Guild Wars 2

Mesmer 80 Asuran beat it twice.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Audio-bug-1/first#post146524

I made another post awhile ago didn’t know about this one but that is exactly the noise.

Would like to add it seems to only happen in a BIG battle. Could be a zerg or in pvp doesn’t matter. Also I notice it ONLY happens when I have the audio set to highest quality. I’m going to lower it and see if I ever get the noise that way.

Thats pretty much everyones cookie cutter phantasm build. Only thing would change is something like staff for sword/focus with probably Wardens feedback in place of the heal.
You could also switch out that signet for illusions for 50% more life for them helps alot with survivability. Also blink for feedback. All situational.

Okay. So my audio bug is a bit different from the normal ones associated here. It may even be technical. I’m not positive but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to post here as well. I don’t get this specific audio bug anywhere else. Whether it’s listening to music or playing another game. I have all my drivers and all that jazz up to date.

Server: Stormbluff Isles
Location: Eternal Battlegrounds
Race: Asuran
Profession: Mesmer 80

What I was doing: I was actually just in pvp with another guildie. Doing our normal routine business. I don’t recall what ability I used prior to the bug I tried my hardest to remember but I honestly can’t say.

The audio bug: In the middle of a fairly big sized fight my audio cuts out in game. The in game sound effects of arrows and magic was now a horrible sounding feedback noise. The best way I can describe it was somewhat like the tardis noise. When he traveled with the breaks on.

I have like to think I have a fairly up to date computer and I use DT880 headphones when I game. I also made sure nothing was loosely connected or anything simple like that. Turning down the audio quality in the game did not stop the noise but you could audibly hear it cut out as I moved it from Highest Quality down and vice versa. The audio cut out soon as I closed the game and did not resume up re entering it.

I’ll attach my computer specs. If you have anymore questions please feel free to ask me here or message me. Love the game thanks!

MB – Asus P8Z68 V-Pro
Processor – Intel I7 2600k
RAM – 16GB Gskill 2133
Video Card – 1x Gigabyte 6950 1gb
Soundcard – Asus Xonar Essence ST
PSU – OCZ 1250w Gold
Hard Drives – 1x 750gb WD Black, 1x 80gb Intel 320 Series SSD, 1x 60gb OCZ Solid 3 SSD

@embolism didnt know it was Asuran only never looked it up. I did use them and didnt like them especially compared to many other skills.

@Kelesti high level areas Veteran lvl 80 hulk smash guys can root you before they hit you for over 30k

again like i said that was my opinion. im not saying there arent uses for the abilities but in high level PvE they are just dangerous. Even in a group you dont want to be wasting a skill set where AoE is needed on blocks. You cant tag anything with a block.

@Embolism oh yea im talking stictly PvE. Since mobs don’t stack boons really since you don’t want to get hit at all pretty much you get 1 shot. Lastly Radiation Field is very much a mesmer ability but since your a pvper you can’t use it.

Looking too fresh!

Explain the last one please. I’ve no idea what your on about. It sounds like your saying a player at pretty close to max range can just dodge away then run back in wasting a summon of ours before the actual combat even starts?

http://gw2skills.net/editor/en/?fgQQNArdWlwzaoHUz5G2NJxZGRn6oUgdvTqgqLfA3A

Run into a group of mobs. Chaos Storm. Hit Phase Retreat(2). Hit Phantasmal Warlock(3). Hit Chaos Armor again for good measure(4). Switch to sword+focus. Drop a Phantasmal Warden(5).
Mess around with it but something along those lines.

Best:
Chaos Storm
Illusionary Warlock
Phantasmal Warden
Null Field

Worst
Illusionary Counter
Illusionary Riposte
Arcane Thievary

I had to throw in Null field cause it just needs some love and its amazing to combo off of as well as the obvious benefits. I won’t go into why my top abilities are at the top cause quite obviously damage. So I’ll skip into the bad and I was lenient I could’ve added 5 more off the top of my head.
Why in Balthazar’s name would I even be in melee range using a scepter to begin with much less wanting to stand still and block an attack? I mean really? When you can dodge?
Pretty much the same applies for Illusionary Riposte. I doubt people are running around going Scepter+Sword thinking hey I’m a tanky light armor mesmer so I need more melee blocks. So you mess up with a scepter and need to block two attacks? God forbid you were dumb enough to go Sword+Sword if this is you… I feel for you cause you must have not seen the warrior class in character creation.
Lastly Arcane Thievery have any of you ever used the ability and thought yes! I actually used one of my valuable utility slots… yea maybe once or twice. Know what could’ve been in that slot? Feedback, Null Field, Radiation Field(Asuran), Illusion of Life. Need I say more?

This is all my personal opinion. Thank you.
Talking strictly PvE here leaning more towards high level. I’ve done exactly 0 sPvP matches and I usually only do jump puzzles in WvWvW daily.
I also have to add that sword MH is amazing but with torch and focus being vastly superior OH I say sword+sword is kitteny comparatively.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/en/?fgQQNAsdWlwzaoHVz5G2NJxZGRn6oUgdvTqgqLfA3A

The spec I run.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/en/?fgQQNArdWlwzaoHUz5G2NJxZGRn6oUgdvTqgqLfA3A

You actually sound like you know what your talking about. How about a build like this. I used to run a shatter build but I felt I couldn’t keep up clones and illusions up consistantly enough to keep up my DPS. Escpecially since clones/phantasms do the vast majority of the damage.
With this build I run sword+focus/staff or GS/staff.

To pose the question again how do you manage to keep up illusions/phantasms up throughout the fight without wasting damage from not having them out?

For instance 3 warlocks with my current build I can easily do over 20k damage sustained throughout the fight. Not to mention short bursts of even higher damage.
All of this while maintaining group synergy very well.

Edit: Linked wrong build.