Guild Wars 2

thanks a lot :-)

I have the +5k rank points item you get from preordering but I never used it because I was worried that it would just put me up vs people who are much higher rank then me. Is matchmaking based on rank points or is that just like a currency or something?

Is there a way to disable the targeting system from locking on to pets? I’v died so many times because I’m attacking the nerco/ranger/ele, go to use a leap/charge/stun whatever and my character does it on the pet instead of the target.

Shiyo.3578:

Report them, it’s what I do.

You can do this? How?

Im happy about this. Doing Jump puzzles as a char is harder then most because the huge character blocks the tiny path you are trying to jump on. Doing it in first person would be much easier.

I’v seen lots of PvE/WvW builds that say to take frost bow or lightning hammer. I always thought these weapons were trash because you lost you’re ability to element switch when using them. Am I wrong about this?

If so what makes frost bow better then lightning hammer or the earth shield, or the fire sword, exc.

Also is the gear you get from the weekly PVP drops any good? Im just 2 more boxes away from the final “Honor of waves honorbox” or something like that.

Eros.6801:

You can find high lvl crafting mats ( tier 6 ) through open bags that drop at lv 80 map ( very rare )

First what is your class and your current gears ?

Second which of these contents you prefer most Pve/PvP/WvW ?

You can buy Exotic Gears off TP with gold, Badges of Honor at WvW vendor ( most viable way since you lvled through WvW ), Karma at Temples in Orr, Dungeon Token.

For ascended gears you have to craft it also have a small chance to drop in open world content but mostly crap stat.

If you a fresh 80 i suggest you stay out of Fractal ( Fractal of The Mist in Lion’s Arch ), you can do dungeons through LFG system but ppl might not be friendly with new player.

The best way is find yourself a guild ( i mean helpful and friendly guild cuz most guild in this game are crap they just want to rise the population and play silence when you need them ) once you have a good guild then start doing dungeon/fractal with them.

End game content is all about make yourself look pretty and to do that you need gold.

Elemental. Whatever gear I got from drops in WvW. I want to try it all.

Also where can I find higher level crafting materials?

I hit level 80 from WvW and now I have no clue where to go to do dungeons or any end game related things. Where should I go to get level appropriate gear and where do I do this “Fractal” stuff?

Prevas.9305:

Blast finishers in fire field.

Blast finishers? How? You would have to throw down a fire field then switch and by the time you start channeling another spell the field is gone.

What quick blasts do we have besides that one arcane utility?

As the title says. None of our skills give might so how do you do it?

Tribio.8531:

Underneath a skill you have at times a little red bar, which means that your target is out of range at that time.. The moment the red bar from underneath the skill in the skill bar is gone, you are in range.. :-)

Wow. I never even noticed that, thanks. Is there a way to make the bar larger?

This has been my biggest problem with the game so far. How can you tell if you are in range to use an attack or not? I constantly waste high cooldown attacks just to see the “out of range” text pop up and it’s quite frustrating.

Is there an addon or some setting I don’t have checked that will show this?

From what I understand it boosts you up to lvl 80, but is that is? Does it buff you’re equipment as well? I tried to attack one of the bronze NPC’s with my lvl 10 warrior and did almost no damage, and then I saw a thief solo kill it, whats up with that?

Title says it. Do I need to be max level with good gear to do even the first ones or can you do them at the level they unlock at?

As the title says, what is the best profession for solo clearing supply camps, killing yacks, killing those guys who just stand in the middle of nowhere next to flags, exc.

I was thinking hunter, but how does warrior or thief fair?

Melanie.1240:

Elementalist: Uses elements, as good (ranged) AoE damage, AoE CC and AoE heals. Very versatile and mobile. Closest to the Mage archetype.
Mesmer: Uses chaos and arcana(?), makes illusions, can stealth, has unique utility skills (such as a portal that can teleport people). Sort of a mix between rogue/mage?
Necromancer: Typical debuff/DoT class, can use minions, uses undead forces, corruption and whatnot. Has good AoE and good condition damage, but has good power builds too. Selfish and therefore not wanted in dungeons.
Theif: Stealthy, mobile and squishy. Has good single target damage (limited to no AoE? Not sure). Closest to rogue archetype. Can’t say much else, don’t have one.
Engineer: Lots of utility, explosions, turrets and kits like bombs, grenades and flamethrower. Can stealth, condition damage, power damage, AoE heal, you name it, the engi can do it. Has good AoE damage. Does not really have an archetype, but it’s close to a “marksman” class I played in another game.
Ranger: Typical ranger archetype. Bows, has pet companions, nature based. Has good single target damage, okish AoE.
Warrior: Typical warrior archetype. Simple, straight forward, has a lot of HP and can hit hard.
Guardian: Not-so-typical tank archetype. Not much HP but has a lot of heals, condition removal and other skills that make him basically immortal, but can do good DPS too.

Just pick what you like playing best. The only difference with other MMO’s is no healer or tank to choose from.

thanks that’s exactly what I was looking for

Looking for the fastest way to level a lvl 10 character. Any advice welcome. Last I remember WvW was the best way but I have not played in years.

RoseofGilead.8907:

No, there’s not really any nuker profession. Every class can do high damage, given the right circumstances, traits, weapons, armor, etc. I think the classes considered to be the highest DPS (with optimal gear and traits) would be ele, engi, thief, and warrior. But a guardian set up for damage and DPS can do great damage, as can necros, mesmers, and rangers.

Interesting, since im clearly looking at this from the wrong mindset maybe you could help me with this question. (Rereading that it sounds kind of sarcastic but im being sincere)

By what metric do you use to pick a profession?

In GW1 you pick a monk because you want to heal, you pick an ele cause you want to nuke, you pick a warrior cause you want to tank and so on.

If every profession can nuke then why would anyone want to say play a warrior over a thief, or a engi or whatever. Im clearly missing something important.

Never played necro, as the title says what do they do best? DoTs? Also can I get a new player guide?

RoseofGilead.8907:

This game isn’t GW1, and you’re not going to find combat situations where you can play similarly to GW1 classes. You also can’t expect to be able to stand in one place all the time in GW2 fights. Even if you opt for ranged attacks only, you’ll still have to be moving and actively avoiding attacks with dodges and such. Eles have tons of combo fields and finishers, as well as high damage aoes. Staff channels pretty slowly, but it’s not always going to be the best option for every situation. Sometimes dagger/dagger may be much better. Or dagger/focus. Or sometimes a scepter might be good.

So yeah, maybe try ele again without the old MMO/GW1 way of thinking. See how you like its playstyle once you mess around with all the weapon combos and attunements and such.

Not what I wanted to hear but thank you. I liked GW1 and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with hoping the squeal would be close to the original

Is there no “Nuker” profession in general any more or is that still the ele, just in a different way?

awesome, thanks guys I will give ele another shot.

What profession is closest to the elementalist from gw1? I.E stands in the back, channels slow, high damage nuke/AoE spells and combos? I tried the elementalist in gw2 and it seems to be the exact opposite.

RoseofGilead.8907:

WvW is what you want it to be. If you join up with the zerg (especially on top tier servers), then yes, you’re going to be blobbing. If you choose to roam solo or in small groups, then you’ll be doing something different.

I don’t PvP, so I can’t comment here.

As for PvE:

If someone is dying to mobs in two or three hits, they should probably learn the mechanics of the game, especially the mechanic of dodging. There are also invul and evade skills, reflects, retaliation, etc. And as for counter play, there are definitely forms of it (reflect, retaliation, CC skills).

I’m not sure what you mean by slow traveling. Do you mean running speeds? If so, nope, that hasn’t changed; mesmers especially suffer from a lack of running speed options.

Elites are pretty much the same. Lots are useless. Some are good.

But you could always log into the game and give it a try yourself. If things aren’t to your liking still, then continue avoiding the game.

Reinstalling now, just chilling on the forums til it installs. At launch NPC’s would get stronger based on the number of people fighting/around them. They has massive scaling issues to the point where even starter NPC’s would 1 shot you with basic attacks if you did not dodge, and you can’t dodge every attack since they attack faster then you’re energy refills.

I almost rage quit vs one quest boss in the lvl 10-15 zone that would do an instant stun followed by a huge AoE persistent DoT circle attack, that would do 20k+ dmg a second. There was nothing you could do about it because there were at least 40 people all downed around him and the bodys just kept piling up.

Ardenwolfe.8590:

Boy has it ever. Might be best if you look over the patch notes or just play the game at this point. The new leveling system alone will turn your stomach. But, apparently, they’re changing it again come the expansion . . . if that tells you anything.

I’l give it a once over while im reinstalling. The primary reason I loved GW1 was for the crazy team combos you could pull together, like having a necro/monk only party with an army of 50+ undead minions or the more higher speed clear builds and zerging through levels. I was really disappointed because GW2 seemed like it did not have any of that.

GW1 vet, picked up GW2 in beta, dropped it shortly after launch. Has the game drastically changed/improved in the 2+ years that I have been gone?
My primary complaints:

PvE:
Zero innovation combat (What happened to undead armys?, Shadow Form rushes, all the crazy skill combos that let you do insanely OP things through teamwork.)

Non armored classes dieing in 2/3 hits to normal mobs.

Spammy weak attacks. (Wheres my Rodgort’s Invocation, Avatar of Melandru, Searing Flames, exc.)

Slow traveling.

No counter play. (IE Power Leech, Wandering Eye, pretty much everything mesmer gw1)

Boring elite skills with 3/4 minute cooldowns. (I mean seriously. 4 minute cooldowns? Some of them don’t even have a major impact on the fight. Avatar of Melandru is a perfect example of how it should be done.)

WvW:

WvW entailed moving as a giant red blob in a circle capturing stuff, as two other green and blue blobs also move in a circle away from you capturing you’re stuff.

Attacking keep doors for 20+ minutes then killing the keep lord in under a minute.

The center castle being essentially unsiegeable due to very far attacker spawning distances and point blank defender spawns.

PvP:
Warriors unblockable stun + bladestorm + signet of fury + adrenaline finisher being an instant kill on anyone not built full tank

Incredibly spammy combat. (Use all you’re spells the second they come off cooldown for max DPS) *granted the game was only out for two weeks

I have not played since beta/launch but I remember absolutely hating playing as a mesmer in PvE. All the illusions/phantasms seemed cool but they would always die after killing the target. Meaning, you are fighting 3 guys, you summon you’re phantasms, kill 1, and now you are just stuck standing there for 30 seconds waiting on cooldowns until you can attack the second guy and then repeat for the third.

That was pretty much my major gripe. Did they ever change it/lower the cool downs?

Iv been thinking about giving gw2 another shot, have not really played since a few weeks after it came out (2 years ago). I level’d my ele into the 50’s before I got sick of the game. My biggest problem was that during beta/ early launch eles were glass cannons with no actual damage. My ele was full fire spec with good gear, but it took 15+ spells to kill a single target, and I would normally die in 2-3 hits.
What ultimately made quit the game was seeing a warrior argo 6+ creatures, hardly take any damage, and kill them all with a single bladestorm (or whatever that move is called).
I also wanted to throw nukes like Rodgort’s Invocation(gw1) from the back line but in beta/launch the only way to do damage was to just spam every spell the moment it comes off CD, regardless of what spec you went.

Should I give my ele another shot now that the game has had several updates, or should I just roll up a warrior, or whatever the new strongest PvE class is.

Returning to GW2, have not played since launch. I remember at launch Warrior could take a ton of damage and kill mobs extremely fast. Is this still true? If not what PvE profession would you recommend?

Nikkinella.8254:

Go with warrior if you just want the most powerful class that’s good at everything, sacrifices nothing, and completely outshines everyone else in every part of the game. Stick with ele if you just enjoy the playstyle, but don’t expect anything spectacular. The class has been nerfed into oblivion and gets progressively weaker with each patch. We’re at a point now where if you go into spvp as an ele people yell at you and insult you because they think you being there will kitten their team because they’d rather have another warrior instead. You’ll also be considered a free kill in wvw. and you’ll have to completely outplay your opponent flawlessly to win against even a mediocre player of another class. Ele is just THAT much weaker than all other classes now.

Guess il be rolling up a warrior then, thanks for saving me some time.

Iv been thinking about giving gw2 another shot, have not really played since a few weeks after it came out. I level’d my ele into the 50’s before I got sick of the game. My biggest problem was that during beta/ early launch eles were glass cannons with no actual damage. My ele was full fire spec with good gear, but it took 15+ spells to kill a single target, and I would normally die in 2-3 hits.
What ultimately made quit the game was seeing a warrior argo 6+ creatures, hardly take any damage, and kill them all with a single bladestorm (or whatever that move is called).

Should I give my ele another shot now that the game has had several updates, or should I just roll up a warrior, or whatever the new strongest PvE class is.

RapidSausage.4620:

i’m sorry, ele?? worst pve profession??, what game have you been playing!?

The game were a single NPC can kill me in 3 hits. The game were it takes me 20+ spells to kill a single NPC. The game were a warrior can just pop god mode, argo 10 NPCs, and kill them all in 1 attack. A game were my lvl 11 warrior does more damage with thousand blades then any of my lvl 53 elemental’s spells.

I played this game mainly for PvE at launch as an Ele. And anyone who has played an ele knows they just might be the worst profession in the game for PvE. So this time around I dont want to make the same mistake.

Im rerolling a new character and this time I want to try and level mostly by WvW. (since Iv done most of the PvE already). Is their one profession that stands out above the others in WvW?

Around lvl 50 right now on my Ele and it seems like im completely outclassed by every other profession besides maybe the Mesmer in PvE and Dungeons. Does it get better?

Thanks_____

Y/N? Also if Y does it have any special conditions?

Thanks for all the recommendations. I normally run the jump puzzle full stealth so I never get ganked and I normally run the puzzle in 8-10 mins so the whole “camping the JP” is not really an issue with me.

Was thinking about rolling up a Sylvari, just wanted to know if the race ability’s were any good. Can anyone give me a quick review?

Right now im on sorrows furnace and im tired of logging on to constantly find the map completely one color. (not our color)

I really enjoy running the WvW jump puzzle, (best time 6:22) but I havent been able to do it in over a month because we have never been able to hold a single thing in the eternal battleground.

Im not looking to hop on to the number one WvW server (mainly because I know it would be a 3 hour wait just to enter) I just want a server were we atleast control a single fort on the EB so I can run the puzzle. Without having to que for hours. Any recommendations?

TheGuy.3568:

Simple answer no. We can be glass but no cannon. Howsoever, despite our collective anger about the current patch Ele is still one of the strongest if not the strongest solo class around. I wont lie about or deny it. A ele speced into water 20+ points geared with enough toughness and hp can drop just about anything. We don’t burst as well as other classes but our sustained dps, defensive skills, cc, healing, and maneuverability are almost send to none. While it factually requires more effort to play ele with time attunement swapping become natural.

What we have not seen is an increase in burst dps or traits in the fire and air line reflect us having any capability to do so.

What are you useing D/D?

have not played since launch, can warriors still fight like 8 mods at the same time and kill them all off quick with 2h sword?

I quit a few weeks after launch when I got to the lvl 50 area. I basically quit because it took me cycling all 4 elements and spamming every ability the second it comes off cooldown to kill basic mobs all the while without taking a single hit because all the mobs 2 shot you.

At launch the ele was a glass cannon without the cannon part. Just wondering if they patched it?

OP is 100% right. I always laugh at the people fighting in the puzzle as I run past with my 5 min invisibility. (thats a thing btw, I dont know why most people never grab it)

Kamos.2897:

Cameirus.8407

Dont be serious about WvWvW its supposed to be fun, and people can play it how they like, no reason why “your” playstyle or objectives should be enforced.

VisceralMonkey.6128

I love doing both those events while doing WvW.

I’m tempted to believe that these people would go into a Counter Strike server to play chess.

Not chess, Jump Puzzles. Surf, Jump and Minigame servers are really popular in Counter Strike. I bought CS:GO just to be able to play them with HD graphics. Speaking of Counter Strike.. I just might go play some pirate wars or ski mountain right now…

Azure Prower.8701:

Grub yes. Jump puzzle no.

This. I can run the jump puzzle in about 5 mins and it gets my team siege weps. Keep it in.

I only PvE no PvP chat here

Playing as an Ele, im just by the ocean killing stuff. It takes me a good 15+ spells to kill a single NPC, meanwhile if I get hit 2-3 times im basically dead. Then I see a warrior run over with like 5 NPCs all hitting him. He does like 2-3 attacks with his great sword and they all die. Meanwhile hes only lost about 1/4 his HP.

Is it really that easy to play warrior in PvE? (if so count me in)

Not sure if I want to reroll as a warrior or mesmer. Im tired of having to cast 20 spells to kill a single NPC and getting downed in 2-3 hits. (Elementalist)

Do the Clones actually provide good protection or do the mobs just ignore them and kill you? Also how does the mesmer deal with more then 1-2 ranged NPCs?

Made it to levl 52 as Ele. Pure PvE. I hate the game now. Im just mashing the same buttons in the same way I would playing WoW.
For most NPCs:
Run backward in a circle, hit some keys, change attunements, hit more keys, change attunements, repeat 20 times until the single NPC is dead. Then watch the warrior run over, argo 5 guys and kill them all with 2-3 attacks.

For NPCs with ranged attack:
Run away if your fighting more then 1 because you cant take more then 4 hits without dieing and you cant dodge ALL of their attacks. Then watch the warrior run over and eviscerate them with hundred blades wail taking 10 arrows to the chest and not even losing a 1/4 of his HP.

Just wondering if they buffed the ele yet? (atleast in PvE)

tl;dr
I dont care about PvP at all.

I played Ele back in GW1 and im extremely disappointed about:

1. How much work it takes for an Ele to kill something compared to other professions.

2. How quickly we die in comparison to the low damage we deal.

3. About how the gameplay is nothing but kiting and spamming spells. (Their is really no reason not for me to cast 70% of my spells with any weapon set as soon as they come off CD)

And Im wondering (hoping) if they fixed any of this since I last played. (about a week and a half ago)