Guild Wars 2

Only 2 things for Scrouge!

1st. The portal – Barrier isn’t enough for it to appear on my bar. That makes having a portal for my Necro (my “main” is necro/necro with portal >mesmer<) the other reason. So… Increase range to 1600 and remove pathing for it to cast and you have a winner!

2nd. Ground Target skills – This affects every caster with this ability. Options >snap to target< should disengage the skill from the mouse and place it on the current target. Cast -> snap to target -> done! This makes >toggle snap target< a valid action. Why ground target skills are a multi function process when other skills are “do it – done” I don’t understand.

The base necro skills have a wealth of gt’s and shade only adds to the list. Ground Targeting needs fixed for EVERYONE!

Options – Disable personal story – It doesn’t! Having run 2 chars through the stuff… Note that I consider all the story content “personal”! My free new lvl 80 PoF provided char will not be doing any of them ( once again). I made a mesmer! A necro with different minions and portal and enjoy immensely! So much that my main is now necro/mesmer. My new mesmer is solely for map exploration and story anything on screen is clutter on my desktop.

SOAP BOX RANT ALERT! WARNING! Danger Will Robinson!

The 2nd expansion is upon us and will still can’t disable tool tips!

Faints and falls off soapbox

WHERE’S MY DOCTOR! I’m here my lord. Your diseases speak love to me!
Whoops! Wrong movie!

Enough said!
/wavehi

I play Guild Wars! Enough said!

:D

Axes of Symmetry – seems to working properly placing one at the target

Illusionary Ambush – still broken!

I also haven’t seen any evidence of deception. Axe skills 2 and 3 would be nice if they both generated 2 fake clones coming from a triangle approach. The fates would show the damage the real one does without doing any actual damage then disappear on next skill use. That’s a mirage!

Mirage looks so bad I’m considering just going Dom/Dueling/Illusion in open world content. The mount will make up for the lack of Time Marches On anyways. —--

Gotta love it! Without some minor tweaks I too won’t use the new spec. A 130 ranged weapon without melee assist gets too irritating especially without an effective dodge to maneuver.

Lingering Thoughts – the range indicator should be set at the end of the forward spin.

Deceptive Evasion – Not producing a clone with mirage! Well it did once!

Axes of Symetry – Not shadow stepping consistly “around” the target. Most of time I was placed somewhere away from the target.

Imaginary Axes – Seek and range should both be 600.

Illusionary Ambush – Again the move is rarely “around” the target.

Mirage – Dodge is a temporary escape! Mirage is a deathtrap! Not being able to move forward the player is locked into the combat that dodge would let one evade. Add a 1 1/2 second “dodge” ability and mirage dodge would be worthwhile. As it functions now anything in the “solid” state will block any escape while one gets aoed or meleed to death. I can hear the Skritt now! You can’t run from Skritt!

Chrono I traited just to get the trait run when desired.

Mirage I would like to give a go but the standard spec is such a solid spec that Mirage has alot to live up to to not equal but surpass.

As I have concluded this with a run-on sentence I have run-on enough!

:)

/wavehi

Have to agree with some comments… If you are bored then maybe. But If you want to stay. The easiest way I’ve found to level quickly is do map completion starting with cities (Lion’s Arch has portal to all) then low level areas progressing upwards. You should be level 80 around 53% world map completion. A level 80 fighting in level 50 areas. Start at the top of the following list and work your way down. There is ALOT of content that is not combat related. GW and GW2 are very rich in story development.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Zone

Can we still use the weapons from HoT elite with PoF elite line? Anyone know?

/wavehi

Great story telling! But once again I am “saving the world” by myself. I hope in season 4 that boss encounters are meta events like found in DM. The meta there makes the story end disappointing. I hope that, while the improvements to story and encounter design are well done, stories will revolve around a series of metas for their evolution.

So how do I feel about it now? The expansion and the Seasons of Guild Wars thus far. The link says better than I ever could.

Please bring back the Profane armor skin!

thx!

I go out and look at what’s new in mmo’s. Nothing really that wasn’t already out there. And what is new follows an antiquated quest driven gaming model. Many games tout an open world experience but a quest line is a quest line. GW revolutionized the open world experience with an event driven model. Well, Peria Chronicles is really different but enough of that!

The Masteries. One might think they would further define a class’ identity. . When I say further define I mean the skill set should stand on it’s on merits. Not a rotation to achieve that optimal performance. Only one has really achieved that goal. The Druid.

Dragonhunter – During my adventure out there in Webland I did see something that made me say. This skill set with a spear should have been what further defined a guardian’s role. 2 1/2 minutes long. Think of runemarks as symbols.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXibbFdn6l8

Doesn’t matter if in the next expansion the areas are stacked vertically. Doesn’t matter if gliding becomes flying with aerial pve/p combat. Doesn’t matter that you already have the 2 weapons for underwa I mean aerial combat. Doesn’t matter if you reach the top of the next to highest level. Doesn’t matter if on a plateau you find a chest and in it you find a pair of goggles. Doesn’t matter that you get the message “You may want these when you go up there!”. Just keep telling yourself!

IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER!

For pve the developers have set the standard. One that can only be expected in any future expansion! Npc’s have been given quite enhanced mobility and skills. Is Guild Wars becoming Ranged Wars? Just keep telling yourself!

IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER!

Because it’s time to give something back. Given that the visual human range is 165 degrees (82.5 from center left and right). Skill 1 wielding melee each attack should advance the attacker 43 in the direction of a target in the visual range.

But then I just keep telling myself…

IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER!

Me Kill You.9035:

I’m not sure if anyone commented on this, but for a power warrior base ferocity is not good, at all.

Warriors have some decent methods of getting fury and very strong melee skills so when you crit you are going to do a lot of damage. Others people pointed out warriors have great passive and active defensive skills, dolyak sig, endure pain if direct dps is getting you, and lots of other utilities/traits.

I’d go for at least 180% ferocity, I hit 220% with food on my war with ~35% base crit, 26k hp and 2.9k defense with dolyak sig.

Okay! 1st I AM tired so please bear with me. You got my attention with your reference to the diversity of the warrior’s talents. Could you post your build?

You and Choppy both provide reasonable alternatives from experinced viewpoints and for that I thank you! Very much so! And I have those alternatives in my hunter. But the reason I made this folder is because

I WANT A TANK!

Obviously I have to be able to do damage and I do. BUT

I WANT A TANK!

In Guild Wars when you ask the Norn’s help against the destroyers what do they say?

One Norn IS an army! We have five. Or was it four?

I want a tank! I don’t want to bull rush into something I want to bull thru it leaving a gaping hole in the shape of my Norn. When I stomp I want people in the next zone to say Norns! Geez!

To me my current build is the ultimate in simplicity. I don’t use food and I have a 400 chef and a few other 400+ crafts. My skill set covers the complete range of activities I will encounter and do encounter. No… whoops food needs redone. No rotation to make. No Skill whatever is still recharging. I don’t look at something I’m going to RUSH into I find out afterwards if it was less than prudent. I am Norn! 1 might say the skill set is almost mindless but it isn’t. I stay in mob fights when others bail. My Guardian is even better at it but no trait run no play. I would give up all my Guardian’s elite options for a trait 33% run buff. Whoops! Too late! I made a warrior. And Norn racial skills! Could I go off on a tangent about those! They are not One Norn One Army! They are a pink tutu and ballet shoes on a 400 pound brawler. The asura power suit that’s a racial skill but like shroud (a non elite skill) it should use it’s own “health”! And like shroud if you suffer a killing blow you are put into your power suit if skill equipped. That’s an “elite” racial skill.

I am Norm!

One Norn. One Army!

I WANT A TANK!

I freely admit even with nearly 30 years gaming exp behind me I can, have and do at times suffer from tunnel vision.

Any advice! ANY ADVICE in achieving my goal I thank you in advance.

/wavehi

Miko.4158:

if you have hot, run it.
If you cant understand why? then you are crazy.
I love builds like this in wvw, and why I will never post my own here.
strictly for guildies.

Only 1 area in the game has Auric in the title. Only 1 place in all of the game has a north gate event needing 6/6 done to complete. Have you played HoT? Try a “Reading is FUNdamental” class. They accept all ages.

Love builds like this in WvW? I am sure you do. But you won’t face my war there. You’ll face a 100% crit 200%+ damage 1500 range longbow 2000 range initial pet attack range Druid. My pet swap and shouts gives my group +33% constant speed boost for those like your warrior who can only trait 25. Even my druid heals help players do more damage. One of my pets has a 1200 range 10x 2,437 attack. Meet me in WvW. Not likely! You’ll be run over to quickly to notice.

You’ll never post your build here? Doesn’t matter! Ever here of something called YouTube? It’s out there somewhere (gestures with hand) in WebLand.
Requirements – Bouncing Mushrooms for navigation. Ley Line Gliding to bypass the pitfalls. And you MUST HAVE must have ITZEL POISON LORE to SURVIVE the adventure!

I offer my hand of friendship, compassion and generousity with the following…

(to digress… did you know that shaking hands was an act of warriors showing that unarmed open hand! But they WERE guys so they just had to grab it and see who could squeeze the hardest. Kinda what I’m doing now I guess. SOOOO glad women are coming into their own! If you knew their history you would know what the word HERO means)

My open hand… Out there in Webland in the zone called YouTube you’ll have many encounters where they appear to have no forethought given to what is going to happen… next. But BUT there is always a shining jewel; a beacon shining through the din and mayhem and this I offer to you.

In my hand
https://www.youtube.com/user/AyinMaiden/playlists

And to this young Lady I offer the song “The Best” sung by Tina Turner. And as the lyrics say…

I call you. I need you! My heart’s on fire. You come to me come to me wild and wired. You come to me. Give me everything I need! Give me a lifetime of promises and a world of dreams! Speak the language of (GW2) love like you know what it means. You can’t be wrong! Take my heart and make it strong! You’re simply the best! Better than all the rest!

I really shouldn’t post this reply. Just let it go! But waking up in the middle of a REALLY good dream to pee has me feeling a bit frisky.

sigh…

Choppy… got a few questions but I’m going back to bed and resume that dream! Ya right! ROFLMAO! Roll damage 10X AOE Knockover Unblockable OH MY GOD! (yes god is mine! But I share! Just kidding! About what not saying! ) I need to go back to bed. The aroma of coffee! The thought of that rich dark fluid. A touch of sweet cream! The cup warm in my hands. maybe not!

Choppy
What is “lirc”? You opened your 1st post with it. PvP. Had enough! 1989 America Oline opened the 1st graphical interface game called Neverwinter Nights. We had actual alignments and there was really evil characters. Trash talk of all kind in open chat but joking and laughter in whispers. We weren’t kids so… (I’m retired now) The game ended and pvp in a new game. OH MY GOD people took it seriously! Don’t let them get your email because they would sign you up for every spam that existed. PvP naw. Running roaming dieing in WvW. ya okay but enjoying pve way too much to devote much time to it.

Not sure why people think my build doesn’t do damage. It does or I wouldn’t be able to run solo thru Auric and I like to stop and give a warrior’s HELLo to npcs along the way. Today I watched a bezerker build get dropped constantly doing the 0/6 at north gate. Mobbed = dropped! Mob me? Sure go ahead! I was the one standing over him taking damage rezzing him. He was greatsword and he was dieing! Alot! Gw doesn’t have all those addons to moniter just about everything that WoW did (does?). I think of damage as a total at the end of the day’s play. Of course you CAN’T ignore someone whose down.

anyways… Try the build for yourself! The equipment is cheap compared to those high damage options. Ya know those people who ask that noone sneeze in thier direction. Tissue please! Don’t blow just wipe!

lirc ??

/wavehi

1st thank very much for the replies/advice! Ran the numbers and only loss is 2K health and condition removal. Gonna give it try. Will post the results.

This build I have is also my WvW build specifically my anti clerics druid. Interrupt interrupt interrupt those heals! Would never play my crit based Druid as a “healer”. Did that in WoW. I remember when raid healing gained you no rewards and how long they took to fix that :/ I told the group they pay for armor repairs and I am happy to heal. Groups I didn’t know I wanted the money up front. Anyways…

Again my thanks!

Yesterday I had a guild mate help me with teleport to friend Auric Basin. Opened the waypoints. Today I got almost 2 mil exp. Yes I have HoT. The build I adjusted doing 73% of Tyria. Have Been There Done That and personal story complete on another character.

I think you could get more weapon synergy than you have now (I don’t see how double axe pairs with rifle).

Almost every warrior I saw today pulled out a rifle. The npcs don’t like to stand still and they do travel quite a ways very fast. There is a point where you decide between chasing after for little damage a silver reward or pulling out a rifle for gold. And it’s Auric so when aren’t you fighting a champ class. Axe and Burst Mastery so the rotation is constant. 2 gives vunerability – 4 – 5 – burst repeat. Unless interupted the rotation is constant and of course you’re going to get knocked down run over stomped on picked up and throw against the nearest wall. It’s Auric!

You’re also way tanked out in your gear choices that I’m not sure what you mean by “in your face”.

I am standing in you face 130 melee range hoping to not grab aggro.

It seems to me that your damage output would be pretty low to the point that I think I could safely ignite you in a fight while I focus on your friends or just fight you straight without feeling threatened.

Ignore me and I am at your back
Bull (breaks immobile) knockdown + fumble. My ranged friends pick you apart.
Stomp (breaks stun) Launch + fumble. My ranged friends pick you apart.
In your face Fear unblockable. My ranged friends pick you apart.

Fight me – Fear (unblockable) and when your back is turned Bull and I am on you. Stomp and burst leap and I am back on you. And I like playing with other people. I don’t think they will be just watching. I don’t delude myself thinking this a great damage killer build. But it is very group friendly. I used stomp and fear today to aid in rezzing people. Yes I am tanky. I died once today. A Champ grabbed me by my feet and slammed me on the ground not once but twice WHAM WHAM! That wasn’t too bad but the other champ heard me groan and picked me up by my feet. WHAM! WHAM!. Thru the fog I kinda remember yelling “I need help here!” It’s Auric! Gotta love the place!

maybe necromancer if you like fear me

I have a Sylvari Necro specifically for HoT Sylvari storyline. Doesn’t use fear. Runs into the middle of those pack rapters and pops Well of Blood and Well of Suffering both traited thru Vampiric Rituals. She is kitten hard to kill and if something does she enters shroud! Just plain hard to kill.

ditch stomp aswell and think about bulls charge do you really need it? you may be better of with hammer.

Hammer is truly disfunctional and when that champ takes off at superspeed at least 2400 away… And who doesn’t run thru aggro and how often does something immobilize or stun you from behind? All I have to say is BULL!

/wavehi

making use of the

Home Instance

In addition to the existing stuff… Using account based rewards…

1. Achieving the title “Been There Done That” each character on the account receives a permanent home instance portal stone. The instance is accessed from your position returning to your position. The instance contains the bank. Pick the music heard. None is an option.

2. Completing a personal story line plus 1 other the instance gains a full service Black Lion Trader. You can place a maximum of 10 minis you own to roam the instance. Guild members may now gift a mini they own or are purchasing to roam the guild hall.

3. Completing 1 and 2 and 1 tyrian mastery line and Gliding Basic the instance gains a bed. Lay down for 10 minutes and food consumable durations are double for 4 hours. You have 3 statures in your instance. Each stature contains an armor/weapon/spec set. The statues are the bank for the items. The appearance displays the items. Weapon set 1 displayed. Click on the stature and you change armor/weapon/spec sets.

You should stop reading now!

Having a ranger and almost every pet available with GW2…

Level 80 content – The Mini Wars!

One vrs One – must own a minimum of 6 minis. Direct your minis on the battlefield! Death of mini prevents use for X days. Rewards – Win X number fights choose a mini you’ve fought. Other rewards – ummm

Guild vrs Guild. Uses the minis gifted to the guild. Who participates determined by guild rank and or a rank member invitation. Must have gifted a mini to the guild to participate. X number wins opens new abilities such as specific minis recieve siege weapon abilities etc. Rewards – I’ll leave that to guild leaders to suggest. They are best suited to say so.

Squad vrs Squad. Once weekly event.

Revisit – A Guild Member(s) may take their miniature army against “instanced” areas staring at the low levels of tyrian and working their way up and thru.

Mayhem! – Monthly zone size event. East vrs West. North vrs South. Week 1 & 2. Join the event Week 3 & 4. Set the minatures. Siege weapons optional. End of month if online you may choose to ignore event, watch or direct your minis.

First off my warrior is a power build. The mindset/playstyle is defined by the skill “Bull’s Charge”.
My preference is mending which can restore all my warrior’s health and cure 15 conditions in 100 seconds. I never wait to start healing. Lose the skills amount I heal.

I am looking at a variation to my build and would like some advice from more experience players with regeneration.

As the following are not boons they can not removed or interrupted or so the wiki says.

Dolyak rune, signet and peach pie “should” restore my warrior’s health in 126 seconds.

Is the regen effective enough to be playable?

Current build – accessories are only rare at this time.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNAU3XjEdQZH22BueAnIGCCMtMk9CD2BoEGAwZXNIGA-TBSAABto5AA7Pe4IAQwBBgH1fwVJIcm/mT5nYAKD-e

I want an “in your face” alternative to my ranger. A druid based equipped crit 100% 200% dam staff longbow and equipped condi staff sword/torch.

Thanks for any advice!

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When I did this they were invisible for me too. I know the cause, I was using my old computer which was a little outdated and as such I always had the settings to “best performance”. That is the cause for those vines being invisible – outdated computer/hardware or playing in best performance mode.

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This computer wasn`t new when I loaded GW1! Using XP. Getting a new one soon. I got the following advice and am passing it along. Wish there was a sticky that dealt with the topic!

CPU:
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Core i3 OR AMD Athlon 64 X2, or better.

RAM:
Ram needed depending on OS.
Windows 7 – 4GB+
Windows 8 – 6GB+
Windows 10 – 6GB+

GPU:
Any GPU with 4GB vram or more..
Guild Wars 2 may have issues with a ‘Pascal’ GPU architecture at the moment and is still ‘Maxwell’ preferred.

Hope this helps and again thanks for help.

/wavehi

For me the vines were invisible! I just jump up on “nothing” and easily got the sliver. There was a small base section on that side to show you were to start.

thx for the help! Hope this helps!

anyone have an idea how to get the sliver?

thx

hmmm… didn`t make into the paste! anyways!

Reaper and Minion share boons.
Trait line is current lines and the benefits from them.

/wavehi

aka what I wish the current one was

Reapers Shroud – no weapon displayed

the visuals

Change form – each racial gender has it`s own appearance

these skills have no immunities to them

Reapers Touch 900R damage
Reach out and pull health from your 3 targets – stacks venerability – 5 minute duration
the motion – upper body turns slightly sideways and the closer hand reaches out and pulls a dark shadow from the targets to itself. Alternate hands. Left hand first (who sits on your left shoulder)

Touch of Death 600R
Reach out with left hand open wide and send a dark shadow to touch the forehead of the target – 1/4 sec stun, apply blind. 4x maximum defiance bar damage

Reapers Hand 250R
Open hands outstretched low palm up and draw a half body dark shadow up from ground behind the target and it grabs at the target.
Cripple – 4x maximum defiance bar damage

From the Grave 1200R no damage – no skill recharge – must have target
You dark shadow into the ground and dark shadow form out 1200 from the target. 3600 height maximum
Activating the skill the position change is straight line.
If you haven`t attacked the target. Right click the skill you move to a targeted location. Height restriction is 3600 within 3600 from target. If you have a Reaper`s Minion 4 additional non target 3600 moves .

Reaper`s Minion – Select a PARTY member. A box appears asking them yes or no.
Yes – They must be within 3600 range for their attacks to add alternating Touch of Death and Reapers Hand to their own. They take on their own racial gender form and their weapon is a dark shadow weapon.
From the Grave. They move with you if not attacking anything.

New weapon skins. The Necro and Reaper`s Minion must have X number of play time to have the skins added to their collection.

Thank you! Didn`t know if I had to schedule all the time to finish in one go.

Again thanks

Do you lose what candles you have if you leave the instance?

thanks!

Moot point with auto scaling of levels. My HoT purchased gave me my guardian. She was still level nothing in new player areas. Personnaly I love the story too much to pass it by. New races? Dwarves! And if you don`t want to read thier story stop now.

When physical reality can into being choas reigned. The hand of creation created the stone dwarves to give structure to a newly forming reality. At this time they weren`t what you would call sentient beings merely existing to counter and give structure to choas. This is the where the early reference of the Builders comes from. Chaos contained; it was also concentrated. And from this arose the first dragon. Sentient and born of creation itself the dragon was jealous of the stone dwarves. Born from the same hand they where beyond it`s control and this dragon held the full power of creation. So came into being, the dragons own creation, the titans (ancestors to the giant races and their ancestors too. The Ettin, Norn etc). Consumed by the power of creation the dragon lacked wisdom. In making the Titans sentient it created it`s equal. And they outnumbered it. Where are they now? Where are the great trees that reached into the heavens to give breath to this new reality? Where are the dragon`s second creation? Small sentient beings to small in statue to be a threat. And their descendants. Still feeling the desire to have, to create “stuff”.

And so the story goes…

…stands in line at the the runthrough window at the Black Lion Trading Company.

…looks down the line

Pulls out list of Items.

Profane armor skin with bat wings for my necro. SOOOO cute!
check

Surf board glider with Southsun Cove bathing suit for my Asura. He`s gonna love this!
check

Zoot suit armor skin for my Charr. The big hat coat tails baggy pants watch chain and all. He would ROAR!
check

hmmm… maybe I should have used Merchant Express

:/

Vayne.8563:

Guild Wars 2 the Musical….don’t tempt me. We’d all regret it. lol

I love a good regret! Consider yourself tempted

EDIT – Somewhere over the rainbow by Ruby Collins

A little more Asura like

Don`t laugh; I did!

So…

We`ve all been there. Passing through. This city or that. Be it Hoelbrak or the Grove. Lion`s Arch or Prosperity. Hard times people! But the spirit doesn`t dim!

Hoelbrak – Flash back in time. Cut Scene entering Eir`s home. A younger Eir. A love that could be. Would it be? She sings with her husband. The song – “Beauty and the Beast” Celine Dion with Pebo Bryson.

Hard times people! It`s our lot in life. Recent events.

The Grove – Caithe sings. The song – When I use to have a heart. Martina Mcbribe

Time passes. The years go by. Friend or love. The years may pass but for the heart! It knows, always knows, they are gone. For Zojja. Snaff. Wanderlust buries her loss.
The song – People of Rata Sum sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow” (Martina McBribe) to Zojja (and dance to). The spirit does`nt dim!

A curse or blessing of childhood. Do they know? Really? The scene – Divinty`s Reach in the Orphanage. A women sings to the children while holding a young girl. “In my daughter`s eyes” Martina McBribe. Okay. phew. This one tugs at me. Hard times people! Hard times.

So I had thought

What if they danced? What city? What song would you see the citizens break out and dance too. You tell me!

Greatsword, hammer and staff skills 3, 4 and 5 speed change to 12, 18, 25.

The 1hands work well.

Add a mace required main/offhand combination

Skill 4 knockback 120
Skill 5 Knockdown 1 second

Chains of light – If target immune create large symbol granting regeneration and aegis 3 second duration 2 pulses.

Orbs of Lights. stops at target location; can be dodged or evaded. Blocked detonates.

Bow homogenizes the class. I won`t use because of a very personal opinion. Guardian (and warrior too) is a heavy armor class. They are the front line. I play it as such. I have a ranger. My engineer satisfies my BWT (boys with toys) need.

Longbow replaced with spear.

skill 1 Guardian – 240 range 180 degree arch in front. Damage. Bleed

skill 2 Guardian`s Will – 240 range. Stab ground. Symbol. Visual effect shock wave

skill 3 Guardian`s Wrath – 240 range 180 degree arch in front. Damage. 360 radius effects guardian and allies burn on next attack.

skill 4 Guardian`s Gift – 240 range 180 degree arch in front. Damage. Grant aegis to you and allies. 360 radius. 6 seconds proc twice

skill 5 Dragonhunter – 1650 range superspeed Leap. Damage. Bleed. Burn. Display DRAGON WINGS for leap. Stability in flight. Locks on target. Can be dodged, blocked or evaded. Dodge breaks lock on.

Insane…

a very BIG thank you! Actually makes DH worthwhile. Tho, I am having great success with my current build. Standard 80 level npc gets trashed. I should have added something else to my list of…

I`m not waiting for weapon skill recharge.
I don`t have crit chance I have crit garauntee.
I am continuously burning.
Even if I am not hitting whatever Zealot`s Flame hits nearby foes.
My continuous burn doesn`t compromise physical damage potential.

Adding – The only time I start weapon swap for crits is against immune and/or veteran or better opponents. (Veteran Ember YUCK)

As much as I really like your build I`ll stick with mine. I really believe people generally underestimate the Guardian`s burn. Which reminds me. An engineer and I where going for the Cursed Shores skill point; the one in the walled maze type area. The place where there`s NO room to manuver! He sees a champion risen giant and attacks it. Okayyyy Sure! We trashed it. Engineer helped rez me twice. I DIDN`T get credit in achievements for a giant kill. :/

WARNING!
DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
aka…
RANT WARNING!

I saw the the DH spec and a bow. A BOW! I`m a dragon fan from way back. Anne McCaffrey blah blah etc. etc. etc. That is NOT a dragonhunter! Should have been a spear!

skill 1 Guardian – 240 range 180 degree arch in front. Damage. Bleed

skill 2 Guardian`s Will – 240 range 360 degree. Stab ground. Symbol. Visual effect shock wave

skill 3 Guardian`s Wraith – 240 range 180 degree arch in front. Damage. 360 radius effects guardian and allies burn on next attack.

skill 4 Guardian`s Gift – 240 range 180 degree arch in front. Damage. Grant aegis to you and allies. 360 radius. 9 seconds 3 second proc

skill 5 Dragonhunter – 1600 range +25% speed Leap. Damage. Bleed. Burn. Display DRAGON WINGS for leap

ThIS

IS

A DRAGONHUNTER!

This is a master level GUARDIAN skill set.

A bow! Really? My hunter can sustain near 75% crit chance (add 20 for pet) with 2x +- damage.

Another thing that makes me wonder. Legendaries. When I started online gaming 29 years ago I did say SURE! Didn`t take long to learn what that really meant.

Legendaries – JUST SAY NO!

Server name – Legendary JUST SAY YES!

To get on it… Personal story. All areas completely explored. New areas released explore them to get back on server. Slayer (500 each 18,000 kills)
Beat the legendary server and you get your legendaries. Now that you have those!

Server name – Ascended aka Let`s play with gods!

Okay! I`m done.

Again thanks for build. Do want to try it eventually (copied your post to my build file)

Hey all, thanks for the replies.

Guys, from my first post the first line.

Armor – Soldier`s Norn skin (HoT purchase) with…

Thank you Anet!

For PvE it would be more advantous to min-max in power or condi

I could go crest of soldier to help max Power (120 more) but Bloodlust is 2X better and I lose the -20% on weapon swap time. 8 sec. swap 9 sec. cooldown on swap 3 crit hits garuanteed. every 9 seconds 3 crits 156% normal.

Try if possible to make good use of boons (virtue specialization)

Virtue is a good choice and after last night my dragonhunter bow is in the bank. Really! If I want to play ranged I would play my ranger but he exists solely for gathering. That means my engineer which I love or my necro. Sylvari necro with the Profane armor skin. I love watching her running around. She`s got the cutest butt! (I`m old not dead) I digress! So… I have to weigh the choice of honor`s larger longer symbols that heal all vrs virtue`s benefits. Overall virtue would be better but who doesn`t want aegis, protection and regen when they`ve just been rezzed. This rez ability has 2 parts. The 2nd being Pact Commander`s
Noblesse Oblige – Learn to revive your allies faster and with less penalties.
So… Honor it is! After all the char is a Norn. And honor to a Norn… well!

If your interested i have a really tanky permablock build

VERY interested! I`m guessing it`s Sentinal armor based? I ended my first post with just such a request! That pesky first post coming back like bad breath in morning!

And dont worry about the age,

Wicked laughter ensues!

Viper`s on a guardian!? I would make a thief and really go for spike damage. And run like hell when I grabbed aggro! I run my guardian into the middle of a group and have at it. I should look more for the elite hiding there but hey! Just makes it exciting!

It seems that people think I trying to make a hybrid or something. I`m not! I am coming from a different mindset. Sustained damage or maybe better stated continuous damage.

I`m not waiting for weapon skill recharge.
I don`t have crit chance I have crit garauntee.
I am continuously burning.
Even if I am not hitting whatever Zealot`s Flame hits nearby foes.
My continuous burn doesn`t compromise physical damage potential. (There is only one trait to directly increase damage and that`s greatsword in the bank)

I am Norn!
See it. Hit it. Make it hurt!

InsaneQR.7412:

From the traits it looks like you are more condi build from the stats you are definetly power which makes this rather strange for PvE, because Hybrid underperform pure Condi and Powerbuilds.
Whats your goal with this build and which game mode are you playing with it?

Hiya!

I don`t view this as a condition build with condition damage only 635. I went with Dire sword and torch to buff it up a little. Other than sword & torch everything is soldier`s. Because burning is an intrical part built into the guardian I constructed the build to take advantage of that fact. A correction to my original post.. Rune of intelligence is sigil of intelligence.

I don`t consider this a power build as much as a ‘sustained’ damage build. I`ve experienced how a con build falls flat when I get the ‘immune’ message and how the `spite` build is diminished by a good block so… This is the most damaging build I have been able to construct. It under performs nothing! For 2hand to try to come close I have scepter symbol swap 2hand symbol and give it a spin.

Health 22,385 Armor 3020 Power 2149 Tough 1809 Vitality 2074

Crit chance 4% Crit Damage 156% Con damage 635

Slot 1 sword & torch Slot 2 shield (I do carry a scepter to equip with the shield for range work)

Condition damage is buffed by Amplified Wrath and sigil of bloodlust (Zeal – Kindled Zeal). When I have 25 stacks of power breathing flames is real nice! Signet of Wrath also buffs con damage and gives me one of my two 1200 range attacks.

Pathetic Crit chance but Sigil of Intelligence garauntees 3 crits. Crits proc zealot`s flame (Radiance – Radiant Fire).

I try to keep aegis up as much as possible for retaliation and to proc Amplified Wrath. The shout Retreat gives me an addtional aegis proc and the swiftness comes in real handy.

So… Not a condition build at all but with traits I really take advantage of it without compromising physical damage. And everyone knows how devastating con damage can be so the 3rd util is Contemplation of Purity – turn conditions into boons ALL conditions

How do I play it… Start with sword/shield. Shield wave and if close shield repel. swap for crits. Burn self, throw torch, teleport, and let sword 1 work. Rinse and repeat.

PVE for me! I`m retired (ya, that old). I haven`t seen a game yet that gives melee it`s just dues. Couple that with being inundated with ‘special effects’ well. My Asura gets lost easily! Funny too (not really) because the cure is simple. In Options a checkbox that says something like Melee Turn. Check the box and if you are melee you turn (turn toward not chase after) in the direction of your target. I see melees doing it all the time! I do it! Looking for your target. In options I had to assign reverse direction to my F key. Ranged has a distinct advantage not looking for a target. Good for them! I too have a hunter, engineer, & necro.

PvP – Use to. Alot! At this stage of my life I enjoy a good story much more and Guild Wars really shines! Well done ANet! Well done indeed!

Hmmm… Did I answer your question!? Well you know what they say goes first when you get old. But I won`t tell you the truth.

:)

Sword & Shield/Torch Build

Armor – Soldier`s Norn skin (HoT purchase) with…
Superior Rune of the Warrior +65 Power, +100 Vitality, -20% recharge on weapon swap.

Dire Ceremonial Sword (+ condition damage)
Sigil of Bloodlust
+10 Power per stack upon kill – 25 stacks maximum (Kindled Zeal)

Soldier`s Norn Shield & Dire Shiverpeak Torch both (Torch + condition damage)
Superior Rune of Intelligence
Next three attacks after swapping to this weapon while in combat have a 100% critical chance. 9 sec. cooldown

Specs

Radiance
Right-Hand Strength – Critical hit chance with one-handed weapons is increased. Sword skills recharge faster.

Radiant Fire – Gain zealot’s flame when you critically hit an enemy. Burning duration is increased. Torch abilities recharge faster.

Amplified Wrath – Burning damage is increased. Burn enemies whose attacks you successfully block.

Zeal
Wrathful Spirit – Aegis gives retaliation when it ends.

Kindled Zeal – Gain condition damage based on your power. (Sigil of Bloodlust)

Symbolic Avenger – Deal more damage to enemies standing in your symbols.

Honor (swap out for Dragonhunter)
Protective Reviver – Activate a shield of absorption when you begin reviving an ally. Upon successful revival, you and ally each gain aegis, protection and regeneration.

Pure of Heart – Aegis heals when it blocks an attack.

Writ of Persistence – Symbols last longer, are larger, and heal allies.

Note – Greatsword is Bloodlust and Intelligence. The choice to swap Zeal – Kindled Zeal for…
Zealous Blade – Attacks with your greatsword deal extra damage and heal you. Greatsword abilities have reduced recharge.

I find to be fight dependant.

That`s the build. Was wondering if anyone out there had any adjustments to advise. Or a variation my myopic vison hasn`t considered!

/wavehi

Never thought to actually check on an individual episode to find the method of purchase! Was thinking you buy them all not the individuals

Thanks!

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Did you either purchase the Episode, or log into the game while it was active a year and a half ago?

No to both. Haven`t found any means to purchase the episode. Would like to :/

can I unlock this content?

thanks!