Guild Wars 2

offhand axe is not that good. only time i ever use it is when you want to farm in orr. cause mob tagging is easier since it hits 360 degrees. or when i want to use that unlimited whirlwind trick to goof off in towns.

warhorn mace or shield is better for offhand. GS is still good i use it in certain situations where i need more DPS and i can dodge attacks/dont have to dodge anything. auto attacks /whirlwind. i dont really rely much on HB unless im inside a time warp or have quickness. I like the axe skills too but now that you can’t cancel triple chop im having mixed feelings here.

PVP,WvWvW wise you can just use both. like axe+shield/GS. stun with shield to eviscerate. use GS for mobility skills NOT HB. I just use HB for some " in your face" moments and then laugh or dance at your opponents corpse. really skilled players are really careful not to get hit with that. and is very difficult to land without CC skills.

Tip for all classes: always have at least one type of weapon you can use in your inventory.
have ash legion spy kits. they are pretty useful in many situations. use them when rezzing someone. as rezzing someone sometimes makes certain mobs/bosses aggro you.

Cliffside: I personally run as a supportive warrior using warhorn traited with convert conditions to boons. makes the part where you have to cycle between two seals easier and i keep my team on constant swiftness/vigor and turn the 25 stacks of vulnerability into protection. and on the statues that blow winds/mini exploding path you can just use stability skills and walk right past.

Urban Battlegrounds: The warriors get a blue icon swiftness when they will use charge that can usually one shot anyone who doesn’t dodge (which is always their opening attack) can be blocked by guardians line of warding.

Aquatic- Deep path: there is an alternate path near the end where a luminous plant is on top of a pillar. Use that path to zigzag your way and thin the krait numbers. So you dont get immobilized with thier nets when you travel to last two plants. I cant really explain this in detail without pictures or a video.

Underground: On the part when fighting Rabsovich thieves bountiful theft is pretty useful here to steal the dredge’s really long protection and regeneration boons. also useful on the jellyfish and someother instances.
Sometimes if you are doing lava buckets and even if you dont attack the boss Ice elemental/Legendary dredge battlesuit you will still aggro them. just pop an ash legion spy kit as soon as you see them heading towards the platforms.

Uncategorized: On the guitar hero staircase area. one or two people are enough to activate all switches just have remove condition skills to remove immobilize and you can activate two or three switches.

^ what he said.

If you just reached 80 standard PVE tactics you used while leveling don’t really work much on dungeons and such. so gear up to become tougher to get a feel for how the enemy AI/bosses work.

So once you get used to how encounters work you can ease your way to being a glass cannon again. just remember to dodge when needed.

usually there is a tell when a mob or boss will use a skill that deals insane damage. like a glowing effect or will pause for a bit. and try to stay out of those red AOE circles if possible.

triple swap is nice to have. and maybe something like dual wielding two handed weapons for a 30 or 25 points trait line. except for rifles and bows. nothing says weapon master like carrying two greatswords or hammers.