Guild Wars 2

Donari.5237:

That seems to be a bug. Have you tried equipping a different head piece? Or just relogging to see if that cures it?

Other head pieces won’t appear, even when equipped, and yeah, relogging didn’t help.
I’ll just see if it goes away eventually; Only level 12 right now, so I’m not missing out on looking too awesome yet, lel

Thanks

As you can see, I haven’t even got it equipped; I wouldn’t mind so much, but the gem doesn’t even stay on the head, instead it floats just in front of it..

Manu.6078:

Yes. It is the fast and one of the cheapest way to gain up to 10 levels.

Levelling up a character’s level isn’t really an issue in this game lol; it’s too easy as it is.

There’re so many varied accessories you can get from WvW vendors; do crafted items ever outclass these?

Please scroll down for the tl;dr

So I’ve been playing a lot of DOTA 2; in that game, your play PvP with the objective of the game to destroy the enemy team’s Ancient (A large structure within their base). Before you can take the Ancient out, you must destroy towers along the way. Each team defends their structures and gains levels and exp as the game goes on.
I play a hero in that game that revolves around sneaking around the map, taking structures out and keeping pressure on the structures 24/7, forcing the enemy’s attention where they’d rather it not be.
I want to develop this playstyle into this game, and play an Objective taking role; just running around the map, quickly taking camps, and basically contesting the zergs on the map without getting steamrolled by 30 players at once.

Tl;dr

Can someone give me a build that’s good for taking camps and such in WvW for the Engi? Thanks

So if I did AT on one character, could I then run through it again with another character while grabbing the bonus chests along the way, or would I only get the loot obtained from killing enemies?

Heard it a lot. I guess it’s a Hammer Longbow build, but what’s so good about it, and what kinda role do HamBows play?

Our Elites suck, so much..
3 minute cooldowns for the useful ones, and a Minion on the last one that only attacks 50% of the time..
I can win a 1v1 if I use my Signet that gives the foe 6 conditions, but once that’s out, I pretty much spend my time hugging my teammates for support, waiting for it, or my Elite, to recharge.

randomly.6395:

Mark of Blood has a base 8 seconds of bleed. Condition duration cannot go above 100%. So the most you can see out of Mark of Blood is 16 seconds.

Blood is Power has a base 30 seconds, so with 100% bleed duration you should be seeing a 60 second bleed.

What’s your actual condition duration?

My condi duration is 30%

I have a Sigil of Blood (increases bleed duration by 20%) on both my main-hand dagger, and my staff.

I also have a trait which increases bleed duration by 20%

I can use Blood is Power and it now hits for a minute, but if I then try to stack a Mark of Blood on top of that, it doesn’t go up to a minute again, it keeps dropping from the 1 minute placed by Blood is Power. So, Blood of Power seems to be ok, but the Mark of blood doesn’t add to it. Is it possible the Mark’s base is 7.5 instead, as the 15 seconds is what I’m getting, though you could argue I’m not being accurate enough, and that instead it’s 16 seconds, as you first stated.

Thanks for that info’, btw, about the condi duration only going so high.

Oh, wait. I guess it’s all sorted now, actually.

If it can only double the time then the 16 seconds and a minute are accurate. Ignore my question about why Blood is Power’s time is the one that dictates it; I was thinking of a different kind of stacking system when I questioned that. TY =)

The tooltip reads 20 seconds or so, but when applied to these golems it only lasts 15 seconds.

Same with “Blood is Power”. Supposed to last over a minute, or at least a minute; only lasts 40 or so seconds..

What’s with that =/

So the point of all the water in the game would be?..

This is a dumb idea. Underwater combat’s actually good. Not great, but it’d be a waste to remove it. Just coz players can’t be kitten d to learn it doesn’t mean it’s bad.

Gambling problem xD

This rose has thorns, and here they are!! kitten ././

Can the bonus damage to certain enemy sigils stack?

The replies stating that it’s the cost that’s too high fit in with what I’m saying; the effort required to get these is absolutely insane, especially when you consider the fact that each set has its own required creation for different stat groups.

Legendaries make more sense than this, since at least with those you basically unlock every stat combo you want, instead of grinding and grinding for different sets.

The table………….

Look at the stats of Zojja’s Visor, compared to the Exotic equivalent..

REALLY?!

I’ve also posted a screen, courtesy of my friend, which shows the work necessary to craft Light Ascended armour.

I’m actually stunned.

Zojja’s Visor has 127 Defence, which I couldn’t screen.

People will just continue to complain about the strongest classes and builds until everyone’kittenting zero.. (lol, I typed ‘everyone is hitting zero’, and it got censored :P)
Why’re Warriors so tough anyway? I’ve only recently got into PvP, really, but I’ve not died once to a Warrior yet. I play Thief and Ranger, and Immobilize wrecks ‘em, especially if you spawn trap so they can’t get any Adrenaline.

Feirlista Xv.1425:

Check to see if you have something running that is try to grab the window desktop like some kind of instant messenger or a malware app. I have seen Weather Bug do this to in other games

It only seems to do it at certain times, though. And it’s only recently started doing it.

It fixes itself once I restart the GW2 Client, so I don’t know if it’s related to background stuff. I will take a closer look at what I’ve got running, though. =)

Title says it all. Every 30 seconds to 2 minutes, it’ll minimise and take me back to the desktop. Very annoying in PvP.

Belzebu.3912:

The tooltips in this case is correct, the trait will reduce the CD, but as stated above, 20% reduction of 0 is 0
The problem with Longbow (on rangers) is the aftercast time, that is the time needed to be able to cast anything else, and on LB is is kinda high.

Agreed, lol..

Think I’ll still give LB a go in WvW though, just for fun, not success :P

Thaddeus.4891:

If it affect the auto-attack or not is irrelevant. The cooldown on auto-attack is zero, so event if you reduce that of 20%, you still have zero cooldown.

Thanks. That was my thinking on it too, but I’ve learned not to trust tooltips, lol..

Y’know some traits say something like “Reduces cooldown on longbow skills” or something? Does this affect the 1 (autoattack) skill. I presume no, but some light would be nice =) Thanks.

Do whatever and don’t worry about it..My first choice was a Thief. Got that to level 60, and I now main a Ranger and Warrior instead..

I’m a kitten …Once again, I misread Sigil for Signet…Sigil’s work, Signet’s don’t. Thanks, Roe…

I’ve read yes, but when I enter DS without my Power increasing signet, the damage is 40. Then, I equip the signet and head back into DS. My attack damage is still 40.

So, is that a bug, or is the damage of DS’s 1 skill not determined by Power?

So I can’t see how much Bleeding damage my BLEEDING grenades do? Alright, that’s cool, no worries, lol..

stachekiller.2591:

You will probably have much better luck using the in game LFG tool to find people to run with.

Yeah, I use it a lot, but I’m trying to find certain types of players who’re half decent and enjoy the speed game.

Anyone wanna do it? I need people who only care about the bosses. Screw the unnecessary mobs, and ignore the cave trolls and burrows. If you’re interested, let me know here first please High DPS is preferable, but ofc anyone’s welcome =)
“Khentis Ghotza”

Elegie.3620:

Hello,

Thank you for your refreshing post, and welcome on the warrior forum.

Your build is fine. In the past, people used to put 5 points only in Arms, to get 3 points in Discipline (so as to switch weapons more often, and gain access to better rotations), but the 15 Apr patch has opened new possibilities, currently explored by the community.

12k in Orr is a bit low, but don’t worry about it, equipment (exotic first, and ascended later) will help you beef that up pretty fast. You’ll then be playing with stacks of might to get temporary damage increase – doing 25k+ will become frequent (some people even went over 80k in very specialized situations).

Also, congratulations on duo-ing an instance with your friend. As you say, it does prove that your build, and notably your vision of what the build should be in PvE, are indeed correct – but it also shows that you have skills! Do not hesitate to do other instances – either in groups of 5 or with your friend. Not only are most dungeons very enjoyable to run (provided your group is friendly), but also the tokens you’ll earn will let you buy lvl 80 dungeon stuff, the skins of which are sometimes very nice.

Have fun.

Thanks a lot =) Me and my friend were running through with a group of players once, and they kinda sat back and let us do all the work. This got us into the idea of duo-ing the whole thing alone, to see if we could, lol..Dat Cave Troll was trouble xD

I love Dungeon Crawling with more than just the two of us too, especially when it ends up with an Exotic Thanks for the words of wisdom =)

Grok Krog.9581:

Traits should be III, IX, and XI in Strength. I, V, and X in arms. Take 10 out of Discipline put in Empowered.

Go full berserker gear as soon as you’re able. Change Fear Me to Banner of Discipline, and Signet of Might to For Great Justice

Thanks for the advice, I can see how all the traits work together. If I have two stacks of one boon, for example Might, will Empowered give me an extra 2% damage, or just 1%?

Or give me some suggestions or something.

This is what I’m using to dungeon run. I got my Armoursmith up to 350ish now and I’m real pleased that I’ve finally made some level 80 items with it, and that I found a helmet that looks good.

I’m going for a kinda Glass Cannon build, though my weapon is a Cleric’s Greatsword.
In Orr, I can hit around 12K with 100 blades. Is that ok?

I’m broke at the moment, but anything you guys would offer me in the way of suggestions for items would be awesome.

Anything else you wanna add is fine. Thanks =)

I was using a much tankier build, and me and my friend got through AT Story with just eachother, but the damage I was doing was pretty abysmal, and I’m going for a build that allows for more of a speedrun element when it comes to low level dungeons. Me and some random person also managed to take down the Balthazar champion in Orr with this current build, so I assume it’s not awful, right?

Oh, and you can see my weapon’s…attachments (Forgot what they’re called). Any suggestions on changing those? Also, I use the Regen’ing signet for health. Is that alright?

PUG and Sell (As in Sell P1..) are two words which I see a lot, so what do they mean?

Also, any other info I could get would be great on other abbreviations. The friends who I normally Dungeon run with are back at Uni now, so they’ve less time to play. Therefore, it’d be better if I knew what these meant for when I’m running with randoms.

So y’know when you go into a dungeon for the first time and you kill a boss they drop their own loot, just like any other monster does, along with another large chest that appears nearby?

Is that extra chest Account Bound, or Soulbound? Those aren’t really the right words, but if I went through the same dungeon on the same say with two different characters, would I get those chests again?

Also, do those chests and bonuses reset daily like I’ve said?

Huge, HUGE thanks to Zappi for lending me the money I need. My new mesmer appreciates it =)

Alright, if this is against the rules, which I think it is, then please tell me and I’ll remove it straight away.

The Black Lion Sale on Character Slots is ending soon, and over the past week I’ve managed to scrape ~47G together..I’m not gonna get the rest in time, so I was wondering if someone could lend me the rest.

I need about 20G, and upon anything I can swear by I promise you that you’ll get it back, with any necessary insurance within the next week, but I really don’t wanna spend more than I need to on this, since I don’t have a lvl 80 toon that I can easily get cash with.

Please get in touch with WolfiKurisu.6894 if you’re willing to help.

I understand that it’s a pretty big ask, but I’m desperate right now, lol..

Like I said, if this is against the rules, or you don’t like me asking, then just say and I’ll take this down.

Thanks.

Esmee.1067:

Any armor you’ve got equiped, in your PvP-locker or salvage will be added to your Wardrope and can be transmuted onto any of your toons.

You’ll likely have a lot of relogging to do until all your toons skins are unlocked. Unless you started playing today I highly doubt that’s the only skin you’ve got.

Thank you =))

View screenshot.

As you can see, I’ve got Splint armour equipped, but I have the option to change it to look like Scale armour..

Why is scale unlocked out of all the armours? Is Scale the generic 1-40 look? Could it be that each armour has the ability to look like the armours below it?

This is the only thing confusing me about the new patch, and it’s me being a nerd and wanting to understand everything, but please help =/

a t s e.9614:

‘’ Tanky" you mean bunker? If he is bunker you can’t kill him but he won’t kill you either. Usually when a guard is too tanky I just tell him drop the clerics bro.

I think I’ll try my luck with conditions..I got dual swords for bleed and torment, along with a longbow for burn. Switching to either weapons bleeds close opponents, and I imagine the torment’ll force him to stay a little less mobile.

Do I go full offense, or conditions?

Me and my cousin both made tanky builds, and we just played a match which went 0-0.

Should I go for a Rifle/Longbow combo with conditions, and just try and bleed/burn him out? Most physical attacks are either missed, blocked or dodged..

He’s only at 13k health, but he blocks so much and gets about 8k back from his heal that it doesn’t matter.

I’m pretty bad at the controls, tbf.

Thanks guys. So the more Gold that gets traded for Gems will increase the cost of Gems, or lower it?

What exactly controls this?
I typed in that I’d trade 1 Gold, and then it told me that in return I’d receive 11 Gems.

It wasn’t like I could offer a certain amount of Coin for a certain amount of Gems, so how exactly does the price change if it forces you to work to a certain ratio?

We’re a brand new starting guild, and having two players who know eachother already would really suit our style of being active and talkative.

Add “Khentis Ghotza” or check out my Sinister Silence (SSIL) post on the Guild Recruitment. Best of luck to you both, dude, and welcome back =)

Add “Khentis Ghotza” for a smaller, personal clan. Sinister Silence is the clan name, and I’ve recently posted in the Guild Recruitment thread. Best of luck with whatever you choose, dude, and welcome to the game

Right now, and I’m feeling so desperate saying this, lol, I’m trying to build up a new guild on Fissure of Woe. We’re from the UK too, so timezones can work perfectly.

I’ve sat on this forum for many hours asking every question you could think of, so I’m pretty knowledgeable…now…

Add “Khentis Ghotza”, or check out my recent Sinister Silence post on Guild Recruitment.

You can join 5 guilds at a time, I think, so feel free to give us a go without any risk.

If not, best of luck, and welcome to the game =)

Woah, another new guild? That’s crazy, never seen that before..

Yeah, we’re new. Not exactly new players, but I haven’t really been playing long enough to collect enough “friends” to support a proper guild.

I’m not looking for general members, I’m more in need of a few active, good, kind, somewhat experienced players in order to act as support guild leaders..

Overall, I want the guild to be a tool that we can use to enhance eachother’s gameplay, along with keeping each member feeling useful, appreciated, and all the rest.

Members are welcome to take part in PVE, PVP and WvW, as we also enjoy such activities. As of posting, we’re a group of 3, active players.

I’d rather have a group of 10 players who’re happy, talkative and involved, rather than 500 unsocial players, who’re always operating in different areas. There’re no rules about 100% representation, but the more help the merrier.

To gain rank in the guild, you need to simply be a good member. There’re a few things I’ve got in mind which I’m not gonna say, just in case people act the way I want them to just to gain rank, but overall, just be kind and helpful to the guild, and others.
Anyone will be able to recruit, however I’m taking this…fairly seriously, so if anyone joins under you hand, please let me know when you can.

As of 10/04, I still have a little more setup to go, but I’ll get it done, shortly.

Get in touch with me if you’re up for joining; You can catch me on “Khentis Ghotza” (Jeez, I hope that’s how you spell it..) or Wolfi Kurisu/WolfiKurisu (kitten , I’m bad at this).

Thanks for reading, if you got this far =)

Zaxares.5419:

Here’s a quick rundown of which types of mobs have a high chance of dropping certain Fine Materials:

Blood – Bats, Skelk, Skale, Harpies, Minotaurs, Trolls, Karka
Bones – Risen, Trolls, Skritt, Oozes (rarely)
Claws – Charr (e.g. Renegades, Flame Legion), Cats, Wolves/Wargs, Moa, Raptors, Drakes
Dust – Ghosts, Inquest (rarely)
Fangs – Bears, Wolves/Wargs, Wurms, Skelk
Scales – Devourers, Fish (e.g. Barracuda, Sharks), Jellyfish (for some bizarre reason!), Drakes, Krait
Totems – Inquest, Jotun, Grawl, Sons of Svanir
Venom – Insects (e.g. Fireflies, Mosquitoes), Spiders, Devourers, Grubs/Wurms

Various Fine Mats can also be found from loot bags.

Thanks so much, dude..This is exactly what I was looking for =))

Carpboy.7145:

Just buy them. Id be surprised if a full stack is more than 2gold

I wanna do it through killing, though, so I can be a big nerd and feel good about myself =/

Y’know stuff like Bone Chips, Venom Sacks, blah, blah?

Is there a list or something where I can see which monsters are the best for farming certain items? I’ve searched, but my internet connection’s terrible right now, and I haven’t found much =/ I get to play at college, which is awesome, and I wanna try and get all my Tier 1 Fine Materials to 250 in number each, but I dunno what to kill..

Also, is there a similar list/guide for when it comes to stones, such as Amber Pebble, Malachite Pebble, etc.?

Thanks, in advance <3

I can’t remember the name of the skill; Reaper’s Scythe, or something, but the tooltip says it bounces 5 times.

When you throw a ball at a target, it will bounce once, however it will also keep travelling due to the bounce. This means that, since the attack hits 5 targets, after the fifth target/fifth bounce, it would carry on travelling, meaning it would seem like it would hit another.

Just change it to Number of Targets: 5

Also, is there an order of priority with moves which bounce between?