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I see what Daecollo is getting at and I am in agreement. The warrior currently is pick a weapon and pick the major traits you want for the weapon. If you’re using a GS you’re going to be running Forceful Greatsword etc. Making the traits general and not dependent on a specific weapon allows more room to use the weapon you enjoy using for your playstyle. It looks like a dumbing down of the Major Traits, but I honestly think it’ll allow more choices as you now have a larger pool of Major Traits to think and pick from and then a weapon to choose. Do you value max damage % or higher crit damage? Might on attack or vulnerability? As it stands most of the weapons have a linear trait choice due to Major traits being specifically tailored for a specific weapon. Power, Precision, Tactics – GS Warrior is most likely going to have the exact same traits as another other P/P/T – GS Warrior looking for highest potential DPS with signets or shouts.
GS is also stacking Vulnerability on its own from the auto attack which amounts to 2% from the first two auto attack hits, add in a 33% on Crit chance for Vulnerability and it starts to stack up quickly. (Axe could do it too, due to the trait but it trails behind the Hundred Blades hits all applying Might/Vunerability)
With my build and gear, Hundred Blades consistently hits for 13-15k in Orr. In group events it’s pretty easy to land 24k+ 100Bs when the mobs have bleed on them (additional 10% dmg on targets suffering bleed) and 25 stacks of might/vulnerability.
In the end, the outputs are relative to the scenario, and I’m purely talking PvE, as PvP the mileage varies tremendously based on player skill vs opponent class/skill/build, etc. I see some people are continuously bring up PvP, when effectiveness would change wildly based on the team composition, solo queuing, what your strategy is and how your teammates play, etc.
“Mastering” how the animations are wouldn’t make a GS any less effective than an Axe. If you’re that skilled to pick out animations during fire fights then Axe would fall along the same lines as well as every other weapon/skill. The skill and animations are certainly faster for Axe but landing an auto attack is not hard for either weapon. 100Bs requires setup with Bull’s charge or Bola shot or some teammate applying the CCing or popping Frenzy at an opportune time. I’ve also had plenty of opportunities to enter an ongoing fight and land 100Bs on people trying to Finish off an opponent. It’s not impossible to land and if you’re coming up with specific 1 v 1 scenarios then we’re all just speaking into the wind.
For pure PvE damage, GS is hard to beat. For PvP? I’ve found effectiveness in all of the weapons and the countless builds for PvP littering the Warrior forum can attest to that. The OP said nothing comes close to the amount of damage and mobility the GS provides and he’s right. Even if you thought the Axe did more damage or comparable dmg, it still lacks the Mobility of the GS.
The GS is an all around excellent weapon for the Warrior, especially for PvE. For PvP, that’s a different topic all together.
You think GS does more damage then dual axe?
Can I have the axes then?
Heh, fool.
Yes, it’s not even a contest. Unless you’re traited awkwardly, the GS traits, plus the high crit + the crit dmg % easily surpasses Dual Axe.
It’s pretty simple unless you have some strange bias towards Axe over GS. The Auto attack damage of an Axe is higher than the autoattack of the GS. Traited GS gains 10% damage through Slashing Power, 20% lower CDs from Forceful Greatsword and Might on Crit. The time it takes for that Axe auto attack to finish putting out its dmg, 100Bs would be done, followed up by a Whirlwind. 6.5 seconds later you’re ready for another 100Bs, while it’s on CD, I like to swap to something else, like Axe for the auto attack or mainly a longbow to use the Adrenaline on something worthwhile. Combustive Shot>Arcing Arrow>(filler if needed) then switch back to GS (making use of Fast Hands -5sec weapon swap CD) and repeat the process. The terrible burst of the GS is halfway a boon depending on your traits. I run Berserker’s Power and Heightened focus for an additional 12% more dmg and 9% crit as long as Adrenline is at stage 3 which it always is if I never swap to my offhand due to how unappealing GS’s burst skill is.
I like GS, I like 1HD swords more because it fits my personal idea of what I’d like my Warrior to do, but I’m also not regurgitating the strange self loathing Warriors have of other GS Warriors because it’s “cookie cutter”. Even stat wise the GS is comparable to a dual wield Axe of the same Prefix. Pearl Berserker’s GS is 179 power, 129 Precision and 9% crit vs 2X Berserker Pearl Axes at 180 Power, 128 Precision and 10% crit.
At 400/400 Armorsmith/Weaponsmith I have my Swords, GS, Axes as exotic. I’ve tried them all under very many different situations and none of the weapon loadouts cover every goal of gameplay perfectly, but for overall PvE general gameplay/farming the GS beats the Axe in kill time.
The fallacy comes with how many people blindly argue against GS with subtle statements that are meant for WvWvW or sPvP or their own bias.
I’m partial to Sword/Sword or Sword/Axe but I enjoy GS as well. For pure farming and typical PvE, nothing comes close to what the GS does in its skillset. People can argue around in circles all day long about it, but actually using all the weapons and not thinking of wild theorycraftable situations puts GS pretty high up there. The areas I find GS not the best choice would be in high movement Dynamic Events, like the Orr events where the boss is moving a lot or whoever has aggro is kiting all around the area. 100Blades will only land a few of those hits before the target moves. I tend to use Axe/Axe + Longbow for the Fire Field, unlimited mob tagging, and all around strong AoE during Dynamic Events of that nature.
In the end it’s very situational and although I’d much rather dual wield 1HD swords, I still find myself feeling that I’m taking myself down a notch by not using the GS for general PvE play. Especially from a condition standpoint during long event bosses due to the 25 stack limit. If you’re not worried about the Min/Max of your farm time, kill time, and overall mobility, then any weapon combination will work. Go with what you like.
But people are delusional if they think GS doesn’t hold the King’s position for all around PvE play. I run high Berserker’s exotic gear: armor/jewelry/GS so high crit, high power, high crit damage% and the numbers 100B puts out every 6.5 seconds trumps every thing out there for the vast majority of PvE. I do well with my dodges and timings and I don’t feel survival is much of an issue at all. Even in 3man/4man story/exploratory dungeons.
Plus the entire GS skillset flows well together. Blade Trail>Rush>Hundred Blades>Whirlwind Attack or a variation of it depending on how you’d like to start the fight or leave the fight. It feels good to string the skills together. Can’t really say the same for many of the Warrior’s other weapon choices.
I have the exact same issues. Doesn’t happen for WvWvW but that just might be due to the skirmishes I’ve had. Claw of Jormag it happens almost half the time. Audio will always cut out but more often than not, that “siren” sound occurs and persists until I shut the game down and start it back up. Looking to see if I need to update my audio drivers. I’m using Soundblaster Audigy.