Guild Wars 2

Vitali.5039:

Justice Is Blind: This trait now grants you light aura when you activate Virtue of Justice, in addition to its previous effects.

Retribution: This trait now grants Ferocity while you have retaliation, in addition to its previous effect.

Symbolic Avenger: This trait now converts 13% of your Toughness into Power, in addition to its previous effect.

Radiant Retaliation: This trait has been reworked and renamed Righteous Instincts. Righteous Instincts increases your chance to critically strike and grants 1 stack of might for 6 seconds every second while you have retaliation.

Perfect Inscriptions: This no longer grants light aura but instead shares the passive effects of the activated signets with your allies.

Great times for PvE radiance DH with Bane Signet, Signet of Wrath and Procession of Blades!

This is what I’m running now, I got put into the “condi” party and popping wrath on CD Is a huge bonus to their dps while still pulling 32k+. Life’s good

(PVE thoughts)
Actually I think these adjustments Push DH even farther into “Burst” territory but with the ammo system on spirit, it doesn’t have a lot of down time. The retal +50% crit is absolutely monstrous on greatsword if you get into a bosses hit box and whirl. In a good stacked raid situation with a chrono you’ll have perma 50% crit bonus, with zerks this puts you at nearly or possibly over 100% crit with fury etc. So you’ll see guards on dps meters spiking a lot but actually having reasonable dps over the course of a fight.

Scepter symbol is even better now which is a shame because sword is pretty garbage comparatively. Perfect inscriptions sounds good in napkin math but assuming you’re realistically in a squad with only 2 other dps it’s meh. The condition signet only has a bout 4 second downtime with alacrity. I see this as something Firebrand’s will take most likely but power guards right now will take Righteous instincts. I think this will all together will put power guard higher, symbolic avenger buff is just too good to take the new arcane foundry unfortunately for serious endgame stuff but openworld it’s nice. On pull, between using Spear of justice, Procession, and spirit sword, you have 22 stacks of vuln within 3 seconds of pulling. I love these changes and I think power guard will be viable.

Laughing good at some of these names.

Best Character that made me laugh: Charr Charr Binks, Recharrded

Best Pet: Rocky Balmoa

Increase rank rewards by 250? I’m assuming rank points for Spvp? If so, will this apply to hot join and tournament?

EDIT: Also excited to watch some skillful play and awesome games

Wait wait wait. Some people are expecting a refund of 10 dollars because they bought something that was a sham in the first place? Set armor on fire, and you people bought it like children and shiny objects. You paid 10 dollars for GEMS, and those GEMS were to be used to your discretion. Pretty sure the terms say gems are not refundable for cash value or something to that sort. They are refunding to the highest degree of the policy you agreed to when you played this game and bought anything out of the store.

Again, if you had spent a direct $10.00 USD for the flame armor; a refund would be required in cash, but instead you bought game currency with your real money. I feel people are too upset and won’t blame themselves so they blame it on the vendor. Don’t understand how this is still a hot ongoing thread.

I think the next class would have to be another champion, since we only have 2 heavies, Guard and Warrior, but 3 adventurers and 3 scholars. So logically to round out the demand and have some balance a new heavy class should be the next move. An agile style fighter with abilities to keep vigor/endurance up (or down for damage traits maybe), or a sort of Spell blade style character. I know ele’s wield little baby daggers and Mesmer’s can use GS. Now this brings up Dervish in people’s minds usually which could be potential but it won’t be a straight rip.

IDK hopefully we get a new class that’s heavy and a new race. TBH Kodan and Tengu are the next step story wise. We took down Zhaitan, now of course we are heading for a new dragon eventually. Norn were kicked out by Jormag, Asura kicked by primord, and so on. Tengu could tangle with the jungle dragon, i mean they have their own civilization gated off LITERALLY connected to LA. And the Kodan were also pushed by Jormag (who also has a lieutenant we fight currently). Now this kinda gets too much into what dragon we get to take on next. Tengu’s voice actor might have to do some more smoking or being an alien. I can’t tell.

Or largos, those things too…

OP must think getting 1 sprocket every node is some end-game heresy or something. Sprockets don’t sell for crack especially with all the events and marionette usually giving atleast 10 per super fail. I still like the molten pick aesthetic better. Until sprockets are worth more than a few copper a piece, or we get 20 sprockets per pick swing, this thread is just rediculous.

I found the issue was my Anomaly has Energy in it, thus the priority cool down effects, thanks for the feedback, kinda lame hope it gets fixed :/ Off to find a new sigil

I know it is exclusive I just mean, I only have 112% base MF (if that has any influence) and on average [using a spreadsheet] I’m walking out of each fractal with 1.87 pieces of Magi exotic pieces not including the chest.

Thanks for the input certainly, looks like i’ll just use it for more points in Fashion Wars 2

But seriously, it’s almost appalling the amount of Magi’s armor and weapons that are getting thrown around in fractals. {So much that my group jokingly cheers over it since it has to be a sign from Anet that it’s gonna be the next meta set} I know it was added for the salvages and access to the more odd stat combos for crafting ascended but holy cow. Anyone have any characters or builds where Magi’s is actually pretty good? Thoughts? Is this a sign? /sarcasm

Side Note: Got a Hronk’s weapon chest but if I should trans for the skin (my favorite ascended colors minus the sauceless skins) or would it be viable for a build to just keep it the way it is and save the gems/gold?

I’m a guardian. Just got a scepter and put battle into it. Tried countless times now in combat to get the thing to proc but nothing is happening. Tried different weapon combos with this scepter, logged out and back in. Everything I possible could think of but every time i swap i’m not getting my 3 stacks of might. Not like i’m expecting it to stack but literally it hasn’t gone off a single time now. Anyone else with this issue?

As noted, I am open to transfer if it seems promising enough

(Don’t want to come off as kitteny here just putting qualifications)
Server: Darkhaven

Highly skilled player focused on doing PvE content and dabbles into PvP and WvW. Have a Zerk Guardian w/Bolt, ascended trinks, 2 armor pieces, and GS (MAIN). (55 AR)
A condi Necro with ascended trinks, 80 mesmer and other various toons.

Very experienced with almost all pathes of dungeons. Fractal level 33, but have done upwards of 40s. Flexible player with strong knowledge of game and different specs.

Current officer in my guild but guild is heading in a wrong direction and becoming too much PvX and wvw oriented instead of PvE.

Looking for a guild that is has standards possibly even application. Also a PvE guild or one that has the same aim as myself.

Mail my account or KYLOREN would be the simplest character to send mail to.

Thanks and feel free to ask any questions or mail me

Well I’m thinking it might synergize well with Cleric’s (as afore mentioned) but also a lot of guard abilities passively draw off of healing such as Resolve, our heals, the silly heal meditation, trait where symbols heal (on top of mace symbol healing). I feel it could end up being a powerful combo with a specific build or such for classes like that including Ele’s.

Haven’t seen this topic float anywhere yet.
Anyone think this will be viable? I’m thinking with some theory crafting this could be a decent set honestly. Also I love the prefix especially with Zealot’s Defense