Guild Wars 2

abc.5790:

Haven’t participated in BnS yet but I’ll probably end up getting it. I heard there’s a race that’s exclusively all female, lol weird.

That’s not weird, that’s Asian-weird. It’s different, Asian weird. I love it, so whimsical. Harro prease giggle giggle Harro Harro giggle.

i farm stronghold with my dh. you’re missin out bro

As long as you remember that division does not = skill, you’ll be alright.

Yeah this really sucks donkey diqk but what can we do?

Whoa I got dizzy reading that attachment. It’s like someone puked all over the place

Veteran PvPers already know all the stuff you wrote about. I mention them because they are the best candidates for legendary division.

What we’d really like to know, according to your match numbers, is how you seem to maximize the number of pips you’ve won while minimizing the pips you lost.

How do you do that while solo/duo queuing? Mathematically, that is the only way to make it to legendary. I know such arrangements is unfair to opponents because if they beat you, their rewards are shorted but if they lose to you, they lose in a very big way.

What do you do when you face ESL teams? Do you face them at all or did you always end up with easier opponents.

Something as cheap as minion mancer – no brain power is required – can beat a tempest. Minion mancer builds make me dislike necros in general. It’s annoying AF and the people that play that build are the slowest thinkers

Dagger off hand is bad. It’s so very bad in this meta.

Would have liked to go from bruiser to burster not bruiser to bunk((

Nah car crashed is not a good representative of EU.

Vapour.7348:

Did you guys win? That’s bloody ridiculous if you guys did. Teams fall apart as soon as it becomes 4v5.

But 3v5?

You deserve to skip an entire division if you guys won w/ that.

Games + Demos – which i guess isn’t a real game but a stream full of advertising is getting more views than an esport game giving away hundreds of thousands of USD.

If chemical engineering isn’t my major, I’d definitely put more effort into this game. I mean, that’s really easy money relative to other games.

Prince Vingador.8067:

sephiroth.4217:

I think it’s a great idea…

If people want to rely on personal score as “skill” or “contribution” then it should be adjusted accordingly.

Or maybe I AM BAD for bunking home all game and not losing it.

If u are bunking home whole game then yes you are bad.
any player with half brain would ignore u and play the other 2 points.

A lot of people have terribad opinions that they genuinely believe are true. That’s the problem with this game.

The purpose of the bunker. is to hold a cap and buy time for his teammates while he’s being outnumbered. So when bunker is 1v2 home for example. Elsewhere on the map his teammates have a +1 advantage which will make capping a node easier. His challenge is surviving the dps of multiple opponents and holding the cap as long as he can.

That’s why in the pro leagues, the first team that secured a node won the match.

Can we please get confirmation that they will reset next season? I was one of the many who pushed for an MMR reset before leagues began. This garbage we have now would have turned out smoother had they reset MMR.

Warriors hard counter necro/reapers. That’s pvp 101.

In the past there have been “pro” level pvpers who were ignorant about basic class mechanics.

necros and warriors cannot exist symbiotically.

When there were more warriors used (hambow and shoutbow reign) necros struggled to thrive in higher tier game play.

Then June patch came that significantly nerfed the warrior and buffed the necro. We saw a rise in cele signet necro builds and warriors’ traits got royally kittend up.

Necros, although still not very popular at least have presence in the competitive landscape. People now choose this class. If warriors get the buff they need, you will see a big decline in necromancer representation.

Of course I miss d/d ele.
<bias> It’s the greatest build in all of GW2</bias>
Matter of fact, it was still great even after RoF nerf but expac brutally murdered it.

Aeryn.9813:

Most Common Mistakes Made by SoloQers

Queuing on weekends :/

You make it sound like weekends are a bad time to queue. The increase in player population is a very positive thing. Queuing on weekends should be promoted not avoided.

I like how Evan dodged and played with words when asked if MMR will be reset.
He didn’t say “no” but instead worked around saying it.

But yeah, either reset MMR or have a soloQ feature. It worked well in the past. It was a winning formula. A lot of teams don’t really like playing it teams. They are only formed to prevent getting farmed. If SoloQ is available, most premade teams wouldn’t exist.

Just give the majority what they want instead of the small minority. By serving a small group’s interest, you neglect most of us.

The bads that tanked their MMR further for easy chair progress are now in Ruby and you are getting teamed up with them.

There are still a lot of good players in sapphire maybe even emerald who didnt tank their MMR and got held back by a bit. They should reach Ruby within a week or so.

lol wut lol

Funny seeing my comment on that screenshot

Amazing trebbers are a rarity. Pro teams are rotation, team combat and 1v1 focused. Only amazing trebbers should attempt to use treb. Everyone should cap instead. If one teammate is an idiot and decides to treb even though he sucks at it (HAPPENS ALL THE TIME) then he puts your team in a disadvantage. If the other team is smart, they will let the other team stay on treb.

Sunshine.5014:

Too many people disagree in this thread and
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/What-will-we-bandwagon-QQ-about-next/first#post5736376

I hope now that you witnessed how extreme bunkers can destroy the fun of gw2 PvP, you will change your mind?

Can you work at Anet’s pvp department? Thank you.

abc did you screen cap these during NA primetime? EU private servers look ded while hotjoin servers in NA are 75% full.

Not sure why there aren’t many private servers in NA.

Trash talking is expected in competitive environments. If everyone were kind and polite, I would get creeped out.

And who the heck is tyrone?

A lot of people queue rank when they have no business doing so. They just make the game more miserable for others

The problem with most PVE people is they have more of a grind/farm mentality. PVP is competitive. We want to attract competitive people in PVP

What’s causing the difference in behavior between these 2 regions?

brannigan.9831:

Espire.9723:

Saiyan.1704:

It takes consecutive wins to climb up the ladder; not meant for the average joe… the entire GW2 community.

Another post someone felt the need to tell everybody how good they are and how bad everyone else is…. Ok Mr. Pro, gonna start MMR tanking now after reading this post, since all the pro teams are doing that, right? Is that what you want? What a kittenpost, pathetic.

Oh this guy is far from a pro. For the longest time he was a solo hero. He also played a lot of awful selfish 1v1 guardian burn builds (pre burns being boosted) in spvp for the longest time that were useless in team fights. I guess he found a group to carry him so now he is going to tell solo players they are sol. That’s what makes this so bizarre.

Certain individuals look down on their roots or where they came from once they felt they’ve reached a higher ground. At the same time there are humble folks on this forum. The op isn’t one of them.

Bjarkov.9751:

Hmmm, i agree with you when talking solo queue, but if you either have a guild or or at least a friend or two to play with, it really makes a huge difference. Also it gets a lot easier once you get out of amber division, and move up in sapphire and emerald, you can really feel that players are more experienced than in amber league, which also makes solo queue easier and basically more fun to play.

Funny you say that about emerald and sapph because a lot of really really good players are stuck there.

This league design is not going to work.

High mmr ppl being stuck in emerald n sapphire means there will be a shortage of good matches in higher divisions

Good guy Chaith.

That first match vs Final Form was too close. It’s sad that you guys have to now embrace the bunker comp.

Lol I’m an EU guy but love watching Abjured matches. They always put on a great show.

Play bunker Mesmer and hold home.

Teutos.8620:

trytonianYeti.4389:

Yeah they get faster queue times so they can GO AGAINST SOLOQERS WITH NO CHANCE OF WINNING VS THEM.

Maybe they just didn’t knew, they are playing with a new MMR. Maybe farming the other team is just normal for them because on NA there is no difference between playing on new MMR and on top MMR xD shots fired

lmao

Browrain.7346:

EU fanbois rise up! Continue to stroke each others egos.

how are we fan bois? we don’t just love a particular team, we love our entire community. And for the most part, our community respects us back. Sorry you cant say the same about NA and top teams exploiting guys like you.

Ugh I hate your engie. But I’m glad the nice ppl have answered your question.

After seeing NA’s roster.

I also thought the first 2 pvp test ladders were soloQ friendly

NeXeD.3042:

trytonianYeti.4389:

cakeonroof.7385:

Eurantien.4632:

cakeonroof.7385:

But Their hardest counter is the warrior, and it’s always been the warrior. Warriors lack playtime atm but even the core rampage warrior would own any flavor of necro, be it core or Reaper.

That’s why I think necros are still not that great.

Just wanted to highlight this.

Edit: because its funny.

I suggest you keep your opinions about other classes outside of ranger to yourself because it exposes your lack of knowledge

It shows “pro” level players can simultaneously be noob scrubs. He’s not really that good and hardly ever taken seriously. If only you remember how he got dragged on the ground by a 14 yr old in a 1v1 tourney. Funniest thing ever to happen to someone with an overinflated ego.

Yeah eura is absolutely terrible….. how many WTS’s did you guys play in?

While I don’t agree with everything TyrianYeti says, your bias is clouding your judgement. You consider yourself a necromancer when you aren’t even aware that warriors hard countered them? I don’t get it.

I don’t attach any emotions towards individuals that play this game and always try to be as objective and unbiased as possible.

You obviously aren’t.

What does being in the WTS have anything to do with him being ignorant about warriors countering necros??

Another idiot yes-man to “pro” player scum.

Supreme.3164:

Ara.4569:

Leeto —> top dog.
Helseth --> not carried by his team anymore, back to trash level.

I think necros hate @Helseth because couple of years ago he was the only TOP pvper to have the decency to speak about the condi system in GW2 and classes like necro which are nothing more than brainless spam..wish I could remember the exact video, it can be found on his twitch anyway

Not from a couple years ago but still quite entertaining. I play all 9 classes but I place necro near the top in terms of least favorite. I don’t usually trait diamond skin but when I see a necro on the other team, I not only trait it but also swap to solider or sentinel ammy for laughs.

So what’s the moral of the story?

Competition is so uncool and passe. These days, it’s all about exploiting your way into victory.

A puppy dies every time a legitimate solo/duo queuer lose to exploiting teammates or farming opponents.

FOLKS – SOLO AND DUO QUEUE PEOPLE LOSE FROM EVERY DIRECTION. EITHER FROM HAVING CRAPPY TEAMMATES WHO WANT TO LOWER MMR OR GOING AGAINST 4MAN FARMERS.

Eurantien.4632:

cakeonroof.7385:

But Their hardest counter is the warrior, and it’s always been the warrior. Warriors lack playtime atm but even the core rampage warrior would own any flavor of necro, be it core or Reaper.

That’s why I think necros are still not that great.

Just wanted to highlight this.

Edit: because its funny.

I suggest you keep your opinions about other classes outside of ranger to yourself because it exposes your lack of knowledge

I could AFK on tempest vs carrion reaper. I think diamond skin is a little too potent yet needed.

I have success vs chronobunker with DH, Herald and believe or not, Gunflame warrior.

You’d think reaper chills would cancel out alacrity but nope. Guardians have always countered mesmers preHoT and current.

abc.5790:

I’m sure he knew about it, just not sure why he brought it up.

Anyhow, nothing to see here folks. Move along.

Nope. I had my suspicions but was uncertain. Was in a team with a friend and 2 others I didn’t know. One of the guys said that we keep it strictly 4 man and that we both join their guild.

I only stayed for one match (won) because that same guy kept yelling on voice coms.

It was some annoying 15yr old with braces. So I said screw this squealing virgin. I made some crap up and left.

So wait, is it true teams are intentionally farming you if they are in an organized pvp guild and have one spot open?

Been seeing this pattern for a long time. Even back when team and solo were separate. Some teams would only Q 4ppl. I only queued with a full team back then so I’m not aware of 4man Q advantages.

I see where you are going with this.

Although it will make the majority of the players happy, how are teams supposed to approach this?

Implementing this will never happen especially how anet is blindly infatuated with esports.

TimTWW.5867:

arguden.7821:

is this thread supposed to be a joke xD someone tell this guy to play against a revenant

I actually believe it or not, Find it extremely easy to deal with Revenants If in a fair fight scenario. I would’ve mentioned the other specializations if they were my problem but they are not. I am having troubles with REAPERS not Heralds, Not Tempests, Not Dragon hunters or any other class. I’m having troubles exclusively with Reapers.

Veteran and tournament level pvpers on this thread agree that:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/Condi-Reapers-Really-Not-That-Great/

Wasn’t this thread from the PvP forum?

I believe the OP was referring to warriors in PvP. Funny how they did the same to thieves.

I play all 9 classes in pvp….only way to get my money’s worth for buying expac. The pve portion is a boring mindless grind dump.

And I already know about the thieves and warriors underpowered fiasco.

My focus on this thread is the Condition Reaper.

Frankly, it’s not that great.

Aside from counter plays, there are 3 counter builds that render them useless. They are diamond skin tempest, daredevil and mallyx herald.

But Their hardest counter is the warrior, and it’s always been the warrior. Warriors lack playtime atm but even the core rampage warrior would own any flavor of necro, be it core or Reaper.

That’s 4 classes, almost half of the entire line-up HARD countering you.

That’s why I think necros are still not that great.

Cynz.9437:

Exedore.6320:

Ya, no.

Case in point: d/d ele. It was hands-down the best build for so long I don’t even remember and nothing could counter it or compete with it.

“Perfect Imbalance” means that a build has strengths and weaknesses.

to be fair, in first year of this game eles weren’t THAT amazing, in pvp ele almost didn’t exist as matter of fact

then celestial amy and eles got buffed~

There was a window in the first year when d/d eles were OP. It was during late 2012 – Spring 2013. They used to stack boon duration back when you could mix/match runes. Then they got nerfed. RTL was one of the skills that got nerfed amongst others.

Cele resurrected them. June 23 patch made them Gods. Sept 29 downgraded them to OP. DH owned them. Then they reincarnated to tempest.

I find this fascinating, really.
The herald may have what it takes to drop the tempest HP below 90% and burst with torment, burns and chill. But tempest has superior defense.

One thing’s for certain though, ScrubDiickthemagician was the noob who got one shotted by gunflame….and complained about it

Ok so I cant even touch their HP on my own when I’m on a condition heavy build.

Now what I haven’t yet seen is Mallyx Shiro Herald 1v1 on point with a Diamond skin Auramancer. They both have incredible defenses against condition builds and I’d like to know how they would fare against each other.