Guild Wars 2

Does the Revenant need a BUFF?
i just feel underwhelmed somehow. Especially the power builds.
What would you like to see be done to it?

I think Holosmith is gonna be great for PvE.
You’ll do best with running condidamage with pistol, bombkit i think, until you can roll Scrapper

That’s what i like, let’s keep it that way.

Blood Red Arachnid.2493:

Jinn Galen.2468:

So just to be clear, I can run Power Rev in T4 fractals without running into trouble (aside from not knowing the fractal mechanics)?

Easily. I’ve done it many times, and in fact it is a great way to ensure that a pug party will have its buffs. Never been kicked from a pug, either.

One exception: The only place you might encounter an issue is the Fractal Assault challenge mode, or CM100. In theory it is possible to beat it with any composition of competent builds. In practice… the fractal is cheese grater on forehead levels of hard, and you need to put quite a bit of optimization into a team to get a win. The common comp is support chrono + dedicated healer + PS warrior, with condi necro as soft 4th spot. There’s only one or two open slots, and with only 3 players running DPS builds you need to squeeze as much deeps as you can. Without anything particularly unique or useful to provide the team, the mediocre damage output of the power rev finds it in fierce competition with guards, eles, and thieves.

Condi rev and healing rev, however, are more than welcome in CM100.

Thanks alot !
To be honest, i never rly tried the condi rev. Would you say It’s a good condition damage build compared to other classes even?

Hi everyone
I’ve been away for a while. How do you play Herald/Revenant as a dps these days?
PVE or PVP, preferably something that can solo-roam the difficulty of the new LS content
Thanks)

This class and it’s concept have so much potential.
To bad there’s so much cool stuff that can’t be used viably for advanced gameplay.

Ashantara.8731:

Shinya.2598:

We really need a new Character select screen. I’ve been requesting this sence the launch of GW2 Vanilla.
Why? Because it looks like a beta test.

We already had three (Lion’s Arch, Maguuma Jungle, Crytsal Desert). But it’s apparent that’s not what you were talking about.

Shinya.2598:

• The Charr is huge, disturbingly so. You can almost see it’s pixels.
• Let characters carry weapons and backpacks in the select. Show them as they are.
• Why does all female characters lower their gaze and look down? They are to look strong and proud.

Look at the GW1 Eotn character select. That was some great character select. They didn’t carry weapons but you could view your heroes from different angles.
Why not give them racial-themed-backgrounds like World of Warcraft?
I am not a programer but i can’t help from wondering: How difficult can it be?

I agree with all of these points, except that I don’t want equipment in the CSS (unless it can be toggled on and off).

Indeed. I’m sure there’s more people aswell

Rauderi.8706:

The select screen does need a huge rework. Especially with that character slot sale coming up.

• Absolute must: A faster way to find and select characters. I had a mock-up done a long time ago, inspired by a MOBA or two.
• Orient the size of the character so it fits on the screen. Charr are over-huge, and Asura get their little feet cut off. This needs to be normalized.
• Add some useful details to the screen. Even without profession-specific PvP wins, a list of Dailies would be great.

THANK YOU
especially for the adjust the size of characters.
Personaly i don’t like how it looks now at all. It’s really offputting. I can’t even force myself to make a female character even though i want to.
I’m mostly a cosmetic player. These things are important .

We really need a new Character select screen. I’ve been requesting this sence the launch of GW2 Vanilla.
Why? Because it looks like a beta test. In fact, it’s the same as in the beta test (yea, i player that too) except that the background changed with HoT launch.

• The Charr is huge, disturbingly so. You can almost see it’s pixels.
• Let characters carry weapons and backpacks in the select. Show them as they are.
• Why does all female characters lower their gaze and look down? They are to look strong and proud.

Look at the GW1 Eotn character select. That was some great character select. They didn’t carry weapons but you could view your heroes from different angles.
Why not give them racial-themed-backgrounds like World of Warcraft?
I am not a programer but i can’t help from wondering: How difficult can it be?

Thanks

Blood Red Arachnid.2493:

Unless QT has said something otherwise, PVE is pretty similar to regular engineer:

Full Zerker Gear. Runes of the Scholar. Sigil of Force + Sigil of lightning. Hammer.

Explosives: Glass Cannon, Aim Assisted Rocket, any grandmaster.
Firearms: High Caliber, Pinpoint Distribution/No Scope, Modified Ammunition.
Scrapper: Perfectly Waited, Mass Momentum, Applied Force.

Utilities: Healing Turret, Grenade Kit, Bomb Kit, Spare utility slot, whatever elite.

To get the most out of the the DPS scrapper, it is all about knowing when to use the right skills and traits:

If you’re by yourself, No Scope is best. With a group, Pinpoint Distribution is the best. For the grandmaster explosives line, Orbital Strike is the safe option since it works wherever. Shrapnel is good if you’re in a group that can max out might. Mine Trail is good if you’re going to be constantly dodging through the enemy.

For weapon use, you’ll want to use the hammer if you don’t have maximum might. If you do have max might, the bomb kit will do more damage. At max might, use Fire Bomb. If you don’t have quickness, Rocket Charge is a DPS increase, but if you do have quickness then Rocket Charge is neutral damage. Use Electro Whirl whenever it is convenient. Thunderclap is also a high DPS skill, but it is also part of your CC chain, so whether you should fire it off whenever or save for breaking bars is your choice. If you have max might + quickness, you’ll want to camp the bomb kit, except to switch out to use Thunderclap and Electro Whirl whenever Thunderclap is off cooldown.

The grenade kit is mostly for it’s toolbelt skill, but it is also a ranged option. Shrapnel Grenade, Freeze Grenade, and Poison Grenade are DPS skills. Only use them in your rotation if you have Shrapnel and max might, otherwise stick to hammer/bomb kit for DPS. Using grenades as part of the regular rotation adds a lot of difficulty for little gain, so personally I don’t do it but it is an option. The toolbelt skills you’ll want to use whenever they are off cooldown are Big Ole Bomb and Grenade Barrage.

The last utility changes depending on circumstance. Rifle Turret is the highest DPS, since Surprise Shot is the highest DPS skill we have. Battering Ram is for breaking bars. Bulwark Gyro is for defense, but the reflects it gives can do damage. Elixir Gun works as a stun breaker, and it also has some utility and a DPS skill in Acid Bomb. The elite skills are… meh. The mortar kit is good for it’s blind fields. The supply crate and elixir x are for CC, and I prefer the supply crate. Stealth Gyro has utility.

To CC an enemy, you’ll want to drop Thunderclap, then Big Ole Bomb, then use Rocket Charge inside of Thunderclap for the daze leap finishers. If you have battering ram, use the launch ram toolbelt then the utility after Big Ole Bomb, and you should still have time to use Rocket Charge in the lightning field. If the skills are on cooldown or it is inconvenient to use them, drop the Supply Crate and let the turrets do their work for a bit.

The power scrapper is only about 10% weaker than power engi at peak circumstances. In realistic circumstances it is much harder to say. But, the important thing is that this trade comes with a perk through the function gyro. You can rez people at a distance, even in dangerous areas, without stopping your rotation. Use it liberally.

Thanks, that’s some substancial info

Hi !
I’ve been away for a while. Can u please tell me how to play a dps scrapper nowdays. PVP or PVE

thanks

Gaile Gray.6029:

Thank you so very much for such warm and wonderful comments.

Have you seen the 4th Anniversary Video? I love what our team has to say!

Thank you for your hard work, and for listening

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

Shinya.2598:

I wish that we could turn back time abit til before all the flashy gear came out.
Some players doesn’t seem to fit in the GW world. They look like they’re from an other dimension than the NPC’s and the story characters.
Is this rly what we want?
I’ts like we’re glued inappropriately to a beautiful painting…
I can only speak for myself but it turns me off.

In general, I care about stuff like that — in films, books, etc, I’m bothered by anomalies, especially with anachronisms.

In games, where the nature of the universe is less well-defined, I take whatever I see as the reality of the gaming world. It’s my job to accept it, rather than look for things that are out-of-place.

So I’m not bothered by the bunny ears matched with black wings and a toad greatsword from SAB, because I’m “immersed” in the Tyria that’s presented to us, rather than the Tyria I would design myself. (My “Tyria” wouldn’t be caught dead with bunny ears.)

Great Point, i guess I’ll have to practice beeing “immersed” in the Tyria that’s presented to us."

Though I am of a cosmetic-minded-nature as a player. I would like to request more racialy/culturaly distinct gear, less fractal and wings backpacks, and NO more auras.

Hi

I am concidering upgrading my computer (perhaps buy a new one) but i do not know these kind of things so i humbly ask anyone responding to this thread to talk to me like i was 6 years old.

What do i need to get this game run smoothly and have the greatest quality possible?

does it depend on the motherboard, the Graphics card?……… what does it depend on?

Any recomendations? (Budget is ~~ 1000 euro)

I wish that we could turn back time abit til before all the flashy gear came out.
Some players doesn’t seem to fit in the GW world. They look like they’re from an other dimension than the NPC’s and the story characters.
Is this rly what we want?
I’ts like we’re glued inappropriately to a beautiful painting…
I can only speak for myself but it turns me off.

Sylvari, Kudzu, and ofc Cultural armor (Always cultural for sylvari)

What’s the Druid meta for PvE?
thanx !

Oh and what gear??

Raine.1394:

While I like a lot about it, it does need an update for the aforementioned reasons. I wouldn’t want to see it fundamentally changed or improved worse as sometimes happens when they improve things.

U also thinking about the “silver-effects” mostly?

Haleydawn.3764:

Also needs to have projectile effects now Revenant and Scrappers (Grenade Barrage) are on the scene.

yea that’s right. I didn’t Think of that even though i play revenant.

This Legendary Hammer is a great idea but could use some Visual updates:

• The flying Quicksilver that you spill is “pixelish”.
• The “turning-your-gear-into-silver-effect” has bad textures and reflects colors from the enviroment in a wierd and unrealistic way. (Using all the shaders).
• The weapon itself looks great but, for some reason, gets bad textures when drawn, especialy the golden parts that lit up.

These kind of things are important to many of us with a more cosmetic approach to the game.

U in EU?
I’ve been looking for christian guilds in EU…

Hi!

I never trust my own Ability to make builds so i want someone to help me find a Casual PvE Druid build!
I wanna be able to play HoT Content and Story solo.

• build
• gear

Thanx a bunch !

Trenchcoats are GREAT, why all this hate?
I want more Trench coats !

Why does Medium have all the Huge Shoulders that i love so much.
The SE armor, The Orr Karma Armor?

We need some rly huge shoulders. Can’t let my Engineer look bulkier than my Warrior

Well this is rly disappointing, I rly want to see more Legendary weps…

fishball.7204:

U need to go break the spider eggs underneath the house not harvest the mushroom.

Oh, is there even spider eggs there? Don’t Think I’ve seen them.
We’re talking Abou the abandoned house with 2 tombstones right?

Ashandar.2570:

I think she’s on some sort of timer, I had to wait a while before she appeared when I went there.

is that soo? So you mean i don’t have to harvest the mushrooms? And if i do, how could i know the timer is right?

There is NO Spider Queen behind the houses, not even after harvesting the button mushrooms. What’s wrong?

I was NOT disappointed by HoT, I certainly will pre-purchase another expansion.

I would like something more about Eir Stagalkin.
I would like references to Cantha (which probably is gonna be in the next X-Pack)
I want more Tengu in my life.
I want more Revenant in my Life.
I want more Human Lore, enough with the Sylvari already.

+1.
This is absolutely too difficult to get

This shouldn’t be too much trouble to add.
Add 2-3 sorts of Chak as charmable juveniles.
• Drones
• Zapper
• Goo Slinger

What does “nothing to do” even mean?
There’s alot left to do for me, how much do you even play?

The Gliders Wings are striped. It’s dyable in 2 colors.
The skelleton is Wooden and not dyable.

Thanx alot Guys for your response. I really should have mentioned, unfortunatly I’m EU. Sorry i rly forgot.

Hi

I would love if someone could take me through this map. I acctualy think It’s a cool map but it’s extremely disorientating.

Apparently i have 52% map completion but it feels like I’ve done nothing.

Maybe you need to do it too for a second HoT-Legendary weapon or something?

PLZ Let me know i can whisper u later tonight

Here’s my Scrapper Engineer.
Always make my professions look thematic

You guys have no idea, haha.
I’m from a country where 30-33% of our Income goes away as tax.
Though we have free education, free healthcare and so on, but still.

I buy gems in Euro, even though it’s not my currency. 10€ / 800 gems. It doesn’t say tax at all. Suppose thats included.

>>Beautiful Shield<< but some things needs to be adressed.

1. It clips with Mistward Headwrap while standing upright (not while running with weapons stowed on charr).

2. It needs to be moved a tiny bit to the left (viewed from behind) while stowed on the back cuz it looks like it’s gonna fall off.

Here’s my Herald!

He’s a Revenant and he’s looking like one!

He’ll soon have a Juggernaut as second weapon set!

I’m wondering too, I’ve posted in threads about this several times.

revox.8273:

i love thematic skins, if u are warrior i wanna see massive plated armor, thief looks nice in leather armor that lets him execute quick and precise stunts…the list is soo long
also i like when i see guardians with shield and sword (i still have the concept of tanking in mind, even tho in gw2 this is not the case)
and ofc, color harmony, when some random rainbow sits near me im like what tha kitten

Best answear, haha.
100% agree on the thematic skins.
I also love full sets, i prefer full sets over mix- and match because they never dye in the same hue (guess it’s part of my OCD…. that i don’t have). So take a full armor set and try to match it with weaponskins instead!

I’d like to know how observant you people are of other peoples looks?
What does impress you?
What turns you off?

Personally i look at other ppl alot, especially when running in zergs or doing stuff in the cities. It really great when people dress accordingly with their profession or race (I guess I’m a bit inspirera by GW1 there), an Engineer should not look like a ninja and a Sylvari should preferably wear leaves
Too much Particle effects or Troll looks turns me off (especially troll Charr with dragonball Hair and colorfull scarfs) unless they’re somehow really great.

So this is true?
This makes me soooo Happy !

It’s gonna be cantha.
Community requested Cantha, Dev’s listned to the community and start Making cantha.
It’s gonna be Tengu’s returning to their homeland!

I want to see The Mistbreaker Weapons :<

Enough wings already,,,, ugh

More plant themed/engineer themed (charr technology) back-packs

nottsgman.8206:

you can change it so that the game creates bmp images instead of jpg.

1. right-click your game shortcut and click Properties
2. in the Target box put a space after the last " and type in -bmp, then click ok

this will make the images better quality, but they will be 3+mb big

Alright, i think i almost get it.
Talk to me like i’m 5 yrs old pls.
After the last what? The prnt i wanna change? Can i do it with any prnt or just the special “key-bound-thingy-prints”?

Hannelore.8153:

Shinya.2598:

There’s acctualy alot to do, alot of content is stuffed into different achivements and Collections. There’s alot of fun i think

Its stretched content that consists mostly of grinding out the same goals over and over. Some of the map rewards for example require you to do the meta event several dozen times for a few items, and some of the more rediculous achievements even require doing things at least a couple hundred times in total.

Do you really consider that fun… ?

You must not’ve played very many other MMOs if you think rubberbanding content to make people feel rewarded for their money is a good thing. Playing psychological games with players helps the game in the short term, but damages its long term reputation and has lead to the demise of many popular games.

The expansion is good, I’ll give you that. But I’ll stand by my opinion that it took too much from the core game, and gave too little for the price.

Especially that awful, rushed and buggy story… :/

The story is quite short and a bit narrow perhaps but it’s really well done, and it’s quite fun too.
Yea I’ve played a few mmo’s though I’m a real GW2 fan. been playing sence GW1 EoTN

There’s acctualy alot to do, alot of content is stuffed into different achivements and Collections. There’s alot of fun i think

I always try to build my toons to deal alot of damage but still not beeing glass-cannons.
How should i play my Revenant?
Right now i’m rolling
Assassin/Dwarf
3 pieces of Knight
3 pieces of Cavalier
6 Superior Runes of The Scholar
Berserker weapons
Berserker Amulet
Knight Rings
Cavalier Earrings

It works fine but would like improvement thanx