Guild Wars 2

Heya! I’ve been playing GW2 since headstart and nearly have 3k hours in this amazing game. But! Recently, my screen will randomly flash with black, not allowing me to do anything. When the screen isnt black during the flashing, its just frozen. I’ve put up with a lot of bugs since launch (who else remembers trying to get a group in the same instance during a dungeon?), but this is simply game breaking. A few days ago, this wasn’t happening.

Edit: This is every 10 minutes, if not sooner. Sometimes I get some time, others it happens within a minute.

Edit 2: Its happening very frequently, now. Also, my game seems to load areas twice. After loading an area, my screen will flash black, then it will load again. But, be much quicker the second time. Might have something to do with it.

Edit3: Changing my NVidia settings from the Multi GPU to single worked. A fix I found from a thread in 2012. Since starting this game many years ago, nothing about my pc has changed. Weird that this problem randomly pops up, now.

The worst the players are around you, the more support Necro brings. In SW, people are constantly going down! Either they’re new to fighting the mobs or a Teragriff caught them off guard (and they got juggle’d on the trail). So! You could be saving lives, OP.

Personally, my Necro isn’t my bulkiest (probably Ele) or my hardest hitter (either Ele or Engi), but! It’s one of the most fun I have in SW. It’s satisfying to walk through a crowd of Mordrem, pop DS, then hit 4. Feels even better if people are down’d (sorry!). Also, DS is great if a Teragriff sneaks up on you.

I personally want to use Hronk’s Warhammer. It matches nicely with my Asura’s current look with Celestial dye and a more “refined” look.

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come on, no one wants to face a happy smiling Reaper, you know it.

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My Reaper. She’s super happy and smiling! <3

Honestly, I think one of the bigger reasons there’ll be a higher Reaper:Necro ratio than say Dragonhunter:Guardian is because the Reaper just looks cool. I think (so far) it’s had the best presentation. I mean, it’s inspired by freakin’ Pyramid Head and the likes. It’s fun to be the “monster”, and that’s what the Reaper is. I don’t know how it’ll perform in PvE, but looks like so much fun in PvP!

Meh, I kind of feel like the leveling process is fine. I think 5 out of my 8 level 80’s have like 20% of the map completed. As for the gear, I don’t even bother with it until level 80. Since I also don’t start my story until level 80, the loot drops from mobs has been enough for me (though gear is the least important factor in success for GW2).

EotM can be quick with a decent zerg. You get 5 tomes of knowledge from completing the Personal Story, and now that Arah is no longer a dungeon (for story), it’s even easier. Writs of experiences from dailies and tomes of knowledge from log in rewards. Crafting is also an option, just Google a guide for it and you can level 0-400 in cooking for very little cost (sell the food and leftovers).

So, while I can kind of see what you’re getting at, it’s just way too easy to level in this game to bother with changing it. Well, I kind of see your point. I don’t get why anyone would waste a transmutation charge on anything less than a level 80 exotic. I could see why people don’t wait until 80 to think about gear (I prefer to since the game is so easy and leveling is so quick), but changing your gear more often than every like 20-25 levels seems like a huge waste. Especially getting runes and sigils for that gear… But! To each their own, I guess.

Edit: Just to clarify, I know and understand that not everyone plays like I do. Some people need to have that feeling that the gear progression and such. I’m just saying, it sounds like you’re going about leveling the complicated way and wanting to suggest putting effort into something because of it.

@Faction: Thank you so much! I can’t explain how I forgot about the Eagle runes! Seems like a great replacement for Runes of the Ranger. Thank you so much!

@Fay: That was kind of my thinking! Open world content is pretty easy, and while the pistol is fun with MoP… it seems to be a bit much for something that is going to die no matter which weapon I use. I guess I’ll alternate pretty often between GS and Pistol offhand. Might as well!

Thanks you two!

Hello, lovely purple butterflies! So! Just a few questions I still have after literally spending hours reading up on Mesmers. I’ve had a level 80 Mesmer for a while, but she was mostly for looks and recently have been sent into the “hot-seat”.

My usual build is this. It’s close to what I used to use before the trait changes, and was very excited to see this build after the patch!

1. What do you use for a range weapon in open world PvE? Mostly, for Silverwastes farming. I used to use the GS, but after trying out pistol I’m confused on which I prefer as a ranged option. I haven’t ran the numbers or anything, but I feel like using P4 off CD and spamming Mantra of Pain with Mantra of Distraction as needed, I do more damage at range while maintaining good melee capabilities. I’ve also recently realized that I want main hand pistol for Mesmer so badly, haha.
2. Which runes are you using? On MetaBattle, they always suggest the Scholar Runes. I never use them though since since I don’t really like to keep my health above 90%. So, I went with Runes of the Ranger and recently learned that Phantasms don’t give the 7% increase in damage. The stats from Ranger runes are still nice, though… Any suggestions?
3. Which sigils do you use? Specifically for daytime dungeons and maps. If I had to assume, it would be Force and Accuracy? What about the second offhand weapon, any suggestions? During nighttime, I’ll run the Night sigil, Accuracy sigil, and whatever sigil increases the damage against the dungeon (such as undead slaying for Arah).

Totally optional read, but I felt like typing more about Mesmers! Thanks for any help/suggestions! Anyways, Mesmer is my new “hot-seat” character. Being in the hot-seat basically means I’m going to become “more serious” with that character. And, was I surprised! I’ve used her in level 80 content before, but wasn’t that happy with it. After sitting her in the hot seat, I bought her runes, sigils, jewelry and read up on many guides… wow! Mesmer is so much fun to play! I was able to deal way more damage than I thought! But, the best part is how much influence I have over the fights. Using Mantra of Distraction at the right moment feels so nice! And, focus pulls are a lot of fun! Mesmers have so many neat and fun tricks to really give the group an edge, though indirectly. I won’t type too much more since no one will read it, anyways. Mesmer has become my second main in record timing because they’re just so much fun!

A lot of the hate I’ve seen is from both people that forget they’re beta testing, and from people forgetting they don’t have their “Zerker” legend.

Definitely launch/headstart! This game is easily my favorite launch of all time. The community was helpful and friendly (still is, but was more so at launch in my experience). “Hey guys!! I found a Jumping Puzzle, come see!” And everyone would rush to go try out this new and exciting thing. When everything was new to everyone, it was amazing. I remember walking around Rata Sum when I was level 40, and people would marvel at the level! I remember when we first started going through AC. It would take at least in hour just to get the party into the same instance of the dungeon! Then, it would take forever to beat it. The dungeon was hard and we had no idea how to do anything. Everything was tense since we didn’t know what to expect.

Also! My first time at Claw Island. This is my favorite part of the Personal Story! I’m an adult, but I literally cried near the end of that mission as a Whisper agent. It was the first and only time I cried during GW2. I couldn’t believe how upset I was! And, the moments leading up to that felt epic. I’ve done the mission like 100 times by now, but I still look forward to it.

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I am all for this idea. Makes it actually enjoyable to roll new characters with friends on different races instead of having to WALK all across the map as lvl 5…

So many people here are so negative about new suggestions, as if something personal is being taken away from them, and this isn’t the only thread like this.

Why would you walk across the entire map? I’ll give you a tip to help avoid that!

Go into PvP lobby, take Asura Gate to Lion’s Arch, go to the Gate Hub Plaza. There you’ll find Asura Gates to the other races starting zones.

That would be awesome, Silvercyclone!! I would love to play with Snaff, GW2 dream come true!!

Oh, thank you so much!!! Definitely going to get and read that book. Again, thank you!

As a side question, is there anyway I could get something to wear that Snaff would be proud of, on my engineer? I know I can get T3 Light armor, but was hoping there was something I could do with my medium wearing Engineer.

Heya! So, Snaff is my favorite character. It actually upsets me that he’s dead! Reading some of his lore on the GW2 wiki, reading that he was able to mind control an elder dragon, Zojja and Kudu, ect. He’s awesome! I want a statue of him in my home, screw Eir! Anyways, I played GW1 for like an hour when I was younger. I was wondering/hoping that if I played GW1, if I could learn more about or even meet Snaff? Or, is there a better way? Recently learn that there’s Guild Wars books! Is there certain books I should read that pertain to Snaff? Thank you!

Yes, thank you! Also, special thanks for showing us the new Engineer aesthetics and skill changes. <3

We won the “war” guys, good job. Hang up your hobosacks.

Engineer is going to be even more fun to play than it already is! So excited.

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Engineer is always my go-to class! In Warhammer Online, easily my favorite class (though the WAR Engi plays very differently from GW2 Engi, still lots of boom). And, that’s another reason, the BOOM! Haha. Engineers have so many things they can be doing at once. I can go from throwing grenades, to lighting people on fire with a flamethrower, to shooting toxins at them, all without leaving combat. Plus, the Tool Kit is amazing! It’s so satisfying to beat enemies senseless with a wrench. I love how it shakes my screen when my cute little Asura whacks someone. Giant Norn with a greatsword? Ha! I’m a tiny Asura with a wrench, come at me! As the Norn is trying to run away, I just pull him back with my magnet pull skill, it’s great!

So, I love Engineer because they can do a lot of different things at even given time, and it can do them well. And, the wrench is funny (and good).

Edit: To add to my reasons, Engineer is the only class that I don’t mind underwater combat. Their 3 mine shot skill is amazing.

Haha, this actually induced a funny thought for me! I imagine an Anet dev running around WvW. “Wow, I made that tree. That’s a really nice tree.” they’re thinking. Then, suddenly a thief pops out of stealth and owns them. Owned dev then goes up to the thief head dev (I know that’s probably not a real thing, let me dream), “Your class is too strong! Why would you do this to me Bob?” Bob explains that thief is balanced, and tree maker dev needs to “git gud”. Bob smiles to himself as tree maker leaves the office to roll a thief.

I bet Engineer head dev is really smug and proud, too. “Yep, my class does everything, and it does it well.” Necro head dev is probably busy playing with a cute Charr plushie…

Seems fun! I actually ran a similar build when me and two friends ran a dungeon for fun. Obviously, due to the nature of the game, I wasn’t an amazing “healer” or anything. But, I could keep regen up and had near permanent regen on myself, which makes it easier to rez. And, of course the elixir gun combo (5 > 4) is fun! Though, I ran healing turret instead of med kit for more regen and my initial displeasure with med kit.

I didn’t run exactly your build, but something similar, and found that it made the dungeon more lenient. Sure, it isn’t the optimal thing to, but we all had fun. I think next time, I’ll use this build for fun/casual running. Thanks!

Great! I’ll try them both out. Thank you! I’m so happy that people are posting builds!

Thank you so much! ^.^

Hello! I was hoping someone could link me a Confusion based build. I see a lot of Shatter builds, and know I can’t get away from using clones. I don’t plan to use this build for serious dungeon runs or PvP. Just for fun! I also know I could Google this, but most builds are from a long time ago. A lot has changed since the BWE’s! Haha, so any help in Confusion builds is appreciated. Please, I don’t need to hear that confusion is useless or anything. Don’t care, I want to use it for fun. Enjoy the game!

On the race part, I don’t know. I’ve never used a racial ability since they were intended to make you feel special rather than for combat.

But, most Necro’s seem to go Conditionmancer. This gives good AOE and single target damage through the use of DOT’s. Scepter (Main Hand) and Dagger (Off Hand) with Staff as your second weapon set. For Utility, I use Epidemic, Well of Pain, and Blood is Power. I use the Well for my heal, but mostly because I often play in a group. First ten points, I put in the second trait line for the Hemophilia trait for longer bleeds. Then, ten in the first. Finally, ten in Blood Magic. This will get you to level 40.

Stack your bleeds quickly, then use Epidemic to spread them. As for the max bleed cap, don’t worry about it. You’ll still get gold in events, and you usually don’t have enough people to reach a 25 bleed stack at lower levels anyways. Hope this was some help!

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read this. Hopefully I can get some clear and descriptive answers.

First off, there’s a rumor on re balancing (nerfing) Epidemic. I understand how this skill may be considered “OP”, but at the same I don’t…. I mean, it’s easily the best skill (in my opinion) for Necro’s. Most builds include it. I can understand a Minion Master Necro not using it, but that’s about it. But, PvP wise, there are plenty of ways to overcome this for other classes since they can convert conditions or rid them in some way. Especially as a Conditionmancer, I need this skill! In what ways do you think they would nerf it (theoretically)?

Secondly! As a conditionmancer, I’m torn between Signet of Spite and Corrosive Cloud. Signet of Spite seems nice since it applies most of the conditions in the game at once. But, usually I already have those conditions applied. But, I may be under estimating it’s usefulness. For Corrosive Cloud, the cast time is annoying, but not bad. I’m usually using a scepter/dagger, so I apply poison with the 1 skill on the third attack, and can spread that with Epidemic. Or, maybe there is another skill better than both of these for AOE conditions?

TL;DR Is Epidemic doom to nerf, if so how? And, Signet of Spite or Corrosive Cloud? Or, possibly something that is better than both for AOE conditions. Thank you!

I would really love this option if when you inspected a player, it didn’t show stats on the armor. That would help to prevent elitist from not allowing players run a dungeon based on gear. If it just showed the armor their wearing (without stats), and let me preview it on my own character, I would be happy with it.

Hello! I don’t mean to put anyone down, or to attract any negative attention. But, it feels like to me that the general community has become more negative. I remember (it wasn’t that long ago) the 3-day head start. I didn’t see any hateful comments in /map chat. Only, people saying they loved the game, and helping other players out. Obviously, that bubbly feeling isn’t going to last forever. But, now I’m seeing an increase amount of hate in /map AND in the forums. A lot of people putting other players down for asking questions. Calling them names and being immature. What happened to the nice and mature community? Please, don’t misunderstand me. I know the nice and mature players are still plenty.

Also, please do not tell me to turn off /map chat or not to look at the forums. I enjoy helping people, and will continue to do so. I’m only asking if other players have noticed in increase in negative comments. Have a nice day!

Wonderful ideas! Personally, I love the Skritt Big Bomb idea. Seeing a group of enemies standing around a slower moving enemy, you would know that they have a bomb! They would become a threat, and thus become a desperate target. It would be the job of the bomb carrier’s protectors then to hold off the enemy until the bomb is planted. Haha, that sounds like great fun!

Kaimick, you seem to be a pretty angry person. I don’t understand why you would let something so small get to you. But! Oh well, haha.

I agree with weapons being dyed. Luckily, most weapons look amazing either way. On the other hand, we would begin to see silly colors on weapons, such as a giant pink greatsword. But! To each their own.

Your Asuras are so cute!! I especially love Orrian and t3 Armor. The Stately armor looks amazing, too! Thank you! I’ve decided to upload my Elementalist in the Rare crafting armor, Masquerade.

Agreed. This is something SWTOR actually did kind of right. Giving us options! Some people don’t like choices however out of fear of missing “something” for saying “something.” I’m assuming this was Anet’s thought process on this subject.

Thank you so much for posting your Asura pictures!! I absolutely love them. Any other Light Armor wearing Asura, please post! We want to see!

I was hoping people could post pictures of their Asura’s in light armor. I know I can find tons of pictures online, but I want to see yours! I want to see the best looking Asura Light armor, ever!! So, please, show off your light armor. We’re all the best, right? Let’s see it!

I definitely notice this! I hope they release more armors soon. I don’t so much mind the males and females sharing the same armor models. But, when compared to other races (especially humans), their armor is overall sub-par. Winged armor on Human Females looks absolutely amazing. On Asura however, it looks like a set of level 5 robes or something. Nothing special about it. They need to find ways to make Asura armor special, too.

First off, I’m aware Anet has plans to add this to the BLTC. This is, more or less, a hopeful plea that they don’t.

My biggest fear is that they’ll be too expensive. I understand you can change gold into gems, but the rate would be too steep for simple makeovers. Race changes should be BLTC for gems, but if I want to change the color of my ribbons in my hair, I really don’t want to buy a full makeover for 15g. I would much rather go to a Barbers, pay a silver, and walk out with pink ribbons to make match my outfit.

If they have to add it to the BLTC, I hope they make it separate. So, if I only wanted to change ribbons, I could buy the much cheaper hair makeover (maybe accessory makeover?), rather than the full makeover.

As for Tattoo’s, they need to be added! Some armor already gives your character tattoos, and Norn’s can get them from character creation. But, I would like to be able to change these Tattoos. In real-life, tattoos are forever (not really, but for simplicity’s sake), but this isn’t… real. All races should have access to them. If need be, they can be race specific. Either way, they should be added.

This game focuses a lot on looks. So, the more options available, the better!

I think it would be great if they added a toggle for minion looks. So, the players that like the way they look now can keep them. But, have a menu for changing the appearance of minions. Maybe like two more models of each would be nice. Create more diversity and make Necro’s feel more unique. The more variety, the better.

Definitely understand with capes. They would be a pain to add. My hopes are, Anet has a very small section working on these as an off-project. There are other things with much greater importance to be added!

I couldn’t decide between posting the grimoires as weapons or as cosmetics. I think both would be really nice, but also a lot of extra work. But, as weapons, they would be amazing. Maybe even two-handed? That would allow for some nice spell animations. Granted, even as an off-hand weapon, they could add nice spell animations. I love the idea of them, either way. Thank you for your constructive post, Electro!

Completely agree with this post! A toggle option would be wonderful! I’m glad to see them when in WvWvW, but they serve no purpose in LA (or any other map), other than “clogging” up the mini-map space!

I know there has been several post asking for capes. And, I completely agree with adding capes to the game. Hopefully, they’re purely cosmetic items that don’t require gems though. It would ruin the look of several player’s characters if they were forced to wear a cape just for the stats rather than a backpack that they like. Though, this is really already fixed with transmutation stones. I would just like to see them as cosmetics, rather. Capes have been talked about, and Anet is already aware.

Grimoires. They may have been talked about before, but I just haven’t seen any recent post. Maybe I overlooked. Grimoires, or books, should be added as a purely cosmetic item. It would be amazing if Anet added so that you could also choose the location of the book. Whether you want it strapped to your back or waist should be up to the player. Size customization would be nice too, but I can see that as being too much. Perhaps just make it so that they appear larger when on the backs of characters. This would introduce more armor clipping, but if players don’t like the clipping, they don’t have to wear it due to not having any stats on the item.

As for the animations, it’s understandable if they’re not even considered. But, still want to throw it out there. Options for Walking animations is my biggest suggestion. I, personally, would like my Asura to use the staff to walk, rather just waddling (so cute!) and holding the staff to her side. A click-able option would be nice. Or, maybe dragging the greatsword rather than hoisting it on their shoulders. Players just like variety, and I like the small details.

These are considerably small suggestions. They would only add immersion to the game. It seems clear to me that Anet prefers looks over stats in gear. These are just some ways to add to the uniqueness of characters. Thank you for reading my long and drawn out post. I understand people will disagree with the things I said. But, it would be appreciated if instead of “bashing” the post, if you would add your own thoughts and ideas. Thank you, enjoy the game!