So I’ve got a level 80 Human Guardian, and I’ve been playing around with alts only to discover that what I really want to do is re-start my game as a Sylvari Guardian. Am I crazy? Has anyone else done this? To be perfectly honest, if there was a cash shop item to keep my level but wipe my race, I’d use it, even if it wiped my personal story.
/brofist
Same here.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
2 phantasm (duelist/swordsman) are already quite powerful in terms of DPS – also consider that you’re likely relying on scepter for taking some break from meele, as soon as you’re ok pop the OH phant (kill the clone) and hop back on Sw/x.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
There is a difference between stacking/LOSing and exploiting a boss by sitting in a place where you can hit him but he cant hit you. It seems this distinction is being confused by some people in this thread.
This.
Surely there might be a thin line between strategy/best approach and exploit, sometimes.
But it’s all down to where you draw it.
Just an example:
Forcing mobs to group up with LoS to nuke them down is a exploit to you?
Surely not to me, cause that’s just balling up mobs using the enviroment – something that every single MMO does but, most of the time, with tanks.
Using unintended skill behaviours like (i’m just giving examples, i’m not arguing about what is unintended and what is just clever use) FGS Fiery Rush or Warrior’s GS Whirlwind attack to a wall or Whirlwind Wrath inside a mob are exploits to you?
And so on.
But if something is easy to pull off (los/stacking is much more pug friendly than coordinating 4x Fiery Rush spike) and gives an advantage, pugs will use it, period.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
Anything that relies on number will never be “difficult”.
Sure, things like Teq (which needs to have that big number directed as needed) or few other meta events (Balthy/Grenth are quite harder compared to Dwayna/Melandru) can be “hard”.
But as you increase the numbers the skill level required to the single player lowers.
That’s why Anet likes to push WvW into blobbing, cause even the worst scrub can hop in follow the blue dot and say “I’m a WvWer”, and this makes him happy.
Or making the focus of PvE releases zergish events, just autoattack the world and you’re set.
(inbefore “due to that reasoning spvp > gvgs” or “then 40 man raids on wow are a joke?”. well, those a completely different subjects. anyway, my only point those is: the skill relies on the leader.)
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
That’s one of the reasons i think Lupi is the best Gw2 boss.
Most moves have quite clear tells.
Most moves will not instantgib you – if you react, even when getting hit.
Most moves will istantgib you if you don’t react.
Phases.
All in all, Lupicus is just a exercise of “watch the boss. connect brain cells. dodge properly”.
(i say “most” cause some things could use a little of polish. see p1 grub tells.)
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
So the pug level has gotten this low that, after not expecting them to dodge, not expecting them to gear and build properly, not expecting them to use proper tactics, now i should stop expecting them using the “\” button?
Neat.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
Allowing room for error or a more relaxed gameplay doesn’t mean use terrible builds.
If you’re not confident enough to use zerk, you can use Knight armor (instead of zerk) + zerk trinkets, for example. Or a less DPS oriented build, like x0/30/0/30/x0 instead of, let’s say, 10/30/0/5/25.
That’s totally fine.
But seriously, between the “i do not want go full zerk don’t feel safe” and “there we go, PTV and cleric 0/0/30/30/10 now i can tank the world and sleep on the keyboard” there is a freacking ocean.
I really can’t get my head about ppl that see stuff only black or white.
Long short story: accepting not being good enough to go full min/max zerk is fine.
Using it as excuse for being useless no.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
If they have a vision for their dungeon, which includes the removal of an old path in favour of a new, then that is not laziness, but progress.
If their vision of DGs now is making them part of the LivingcrapStory by swapping the content in it rather than fixing or expanding the present one, then is not progress, it’s idiocy made game design.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
Btw, haven’t even touched your minds that the reason why some paths are underplayed is because every single path in the game except Arah 1,2,4 and AC reawards always 1g?
If tafu was so long/hard, bump it to 2/3g.
Boom, now it’s worth the challenge and the time.
Same thing for Cm, SE p2, Cof P3 or Honor p2-3.
I’m baffled that after 2 months we are still at “everything 1 g except this this and this one” stage. I was baffled when it where implemented, letalone if it hasn’t been fixed after 2 months.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
If the average player can’t double WW and press #1 for 10 seconds the playerbase here is worse than i thought. Thief, engie, ele and guardian’s dps seems easy to peak out, actually, aside from maintaing AI alive everything seems pretty easy to peak.
Agree.
I agree that some min/max gimmicks might be very uncomfortable to pull off (see Desperate Power or Unschated Contender), or that most ppl will not min/max the gear at his extreme (manly, making a zerk sword with every slaying sigil or even 2 swords for sigil of the night), or running the very extreme DPS builds (for example guards using 10/30/0/20/10 instead of 20/30/0/5/25).
Look, i’m be fine with that.
But there are ppl not being able to follow a simple rotation, strategy, build, gear to maximize their efficency, because using brain cells troughout a DG is too hard….and they seems to be either the Anet’s target player or the majority of playerbase lately.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
Unless it misses a single hit in which case it drops below both of them.
That’s ignoring the fact that it has a slower recharge than Swordsman.
Yeah, but he’s trying to argue that 2 swordsmen/duelists is more than 3 zerkers, and it’s absolutely bogus.
It’s called math.
I can agree that on a AoE pov iZerk has some obvious advantage.
But the issue is: you don’t need that AoE, because in DGs Sword cleave and BF (plus Warden if using focus) will be more than enough.
And anyway, what ppl are trying to say is that there’s no point picking up a weapon where you want 1 skill only and the rest is garbage.
Better work around it (see Sword Auto BF and extra Warden) and pick up better skill wise weapons.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
So, just because you don’t like it they are not added permanent content?
Because:
Calling Jps and mini-games as worthy permanent content is quite silly as well, browski.
DGs are content.
Areas.
Expanding story (and no, LS doesn’t coun cause it fades away after 2 weeks).
If Ascended grind and minigames are now content for players, i’m not surprised Anet it’s generating more revenue with this meaningless LS than producing real playable stuff…
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
Also, i feel it’s bad because last permanent addition to the game has been November 2012 with Fractals + Southsun.
Hm?
What about
What about Ascended Weapons? Time gated grind.
Or Tequatl? Redoing a snorefest.
Or Guild Missions? Hardly engaging content. But i’ll give this to you.
Or the added JPs? Because everybody want more SuperMario in a MMORPG.
And new mini-games? You call minigames content? Really?
What about istances? Real and concrete stuff?
Uuuuhm…
Got nijia’ed lol.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
Removing content not being terribly broken (and no, TAFU was just pugbuster and a little buggy/hard due to spider not despawning) is never good.
Also, i feel it’s bad because last permanent addition to the game has been November 2012 with Fractals + Southsun.
Since then, only LS temporary crap, while players were asking for some real permanent content.
We now finally get something being good or bad doesn’t matter, but something that will stay… and the price to finally have it is seeing another equivalent piece of the game go?
It’s unacceptable.
And is a dangerous precedent.
I can already see Fractal revamp: remove Dredge Grawl and Colossus, add Facility Aetherblades and Reactor.
Bah.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
Main difference in that sense between Scepter and GS is that Scepter auto actually gets stronger if you’re not at max range, cause the followups trigger on projectile hit.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
Stop doing temporary content for once, add some permanent one, players get some hope for seeing stuff added in the game finally…and now you come up saying that in order to put a new path you need to take away one of the old ones?
Seriously?
I’m speechless.
(i’m not arguing about the issues of TAFU – which are just pugbusting, so the path is actually fine – but the idea itself of taking away stuff is just…bah, i don’t even.)
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
When finally a small light of hope, the idea that Anet finally started pushing out permanent content over temporary one, finally starting adding stuff to the game…you discover that in order to put permanent content they take away some permanent content?
Just.
Wow.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
For the love of god, please don’t make them remove the on interrupt effect It’s absolutely lovely paired with chaotic interruption.
Why is it everyone is so keen on removing the on interrupt? because they don’t use interrupt themselves?
Agree – but there is absolute need for a ICD. Not really for Mes – Engies are far more exploiting this set.
I would say Warriors – 9 stacks of Confusion for EVERY interrupt is simply insane. Engineer might have quite a few but its not as much of a threat as Warrior with them and that distracting Strikes trait.
True dat.
Engies balance it out with a far more numerous CC’s, but both outclasses Mesmer in confusion application by a larg margin.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
So ultimately you agree, 3 team does not work in GW2.
Well, one thing is saying that 3 – way server pvp doesn’t help with balance, that’s what i’ve read in the OP. Which, as proven by past MMOs, is false.
Another thing is saying that the 3 – way server pvp isn’t working in terms of balancing Gw2 WvW. And, just taking a look at the trends of scores on mos, anybody can agree with this.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
So what have you done in dungeons, before you went full DPS melee?
I went first in DGs full zerk meeleing stuff half of the time as noob back in the day and as mesmer i can say: it’s so easy that guards seems squishy compared to mes.
There is really no reason to use anything else, there isn’te even the argument “It’s hard so you must be skilled to pull it off”.
Do 1 single run with a backup ranged weapon for learning, as soon as you can predict and dodge the important stuff you’re set.
I was promoting the same thing, many have done so. Learn it, go full melee.
Backup ranged weapon GS for as long as you have no clue, everyone is happy. Everyone but one certain person maybe…
One thing is say “Use GS + S/x for first run, learn, then drop it cause is rubbish”. I’m fine with that. But only if oyu actually use the runs you’re underperforming due to GS to learn, so you can move to Sword all time.
Another is suggesting GS as good power weapon. Which math – and math is not a opinion – proved isn’t.
That is what some ppl is rightfully trying to get out of the head of way too many DG Mesmers.
Learning is a completely different story – it’s keep using it the argument.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
So what have you done in dungeons, before you went full DPS melee?
I went first in DGs full zerk meeleing stuff half of the time as noob back in the day and as mesmer i can say: it’s so easy that guards seems squishy compared to mes.
There is really no reason to use anything else, there isn’te even the argument “It’s hard so you must be skilled to pull it off”.
Do 1 single run with a backup ranged weapon for learning, as soon as you can predict and dodge the important stuff you’re set.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
Now, the issue is that Anet didn’t even move a finger to stop overstacking of certain servers, made a mode based totally on coverage and changed the matchmaking for the worse with RNG elements, so you rarely see situations where the 3 – way flavour of WvW can shine.
In other words: 3 way isn’t working much in Gw2 due Anet incompetent WvW team, the design itself is fine.
Seafarer’s Rest EU – PvE/WvW – 8 × 80 chars.
Most used: Guard/Mes/War/Nec/Ele.
Yes, i use 5 chars at time. Because REASONS.
It’s absolutely lovely paired with chaotic interruption.