Guild Wars 2

@Linken: I opened Discipline now as my second Specialization skill. So I can get the speed buff in exploration. Feels much better and can now run with GS and Twin axes and enjoy it. The sword and axe also feels good and you get the leap but the Axe animations feels personally so much more alive and the damage seems much higher.

So last night I only PVP. I’m obviously still in Unranked matches and not teh best fighter but I try to capture points and assist more. I used the Macebow build simply because its the highest ranked build currently. I see it has way lowe hp than the Hammer/GS build but iirc macebow is ranked 98 and Ham/GS is 70 .. if that even means something? since I guess personal preference can make a difference.

At times I failed completely with Mace/Bow. But a few times I felt so tanky when I used the skills correctly.

https://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Berserker_-_Macebow

I switched the Headbut with Rampage. I feel Rampage helps a lot when needed and easily can give our side the upperhand when you unleash the damage. Ill get used to it eventually.

The unranked matches aren’t always very fun though. It should be expected the unranked teams will have plenty of noobs and new players? Lots of ’veteran’players gets so angry if someone doesn’t doe what they want them to then they sit out and you have big disadvantage as a team then. Rather help them then. I watch lots of videos and read up on PVP but I assume I’m the weakest when I enter the arena. I’ll tell people in my team to tell me if I do something wrong.

I guess this thread has been hijacked^^

Takashiro.8701:

Sorca.6839:

Yes I’m new and enjoying the game and obviously unlocked the weapon swop but why can’t you change weapons and stuff during combat? What would the reason be.

The reason is that you’re supposed to decide what you want to play. You’re not supposed to have access to everything at the same time.

If you could change everything in combat, you’d be forced to do so, as everyone else would otherwise have a big advantage over you.

I don’t know about you, but i don’t think I’d enjoy a fight if im 90% of the time in my inventory swapping weapons around, mindlessly throwing every move out there, before switching over to the next weapon.

Trust me a 1vs1 fight dragging out 10-15min because you and your opponent utilize all the skills cleverly while using the terrain and air to your advantage. OR in group fights you sync with your teammates and drag all the opponents to 1 key player who then use a strong AOW skill ..ect ect. ….Nothing beats those fights

Sadly I knew GW2 wont have that type of PVP. GW2 might ruin/spoil your future expectations of any other MMORPGs , which it does, But AOW spoiled my pvp expectations in that same way. The game sucks in any other aspect but I dont mind. PVP was all I wanted ^^.

Ill adapt eventually^^

Yes I’m warrior for my first play through. Mainly cause of 200ms ping and people claim its easier to start with and I usually go for the warrior melee build. Didnt want to add that I’m a warrior since you experts would know if I mention the weapons and skills^^

@Mogsterfortytwo. Yeah I’m probably just spoiled from 3 years on another game where you can use all of your 1000 skills in 1 match based on the situation and also 1 character build with all skills. I must get used to GW2 which are more about specific builds and lots of characters.

I just often find myself in the wrong combat situation with the wrong weapons.

@Just a flesh wound: I do that sometimes but then I miss my GS. I like to use 2x AXES and swop to GS. Then my rotation feels complete. But in most game modes speed helps so much then I want to use WH for speed but I loose the number 4 and 5 skills if I would’ve used another weapon. PVE I can get pass it at least.

For PVP then I should just get used to fighting ranged kiters with a Hammer and a GS and 200ms 0_o. I just cant get into the Mace and shield and bow builds but I need that bow probably for most ranged types? maybe the GS sucks in PVP?? and I should use a melee set like hammer and swop to Bow or Gun for those kiters.

Sorry for the bump. This is a very old topic.

Yes I’m new and enjoying the game and obviously unlocked the weapon swop but why can’t you change weapons and stuff during combat? What would the reason be.

Coming from a game where you can switch to any sets while in pvp combat and switching any weapons for situational uses. I get this game is either PVE open world or single PVP or PVP WvW and you must build before you enter whatever you want to do but an example.

I run and explore maps with a warhorn for speed but then I get attacked by tons of mobs and would prefer to switch to double axes instead but I cant. I could use the 3 skills from Axe which feel so boring with a useless warhorn and then switch to my GS or double axe on my swop. BUT I often find using all 5 axe skills and all 5 GS skills in combination much more fun. Now with the warhorn for speed I miss on the nice aoe spin.

This also applies in PVP. You need warhorn for speed (for allies) or GS for speed (5th skill charge) then need a shield for defense then you get kited by ranged players or vanishing mesmers and you realise you cant switch to a Bow. You can use speed buff to chase them but never helps me or GS to charge them but then they just move away again. I need hammer or mace to knock them also. But I’m stuck with what I entered combat with.

In WvW this also applies. I’m soloing not sure wtf to do yet so I try use a single player build. Suddenly I find a havoc / zerg ( i read it up so hope I use the correct terms). Then since, I’m still new and weak in pvp, I want to at least assist my allies with banners but I’m on signets but the opponents attack me and I can’t swop. So I have to wait outside combat, changing my build, while my allies die. Then after a few seconds I jump in?

I’m so used to changing skills according to the battle or situation I’m in. Now if I do get kited all I do is die and comeback with a bow or ranged? lol.

Obviously it wont change but what reason would there be for this? There are no Masteries in the future to remove this weapon lock in combat?

Also don’t think I complain about the game. It’s awesome. I read comparisons between games and had to ask myself what do I dislike about GW2

I’m glad the game is not dying. I only started playing GW2 because Its one of the top ranked mmorpgs and not wasting another 4 years on an awesome game that dies due to useless developers.. .ect

I enjoy the gameplay but I do feel it could be much more fun with friends and you learn everything way faster by asking questions. Sadly none of mine plays GW2. Anyways, got a request from a guild in my country so lets hope that change

nottsgman.8206:

are you speaking in map chat or say chat?
map chat is appears in red and the entire map can see what you’re saying.
say chat is green and only people in your immediate area can see it.

also, if you were talking in map chat, you might want to check your chat settings, especially if no one is replying in Lion’s Arch. it’s always pretty populated and there’s usually random conversations going on there.
to make sure all chat channels are showing click the little down arrow on the chat tab and make sure /map, /say, /whisper etc are all ticked.

Yes map chat^^. Lol I’m new but not totally stupid. I didnt know where/ what area Lions Arch was though but when I got there from the pvp map I saw the whole intro and saw all the people so took my chances. Sure I don’t expect people to reply but no one said anything the whole time I was there.

I actually googled this topic to find the thread.

The server looks full but no one talks. I’m new so I know I must look for a guild to actually feel part of something but looking for a guild is extremely hard if no one ever replies. I talked on the map and after 30 min not a single person replied or even said anything. Maybe Lionsgate is a dead map? but I saw more people there than on the starting map. ( I actually thought there might be something wrong with my chat)

The forums I looked at every topic where someone said LF guild and seems barely anyone that started such a thread received no replies.

I ask in unranked pvp to tell me what I’m doing wrong or I say "Hi"to the team. No one replies. Everyone just scrams of to a spot to die in pvp. I actually assumed I must capture points rather than dieing. (I guess I’m not the only noob in pvp there?)

This might be perhaps of the different channels/ servers? I know BnS had that issue but then again BnS have a system where when you ask anything you get a reply with “What is you AR” and if its not 700 or something p2wísh you get ignored.

Other games with a population of 100 players people actually reply. Maybe it’s cause there are so many players everyone just assume someone else will help him? Small games must obviously do everything they can to keep new players.

Luckily I’m new so the story and 100% map completion urge I have keeps it fun when I solo.

-EU server Aurora Glade (but from South Africa)
-PVP, PVE, PVX, WvW,
-Casual – (I work and have a wife)
-I am most commonly online during 20:00 – 2:00am during the weeks and weekends it depends but I play way more during the night time when my wife is sleeping
- I am on Discord but I don’t speak on it. I mainly listen during raids / guild wars / pvp events ect.
- I don’t mind a close or large community. I fit in anywhere. I understand mainly English and Afrikaans (south african language)

Hi I am from South Africa (RSA). I’m new to GW2 but not new to mmo’s. I just bought the game. I know its one of the top MMORPG’s and I find it the most appealing towards my taste compared to the rest. I’ve just spend 3-4years on ONE other mmorpg which I loved but sadly I can’t play it anymore due to ping (600ms).

(Ultimately there are no OW pvp in the top lists which can compete to AOW but I’m not making the same mistake to go for a game with a useless publisher/ developer in the West – hence I have to choose from the top 5 mmorpg’s imo.)

I’m heavy driven on PVP although sadly I know GW2 don’t have Open world PVP I’ve read the pvp is rated as very good and the bit I experienced feels nice. I read up a lot regarding builds and the game but what I miss in GW2 is a community of allies/friends.

I dislike questing but if a story interest me its fun. The more I play GW2 the more it grows on me. Another reason I joined GW2 is because I saw lots of posts from South Africans on the game and especially on Aurora Glade. I mailed a leader from some guild that was South African but no reply yet. Ultimately were all the same and have the same timezone with EU so I don’t mind the location of the guild as long as it is mainly English.

I’m a friendly guy that help players as far as I can. Although here I’m noob still. My loyalty stretch very far towards the players surround myself with. Even on AOW Ive been in one alliance and I only left my guilds if we merged or disbanded due to inactivity or being bullied ( yeah OW pvp has guild bullies ^^)

Feel free to contact me here or in game if I’m online. My main warrior is Han Moni (still level 19 – just look for the solo noob)

Kind regards
Sorca