Guild Wars 2

The other ideas might be good, but I foresee problems with your innate buffs idea. min/maxers would get the commander status just to have that buff, with no intention of doing anything else commander-like.

What are party signals and commander signals… do you mean something other than squad chat channel?

haha that is cute

HardOleg.8063:

“Teh Prestige” is the name of my character.

That’s a good reason, I hadn’t noticed that.

I don’t have a mesmer so pardon the total noob question…. when you labeled the video teh prestige, I was expecting to see you using a torch. Why is it called The Prestige if you’re not using the prestige ability?

also… what is your build? thank you

My ranger is awesome in spvp and wvw. I can understand the complaining regarding dungeons and pet management though.

Blude.6812:

Sort of agree, but I did get my permanent bank contract from them when the free keys were more common. That alone made it worth opening, but the key was free.
I suspect there is a permanent trader in them somewhere too.

no way, that’s pretty cool. I didn’t even know they had permanent bank contracts in the game, I had to go look that up on the wiki. I never bought a key with gems, I just stack my unopened BL chests in my bank. Not sure why I do that, maybe just in case BL keys are easier to come by one day.

Arimahn.3568:

AlietteFaye.7316:

I have an 80 Engineer as my main, an 80 Ranger as an alt, and an 80 Necromancer as an alt.

Wow. I mean, seriously, wow. That takes dedication. I’m seriously awed and also incredibly sorry for you.

what are you people DOING?!?! I guess if you just do dungeons you might feel sub-par. My ranger is awesome in wvw and spvp. and my first main was an engineer I leveled to 80 doing only wvw. Go kill some real players for a pick-me-up.

I went to the temple at Blackgate about half an hour ago, and it was still open.

Thank you Vradiqa, the temple was open on Tarnished Coast , but just as I switched characters to buy more obsidian shards, they temple became contested again, so it is now closed on Tarnished Coast.

I’m also interested in an uncontested Balthazar. Any servers? (usa) Thank you

No, I would not still play gw2 if they took all loot out. I expect loot gain with playing an mmorpg. ooo shiny! things puts a smile on my face.

I don’t want to see an estimated time in queue (possibly too inaccurate)

I would love to see a position in queue.

I wish I could queue for multiple battlegrounds, and see my position in queue for each one.

I wish that my guildies and I could queue as a group and get in together.

hahah Casey! I love that, TASTE THE RAINBOW! That right there is almost motivation for me to get the legendary shortbow. Almost. Me? Ima gonna get Rodgort.

I love your post Vante! very funny

Look into gw2lfg.com and you will wait less often for a group. Great site.

I don’t agree that they took all the options from the classes. If you browse the class forums a lot, you’ll see people post many different builds for each class. I’ve seen a warrior shout/support build for crying out loud (pun intended). I played an engineer for a couple of months, doing nothing but trying all the different builds, and let me tell you, the variety in one class alone is sensational.

So I disagree that they have “taken all options from all classes”. From what I have experienced and read, all classes have all options. Now when you’re building a team for a high level fractal dungeon, yeah you gotta use your brain. This is a game after all. At some point we’re supposed to be challenged and come up with a nice group makeup. What gw2 has done is instead of insisting on a certain class being included, you may be forced to include players using certain builds or gear, whatever works to create a good team to beat the dungeon.

When I do a level 3 fractal with my guildies, I can bring whatever class I want and wear whatever gear I want. When my guildies are preparing to do a level 20’s or 30’s Fractal, they “gear up” looking for toughness vitality gear, and get a bit pickier on what pug members they invite to fill out the group.

Some of us enjoy thinking about how to beat the game, and will put together a party to do exactly that. Now it’s not about your class, it’s about how you play your class. Thanks anet.

I do hot-join spvp often, for a couple of hours at a time, and I probably only get swapped to the losing team during a match maybe once a night. Yeah it sucks that it happens at all, but it’s really not that frequent. Maybe the OP had a streak of bad luck with a server and players hopping on and off, and he kept being the one randomly chosen to balance with.

I was just looking Juggernaut up on the wiki, and it does say:
“Running down its spine is a thermometer shaped tube containing the Vial of Quicksilver used to craft it. The quicksilver shifts in response to the player’s swings "

which could explain why it looks so silver.

If you’re not into the Juggernaut, then maybe hold onto your gold and mats. Perhaps in a month you’ll want to play another class or something, and you could use your resources for a different legendary entirely. I wouldn’t wait for a legendary update though. Who knows when that is coming.

This is very interesting. I am about to put my MF set together, and was already wondering when I should or should not wear it. I definitely intend to wear it as I work on world completion, and when I farm Cursed Shore.

What’s the MF etiquette when grouped for dungeons or Fractals? Can I wear some pieces, like a mixed set? Half normal gear, half MF? What about food. If I’m not supposed to wear MF gear for the dungeon, can I still eat a Peach Tart (26%MF) while doing the dungeon?

I know people’s opinions will differ, I’m just testing the waters with this question, before I mistakenly turn into a leecher.

I understand the OP’s point. I realize I’m going to have to spend a lot more time farming gold than I will getting dungeon tokens or karma. However, I’m approaching this legendary project from a different mindset. I really like playing GW2, and while I have acquiring the legendary as a long-term goal, I’m having a great time playing the game.

Granted, getting myself some magic find gear and going gold-farming once in a while is on my to-do list, I intend to mix in lots of wvw so that I’m still having a good time.

For someone like myself, sure, it would be nice if I needed LESS expensive crafting mats like Cores and stuff that costs gold, and perhaps MORE wvw badges. But that’s not the way it is. And I bet that solution would annoy anyone that doesn’t like pvp.

Or if the legendary required LESS gold and MORE dungeon token, that would make a pve dungeon guy happy, but annoy a pvp’er like myself.

Gold can be acquired multiple ways in this game, and that means I can do different things to accumulate that gold, so maybe it’s okay that the legendary is skewed toward having the gold.

All this hoopla for an item that doesn’t even give stats? It’s a toy. A cool toy, but still. The designers made the choice to put something cool and desirable in the game that is NOT intended that everyone just have one. In our society, that raises the cool factor even more.

If this part of the game frustrates you, do the other fun stuff. I mean really. If the lottery IRL pisses you off, are you the angry old man that keeps buying lottery tickets and grumbles every Saturday night when he lost?

I think it’s awesome that the game designers figured out how to add something fun and desirable to the game, without affecting combat balance. Great job, Anet!

When people are collecting things, it’s the more rare items that add value to a collection. You ever have someone show you their collection of something? As they’re proudly discussing the items, it’s the combat stories they tell you, of how they managed to locate and acquire the more difficult items, and their eyes shine as they retell the story.

phlemhacker.1372:

0/10. Because um, it’s a dude and I have no idea what a good looking dude looks like.

haha omg Costanza showed up

I like it. What armor set is it?

My guild runs around in a 5 man group all the time, avoids the zergs, picks fights, looks for smaller fights. We love it. No one is making you roam with the buffalo.

Welcome to gw2, anfo! Just try looking for a server again in an hour or so, you’ll want a north american one, just for playerbase timezone reasons (if you live in NA)

I’ve taken this time to level a new class I wanted to try out. I have a level 80 engineer, so instead of farming, I’m leveling a ranger, and going for world completion on the ranger. Having this alternate goal means I’m still having fun, and by the time I’m ready to start farming with the ranger, hopefully this issue will have been addressed. Of course I still have a blast at night in wvw, so farming can be on the back burner for now.

and I totally agree with Kimbald. I have chosen not to use it in my final wvw build, however tool kit is pretty awesome out there. If you have any stacks of vulnerability on a target and/or you have a power/crit build, that throw wrench is an awesome toolbelt skill too.

Plus, there’s something deeply satisfying about beating someone to death with a wrench.

I’ve found some success being less selfish with my supply crate. Instead of saving it for my oh-kitten button, I’ll also use it when my guildies are in a bad spot, and saving them saves me. That 2 second aoe stun is nice for anyone surrounded by enemies.

One of the cool things about engineers is we can create our own aoe combos all by ourselves. We can provide an aoe might or an aoe stealth quite easily with the bomb kit and we have access to multiple blast finishers.

There is never equal gear in WvW.

There is always equal gear in spvp.

Ascended gear doesn’t change either of those two statements.

I’m not sure what you are waiting for if you’re not happy with pvp in this game. I’m a pvp’er and I have totally enjoyed wvw/spvp/tpvp.

so what exactly are you waiting for? More spvp maps? Sure I could see that a few more would be nice. What else? Clarify.

I want leaderboards for spvp and wvw. I want player killing points for wvw. But in the meantime I’m having so much fun killing people that waiting a while for those is fine.

Having access to cooler kit skins would be pretty awesome. I’m not really thinking legendary level, but possibly cooler flamethrowers or bomb kit backpacks etc being in the world, whether as mob drops or as the stuff you can get out of the mystic forge.

I don’t pve much, so pardon my silly question.

Is there a point to ever use Confusion skills in pve? I thought most mobs, even bosses, didn’t really trigger this. If this is true, why even consider using Confusion stuff in pve. Use a non-confusion build in pve perhaps?

I’ve only done one dungeon, Arah, and we could zone right in, so pardon my ignorant question… about how long does it take complete the dynamic event blocking access to a dungeon entrance?

@Tolmos what’s your build? Just curious if you’re using 4 turrets, and which ones, how you traited them. I’ve never even tried the rifle turret or flame turret myself.

Sevoha is right. Mine field is no longer a blast finisher.

The OP specified a build for dungeons. The bomb/elixir build that Cribbage suggested has 2 knockbacks, BOB and the Throw Mine Detonation. Do knockbacks annoy your party members in dungeons/pve? You don’t have to use BOB, but why slot Throw Mine?

The OP asked what else is there to do. Have you tried mastering other classes in pvp? Mastering multiple builds in other classes in pvp? pvp is my favourite thing to do as well, and I’ve spent the last 2 months leveling an engineer only in wvw to 80, then using only engineer in spvp and now tpvp, trying different builds every day.

I agree with the OP, particularly on the desire for leaderboards.

I’ve played nothing but engineer in live, leveled to 80 completely in WvW, and now still do wvw but spending most of my time in tpvp. I’m trying to get better at tpvp, I feel good at wvw, but tpvp I’m still struggling.. might help if I had a team.

Anyway, I’ve tried tons of different builds and playstyles, at least 20 different ones, if not more. in both wvw and spvp.

Pistol engineers, or pistol/shield, are very effective when built and geared for conditions. Rifle engineers, and the grenades, are very effective when built and geared for power/crit.

I can see your points about melee arguments and engineer being squishy. However, you can build a toughness/vitality, high hp engineer. I’m not saying you should do that for melee builds, you just have to be prepared to change your playstyle if you’re squishy. Many times I’ve run with a pistol/shield bomb kit melee type build in wvw, and it requires making good decisions. I don’t charge into melee, unless I’m following my warrior buddy sharing his target.

I’ve used mortar a couple of times. meh. It is lame that it’s range is shorter than our grenades. totally lame. However, at keep battles it’s pretty awesome. or you drop it down and let your guardian friend use it while you use rifle/grenades.

To truly appreciate Flamethrower, you can’t neglect the knockback and blind on it. Those are awesome abilities, and depending on your build and the fight, you could take it and do nothing but knockback and blinds and switch to rifle or another kit.

I haven’t settled into a single build yet, but I’m starting to narrow it down.

I’m about sick of grenades anyway. wvw is the only time I enjoy them anymore.

I love the beautiful Halloween artwork in the game. I haven’t opened any chests of either type though, so maybe my eyes aren’t blinded by rage heh.

I like the fact that there are very rare skins in this game. When I see someone in a beautiful dress, or a warrior with a ridiculously cool sword, I just love that. Maybe one day I’ll work towards a unique skin or cool outfit, but for now I’m happy killing people in pvp.

Girjon, what’s your build?

Norn are scarier when they are attacking me. Feel better?

Armor and weapon skins look good on Norn.

If you wanted to be smaller, why didn’t you roll a short human? Gamers that feel smaller avatars make them harder to target roll Asura anyway.

What’s your main point? that you want different attributes/stats based on race selection? Some games do that, but this one doesn’t.

@Brave and Faction: What armor is that?

lol, funny story Kitai. I never tried a turret build in pve. I have tried one in wvw/spvp, and I wasn’t really big on it.

“Also, everyone knows about the water field blast finisher with healing turret (best is when you manage to blow all four turrets and spam the point with AOE heals)”

enlighten me? I am aware that the healing turret’s toolbelt skill is a water field, but I feel like you’re referring to something else. Especially as that toolbelt water field doesn’t last very long, so there’s no way I could blow up the other 3 turrets and get continual AOE heals off one toolbelt water field.

edit: nm, I found the answer here https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/engineer/Healing-Turret-creates-a-water-field

I like your build. the closest I’ve come is running with 3 turrets and it was different. This is one of the things I love best about the engineer class, so many different ways to play. The utility skills are all so interesting. Ever try the flame turret? I haven’t yet.

oh I see what you mean. you’re right, with holidays it really adds up. Thanks for clarifying

What do you mean by, “now 18 slot requires if you have everything from gemshop” ? 18 slot bags in your inventory? I have only purchased one extra bank tab from the gemshop, and it seems to me it was more than 18 new spaces for stuff.

I’ve been experimenting with blast finishers a lot, I thought I’d list here the blast finishers Engineers have. This thread is about healing and has great info about healing with combo fields and types of finishers, and I read a lot of theorycrafting as well. I thought I’d include some battle tested experience.

Big Ole Bomb
supply crate
rocket boots
shield skill Magnetic Inversion
the Detonate skill from after you Throw Mine
the toolbelt skill from Thumper Turret
and detonating any turret (we have 6 types of turrets)

I’ve spent weeks intentionally having my own combo fields with my own blast finishers in wvw and spvp (I don’t pve). and I don’t mean in the Heart of the Mists either, I mean with big scary Norn warriors trying to pound your face in, or mesmers pissing you off at a node.

Here is my battle-tested experience:
Big Ole Bomb is tricky to time. With practice, you get better at it, but the lag from the time you drop it until it detonates is tough for a beginner. And in the heat of battle, you have to be used to that.

Supply Crate: I used this intentionally as a blast finisher to test the experience, again in battle, not just in the mists. yeah it’s nice if you’re thinking about that and you drop a smoke bomb right before dropping this guy, cause you get the aoe invisibility which drops you as a target, but to be honest, if you’re using supply crate you use when you need to NOW

rocket boots: Not my favourite blast finisher because now I’ve flown backyards what, 900 yards? And I tend to save that for when I’m immobolized. But it’s okay.

shield skill Magnetic Inversion: Again, I prefer to use this as a knockback that I want to use NOW. Not after I drop some combo fields. but it’s okay.

the Detonate skill from after you Throw Mine: I seriously hate this blast finisher the most. It doesn’t sound so bad on paper, but to have to click it to throw the mine, click again to place it on the ground, or throw it which there is a lag time there, then save it for a Detonate on your combo field? Pain in the behind. Meanwhile some guy is charging you. I found it easiest to set up at the beginning of a fight to get aoe might from the Fire bomb. Trying to use it for an aoe heal – misery.

the toolbelt skill from Thumper Turret: The easiest combo blast finisher we have. No lag time, it’s pbaoe, one button and bam, immediate blast finisher. I love it. Drawback: you have to have a Thumper Turret in your utility slot lolz

and detonating any turret (we have 6 types of turrets): This is pretty easy to do too, actually. Even in the pressure of a battle, half way through chances are your turret is about to eat it anyway, so drop a smoke bomb, detonate turret and bam, invisibility. Or do the Regenerating Mist (healing turret toolbelt skill) and detonate your turret, easy.

I’m loving Gate of Madness community.

From the manifesto, “We just don’t want players to grind in Guild Wars 2. No one enjoys that. No one finds it fun. We want to change the way that people view combat.”

I agree that they have not met the goal of what the first sentence is saying.

While I agree that they haven’t met the goal, I’m totally with Swagman here. The grind isn’t required, and I think it’s fantastic that the grind is still there for players that do like the grind.

And what gets my gizzard about threads like this one, is how few people acknowledge that yes there ARE players that love grinding for unique and cool as hell items! So while anet didn’t meet that particular sentence of their manifesto, I’m really happy it turned out the way it did.

brogarn.8723:

The one issue I had when I was out in the mists doing some testing last night is that the blast finisher from Big Ol’ Bomb wasn’t setting off the fields I dropped. I’m not entirely sure why.

I’ve tested this too, and ever since live, all the way up until today, the Big Ol’ Bomb does not have a working blast finisher, even though the tool tip says it does.

The blast finishers we have access to are:
turret detonations
supply crate
rocket boots
magnetic inversion on the shield
throw mine