Guild Wars 2

thanks for the replies : )
i guess i need it since i like crit damage!

hi,
I just came back after a few years and i don’t remember the term ferocity being used back then (if it was i have no memory of it) and so i ask how important is it to have and raise?
Also is there any major change i should know about? i don’t have time to read up on all the changes i have missed.
Thanks.

Yramrag.3026:

Guardian is more than just a shield – the class has lots of skills to mitigate damages (much more than any other class) and it is actually very sturdy. Very often, my level 80 Guardian survives much better than my other party members in a dungeon run, which consist of Warriors, Elementalist and Mesmer. I hope you will give Guardian a chance and try it.

I’m not giving up on my Guardian – actually enjoy him alot but was wondering what a shield actually did if anything beyond the skills. as it is they just offer protection and knock back/absorbs projectile which i think is not that great for shield skills since focus actually does give a full block.

Seems like only the Warrior has a shield that actually blocks attacks. the Engineer can only daze or push back and absorb projectiles.

I honestly don’t understand the dev’s reasoning behind this. i could see the Focus skills of a Guardian better put on a shield and the shield skills switched to Focus. Never heard of a Focus before anyways.

i hate that. sorry but the little defence or armor it gives you and the lack luster blocking abilities atleast for a guardian make it seem like a bad choice. At least the Focus does actually block for 3 seconds and not just give you a deal on damage reduction as a skill.

I guess i will look at what the warrior and engineer get from it and see if it is worth using on them.
thanks for the reply

ranger was my first cha and honestly i didn’t have any issues with using a long bow and through about ten levels an axe/torch so not sure why your having problems. are you keeping your weapons as current as you can and using green ones at that level?

i did buy gems so i did have gold or i should say silver at that level to buy up to date weapons and armor but even without you should be able to sell enough to get good gear along the way… most of mine went to extra bank slots so i could carry more stuff for alts and i took cooking which takes a ton of bank room.

hi all,
I know armor and toughness give you less intake damage from physical hits but wondering if it does anything else like give a chance to block or anything similar?

also using a shield – does it give you a chance to block or does it only add to your armor and then the skills it has depending on profession?
Reason i ask is in the strategy guide which i know is already outdated it states it gives guardians aegis but in the skills that you get with it aegis is never mentioned. only the 33 less damage and the one that blocks projectiles.

Seems to me that a shield would offer some chance to block just by wearing it but gw2 is different than any other game i have played and doesn’t use the regular rules.
I have a level 80 guardian and war that can use a shield but haven’t since i don’t really like what they offer compared to other off-hands including Focus. I also have a low level engineer and not sure if it is a good option to use over another.

thanks for any answers you can provide

thanks for all the replies
i looked and can remember that i have about 2500+ armor and 16k+ health so i would like to up my armor/toughness closer to the 3k mark. i do ok with health though i think i would feel a tad better with a little more.

I do ok with damage or so it seems to me with using a great sword but not sure what to use for secondary. i am torn between sword and focus which is my norm or trying a sceptre for some range. i have seen some threads though havent really read them yet about sceptres being broken so not sure what to do.

I have yet to run a dungeon but really need too since i am at the end of my story line and need to kill the dragon. i am trying to figure out what to use in terms of weapons, traits and skills to make it easier and much more group friendly.

Once again thanks for the info

does the pet know to try and bring up players and not downed npc’s first?

hi,
I’m trying to figure out at 80 what my goal should be for toughness while trying to play a defensive dps guardian… meaning that i can take some decent damage and deal some as well. i have 30 into the toughness trait line and 25 into vitality. i don’t have numbers on how high my toughness is nor vitality and most of the armor i wear is Bezerker with i think 1-2 knight pieces and trinkets a mix of Berzerker and with 2 rings that have power/toughness/vitality 33 i think of each.

So basically asking what amount should i consider right for toughness and vitality. also would like to know how much if i need to make a tank set.

Also is there a point of diminishing returns?

If it matters i am currently using great-sword and sword/focus (rarely) but am considering trying sceptre/focus for ranged and give the sword up.

traits i think are 0/10/30/25/5 but may be changing them after reading some posts.

thanks for any help

thanks though i barely could follow that since i am only 39 and havent tried a staff yet or had much experience with dealing with healing. something to keep reading as i level and understand more of what is mentioned.

am i wrong in thinking since i am not ingame that you put 30 in each the toughness and vitality talents and 10 in precision ? that is what i remember from 0,0,0,0,0,. guess i will find out later when i log in.

when you solo do you find your doing well ? I’m a charr so i don’t get the dogs you mentioned.

So far i seem to be able to handle multiple mobs above my level and even veterans until today when i ran into those Xmas little demons from the gift things you unwrap. they kick my kitten big-time. Only thing that really hurts is dots but i have skills that get rid of most of them.

i’ll probably take your advice on radiance and put 5 points into virtues instead. i do like those boons and when i am in trouble i pop every virtue so 3 boons.

hi :)
i have a guardian that turned 39 today and i cant figure out what to do with talents on him… my other chas i have them mostly figured out with minor questions about tweaks but this guardian needs help bad.

So far i have just put 5 points into every talent and then the extra 4 into the one with vitality. i know this is all wrong but i cant figure out which lines to go down.

My play-style is solo mostly. i play with gs and sword/focus and i want something in talents that gives me good survivability plus as much damage as i can get. i don’t know how to make it so i can get a decent build with those 2 criteria.. i know i can’t go full out in either area and survive so need a good mix.

I buy strong armor and weapons. usually buy 3 trinkets that offer toughness and vitality and then 2 with perc/power. i was using the gs about 99% of the time but now i am trying the sword and focus combo and it seems ok and just bought a rare of each so i can do higher damage. armor is green 38. i use sigil of bloodlust and sigil of earthquake? the bleed one.

So where should i put my talents to maximum my play-style? its confusing with the last trait line.

also not sure which elite skills to take. so far i took the one that renews the virtues but i don’t know if i chose right or what to chose next.

any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

i have one of every prof in the game but the only ones that i seem to be leveling are my ranger which is my highest and a mesmer, war and guardian. the ranger is easy to play and fun.. the mesmer is harder but once you learn it you can do quite well. the warrior i have is getting stronger with every level and can take on higher mobs than any of the other proffs i have even more so than the guardian since it dishes out more damage.
any of these can be a great starting prof but i would recommend a ranger or war to begin with. mesmer if your into a caster type but know you need to learn to play it well and always keep moving. Guardians if you want a decent stock cha that can give and take.

one thing if you go ranger i recommend getting a bear or something with alot of vitality and toughness over damage while you level and then decide later if you can handle a less defensive pet for more damage.

thanks but i would rather not have to change servers unless i become desperate. also i dont mind 1-2 kids but find unless they are very mature for thier age it becomes a mess. looking more for people around my age with a mix of younger and older adults.

Never heard of the that voice program and after using mumble in my last guild i really dont want to learn a new one that may sound like crap. i know people like this or that but i personally have found team-speak the best but vent used more often.

there has to be a few guilds on Stormbluff that fit my stats. hopefully

hi,
i’m a 40 something player who is looking for a casual, adult, family oriented guild on storm bluffs . the guild would need vent or team-speak but not mumble since i don’t like that.
What i mean by family oriented is language on those programs and in chat… i hate listening to people who think the f-word is supposed to be included in each sentence and so on. not a prude but i have limits. also please if you have any bigots in your guild pass me by, i have a low tolerance for people with a low tolerance .

I’ve been playing solo for awhile bringing up many characters slowly and trying to learn how things work but i miss the camaraderie of a guild. not looking for handouts or anything but some simple answers here and there to questions a newbie would have.

I’m very talkative at times and friendly and helpful if i am not trying to do something on my own but i am disabled and have times where i cant do things that take either a lot of time or mental energy. so hopefully i would get a guild that has understanding of certain limitations.

My last game was wow and i have played so many before that its hard to list them all… my favorite was Ultima Online which i think had the best pvp until it was finally wiped out when wow came out due to being able to save your gear so no reward/loss system. i haven’t done much pvp in GW2 but i would like to start with a group rather than trying to figure out how it works on my own… my first WvW was so confusing.

anyway if you like what i have written and match my requirements please let me know. thanks.

thanks that helped a lot ;) i know i don’t do traits for conditions unless the other trait with it is something i need… but i always wondered if i was making a mistake passing up a piece of gear with some condition on it over something else even though that would be the only + condition gear i would have.

its a bummer passives don’t count as boons :( oh well. i use magic food that has something else i can use with it now depending on the situation. sometimes i go for food that will help me stay alive when i know it will be tough going.

anyways thanks for help :)

hi,
i have a few questions if you could help me…

1. I’m using potions like minor potion of undead and so on for damage and xp bonus but i am not sure exactly what potion of outlaw covers… does it cover everything from pirates to renegades, separatists, bandits and so on or exactly what does it cover?

2. Do the xp bonuses stack? 10% from a food and 10% from a potion or stone or something? do you get 20% or just 10% and if you add a xp booster for another 50% would you get 70% xp or just 50%?

3. I’ve been using mostly if not all “strong” gear which is power/precision and i wonder if adding just a little condition is a waste of time for professions that use conditions but not heavily into it or if you are going to add condition you should go all out. besides power/precision i have focused only on vitality and toughness depending on the cha. Professions being ranger,mesmer,warrior and guardian mostly.

i have more questions but cant remember them atm so will just leave it at these. thanks for any help :)

edit:
one last question…
are passive affects from signets and such considered boons? reason i ask is there is a food for magic finding that gives you a higher chance when under the effect of a boon. so wondering if the signets or other professional skills we pick are considered boons for this.

hope they don’t charge a ton for them like they do on time cards in Canada. i see 2 month play cards for wow selling usually for 40 bucks +tax when were above par on the dollar.

one thing for sure is you will be paying taxes which at least for now you don’t when using a credit card ingame.

thanks , what is GLBT?

hi :)
i have been getting alot of whispers from people wanting me to join their guilds but they all seem to be role-playing guilds which i don’t enjoy. i play on Tarnished Coast and just found out that its the unofficial role-playing server for US. nothing against role-players – it just isn’t my thing.

i want to transfer but cant find out any info on exactly how to do it and i am not sure exactly where to go. i would like a medium size server that has mostly west-coast players but again that information is hard to find out.

can anyone recommend a server or 2 that would fit that bill and tell me how i go about switching?

thanks.

thanks for the replies.

i doubt it is a text error since it has lasted for different lengths of time. only thing i can see is if it is considered a boon and mobs dismiss it or if i enter a instance it wipes it or maybe even use a way point,

hope they fix it fast.

hi,
i looked through page after page of the bug forum and even did a search but couldn’t find an answer to this.

i made a lot of sharpening stones that are supposed to last 30 minutes but have found them lasting anywhere from a few minutes to 10-15 before i notice the wrench symbol gone. only the first time i used it did i notice it lasting a full or close to full 30 minutes on my guardian.

is this a bug or am i overwriting it with some skill? i am not using any other external buff like food or potion.

sadly i haven’t been able to see exactly when it falls off. it could be from a mob dispelling boons? or going through a gate? or not sure what else.

if this is working as intended it sucks since it isn’t worth the costs to use if it is gone after a couple of minutes or if other similar items like food or some items i have found that say gives something for 1 hour.

hi
i tried a thief for a few levels and gave up because when i used shadowstep and another similar skill i would end up not where i thought i should be and also facing wrong direction most of the time… now i don’t know if this is bugged or if it is a latency/lag thing but it made me reroll into something else.

question i have is can you have a decent build that doesn’t use shadowstep or if does very little? was it just the weapons i chose? (sorry i forget what 2 i used but i think 1 was dagger).

if so can someone recommend a weapon combination to begin with and what i should consider in the first 1-20 levels or at least the first 10? need to get the hang of this.

I liked playing the thief except for the porting around without knowing where i would end up and having to readjust camera angles – i know in pvp i would be dead by the time i had to get this right. i would plan on using a xbow as secondary weapon choice especially for wvw since you need ranged and aoe quite often there.

thanks for helping a newb out

thanks for the replies very helpful .

hi,
enjoying playing so far though finding information on different things very hard to find so decided i will ask at least few simple questions.

how do i separate items from a stack? like taking 2 sharpening stones from a stack of 14 ?

is there a looking for guild tab or anything?

Are the keys to unlock the chests that drop also only drops or can you buy them?
i did find 1 lock from a drop but now i have 4 chests and haven’t encountered anymore keys:(

also having a hard time finding websites with good info on the different professions and crafting from ground up. can anyone recommend a good site?

thanks for any help.