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(VIDEO) Howl on the Prowl

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Hey champs.

More Charrnanigans, dueling and outnumbered fights on my second vid.
Don’t forget to turn the music right up and rock-on.

https://youtu.be/gdJaT1bUzME

Howl.

Smashing vid mate , enjoyed the fights and loved the music ! So over the copy paster deep house music & evis blah blah

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Howl Steelforge Roaming [VIDEO]

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Hi fellow Warriors.

I’m Howl and this is my first Berserker Roaming Vid.

https://youtu.be/ybfebQz5keI

Please enjoy and if you like subscribe. Watch in 1080p @ 60 fps.

Wow mate very cool. I haven’t played in a while but dropped by to say well done.
Sick AF.
Keep em coming.

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UI issue with 4K screen resolution

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Every time someone calls the devs lazy for not supporting 4K, 4K support is moved to the bottom of the pile.

Devs are lazy x infinity = there it will never happen lol

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UI issue with 4K screen resolution

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They have never supported 4k, so its not a bug and dont need a fix untill they decide to support 4k.

That is incorrect . 4k resolution is available so is supported however the devs are too lazy and have not been allocated the funds to fix this, despite many requests and posts on the forum . OP , I don’t ever expect to see a fix for this issue .

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Why is GS/Mace considered meta now?

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I don’t normally get involved in these sort of discussions however these type of claims are purely anecdotal and could never be proved due to the nature of the game and our inability to provide factual time and date stamps on who first used the current meta build in competitive.

I’ve used and see others use signet of might with GS/Mace Shield from Vanilla days and i started using it myself just after HoT launched with the Berserker spec. I played it competitively too.

No one can claim a build or say " i played it first in competitive" it’s just silly and egocentric.

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Possible to kill Revenant with power build?

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So yeah i still have major problems with shiro/glint Revenants as a power warrior.
I wonder if its even possible to deal with them?

Here are my problems:

GS/Rifle (to kite)
When Rev uses hammer they will do more dmg and 50% time they block projectiles
Signet of might works kinda but in the same time they do allot more dmg vs rifle.
So what do i do? i go in and melee with GS.. they swap to sword-sword or sword-shield
(insta dmg when they swap legends) they get perma fury with 100% effect and do ALLOT more dmg vs my GS.
They often UA > Precision strike.. so you dodge dodge them and use whirlwind over them.. after that you are kittened because they go in with Phase traversel and just nuke you down with quickness on.
So what do i do? i run away with rush > swap to rifle #4 great distance..
But they swap hammer and repeat..

GS/axe-shield:
when against sword(shield or sword) + staff Revenant:
They stick to you like 100% of the time.. so its dodge there major burst stuff and hope you do more dmg.. but thats not possible vs them
they break my shield with phase traversal > staff 5 good dmg.
My axe does pretty kitten dmg in close combat compared to there sword.
They have a good blind/evade uptime unlike warrior needs to build adrenaline to gain dmg boost/fury etc in berserker they can do it on demand.

What is worse vs warrior is that:
-endure pain doesnt work vs Enchanted daggers
-UA and precision strike deal TONS of dmg because we dont have pets/clones etc.
-Even speccing full berserker warrior and go in melee they will still deal more dmg.

I know condi counters Revenant but does that mean we have to just let it go and accept that we cant beat revenant on power builds? is that the intension of Anet? a warrior counter?

Does anybody have any tips?

Hey mate,

I spend most of my time dueling. Good Revs are hard to take down for sure. The best success as Power Warr I have had is with Mace Shield / Rifle..

Signet of Might, Endure Pain, Berserker Stance

Edit – here’s a hybrid power build that rekts them !
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQNAseUnMdA1dgdhAmkCElilrADJAkASdvf2SbrVJH06qBA-TphAQBQ7BAohjAwGOBA6Y/BKWGAAHCAA

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New elite "Spellbreaker" Dagger/Dagger

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What do you guys think about this?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/55phil/lets_talk_about_the_leaked_new_elite/

I dont think dagger/dagger would really fit a warrior.. let alone a dagger/shield style..
Warriors already have swords and greatsword, why on earth would they cripple themselves to use a smaller version? but thats my opinion ofc.

And spellbreaker? is that boon ripping/CC stuff or something? not sure what this could be..

I really think they should add new weapons because soon warriors will use pistols and after that its going downhills into more magic style staff/focus/scepter.. doesnt look good. so in the end i think dagger/dagger would be atleast the best choice from the weapons there are left… if they do add new stuff i would really like a greataxe and spears.

Hey mate Thanks for sharing.

I’d honestly like to see a re-work of Hammer and for our Elite to center around AOE attacks with Hammer and the ability to strip stability. Thinking Thor right now.

SO MUCH potential with this existing 2H weapon
Edit – I’m thinking of the ‘gravity’ of hammer – AOE pulls etc

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NA Warrior Fight Club / Dueling

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Hi Guys,

I’m wanting to form a fight club for Warriors across the NA servers. Specifically for those that enjoy dueling and have a competitive spirit.

If you’re interested please reply on the forums or hit me up in-game.
Looking at holding Warrior dueling arenas on the weekend.

Talk soon !

Professor Snarl

WvW Warrior Roaming [Outnumbered]

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Yo!

Back again with some Solo fights i had fun with over the past few weeks. Had an itch to play hammer again over the past couple days, really enjoying it even with it’s downfalls so i thought i’d add a fight in. I’ll look for more outnumbered hammer fights for the future!.

Comments / questions always appreciated & answered.
Build links in the description.
-Cheers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzChLUA3bmg

I salute you Charr brother ! Hey awesome fights and outnumbered sequences. You have a very fluid style and it’s a pleasure to watch.

Well done !

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{VIDEO} Professor Snarl Roaming WvW

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I certify him as one of the best warriors I have fought.
Long awaited video mate!

You’re a kind soul and don’t stop playing that Power Reaper !! :P
I do miss TC sometimes

Professor Snarl

Druids are overpowered in wvw

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Druids are OP in wvw.

Feels like watching ele back in 2012~2013 but with more mobility , healing , kiting

Why is this class can stealth ,

heal more than support ele does ,

superior kiting range from 1200~1500 ,

hits hard even with stacked toughness and vitality ,

they are extremely hard to kill and hard to ignore/run from

Seriously some of class like druids , condi mesmers , condi trap thief makes wvw extremely boring and unhealthy to play

Hi Midori,

All of these classes can be dealt with, providing you play your chosen class well and face the challenge head-on and practice over and over and over again.

You’ll get there ! The best way to meet the challenge is to duel good players until you see the pattern and overcome their strengths and learn to exploit their weaknesses.

Good luck !

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{VIDEO} Professor Snarl Roaming WvW

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I dream of a warrior running GS/Halberd…

HHHgggggnnnnn my Charr tail trembles with excitement at the very thought of this.

So Conan the Barbarian !

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{VIDEO} Professor Snarl Roaming WvW

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That was awesome, definitely worth a sub.
First time I’ve liked a Charrs appearance, you got style.

That first fight I felt so bad for the Condi warrior, he just didn’t do anything to you poor guy
One day I’ll be able to play mace but for now I just don’t understand how to and keep going back to axe.

Hi Napo.

Thanks for watching mate Yees, old Snarl likes to bling it up with the red and gold monocle.

Mace has a visceral feel to it that Axe doesn’t imho. It definitely has a condi theme to it with the current HoT iteration but boy, feels rewarding to crack skulls with it as a power warrior. Quite addictive :P

Also, the mace Berserk Burst hits like a truck

:) You know i wish this game had flails as weapons …. sigh

Btw – I look forward to seeing your Rev vid soon.

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{VIDEO} Professor Snarl Roaming WvW

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That was awesome, definitely worth a sub.
First time I’ve liked a Charrs appearance, you got style.

That first fight I felt so bad for the Condi warrior, he just didn’t do anything to you poor guy
One day I’ll be able to play mace but for now I just don’t understand how to and keep going back to axe.

Hi Napo.

Thanks for watching mate Yees, old Snarl likes to bling it up with the red and gold monocle.

Mace has a visceral feel to it that Axe doesn’t imho. It definitely has a condi theme to it with the current HoT iteration but boy, feels rewarding to crack skulls with it as a power warrior. Quite addictive :P

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{VIDEO} Professor Snarl Roaming WvW

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You got my +1 two secs after the start of the vid – I guess we’re from the same generation, and used to listen to the same things. Nice entrée, looking forward to the main dish

I’ve started roaming a bit lately, and I feel things have changed. I run nearly the same thing as you do, just full marauder/defender for the armor and berserker trinket, with Eternal Champion. I’ve yet to adjust: even with a GS, mobility is a big issue, plus the damage output doesn’t help much against bunkers (and there seems to be lots of them in WvW these days)… Got trolled hard by an elem yesterday.

ye this is exactly why i like to run full zerk scholar

bunkers cant bunker my damage

snarly snarl snarl NICE VIDEO brah

Thanks Hero. XD Glad you were right about the rune attributes being additive :p Thanks for watching

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{VIDEO} Professor Snarl Roaming WvW

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kick kitten music man!!!! +1111111

Rock on ! ! ! Thanks

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{VIDEO} Professor Snarl Roaming WvW

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You got my +1 two secs after the start of the vid – I guess we’re from the same generation, and used to listen to the same things. Nice entrée, looking forward to the main dish

I’ve started roaming a bit lately, and I feel things have changed. I run nearly the same thing as you do, just full marauder/defender for the armor and berserker trinket, with Eternal Champion. I’ve yet to adjust: even with a GS, mobility is a big issue, plus the damage output doesn’t help much against bunkers (and there seems to be lots of them in WvW these days)… Got trolled hard by an elem yesterday.

Hi Elegie,

Thanks for your feedback and I look forward to rocking hard and stomping in the main course :P

Ah yes, fresh air Ele with the constant blind application ? I have issues with good ones that kite constantly whilst on mace. A pain in the bee-hind .

Thanks for the sub

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{VIDEO} Professor Snarl Roaming WvW

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Hi chaps.

My first roaming vid. More an entrée than main course. Mainly GS/Mace Shield with a splash of Axe and Hammer.

https://youtu.be/glrR352d61k

I’ll focus on difficult fights in the next few vids and compile some outnumbered battles.

Thanks for watching

Professor Snarl

Ty Hesacon

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Hearing you and a few others talk about roaming WvW with vanilla necro and having success made me give it a try again.
I must say I’m loving it.
A lot of players have forgotten how hard hitting our lifeblast can be =/

To all other fellow roamers, give vanilla necro a try!
I’m currently using a rather standard build that was kind of popular back before HOT and its still pretty decent!

Unholy fervor trait with axe hits like a truck and I highly recommend it.

I would love to have feedback from the more seasoned vanilla necro roamers on my build though and see where I can make it better!

I’m currently unsure about

  • Off-hand (I can’t decide between warhorn, dagger and focus)
  • Runes (Strength runes were my Reaper runes to proc blighters boon for sustain but now seems less useful on a vanilla necro)
  • Sigil (Strength sigils again were for my Reaper and I wonder if there is a better sigil for vanilla necros, maybe fire or energy?)

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQNBHhZakjGKvxObw2GYvxRtQRfj5oMih9IUCw5MAmBA-TlCFABNpUYJlEA8EAKZ/hrUCWwpAIN9BFq+TSKxQSZwmhBghQEAv7uMNiYuDA-w

Always have time for a power necro running Vanilla – good stuff

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wvw roaming

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Good stuff Diablo. Always did a soft spot for a char with purple hair.

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Who's still running power warr in PvP?

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I always chuckle over these anti-condi power zealots. Why wouldn’t you go Vipers with berserker spec. It’s a no-brainer.

As far as “self respect” goes I’ve got plenty. kitten the church of zerk gear in the kitten imho.

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Power War vs Condi War

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So I like to run my power berserker setup, but it appears the condi berserker is warriors flavor of the month. I like their presence both for the counters they provide, and the roles they play. The thing I’m wondering is, in a power vs condi head to head matchup (war vs war), who’s the winner? My experience tells me power wins hands down, but then I don’t know that my limited experience is enough to go on. A lot of players are picking up condizerker right now and they might just be inexperienced. So what can the pros tell me, and as a second question, how should that effect it as THE pick on a team?

Here’s the build I’ve been running since it’s relevant to my perspective.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQJAURnMdAlki1dAWhAEliFlA7ILEA+dIhuRwF4N3+bTuA-TpBCQBA4IAkv9HG2hAohlBuwDAweXAAA

Hi Mr Biddle.

My general rule of the thumb (imho) is – I think a very well-played Condi-Warr ( with Vipers gear specifically ) has an advantage due to the dual layering of damage application.

Having said that, fighting against an equally skilled zerker berker GS/Axe Shield Warr can be your worst nightmare as a condi warr due to class/skill awareness ( headbutt-cleansing ire – happy days ).

I enjoy playing both however I favour the vipers / condi warr set-up. The excitement is still there due to being glass like zerberker.

This is coming from someone who’s made a name for himself playing a giant charr cheeseball condi warr prowling on FA/TC and YB :P

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Game keeps semi crashing, video driver stops

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Hi.

If your card is constantly buzzing it can be a sign that the vrm’s are faulty. You may have an issue with your card and need to rma it. Is this only happening with gw2 or is it consistent with other games ?

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Thank you Anet

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Warrior since release here ( only Warrior ). I couldn’t be happier with the changes to adrenal health. Many thanks to the dev responsible for implementing these changes. This is from a roaming WvW and PvP perspective.

Happy days.

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Your Job

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I’m delighted too ! Well done to all of the Anet team. Someone was right – the patch notes were just like reading a good book :P

Oh btw – you’ve made lots of Warriors happy with the changes !

P.S – we still need a small ( 10 second ) reduction of the cooldowns on our stances. Endure Pain and Berserker Stance -utilities only. TY !

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Berserker condi builds for pvp

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I’ve been running a condi berserker build and melting faces since HoT was launched, in WvW roaming.

The build i use is here http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQRAsf5enMdAlkidhAWhAEliFjA7d4mcjuGBgNYOTZL88uCA-TFTAQBA4AEogHgw/0vQgDEAHOBAjR5nHOCAb4ACUt9H4jGiHeQA1fmkSQSBsoyK-w

For the PvP Variant go Mercenary Amulet and your choice of sigils (corruption as it’s easy to stack as you excel as duelist ) with krait runes.

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Condition Warrior WvW Solo Roaming [Video]

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Snip

Thanks for watching man! Hopefully you enjoyed it.

What’s interesting to me about berserker condition builds is the number that are able to be viable and tweaks that can be made to cater to how you like to play. My build is clearly very all in and doesn’t contain a lot of defenses. But yours has additional mechanisms for defense while still being effective (I assume).

I’m curious about the trait choice in the first zerker trait slot. You went with the rage skills cause burning, but based on your grandmaster choice of the might/stab, I would have expected the reduced recharge on zerk/burst skills as being a superior option and I’m just curious if you’d tried it.

Hey Helly.

A very valid question you have there and yes, I’ve tried every combination possible with traits, gear and utility selection with condi berserker.

My choice of Eternal Champion is for stability so I can land my primal bursts and stomp successfully. Whilst the choice of Smash Brawler may seem like the right and obvious choice here, I found that being double melee my bursts were often dodged, blinded, blocked or resisted and this negated it’s usefulness in part. The reason last blaze is SO good, is that we have a passive burn damage on utility and skill use. For instance a simple combo of Headbutt – Outrage -then Berserk mode burns for over 4k even before you land a primal burst – either skullgrinder or flaming flurry. The burn application on Outrage alone can be a deterrent being it’s a 1.5 K + burn every 10 seconds.

Going Strength over Defence outputs INSANE condition damage. With body blow in strength you can apply 12 stacks of bleed with the above combo on top of confusion with distracting strikes. The application of weakness is very strong too for obvious reasons.

Anyway give it a try. It’s really optimized for a pure dire/trailblazer setup in WvW ( you’ll have 27K of health and 3.4 k toughness with the build I linked above) and I use rabid in PvP.

Also as Killahmayne said grab the draining sigil in WvW it’s awesome. I use that on my shield.

Thanks for reading.

Professor Snarl.

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Condition Warrior WvW Solo Roaming [Video]

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Hi Helly – Professor Snarl here.

Great to see some condi berserker roaming & thanks for posting your vid.

I’ve been running a condi berserker build and melting faces since HoT was launched, in WvW roaming. I’m posting to share my build with interested parties.

The build i use is here http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vJAQRAsf5enMdAlkidhAWhAEliFjA7d4mcjuGBgNYOTZL88uCA-TFTAQBA4AEogHgw/0vQgDEAHOBAjR5nHOCAb4ACUt9H4jGiHeQA1fmkSQSBsoyK-w

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Help: Gunflame Berserker vs Reaper

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Hey Eremite.

I have been fighting lots of good reapers since the patch and all you need to do is corrupt the warr’s resistance when it pops up and then boon strip stability. I know u can trait for additional boon corruption via traits too.

Honestly if you want to wreck any rifle warr / zerk go condi with perplex and throw on one of those new sigils that boon strip on interrupt and you’ll eat them like a delicious snack.

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Diamond Skin is absolute Rubbish

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I’m now wrecking any Ele traited with DS.

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Guild Wars 2 April fools 2015 [merged]

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Combat transformation changes your character look, including hands position.

Guys you can extend the transformation time of the Ascalonian Mages Potion by eating some Omnomberry Ghost food AFTER you consume the Mages Potion. They are cheap too (10 silver).

As long as you don’t die or run out of Omnomberry Ghost food you will stay in this combat transformation !

Enjoy.

Alfgrímr Swiftmarch
Shaman Speaker of Hoelbrak.

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Warrior Rifle build in WvW

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The Thief didn’t survive.

Part of the question is figuring out what would be the circumstances for a Kill Shot to deal 14K crit damage to a Thief.

Here’s a picture from the combat log;

Oh forget about this part of your question.

Gear =Full Zerk.

Prob 6/2/0/0/6
+ Power /Prec food.

There’s your 14k crits with kill shot.

I’m running 6/4/0/0/4 and my volley will do 9K+ on thieves if they all hit Rifle 1 “fierce shot” will crit for 3k on light armour opponents.

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Longbow Rangers are Broken

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Fine nerf it non-use, then what’s next shortbow rate of fire is still too high, sword too sticky/swings too fast.

This clannish campaign to destroy one profession by hoping the develops will placate a crying, immature, and selfish community has too stop. And if you are having such a difficult time in dealing with a profession ask within your profession of choice’s subforum about how to overcome a particle strategy used against you.

If is threads like this why they could not keep a general profession balance subforum around.

Look Bran, it’s just an opinion,not a personal vendetta against Rangers. Some agree in this forum and some don’t. Thanks for the input.

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Longbow Rangers are Broken

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I question all these Ranger “mains” who think LB is skillless/OP. Play against good players and you’ll find out it’s pretty on par with the rest of the classes. God forbid Rangers be decent for once, lets nerf them based on Rangers nobody ever heard of talking about how cheese they are. Lets not worry about Heartseeker spamming thieves or turret engies and how mindless they can be.

Most classes have a build that can be mindless, however theirs a difference when played by someone good.

It’s so OP that’s why we see a whole 1 played competitively. Pretty sure Ranger is the least represented class in the competitive PvP scene.

Yeah it’s pretty funny when you look at these people that ”main” their rangers and find all their other posts are in the thief or mesmer forums and they’ve only ever posted here to complain about rangers being op.

Au contraire good sir. It’s “these people” that can provide a more balanced insight into broken game mechanics. More classes you play =better perspective. Everyone has a right to their opinion and I respect yours.

Edit. Not every class will have an issue with longbow rangers. The classes that do will still raise their concerns either way.

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Longbow Rangers are Broken

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It isn’t broken. You have to dodge just about every other classes rotation. This isn’t just a rapid fire thing. Dodge is a massive mechanic of the game fighting dynamics. So again, not part of the broke perception. It is but one way to evade Rapid fire.

Just like:
retaliation
wall of reflection
ambient creatures
land

List goes on and on of which any can and usually does negate rapid fire. You want cheese? Go to the Mesmer forum and complain about how broke the moa is.

Appreciate your feedback. I understand and utilize all of these tactics to counter the longbow ( it’s common sense ). I don’t have issues with mesmer moa. I just run away :P

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Longbow Rangers are Broken

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I play a ranger and i must say i do agree on how broken rangers are. Fact that you need to waste both your dodges to not get nuked fully is bad enough and I honestly doubt both your dodges will charge up as fast as the CD on rapid fire. And the fact that the range is 1500…which btw i was testing around i honestly thing its further then 1500 range.
Next is the 25 stacks of invul within 3 sec, this is beyond absurd that is an instant 25% dmg increase.

Thanks for the feedback. I honestly think that at 1500 + range there should be a damage debuff for longbow. I can understand why a ranger has this range however the damage output and the distance required to gap close for some classes to engage the ranger is just nuts.

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Longbow Rangers are Broken

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Actually the only thing i wish is that they make the longbow harder but more rewarding to play. At this monent the reward is way too high for the low skill needed.

^ This, in a nutshell.

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Some great discussion so far. Thank you to all that have taken their time to contribute to this thread. A great read !

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Longbow Rangers are Broken

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SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

Mir Ta-folun Goth Olog.

Sorry, talking with OP in his native language.

Black speech of Mordor.

Prakh ishuzû ! (Yellow was calling me a Troll :P)

Professor Snarl

Longbow Rangers are Broken

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Posted by: SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

Longbow Rangers are broken. Please balance the class. Thanks. 1500 range + with massive burst,evades and stealth + immobi =not fun. Less cheese please. Decided to make one myself and roam in WvW. 8 hours later I’d had so many servings of cheese I had to stop.

Time for a change.

Edit(has been 5 days since original post). If you look past the troll posts in this thread there are some general tips on how to counter longbow. Thanks for the input ! Perhaps the profession developers are watching

Professor Snarl

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Dear Forum, STOP

in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

Posted by: SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

Stop complain about everything, these days I have seen the forum complain about EVERY THING possible about expansion while the legit thread been buried.
I have seen people complain:
Adding raid
Not adding raid
Open world content
Hang glide
Hang glide energy bar
Maps are themed
Maps are not themed
Too much people in stronghold
Not enough people In stronghold
Having collocters edition
Not having collocters edition
Mastery too simple
Mastery too complicated
Too many maps
Too little maps
Everything else about expansion
Come on forum, I thought we are better than Twitch chat and Reddit, make some good suggestions instead of these pointless complains.

Your complaint is pointless as people will complain about everything whether you like it or not :P

Professor Snarl

Does GW2 benefit from having a quad core?

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Posted by: SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

As opposed to a dual core processor. I’m buying a new laptop, and with GW2 being the most demanding thing I’ll be running on it for a good while, I would like to know. The way I understand it quad core is almost always better, but only if a programme can utilize all four cores.

Please bare in mind when I ask for comparison, I am comparing a quad core Intel i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) processor to a dual core i5-4340M (2.90GHz) processor. So, with my limited knowledge of the matter the points to look at are is .40GHz > than two more cores (for GW2 specifically) or not?
I understand that the only difference between the i7 and i5 is hyperthreading in the i7, which has no effect on GW2.
They are both the same price, and that price is within my budget. I can’t afford more than this, and I am not willing to compromise on any other aspect of the laptop.

Note that I have a 2gb dedicated, not integrated, graphics card.

Running GW2, which would I benefit from more?
If you need anymore information for a comparison, please let me know. :P

Thanks.

P.S. I am sorry if this topic is in the wrong forum. Please direct me to correct place if I’m in the wrong, and I’ll pack it up here an move.

TL;DR – Intel i5 Dual Core 4340M (2.90GHz) processor vs Intel i7 Quad Core 4710MQ (2.50GHz) processor when running GW2. Does GW2 benefit from having four cores?

Hello,

Yes GW2 will use four cores. Go for the i7 4710 MQ. You will see better performance as this chip has 4 physical cores vs the 2 on the i5 4340M ( which has only 2 physical cores + the hyper-threading ).

I used to work for Umart Brisbane building PC’s for a living =D

Enjoy !

Professor Snarl

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Guide | How to force 60 FPS in cut scenes etc

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Posted by: SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

Hi Guys,

As you may or may not have noticed, the game will throttle back to either 50 or 30 fps during loading screens, vistas and cut-scenes depending on the version of Microsoft Windows you’re running (7 or 8/8.1).

This is a game mechanic designed to reduce heat in your system however, for some of us who have adequate cooling and the grunt to run the game without issues it can present simply as an annoyance.

I’d like to present a working fix for this issue. Don’t attempt this unless you’re PC savvy and are comfortable with editing the Window’s registry. Incorrect entries may damage your Monitor. You just need to follow these steps:-

  • For AMD and Nvidia users make sure your gaming control (Catalyst and Nvidia Control Center) settings have the following selected:- “Wait for Vertical Refresh” should be switched to “off,unless application specifies”.
  • In the game ensure you have “Vertical Sync” selected in the graphical options panel.
  • Run “regedit” as administrator.
  • Head to the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” folder and expand it.
  • Find the “Software” folder and expand this.
  • Find the “Microsoft” folder and expand this.
  • Find the “Direct Draw” folder and right click on this.
  • Select the option “New, DWORD (32-bit) Value” and name it ForceRefreshRate
  • Right click on this and select “Modify”, then select “Decimal” Value and enter the number that represent’s your monitor’s refresh rate. For most people it would be 60.
    This number represents the refresh rate of your monitor =60 Hz. Once done click on “Ok”.
  • For those users who are running a 64-bit version of Windows you also need to add this to the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node” section. It’s in this same section that you just edited, just scroll down to you find the “Wow6432Node’” folder.
  • Repeat the same steps by finding the “Microsoft” and “DirectDraw” folders.
  • Select the option “New, DWORD (32-bit) Value” and name it ForceRefreshRate
  • Right click on this and select “Modify”, then select “Decimal” Value and enter the number that represent’s your monitor’s refresh rate. For most people it would be 60.
    This number represents the refresh rate of your monitor =60 Hz. Once done click on “Ok”.
  • Exit the registry.

Once you have completed these steps, reboot your PC and then play GW2 without any FPS throttling during loading screens, vistas and cut-scenes.

Enjoy !

Professor Snarl

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Create Sub-Forum for class imblances

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Posted by: SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

Dear Anet,

Please create a sub-forum so players can report issues with class imbalances (All classes). The Warrior forum is getting hammered (excuse the pun) with complaints about how the class is imbalanced and i’m sure i’m not the only one who is sick of seeing all of these threads come-up. A lot of these posts become toxic and digress into personal insults and petty bickering.

Please either address theses issues quickly or create the sub-forum to report class imbalances.

Thanks for your time !

Professor Snarl

Separate sub-forum for class imbalances

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Posted by: SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

Dear Anet,

Please create a sub-forum so players can report issues with class imbalances (All classes). The Warrior forum is getting hammered (excuse the pun) with complaints about how the class is imbalanced and i’m sure i’m not the only one who is sick of seeing all of these threads come-up. A lot of these posts become toxic and digress into personal insults and petty bickering.

Please either address theses issues quickly or create the sub-forum to report class imbalances.

Thanks for your time !

Professor Snarl

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Forums are getting increasingly Toxic

in Guild Wars 2 Discussion

Posted by: SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

Hi,

Love the game and in general think we have a good community. I have noticed a disturbing trend of toxic posts across the forums and would like to remind those who are posting these toxic remarks to consider your fellow gamer before you do.

It would be a shame to see these forums go the way of those other games, not mentioning any names of course.

Take care and have fun !

Professor Snarl

Place a CAP on Condi Duration Reduction

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Posted by: SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

SpiritSpeakerOfHoelbrak.3980

Dear Anet,

In the interest of a balanced game please consider introducing a cap on condition duration reduction, so it doesn’t stack above a reasonable number (i’ll leave it up to you to decide)

You don’t see perma 100% damage reduction except for condition damage. This makes for an unbalanced game.

Thanks for your time.

Aegrim

Professor Snarl