Guild Wars 2

Does Season 2 close on 7/26 as well? I purchased it but sadly have not made my way through it yet.

I’d like to not randomly be perma-rooted (with no actual immobilize debuff) twice a game. >_<

We did get a small bit of insight on the skill split. I can only assume that engineering that kind of change took some time – if it’s done well and numbers are tweaked appropriately, it could be awesome!

Malediktus.9250:

No.

sPvP players do not need to unlock skills, WvW player got such a feature because they need to unlock skills similar to PvE players.

They don’t need them any more or less than someone who happens to be enjoying sPvP at that time. Not all sPvP’ers sit in HotM their entire career. Even if you slap a level 80 requirement on the usable, it’s a perfectly valid and reasonable suggestion.

Spartacus.3192:

To be honest you can get all the hero points you need to unlock the Elite Spec in a day.

I hate grind but even i gotta say its not really that hard or takes too long at all.

That’s not really the point. It’s actually a great quality of life improvement to be able to run WvW and get HP’s you need for your 4th or 5th alt. It’d be nice if the same were true in sPvP.

The distinction between F2P specs and Elite specs is too significant. In that regard, yes, HoT did some damage.

bearshaman.3421:

Cuz if they told us what they were gonna do before they do it, the forums would start complaining about it before it even happened. Guaranteed. I mean the spring balance patch was really good imo, but almost every class still had a bunch of QQ threads…

The great thing about feedback (even from forums) is that you can pick and choose what, if anything, you use to consider changes.

Yes, they’re the ones that know how to develop and market a game. But we’re the final decision-makers on their product’s success.

When do they typically post the details of an upcoming patch? I’ve seen no mention of anything related to their direction for balancing…. Why is transparency so taboo?

Hey all,

I love the Ranger’s style of play (for Damage) and like the idea of pets and being able to support a team when needed. It looks like most of the builds floating around all prioritize healing/support over actual DPS… Is there an effective build where you are setup to primarily DPS with the added ability to provide support where needed? It sounds like I’m asking for a jack-of-all/master-of-none build, just not sure it’s even possible.

Thanks!

What I LOVE:
- Free non-linear leveling system. No other game does it better.
- Trait system feels really unique. I like and dislike different traits., but the system itself feels great.
- Separation of PvP, WvW and PvE. Some balance changes affect all 3, but being able to start a character and build it up through “balanced” sPvP is awesome.
- The art. It’s beautiful. There’s no better looking MMO out there (for me).
- Unranked/Ranked sPvP. Really great way for me to remind myself that I am playing CASUALLY.
- Small details – there are a ton. The graph of which profession you played for PvP, win/loss record, Tomes of Knowledge… There are a lot of intricate details that really improve my QoL.

What I LOATHE:
- Ambiguity. There aren’t 15,000,000 players in GW2 right now so I’m left to figure things out via forums or on my own…. Not a great way to get into a deep game. I feel so incredibly lost right now learnign sPvP it’s actually making me not want to play.
- The power in pvp. I have a decent system (3770k and moderate gpu) along with the highest tier internet available… There are times where I go 100-0 before I even see the Thief appear. They’re squishy and I’m not saying “nerf dmg”, but it can be really not fun a lot of the time…
- No in-game "Wiki’. This ties to my first point. Add the gw2 wiki as a click option on items, waypoints, characters, etc. It seems really archaic to make people alt-tab to an internet window to research in-game information.
- The lack of a feedback option in-game. I’d love to leave these comments in-game for you guys to not clutter forums.

Thank you both for the info!

For learning the mechanics, is there a particular resource people like or just YouTube each fractal?

I’m a newer 80 and I am looking to start fractals for the first time. I’m replacing my open-world Power gear for a Condi setup. Obviously Viper is one of the most effective (based on posts and builds) – if I don’t have Viper yet, what is the recommended alternative? Sinister and Dire both seem appealing and affordable, but are they good for a few months while I figure out Viper?

Condi is fun, but I’ve found that Power Shatter w/ GS and Sw/Sh makes life much easier in HoT maps.

apharma.3741:

XTR.9604:

gin.7158:

Seriously though this is so funny. People get angry over wvw build. Like it matters very much in blob vs blob ha3. People ask for 1v1 in wvw thread ha3..

WvW isn’t all blob vs blob. It is a very narrow minded thought process if you think that.

Yeah! Sometimes it’s blob vs door, blob vs roamers, blob vs 10 people trying not to lose everything.

I’ve even heard unconfirmed reports of blob vs spawn.

I can see how this thread’s subject may have eluded you from the unclear title, but since you aren’t really adding anything, why not take your opinion to a thread where people are actually asking for your opinion on WvW?

I’m a little confused on the purpose of this build. If it does less damage/DPS than other Condi builds, doesn’t have Phalanx Strength and hasn’t slotted any group utilities… Why play it? I prefer attrition/condition playstyles usually, so I see why it would be attractive to me, just not sure how it would benefit a group…

Spend your time worrying about whether YOU enjoy the game. Queue times, balance, availability of specs/modes are all dependent on you enjoying the game.

MMO’s lose players often faster than they gain them. It’s not news and it certainly isn’t telling of a dead game. GW2 is either a game you want to play or not – who gives a kitten if your queue times are fast if you don’t actually enjoy the game?

I’m with the other guy. Your post is a replica of every class’ plea when they know they’ve got something really strong, in every MMO I have ever played.

Real life analogy would be you calling the police on your own volition to proclaim your innocence of a crime you’re accused of but not yet charged. It’d be pretty kittening dumb, right?

I lost more respect for the commentators who just moved on. Yeah, solid gold journalism there.

Katoh.4069:

Ananeos.4587:

Lordrosicky.5813:

Mesmer is dead now trust me. Constant evasion, mobility, teleports, high damage whilst evading, clone spam and the ability to double use all skills is terrible without the amulets. That is obvious. Mesmer is conceptually so weak that it needs amulets to prop it up

The sadder thing is that it needs all that survivability just to live. A single ranger bow 2 can carve off 75% of our health.

I was messing around on my P/P thf yesterday. Fought a Mesmer off node, ended up hitting him for 10,500 on an unload followed by a daze + Basilisk venom and another 9,400 unload. He was running Viper amulet.

Its gonna be fun 2 shotting mesmers next season.

Yeah, sounds like you were playing a really experienced, high ranked Mesmer who made no attempt to press any buttons. You’ll surely fly your way up the ladder this season. Good luck!

Watching other people play a time-sink genre is mind-numbing unless they have awesome personalities. The entire genre is built around slowly growing your character. compared to MOBA or FPS games where you start game → compete, MMOs are like watching paint dry. Still the most fun to play, though!

I really enjoy the condition playstyle of LB + Sw/T (with Phalanx Strength). However, I am new to 80 and only have Berserker Exotics with Ascended Power/Prec/Fer amulet & ring from Laurels. I realize this isn’t optimal at all, but the only Condition Damage gear I seem to find is Rampager’s.

Is the Condi build completely reliant on Ascended gear or should I re-gear with Rampager exotics? I already have to learn the dungeon/fractal mechanics and I’d rather not be a complete drag on the group with a poorly optimized setup as well.

Thanks in advance!

Silberfederling.9302:

nosleepdemon.1368:

I dunno, longbow berserker warrior is pretty destructive. I definitely don’t feel underpowered laying down the burn and watching the condition damage stack up. I reckon your warrior deserves another look!

Saw a burn warrior with longbow last night. Good god that guy was positivly nuking the jungle. More of that kind and we might have to worry about global warmong

That’s interesting – by burn warrior I assume you just mean condi? I have all Berserker exotics (new 80), I wonder if it’s worthwhile to craft/buy a condi set.

Thanks everyone for the thoughtful responses! It’s interesting to see all the varied thoughts.

They could really do well with he community by developing some sort of training dummy or instance to help acclimate new players. Something that has a cast to interrupt, attacks to dodge, etc. doesn’t have to be fancy but death definitely needs to be a consequence (or just Downed).

Hey all,

I have an 80 Warrior and, regardless of build, it just feels slow and clunky. I also just get destroyed everywhere I go in HoT, but I think I’m just not playing well. I have a Mesmer that I am working on and was just curious which of the two you all felt was more suited for solo and casual play. The Mesmer is not yet 80, so I’m not sure if the durability via illusions is still applicable in HoT content.

Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts!

TainoFuerte.8136:

That people defend Elite specs being stupidly easier to play and stronger than base specs when they explicitly stated they wouldn’t be tells me everything I need to know about why the GW2 PvP scene deserves its permanent fate in the realms of mediocrity.

Yes, because the $50 entry fee to gain access to the Elite skills is so demanding.

If you were paid hourly for the time you’ve spent posting on these forums, you could have bought a deluxe copy for every cry baby in this thread.

runeblade.7514:

Stigas.9378:

So you want salaried developers to spend budgeted time completely revamping a portion of the game so that you, someone unwilling to purchase an expansion that could be paid for with 1 shift at minimum wage, don’t have to buy the game?

Logical suggestion dude.

Nah, Obviously I rather ANet sell “pay2win greatsword” in the gemshop so that their salaried developers be paid./s

Logical statement dude.

You should probably refrain from using words like “logical”. It’s pretty clear that you don’t know the definition.

In regards to your P2W comment, I’m not sure what the hell you’re talking about. Are you suggesting that you’d rather they ruin a part of the game that you don’t play so you can enjoy the part you do play without having to pay?

Thread derailment is one of the strongest Rev abilities. Nerf.

So you want salaried developers to spend budgeted time completely revamping a portion of the game so that you, someone unwilling to purchase an expansion that could be paid for with 1 shift at minimum wage, don’t have to buy the game?

Logical suggestion dude.

Most forums (other than Necro) seem to have a good amount of negativity in them…

Thank you for the psoitive and helpful responses!

I definitely understand the negative viewpoints but I am so far away in skill level and free time that my shortcomings will greatly overshadow class mechanics issues.

Hey All,

This will be my first 80 and it seems like there is a TON of stuff I haven’t done. For a new Warrior looking to casually PvE, sPvP and WvW, where is the suggested starting point? I’ve heard buy/craft exotics -> grind to 500 -> craft ascended, but I’m not sure if that’s still accurate. I’m working my way through my Story now, but is it really that straightforward?

Additionally, for a Warrior just getting familiar with the combat mechanics, is the Berserker build (GS/Axe-Mace) still the go-to? Are the condi builds still viable?

Thanks in advance!