Can your friend just make you the weapon, or is it something like “Bind on Acquire”?

@anduriell not sure what you’re exactly saying here. If I go Marauder, i’d have to learn the recipe to craft marauder gear? Is this a damage or heal based setup?

Anyone else, please?

What gear should I focus on?

Which attributes are more important?

I haven’t played this game since the last beta for HoT. I’m getting my kitten thoroughly kicked in the HoT areas and wanted to try out this whole Druid and Staff thing. Can anyone suggest any good DPS builds I could possibly solo with in PvE?

How is d/d in EotM? I’m loving it out there, so thinking of trying somethign new.

Thank you. I will try that when I get home.

So, EotM give more exp then world completing? Time wise.

I’ve actually never been in EotM. That came out after I left for the first time. I’ll check it out.

Guessing no? /15 characters

I’m looking for something that will help me get to 80 quick. I’m currently level 36, and I’ve been focusing on a power/precision build with a staff. The damage is there, but I’m so kitten squishy that I seem to die at least once or twice an hour. I came from a Ranger character, so that may have something to do with it.

Can anyone recommend a setup for PvE that will get me to 80 quickly?

It kicked me out again for connection loss, and now I cant even load a character anymore. Guess I have to go back to SWTOR…sigh

It finally let me back in, but the lag is horrible. I’m having up to a 10 second delay in the chat. I tested my connection again and it’s fine. http://www.speedtest.net/result/4516797471.png

I was in the middle of a story line quest and I lost connection. After logout, the game wouldnt let me log back in so I exited and tested my connection with web sites, speedtest, and opened up a few other games such as SWTOR. I can access all those other games, but I cannot start the GW2 cliet because it cannot connect.

I think some people need to make a A/T + SB condition ranger. I’ve always ALWAYS killed faster then nearly any other player doing 1v1 and group mobs. Even in Orr, where I am not fully speced, I can kill faster than most people I’ve seen. The GS +LB power build for Ranger is underwhelming compared to a good Con build.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-J;5Fky-t2cDF-0;9-6;2Z_b;0257146056;4a-17T;1jxqQjxqQdxk8TbnP;38999A9B9C9DeGB1YF8JX6TsW6Tg

Roughly what I use, and it works great in PvE. I rarely get hit, and even when I do, it’s not something life threatening. Pet takes most of the hits, gathers all agro, and also, I can tangle if necessary. Traps are a godsend as well. Things just melt far faster then other players around me.

Sure its not the type of bags you have equipped?

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

Kyosji.8961:

Still a tad annoyed there are some things for sale in the gem store that we were originally told would be free. The living stories season 2 is one of them.

LS #2 was free, if you logged on during the relevant time period (even if you didn’t play). ANet always said it would cost gems if you didn’t unlock it during that grace period.

Plus, since it costs gems, you can convert gold to pay for it. (That isn’t, of course, very convenient. It does, however, mean that you can still get the content without spending a dime.)

Kyosji.8961:

Sources:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Guild-wars-2-content-update/first#post86706

That’s still true. We continue to get content and feature updates without cost.

Of course, since that statement was made, the community pushed for an expac and ANet is also delivering that, which, by necessity, reduced the amount of no-cost content we’ve seen for the last 5-8 months.

Kyosji.8961:

http://www.gamebreaker.tv/news-main/mmorpg/guild-wars-2-gets-free-content-every-month/

Just a website repeating ANet’s hype; doesn’t really say anything different and, again, it’s still largely true.

Kyosji.8961:

There were a few others, but harder to look for the info 4-5 years later.

4-5 years? The game has only been out 3 years.

tl;dr ANet has stayed true to the original quotes, within the context of also adding an expansion (at least partially due to player demand for paid-for content, too).

I used 4-5 years because the game has only been out for 3 years. You don’t advertise for the release of a game after the game has been released =p

Still a tad annoyed there are some things for sale in the gem store that we were originally told would be free. The living stories season 2 is one of them. Not going to start a “I hate Anet” thread, cause I really dont, but when you advertise a game for years as one that will have free downloadable content, then charge people for said ‘free downloadable content’, it kinda gets under my skin. I understand charging for the expansion, but not actual game play content. What angers me more about this is that it WAS free, then they stuck a price tag on it for everyone else.

Sources:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Guild-wars-2-content-update/first#post86706

http://www.gamebreaker.tv/news-main/mmorpg/guild-wars-2-gets-free-content-every-month/

There were a few others, but harder to look for the info 4-5 years later.

TY all. I will look into this when I get home.

Any way one of you can link me to these pvp weapons? I keep getting random info online.

which dungeons. I left shortly after the first christmas event, so I think I’ve only ever been in fractals.

Hey, I’ve been gone for 2+ years, came back around 3 or so weeks ago, and leveled a new toon to 80 yesterday. Using what I could remember of Orr, I purchased Rampager gear from the Cathedral of Glorious Victory using Karma. I was in luck for that since the even happened to start when I finally made it there for the first time.

I now am still carrying level 70 rare weapons, and would like to know where the easiest place I can find level 80 exotic weapons. I am a Axe+Torch and Light Bow user that deals with Condition+Precision+Power.

Also, where can I find some decent accessories for level 80 of the same stats?

after its original destruction it was.

Too bad they nerfed the LB damage, though. I can’t stand using it anymore since the SB seems to do more damage now

….Freed Orrians……

I really dislike the new Lions Arch….It was supposed to be a town founded by pirates…nothing bout LA is very ‘Piratey’ anymore. I MISS MY LION FOUNTAIN!

Also, the WP placement is horrid in this city. I used to hang out all the time in LA, but now I just can’t stand going there.

Skritt Racial Ability – We Are One

-When grouped with other players using a Skritt Race, your Power, Precision, Toughness, and Vitality is increased.

Ya know, it does feel that way, and the fan spray feels like it should go on the LB….

I’d like to welcome you all back to the Condition Build A/T + SB ranger spec! That spec seems to be doing way more damage in single point DPS then the GS LB does now. Feels odd to say that.

I came back after 2+ years of not playing. I created a Ranger, and assumed it would be like it was before cause everyone was talking up how great a power build with LB+GS was. Played the first 10 levels, thought it was alright, but wanted to try out condition build. I used a condition build with A/T + SB from level 10-50 and loved it. I just felt that single target DPS was slow compared to everything else I was melting, so went back to a power build with GS+LB. To my surprise, it takes me longer to kill a mob with level 50 power gear then it did with level 40 condition gear. I’m sucking it up this batch of 10 levels, but I already pre-bought my condition gear for level 60 again.

I honestly don’t see why people think the power build with GS and LB is better than a condition build. LB is too slow, and lacks the ‘oomph’ people claims it does. It’s a slow damage weapon. The only good thing that LB has is the appid fire and that #5 AoE attack.

Safari.3021:

stick a sigil of earth on the shortbow, you’re less reliant on hitting from behind then to get bleed stacks up, and also make use of your precision (60% chance on crit to give bleeding for 5 sec)

You’ll see the effect of krait runes more with entangle, as you’ll be in amongst the enemies to use your elite

Using the bear, getting to the side or behind mobs is an easy task. Mobs never want anything to do with me with my pet constantly grabbing the aggro.

Oh wait…pierce just means it goes through mobs, doesn’kitten That would actually be useful over the 66% reduced skill reload after weapon switch…

Also, doesn’t and it causes for a swear filter? Seriously?

How much extra damage does Light on your Feet’s pierce do?

If you don’t mind, I may try this when I get close to 80. I currently run http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=VK;5Fky-t2cDkv2;9-6M;1_b;1247156;7VNX6V;1jxqQjxqQdWl8TbnP;38999A9B9C9DeGB1YF8J1Bk-2Bkl And I like it so far, but never considered burn immunities…. I’m only level 55 now, but I have had some experience with swords. I’ve main handed it with other weapons, but always found it lacking for my condition build, and some of the skills that had me jumping around has gotten me in a lot of trouble with other mobs near by and cliffs. I’ve spend a lot of gold from level 10-55 and just feel A+T/SB is the better of the choices.

Yeah, all I know is that with the build I am running now, I have yet to find another build that out DPS it

I kept cycling my pets yesterday in an event…My pets kept dying, and I just kept swapping. When the dead peat was swapped back to it was at full health. I’ve never experienced my pet remaining dead in the last 2 weeks I’ve played Ranger.

Not sure Prophet. From personal experience, my cond build killed things far quicker than when I used a power build. I’ve even tried a power build with sword and found it annoying. I also took much more damage with a power build, as I was always in the middle of all the fighting.

Personal experience from the last 2 weeks shows me that A/T + SB in a condition build was killing things much faster and in greater quantities than a sword build with power. I’ve tried a few of the sword builds as well, S+A, S+D, and I think I’ve used S+T. This was under the recommendations of someone in one of my other posts about it. Sword play had decent damage, but it put me into too many unwanted confrontations with some of the skills and how you moved.

It’s not like a ranger will use it twice in a single pvp fight anyways using the old timers. How often does a Ranger last longer than 30 seconds in a fight in WvW continuously?

Is a bit long of a cooldown, but with my build I have other traps and AoE CD attacks to play with till it recharges.

I recently came back from a 2+ year hiatus. I’ve been playing roughly 2 weeks on my new ranger. When I stated her, I put her on the usual LB/GS power build everyone keeps bringing up.

At level 10 or so, I switched over to a condition damage + precision build. I used that from level 10 to 50. Honestly, it’s nice to have teh ability to run into groups of mobs, or kite mobs into a group, and just throw traps and burning wells on them. They melt, fast. I could also take vets down in just a few seconds.

At level 50 I wanted to try the power build again, cause I felt single mob killing was a bit slow, and everyone kept telling me the LB #5 skill would basically kill everything on the map, etc etc about how great it was…well, I spent 3-4 gold on all the gear and weapons for a power+precision/ferocity build with a GS and a LB again, and I was shocked that at level 50, it was taking me the same amount of time, if not longer, to kill a single target mob then it was for me to kill that same mob with my level 40 condition build gear. Also, that #5 LB skill of raining arrows isn’t as great as everyone claims it to be, as any of my traps or my torch #5 skill did more damage.
Needless to say, after 3 levels into the power build, I started pre-buying my level 60 gear…back to Condition + precision (Which luckily level 60 gear also has a 3rd stat for power)

I’m running something like this. This is just a visual aid, as this site only lists lvl 80.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=VK;5Fky-t2cDkv2;9-6M;1_b;1247156;7VNX6V;1jxqQjxqQdWl8TbnP;38999A9B9C9DeGB1YF8J1Bk-2Bkl

tldr ;

Started game with power/precision LB/GS build
Lvl 10 switched to Cond/precision build with A+T/SB and loved it
Lvl 50 tried the power build people kept bringing up
I tried it for 3 levels, didn’t like it cause it felt weaker then what I was wearing 10 levels prior and decided to pre-buy level 60 gear with con/precision again with A+T/SB

stldr;
Condition build is better than a power build for leveling

I’ve tried this with sword, and found the damage range to be lacking, and the jumping around to be way more destructive then helpful. I’ve also bought level 50 armor and weapons that are stated for power and precision, with the accessories focusing on ferocity. I have to say, it feels like it’s taking more time with single mobs running a level 50 power precision build then it was when I was attacking the same mobs using condition precision gear 10 levels lower. It’s odd.

I think once I hit level 60, I will run a build more like this one:

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=VK;5Fky-t2cDkv2;9-6M;1_b;1247156;7VNX6V;1jxqQjxqQdWl8TbnP;38999A9B9C9DeGB1YF8J1Bk-2Bkl

I don’t know what the soft/hard caps are in this game, but I feel with this build I can basically let my bear take everything while I dance around their flaming corpses. It looks interesting, because it’s hard enough to lower my bears health, but having bonuses to its toughness, healing, and regen, and to give it the ability to stack poison every time it attacks makes the need of my spider seem useless. Also this way, I really don’t need a lot of toughness for myself either.

And I may be kicking myself for asking this, but what is DnT?

Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582:

[PvE]

1. Dual Melee Frost Spotter – DnT’s Speed Run Ranger

• S/A-GS, Zerker/Scholar, MM, SK, BM
• Masses of vulnerability and damage, works best in a structured team with lots of fury applications.
• by DnT

1a. Frost Spotter BM

• LB-S/A, MM, SK, BM
• Straight up DPS, for more pug groups.

2. Frost Spotter NM

• LB-S/WH, MM, SK, NM
• A bit more supporty with regen and Warhorn, traited HS for perma regen and synergy with Windborne Notes, Clarion Bond & Call of the Wild CDs. You can drop HS and blast it twice for more heals and perma Swiftness/Fury. If you use Drake pets (River/Marsh) you can blast HS 3 times every time you lay it.

Variants:

1. Swap Sword to GS, Predator’s Onslaught for Remorseless and Natural Regeneration for 2HT. Easier to handle if Sword AA is a problem.
2. Drop LB for GS. IF BM, swap Natural Regeneration for 2HT. For those of us who cannot get used to using a LB in melee range Or, require more cleave, useful for moving between mobs, swap back to LB for bosses and vulnerability stacking.

3. Sinister Trapper

• SB-S/T, Sk, WS, BM
• Bulk conditions, can hit over 2500 condition damage and power with self might stacking and kill stack sigils. Swap Sword for Axe if farming events or for tagging. Quick Draw for dual Poison Volley/Bonfire/Splitblade (if using axe) for more AoE tagging with condi.

For the Dual Melee Frost Spotter – DnT’s Speed Run Ranger ( https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/external?l=http%3A%2F%2Fintothemists.com%2Fcalc%2F%3Fbuild%3D-J%3B4wE-u-h2kDV-0%3B9V8b%3B1YZb%3B0247236247%3B4DNV25%3B1udbTudbTo-FQ3-sD02%3B1HbH6IbI6JbJ62o-G-2i%3B9%3B9%3B9%3B9%3B9%3B9%3B0VR-6l ) , why do you have ‘Trappers Expertise’ when you don’t use any traps?

Morwath.9817:

NAGASIRENBEAST.5937:

Ranger is too weak ! I dont understand what ANET has against this profession, the june patch made the profession completely useless everywhere…I think ANET failed at making this profession viable.
I will be going back to gw1 (the reason I posted this) if anyone wanna join me contact me my IGN is “Hard as Kruppstahl”

It’s matter of design:
-> Thief got Preparations instead of Ranger.
-> Warrior got Pin Down on his LB instead of Ranger.
-> Pet is mandatory, even when majority of Rangers in GW1 never used pets in PvP.

My biggest issue with pets currently is that there is no way to keep them stowed. Jumping puzzels are a freaking pain with Rangers. The first hint of damage, and they pop out and start going at it. This makes jumping extremely difficult, because the pet is always stuck in some form of attack mode, making you in attack mode, making your speed decreased, and your jumps short. It’s not because of a lack of skill at jumping at that point, it’s because yoru pet is forcing the game mechanics to impliment reductions on you so you can’t do your jumps. I spent 5 hours on the “Not So Secret” jump puzzle before I had to beg a mezmer to let me use a portal. steam hits you are forced to take, and wandering ground mobs kept spitting out my pet, and it wouldn’t let me stow it again until either some random player or myself jumped down there to kill them off cause my kitten pet wouldn’t attack them when it was on my little 2×2 platform.

God I wish I could stow a pet for good….

Hey all. I haven’t played in a few years, so coming back with this new system threw me off a huge deal. So much, in fact, I decided to create a new character and start from scratch.

Here’s the issues I’m running into, so please see if you can help me out any if possible.

This is a rough rundown of my build. I’m only level kitten the armor will not match up. Just think of me having weapons and armor as condition primary, precision secondary, and my jewelry has a mixture of power precision and a touch of ferocity. Also, I have no toughness or vitality, and my back is some low grade piece with “ghost” in the title.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=VK;5Fky-t2cDkv2;9k4;2_Z;1238056;7asW6V;1UxpMW4LNN-FN7K96;2Vz91f3A6f8ABfL7-8V8N1I

Right now, this setup is devastating when I run into a group of mobs, but it’s a painful drag when I’m going against creatures 1 at a time (minus vets and champs). The only reason I am currently running this route is for the massive amount of AoE I can do.

Should I continue this route for PvE? Or should I switch to a more power lined build?

Are their any issues with the build as I have posted, or should I just leave it as is and deal with it?