Guild Wars 2

Greetings. Just rolled a Guardian, in order to enjoy something other then my warrior, and wander around enjoying the PvE aspect of the game. However, I’m having trouble finding a Guardian build that works for me. I dunno if it’s my inexperience or lack of skill playing a guardian, but, I just dont seem to have the survivability I expected, and all the Guide I can find talk of zerker gear and DPS, etc etc. So, Hopefully I can get some good responses here. So, TLDR;

Solo PvE Build. I’m doing Story. I’m Doing Hearts, map completion. MAYBE running into group events as I find them. I’d like a build that allows me to do these things, without dying suddenly if I suddenly get swormed by 3+ mobs at once, like has been happening. Maybe I suck, whatever. Need a Beginner Guardian freindly build, with gear options, etc.

Thanks in advance.

urak.4863:

Nodrey.3948:

Where the hell our TC’s commanders that I ran around with pulling insane plans that had people going “Wtf just happened?” Things are so disgusting, I dont know which is worse, the obvious double teaming, or the fact that our commanders who know what the kitten they are doing seem to have vanished like a fart in the wind.

Wow shut up already. Every commander starts somewhere and with making mistakes and learning from them, he/she becomes a better commander. If you’re that competent, get your own tag and lead. Otherwise shut up and support the commander.

I dont support kitten commanders. I’ll give a commander a chance if they are new, because obviously the server can always use more commanders, but, since the matchup with DB, lets say I’ve followed around 6 diffrent commanders (My available playtime changes each day). One of them did not even have a “commander” icon, I just happened to notice a bunch of folks in the same guild standing around together (KH) and asked if they were in voicechat. What happened next? kitten got done. 10-15 people ran around, and got kitten done, quickly, efficiently, and more effectivley then whatever dorito that was running around at the time. Of the other 5, that actually had icon, only 2 of them actually used voice chat. If your running with a large zerg, you need to coordinate, quickly. Voicechat. If it’s DB’s primetime, and NNK is owning our BL, the commander needs to be in voicechat. You would THINK that knowing that would be part of commanding 101, but, hell, maybe it’s not. I’m not going to throw my support behind every tom, kitten, and harry that ran a few dungeons, got locky with some drops, and decided “hey, I want a commander tag”.

Why dont I do it myself? Because Idont abide failure, in myself, much less if I have to lead around a bunch of pugs. Ever follow around Deyja and hear him get kitten off, and say something along the lines of “TC needs to step the kitten up right now, what the kitten was that?!” I suspect the majority of my fellow players just say something along the lines of “Oh, what an kitten, he’s being mean, I’m here to have fun”. Where as I’m thinking “He’s right, that last wipe was pathetic, we need to step our kitten up. What could I have done better in that situation” Keep in mind, defeat is diffrent then failure, to me. I’d rather be defeated, knowing “well, kitten, I got outplayed at my best” then mucking something up because of laziness and incompitance. However, I’m on TC. It’s an RP server, I get that. People are not in WvW to collect FA loot bags or outflank DB zergs. Some people want to sit around and watch the BL get taken over, shrug, and pop some fireworks, have a picnic. I’m more of the mind of “Welp, our BL is kitten, time to get on my roaming gear, see if anyone is organized in voicechat, and go slap some yaks”(Ever roam as a warrior? We do not have nice sexy vanishing acts, it’s all about getting lucky with a burst if I see another player.). Obviously I’m not a people person, which is needed in order to command. I might not want/be fit to command, but it does not take a rocket scientist to see a good commander from a bad one. Besides, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. If a commander gets kitten done, well, who can argue with that?

As far as the doubleteaming getting old, well, I agree. It is getting old. Perhaps you were not around when TC had to fend off DB and FA at hills for hours on end. I was, however. It’s also not difficult to press “M” at any random time and notice the diffrence between our BL and FA’s or DB’s. Maybe once a day DB will push into FA’s map, just to give them a taste, but, things go right back to normal. Pathetic. That’s ok though. I was around during the SOR and Blackgate days. I’m used to huge zergs running around and not a coaster to be seen, or having picnics. I’ll have a delicious Yak burger with a side some lonely sentry point, or, if I’m lucky, take a camp after awhile.

TL;DR Commanders should use voice chat, for whatever reason, if they are not just kittening about. Inwitt is not your freind, and is preatty much an kitten. Deal wit it.

Shout outs:

-Deyja. Your frustration motivates me to do better. keep it up, you get kitten done.

-KH guild. I was the guy who did not speak german. You guys got kitten done. I’d run with you anyday.

-Bjorn the Greatwolf. Came into TCBL, last week while some random commander was struggling and not in voicechat, put on his big boy pants, and stabalized the wound (A.K.A got kitten done in the Emperors name)

-AWE guild. Ran around with you guys and got kitten done, despite how thick your commanders accent is.

Thanks for making WvW completely unfun and unfair to play. The double teaming is not over exaggerated, it’s disgustingly obvious. Where the hell our TC’s commanders that I ran around with pulling insane plans that had people going “Wtf just happened?” Things are so disgusting, I dont know which is worse, the obvious double teaming, or the fact that our commanders who know what the kitten they are doing seem to have vanished like a fart in the wind.

Xephyre.1835:

Wow TC, that was the most fun ive had in this timeslot in a long time. Thanks for that great hills defence!! I hope this goes on all week

Your server is a worthy opponent. I look forward to the challenge you bring on the battlefield.

SOR Mesmer in TC borderlands. Your efforts to elude me were amusing. Chasing you across half the map was thrilling. Running to your thief comrade and attempting to make a stand was also enjoyable, but in the end, pointless. We both knew what was coming, and yet you still ran. Right into where your zerg was battling a smaller TC group. Did you think they would stop me? Did you think a screen full of red toons would keep me from you? I had chased you across half the map, did you think I would make the smart choice and run away? No. I hunted you down like the SOR scum you are, and planted a flag over your body, seconds before your zerg finished me off, but still enough time to collect my loot bag off your ignoble corpse, complete with honor badge. That is a memory to savor.

Kerithlan.1659:

Nodrey.3948:

Are you really, really attempting to sell me that having a picnic with the enemy is sound tactics? This is why we cant have victories, or at least more SOR dunking.

And I feel I understand the server quite well. If you wish to RP, RP your hearts out. this is WvW. There is a time for picnics, and there is a time to resist.

You really do not understand Tarnished Coast at all.

I never said that having a picnic was tactical (even in the slightest). I said it was an effective way to end spawn camping and have fun — two things that needed to happen. Capturing camps wasn’t working, we needed to have fun; ergo, picnic.

We can’t have victories because we’re not sitting fat and sassy at the top of Tier 3 and one of our opponents is currently sitting fat and sassy at the top of Tier 2, not because of picnics. Give me a break. I’ll see you for the Dolyak parade on Thursday — bring some fireworks and tonics.

Better to Camp POI, or Vistas, then spend one second having a picnic with the enemy. You speak of fun, of entertainment? Are you not entertained when you dunk on some SOR scum? Does not the thrill of chasing down a fleeing SOR minion not enough to make your heart sing? Enjoyment comes from breaking down the t3 walls of our own keep, and hopefully dunking on one of those little scurrying SOR scum before they scurry back to their uberzerg. Entertainment comes from stealth-stealing Aldons while their zerg is running around elsewhere. Pleasure comes from being downed whilst engaging SOR scum, only to use revenge to suddenly end their miserable and pathetic lives.

Have you not heard? this is GRUDGE tier. Take the grudge, and turn it into something useful. Hate the SOR, loathe them and all their being. They are a sick, tainted server, filled with erver transfer traitors. Why would I, in even my most….amused of days, even consider having a picnic with them? Why would I want the taint of the traitor to be near me? Why would I even want to speak with them? So that they can whisper their lies and weakness to me? Do you think that they might show us pity? Odds are they are more amused by that show of weakness, giggling to themselves all the while. “Oh, they will let us take our keep back”. I’d rather rip it from their cold, dead toons fingers. Disgusting to even consider taking anything “offered” from them.

A worthy foe? certainly. I’d have a picnic with them. Bask in the glorious to be had in WvW. SOR? no respect. no picnics, no mercy.

Are you really, really attempting to sell me that having a picnic with the enemy is sound tactics? This is why we cant have victories, or at least more SOR dunking.

And I feel I understand the server quite well. If you wish to RP, RP your hearts out. this is WvW. There is a time for picnics, and there is a time to resist.

All this talk of respect between servers, peace, love….I don’t know what these guys are talking about. I go into WvW, and I HATE SOR. I don’t think to myself “Gee, I hope I get a good and challenging match today” I think “What damage has SOR done today that I must attempt to staunch”. I LOATHE the SOR. there is not pity in my heart, no more room for niceness, no more “enjoyment”.

SOR complaining that TC has only been getting stomped for a couple weeks. I’ve been here for a good bit now, I remember Blackgate. The only problem was, from the get go, I knew there was no shot with Blackgate. Suddenly, out of thin air, SOR goes from a worthy, challenging opponent to “ROLD ZERG STOMP FEST” in every borderland. That so many people (Traitors) jumped to join SOR is even more hilarious. Yes, I call them traitors. Weak willed, weak hearted TRAITORS. I secretly pray, to whatever Internet Gods may/may not be listening "Internet Gods, Let me smite a server transfer today. Before they bask in the “Glory” of taking our keep, let me just dunk on one of them". There is no “respect” or “camaraderie” to be had with a server filled with weak willed traitors. There is only death, and much dunking to be had.

I remember waking up to a sea of Green one morning and telling myself “Surely, TC will be resisting with every fiber of it’s soul” and instead, a TEA PARTY on a friggen bridge. That is when I knew, right then and there, I could not count on the Fiber of TC to resist. I put away my Support spec gear, and donned the mask of Glass Cannon, shaking my head as I watch the rest of my brethren in TC try to push their way out of spawn. I hope, in my wanderings, those SOR I dunked on happened to be server transfer traitors.

Weak willed TC Brethren: You do not fight when you are only winning. That does not matter. This is WvW. You fight to fight, to bring death to the SOR. The only thing I am glad for, is that the Internet Gods have blessed us with a great abundance of SOR bodies to choose from! I’ve gained more honor badges fighting now then ever. Is our keep taken? ROAM! poke supply camps. poke sentry’s. Poke wandering SOR scum scurrying back to their “Glorious” horde. Camp vistas and POI. Give them NOTHING. But most of all, fill your hearts with hate. Hate your enemy, and you will continue to fight them, no matter the outcome. Loathe your enemy, because you know in your heart that they are filled with server transfers who jumped ship.

Nice job SOR for steamrolling TC and SBI. It’s such a pitiful state now that WvW is officially not even fun anymore. Great Job TC for coming up with any sort of organization or planning, heck, even the semblance of working together. We get, you won. Can we move on to the next match now, where it MAYBE, just MAYBE, have the semblance of equality.