Guild Wars 2

AlphatheWhite.9351:

Miroe.2054:

IR as it is now rewards long term thinking instead of just spamming. Its already good as it is. With the old version of IR, Chrono is a bit OP, nerfs will be coming and they may be not as thought out as the new IR.

Try it without Chronophantasma.

Im using “Seize the moment” for quickness and more scepter clones

Iavra.8510:

To make sure, spam it until the option menu comes up.

Option Menu is the new Meta

Milkey.6894:

I don’t think it is because an attack is in the air. Staff1 is much slower and doesn’t cause a problem.

Exactly! They disabled this effect with staff because it bounces. If they hadn’t done it, you couldnt stealth for another 5 seconds after firing staff.

Please, Anet, add this effect to scepter, an all slow moving projectiles, maybe thief SB 2.

With a standard condi build you can solo dungeons in PvE if you want to. But if you are playing Mesmer for the first time and especially for leveling, make yourself a favor and take Greatsword. It does AE damage and has CC, it has everything you want right now. The Trait shenanigans come at a later point.

IR as it is now rewards long term thinking instead of just spamming. Its already good as it is. With the old version of IR, Chrono is a bit OP, nerfs will be coming and they may be not as thought out as the new IR.

NO. Being unstealthed when attacking is a solution to a problem. Stealthing while a projectile is flying is not that problem. This makes absolutely no sense. This is the sole reason Scepter/Torch is bad. You can’t expect this work around from a new player. He will be frustrated by this. This needs to be fixed. All I’m sayin.

jarthur.3649:

rogerwilko.6895:

could anyone make a short description about the difference in gameplay ?
without the subjective ‘this I like, that I don’t like’

with chrono when using alarcity you are encouraged by the trait flow of time to constantly cycle your shatter skills as well as any wells you have due to the trait alls well that ends well

with out chrono or alarcity your are encouraged to keep your phantasms up as long as possible in pve

I have to contradict. What you are describing is exactly what I did in the first few hours of the beta but by far not the most effective way. Now “illusionary Reversion” gives you a clone whenever you shatter at least two illusions, turning your rotation into

shatter – generate another illusion – shattter – generate another illusion – shatter

This way you have always a three clone shatter (counting in the auto illusionary persona). Now how you generate that other illusion is completely up to you. The chapest way is, to trait “Seize the moment” (quickness per shatttered illusion) and equip Scepter that generates the clone with a quick third auto attack.

But in PvP for example you have a pletora of possibilities and situational skills to fill that role. With chronomancer I now have a real incentive to shatter more often in comparison to before the specialization which is a good thing.

Generosity Sigils on everything and the pledge
And then I pack a lot of evasion, blocks and invisiblity to not get hit

Eremoo.2785:

EDIT: Also the #5 shield ability sometimes doesn’t return back, like for example near a gate in WvW structures which is kinda annoying if I’m trying to give quickness when attacking a gate

This is something I noticed as well. Sometimes especially at a downed enemy, I will just get a “invulnerable” displayed and the shieldwall disappears entirely mid-flight. When being used from a higher ground, it will travel throught the air until it hits my target, then follow the ground and return to me along the floor until it hits the wall below. Then it disappears as well without giving me the cooldown reduction.

As someone who regularily had Migrain with Aura, I have never heard of this. The Aura defines itself rather by not having a color. A piece of static in my view that does not deliver coherent information to the brain. The Aura is a symtom of the Migraine. You can’t just trigger the Aura and get Migraine. Epilepsy works that way.

he should be fast enough to follow you with sb but if generally if a thief tries to instagib me.

- insta Distortion
- heal up
- Confusion Images
- Blink into his smokefield
- /shrug while thief panically pops shadow refuge
- Use portal (that is off cooldown i gotta say)
- run to my destiantion

if the thief backstabs me again

- decoy
- use portal number 2 (dont step through it)
- run on (the thief will shadow step back to “surprise” me)

Kind of a random combo if you have portal and blink equiped and nothing to do with your split.

- Conduurum split with no clones
- Use portal
- Quick blink to max range
- Second portal
- split back
- use portal

tadda you blinked and portal aswell as blink is off cooldown. You can now blink again to get furher ahead. Now exercise until you can do it intuitively.

I had to write this down somewhere here. During the first evening of the second Beta Weekend I was playing in PvE, PvP and WvW. Namely the following
- Mesmer with Chronomancer Spec
- Dueling/Illusions/Chronomancy
- Scepter/Shield and Sword/Torch
- Celestial Gear

I have to say that the handling of this Specialization goes way ahead of what I was used to. On a regular mesmer especialy using GS I am mostly concentrated on reflexes watching whats going on, being in the moment. Right now, I am anything but in the moment, constantly analyzing my cooldowns that are affected by alacrity and simoultaneously predicting the next few moves of my enemy, being the mastermind one level above whats happening and constantly hoping nothing too unexpected is going on.

It’s like playing an Esper Control Deck in Magic the Gathering as contrast to a Gruul aggro Deck if that tells you anything. I look at my skill bar and have answers to my opponents next 5 moves. Indeed, I stopped listening to dubstep during PvP and replaced it with House of Cards soundtrack.

The two blocks of the shield in combination with the block on scepter used in short succession gives me another time window comparable to another stealth ability exept that they produce Phantasms and dish out Torment.

The Shield skill 5 tides of time is borderline OP – especially in pvp. It creates a perfect window to shatter and at least gives me more time that I dont have to spend dodging

The improved blocks and the stuns in combination with the reduced cooldowns that come with alacrity take a lot of pressure away from me. And when I actually get in danger, surely blink or decoy or blurred frenzy or prestige or distraction or distortion or take root or portal is off cooldown to save me. And if not, I pop continuum split and walk a few steps aside to let them pump their bursts into the wrong timeline.

A Tipp for anyone trying Chronomancer this weekend: Try “Seize the Moment” as your grandmaster trait. (Quickness per shattered illusion) It’s extremely satisfying to burst someone down with shatters and then quickstomp them. Or get them into downstate, pop distrortion and then quickstomp them. Or if you have too many skills off cooldown because of alacrity and there is just not enought time to use them all.

Good Job, Devs.

Have a great Beta weekend.

Wow, I really was just trolling. GW2 not having a treadmill doesnt mean it doesnt have a certail gear level to reach. What is the meaning of climbing gear tiers if they do not matter in the end game?

Testudo.4620:

idk why this game has stats. it’s so hard for me to understand :/ what does power do? is cleric gear good for my thief? i wish they would remove all stats and have all skills do flat amounts of damage so that i can finally play with my sewing club.

This is actually not a bad idea. For each class there is a best gear anyways. Why even allow the people to equip anything else? Theres berserker and maybe some condi stat combo for nekro and thats it.

Iason Evan.3806:

They still have to get to level 80. If raids are a pure check of skill, NOT gear, it makes perfect sense. PvP is the same thing. You go into PvP and can start owning people at level 1.

Exactly. And this way I can also just use scrolls and tomes to lvl my ele up and then have someone clearing a path to the raid entrance if I die in the PvE zones.

Seisus.6591:

You do realize this makes not sense, right?

Why not? What if I dont like the game but still want to play the game?

erm.. My intention was to say, the fact that shield gives alacrity and quickness to Allies makes it a powerful support tool that acts on an entirely different scale than might stacking. On the side, the ability to stun entire groups of enemies is borderline op.

You know, man
Sometimes you just have to hope for the best man
Accept your place in the food chain, man and everything will work out for you.
You know whats at the bottom of the food chain?
Moa man.
Moas are at the bottom of the food chain.

This is great. I just started GW2 and I have problems getting into dungeons because people keep flaming me for my armor set that I bought in Orr for violet points. This is great Idea because:

- its easier
- I dont see why I should be forced do make stupd ascended gear. I want to use skill.
- I can finally test out all the stat combinations
- its not as hard
- Everyone can do raids instead of just elitists.
- its less difficult

OMG absolutly, +1 to the OP
My PU min size Asura Mesmer is underpowered anyway. I die way too quickly while waiting in invis, especially when a Zerg runs me over after 2 hours of dueling d/d eles. Maybe you could replace the active with another invis. Thaaank you very much!

Most people would frown when facing a downed state rune or a fall damage rune. When you are downed most times you will be finished within seconds. When you take falling damage, most times you wont even be in fight most times. What exactly makes them op for you? I assume you dont mean the stat bonusses because they already exist just like that in the game.

You know, 40% cooldown reduction means you will use 40% more skills and deal 40% more damage longterm, right? And Chronomancer doesnt even give this to himself but also partially to his group. Lets not talk about what quickness does to auto attacks…

If they cast veil int the first 10 seconds of the fight they probably have their utility bar filled with stuff to abuse Prismatic understanding and you wont see them alot during your duel. In that case, you can still float off safely.

But beware, not every condi mesmer has Prismatic understanding. I for example run bountiful desillusionment, Celestial and Scepter/Sword and just try to abuse my 2 block skills in combination with traited cooldown reduction. It also feels fairer honestly.

Here’s what I thought: Downed damage buff is something most classes do. The damage loss negation is something Necro gives to his entire group so this is strictly worse. And you’d have to use this instead of any other rune you could possibly have.

However, make a better one ;D

EDIT: And you won’t stop me from getting me some sweet Nekros into my raids!

Really, Anet can throw out any amount of new runes. Most of them aren’t used anyway. There are people out there that couldnt live without their Runes of the Grove that root enemies or Golemancer Runes that summon a Golem. Weird or mostly unused Runes dont harm anyones experience.

Now the same applies to the new Runes that will be added in HoT so let’s make some Runes. What would you like to see as a best case and where would you just roll your eyes as a worst case scenario?

Best Case:

Rune of the Nuoch
(1) +25 Toughness
(2) 3% Toughness is converted into Power
(3) +50 Toughness
(4) 5% Toughness is converted into Power
(5) +100 Toughness
(6) Give Protection to narby allies when downed. You lose no health and deal 25% more damage while downed.

Rune of the Itzl
(1) +25 Precision
(2) 3% Precision is converted into Condition damage
(3) +50 Precision
(4) 5% Precision is converted into Condition damage
(5) +100 Precision
(6) Take 50% Less falling damage (doesn’t stack with traits)

Rune of the Dinosaur
(Stats dont matter, its just about the name)

Sigil of the Weaponmaster
10% cooldown reduction on skills of the upgraded weapon.

Sigil of Greed
60% chance to steal a boon from your foe on a critical hit (Cooldown: 9 Seconds)

Worst case:

Rune of the Maguuma Mushroom
(1) +25 Vitality
(2) +10% Regeneration Duration
(3) +50 Vitality
(4) +15% Regeneration Duration
(5) +100 Vitality
(6) Whenever you interact with a Mushroom you heal yourself by 200 and gain Regeneration (6s) (cooldown 50s)

Sigil of Chak Slaying
+10% damage versus Chak

Sigil of Bulk
Gain a charge of +10 vitality each time you kill a foe, five if you kill an enemy player. (Max 25 stacks; ends on down.) (Only one attribute-stacking sigil can be active at a time.)

Step 1: What’s your favourite color?
Step 2: Take a dark tone of it
Step 3: Identify the complementary color
Step 4: Add highlights in that one and make them glow
Step 5: Find a plausible explanation for this particular combination and choose materials accordingly.
Step 6: Post below

No srsy. Until now we have the following themes

- Dark with fire
- Gold with blue light
- Gold with purple light
- Siver with white light
- Dark with green light

Choose one and color your armor accordingly

If catering to wishes was a bad thing, we may as well not wish at all, not give feedback. I had to drop my beloved GS because the torch trait was moved to illusions. I wouldn’t ask for that to be reverted. But this isn’t just about me wishing for a buff for my build its also about symmetry.

25% Running speed Runes were awesome because it allowed people that didn’t have a running speed trait to instead getting it through runes. and it allowed other classes to not having to trait into certain lines and instead just equip the runes. This was a very cool thing. Now as making a build gets more restrictive, these alternatives become more essential.

Traits, all classes may want but are restricted to certain trait lines:

- Movement Speed
- Fall damage
- Protection during Reviving
- Buffed down state
- (Weapon skill cooldowns)

These abilities might not be reason enough to trait into a line but might be very useful to certain play styles. Wanna make a zerker that launches suprise attacks from above? Sure. Wanna be a warrior that also moves faster while wielding a Longbow? There you go. For some people these utility effects are far more useful that having Might on crit or 20% condition reduction. We have runes that summon crows and hounds and roots. Right now I have absolutely no meaningful choice for my rune slot post HoT.

And honestly, this isn’t a case for balancing issues. It doesn’t take away from any players experience, it doesn’t mess around with traits. It wouldn’t just be fancy, it would be a continuation of whats already in the game and improve the costumization.

I wonder wether I’m the only one with this issue. With the upcoming Elite specializations, build costumization becomes a little more restricted ironically. Not taking an Elite specialization takes away from ones power level and overall build viability. Thus we have to streamline our priorities concerning trait line choice.

Personally I do a lot of WvW roaming. Mobility has a rather high priority for me. For a long time I and many other Mesmers have run Runes of the traveller due to a lack of a movement speed trait. Now since the Chronomancer Grandmaster Minor Trait contains just that bonus, running Runes of the traveller become obsolete for all Mesmers. At the same time I had to drop the trait line with the fall damage trait.

My point is. Just as with Runes of the Traveller it would be really nice if there was an equivalent rune for Fall damage reduction. Especially as multy layered maps become more of a subject it would be nice to have an alternative to the specific trait lines. I know, there is Runes of the Snowfall but besides being a weird support rune which would be acceptable, the reduction is only half of what a trait does.

What do you think? Is the Fall damage Trait nonsensical anyways?

Well, as long as it does not reduce the recharge of skills, It seems perfectly fine for me. Compare it to Prismatic understanding.

Does anyone know wether this still applies if you weapon swap to the alternate set?

Lately I have started using Sc/T on my main because trait line changes and the new upcoming chronomancer has reduced my possibilities down to two trait lines to get the torch trait and my beloved fall damage reduction. Which again reduces my choices down to Staff and Scepter/Torch.

Now has anyone else who uses Sc/T had the situation that u used T4 Prestige and got instantly unstealthed because in the meantime the Scepter Projectile finished its stroll and reached its target. Because I feel like it happened to me like a dozen times during build testing. Does anyone know how to get around this issue?

Thank you

Nah… I don’t think he deserves to die. Once the theft of Taimis invention is brought to light he’ll probably lose his position or alternatively he’ll give her a position where she can assist the arcane counsel.

Do you see how all of the six orbs get activated by a flashing blue line before they leave their place? I think these could be the leylines and what Scarlett did with em.

Zhaitan is the second dragon that awoke and the first to die. I think Its pretty save to say he’s represented by the orb that is being swallowed. But this would mean the reason why the pale tree and the sylvari are so keen to destroy the dragons is because they absorb a dragons power once he dies. What do you think?

The fact that charr, humans, asura and norn can see the dragon means, that our “Sylvari already carry mordremoths influence in them” Theory is wrong.

- WvW trolling
- PvP point tanking
- PvE afk autohit.

narwhalsbend.7059:

Do people really want to see the Realm of Torment again this badly?

I want to see Kormirs realm, yes. How badly exactly do you mean?

DarcShriek.5829:

Except the seeds existed before Kormir became a god.

True story is true

1. Abaddon plants a nightmare tree in the middle of his realm to get more minions
2. The seeds are brought to Tyria and hidden in a cave where they are found by Ronan
4. One of the seeds becomes the pale tree, its still connected to the Realm of torment
5. Abaddon falls, the Realm of torment is being taken over by Kormir
6. Kormir turns the Seeds of her tree into something more civilized, human-like (she was human herself)
7. Kormir disappears along with the other gods
8. The demons that were hidden start claiming parts of Kormirs realm again
9. Thus we have the dreams which is Kormirs Realm and the distant shores and we have the nightmare, its corruption.

Just look at this picture and exchange flesh with plant.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/6/6f/%22Torment_Hub%22_concept_art.jpg

Tried to make a malign rifle. Got 2 Bloodstone Dust. Worst exploit ever.

1. Kormir cleans up the realm of torment
2. In the center of the realm theres a tree that grows seeds
3. The seeds are brought to Tyria as a gift.
4. One of the seeds becomes the pale tree, its still connected to the Realm of torment
5. Kormir disappears along with the other gods
6. The demons that were hidden start claiming parts of Kormirs realm again
7. Thus we have the dreams which is Kormirs Realm and the distant shores and we have the nightmare, its corruption.

If the world is ever-changing and new features are added on the run, could the recently experienced racism against sylvari mark a starting splitting between the races? Obviously we can already beat the dragons if the races work together. Probably something has to happen to raise the stakes, to question our secure victory.

Almost every MMO out there has factions – even GW1. Why is that?

Would you a approve a factions system like Silvari,Norn,(Tengu?)-vs-Asura,Charr,Humans?

“Well, well, well, you didn’t think I was gone for good, did you? Sorry, I’m late for the party but it seems like I made up for it. A wonderful little piece of destruction is it not? -Giggle- I think, my work here is done. I can’t wait to see you all proofing your insignificance once again. -Maniacal laughing, Poof-”

EDIT: lol “I S N ’ T — I T” falls victim to the profanity filter

Down him again. Diminishing returns.

Theres no other way we see some wildlife inside dungeons..

Necromancer is by far the most mobile class. Additional running speed AND flesh worm. And you can port to enemy while in death shroud. So good.

Dont play thief. I dont like thief.

Mounts would be a WvW item (beause thats where the most unnecessary running happens) that can only be used out of fights. An should be a little harder to control – I dont want to see a sylvari do a JP on a huge Grass Wolf. We already have faster running speed out of battle. And since it would sell very well in the Trading Post this might come sooner or later.

What if mounts where racial skills?

This is how you create a game of thrones situation

1. Raise the stakes. Usually this is done by an overly dramatic, sadistic or honorful person
2. Two or more people make a plan to ensure a positive outcome
3. Somebody messes the plan up in a character defining moment
4. As a consequence somebody dies or you return to point 1 (flip a coin)
5. the events take us to a new place or result in new information
6. All is not as it seems. A new conflict is created. New characters may enter the stage
7. Return to point 1

This is how you create a GW2 situation

1. Someting spectacular happens in a new place (trailer material)
2. NPCs go watch, Players go watch, problem is created, new characters enter the stage
3. One Person makes a plan. Player will follow to the plan
4. A villain tries to get in the way. Players instantly deals with the problem
5. Mission is accomplished, the story is over here, no conclusion or further information
6. Players wait for point 1 to repeat.

The S1 Finale doesnt entirely follow the list – so this might greatly change in S2

I wanna play the sad violin again. Pleez gif teh Violin tu uz.

I recommend you Bunker Condi Warrior for PvP and a spare Zerker equipment for PvE. Warrior does huge amounts of damage. This class is the definition of “Not a bad choice” and there are a lot of builds out there for this class, so go ahead. If you want to get creative or surprise your opponent, choose a class you really like to make builds around and develop something for yourself. You get better at what you like.

Best: EoM battlefield chaos, the creative community

Worst: Dungeon Glitch using and Stacking

The 10 clovers recipe gives you ten times more clovers :P