Guild Wars 2

You must play this while reading xD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IHMbH4VGPs
You sir made my night.

I bought a guild backpack and now I have a small hobo sack even if I don’t have a kit on

If you can’t beat them…

Mayan.7164:

We want 2h Axe

Since I started playing this game and even more when I created my warrior.

Yeah, I know Impale bigesst damage comes from torment, but after it, Rip deals a good amount of raw damage (In fact more base damage than the last hit of the chain with Axe 1) and the block is fine for both cond. o crit. damage builds.
For open world PvE is working fine by now (Even better than mace for trash mobs and veterans I could say) I guess I must try it in dungeons were mobs are harder.

Hi there! I’m running a not full dps build for PVE (I like to support a little and not being glass cannon) with axe-mace / LB but I don’t really like a mace in o.h. (I like the skills but I feel awkward with such a heavy thing in the o.h. xD) Well, I’ve been trying axe, I like it but skills are not so useful I think (I have fury with FGJ and the banner and 5 doesn’t hit hard enough for being that long spinning around) and now I’m trying sword, 4 hit hard but just to 1 target and 5 is nice for a little extra defense. What do you think about sword in offhand? And, do you think it will work nice in a role mixed build?

(Sorry for my english, is not my mother language ^^U)

DDog.4350:

XerxesBlack.5892:

I know they don’t want us to because it is for WvW and PvP so others can see our kits and know what we’re using (kinda like the ele), but the elementalist looks awesome. ours makes us look like a hobo.

This question might sound kitten But is it possible to see in what attunement an ele is if he is not using skills and we dont look at his boons?

They have a pair of bracelet of the elements they are tuned in.

Naioby.3705:

Also if anyone could please answer, Im curious about this:
does Static discharge has any condition dmg? or just plain dmg?

As far as I know, just plain dmg.

Have you tried a Static Discharge one?

Seetoo.9316:

The more important question is “HOW do you want to support?” People throw the word “support” out left and right without actually defining what it is they want to do. For example, EG.
- You provide 1(2 with kit refinement) aoe condition removals

You provide 3 with kit refinement, FT spell remove conditions too.

I use a build with flamethrower/EG and rifle as main weapon supporting my party and I do fine, you wont have any problem with it.

Sorry for the off topic but: “the worst class (necro)”
I usually read three forums (Engi, ranger and this one) and in every one people say the same about their proffesion, it’s funny.

I have mine at level 25 and I’ve been solo everytime, I didn’t had any problem with skill points and I can say I’m not a very good player ^^U
Maybe you need to try another build or playstyle.

Choops.3710:

sevtrisen.5247:

I always thought the icon was an Elixir :P

Me too. Looks like a little Elixir jug with a cork in the top.

One more here ._.

@Daeron You’re talking about this one I guess: http://youtu.be/4OCcT7iJUrA

I like it too and wanna try something diferent than scepter/dagger condition or minions builds in pve.
Any suggestios or example build with axe? I thought use it mainly with focus in offhand going for crit/life steal and a little tanky.

Agadar.4931:

I’m sorry, but no: it does not get any better at higher levels.

If you are not enjoying the class right now, then you will never enjoy it, unless we finally get the ‘significant changes’ John promised us.

I must disagree. I started with a ranger and stop playing it at about level… 15 or 20 because it feels… just “meh” to me. I returned and when I start to gain some cond. damage and toughness I started to really enjoy it with traps (You can throw them later with traits Atheismo)

Offtopic: I must like broken things like you Agadar, my main character is an engineer xD

My God. I haven’t been nerfed like that since first beta.
-Fight Club

Go to dungeons, send your grenades to foes,
follow warriors, act normal,
stay dead on the pavements, watch PVP,
save for your alters, obey the forums.
Repeat after me: I am versatile.
- Common graffiti quote

You have to spend 10 points and you’re not considering speed signets can stack with swiftness.

As said, Supply Drop is the engi best option, but I prefer Charzooka, 2 is a good CC if you know how to, you can use 4 to get some space and 5 could do not so bad damage in area.

Just a bug in display

Hi! I use tu play defensive, tanky builds almost always and now I’m trying something more agressive in dps but I don’t like glass cannons and I have the doubt. How much armor is something average in pve? I have read something about 2600. It’s that true?
Thanks in advance.

Maullus.1273:

tigirius.9014:

I found yet another bug this evening, when using static discharge and hgh build with FT the discharges go everywhere BUT at the enemy. Seriously they were flying up in the air and down into the ground never hitting anything.

Yea. Were you throwing elixirs for your toolbelt/static discharge? Static discharge acts really weird for ground-targeted abilities.

From wiki: “If you use an area of effect skill – including an elixir or skill that doesn’t normally deal damage – it will fly towards the center of the AoE and hit anything in a straight-line path.”

Well, the rifle gives you even more cc and movility , with pistols you only have #5 to immobilize with a 30 sec CD, rifle #2 CD is 10 sec, you have #4 to throw the mob and #5 to go in/out of battle.
In close range you deal more damage with rifle #3 and #5 than the pistol does, and #1 skill does more damage too.

Felicela.2810:

So what is your normal rotation Shivenis, out of curiosity.

That’s a thing I like of this build, they’re many rotation posibilities. Personally I don’t like systematic rotations, they bore me.
For example, with one target you can start using analyze, then net shot, flame blast, incendiary ammo, three hip shots, smoke vent when it’s mele range, fumigate and flame jet until is dead if not yet. If you don’t have the agro, use many vulnerabilties as possible and flame blast – hip shot (with incendiary ammo if you can)
With a group, start napalm, jumpshot, blunderbuss, smoke vent and flame jet using air blast or acid bomb if you wanna some space…
Spamming healing mist whenever’s possible, bandage self at about half life and the googles or stimulant if you need the extra crit)

I don’t know they’re many possibilities, maybe there’s an optimum one but I like to do different rotations, and when you are in a group mix that with super elixir, fumigate to clean yoour mates, tranquilizer darts if it’s a boss hitting hard… Just give it a try, I don’t get bored with the build.

Medazolam.3058:

Yeah my thread hasn’t got any love, but I too am looking for changing to the FT. What runes you guys use? Sigil?

But you’re looking for WvW aren’t you? I can’t help you so much there I play almost always PVE
Sigil… if you have a decent crit % (if not with googles and stimulant you will get it) I recommend a “on critic” one, as fire.
I’m trying to get dolyak, until I have all the gold I have crest of the soldier but mine is a tanky build, not a dps.

(Sorry if my english is not so good ^^U)

Mine?

I use rifle (with sigil of air, I’m going to change to fire when I can afford it) for the cc
Med Kit/FT/EG/Elixir R (Or goggles sometimes)/Supply Crate
Traits:
30 Firearms > II (Sitting duck) – VIII (Fireforged trigger) – IX (Juggernaut)
10 Inventios > V (Energized armour)
20 Alchemy > IV (Self regulating defenses) – VII Deadly mixture
10 Tools > IV (Kit refinement)
And armor/jewlery as said before.

I use this for PVE with pow-tou-vit armor and esmerald jewlery, I try to be support/tanky and well, at least is funny and help my friends surviving
http://tinyurl.com/d9xc5hb

I play in PVE but I say it in general, I’ve read here in the forum that cond scales poorly.
Another stats? If you want a tanky search tough and vit I guess

I use it atm and I think power and crit go better than condition, try prioritazing them.

Engineer – medium armor – best in close combat with rifle.
Warrior – heavy armor – best at long range with rifle.

It just makes no sense.

As @aydenunited said priorize critic and critic damage. Well, it depends, my build was more pve oriented and I mixed dps with a little tanky and had some tough and vit but if you go full glass cannon yes, forget them.

I’m not a big expert but I used to roll a discharge build too and yes, sigil of air is a very good choice (At least it worked fine for me). If you have a charr I recommend hidden pistol, the toolbelt skill is awesome whit this build and the extra dodge is useful. About the crit dmg, go for it, your sparks will do a lot of damage with it.

I love having things that explode like nades and mines, gadgets that push enemies or makes you fly knocking down yourself and yes, I love having a kitteng flamethrower.

Well, I hadn’t thought in the sigil and that trait (in fact I didn’t noticed it, as I said, I’m not so use to the ranger yet xD) in that case and growing the crit/crit damage tree it’s useful yes.
Thanks for the advices guys, I’ll try the tramper build

Jarul.8635:

First off, I would look at the other posts on this forum, there are a few builds posted that are tanky condition dmg bulids.

Second, if you are to go condition dmg, use an armour type that has condition dmg. Using an armour that has power is just a waste of stats …

Yes, I’m looking but I don’t find anything that fits. And in the armor I’ll put the cond damage with the runes, I want the tough and vit in the base stats for survive and if I’m not wrong tough and vit comes with power, cond and tough go with precision, and I think precision is a bigger waste.

Hi! i’m so noob with the ranger (lvl 40 by now) and I’m trying to focus to a condition damage and some tanky build as said in the title. I go with polar and arctodus and I use shortbow – sword/torch, the armour go with the defense (tough-vit-pow) and the jewlery with damage. But I can’t decide skills (the only sure one is Signet of Stone) and traits.
Can you give me some advices or builds you use? (I play PVE)
Thanks in advance and sorry if my english is not so good ^^U

Travail.7390:

Shivenis.3761:

But you are comparing one skill with single target and another with multiple target effect, it’s pretty obvious multiple target and AoE skills do less damage ._.

The rifle pierces.

Besides, most weapons in the game can hit more than one enemy with their #1 attack. It sucks that some don’t, but you can’t balance the FT against a single-target weapon, when so many other AoE/cone/multi-hit weapons out there are superior to the rifle. You’re dooming the FT kit to be inferior forever if you do that.

-Travail.

I know, but it’s not the same a line effect than a cone… Anyway I don’t saying FT it’s ok, just I don’t think they aren’t two skills you can compare just with numbers.

Kuruptz.4782:

i though it was supposed to be High dmg if you had to go melee range… i mean Greatswords hits 500% harder than FT but we still have to be close to them to dmg close enough for them to Deal dmg to us

That’s a good point

But you are comparing one skill with single target and another with multiple target effect, it’s pretty obvious multiple target and AoE skills do less damage ._.

I still ask me how can someone throw a grenade further than a rifle shot xD

Bad link (coping and pasting brings to a blank build)

It’s funny that the only bug they fix in the kits is one that made the kit useful instead of fix the useless ones.

“HGH: Drinking an elixir now grants two stacks of might instead of one.”
It says “drinking”, tossing it will apply only 1 just like before this patch

I was thinking in do something, I don’t know, for example go to the bug list and report everyone twice a week, if we all do it soon or later the devs will notice there’s something wrong.

“HGH: Drinking an elixir now grants two stacks of might instead of one.”
Drinking, tossing it will apply only 1 just like before this patch

One question… “after swapping to this weapon while in combat” sigils now work taking off kits?

The best one is +5% damage… I understand they must low the base damage, but 30% is too much :S

No waiting

“Weapon sigils now continue to function while holding a bundle (such as engineer kits).”

“Elixir P: You drink some poison and kill yourself”

I like it, if my new build don’t convince me in the future I’ll try this one

Here is my furry buddy “Chivgarr”, karma armour (The best looking one for the engineer imo) with the Iron Legion colours and some variations.

Same as Lewis, can’t transmute, can’t just delete de new engi