Guild Wars 2

I’m hoping chronomancer removes the clones and shatters and has a much lower skill floor, because 1k hours and reading every guide available with minimal improvement? That’s a joke. I could be good with any of the meta classes with that investment.

Curunen.8729:

But, if they give us TWO shields – one main, one offhand… well that would be cool. ;D

Related.

Just feel like tossing out some basic stuff.

-Stay back, you are not a warrior.
-Do not spam your attacks, do not waste Rapid fire. Bait cooldowns and pressure from far away. Rapid fire should be used in be following situations.

• Picking off a low hp enemy.
• Tracking Stealth.
• In mid range, it keeps pressure, stacks vuln. Perfect for Melee burst.

-If you are being reflected, you can dodge, weapon-swap or use any other attack skill to stop Rapid fire.
-Support your team! Call targets~ and use your 5(Barrage). Thief on your squishy? 4 (Point blank) -> 2 (Rapid Fire).
- Neglecting your pet not only angers PETA but will hurt you. *Your pet is more then a CC bot. Throwing it a bone in your spec, or by using Signet of the Wild, Sic ’Em or Rampage as one can increase overall damage.
-Take into consideration all of the pets abilities when using a build.
-Do not use Rapid fire and Quickening Zephyr at the same time! This is a noob mistake. Rapid Fire becomes easier to avoid, Retaliation/Fire Aura will rip you apart and you just blew a stunbreak/dps increase on a long cooldown! Quickening Zephyr is best used at max range with your Auto Attack. Or a a stunbreak on the GS for a fast Mual.

Hope that was decent?

xDudisx.5914:

We also need rune of perplexity .

No we dont. You think engies are OP now? They’ll be able to stack better confusion then PU mesmers in a mobile point holding build. Decap will come back as “You cant do anything” the build. As much as I’d live to run a confusion interrupt punishment mesmer, this rune will make nasty specs and perpetuate the balance issues.

Dire stats will attract selfish builds. (SA thief, PU, ect.)
Nomads will help AI builds.
Basically only Sinister would be neat as a alt to Rampagers.

Meta builds are meta for a reason but…

Elitist.8701:

Why would you not play meta builds? Have fun being mediocre forever I guess.

That is an awful way to look at it. Being creative and having fun is a thing after all.

Alright, I’ll give it one last go with that mindset, and try lockdown after, if not I will likely look for another class. Thank you all again.

Just going to stick to other classes until HoT then. I really hope it makes the class playable.

I just think I should be doing better with the amount of time invested into pvp.

I’ve tried that, I just seem to come back worse.

Alright, a lot of you already know me, and Im sure most of you hate me. But here I go again.

I have tried, for two years, since launch to play Shatter Mesmer. I have read Supcuite’s guide and the Lyssa Grimore, I had joined OMFG and the only thing I managed to pull out from that was to further upset the Mesmer community again. I have talked to Aeoldyn, Rylock, Supcutie and Zeromis. Even dueled some of them.

There was a point where I was doing better but I can barely get 10 points in a game now and cant get a single kill. Meanwhile I play a thief and win 8 ranked games in a row with only two days of practice. According to map chat, its hard. (doubt it)

Basically should I just give up Mesmer? Wait for HoT in hopes it changes Mesmer better to my play style? Is there something I’m missing? Please don’t tell me to play Phantasm or PU. I really don’t like them because they don’t help their team. That is the main reason I rolled a Mesmer was to help my team. I’m sorry for doing this again and bringing everyone down. But this is absolutely ridiculous.

(I can play my mesmer in pve just fine but pvp is the game mode I want to play)

- In game name: Zerail
- Server: Tarnished Coast
- Preferred game type: PvP

Here to second OP, been struggling with Mesmer on and off for two years now and the trash talk just made me quit. I can turn off chat and go offline, I can still see the “say bubbles” and seem to get hate mails. Whats worse, 90% of all the trash talkers are running cheese specs. So Its difficult to win 1v1.

I’ve seen some bad communities, Mobas are famous for being toxic, but even they don’t seem to be so bad as constantly telling people to kill themselves and sending people rope (leather strings) in mails. People come to this game to play and get away from the stress of real life. I don’t need anyone else then my doctor telling me I have autism, thank you very much.

Lazaar.9123:

Did you unlock the skin while in the pvp lobby?

Yeah. Welp. rip.

I guess Anet ran out of teeth to hand out so they had to stop the achievement?

Random Weird Guy.3528:

Kinda hard to tell without seeing video footage – one possibilty is that none of your team are holding points and as a mesmer you can’t really hold points either since you rely on mobility to stay alive.

I unfortunately don’t have a video, ideally, there would be a player at each point, I like to prioritize home/mid over far but push when the chance arises. However there isnt a player on each point, it seems from what I see, players tricking into a zerg at mid. I don’t know if thats the case or we’re straight up out rotated but I know Im winning most of my fights. I know Im personally doing better with that but it really feels like the enemy team is drinking tea and chatting up a good time chaining ice bow stuns while I struggle to even get my team to use a portal.

Im playing unranked as a mesmer and I’ve lost twenty one games back to back. There are some games I was straight up shut down, but excluding those I have been getting top score/kills/caps, I rotate I do everything I know I should do, I’ve been winning 1v1s and ganking, I’ve read guides on the forums and I STILL cant win.

I cant tell if its matchmaking or me, for the record I use the portal really well, but no one ever seems to take it even if I drop it on them and ask for them to use it in /team. If Im doing something wrong can someone please direct me to to a page where I can understand what it is?

OH MY GOD DIVINCHI REMEMBER THE STAIRS

Yeah, same here. Anet help pls.

I already have bleed stacks by then and sneak attack/dodges adds more.
You’ve likely never played a Mesmer without condi cleanse have you? I cant give up utility for a unreliable cleanse that’s bugged 50% of the time.

You cant when you dont see it coming. Im on a Mesmer so I have zero condi cleanse and cant do crap about it.

Caltrops dont break stealth, allowing a condi thief to rack up absurd bleeds and other condis via doom(sigil) and Krait runes. Without breaking stealth.

Please tell me this is an exploit. This is kittened.

I must say, This is the best back piece in the entire game, it has my whole guild in stitches. Thank you Anet. This patch was pretty kitten good all around.

Take this opportunity to become a Kamen rider.

Welp, that solves that. Thanks man!

My suggestion is to yet again Streamline Rapid fire, make it Three powerful arrows (damage is the same collectively as the 10 we shoot now) and apply the Vulnrability on the last arrow. This allows the entire attack to be dodged, punishing spam much like other classes bursts.

If the Ranger gets the gank and opens with this, or waits out dodges, cds, and plays effectively, it will still fiction as an execute and a game changer. Compressing the attack again will simply add counter play.

-A Ranger Main.

Hi. Im looking for something with a 100% winrate vs Dire P/D AIDS Thief. Anyone got anything? Or is there no way to do this as Ranger?

Zerail or use my tag to the left.
Tarnished Coast
PvP primarily but I dabble in all.

THANK YOU BASED JHON. MAY THE MINSTRELS OF THE MIST SING YOUR NAME.

Figured as much.

Please this needs to be implemented asap. There are games where teams are so imbalanced you get spawn camped in SoloQ/TeamQ. This is as bs as it gets, in situations like these there is NOTHING you can do, the game is IMPOSSIBLE to turn around and the ONLY option is to be FORCED to stay in your base or get CAMPED.

Please add an option for your team to surrender. Im getting sick of games like this.

Sandrox.9524:

Yep,OP,lets show other players that mesmer is STILL OP for them……. and wait for our next nerf.

Thats not the point of the post. The point is to play the class we like and become better players as a whole rather then play flavor of the month OP classes that WILL get nerfed.

Please be joking. Thats a horrible idea. Then again it would devalue Legendary Weapons even more then they are. (And that means I dont have to have to get one.)

Making Gw2 p2w would be an awful idea. I have seen p2w transitions kill games. It would draw in even more elitist and turn the community into a toxic sewer where the only players left are the ones who will prevent the game from growing.

Just tried soloQ, I was told to kill myself by my teammates, whats worse is I’ve had suicidal tendencies since I was 7.

Fluffball.8307:

If all PvP builds are failing for you, it sounds like you need a refresher on the typical PvP meta in general. Do you know the typical roles and strategies? Are you able to succeed on other professions?

Also are you playing hot join? It can be extremely difficult to get anything going on hot join because it’s just a clusterkitten of randomness. You might have the best build ever and know all the right strategies, but you’ll get steamrolled when the “zerg” comes to take your point. If you’re playing hotjoin, never do that again and do solo or team arenas.

Yes, I’ve been doing a lot of hotjoin trying to find a good build, soloQ is less stressful? o.o

Edit: I can confirm my build is part of the issue, no damage in it.. trying the build posted here.

Tribio.8531:

Aylpse.6280:

rangers who actually use the pet and not as an f2 bot

CC pets are awesome in PvP.. Just think of the wolf and his fear or the drakehound that AoE immobilized.. Of course, the choice of pets depends greatly on your playstyle with your ranger..

Could you elaborate a bit more about what/how you like to play with your ranger? Do you prefer ranged combat, a mix of melee/ranger, or pure melee? Do you want to run a supportive build for your teamies or rather a power build that takes down enemies quickly?
…

The more information you can give, the better this nice community can help you..
And trust me: Rangers aren’t bad at all.. It’s unfortunately a class with a very little margin for error: One little mistake and you’re bound to get in trouble..
There are other classes that can keep making mistakes, those just stealth away when they realise it..

Im really fond of the mixed, I like the short bow ad sword/dagger, I know very well pets are great for CC, but I really want a spec where I feel like me and the pet are a equal part team. Again, this would be a BeastMaster spec, the ones that dont work in the current meta.

Im currently a SoF “side point off bunker”, this would be fine but Im still having a lot of trouble. Im timing my dodges to avoid attacks, like hambow’s bow 5 and telegraphed stuns, swapping weapons and pets, ect. But there are times I just get rolled and despite trying my best, I just cant seem to get better. Any dodgy build really would benefit my playstyle. I like being tanky but I dont like my low damage output.

I’ve literally done everything in my power to not suck in PvP. I’ve tried traps I’ve tried SoF Regen, Spirits, I’ve tried power, I’ve tried Beast Master. None of them work for me. I have 2k hours on this class and its the only one I really like.

I rolled the class for the pet, are there any good rangers who actually use the pet and not as an f2 bot? Mapchat gave me the usual span 1. Guild is all PvE heroes, or Warrior/Thief. I have no where to turn. The community has gotten me to a really bad depression with the “lol ur bad” every game. I can not count the number of times I’ve been called a word for homosexual despite reporting and blocking.

Please help. This is my last hope.

The only thing OP on Thief atm is Shadow Arts.

Not until I get my pet Karka.

Going to miss you, even though we only met once. But you, Warlord and a few other Mesmers really turned me around. Thanks again, and I hope you find a great game elsewhere.

I am appalled and disgusted. I think Anet will end up removing all classes but warrior at this point.

If Glass Cannon Power Ranger: You need to initiate first. GS/LB recommended. You are able to burst a thief very quickly, open from a distance and attempt to burst them before they reach you. Remember to use your five on SR. Once in Melee (if they make it) you GS will mitigate a bit of damage, you should also have some sort of secondary defense, most common is Signet of Stone or Protect Me. SotF has a immob and LR. Do not blow Mual right away.

Spirits: Easier fight, survive is all you have to do. Your protection uptime and tankier stats will make it a hard fight for them. Condi pressure will force them into SR or to flee. They will likely cry to their team and target you if they are bad in an infantile rage. I’d suggest going to YOUR team where your buffs WIN TEAM FIGHTS. Thats where this spec is most effective.

BM Bunker: BM bunk birds see Thevies like a shiny new Ferrari. We all know what birds do to cars. /sleep or /laugh if they run away. You arent going to catch them, Sic ’em applies revealed and they can not stealth, when they stand there in SR not stealing they give you the saddest confused looks. And the angriest tells.

Looking for a guild that ill be willing to train me and help me get better at PvP. Im trying to play shatter mesmer and slamming my face into the wall in frustration. Most of the people who I added as friends to get help from seem to just be annoyed with me. I need someone I can rely on for help or advice.

Please mail me in game. Im really getting desperate.

So recently, about two to three months ago, I rolled a Thief for the first time because I wanted to learn all the classes better. From day one its been an absolute blast. I’ve always been a sucker for rogues but I feel like Kirby with Steal. And Steal as a mechanic, as basic as it seems, has been a LOT of fun for me. Almost moreso then Mesmer. (Almost). So I wanted to know, what makes a Thief a good one? I win a good amount of games and fights. (Not all though.) but I always seem to be aimlessly wandering around, or camping far.

TL;DR What is my job exactly as a Thief? I know Im supposed to be a “Roamer” but the term’s meaning isn’t very clear to me.

Chaos Archangel.5071:

Are you on US or EU? If US I’ll happily meet up with ya and help out however I can.

US.

Neurophen.9738:

What weapon sets are you using?

If it’s 1 on 1 I like to try and soften opponents up a bit with phantasms and try build up some vulnerability stacks before going in for the kill.

S/F and GS. My issue is Im always dying so quickly.
4/4/0/0/6 is the spec.

Im unfortunately in SoloQ and all the time, I dont have a team and dont think I ever will. Is it still worth going Shatter? I just dont know if its worth the stress, Im an overemotional person and get depressed very easy.

Then what am I supposed to run to not suck? I cant even beat Condi builds because I have no clears. I cant beat tanks and defiantly cant beat Zerker builds. I am always bottom of my team. I need help and cant get any.. Phantasms?

Its not working for me. Literally everyone is a tank. I blow my Mind Wrack, even if I hit the squishiest member of the other team they heal it off and turn around and oneshot me. Im unable to do ANYTHING in PvP. To put emphasis this, I just lost another SoloQ match 500 – 0.

Every Mesmer is running PU.
I am told by everyone PU sucks and not to run it.
I get destroyed by PU mesmers (and everything else).

What am I supposed to do to not suck? I read Supcutie’s guide and been trying this for three months and actually got into a horrible depression because of it. Map chat is nothing but trolls and my guilds are all PvErs. Can someone help me?

I know this seems like a minor complaint, but This is ludicrous. Today alone I lost six solo Q games becuse we were short a player. I didn’t see a thread for this, so Im asking if anything can be put in place to help with this? A better way to balance out queues in PvP?

Ie: If they someone doesn’t respond to queue someone else is found.

Its really frustrating to see my w/l drop stupid numbers because of little things, whats worse is the community likes to rub it in. (and thats BS because this happens to EVERYONE)

Thanks, sorry about the QQ.

As a Ranger since early beta. I can safely say its our worst weapon. Its situational at best, a death sentience at worst. (vs Anything Melee)

As you can see from the two posts above me, its a joke weapon and we are the laughing stock of Gw2. The weapon is inexcusably awful.

Good luck in PvP, I’ve tried everything to make a LB build. Spirits will always be our niche, we have no other purpose. The closest we got to something outside of this Shout Bunker and that is outpreformed by Decap engie and Guardain.

I keep hearing about a BM LB hybrid but I cant seem to find it for myself.

Our best LB builds are
6/6/0/0/2, Attack of Opportunity and Signet of the Beast Master. After stacking Vuln from LB, with Sigil of Intelligence, GS can combo Swoop → Hilt Bash → Mual, the Mual can hit 8K+, the pet also has the bonus of not being useless.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQJATRjMqUxa/KOsw1aA/gadDEALA7JID2gXXbBrmA-TpRBwAXOCA02fgwDAgcZgHHCAAXAAA

And this new one to pop up had almost made me Happy.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQJATRjMq0yaHLmsw1ag9gadAUAndrhw9WUEtdBrmA-TZBFwACuAAA3fAxRAoaZAAPCAA
Learn to use your Survival skills to turn the flow of battle rather then burst. In team fights, stand at max range and toss a Muddy once in awhile. You can swap out RPAO for Entangle if you want. But I perfer RPAO on this build do to an overlooked minor trait. Each boon you get is shared with your pet, in otherwords.. you pet doubles up on RPAO. On top of the Fury from SotF.