Guild Wars 2

@Shadow,
I would like to point to a few things :
1) Having equal TTK between A and B means TTK is defined by statistics.
2) One dose not have to compute an extact TTK because “perfect play” may not be achievable by humans leaving the number some people would like to compute with “brute force” meaningless.

Once you see this TTK “seems” easy to compute really. It doesn’t mean anyone can do it though. You would need a dedicated team to for some time to pull it off fast enough.

Exedore.6320:

This thread is such a farce. Its promoters don’t really understand what they’re talking about. For example, chess is easy to solve conceptually, but its decision tree quickly becomes immense and takes too long to realistically process. We have multiple models for weather, especially if you look at hurricane path prediction. If they’re so great at what they do, why do we still run multiple different ones which come up with different results? The result is that models aren’t perfect. And grandmaster chess computers and meteorological models are run on supercomputers. Much more than what a game developer would have.

When you talk about an MMORPG, there are many more variables and possible decisions than in chess. And because it’s real-time – not turn-based – timing of each decision becomes a further variable. It becomes so ridiculously complex that you can’t realistically solve it. You can try and model it, but models aren’t trivial to do and aren’t perfect. But you can only model what normally happens. If someone puts together an unexpected combination of abilities or traits which wasn’t in the model, what then? Do you put every possible permutation in it and make it even more unwieldy, uncertain, and require immensely more time to run? If it didn’t turn out well, you need to tweak some numbers and do it again.

The best you can realistically do is make a lot of assumptions and look at subsets of encounters in a vacuum. Developers do this a lot and come up with “good enough” balance. It can never be perfect because you’ve made so many assumptions and limited the scope. But maybe once you actually go play it, it may turn out differently. So you go back and tweak it again. Now consider you have a myriad of match-ups and skill interactions which vary. In order to realistically examine that, you make further assumptions about a generic enemy. But that can’t always account for details. For example, slower attacks are more susceptible to blind and block. A defender may end up with an advantage against those.

Worst of all, the OP’s original assumption is that ANet hasn’t balanced TTK. Maybe they have, but your assumption of the value of TTK is incorrect and ANet uses once which is much higher. Maybe they actually balance DPS vs bunker and it’s working how they want it to?

Its not like you can start by :

• Implementing an 1vs1 game mode
• Implement a whole history rating system (more accurate than elo + its 1v1)
• Crunch some data and build an heuristic…

It’s not like I care about the state of conditions in WvW zerge fights but

coglin.1867:

By the way, what skills are you declaring as “passive” condition removal?

Malandru + Poultry soup = -65% condition duration = Passive condition removal
Guardian Pure of Voice and Melandru runes can also be considered “passive” condition-removal because you do not time the shouts for cleansing condition rather cleansing come as a bonus of what they already do.

Purging Flames However is a “legit” AoE condition cleanse because it require coordination and thoughts to get the better of the skill.

coglin.1867:

Personally I find it completely illogical to want to come into a game mode designed around large scale combat and want to redesign it to add artificial concepts to create handicaps for large forces.

It’s not like there are degrees in size right.. All large groups are not necessarily blobs/zergs.

Personally I think blobbing should be discouraged for several reasons :

1- Lag. Clearly the servers cannot handle blobbing while providing a fluid gaming experience. The lag transform fights into button mashing battles it also affect people that do not blob and it is kind of unfair.

2- Competition. While it is true that playing with 3-4 groups + scouts can be more efficient than blobbing +scouts . Blobbing is by far easier to pull off in term of organization and coordination and still get away with a similar efficiency.
Blobbing also allow to cap structures far too easily when having the advantage of numbers witch in turn makes WvW even more population/coverage dependent.

3- WvW was not designed for large scale fights alone. So if optimal/semi-optimal strategies involve only plays with large groups (? blobs) it should indeed be redesigned.

Good idea OP,
Limit the AP hunter farming too. 10/10

I am really curious.

Arkblue.6129:

Basaltface.2786:

xXBurningEmberXx.6085:

Yes it’ll all come in the next patch. Sane with the engie bs with their 1 million nades skill.

oy get your informations straight. The skill is called infinite grenade works

I am the gunpowder to my grenades,
Zerker is my body and rampager is my blood.
I have tossed over a thousands grenades,
unknown to Asura, nor known to Charr.
Have withstood pain from creating many bombs,
yet my profession will still be the least played.
So as I trait, unlimited grenade works.

Not bad:) , Unlimited blade works ftw.

OP is talking about roaming, and more likely about solo roaming… not ZvZ.
As someone that transferred a few tiers down I can tell you that the lvl player is the same as long as we are talking about roaming.
You are just less likely to get your fights interrupted by a zerg and it’s easier to troll them.

EoTM0.5.1.3

OP,
I don’t agree with you. I like my PvP exclusive items being PvP exclusive and do not want random PvErs getting them for doing PvE.

Lats time I checked the same holds true for most PvE players as you can see here :

• http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/24e38y/how_about_a_fractal_pvp_track/
• https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/Sugg-fractal-reward-track-sPvP
• https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/Fractal-track
• https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/Fractal-Reward-Track/first
• https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/SPVP-FRACTALS-PATH

And also for WvWers for the little they have left :

• https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/wuv/Do-something-about-OS-farmers

TLDR, the overwhelming majority like exlusive rewards. If you cant understand it I suggest you read those :

• http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bragging+rights
• http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/prestige

You are welcome

Form, what I read you can be a forum specialist and not post in the forums.
As long as he submit his weekly report it’s all good.

Thanks, guys !
So, AG, GH and AR. I may know a few people on those server so going to ask for feedback and decide tmr.

Tseikk.9032:

Go to augury rock, so that i can fight you
Good roamers to fight are getting rarer and rarer

I liked that one :<
On what server are you playing btw ?

@ Larus and Rhonin,
Aurora Glade and Gunnar’s Hold seems like fair suggestions. How are the fights vs the Germans though ?
With Riverside , Abaddon’s Mouth, Elona Reach and Drakkar Lake ranking 10-13 and Miller’s Sound ranking 17 i am a little worried.

Thanks Sorel,
Good suggestion with Piken Square.
My motherongue is French

Edit: Piken Square going to get rank 6 :’( may not escape the blobing.

Hi,
I am currently on FSP and fed up with the Zerg and Blob spirit of T1 and I feel the time to Xfer has come.
I am now looking for a roaming friendly server with an active community.

What do you guys recommend ?
Thanks.

I head that server “fullness” may change during the day, so trying to transfer during “off hours” may work.

Pirate-ships as you call them are far from being optimal.
Stop complaining and try to adapt. Your crutch is gone.

@ OP This is just you opinion.
The build is fine and people just die quick when they random dodge and spam skill using it. At least against me .

Copy-Pasted from wiki :
" Should an arena run out of available time, there is a two week grace period before the arena will be removed. In the event that this happens, a new Custom Arena Starter Kit must be purchased and a new Custom Arena will need to be made. "

TL, DR : You have to buy at least one token every two week to keep your arena alive.

And buff PU Mesmers !

No

This says it all : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5LHj12T3yc&feature=youtu.be

Did I miss it ?

BlackDevil.9268:

Redg.9807:

Domination

• Confusing Enchantments : Glamour skills cause 3 secs of daze to foes who enter or exit their areas.

Lolwat.

While I could see it used in WvW I dont think it would make it to PvP let alone in PvE. At least now we could use it with halting strike to get decent AoE damage in zerg situation…

@Xyonon.3987
The idea behind fixed phantasms damages was that i feel phantasm should always deal decent damage whether you play power or condi (especially staff and torch ones) not to reward playing in tanky and summoning AI.
Maybe indexing phatasms damage on max(power, condi) could salvage the idea.

Traits
Illusion

• Imbued Diversion (Diversion hits multiple targets) is now default.
• Dazzling Glamours changed too : glamour skill apply X sec of blind every Y (X and Y might be tweaked to avoid OPness)

Inspiration

• Warden FeedBack : Reduce recharge of focus skills, now increase reflect damage by X %. Temporal curtain now reflect projectiles by default.
  Persisting image : Phantasms are summoned with *X sec of invulnerability.

Dueling

• Harmonious Mantra and mantra mastery are now merged.

Domination

• Rending Shatter now apply 3 stacks of vulnerability for 10 sec (can now compete with halting strike)
• Confusing Enchantments : Glamour skills cause 3 1 secs of daze to foes who enter or exit their areas.

Weapon skills

Scepter

• AA : increase AA speed by 20% remove the 3rd skill of the chain.
• Illusionary counter, now works like Mirror blade :
  Throw an illusionary Bolt that bounces between targets, inflicting foes with conditions (4staks of torment for 8sec ) and giving furry to allies(10sec). It creates a clone at its first target.
• Confusing Images : Reduce cast time to 1sec. The arc will hit up to two additional foes on its line of effect. The two additional strikes will hit enemies closer to the caster first.

Staff

• Chaos storm (less RNG)
  – Can no longer grants retaliation
  – Can no longer apply poison
  – 1st tick is a guaranteed daze/aegis
  – Condition duration buffed from 3sec to 5sec (might be too much)

Torch

• Phantasmal Mage : Projectile now work like guardian Zealot’s Fire and apply 5 stacks of confusion for 5 secs.

Elite

• Time Warp is now a glamour skill.

Class Mechanic

• Phantasms no longer inherit stats from mesmer but start with :
  2100 power
  2000 condition damage
  2500 armor
  1900 precision
  i.e. They deal fixed damages OK this was a bad idea.

Feel free to comment and post your buff list !

Happy new year !!!

Honestly comparing WvW and PvP does not seem really wise because because gear and lvl are standardised in PvP.
I"ll just leave this here for those that “like” to play WvW with lvl <18
Short Video

+1 a lot of nice stuff :p

Great !
Let’s make this the official Guardian guild ^^.

Edit : Don’t have the rights to invite more people

Nah we cant go hot-join, because ez win and auto-balance war.
But some kind of “special event” in custom arena could be good.

Good initiative Saiyan ^^
Send an invite please !

By lack of mobility I meant you can never move faster than thief/ele/mesmer(portal) as a guardian even with perma swiftness.
An yeah you pretty much lack dps against bunkesr (depends on guardians builds) + getting some furry would be nice.

A first draft team would be :

• bunker guard (meta)
• GS +Scepter/Focus DPS guard
• 2x Support guardian hammer + Staff or GS. Taking slot for hallowed ground/Purging flames/Wall of reflection (0/0/2/6/6 )
• Last slot would be some kind of joker mediationXsymbol or maybe some condi/burn guard.

You would need Soldier/Zerker/Barbarian or Celestial amu on the Support guard though because the team needs dps.

Edit: Ggreat Saiyan ^^ I added you too. I am on EU though

Hey !
I want to try and go in tPvP with a 5 guardian team. the strong points of the team would be :

• High stability uptime —> no CC .
• good ability to cleanse condition as a team
• 20+ might stacks and boon spam

BUT using 5 guardians comes with :

• Bad mobility.
• (Potential) lack of DPS.
• Few ranged damage option/weak to ranged damage team.

While pretty much nothing can be done about mobility, how would you deal with the range/DPS issue ?
Let’s craft the best 5 guards comp !

By the way i’m looking for guardians players to test the eventual comps if you are interested PM/Mail me IG or leave a message here .

Thanks for the help !

PS : My aim is just to have fun as I am curious to see how far a 5 guards comps can go.

Asura FTW !
Should be obvious .

Thanks everyone !
I will work on matching Sw+T with staff. I guess I overextend trying to rush the outcome. I’ll do some training and try record some fights. If I still have troubles I will upload some videos for more advice.

Once again thanks for the tips !

5 mesmers team, WoW

Hey !
I’m playing the meta Staff/GS shatter build in* WvW* for solo roaming. I fell the build is really balanced in term of offensive and defensive abilities but more often than not i find myself losing to Sw+T/GS shatter players. the determining factors seems to be :
1- One more stealth skill ( for burst or target drop)
2- More offensive abilities through sword + blurred frenzy.
How do you guys deal with them ? All tips and advise are welcome !!!

Thanks.

Sadly there are kittens everywhere. Your life will be better if you know how and when to ignore them.

@ OP
Actually I would love to see this for the lulz. It would be great if the devs could implement this as some sort of special Halloween event !

Excelsior !
The Asuran Fanclub freshly created PvX guild is recruiting ALL the Asuras of Tyria to restore the former glory of our race !
You are a new player ? Come and learn the basics of the game at your pace in a relaxed atmosphere !
You are a veteran ? You want to share your knowledge and enjoy playing with friendly people ? The Fanclub is what you are looking for !

If you have question my assistant golem shall answer them.
Note : If the golem cannot answer your question input it manually (on this thread). We will then upgrade the golem.

Q : What requirements shall one meets in order to join the Guild ?
A : Being friendly and liking Asuras. It is better if you are an Asura.

Q : On what server is The Asuran Fanclub ?
A : The Asuran Fanclub is a cross server guild, however the main WvW section will be on FSP.

Q : What is the current size of the guild ?
A : The guild currently have 1 member. The targeted size is less than 100 members.

Q : How do I join the guild ?
A : Contact Redg.9807 in game.

He means players are characters on skyhammer map and the devs control the hammer.
When something is bad for the game they press the nerf button and the “nerfhammer” nerf to the ground whatever they targeted !

I want them back too.
They were still better than the 4v5 auto-balance-war-of-musical-chairs.

This change is for WvW imo.

Hey,
I have been playing in FSP for about a week now and I have not seen much roamers/havoc squad/spawn farmers.
So I am now currently looking for dedicated roamers to form squads of 4-8 players to tag thing/flip low tier structures and farm slackers (you know those guys that re-spawn 1 min after the zerg <3).

Some precision about how I like to do this :

• Being dedicated but staying "casual. Care to improve and do well but failing is ok.

• Keep track of what is happening. What are your team-mates doing ? Do they need to be cleansed ? Are they downed ? Did that guardian give me stability ? Is a blob incoming ?
  #BeAware!

• “No running”. Obviously if an enemy blob is coming we run but if we are just a little outnumbered (4vs7 5vs10) why not give it a shot ? So many fights are lost because people don’t even try to win…

Personally I don’t think the players involved need to be in the same guild to do this but joining/recruiting is possible if it’s necessary :<

What about WvW/PvP players ?
I don’t want to PvE + map exploration . I find fighting AI super boring and the less the better.
We also earn less gold than PvE players so 40g is a huge amount of gold.
From my perspective their is absolutely no benefit to the new traits system expect the fact that you can re-spec freely (which was not really expensive to begin with).

Draknar.5748:

Mesket.5728:

zenleto.6179:

I’m not convinced. How many traits are available to a new player through normal gameplay? And what would a new player consider normal? We’re talking new player, not us rolling a new alt.

With the previous // With the current system a new player could:

Start reading/learning about his own traits at lvl 11
Now he has to wait until 30.

He could try out builds and learn the advantages of his grandmaster talents from lvl 60
Now he has to wait until 80.

The way this community works, it is unlikely for a new player to hit explorable dungeons before lvl 80. Now it is even more unlikely since we will start seeing players lvl 80 who will have absolutely no clue about his own traits because not only he didn’t had the chance to equip them but now he doesn’t even have them!

Sounds like he should hop in HoTM and take a look at his traits then….they are all unlocked in PvP. He can test builds and everything….

Like PvP is a good place to test PvE builds
If you get destroyed the trait is good ? Is that your idea ?

I thought you were trolling but I checked just to be sure…
Turns out you are right :s

LordByron.8369:

Rezz.8019:

Romek.4201:

70-80% is not that many (lowest hp-pool) how it looks like^^

hp pool means absolutely nothing

If you heal 8000 HP on an ele you heal 80% of its health pool
If you heal 8000 HP on a warrior you heal 40%.

I’d like to see warrior buffed to have 10.000 base HP so he could heal 80% also

^ My thoughts exactly

1st you have 2 threads to close.

blakdoxa.7520:

Chokolata.1870:

As the title says. I am sick and tired of playing against no brain ultra safe stealth and teleport spammers. It is bunker up or die. I know that the condition/sustain metagame is rampant at the moment, but there is a reason for that.

Namely, the THIEF counters every single glass cannon build. To a lesser extent the mesmer as well. This led to bunker conditions which led to overbuffing of warriors. The thief is toxic and backstabbing, stealth spamming and heartseeker is totally dumb to play against.

Ty for reading

Let put the bold in perspective.

YOU ARE MADE OF GLASS! How are you not going to be destroyed by a thief or rather any other competent player for that matter?

If you know how thieves play wouldn’t it be a good idea to come up with some of stratagem to out do them?

By playing a thief lol.
IMO he is mostly right. Condition builds/ PU mesmers were created in reaction to thieves.

@Felices Bladewing.3914 Nice post.

I’m not trolling.
PvP is about point capture and sometime it does not require to kill players to achieve this and that’s perfectly fine.

Made my day ^^.