Guild Wars 2

I apologize if this subject has been posted. I searched and couldn’t find one out there! I’m looking at starting on another legendary weapon. I made eternity pre-HoT and I haven’t even begun on a new one. So, I’m wondering if it’s worth it to do the collection for a precursor, or if I should just farm the gold?

I would also like to know how long the collection for a precursor takes. Obviously, that depends on the player, but if anyone has a general estimate or average for the length of time, that would be awesome.

Thanks all!

So this is just a suggestion/idea. I won’t mention the name of the game I am referring to, but there is a game out there that allows you to talk to your guild from an app on your phone while being offline. This would be a really cool feature for those players who aren’t able to get a lot of play time but would still enjoy keeping in touch with their guild mates. I know this can simply be done through facebook and other apps, but a GW2 app that includes this sort of feature plus other features would be a cool idea, in my opinion.

What do you all think?

Leveling in GW2 is actually extremely easy compared to WoW. You have multiple options for extra experience gain and level boosts. The personal story and map completion grant a hefty amount of experience.

Now, as far as which profession is easiest/hardest to level, that all depends on what you enjoy playing. You should play what you will enjoy playing at end game. Leveling any profession to max level is rewarding, because, well, you leveled to max level. Don’t focus so much on which one is easy or hard to level, and focus more on what YOU will enjoy playing.

Very awesome! Thank you!

So I just bought HoT today. I have updated the game prior to purchasing HoT. My question is, do I have more downloads? It didn’t start a download, so is it already completely updated?

Also, is a motherboard with dual memory channel slots necessary? Or should I just purchase one with 2 RAM slots for 8gb of RAM?

Thanks for all the suggestions, friends! Right now, I’m looking at getting an Intel i5 6500 processor and GTX 950 (possibly a 960). I’m looking for something to just work for a little while until I can afford better quality items down the road. Does anybody have suggestions on a PSU and a case?

I appreciate it. I mean, I’m sure I’m going to go over budget for most of this stuff. And I’ll be buying a lot of it over the next few months, so that I will be able to buy higher quality items at a higher budget. My main concern is having a GPU and CPU that will be able to handle GW2 at decent settings.

I’ve got 2 monitors and a keyboard and mouse.

So, I’m building a new PC because I’m sick of playing on my MacBook Pro. I mainly want to know what would be the best budget option for CPU and GPU. I would like something that won’t really break my bank, but will still have high performance options. My budget for the PC would hopefully be below $500, if at all possible.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks all!

Yep I’m experiencing the same exact problem as a mac user.

Yes I do. Apparently it is mac users who are the only ones experiencing that issue.

Hmmm thanks for the response. Maybe it is just a bug for it! I’ll send in a bug report as well (probably should have done that already). Hopefully we can get this fixed soon!

Thanks again for the response

To add on, I figured that since I can access the guild hall without having HoT, then I would be able to donate to the Guild Treasurer. I may be wrong with this, and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

When I go to donate items to the guild treasurer, the screen pops up everything on it is frozen. So it won’t let me scroll through the items and it won’t let me donate.

Now, I do not have HoT as of now (getting it tomorrow), so is it the issue that I don’t have it? Or is this simply a bug that can be fixed in the game?

Thanks!

Like everyone else says, T3-T5 is great for roaming. I currently transferred to SF (T6) with my guild and starting out, the roaming was not that great. But the roaming has steadily gotten better with challenging 1v1s and great fun 3v3s. The zerg fights are quite fun too.

Hi,

I just wanted to know if anyone uses Axe/Shield for roaming and if it works okay?

I also saw someone running Sword/Shield + Axe/Axe and I was wondering if anyone has tried this and if it’s good or not.

I use the typical GS/Hammer and I would like to discover a new build that fits a hard hitting style such as GS/Hammer.

I’m sure there has been a post like this, but I wanted to get some updated answers on it. I apologize if there have been recent posts about this.

I want to know, do you all think we will be getting sneak peaks (teasers) of the Legendary weapons to come in HoT, or will we have to wait for the release to see what these Legendaries will look like? I would personally like to get a bit of a teaser to get an idea of it so I can prepare for the Legendary I like the most.

Also, I want a better understanding of the way these Legendaries will be crafted. I understand it will be achievement based and you will need to do multiple events and such throughout the world which I really like. I have had people say that you can only make 1 Legendary with this method, which didn’t make sense to me because that would mean you can essentially only make 1 Legendary. Can someone elaborate on this and explain to me if you can make multiple Legendaries or if it is, in fact, 1?

Again, I apologize if there has been a similar post like this and I hope you all can help me!

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Alrighty, thanks for the input!

If the server is a full server, he will be unable to join it. However, I believe it is dependent on either how many people are online at the time or are in wvw…I can’t remember which one that is so I apologize about that. But it is best for him to try to transfer at a time when most people on the server aren’t online (normally this is at night when most people head to bed).

Someone else may be able to give you a little more information than I could. Good luck with the transfer!

Hi! I am trying to use a dual monitor with my mac and every time I go to full screen, the other monitor goes completely black. I can go full screen with most of my other apps like chrome. But every time I go to full screen in GW2, it goes black. Does anyone know how to fix this issue?

Coming from someone who used to play WoW and used to love the different capes, I honestly like what they have now in GW2. I would rather work toward getting a cool back piece than getting a cape. There are plenty of leg armors that give off the illusion of a cape, suck as the draconic pants and the Arah dungeon pants. I like the looks they have implemented in the game at the moment. But this is certainly my own opinion.

Honestly, I am extremely excited about the new system. I see many people complaining about it and I really don’t get it.

It’s a system that makes you truly work toward the precursor instead of relying on luck or money. It gives you something to actually work for while being able to explore the world and complete different challenges. Most people think it will be a grind and what not, which I don’t disagree with, but that is what will make it the precursor for a LEGENDARY. Legendaries aren’t meant to be easy to get and just buy all your materials. With this new system, it’s going to work you so you can say “hey, I made a legendary with my OWN skills…with my own time and now I have this fantastic weapon to show my hard work.” Now that’s not to say that a lot of people with the current legendaries truly worked toward theirs and did it exactly how it is supposed to be done. But I can guarantee you there are a lot of people out there who bought almost everything.

I know there are lots of posts like this and i apologize for continuing to post about it, but I just wanted to throw my two cents out there.

Please let me know what your opinions are!

Awesome. Thanks for all the tips guys!

Hey there. I’m starting to learn how to command in WvW and I was wondering if anyone could give me any pointers on how to command zerg fights and what I need to be capping (is it really whatever I want to try and cap or is there a system?)

Also, what is a good party composition for when I make groups for WvW zergs?

Thanks for any pointers!

Welp, looks like the decision is to wait! Thanks for the input everyone!

Hi everyone.

So recently I’ve been thinking about legendaries. I’d love to get a legendary greatsword for a couple of my characters, but I’m not too sure if I should try to get it before the expansion pack comes out or if I should wait. Does anyone have any opinions on this? Do you even think they will be coming out with any new legendary greatswords if there are already 3?

I will greatly appreciate any suggestions!

It’s all a matter of preference really. I use both a warrior and guardian in dungeons and fractals. My warrior is a zerker build so I use him when I want to deal max damage. My guardian is a tanky build meant to take damage and remove conditions. I mainly use my guardian because I love the group support and heals that it has. But it is truly all about preference of play style.

That being said, I have to agree with Dub. Playing an ele in dungeons can be a lot of fun. But again, it’s a matter of preference.

Just experiment with different classes and different builds!

This may be a stupid question, but can you still get King Toad stuff? I just made the green spinal blades backpiece for my guardian and I want that green King Toad GS.

If not, does anyone have any suggestions for some cool looking, green weapon skins?

Every time I try to change my dye color, it doesn’t save. I click “apply” and it shows it on the Hero screen, but then I exit out and my dye stays the same as it was before. How exactly do I fix this?

I apologize in advance if this has already been posted or if something similar to this has been posted.

I just wanted some opinions on weapon specializations. Obviously we heard in the PAX announcement that specializations would be added in and we were given examples of classes being able to use a new weapon (i.e. Necro using GS). There were multiple classes that were left in the dark for us to think about.

My thought went more toward the warrior class, as I main a warrior. So I wanted to know what weapon you all think the warrior might get. Do you think there is any chance that they would add in a completely new weapon line? Maybe like a polearm (spear)? I think this would be a cool addition, but that’s just me. Any thoughts?

Feel free to post any thoughts of weapons other classes might be able to use.

Thanks all!

I want to start the grind to getting my legendary but I have absolutely no idea where to start. I was wondering if any experienced players could give me some tips to getting a legendary (mainly tips for getting the precursor). I know it’ll take some time, I just want to know some tips.

Thanks all!

So I am looking for an ascended back item (berserker stats)…obviously there are a whole bunch of ascended back items out there but I want to hear your experiences with gathering the materials and crafting them. I want to know what was the easiest and cheapest and which ones are most worth it to get.

Also, if anyone knows a good guide to getting these back items please list them in your reply! Thanks!

So I am getting into Fractals of the Mist and I am really enjoying it so far. However, I am only Scale 6…….. What I want to know is a guide to agony resist. I understand how it works…but I don’t understand which piece I should put agony resist on first. Clearly I don’t have ascended rings or and ascended back piece (I’m getting both from FotM). So which piece do I put it on first?

So I am working towards gearing up my warrior. I have ascended weapons and some ascended trinkets but exotic everything else. I have yet to get anything towards a legendary weapon except for the Gift of Exploration. So what I was wondering is if it would be more wise to keep working at getting ascended armor and what not, or if I should start gathering materials for a Legendary.

So I have leveled my warrior to level 80 and I want to do more solo roaming. I was wondering if there were any tips for someone who has no experience on solo roaming in WvW.

Thanks all!

So I am starting to gear my level 80 Warrior with ascended items. Right now I am working on getting my ascended trinkets. I have been looking at ascended back items and unfortunately I don’t have the money to craft one at the moment. So should I try to put my time into grinding FotM to get fractal relics for the Fractal Capacitor as well as ascended rings? Or should I put more of my time into just making gold and crafting a different backpiece?

Hi all. I’m sure this thread has been posted before so I apologize for the repeat. But I am wanting to farm for Genesis for my warrior and I don’t quite have enough money to buy Genesis as I am crafting ascended armor now. So I was wondering if anyone could tell me a good farming zone for the Gilded Coffers.

So I am working towards gearing my character with Soldier’s heavy armor. I know where to get it but idk what kind would be more useful. Obviously, the Orr Karma set has PVT but I don’t like that it already has the Sigils on it. Also, I believe that dungeon sets have a sigil already places on them but I can’t remember exactly. So would it make more sense to buy the WvW set with gold and badges and get the sigil I want (I would need to transmute it as I hate the look of the WvW look)? Or should I craft exotics with Soldier stats and just spend the money on it?

Hey guys,

so recently I have been trying to gear up my level 80 Warrior. I am trying to find a decent ascended backpiece. The backpieces that I have been looking at making are the Fractal Capacitor, Light of Dwayna, and the spinal blades. From what I have looked at, the easiest one to get would be the Light of Dwayna. Are the stats completely different on these? Any suggestions on backpieces?

My opinion on mounts? Well I believe mounts would be a very cool addition to the game. Keep the waypoint system but maybe only keep the waypoints at the larger cities/towns in a zone. Decrease the amount of waypoints and add in mounts with a slight increase in speed. If you don’t want a mount you don’t need to get one. But I think it would be a cool addition and a good time for those who already have quite a bit of time put into the game. Maybe they could add in a system of customizing your own mount. But this is of course my opinion. I would love to see mounts, but I am perfectly fine using the WP system. It is all a matter of preference!

Hey guys, so recently I’ve been working on getting my Armorsmith and Weaponsmith to 500 so that I can go ahead and make my ascended weapons and armor…however, I was wondering if it is more important to get your ascended armor first or ascended weapon first. This is strictly for WvW.

Thanks for any replies!

Also, the reason why I am asking is because I’m starting my ascended crafting soon and I understand that you basically invest your life into crafting these things with all the money, so I want to make sure I’m going to have the correct gear for roaming and being able to hold my own against a small group.

Hey guys,

So I know I want to run GS/Sword and focus for solo roaming (might switch sword focus out for hammer)…but what I want to know is what armor/weapon stats I should use in order to take hits and take down enemies. I was thinking berserker stats on the weapons with a sigil of air and maybe a healing sigil (not sure what the best healing sigil is so suggestions are welcome), and maybe knights or soldiers armor (sigil for armor suggestions are also welcome), and maybe soldier’s or berserker trinkets. Any other suggestions for armor and weapon stats?

I know there are many posts about builds but I wanted to ask one for the specific one I want. I want a build that is very tanky to the point where I can take a lot of hits and still have quite a bit of health left, but at the same time I still want to deal out quite a bit of damage. Obviously for this sort of build, toughness is a necessity to take hits so I was thinking either Soldier (for the extra Vitality) or Knights (for the extra bit of damage). I know berserker will let me deal out a lot of damage, but I didn’t know if it will help me take a lot of damage. What I was thinking was mixing Knights and Soldiers armor, and taking soldier rings and having the rest of my trinkets Berserker stats. Also, I was thinking having Berserker stats in my GS, and possibly having Knights or Soldiers stats with my secondary (possibly going to run Sword/Focus as my secondary). For Sigils, I’m for sure putting a Sigil of Air in my GS, and possibly some healing sigils in the other weapons. Not sure of what is the best healing sigil.

Just so people know, I’m mostly wanting to run this build with small havoc groups or solo roaming, however I will continue to use it in large builds (in which I run GS/Staff).

Is the mixing of those stats something that might be a good idea? Or just absolutely stupid….

Thanks for any advice given on this and good luck to you in-game

I have a level 80 Guardian that has Armorsmith and Weaponsmith as its professions. However, I am looking for a character that deals more damage so I switched to a warrior. I just recently switched. However, my Weaponsmith and Armorsmith are almost 500 on my Guardian. Does crafting carry over from character to character? If not, is there any way for me to craft gear while I’m on my Guardian and put it in my bank for my Warrior? I just don’t want to have to spend more money trying to level up those two professions again.

Hey everyone. So I know there are a lot of topics getting started about different Guardian builds. I hate to start a new one, but I was wondering if someone could help me out. I am trying to find a good build for WvW..mainly focusing on not dying so easily in a 1v1 fight. Or even in a 1v2 or 1v3 situation. As of right now I have mostly full soldier’s gear (only armor) and a few things with Knight’s stats. I was thinking when I make my ascended armor that I would mix Knight’s and Soldier’s stats and use a superior rune of the dolyak. As far as trinkets, I was thinking celestial for a back piece and possibly soldiers or knight’s rings and amulets. As far as weapon stats, I was thinking soldier’s. Possibly running GS/Hammer for roaming and GS/Staff for guild/pug runs. Does this sound okay? Or should I run full soldier’s or full knight’s? I appreciate any input given!