Guild Wars 2

oh wow, such amaze, much thanks.

like everytime a new pve patch is released world verses world becomes next to unplayable because of the immense lag I get for days afterwards.

there are several threads already, asking this same question.
Elementalists use different “setups” for focusing on certain statistics that fit their comfort zone.

I personally like having no less than 2500 armor, 1600 toughness, 1950 power, 25%-30% critical chance un buffed. I’d link the build I run but gw2skills seems to be down at the moment. its just the typical dagger dagger build tailored to my liking though.

helm-soldiers
shoulder – knights
coat- celestial
gloves-knights
leggings-celestial
boots-knights

celestial coat gives +47 to all stats, leggings give +32 so these 2 armor slots gave me the most all around return to the collective stats i was looking to improve, any other celestial armor pieces just werent worth it to me since they only give +16? i think it is.

daggers are 1 ascended cavalier and 1 ascended knights. trinkets are all ascended. amulet is celestial, accessories are berzerker, rings are 1 celestial and 1 soldier. traits are 0 3 1 4 6

on fergusons crossing too. myself and 2 guildies were experiencing 15 second skill and animation delays before i got disconnected from the server. Its pve patch day, I’m sure -those- servers are stable and working just fine.

you can have both you know…

i can haz 2 daggers with mist forged skin?

I am still using exotic celestial coat, 1 ascended celestial ring, and ascended celestial amulet. the difference/loss isn’t even noticeable.

going full celestial in my opinion is a bad idea, you lose so much to stats (mostly importantly power) altogether then just using a few pieces of celestial with other stat combinations.

enjoyed, nice video!

boon duration, the runes anyway, were nerfed pretty much into oblivion. For a strictly group build I’d probably take water runes over anything else, maybe even runes of the pack.

0
0
4 – elemental shielding, rock solid
6 – cantrip mastery, cleansing wave, powerful aura
4 – renewing stamina, elemental attunement

or you could put 10 points into air for zephyrs boon which would pretty much be a pure aura sharing build. Mind you i have not tried running either of these set ups since the patch so take this with a grain of salt

to me you get the most return and benefit from using at least an ascended celestial amulet. Most elementalists seem to also agree that berzerker trinkets everywhere else is the way to go even post critical damage change.

Playing a staff elementalist in world verses world, on your own puts a big “please kill me” sign on your face but I know of 3 ele’s that run staff on my server that can hold their own against anyone

www.gw2skills.net , use that calculator to find your comfort zone with your statistics. Good luck with your elementalist

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fEEQJAoYhEmmbuR5wjDIEFnQGOUECbQ5xMkD2AA-jUDBoeBkgAkCBgEBJ5LIZPRLBKslRFRjVVDQbDTFbR1WzCyW0KryAwMGA-w

I like my critical chance at exactly 25% and healing power at, at least 300 ..those are comfortable numbers for me. my armor was originally soldiers/knights but with the damage loss of this feature patch I felt valkyrie was my best option to get some of that damage back.

the lightning flash burning speed combo is a tricky one to really nail down and lately the 2 skills seem to rubber band you back to where you started your burning speed or the fire trail never “blasts” where the animation ends.

anyway, with the amount of toughness you already have, valkyrie would be a good choice to keep your ferocity/critical damage numbers where they are and increase your vitality at the same time, that would put you at around 15,757 health. it will be higher if you have applied fortitude and guard stacks.

enjoy your elementalist!

What he said. The bloodlust on the trident maintains the stacks when you unequip the bloodlust dagger.

I’m honestly amazed they haven’t “fixed” this yet

hoelbrak and fire are also very decent alternatives to strength runes.

I got a set of these today. 0 10 10 20 30 was the trait allocation I was using with 2 monk, water, traveler, and it dished out some pretty nice damage. I’ll eventually try them out but since using melandru runes and geomancers freedom for the last several months I don’t know if I can play without those.

I’m in the same boat as cecilia. Kind of at a loss for words and not sure I even feel like continuing to play. I lost 26% critical damage even though my armor and daggers are soldiers/knights. boon duration runes of any kind are absolutely worthless now. My melandru runes got a +25 vitality stat which I guess is nice but I didnt take them for vitality.

I don’t know, I’m really disappointed right now. Theres alot of about this stupid patch that has me and many of my friends scratching their heads on how any of it got approved. I mean…Sigil of paralyzation, now is 30% stun duration…who on EARTH at arena net thought this was a good idea?!

and if you aren’t running rock solid you can take earths embrace which is only an adept trait if your armor of earth cantrip(if you use it) is on cool down. After using ether renew for so long theres no way i could use our other heals no matter how easily its interrupted, especially with how absurd conditions are now. As Cecilia said, its all about anticipation, create distance/pop stability if its up and use renewel.

Random, I so wish I could have rock solid and geomancers freedom without putting 30 in earth.

oZii.2864:

Losing stacks on weapons is going to kind of suck when you unequip but I honestly never go and get stacks that much anymore or I would get stacks but just keep that weapon on.

wait, thats actually happening?

basically what esmee said, I like soldiers helm, coat, and leggings. Knights shoulders gloves boots. You want your critical chance around 25-30% and with our great access to fury this will be higher almost permanently, I use a sigil of accuracy on offhand since my base critical chance isn’t that high, other elementalists might prefer sigil of force of something else. good luck

curious as to why you didnt just take 6 runes of melandru?

I would really like to see some sort of diminishing return on cc. yes i know there are runes and food but it really feels like its not enough. Maybe have it work like the condition cap in pve on a mob or boss. say…1 or 2 players can land their cc on you, after you break it you are immune for ..3 seconds?

dagger dagger elementalist, hands down

I like 3 knights/3 soldiers and in a particular armor slot. gloves, shoulders and boots are knights. helm, chest and leggings are soldiers.

I am -far- from being a “great player” so take my advice and suggestions as you will. You are dagger dagger so I think 30 in fire is a bit much. I’ve never touched or played with that trait line so I’m not even aware of any kind of benefit it would provide this weapon set. There is no combo from zephyrs boon, it just gives you fury and swiftness when applied if you have 10 points in air, those are shocking aura and frost aura.

the “problem” with dagger dagger is that we are for the most part pigeonholed into using 30 points into arcana. It is in my opinion our strongest trait line, the benefits it provides dagger dagger are just too good to put those 30 points anywhere else. Dagger dagger relies heavily on attunement swapping, setting up combo fields so traits like elemental attunement and evasive arcana become…mandatory(?)

the main problem I see with your build is that you have a ton of toughness and armour but 13k overall health, this will make you delete your elementalist quicker than you can think about it. all that defense looks great on paper but in world verses world it might keep you alive longer but you’re gonna have a hard time killing anyone.

0/10/10/20/30, 0/0/20/20/30, 0/0/10/30/30 are dagger dagger builds most tend to run. Im half asleep as I write this so I hope someone else chimes in, good luck and have fun. Elementalist is a very fun but challenging class to learn and despite alot of us feeling that we are lacking, its why we continue to play it.

all of you listing your computers specs are much better than what im running so I can throw out that “its my computer/graphics card” that is the problem. the game since this patch is absolutely unplayable and this problem seems to come up every time some new content is released. and playing in world verses world? haha yea, thats a joke right now. even if Im nowhere a big fight massive skill lag and rubber banding. partied a few enemy players and they thought i was hacking because of the way I was moving. it looked like a speed glitch to them.

. 5-20 fps for me constantly no matter where I am, all with lowest settings. I was running around by myself in fields of ruin last night and my frame rate did not improve, within 5 minutes of being in game I started rubber banding all over the place, restarted/shutdown my computer multiple times, let it rest before rebooting and logging in and it didnt make a difference. I seriously dont know what to do at this point.

I run this

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fEEQJAoYhEmmbwR5wjEAEFuYyoQHiCPUekzM2A-jkDBojAYMgkIAEBgZPCiJQKrlhBp6KslXRTVLyKbY6ToqYBxdAVGgltA-w

it works well for me, but like mohagi said it depends on what you’re looking to accomplish and what you’re comfortable with. their build, my build or someone elses build may not suit your playstyle, etc.

you could run 0/10/0/30/30 or 0/0/20/20/30 or 0/0/10/30/30. Changes to celestial are being made so if that was in your top picks for statistic distribution I would wait until these changes are in game before you invest your money and materials into it. good luck

I will try to figure out some more interesting content but i’m not sure about creating a new spec but well maybe you have some build suggestion for me? I would be please to hear one

i enjoyed the video as well and was going to point out that you did this without any outside buffs at all. you would probably enjoy sword dagger, even with the “nerf”

myself and some guildies have been working on these sorts of things as of late. what we have come up with as far as a healing combo/blasting finisher is something like this

cast eruption, count to 4 seconds for the actual eruption, attune to water, immediately cast water 3, arcane brilliance, arcane wave, water 5 over this field. we actually have yet to test this in a true combat situation but it seems very powerful

there are several videos and keyboard layouts that you can find on google and youtube that really helped me learn to move with my mouse. it didnt happen over night so dont feel like you wont “get it” if you still feel the impulse to click. habits like that are very hard to break. I think it took me over a month for it to feel “normal”

What helped me alot was remapping A-D, or Q-E (whichever you prefer) to be your strafe keys, with no way to turn with your keyboard any longer you are forced to adjust how you play and how you move. keeping your class skills on 1-5 is fine but having utilities mapped to keys close to your movement hand is important. I would practice learning to move with your mouse and playing with key bindings that feel comfortable to you before investing in an expensive gaming mouse.

these are 2 of the guides I used:

http://taugrim.com/2011/04/07/guide-to-strafing-movement-and-keybindings/

good luck, its not as hard as it seems

ozmaniandevil.6805:

Hey all,

I have never played thief before. Decided to roll one when I got an ascended armor drop with Apothecary stats; when I asked guildies what class would use it they suggested thief. So, having never played it, I’m hoping some nice people in the forum here can point me to some good builds that use those stats. I would like to use the thief mainly for WvW solo/small group roaming. I could also use it for PvE and/or dungeons if it would be viable. FYI – I do not PvP, so something that is just fun and fairly easy to play would be great. I don’t have to make a full set of ascended or use 100% Apothecary, but if I’m hoping to at least work in the armor somewhere.

I really wish the search function worked on this forum. Would have been nice to find this info myself :p Anyway, I will appreciate any and all suggestions.

I use dire armour but with full apothecary accessories. healing power is 819 and I use signet of malice. works pretty well for me

Deviija.7869:

^ 30 in Earth. It’s a sacrifice to even get it. Really, it’s only got limited/specific use for trolling certain builds.

I agree. cleansing wave and water being both grandmaster traits now doesnt help either. I like ether renewel but how easily it gets interrupted is infuriating. yes, I know, armour of earth- arcane shield etc but in the time im relying on ether renewel to remove conditions on me i think its fair to say more conditions are probably being applied and its not like im fighting while trying to heal myself.

there are already several threads about condition builds on the forums, just scroll through the pages and you’ll find them. condition thieves can apply alot of pressure to your opponent especially if they just assume you’re another backstab build but condition engineers/necromancers > condition thieves.

My problem is fixed (so far…5 hours in game no disconnects) My wife helped me reset/refresh my router and modem and it seemed to have fixed this problem however, I got a response from tech support as to what steps you can take to help you..

this was their response, hope this helps you guys

Hello.

Thank you for bringing this issue to my attention today.

We are currently updating our support website and services to provide a better experience for our players. However, due to security concerns, we are currently not able to receive attachments through E-mail or the Guild Wars 2 support site. As such, please use the following instructions to create a new support ticket with the following data attached:

Navigate to http://help.ncsoft.com/access/unauthenticated?return_to=%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Frequests&theme=hc

If you do not have an account, create one or if you have one but can not access it, click “Forgot Password” to have it reset via E-mail.

Once logged in, you should be taken here: http://help.ncsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests

Once on the “Requests” page, click “Submit a request.”

Fill out the information requested on this page and attach the files requested below using the “Attach File” button.

Once completed, your opened ticket will be displayed in the “My Requests” field.

(NOTE: You can click the ticket subject to open the ticket and either add additional information or new attachments.)

I would like to gather some information about your system and how Guild Wars 2 is attempting to connect. First, please generate a Guild Wars 2 diagnostic report using the following commands. This will check your ports and network for issues:

Navigate to your Guild Wars 2 folder.

Right-click on “GW2.exe” and select “Create Shortcut.”

Right-click on “GW2.exe – Shortcut” and select “Rename.”

Rename this file to “Guild Wars 2 Diagnostic.”

Right-click on “Guild Wars 2 Diagnostic” and select “Properties.”

Locate the “Target” line and add the following to the end “-diag”
Your target line should look like this: “C:\Games\Guild Wars 2\GW2.exe” -diag

Click “Ok” to save your changes.
Double click “Guild Wars 2 Diagnostic” to start the test.
Once completed, please click “View Results” and save the results to a text file on your desktop. Once saved, please attach that to your ticket for review. Once you have that report, we need you to provide a Game Advisor report for a more general PC diagnostic report using Game Advisor.

To run Game Advisor, please perform the following steps:

If you are using a router, hub, or switch, please disconnect this device and connect directly to your modem before running the utility. You may need to reboot your modem and/or computer to reestablish your Internet connection. If it isn’t possible to run directly from your modem due to your network setup, please run Game Advisor with the router connected as the information it provides still will be useful.

To download Game Advisor, go here: http://us.ncsoft.com/gameadvisor

When prompted, save the file to your Windows “Desktop” so that you can access it easily. Please save the file before running it; running from the website can cause file issues.

Double-click on the Game Advisor file and then click on the icon for Guild Wars 2.

Click on the “Test Computer and Connection” button and please wait a few minutes while the process completes.

Once the process completes, a “Test Result” window will appear. This window will provide you with a link to update your ticket as well as tell you where the diagnostic report is saved. You also can view the report file.

Please update your ticket and send us the Game Advisor report.

Once we receive the file, we’ll have a better idea of how to resolve your issue.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any additional issues, questions or concerns.

Regards,

Brian S.
Guild Wars 2 Support Team
http://support.guildwars2.com/

same thing. i load up guild wars client, select character/log in, game freezes and my internet connection goes out for a good 5 minutes after wards. ive never had a problem like this before. It is ONLY when i try to log into the game, i can use the internet for anything else just fine

as the title says, everytime today that ive tried to log into guild wars 2 i will be in game for 2 minutes then i freeze, game crashes and I lose my internet connection. I did all the standard unplugging, resting, replugging of my modem, contacted my internet company and they couldnt find anything wrong with any connection in my area.

Once I get my internet back online, I can use the internet as I always do but once I load into guild wars 2 the above problems occur, this has happened 5 times.

commandos helm not in pve :\

Ulalume.2470:

I recently became a huge fan of the pistol/dagger combo and invested into full dire gear/weapons with dire trinkets comming next.
The only thing i’m missing is a build that goes with it.
I have played the venom share build for a while since that was the only build that featured pistol/dagger and it’s good fun! ..but there’s only so much you can do with it. I’m looking for a PvP / WvW build here that has a bit more utility.
Any help would be appreciated.

you could go a few ways really.

5/0/30/15/20
0/0/30/20/20
10/0/30/0/30
5/0/30/20/15
20/0/30/0/20

I tend to run the first 2 trait builds, the poison on steal is a nice cover condition to have. dire armour, dire weapons, 4 runes of the afflicted, 2 runes of the krait or 2 centaur, 2 afflicted, 2 krait, or all undead runes. all of them work well together its just really your preference. runes of scavenging seem to be favored as well.

sigils is again preference. I put a venom duration sigil on my off hand to increase the duration and effectiveness from poison steal but this may not be to your liking.

heal, since I use signet of malice I have 2 apothecary rings and an apothecary amulet. 2 dire earrings. you cant go wrong with all dire or all carrion, withdrawl heal if you choose to not carry a stun breaker for an extra utility etc etc. heart of the mists, go there, its free, play around and see what suits you best. good luck.

mango.9267:

Because I probably won’t be on before reset, just wanted to post some final shout outs.

Major props to both servers for continuing to come out and fight.

Had some great duels with [Yarr], [BANE], [Fun], [Deth], [ANBU], and many others throughout the week. Props to [Nine] and [Xsv] for the small scale fights; you guys were always pretty good when I ran into you while roaming.

Hope to see you guys soon,
[HARD] human d/p thief and condi mesmer in TA armor

hey Second child Its Ishi jo, was good to see you and alot of familar faces again good luck in your next match ups

first set is masquerade which can bought from trading post
2nd and 3rd(in same picture) is vigil armour and human tier 3 cultural armour
3rd set is feathered vestments which can bought from trading post

what the hell are you doing arena net? seriously? because necromancers needed to be even more invincible than they already are.

temple of grenth

undead
afflicted
krait
rata sum
nightmare
scavenging
mad king
etc

agony
venom
malice
bursting
debility
peril

really any rune/sigil that has +condition damage/duration will benefit you. i guess its just up to you to find what sort of style you’d like to play. 5 in deadly arts for the poison on steal is a nice cover condition and I’d be hard pressed to play without it now.

its instinctual response. I just took this trait the other day and noticed I got swiftness and fury for a good 10 seconds when it triggered, its odd.

I tried this solo the other night, I changed it to 20/0/30/0/20 and replaced devourer venom with blinding powder/ambush. it worked really well, had a 1verses2 and a 1verses3 in which both fights I was able to win

thank you for this messiah

im still trying to figure out what kind of armour I should be using, let alone my strategy for fighting :\

so i ask all thieves in sheer honesty, what are you plans? try to find some adaptation? make another class? quit the game entirely?

I also play an elementalist, just recently got her to 80 only to find out they were planning on nerfing that class too but according to the elementalist forums those nerfs are now no longer happening yet every nerf to the thief has gone through as planned, every time. As you can see from my signature, i play pistol dagger but i take this as an attack on my class. Im sure thief condition builds will be taken into account and declared too strong at some point, thus they will also be nerfed.

Im gonna try this roaming solo, i’ll let you know how it goes.

Arikyali.5804:

Jrunyon.3012:

My thief Nesmee

Those boots…tell me what they are….now….

Please?

I love the leather coat look, haven’t noticed any other thieves on my server using it.

No pictures of my thief to show off but shes sylvari, wears studded/leather coat, rascal pants and nikos(sp?) boots all dyed midnight ice

signed in just to comment and tell you that was a joy to watch. Cant make fun of a clicker ever again.

^
that and I’ve heard extensively that neverwinter is so disgustingly pay to win

thats whats going to happen probably, I believe we’ll see a big rebirth with dagger dagger and still cry babies will cry.