Guild Wars 2

Gwaihir.1745:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQRArd8flsAhyhYzQwbIwPEHJEFeDygVIPD/3AeX2AIBA-TJhAQBwY/BJWGAanAAA8AAAA

I ran this personally this season all the way to platinum just to say I could. It’s burning based but drops radiance for honor, taking radiance really doesn’t provide much damage increase. Lay down your scepter 2 on the point to support your team and wreak havoc on people when their cleanse runs out. You’re best in a team fight as your 1v1 damage is low. The more targets you hit at once your damage increases exponentially. Great for when someone goes down lay everything you have on them and before t2 gold their team will wipe easy.

Nice! thanks a lot dude! about the 2 sigils slot left? im guessing Doom/Bursting? and Intelligent for vigorous precision?

Gwaihir.1745:

That meta battle build is terrible. Strength in numbers is far better. A core guardian with zeal waltzing into pvp is trollbait. Honor is far better and will increase your pressure to a point far more than zeal.

Would you mind sharing a Core build with Honor that i can practice for ranked games?

Shaogin.2679:

Yeah, you can buy Hot through gems. And yeah, that Guardian build is your best bet for now.

MMmm seems like i cant…. you can get a Deluxe upgrade but it wont bring you HOT content sadly or at least is what ppl says at reddit.

MMmm it seem that im now a F2P user right? since there is no longer a First Version of Gw2 for sale but only the HoT one…

so im guessing my best option would be this: http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Guardian_-_Meditation_DPS_Variant

You cant buy Hot through Gems right?

Hi there, im an old player that just want to try out how is GW2 Doing nowdays…i found the new ranked system interesting but also found that most Meta Builds for arena are HoT content.

I have 3 Characters that used to play back in old days..

•Thief
•Warrior
•Guardian

I dont see how the thief may become useful with a NoneMeta Build without being highly skilled with it… but anyways.

Any build for any of these classes that could do the job in ranked few weeks to see if does it worth for me coming back to this game?

Thanks

Same Here….i Maxed the FOV and it resets on PvP Maps and also if you log out….

You didnt read till the end bro, first of all i dont want the same gear for SPvP….in fact i didnt link any sPVP build as example, why? because everyone knows your dont need GEAR for sPvP……

Second….i already said that i dont want to play Elementalist…but thx for trying to read.

Ok so im a returning player that used to play Elementalist, which is a class that make you feels like you are “Almost” doing the same and every roll for WvW/PvE/sPvP in a good way. Its the first class i ever learned and the most OP one and not because of some amulets or builds but because the way its (Skill/traits) the meaning of any current celestial build is just a Wanna be Elementalist. Eles has everything i would ever want from any class, Enough selfsustain, Enough Groupsupport….Enough Damage for team/Duel fights… and enough Mobility to get in and get out.

The thing is, i cannot play it anymore….i stopped playing GW2 once this class got the huge nerf…and not because i couldnt play anything else, in fact i tried to switch to Thief playstyle but the reward for outplaying your enemy while being squishy wasnt enough, 100nades engis could do it better, Tried Warrior but even while its a heavy class you could not hold multiple enemies like an Ele could, Engis were OP back then but mostly about burst, OP Burst but they are not meant to be good against everything, just like Thief. Guardian were pure bunker class OP bunker but just not what i like, not after playing an Elementalist, there is not and wont be any class like elementalist….even if you fail with it you will always know you could have done better, while most of the other classes have their own counters or lets say you can feel their limits. I needed to say this because i dont want to play eles or engis in the current meta….they are just mean to be nerf in the future and i understand why… which i didnt back then…..

So what i need now is a class that can keep the same GEAR (armor/Jewely, Not weapons) for WvW and Dungeons….why? because it gives me the same feeling i had with the elementalist. it doesnt matter the playstyle….doesnt matter what its lacking.

I got an example here with warrior class:

WvW roaming build
http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Warrior_-_GS_Axe/Shield_Roamer

Dungeon Build using almost the same Armor/Runes (Strength) and jewely
http://metabattle.com/wiki/Build:Warrior_-_GS_Axe/Mace

NO it doesnt need to be a roaming gear for WvW or a PURE ZERK gear for Dungeons…..

i would think that thief, since they are all about DPS, would be another example? but they may need to switch Runes….

Please Let me know if you find something similar.

MMmm really nice Tweaks Harbinger.8637 somehow its the same build but with more power and even more utility to survive, i really like it. thx mate im pretty sure this is what im gonna be running now.

But also….The Build that FinalPatriot.8034 posted seems really nice i mean idk if its because the guy of the video really know how to sell it or what, but i would like to try that out….the only problem is….it doesnt look like a meta build (Afraid? yah but i prefer to work around what works the most for guardians there is a reason why its called meta i guess) and also its acended Build =/ im not experienced enough with guardians builds to try out with my FIRST Acended items a new and kind of nice build out of the meta =/? Anyone else got experience with this build? made it work somehow close with exotics items? Any recommends about that build?

Wow! all the three of you made some awesomes critics and advices, this is nice since somehow you all are still trying to adjust the changes for what i really want! which is what im looking for, gonna check carefull everysingle advice/build.

Thank you.

Hey Im looking for some constructive criticism on my Medi Build, which is mean to be a WvW Build…

Build: http://de.gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQNAR7dlsApaolDxbI8DRR8Ql5KGjWFCVFAX/DBROA-TlTBABUcAEKS5Sg7PYkSKcUrIiHAwNqqgiunFOYBIYCSClgacEBA4CAwm5HSBExyI-w

The thing is…i know some of you may want to make some preference changes but that only lead me to “Your playstyle”….i would prefer you to change what it need to be change, not just adjust it to yourself, but if you have to…pls argue why xD.

Note: I Like Guardians but only when using GS/Scepter/Focus/Sword and maybe Hammer….i hate those Frontliner builds but also hate being so squishy full Meditation Glass build.

Yah i know….its kind of weird…. =/ happens to me in everysingle game….i always want to be the Gladiator that can hold few enemies and yet deal some nice damage while having enough movility to get in and get out….which is impossible xD

Well i have been waiting for another PvP Mode (Anything but Conquer) and a real Leadearboard (Not that kitten with 9wins 5loss and then im number 1 LOL)……waiting this for like 1 year since i stopped playing GW2…who knows maybe when i get old this game will be what i want it to be or people may find what they are looking for in a brand new mmo this or next year….

Yet its sad….because GW2 had so much Potential and i had so much fun with this game at start….

MMmm it sounds nice on paper, i may try it.

i have never been a fan of hammer but good job.

Should go free with a limit class selection (The Less Popular Classes), so players that want to be competitive will buy the game eventually.

Or something like….

But i kind agree with Darnis…..SPvP just need a Better Reward to introduce PvE/WvW only players into Tourny.

nerva.7940:

And hotjoin altogether. ..now we are doing a 3 way split: 1 round frees, 3 round frees and hotjoin. Whats the point?

Its the same ….Paids just become frees, so there is no new split and now we suppose to have a little higher PvP Community for Tourny since Low rank/rated teams shouldnt be afraid of joining rated games with the new Matchmaking (if it works fine). They should remove the “FREE” word and use “RANKED” or w/e like any other game does.

What im guessing is that they will give higher reward for 3 round frees Tourny otherwise it doesnt make sense, unless they cant find a way to give us map rotation for 1 round tourny, so they are keeping 3 rounds in there while they find a way to make the map rotation? dunno.

I think its a good move on the paper, i would also remove the 8v8 Hotjoin rooms so new players get a direction and try to imitate Ranked Tourny Gameplay in 5v5 rooms and not just zerg around.

Why ppl is Expecting lot of things like they dont know whats comming? is that HOPE?

Tomorrow you are getting THIS: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/february-2013/

Plus Few Minor Class Changes…

No, there is not custom arenas, spectator mode or new game mode for Spvp, neither big class changes….so beside this…what else matter? hopefully the Rating system could be fine so put your hopes in it for tomorrow and stop the hype about a “Game Changer Patch” … =S

Till March updates…

I did enjoy reading this but i dont think it could make a difference. looks like they have their own good plan on mind and we will have to wait for it. I would like to know if they learned something about feb TvT update, because sharing with the community and Testing with them to see if something works is the only right move they made so far.

I only hope we get just a few changes in the right direction in this months because there will be more B2P/F2P MMOs inc this year and they will have a chance just like GW2 had and we are not even talking about being an ESport anymore, but being a decent/stable PvP Game.

Yah to be honest i had never been in a MMO with devs talking to the community like this guys does

It kind make you feel really part of the community and game future, and thats awesome.

Wow Lowell for president!… i mean developer!

100% Agree

nerva.7940:

Hotjoin and free tourneys need to GTFO MY GAME!

5v5 1v1 team replaces hotjoin and frees
5v5 1v1 team paid replaces current paids

Thank you goodbye

Yah a trully dream only that you still need TTickets =) or there wouldnt be a “PAID” tournament at all…

All of them….at least the most OP ones….if you really want to get better you need to know your enemies in order to counter then.

You can be really good with your main class but wont be enough if you dont know whats your enemy doing imo.

ensoriki.5789:

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Here is the thing….Paids and Frees supposed to be the Core features……you suppose to start in HJs then play frees gain tickets to play Paids… BUT what you learn in HJ is useless for Frees….what ppl learn in Frees its not much to play Paids in a competitive mode and what you learn in Paids is that you need a proper team to be competitive/hardcore.

So knowing that Anet takes too much time to improve everysingle pvp feature…for me its way easier to abolish HJ, make Frees a Solo/Duo Queue Tpvp and improve Paids with matchmaking/leaderboard etc, and eventually if they want to…Solo/Team Rated for Paid.

Hotjoiners will be forced to play frees and will learn more and maybe eventually form teams to try paids….its not perfect they will still get stomp in paids but the PvP community will grow way faster and ppl will learn way more than what they do in HJs whichs is nothing.

I prefer this than tryint to change and update everysingle feature you want…why? its gonna take too long and we will lost base players till that happend

hharry.1967:

Yes ofc you have my +1. But adding this instead of other features no, instead add them all! Let players chose what to play.

Yah like we have enough base community!

Pick w/e you want! Long Queues and 4v5 everywhere!

/sarcams off

One of those “features” will become more popular over the rest =/.

ensoriki.5789:

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NOBODY is talking about WvW or PvE…

Hot Joins = Do w/e you want, play however you want when you want to and zerg if you want to.

New People do HJs all day then try to jump into frees or Paids hoping they are ready because they found a “Good” build for Hot joins and get stomp in Tpvp because HJ didnt teach them anything beside do w/e they want to…

So excuse me if you dont like me saying HJs are worthless and just create bad players that eventually cry about class balance in a 8v8/8v7 zerg fest, but its the truth…

The only thing HJs can do is an easier way to rank up.

Does a New MOBA (Lol/dota) Player learn about the game by joining games with 8v7 Heros pushing w/e lane they want to? NO, and there is a reason too why they dont…

daydream.2938:

Having trouble with theifs? L2P.

Or Stop playing Hot Joins….

Well you say its too radical…but the thing is there is more Hot Joiners than Tpvp players, so HJ should be abolish to make those ppl move into FREE Tpvp and try to play the map how its supposed to be played, and eventually make a few of them move into Paids.

Too much Puggish vs Puggish? Yah well they would learn way more than they do in HJs, we would have more PvP base community and most of them would stop crying about class balance.

Like using GW2 and ESport together…..

Adding new maps wont fix the lack of PvP Competitions…..maps are not the solution.

Most GW2 PvP Community = Casuals
Casuals = dont really put time in making a team mostly because of playtime
So at the end casuals NEED a solo queue and will say yes ( I DO).

Thing is what kind of competitive match would bring solo queues to the game? i mean its not like a Moba where ppl Pick rolls and a Lane to fight for in a game where your team can be carried by 1 player or so.

GW2 Casuals players dont do that….most of them will Queue with w/e class are they playing better and get in a match with not voice communication and with random team composition which would means LESS competitive matchs.

So im not really sure, it would be like picking a Hero before you meet your team composition. ofc in GW2 you can switch class before the match start but how many casuals does play 3 different roll class? (Well Played/Builded) most of them are trying to master in 1 class in order to be usefull.

IDK its really hard to say what would happen, so its not that simple, also it would give no need to make a team anymore and eventually abolish TvT Queue, or not….

The Thing is ppl, if you add 2 modes…..for paids one of them will become more popular and eventually abolish the other with our actual amount of PvP players….

In this case….since there is way more Casuals than nolifers, Solo Queue would be the popular Tournament and there wouldnt be really a reason to make a Team which would make Paid TvT tournys kind useless or boring with long Queue times…

Its risky.

Frees should have solo Queue but it wouldnt change the game that much, i mean, in my case i only play few hours after midnight and i wont log in just to do some “Frees” i want to do some Paids and i think on midnight time Solo Queue paids would be usefull, BUT the problem is that ppl wouldnt use TS/Vent if they just solo Queue (Most of them), which would mean team without communication and eventually less competitive than Pugs Team recruited in /map chat.

So i guess its the right pick if they want a competitive community, force them to make a Team if they want to be competitive.

Oh nice job…seems like there is a lot of ppl in the Original QP list that doesnt play anymore.

Weird, the most QPs done that week was “113”, i really thought it would be more since i made 38 QP as a Pug player and i only can play a few hours after midnight, i thought ppl with enough time or “Nolifers” would make at least 20 QPs per day.

Are we lacking of Nolifers in GW2?…. so caed was right…..we need more “Nolifers” or “Hardcore” players for GW2 future, because top players on the list are not motivated to farm QP anymore i think, which means there is not Top Tier real competition.

Pretty usefull.

Raid Shouldnt even exist!!

daydream.2938:

I dont think a solo rated Q is needed at all.

hotjoin . unrated (which u can pug Q for).

Then rated. (similar to paid in that need a team to Q).

I did Hot Joins to rank up till R30 because ppl wont invite lowers ofc and thats ok, after R30 i stopped using it since i dont have fun in there, thats because the reward do not motivate me, Ranking up/Glory Farm? Yah well i may get Rank 50 doing hot joins but wont get enough pvp Experience/Tactics to face Paids against a good Team no matter how many Glory i made, so the only thing i did after was Free/paids to learn and keep learning how to play better and being competitive, which is what any new player SHOULD do.

I think Hot Joins should have a Rank Limit (R30) when Custom Arenas comes (For Any Rank Lv), so those useless Hot Joiners R30+ farming nothing but Glory move on into Tpvp to actually make it grow toward an ESport.

With the 1v1 Tpvp and a Solo/Duo Queue system, Ranking up/Farming Glory in Tournaments shouldnt be that slow anymore.

Solo/Duo Queue, “Unable to Queue a full Team”, so you are facing another Semipug Team to rank up with a Solo/Duo Ranking system, replacing “Free Tournaments system” so ppl can FARM Tickets without caring about Team ranking, Hardcores players could be playing in w/e time with pugs while his team is offline or w/e and this should be the most common Tpvp for “Casuals” to learn/have fun, this system should bring 50% win/loss for casuals which give them satisfaction of winning everyday and hopefully make them stay and learn/push toward making a full Team for Team Rated system.

Team Rated dont need to be explained i think….Hardcore mode Tpvp for Organized Teams with it owns ranking.

ED: The thing with this is that is based on a huge PvP community otherwise Team Rated will be used for a low amount of teams, will be fine at start since they would be fighting Hardcores Vs Hardcores BUT eventually they will get bored of facing each others over and over, because ofc Solo/Duo will be more popular system with our amount of PvPers.

In the future…we may have the “Perfect System and updates” but not enough ppl to make it works…..so IDK…i still prefer that system which is not perfect but better than the actual i think.

I think we only need 2 types of rating…. Solo/Duo Rating and Team Rating, as long as we get a Solo/Duo Queue tournament ofc, it should be fine then, you could do paids with pugs and a friend by your side, the problem would be matchmaking…will you face a premade if you solo/duo queue? wouldnt worth it then imo.

I dont know about you Hooma but i prefer this small changes for sPvP in the right direction than months of nothing but PvE Updates….so Yah i would praise them if we are gonna get more updates like this.

Wow! just got late in home and reading this is amazing, cant w8 to Feb sPvP Updates!

Imo, make the actual “3 Round TPvP” just an event like ppl is saying… 1round Tpvp is the way to go, we just would need a better ranking/matchmaking system and ofc random map rotation, maybe a Solo Queue too.

Well GW2 wasnt balanced at launch i think, those kind of things takes time and looks like they want to be an ESport game while we take our time till then, i mean i know throwing money at a game to host a tournament dont make it an E-sport but i think they are trying way harder than we do to make it happens arent they? so far iv been trying games while waiting for GW2 PvP Updates and getting bored in GW2 Because of my Playtime and lack of PvP community in such hours, so i always think “Why cant i play GW2 like a MOBA”, not exactly like a moba arena but the way its competitive and how easy is to log in w/e time and do Solo Rankeds without w8ing…. to me it would be awesome, sadly the more i play the more i do realize that GW2 is more oriented for PvE/WvW than Tpvp, so it gonna take time till Gw2 becomes an ESport, the only thing i wonder about is “its gonna be too late till then?” but well i already bought this so….ill w8 till march.

Gonna try out Smite meanwhile. lol

Hey there, i play mainly Elementalist D/D Semi Bunker and D/P Bursty Thief R30+, most of the time doing solo queue in frees but im getting bored with pugs, so im LFG/Expand Friendlist to play TPVP in midnight time, i play from 12am to almost 12pm (EST) (9pm-9am PST), i know its even harder to find ppl to play on those hours but well hopefully after Feb updates more ppl will join us and we could even play paids after midnight.

Im at Anvil Rock server since a few weeks ago but i dont mind what server are you playing at, im just looking for some decent players to play with and have fun, who knows we could play paids after midnight in the future (Hopefully).

Just Add me Vpulse.2195