Guild Wars 2

Yes they want you to skip them. Stealth is an important mechanic of the game after all.

Unless they implement an option to disable skill effects on bosses I can’t imagine 10-15man raids being fun.

So people that form their own groups without lfg and those that want a smooth run (even those with easy requirements such as being lvl 80) get less rewards?

“This won’t end well”

deSade.9437:

Yowee.

Doods, I’ve just found out my dad is a PHIW. What should I do?

“Well, the rev’s dps sucks, but it may work as a tank”.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee /splash

Corrupt his save file!

nexxe.7081:

NikeEU.7690:

Scar.1793:

quite sad it’s always the same old stats even after 3 years

Why is that sad? We have the same dodge button and we have had 3 years to get good at the game. What would really be sad is if 3 years later we all still needed/wanted to wear tanky gear because we were so bad at the game.

Because it becomes less choice than even a trinity mmo. At least in a trinity mmo, you can have 3 roles.

And yes, people will respond that there are choices, but choosing a less optimal build/gear is non-productive to the group, and that’s a flaw of the system which should be fixed.

If you play guard your role is: DPS, reflects, condition removal, blinds, boons (aegis, protection,…)
If you play ele your role is: DPS, (maybe blinds), boons (Fury, Might)
If you play thief your role is: DPS, stealth, blinds, projectile defence

So I already found more than 3 different roles with just these classes. The difference is just that you have more than one role. I don’t get why this is less diverse.

Where do I put my pitchfork? After reading the title I expected the worst!

On topic: Yeah I had the same experience as you. As long as you are able to read the lfg and ask if something is not clear (unseen tactic or something) most are super nice. And if you look through the forum here every genuine question on some mechanic gets answered really fast and in a polite manner.

dboylolz.3916:

Lyphos.1096:

Nice run! Question: I thought 2 staff eles + PS warrior was better DPS then 1staff, 1 LH and ‘normal’ warrior. Is that not the case? Or does it depends on the length of the fights?

It’s a debated thing, I personally think LH+1staff is both more fun to play and higher dps. But you might notice that I’m always swapping in and out of strength runes while prestacking, I do this because otherwise we’ll drop to 18-21 might at a point early in the fight. For this reason there are many places where you would either just go 2 staff 1 phalanx for an easy uptime on 25 might or you just go strength runes for the fight itself.

Luckily though this dilemma won’t be a problem anymore after the patch as arenanet think it’s a good idea to completely butcher scepter based builds and buff the hell out of phalanx+staff.

Yeah I saw you switching a lot!
I really hope anet will think about the elementalist changes. I don’t want to run staff all the time :/ Maybe our elite specialization will be really fun to play though.

Thanks for the info

Nice run! Question: I thought 2 staff eles + PS warrior was better DPS then 1staff, 1 LH and ‘normal’ warrior. Is that not the case? Or does it depends on the length of the fights?

This is weird. I didn’t notice this in our arah run after the big patch. It seems to have been introduced with one of the hotfixes.

If the gameplay is fun and the damage is ok I don’t care that it isn’t in the speedclear meta. Also to make a definite judgement we’ll have to wait and see the traits and the other shouts imo.

EcoRI.9273:

So I have been doing fotm lately with LOD and I have to say, the berserker team comp meta is seriously trivializing the content. Mossman gets nuked past 50% with 1 icebow freeze combo. Archdiviner’s daze with meteor shower precast followed by icebow freeze combo trivialized him. Svanir in snowblind gets nuked and literally die before teleporting up. Imbued grawl shaman icebow freeze after his bubble pops is a little too OP. Mai trin stealth icebow nuke is OP if the warrior or guard can face tank mai.

How many times was linecasting involved here? I’m still not sure whether that is an exploit or an innovative use of game mechanics..

Cool thanks! Seems like I have to keep training

Hey Dungeoneers!

I’m currently trying to solo Ascalon p1 as an Ele. Does anyone have a few tips on how to do the burrows without Hodgins dying? It should be possible right?

Cheers
Lyphos