Guild Wars 2

Cynz.9437:

from all threads all i saw so far is this:
. thieves shouldn’t have stealth
- thieves shouldn’t do dmg from stealth
- thieves should be squishy
- thieves shouldn’t have moblity
- thieves shouldn’t have traits that help their survivability

honestly, do you guys even read what you write?

Thieves shouldn’t have perma stealth.
Thieves shouldn’t do a lot of damage from stealth.
Thieves should be more durable.
thieve should not have cheap teleports.
Thieves should have to make a choice between mobility and stealth.

or stealth should have some type of counterplay and giving rangers a stupid skill on a long CD is not one of them.

People are running out of things to call OP these days it seems

Why would you showcase the worst map in the game?

yes

and warrior too

I’ve played LoL on and off with friends, and I can tell you that it is a MUCH better designed game for one simple fact:

Balance.

You want to know why Guild Wars 2 PvP is a complete joke right now? It’s because there are about 3-4 builds that are so SIGNIFICANTLY better than everything else, that it’s not worth playing anything else unless if you want to die a lot.

Furthermore, have you watched the pro games? Trying to figure out what is going on in Guild Wars 2 is nigh impossible. It’s just an incomprehensible mess and isn’t fun to watch at all. In DOTA2 and LoL you can determine what is going on easily, and there is a huge amount of strategy involved in everything. You need to anticipate your enemy’s movements, you need to be able to scout out their locations, and so many other things that you won’t really get if you only play with the idiot bots.

I will admit that GW2 PvP is fun, but it feels like the devs are just changing things for the sake of changing things like Immobilization stacking… Who was asking for that? They also nerf some abilities so hard that they are worthless, and instead of restoring them to its previous state, where it was hardly that strong to begin with, they instead try to do some really complex and convoluted way to fix it. I just don’t understand what they are doing here… Not to mention, this game barely EVER receives balance patches.

But hey, why balance or focus on PvP when you can make significantly more money in PvE by adding worthless cosmetic items to the store? It’s annoying, but from a business standpoint, I understand why PvP is hardly focused on.

Great tips. I want to add a few more:

Only One Person Per Point for Full Cap Speed : I guess this is a hot join habit that some people don’t shake when moving up into Solo Q. It only takes one person to get the full cap speed on a node, so don’t follow someone to a point and sit on it with them if it is uncontested, especially in the beginning of a match.

Map Awareness: This is crucial to success in Solo Q. Since there isn’t much communication going on (if at all), it is still very important to know where your teammates are at all times. With the addition of enemy markers showing up on the mini map, you can see when your home point bunker is outnumbered and in need of help, or when an opportunity to decap far point arises.

Teammate Health bars : This goes along with map awareness. Pay attention to your teammates health bars at all times. If your mid point bunker is alone and is <50% health, that is your cue to get to mid and assist him ASAP.

Don’t Run into Outnumber Fights : This is just silly but I see it all the time. Example: There are 3 enemies that just finished downing one of your teammates at home point and you just spawned, DO NOT run into that point solo. You will die, you give the enemy team 5 more points, and you earned yourself an additional 15 seconds of not helping your team do something useful while you wait to respawn again. This is where map awareness also comes into play. I’ve seen the argument: “But I am keeping those people busy while the rest of the team can go cap/decap other points.” Wrong. It doesn’t work that way. You are just giving the enemy team an opportunity to regroup on you and make a push somewhere else.

Don’t Rage Quit: Just don’t.

magikfox.9658:

[Superior Rune of Maguuma]

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(4): When you post on the official forum, gain a random boon.
(5): +90 Sweg
(6): Invite nearby foes to your party on kill.

You have nothing on me. In fact, when you found me out I was doing precisely the opposite of what you are accusing. Don’t convict me for the unwarranted myths told about my sisters. The only vessel I may have ever had a teeny part in luring astray belonged to Captain Covington. And he still welcomes me aboard after all these years. He and his crew will protect me now from you and your kind (although the decor could use a little sprucing up).

It doesn’t have to be this way, mermaid.

I’m not the hero Lion’s Arch deserves.

But I’ll be the crazy vigilante it needs.

If I have to be.

A back exit? This is why I really need a proper posse.

Thomas — Be on alert. She could be lurking around any corner.

Thalador — Quaggan are sweet, but gullible. There are more things on water and land, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

Don’t let her bewitch you with her beguiling looks and words, citizens of Lion’s Arch! Stay ever vigilant!

…I’ll resume the hunt as soon as the Vigil lets me out of holding. They don’t have any real evidence on me, so they can only hold me for an hour or so “for questioning.”

Atlas.9704:

You still didn’t get me a refill on ale when I was eating the Dolyak special a few nights ago.
Yes I tipped lousy because of it. :P

Oh, gracious! Please do forgive me, sir! I was a bit distracted by a fellow named Redenaz who seems to think I am (you’ll think this is funny) a mermaid of all things! Can you imagine?

Anyway, he is sort of stalking me, and my mind wasn’t on my work that evening. But I spoke with my manager, and he would be happy to offer you a free dinner the next time you are in. Forget the tip; I am more concerned about my customers enjoying their visit. (A tip for you… the Dolyak special isn’t really made with Dolyak. May I suggest the Popcorn Thundershrimp or Spicy Moa Wings?)

Redenaz.8631:

All. Night.

You have to return to the water sometime!

I hope you develop barnacles while you wait! Don’t think my friends didn’t spot you. The Quaggan may be slow on land, but don’t mistake that for being slow-witted! They warned me not to use the front door, and ushered me out a secret back exit.

While I may have missed your shift, I did happen to run into your little friends on their way out of the tavern. They tried to flee, but ol’ Cap’n Storyteller is a wily one when he sets his mind tah catching a mermaid.

I followed them at a distance, and eventually caught them ducking into a ramshackle little hole in the wall. Rather than burning the place to the ground (in the name of public safety, of course,) I’m giving you a chance to come out with your fins up. I can wait out here all night if necessary.

You are a clever one. I don’t know how you figured out who was helping me. But you are too late! My friends helped me get a job at a little restaurant called “Two-Ters” (delightfully tacky, yet unrefined). Now I am hiding amongst you, accepted as just another one of the people. The patrons really seem to like me, and I like them. So if you come in and try to “bust up the joint”, be prepared for the food fight of your life!

You leave the quaggan out of this. They’re a pure, innocent people and have no need of your villainy.

Fortunately, I speak the quaggan language~

Gosh; this thread is full of awesomeness!

Also, that’s one pretty mermaid!

That being said; who said that all mermaids are evil? Maybe she isn’t?

Bring your zerg! You cannot catch what you cannot find.

I need no special equipment to breathe underwater. And I have friends who will hide and protect me. (They say I am pretty… that I have nice teeth).

What the what!

As I know for a fact that all Tyrian humans are classic never nudes, I can only come to the logical assumption that you, Hamfast, are, indeed, a mermaid.

Lion’s Arch is no longer safe! The only option now is to form a posse to hunt down the sea devil, not just for the safety of my crews, but for every ship that sails into harbor.

WHO IS WITH ME?

Hamfast.8719:

Oh, poo!

You’re on to me! I must retake my natural form and return from whence I came under the sea.

Note to self: do more underwater parts of map.

Redenaz.8631:

That’s good, Palador. Someone needs to warn the public about the risks, and remind them what a mess they leave behind for others to clean up.

Dethan.1875:

It’s a nice outfit, I have to admit I was looking at the picture for a while before I saw the rock.

Ironically, the rate of ships crashing into the rock has gone up since that blasted siren has taken up position there.

HEY.

YOU.

LEAVE MY SAILORS ALONE.

Oh, poo!

You’re on to me! I must retake my natural form and return from whence I came under the sea.

It was a long, harrowing night. But I stood my post and made warning lights as only an Elementalist can.

And yet for some reason I’m not sure it really made things any safer…

Thanks to all those that came out this week for funz and snugglez from SoR and Mag. Mag I’ll look forward to seeing you week 6 and SoR in week 7 to cap out the season. Good luck to you both this coming week.

Thanks to [DERP], [Ark], and I think it was [KH] for some enjoyable fights. You bunch went ham and didn’t run off so made for some fun. I’d like to throw some SoR guilds in there, but it seems like there were more pugs this week for them so it was kind of hard to make out all the various tags I was encountering (due to differentiation). I guess [TW] I can throw in there, but that feels like a given they have always been fun to fight… :P

Can’t wait to fight JQ next week and see some old fwendz!

Be prepared to see more of the bakery soon… very soon… >:]

Most Adorable Necro NA,
Schnigle <3

Fannwong.3059:

SOR is here.

You have taken the PPT

But we will not give in to tyranny

And we will not bow to oppression

You will never have our freedom.

NEVER.

Do you watch braveheart before making cheesy posts or does this just come to you?

Let us remember those who lost their stealth. RIP.

Yay reply 1000! I rule.

Long story short. Mag wiped the floor with you guys and you only pushed us with twice as much people. On a side note, anet is stupid for immobilize stacking.

I think a lot of solo roamers on Mag focus on Dps due to wanting to end the fight before 5 others from another server show up.