Guild Wars 2

Certainly going to keep playing, was 100% going to buy the expansion, now like 90% (will see what guildies are doing, because holding on to the hearts of those closest to you will be what get ya thru this morass)…but no amount of ‘polishing and corporate speak’ can alter the fact that this could very well be step one down an awful path…I do plan on sticking around to see what happens but also can see the lights coming down the track…and they aren’t good lights…(think Dead Lights from ‘It’)…

The one thing that is undeniable is that the danger of the community becoming as toxic as all the other castaway f2p games is real…it’s a legitimate concern and no amount of chat restriction is going to change that fact…A-net might think they have their finger in the hole in the dam, but water is leaking from places they can’t even imagine…

kitten this day started so well too lol!

sighs, shuffles off into the corner, curls into a fetal ball

please don’t become archeage, please don’t become eso, please don’t become archeage, please don’t become eso….

gets up, trundles off to grab an ale to toast days gone by…

Emma! Always sporting her colors…this iteration covers her midriff for the first time and she’s loving the sleaves lol!

Holy cow you folks are AWESOME! Cannot thank you enough…so much great info and great advice and plenty to experiment with! I’m finding, I believe, that this class is WIDE OPEN in terms of how to play it…love the input and really appreciate it!

thx,
pat!

I’ve played 9 hours on Mesmer…so the math says…CRAP!

Wow thank you so much to each of you! Very helpful indeed! I’m spending time trying to walk around and just grab one or two foes at a time to see how each skill works in tandem with the others…I find that my own personal failings and inexperience have me doing okay with mobs but at times not understanding exactly how I survived lol! Thus the “i think i’m just keymashing my way to surviving” feeling I get sometimes!

Again, thanks so much…the Illusion mechanic is very very nice indeed…and I am working on Blurred Frenzy as well as I see it as difficult to master and ultimately a key defensive tactic!

Take care,
pat!

Ahr sry Lavra…very good point…right now solely PvE…but as I advance the character, would enjoy PvP or WvW, … so eventually looking at a PvX build I suppose

thx!

…REALLY difficult and VERY FORGIVING. I had no idea when I rolled a new toon (only my second in game as i am VERY VERY new to the game) that there were balance issues with the Mesmer. I’m finding myself both very challenged and confused at times (this isn’t a bad thing per se but I do find myself lost on some of the skills) and also think that at times I’m getting away with a crap-ton of mistakes.

Anyhow, I’m rolling with a staff (mainly…love the ranged AoE) and a sword/pistol combo…

Started the thread to simply ask…Is the build completely open ended in terms of how you want to approach it? I chose it upon return because I wanted the challenge and didn’t want things to feel grindy….well, challenging indeed.

Take care,
pat!

Holy cow awesome both of you! Thank you both so much…very very insightful and perhaps I’ll venture into the PvP hotjoin tonight! Again, cannot thank you enough! wooo!

Hello, completely new to gw2 and did not play the original…i’m currently really enjoying the game but am totally doing the map completiong/story line/crafting parts…very fun indeed! My real love is PvP/WvW type stuff but I have to be honest, i ventured into one area quickly and was immediately very intimidated because I really honestly had zero idea what to do! LOL! Yes, i suck!!!

Two questions…

Is WvW or PvP possible w/out being in a guild?

If one wants to trek out, what, really, honestly would the first step be in WvW or PvP?

Thanks very much!