Guild Wars 2

Dalanor.5387:

Now farming is an exploit too? GW2 community makes me sicker day by day …

ps: Remember what happened at the ember farm. ANet just changed the event.

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And at the linen farm, people were banned, apparently

Pandaman.4758:

Axelwarrior.9084:

Pandaman.4758:

Axelwarrior.9084:

Maybe they did it in response of the “Can’t wear heavy armor on my light armor class” whining and now we’re whining about the solution.

Who in their right might would think Outfits is a solution to anything except creativity and flexibility?

The armor type restriction is a creativity issue, so…

Er, the implication is that Outfits “solve” creativity and flexibility, as if creativity and flexibility were the problem.

Er, what I’m saying is it was (for some people)

Pandaman.4758:

Axelwarrior.9084:

Maybe they did it in response of the “Can’t wear heavy armor on my light armor class” whining and now we’re whining about the solution.

Who in their right might would think Outfits is a solution to anything except creativity and flexibility?

The armor type restriction is a creativity issue, so…

Maybe they did it in response of the “Can’t wear heavy armor on my light armor class” whining and now we’re whining about the solution.

I’m using a SD build most of the time, so I just detonate it every time without thinking much.

Unfortunately, I doubt I can make the event succeed on my own.
I think I’d rather stay away from this trend until it’s confirmed to be safe. I’ll probably do the Champion train in FGS, even if it’s less profitable.

Also, Enaretos, could you explain how that basic economy works? From the little I know, the excessive gold coming in the economy would cause an inflation, making the prices go up…

So I stumbled upon a farming train in Cursed Shore today. They were going back and forth the spider tunnel, purposely making the event fail to redo it.
I read somewhere that this was considered an exploit and people get banned/suspended for it? Should I be somehow reporting it?

Also, is there another profitable (and legit) event train in Orr?

I got a berserker’s ascended weapon box for about level 50, so no complaining from me

I’d sure like to save some time with this. I swap characters quite often

I think projectiles that can’t be reflected should be blocked instead by reflection skills. However, I don’t WANT it to happen, because that would reduce the Mesmer’s usefulness even more :P

Congrats guys! I don’t think there was much doubt that you were gonna win, Hamfast :P

We were also supposed to have sustain with siphoning, but ANet didn’t do a good job balancing that…

On the first and second pictures, my noble Necromancer is enjoying a quiet evening at the gardens of Divinity’s Reach.
Then, on the third one, she’s ready for battle against the Mordrem.
After that is my timid Warrior, preparing for her fight in the Mists.
Next is my Mesmer, relaxing at a lovely location after a rather intense trip to Orr. After that, she’s got a Priory exploration mission in the corrupted Iron Marches!
Last, but not least, is my Elementalist practicing his spells in Southsun Cove and Mount Maestrom! He certainly doesn’t mind the heat~

I don’t think I can win this, but hopefully you’ll still enjoy my pictures~

Plague form should help

Iambeastx.6805:

Axelwarrior.9084:

This is… oddly specific.

I’m gonna go with dragons.

A Spontaneous idea i had during chit chat on an IRC channel
it started with the kitten why is this new enemy boss another dragon

Because that’s the point of this game? :P
Have you checked our logo?

This is… oddly specific.

I’m gonna go with dragons.

IvanTheGrey.2941:

No, I understand, and I’m def. not trolling, I just want to know the pov of someone who’s got a different view than my own. Every time I’ve taught an Arah path, there’s been a mesmer somewhere, so I’m always looking for new input! I don’t have a mesmer (or want one tbh), but I love to learn more :-)

Well, I have both an Engineer and a Mesmer that I regularly use.

As an Engineer in dungeons, I usually don’t feel very special. All I’m doing is deal out as much damage as I can, stack vulnerability and maybe stack some might or stealth if needed.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m well aware that Mesmers are in a tough spot in PvE right now. However, it feels so good to actively help my team in certain situations. In Arah p1, all the eye turrets become trivialized, I can safely portal my teammates when the ooze splits, I can ensure perma-burning on the tar, as long as my team contributes. As for the final boss, I can just summon a couple of wardens and my team can just sit back and spam autoattacks.
In path 2, the mighty Alphard can’t even touch me or my team while we DPS her down.

There are many more similar examples. Truthfully, I’m sure my teammates don’t even realize half of the stuff I’m doing to help (at least in pugs).
I know that they’re not things that are worth much. I’m mainly just making life easier for my party, rather than meaningfully contribute to the completion like an Elementalist.
But, because I know all this, I always appreciate having a good Mesmer in my party

Lilith Ajit.6173:

Axelwarrior.9084:

By “most fashionable”, what exactly do you mean?

Not planning to join, since my graphics settings suck, but I’m looking forward to seeing some nice entries~

I’m the judge jury and executioner of fashion.

So basically.. PLEASE ME

XD

Oh you could steal someone else’s screen hahaha

That’s a bit scary :P
Well, I might try, after all….
Do we extra points for finding a nice location/setting, or are you just interested in the character? ;3

Vol.7601:

Axelwarrior.9084:

To clear the misunderstanding: I’m not “worried” about orichalcum, I just figured I should get started on that and am looking for advice for efficient gathering~

If you want efficiency, don’t focus on orichalchum. That comes along over time when you get loot and salvage it.

For example, focus on getting T6 materials first. You can do this by farming in Cursed Shore for moldy bags. Along the way you will get countless of other items that you can salvage and get orichalchum easily.

By “farming” in Cursed Shore, are you referring to some kind of event train? I’m not really well informed with the current farming trends.

PS- I just checked the link in your signature and I’m insanely jealous :P

To clear the misunderstanding: I’m not “worried” about orichalcum, I just figured I should get started on that and am looking for advice for efficient gathering~

IvanTheGrey.2941:

Axelwarrior.9084:

I must say, it also depends a lot on the dungeons you’re going to run.

For example, if I’m running Arah p1, I’d say a Mesmer who knows his stuff is far more useful than an Engineer.

Really? How do you figure? Are you thinking just in-case people wipe at tar? Engi can bring massive burning for tar, immob for tar, good running skills, immob for ooze, grenade kit for entities. Are you thinking of Lupi reflects? Guardian (for now at least) Are you thinking reflects @ Stargazer? Maybe… but at that point, it really doesn’t matter.

Engi>Mesmer unless you need a portal, especially in arah. (Sorry Sandy, ANet hates you). This is NOT saying mesmers are worthless, just that ANet hates mesmers and is nerfing them to the ground.

OP, learn your engi and you’ll be welcome by anybody that actually doesn’t need a crutch (in a portal). Vuln, fire fields, smoke fields, better than avg dps.

I don’t care about the rest of the team composition, I’m saying that I see a Mesmer to be more valuable than an Engineer in this particular path. You’re free to disagree, of course, it’s just my perspective

By “most fashionable”, what exactly do you mean?

Not planning to join, since my graphics settings suck, but I’m looking forward to seeing some nice entries~

I saw a suggestion to try champion farming, since the champ bags drop T6 materials. Is that efficient, or is it just better to run dungeons?

The Fractal dagger isn’t really shiny, but it leaves a white trail, maybe it could work

Sunrise, to be exact. I was looking at the shopping list for the gifts and, boy, that’s a lot of orichalcum.

Should I start farming in Orr, Dry Top and Frostgorge Sound? I used to farm now and then before the megaservers, because it was super easy with sites like gw2nodes.
I’m a bit reluctant to try it again, since it’ll be really boring to run around the map, looking for orichalcum nodes…

What about the other T6 mats? Should I try farming them, or straight up buy them from TP?

Im Mudbone.1437:

There should be other methods of acquiring things such as this for those who don’t care to go into these areas, but, that’s what this game does is try to FORCE you into areas of the game you don’t like. So much for playing your way.

If you want special rewards, you’ll obviously need to complete special requirements. You can play however you want and do whatever you want, but that doesn’t mean you’ll get extra rewards for it too.

Zelyhn Lekovitch.2867:

Booms.2594:

Zelyhn Lekovitch.2867:

masskillerxploit.2165:

Zelyhn Lekovitch.2867:

Anet committed to improve PvE? Nah.

nice troll.

Not trolling.
ANet is committed to LS, and that is not PvE. It’s just noise and colors, and bugs.

what’s pve then? you saying LS is PVP?

LS is PvBugs, PvText, FoolvMarketing, anything you want, but not PvE.

Technically, it’s PvE. Your negative feelings towards it doesn’t change that.

I must say, it also depends a lot on the dungeons you’re going to run.

For example, if I’m running Arah p1, I’d say a Mesmer who knows his stuff is far more useful than an Engineer.

iSpook.5612:

we are melee characters

Are we playing the same game

I gave up on Foxfire Clusters the second day, lol.

Since ANet believes that Living Story and PvP is more important than Dungeons, maybe it just means you guys are a minority?

I say “you guys” only because you seem to enjoy dungeons the most in this game, unlike me, even though I would love to see more dungeons implemented. I just don’t think the end of the world if it doesn’t happen.
And tbh, I think I’d prefer a revamp of current dungeons instead of a new one in the same state.

You should be placing the turrets before the big ol’ bomb. There’s no issue with timing, since detonating them is instant and on-command.

I was honestly not expecting another feature pack this early, so I’m having my doubts about the amount content it’ll bring. It probably won’t be as exciting as the previous one

It’s been suggested and we were expecting to see it for PvP with the UI changes.
It might be in the next feature pack
*fingers crossed*

I’m guessing we all know that Necromancers are in a bad spot in PvE right now, mainly due to their lack of support and sustained AoE DPS.
There have been some suggestions going around on the forums about ways to improve their viability, so I thought we should gather them in one spot so they’re easier to notice/find.

I’m going to list a few I remember here, so feel free to contribute and I’ll add your suggestions to the list.

• Adding cleave to dagger or another weapon.
• Buffing/changing the Grandmaster minor trait in Spite, Siphoned Power.
• Adding a “+150 Ferocity to nearby allies” trait.
• Buffing Axe damage.
• Adding Blast Finishers to skills (e.g. Unholy Feast, Enfeeble)
• Changing Blood is Power to give AoE might to allies.
• Make all boon on DS traits AoE.
• Make spectral wall a reflect or projectile block.

Just enable adding “Requirements” to the group, meaning you can set your expectations beforehand (for example, class, achievement points, level etc) and only players who fulfill those requirements can join.
It’s not a necessary addition IMO, but the LFG tool is still in beta and they would make things easier for some people, so…

I’m pretty sure you can interrupt the logging animation by using a skill or moving and Rapid fire by dodging. Are you sure you weren’t out of endurance or something? or maybe lagging?

The Sword autoattack is a problem though, but they have no intention of changing it

Anything with a staff would work, lol

Some people like using the wonderful battle system we have. Crazy, I know. Why would anyone want to play without the prospect of rewards?

jingkangtan.6752:

change deathly perception
from 50% crit chance to some hugeass ferocity buff to allow fury/spotter/banner of discipline to benefit necros more

Yes, please cripple most Power Necromancer builds, that would really help the class.

Tenzhine.8916:

No! Seriously what i wanted to see with Necromancer is that it uses minions and condition to bring death to my foes.

Not a brutish fighter who uses brawn than brain.

Well, what I want is to use my Necromancer in dungeons. You already have your wish, so let me get mine.

Bluefox.9580:

Axelwarrior.9084:

Bluefox.9580:

Your only real choice from a viability standpoint is a conjure build. It’s the only way camping a single attunement is even remotely justifiable. Ele’s are simply built to use all 4 elements together (which is humorous considering the additions to the earth trait line).

The best DPS rotation with Staff is camping fire attunement, so….

For raw damage output, yes. However I’m sure you know there’s far more to DPS than just the pretty pretty numbers. Setting up proper killzones for the AOE fields requires all 4 attunements. You won’t catch even a full 6/6/0/0/2 zerk ele camping fire 100% of the time.

With the max-DPS Staff build, you’re only using the 3 other attunements for utility. In most situations in PvE, you’ll be staying in Fire. The only way that the other attunements will ever increase your DPS is by making sure your attacks land in a scenario they would otherwise miss. That almost never happens in PvE, therefore you stay in Fire.

Either way, what you said in your original post was false. Staying in one attunement can be justifiable in many situations, when you’re trying to output as much damage as possible.

Bluefox.9580:

Your only real choice from a viability standpoint is a conjure build. It’s the only way camping a single attunement is even remotely justifiable. Ele’s are simply built to use all 4 elements together (which is humorous considering the additions to the earth trait line).

The best DPS rotation with Staff is camping fire attunement, so….

New regions are not little details, lol

I like it and purposely made my Mesmer into a female for that (among other reasons).

The best all-around build for PvE would be the standard death shroud build, like Lee said. It’s very self-reliant and can perform well in both group and solo settings.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fRAQRBHbhG2IHNV32SjjNs3mAXog+NDgWIqPg624MeWA-TxBBABYp8DgTCQN7Pkn+hAeCAVq+zZKBBA-e

You can also use runes of the scholar, if you know your party will provide all the might you need.
The sigils can also change, you should replace the sigils of accuracy with the appropriate +10% sigil for each dungeon, if you have food/spotter/banner/fury that will make up for the loss of crit chance.

I don’t think we need any balancing except for bug fixes~

Just an unpopular opinion here, maybe because we weren’t supposed to care about the fire it leaves behind, but the actual attack at the end of the rush and the gap closer.

*takes cover*

Making the projectiles “unreflectable” doesn’t pressure us to play dungeons in a certain way. It just disables one of the ways we had, which ANet judged to be bad for the game.
Whether that’s true or not is an entirely different discussion.

And by the way, the only thing pressuring us to play dungeons in a certain way is the meta, not ANet.

Nice one! I had been looking for something like this, you should definitely make more