Guild Wars 2

Yea i fought him once too witha group. Took us forever and i had a zerker ele build too. I was usin all my tricks in the books and it still took us FOREVER. This spider either needs to be made a champ ot be nerfed.

i feel the QQ’s can actually be summed up per class instead of as a whole. each class is QQing about something particular with the only exception being the Ferocity change.

Warrior: I’m not too sure about this class personally but i believe there issue is the few nerfs they have received. but i think overall they aren’t as outrageous as the other classes.

Guardian: IIRC guards aren’t complaining about anything beside the lack of changes they are getting to improve the class. It makes sense as most of the Non guard player base feel guards are in a pretty nice spot. It may be that the devs also think the same thing. I can understand what has guards upset.

Thieves: these guys have to constantly defend their class from the other players ( with due justice) and as a result of players constant complaints devs have made crippling changes to the thieves over the game. now with ferocity changes being a thief got a whole lot riskier than it once was and they want to continue using the builds that have worked well for them.

Engis: like warr i have no idea what’d they’d be complaining about but if i had to say it would be automated response being nerfed( but I’m not sure)

Ele: mostly angry as they lost their impressive D/D mobility and sustainability. not only that but PvE eles probably don’t like being pidgin holed into using conjures all the time because it limits there diversity. although i wonder how they feel about might stacked meteor showers… (also don’t know as much about these as some others.

Necro: Im not entirely too sure about what these guys are upset about if anything( seriously this is the only class i have not played enough to even remotely know their gist) id guess they aren’t too happy with some of the changes they saw with this patch either nor do i believe a lot of necros are pleased to run power in PvE.

Mesmer: they have no diversity. they are the swiss army knife of GW2 is how they feel. they’re only use in WvW is utility. and they rightfully despise it. Many of them are too concerned with being in the WvW zerg than there 1v1 tricks roaming. of which in zerg they are of course only good for the utilities. and this also extends into PvE as well especially since they moved that one mes trait.

Rangers: I save this one for last because its the one i know the most about their QQ ( see sig). and their issues are BIG. it used to be the pet was a big issue ( after that last patch tho the pet is in a way better control spot) which revolved around the thing being useless especially in WvW, you guessed it, zergs. AoE ripped em apart meaning its lost DPS. not only that but people want to play this class Particularly in a pure bow style. Something that just doesn’t work in GW2. these players tend to lack use of their pet. Oh and did i mention they’re desire to be in zergs where ranger ability is severely lacking? then there is the Power build discussion in there that is kinda valid however their biggest desire their is a better burst.

so yes alll profession have problems that they NEED addressed. however amid all of the good wise suggestions is a slew of just plain QQ that does nothing of honest purpose.

and if anybody wants feel free to explain warr engi and necro better here cause i don’t think i have the knowledge to try to accurately portray them. and that does go for any class here as well. mostly what i said was a brief kind of synapse of what I’ve personally seen around the forums. i mostly likely did miss some crucial aspect of a class. i also didn’t bring up the new trait either as that a whole different ball game.

and all of this culminates in the idea that every class wants their class to be the biggest dog in the kennel and only a select few actually are looking from a balance PoV

well its safe to say im never ever ever running a bear or a bow ever agian in PvE. i already didn’t role a bear in PvE but now im for sure putting down my PvE bow for good. Bear bow makes me angry. really angry. it promotes not learning the game/ the class (if this isn’t your first character) and as a result it makes the player inferior at level 80. then all rangers get punished in pugs because majority of the class runs a stupid cheesy skill-less build. yes other classes have those builds. yes they use em. but few of them have to deal with a crappy stigma that is nonsensical.

but hes talking about PvP in this thread and in PvP rangers dont seem to have the same amount of players complaining about them as the others do

FotM exotic drops have always been account bound on drop. just salvage it and hope u can get the insignia back.

Seriously OP this post is magnificent. I feel this is one of the BEST threads i have read on the forums in a very very long time. bugs go on for far too long now. The PvP meta has been pretty stagnant for months now. Certain skills are far too powerful and are being addressed at too slow of a pace.

And of course my biggest gripe that you pointed out: bugs.
sigils and runes have had bug go unfixed for a very long time. i remember on a ready up they mentioned ranger runes and their #6 is bugged to not work. I wonder WHY they didn’t find the fix and immediately patch it and other problems. it felt as though they felt those crucial fixes are so unimportant to save it all for some feature patch 2 months down the line. it is honestly frustrating and i’m glad that your post has reached them.

OIIIIIO.7825:

Sounds like you may be better suited to playing a ranger.

Pros- If you get scared you can hide behind a bear and range with a bow (Long or Short)
Cons- Virtually none

GL

Ok hold up…. i cant let this go in this thread even if it isn’t a Ranger thread. OP i have to say this is not true in the slightest. First off, the profession most voted as being in danger and looked at for a CDI was RANGER. Yes u could in theory hide behind a bear with dual bows. but have fun earning little respect from any player in this game. Ranger does the WEAKEST burst DPS, the pet is key damage and dies A LOT, conditions will met them with minimum pressure and by this games standard u will lack very lil to non existent team support. if u don’t wanna roll thief for nerf fears ranger is NOT the place to go. if any class feels nerfed as much as thieves ts gonna be ranger.

Thief on the other hand can still fair well in PvE and PvP(WvW) environments.
Thief damage is still better than ranger BY A MILE even if they get a few tweaks here and there.
Thief can also run a hide in bad situations: Its called stealth and its arguably better then a bear and bow.
Thieves can supply some team support with utilities like smokescreen and venoms( i said could not that they were any good). Not to mention the power of shadow refuge.
Oh i mentions stealth right? yea thieves can stealth entire parties and go sneak past some trash when needed.
SB on thief can blast area effects pre fight adding even more team support.
Roaming in WvW is still effective as thief as people still have trouble handling stealth and stealth is very nice for any encounter.

so there OP my take on how thief is looking like and even though your gonna reroll engi i hope u have a good time and do eventually return to try thief someday.

First of all: if u want devs to see this it should go into the ranger CDI in profession balancing. I’m sure it would be a welcome addition to all the other pet fix suggestions.

RedSpectrum.1975:

Getting rid of the great sword? I have a ranger friend who has worked for a third of a YEAR for twilight, waited even longer after the three components for a Dusk to finish it. And im sure there are other rangers, albeit rare that worked for a GS legendary. This gets implemented and there will be complete and utter CHAOS

Now for the main event: ^ this is the reason you CAN NOT remove any weapons from any class in the first place. there will always be people who SLAVED over making legendaries for their toons. sometime it takes them even longer than 6 months to do so. removing a weapon from ANY class would just be a nightmare for devs and the community.

Also: do you even know how USEFUL the ranger GS is!? it may not hit like a truck of a weapon like the LB can but holy crap does it have utility everywhere. not only that but in terms of a power build its one of the few choices rangers have for melee. removing it for staff would just be ranger suicide in this meta. without GS rangers would be left with one form of Melee main hand weapon and thats sword. sword is all fine and dandy but in the PvE meta as it is ranger would be even more useless because of sword root. as for WvW escapes will be a bit trickier. its already tricky enough to chain hornets sting and monarchs leap together to escape but making sword the only option will make it a lot harder to get away. as for chasing the same rule applies. hornet into monarchs doesn’t give you the same distance as swoop. not to mention the cripple u can’t apply at distance without crippling throw from GS. There would be nothing good gained from removing GS from this class.

so next time u want to suggest removing a weapon you look at the situation of the profession and the weapons contribution to the table.

Game Mode:
WvW

Overview:
improve damage of greatsword auto attack

Goal:
improve the GS so that it can be a worth rival to longbows direct damage and warrant using it in spite of its slow cast times.

Functionality
with the slow speed of the greatsword i feel the weapon needs to have its auto attack damage improved so that with the appropriate investment the damage from a non crit boosted chain can do enough to rival three of the longbows farthest shots. with this change melee rangers can effectively whittle down enemies health even as they use heal skills. I feel as a weapon the GS is capable of great defensiveness but lacks some of the direct offensive pressure the class would need to keep up a sustain damaging role role. as well as make the slow action times feel justifiable.

associated Risks:
of course the major risk is making it too powerful. the GS should not outdo the Longbow but rather compliment it as its melee counterpart. another thing to take into consideration is the pet. if the pet stationary issue can be alters so they are a true threat in WvW and PvP then this change would possibly become too much damage on this weapons AA.

what most people have said in this thread are correct. if u like using LB in PvP u’ll love it for WvW even better. it has much more use in WvW and is a dominant power weapon in WvW. i tend to run on outskirts of zergs and picking off players as i see em. it works well for me when i do it. i always pack my LB anywhere i go but in dungeons it is utterly pointless to be using. as you are in fact missing out on a LOT of team buffs and your team is missing out on any buffs you may be able to give. since LB gets weaker the closer you target is it is best to run a sword or GS at all times with it. as a result in those team scenarios my bow is the first thing off the bar. so if you really want to run LB in dungeons make sure you’re with players who don’t mind you going off into range.

1. Ranger
2. Elementalist
3. Thief

u think there is anyway to lessen the loads either one put on my computer?

My game keeps crashing after no more than 2 minutes while i have mumble open ( no overlay) ive been trying to find the solution.
my game has been reduced to best preformance, i turned off positional audio on mumble, and ive been tinkering with the other settings. however no matter what i do i cant fix the issue. and i get no error code either

specs: Macbook pro 13 inch mid 2012
i5 2.5 Ghz processor
OS X 10.9
intel HD graphic 4000

id really like some help so i can play with my friends and chat.

well see guards are a very tricky class early on as they are very squishy for some reason. (i should know my first 80 was a guard).

anyway back onto the topic rangers: people just plain hate us in PvE and WvW. Melee does indeed dominate this game so as a range using a bow most players are gonna assume ur just not gonna help the team in anyway. to break it down better. in terms of how stupid “hardcore” players think it:

damage: theives and warriors can do it better.
conditions: necro is king atm
support: bring guard or warrior.

Most players also see our pets as huge liabilities. but thats only if u dont know how to control it properly. not only that but most bow ranger playing is very selfish.
Your not dying as much when u stick to range in group fights, as an example, because you are the one that is farthest from the target.
Now then what people seem to neglect is that:

A: pets are at our control if the ranger doesnt know how to deal with it thats the players fault not the classes.

B: rangers have bears that are REALLY tanky and can be used for some team support tricks. not only that but with healing spring and some traits a ranger can provide some decent support along with their far range keeping them alive for longer in the fights.

As a player who sees value and nearly everything any class can do i see the bow as a valuable source but i also know that right now melee is still king of the game.

but as ryan said anybody whose kicking you for being a ranger is typically not people u wanna be around.

Five, one of each race. 3 of them are 80 atm: norn guardian, charr theif, and slyvari Mesmer. today i will be adding a human ranger to that list of 80’s. lastly is a lvl 16 asura ele.

i went for a balance of 2 scholar,2 adventurer, and 1 soilder.
overall each toon has a space in my heart.

so in any RPG sorta game where levels are a key machanic there will always be a grind for such levels. Although it may not seem like it when ur leveling u are in fact grinding for those levels albeit faster than many MMO’s out there. past the level cap and map complete what is there left to really do? gear up and make money. this leads to more grinfing anyway. This game CANNOT have no grind. stop complaining and get real. The manifesto is not just a statement from Anet its also PR. and PR is not always the truth.

as for me i like to grind. i can stand it for a reasonable time. It does not bug me because although this is an MMO its also an RPG. in RPG’s i can accept the grind.

Seriously its rather stupid that u guys put a kite in the WvW JP. not only does it hinder PvE players from getting anywhere when they want that kite but when another server decides to camp the JP people get frustrated.

and another thing is you guys should make it so players cant damage other players. keep the traps and the other stuff. even allow players to use knockbacks and pulls. just stop making it so if somebody wants to do the JP they have to hope some jerk from the other servers doesnt ruin their time. people just wanna do the JP not fight. if they wanted to fight theyd go to the other BL’s

Seriously its rather stupid that u guys put a kite in the WvW JP. not only does it hinder PvE players from getting anywhere when they want that kite but when another server decides to camp the JP people get frustrated.

and another thing is you guys should make it so players cant damage other players. keep the traps and the other stuff. even allow players to use knockbacks and pulls. just stop making it so if somebody wants to do the JP they have to hope some jerk from the other servers doesnt ruin their time. people just wanna do the JP not fight. if they wanted to fight theyd go to the other BL’s

most of this content isnt worth keeping past a month anyway. yes id say keeping the new maps is prolly what they should be doing. the problem here is all the new stuff is really simple. those dungeon you wanna keep? hate to break it to you but they arent nearly as good of a quality as the originals. they lack diversity in the form of paths and lack awsome rewards other than what u can randomly get at the end.

Also its good this content is temporary cuz i sure dont want some kid who just got the game in say 2014 to have the flower from southsun that i earned in 2013 when i was playing. it wouldnt be fair to those people that were there that some new guy could get their rewards. i couldnt do most of wintersday but im not complaining. its how it is and i really wanted to get those minis.

as for the LS being bad i say no. it works and gives people someting to do and doesnt put way too much junk content to swarm the players. lets face it if all the content was perm nobody would do much of any of it anyway. everyone would get bored.

this doesnt mean i wouldnt love an expansion

i just want to point out a very blatant problem with the thief’s design that is the cause of everyone Bull whining and thieves hold onto that which all other players despise injustly.

here is our reality: We ARE to burst best-
We ARE to have the most mobility
We ALWAYS will be the class that stealth is most important to and we gain the most from it. that will NEVER change as long as it exists.

our best ways to keep ourselves alive: Kill you before you kill me by any means including MASSIVE spam.
Use stealth to keep ourselves safer and get our big hits off
or use evades which are ,as everybody knows, limited even for thief’s. not only that but our non utility evades basically go hand in hand with spam.

The kicker is: we have no access to any defensive boons except regen stability and vigor. I am clearly exempting the stolen goods we get from steal.
now to tackle how we get said boons:
regen- acquired mainly through our stealth heal and a trait focused on giving it by stealth. as well as a very unreliable 10 seconds on 45 CD when hit at 75%.
Vigor- traits that either is upon heal or upon steal that is it.
stability- dagger storm that is all we would have to waste an elite just for stability.

hmmmm does seem to be very many of those…. so what else do we have for defense.
well we really cant just trait to have both of those at our disposal that would be problematic for other areas of our professions like damage and most importantly Initiative control( which i bet you non thieves dont know runs out really fast cause of our burst.oh and our best skills burn the most really fast)

now if we HAVE to choose between the two for survival factor we would have to look at which provides the best defense.

obviously GC has some good benefits with it but not everyone wants to be that cheap.

evades are not as trusty. at worst using all evades in a rather quick succession is only 5 and that is including the heal but not including the weapon skills as they are just spam-able evades that would just be an annoyance to both players.

Now stealth: stealth is special. Stealth gives us ALL our defensive benefits we really need. it removes conditions(doesnt matter which unlike the evades that take care of a selction) helps our initiative control. and can provide some healing that we would need.
players need to understand to us thieves stealth is our Retaliation, protection,vigor, aegis, and regeneration. it provides what we need to SURVIVE.

You see players as you cheer for our stealth nerfs and we complain you must understand one thing. each time Anet does that our defense takes a major hit.
I dont give a fly kitten about our offense if they are coming D/X offensively you should be sure to expect them close even in stealth.
but im not here to talk of offense.
I will not say that stealth is in any way balanced cuz ITS NOT. even for us you can not call it balanced if it is so good compared to evades that doesnt promote diversity.
Anet kitten up hard. dont say our evades are viable. THEY ARENT. as long as stealth provides our needs so well it will never be overruled.
The only thing left to do Anet is to rework the whole kitten class now. You arent gonna make it better by nerfing stealth in any way. your just gonna make people quit faster and faster.

this has been a service announcement from a very kitten off player. i am not ranting as a thief player but as a player on the whole.I am posting this here cuz it seems people enjoy coming to the thief forum just to hate on us more.
In reality ALL of us players complain about the quirks of our classes. I just dont know why some many other come here to insult this class while most others dont have this happening.

I think it is time that we the players stop demanding things about other classes from Anet.
Honestly this is a huge learn to play issue that you people are refusing to deal with yourselves.
I scroll the profeesion forums and see a bunch of people either complaining about their own class or complaining about another class THEY DONT EVEN PLAY.
If you the player are having trouble dealing with a class mechanic dont complain to the devs because you dont understand it.
ASK a player of said class how it is done. somebody somewhere will help you.
no need to go and act like little children to the devs when their is an easier less argumentative approach to the entire thing
now before anybody asks im not saying anything about asking for things regarding classes you play. Im saying dont go ask for another classes nerf.
Anet will see problems and Anet will fix them.
lets use our heads and stop creating arguments.

OP just go and try a thief, put on all the stealth utilities, make a stealth build go into pvp against players that you would consider skilled and see how you fair against them. if stealth is so busted and unskillful you should be able to win…

Spoilers you wont win.

I dont think this is fair for stealth theives that thrive on it. I mean people use its nbot only for a sneak attack Anet!!

yea i dont even use stealth as a theif and i can say the reveal after every stealth would be real stupid and would make theives near unplayable for most.

PvE theives are not the easiest to play but if you spend enough time in the world and do enough you will get better.

My second 80 is a theif and i prefer him over my guardian in most aspects.
And i play almost esclusive PvE. dungeons and all.

so in short its all your choice man

Name: Xamhood
Age: 19
Krytan
Ranger

Xamhood loves nature. as a young child he spent most of his time climbing trees and hiding in bushes. He was fascinated with wildlife and archery throughout his youth. He is well known in Divinties Reach for his superb aim. He seeks to explore the world and gain knowledge.

Appearance: Hood is roughly 5’5 and has a dark midnight hair color that hangs longer over his scarred eye. across his right eye he has a scar from his pet stalker.

History:
Hood was born James Hoodwen. James grew up alone with his sister on the streets. In his spare time he would sit in trees and watch seraph archers practice. it was there that he became fascinated with archery. However when he was only 9 his world changed. He had now lost his only family and was on his own. To coup James found a young wounded stalker. He raised it up to health and it became one of his closest companions. However when he was eleven he accidentally made his pet mad. As a result the scar on his face shows that he learnt that lesson. After his sisters passing he devoted himself more to his bow skills. he made his first bow and at the cover of night he would practice.. At age 16 he decided he was in need of sword training so he nabbed a sword at started his work. After he felt confident enough to handle himself outside the city he made for the gates.
currently Hood is exploring The reaches of the world and finding new pets. although his stalker is still at his side it is in no shape to fight anymore so instead he enlists the aid of a wolf and Owl.
Groups: Hood is a part of a small 7 man squad known as the Xam’s. The Xam’s are comprised of a member of each profession and still are currently still searching to fill one more spot. their leader is a wise asura. The leader gets the title of SilvSonic and each of the others have shed their given names and instead chose new names with the prefix Xam. This is why Hood no longer goes by his given name. In fact he met one of the Xams before he set out on his journey and immediately sought them out before leaving for the last time. And as a result he took the name Xamhood.
the Xam’s themselves are also part of a guild in which they each hold the same rank. they spend most of their time taking turns representing the guild.

Personality: Hood is very calm and focused at all times. his thinking speed is much faster then any other Xam. Rarely does he get angry or temperamental.

Fun Fact: Hood states that his dominant eye is indeed his scarred eye. He also says he sees better out of that eye after it was struck.

Aristio.2784:

gimmethegepgun.1284:

Aristio.2784:

critickitten.1498:

A 5% increase to every single piece of armor, weapon, and trinket available gives player wearing full Ascended Berserker gear 13% more damage than someone who has Exotic Berserker gear.

Please, stop pretending that the difference in stats isn’t significant.

You’re welcome to believe that differences in skill will help make up for that gap. And I’ll agree with you to some extent, because it’s a fair point. I’ll even go so far as to say that you don’t have to be decked in full Exotic gear, much less full Ascended, at this point in the game. Again, fair point.

But let’s stop fabricating this fantasy that there isn’t a statistically significant difference between full Ascended gear and full Exotic gear. Because there is. It’s an undeniable mathematical fact.

It isn’t significant because we only have accessories right now.

And they’re in the process of adding the rest of them.

Once they do, get back to me.

In the mean time, it’s insignificant.

I agree i play other games that give way more then 13% stat boosts and as a result i see 13% as a fly. plus its just accessories, which of course give the weakest boosts, the stuff is nothing currently. but i wont lie and say that once they add full sets THEN it will be significant and absurd.

So i see a lot of people talking about how their characters are now “out of date” and will stay out of date as the game progresses.
1.I don’t understand any of your logic…
2.When Anet introduced Ascended gear they said they wanted to introduce a tier that was not as easy to get as exotics but not as long as a Legendary. People screamed “GEAR TREADMILL!!!!!”
3.Now i want folks to know this is my First mmo and i dont understand the treadmill concept very well.
4.But from what i understand WoW added new gear with better stats all the time and frequently for PvP and it was just absurd.
5. Meanwhile each new piece of ascended gear is just a different set of stats. None have an advantage over a another piece of ascended gear.
6. Ascended is more of a choice ( yes i know better stats but its not even close to other stat differences) That unless you are planning to do WvW solo you don’t quite need that extra percent.
7.So if everyone has to work at the same rate to get optional stuff whats the problem.
8.This gear is not mandatory even for WvW.
So people please stop acting like Anet ruined the game.
You wanna play your way Fine.
This is so people with nothing more they want to do can have something to do.
And to those who say the old daily was easy cuz you could just to it as you play: the daily was never suppose to be easy Its a set of challenges. Something to make you go out of your way.
And now you have options to how you wanna finish it too, if you do it at all.

I agree with Servanin. If the Trash dropped decent loot or even tokens I for one would be happy to kill it. Currently I’m running AC for the token gear and i would prefer to run past everything i can even Kohler. Its simply a matter of how fast get I get the tokens. And the bags don’t even give a decent amount