Guild Wars 2

Travlane.5948:

thief v thief is almost always by choice / setup a d/p v d/p which means it both players are good its a draw. the only way somebody wins is if they get lucky a few hits in a row or lag. d/p takes advantage of knowing where your opponent its and them NOT knowing where you are. which is taken away in thief v thief. :P i did a d/p duel once against another d/p. took like 12-15 mins and just quit. was no point. too much stun breaks too much invis.

this is the ONLY reason i would like them to debuff skill 5 on pistol or slightly change it to give only 1 invis. its so annoying/boring to fight another good thief.

I think you missed the point of the event :P. See the above post.

Travlane.5948:

sit on a couch? :P what is this a guild?

No, it’s a website called sittingonacouch.com. We host several profession specific podcasts as well as a Monthly EU Tournament Update and Monthly NA Tournament update.

We are throwing together an event for some of the fans who play specific professions, and doing profession specific tournament teams, and see if we can get them all running at the same time.

We currently have the following professions signed up.

Rangers – 4
Necros -10 for both NA and EU
Mesmers – 3
Ele’s – 0
Engineers – 0
Warriors – 0
Thieves – 1
Guardians – 3

The idea is to have a team of 5 of each profession doing tournaments, strategizing, and talking about possible builds.

We did this once before for just Necromancers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBWXxDGe15Q

It was such a huge success we decided to host a profession wide event.

We just need 5 thieves who are willing to be recorded and do a tournament at the time of the rest. Perhaps we will all run into each other.

We currently have the following professions signed up.

Rangers – 4
Necros – 10 for both EU and NA
Mesmers – 2
Ele’s – 0
Engineers – 0
Warriors – 0
Thieves – 1
Guardians – 1

Stealth.9324:

Kaane Moka, Eles Server FA, NA
Avaliable at 1 AM Server time
No Recording available.

1AM is a bit late, but I will add you to our possible future sign ups. The event is scheduled for 5:30pm PST to 8:30pm PST this thursday

I decided to do the sign up for this event in this spot, because I am totally confused as to who is wanting to go on the last one.

Current NA Necro Sign ups

Bas
Kravick
Soulgant
reedju.5786
Ahmiran Tomb
Bhawb
Myrimidian
Torqky
Nay of the Ether
Prytok.5271

Current EU sign ups (They have their own time setup for the event)

Flow
Yski
alex
daylight
bull zooker
Nemesis
spoj
arvid
yendorion
emon
psygate

SOAC Gaming is putting on an event for all of our podcast (I know you have been patiently waiting for the Ranger version) fans. This Thursday at 5:30pm PST to 8:30pm PST we will be hosting an all profession specific tournaments.

We currently have an EU and NA Necro Tournament Team running on Thursday, and we would like to put together a Ranger version to run alongside.

If you are interested in being a part of this awesome event, simply post here with the following information.

In Game Name:
Time Available:
Recording Capabilities:

No previous experience required. The more players we have going the better and more fun it will be. We will be using the SOACGaming mumble for this event.

If you are an EU player and are interested in partaking in this event. Please let me know, and I will talk to our EU Necro players to see how to set it up.

We currently have the following professions signed up.

Rangers – 3
Necros – 9 or 10
Mesmers – 3
Ele’s – 1
Engineers – 0
Warriors – 0
Thieves – 1
Guardians – 2

SOAC Gaming is putting on an event for all of our podcast fans. This Thursday at 5:30pm PST to 8:30pm PST we will be hosting an all profession specific tournaments.

We currently have an EU and NA Necromancer Tournament Team running on Thursday, as well as several other players who are running other Profession teams.

If you are interested in being a part of this awesome event, simply post here with the following information.

In Game Name:
Time Available:
Recording Capabilities:

No previous experience required. No recording capabilities required. The more players we have going the better and more fun it will be. We will be using the SOACGaming mumble for this event.

If you are an EU player and are interested in partaking in this event. Please let me know, and I will talk to our EU Necro players to see how to set it up.

Current Warrior Sign ups

robocafaz.9017
tehMaker
King James.2659
Interpret Interrupt.3824
Gantz.5481

SOAC Gaming is putting on an event for all of our podcast fans. This Thursday at 5:30pm PST to 8:30pm PST we will be hosting an all profession specific tournaments.

We currently have an EU and NA Necromancer Tournament Team running on Thursday, as well as several other players who are running other Profession teams.

If you are interested in being a part of this awesome event, simply post here with the following information.

In Game Name:
Time Available:
Recording Capabilities:

No previous experience required. No recording capabilities required. The more players we have going the better and more fun it will be. We will be using the SOACGaming mumble for this event.

If you are an EU player and are interested in partaking in this event. Please let me know, and I will talk to our EU Necro players to see how to set it up.

Current NA Thief Signups

Telshius.4127
Grimwolf.7163

We currently have the following professions signed up.

Rangers – 4
Necros – 10 for NA and EU
Mesmers – 3
Ele’s – 0
Engineers – 0
Warriors – 0
Thieves – 1
Guardians – 3

SOAC Gaming is putting on an event for all of our podcast fans. This Thursday at 5:30pm PST to 8:30pm PST we will be hosting an all profession specific tournaments.

We currently have an EU and NA Necromancer Tournament Team running on Thursday, as well as several other players who are running other Profession teams.

If you are interested in being a part of this awesome event, simply post here with the following information.

In Game Name:
Time Available:
Recording Capabilities:

No previous experience required. No recording capabilities required. The more players we have going the better and more fun it will be. We will be using the SOACGaming mumble for this event.

If you are an EU player and are interested in partaking in this event. Please let me know, and I will talk to our EU Necro players to see how to set it up.

Current NA Engineer Sign Ups

Ostricheggs
NevirSayDie.6235
Walorx.5129
tang.7203

Current EU Sign Ups

Dirame.8521

Ghotistyx.6942:

I’ve only one comment to make and its about the podcast name.

With all the great names we gave in that other thread, this one is a bit… Choppy. It flows about as well as bricks.

We have talked about renaming it. The name suggested originally was too risque :P. We will look over the names again, we just wanted to get going, and were having trouble getting everyone together.

Thank you Azure, we are excited about what’s in store.

We also have one sign up already for the Guardian tPvP team. Could use at least 5-7 more!

SOAC Gaming is putting on an event for all of our podcast fans. This Thursday at 5:30pm PST to 8:30pm PST we will be hosting an all profession specific tournaments.

We currently have an EU and NA Necromancer Tournament Team running on Thursday.

If you are interested in being a part of this awesome event, simply post here with the following information.

In Game Name:
Time Available:
Recording Capabilities:

No previous experience required. No recording capabilities required. The more players we have going the better and more fun it will be. We will be using the SOACGaming mumble for this event.

If you are an EU player and are interested in partaking in this event. Please let me know, and I will talk to our EU Necro players to see how to set it up.

Current NA Elementalist Sign up

Mash Hog.5672
PistolWhip.2697
Asurmir.7956

Devilsmack.5736:

In Game Name: Alanna Grisel
Time Available: 10 PM EST (aprox.)
Recording Capabilities: Sorry, but no.

Our goal is to do it from 5:30 to 830 pm PST this thursday. You will be at the tail end of the event which is just fine since we will probably need a few players to replace players as the game progresses

I forgot to post the twitch.tv channels for Acandis and Ostrich Eggs, but will get it posted later today

RyuDragnier.9476:

Then I’m in.

IGN: Anu Virga
Time: 5:30 – 8:30

Awesome!

flow.6043:

Bas.7406:

Hey Flow, I am trying to do a few other professions at the same time. Is it okay if I have them pm you if they are EU players and want to set something up for their profession.

Umm… sure, but why would they need to pm me for that?
Do you mean other professions join the necromancers in tpvp?

The idea is to have say a full mesmer team running at the same time as your full necro team, and at the same time as another guy runs a full ranger team.

I don’t think it will happen EU side, but the idea is to try and do as many as possible at the same time, and watch the hilarity ensue ;p.

Sittingonacouch.com is proud to introduce our first ever NA Tournament update featuring some of the top NA Tournament players. Each month we will feature some exciting tournament stories, current in game metas, tips and tricks, and a special guest solo queue player. This week our hosts talk about leaderboards, the lack of NA teams, the upcoming custom arenas, spectator mode, and how to find the right team makeup. SOAC Gaming is proud to feature as our hosts Ostrich Eggs, Acandis, and Ovi. Zombify was unable to make this podcast, but hopefully we can have him on next month.

Throughout this podcast, you get to know some of the best players in the tournament game today, and hear their take on what really matters in today’s game. They give feedback on the current solo queuing process. You get to hear them rage against the Warrior, explain why the solo queuing is an art form all it’s own, and give a detailed glimpse into the mind of the NA player. We also map out the direction we want to take into the future. Give us your feedback, and let them know that you want to hear more.

http://sittingonacouch.com/guild-wars-2-podcast-na-tournament-update-april-edition/

Kharne.4235:

Ahriman Tomb
The whole times up
No Recording Capabilities

I am guessing you are bringing your Necro ;p

RyuDragnier.9476:

Question, is it mandatory to have a way to record the match?

Nope, we just need at least one person to be able to record so we can produce a youtube of the event.

Check out the Minion AI video on our youtube page.

1) WvWvW is bad for minions no one is doubting it. Use Flesh Wurm as your escape tool, use Bone fiend for immobilize if someone flees, and use Flesh golem as well. Use Bone minions for boom boom.

2). See the minion ai video staff is just wonky on minions, though we do explain it. Though I am glad to see you mention it was like working with a Ranger pet since many players think that Rangers have magical AI that we don’t get.

3). I don’t have problem though it really depends on the build you use.

4). Axe Auto ttack is hands down the best way to control your pets. Use Axe 3 and staff to cripple and hold them in place so your pets can deal damage.

Jin Drake will be repping SOAC

SOAC Gaming is putting on an event for all of our podcast fans. This Thursday at 5:30pm PST to 8:30pm PST we will be hosting an all profession specific tournaments.

We currently have an EU and NA Necro Tournament Team running on Thursday, and we would like to put together a profession of each version to run alongside.

If you are interested in being a part of this awesome event, simply post here with the following information.

In Game Name:
Profession:
Time Available:
Recording Capabilities:

No previous experience required. The more players we have going the better and more fun it will be. We will be using the SOACGaming mumble for this event. We want to record each of the different teams :P.

If you are an EU player and are interested in partaking in this event. Please let me know, and I will talk to our EU Necro players to see how to set it up.

SOAC Gaming is putting on an event for all of our podcast (I know you have been patiently waiting for the Ranger version) fans. This Thursday at 5:30pm PST to 8:30pm PST we will be hosting an all profession specific tournaments.

We currently have an EU and NA Necro Tournament Team running on Thursday, and we would like to put together a Ranger version to run alongside.

If you are interested in being a part of this awesome event, simply post here with the following information.

In Game Name:
Time Available:
Recording Capabilities:

No previous experience required. The more players we have going the better and more fun it will be. We will be using the SOACGaming mumble for this event.

If you are an EU player and are interested in partaking in this event. Please let me know, and I will talk to our EU Necro players to see how to set it up.

Current NA Ranger Sign ups

Jin Drake
Anthrage.2519
RyuDragnier.9476
Rotted.2843
Chopps.5047
Unholey.3264

SOAC Gaming is putting on an event for all of our podcast fans. This Thursday at 5:30pm PST to 8:30pm PST we will be hosting an all profession specific tournaments.

We currently have an EU and NA Necro Tournament Team running on Thursday, and we would like to put together a Guardian version to run alongside.

If you are interested in being a part of this awesome event, simply post here with the following information.

In Game Name:
Time Available:
Recording Capabilities:

No previous experience required. The more players we have going the better and more fun it will be. We will be using the SOACGaming mumble for this event.

If you are an EU player and are interested in partaking in this event. Please let me know, and I will talk to our EU Necro players to see how to set it up.

Current NA Guardian Sign Ups

Stumpzy.8527
LegendaryLukeee.1462
Jax.5261

We are going again this Thursday at 6pm PST. If you are interested, let me know and I will see how many teams we can put together.

Hey Flow, I am trying to do a few other professions at the same time. Is it okay if I have them pm you if they are EU players and want to set something up for their profession.

SOAC Gaming is putting on an event for all of our podcast fans. This Thursday at 5:30pm PST to 8:30pm PST we will be hosting an all profession specific tournaments.

We currently have an EU and NA Tournament Team running on Thursday.

If you are interested in being a part of this awesome event, simply post here with the following information.

In Game Name:
Time Available:
Recording Capabilities:

No previous experience required. The more players we have going the better and more fun it will be. We will be using the SOACGaming mumble for this event.

If you are an EU player and are interested in partaking in this event. Please let me know, and I will talk to our EU Necro players to see how to set it up.

Current NA Mesmer Signups

miniatureian.2501
Devilsmack.5736(sub in)
Mufasa.5671
Kazhiel.8194
Plumsucker.9507

Would love to hear some feedback from the Guardian Community

Awesome work on the video, but there are a few points that I think need a bit of work

1) Your video is too long. 15 minutes per video if it’s just music and you playing or at least give us more songs to listen to during the game. Right about the 15 minute point I had seen enough to figure out what your video was about, but there was nothing worth listening too on the rest. If it’s a tutorial with constant tips or strategy than going over 15 minutes is fine, but if it’s music plus gameplay than keep it 15 minutes and under

1) Your bunker skills are quite impressive. I came away with an even better idea as to how to work certain aspects into my gameplay

2). Signet of the Locust is pretty weak outside of wvwvw and hotjoin. Signet of Undeath is as close to mandatory as you can get for tournament play.

3). Don’t use Axe 2 if you are within 15 percent of capping LF you waste the Life Force. You need to flash more often and never allow your LF to go below 50 percent with you in it unless damage pushes it under it. You took a lot of boost traits, but didn’t use them for axe 2 like you could have. Flash into DS to pickup Fury and then flash out hit Axe 2 boom!

4) Other than that and the fact that picking up the 20 percent reduced CD for minions I like the bunker version. I know bhawb will love the bunker version

Have you tried doing dumping minions and going with more of a 30 in Soul Reaping for Stability to do a more DS type damage build?

Updated to add the Gameplay Podcast and the Audio Only Podcast! Don’t miss out!

Andele.1306:

(Main necro here)
Epic, but here are a few notes:
1. Mesmers technically can get more reactive aegis than guardians via chaos armor application (but not more blocks)
2. Taric is the guardian equivalent in league, not cho, he is mine (yay for biased notes on grimlock and brits)
3. Bas you forgot spectral wall again for protection (then again its pretty sutational)

I generally forget spectral wall since I rarely use it, though I should make better use of it. I have heard it’s pretty amazing in wvwvw.

Taric is the equivalent though Poppy could also be considered a guardian :P.

Nay of the Ether.8913:

wait…after all the rigorous wipes I put you through in HotW you learned nothing? …..that’s it you’re fired lol. Jk was a good watch. I’m kinda jealous, wish I could have gone with you guys lol.

Haha, next time mate :P. I think they try to do one every Monday, and we usually have an open spot

http://www.twitch.tv/guildwars2guru/b/394473625

Well the run went well. We had a few hilarious laughs as I tried to GC my way through HOTW Butcher path, and in the end we wanted to see how often I would die. It was too many times. We also did Ascalonian Catacombs and our Ranger podcaster went Necro for that event. I rolled the Engineer, and it went horribly :P I missed Death Shroud.

You won’t hear much about the Necromancer outside of Elixabeth from Massively mocking me :P, but it was a good overall podcast, and we did point out some of the obvious flaws of the Necromancer and Engineer.

In this weeks Guild Wars 2 Necromancer Podcast, Bas and Bhawb finally manage to get Zombify in for a conversation about the current state of Necromancer Tournament play. Zombify educates a lot of players on the current state of Epidemic and Corrupt Boon in tPvP. They spend a few moments talking about how leaderboards work, and the prospect of solo queueing as a Necromancer.

We also asked him to give us 5 things that currently prevent the necromancer from being more effective in the current tournament mode.

We don’t currently have gameplay video so the Youtube video will take some time to post. We are working on getting some video of Zombify playing in structured at least.

http://sittingonacouch.com/guild-wars-2-necromancer-podcast-but-of-corpse-ep-10/

Editor’s Note: Since the podcast was recorded Zombify has watched our All-Necromancer Tournament team and found it quite funny.

Good Morning, ladies and gents of the Guardian world, we at sittingonacouch.com or SOAC Gaming are proud to announce that our first ever release of the Guardian Focused Podcast, Boon Virtued, hosted by Danto of Team Curse, and Professor Beard. We are excited about the opportunity to not only bring one of the top Guardian’s in the game, but also some of the best Guardian related news you will see today. We will feature guests, strategies, and answers to questions you might have. In our first episode, Danto and Professor Beard take the time to explain to Bas that he made a mistake not rolling a guardian. They talk about some of the minor negatives and what in the world is up with the Zeal tree!

http://sittingonacouch.com/guild-wars-2-guardian-podcast-boon-virtued-episode-1/

In the future we will keep all of our new podcasts in the Guardian Central forum post so don’t miss the opportunity to catch it now!

Rerroll.9083:

Nice job Bas, good luck with the next podcasts.

However the title is misleading, I came here thinking you were hosting a real tournament

I wish I could :P. I will attempt to be more clear on the next episode :P.

spoj.9672:

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Strength_of_Undeath

Imo DS is fine as it is. Id like boon removal on life blast but im not too fussed.

I like the idea of Life Blast being different depending on weapon used :P.

Anyone interested in partaking in a North American version of this?

Acaro.4067:

1. Possibility: Nemesis´ glas cannon build for interrupting talking people to shout out your crits
2. Possibility: Nemesis´tank/lifeleech build for running into groups of mobs while your grou kitten till busy with the last trash mob group.

Haha I was tempted to do the kitteno Zerker build and scream 13k!!!!, but glass cannon well bombing with Lich sounds like a recipe for hilarity :P.

PinCushion.7390:

Bas.7406:

wiazabi.2549:

@Bas.7406 So you agree that necro is lacking in the reflection vigor block ?invulnerability?, or do Death shroud still make up for all that :>.

Death Shroud makes up for Invulnerability unless you are condition damage specced where you can’t build LF fast enough to make up for the loss.

Reflection is too strong in the current FOTM setup that it overshadows anything else. Since a single bolt reflected back on some bosses or blocked will take out your entire death shroud, it leads to a more difficult experience for a Necromancer

I’ve been wondering about this.

I thought that as long as you had enough LF to activate Death Shroud then you would take no hitpoint damage from anything as long as you were in Death Shroud. So, if a boss hit you for 1 bazillion damage and you were in DS (even if you only had 8% LF left) you’d just drop out of Shroud at full health. The extra damage would be effectively wasted, meaning every 10 seconds you’re invulnerable as long as you have 10% Life Force.

Does it not work that way on some bosses?

It depends on how the damage is done. If it’s only registered as one hit, and you have 10 percent LF than yes, Death Shroud will absorb the 50 billion damage. However, if it’s registered as two hits in say 45billion and then a follow up of 5000 and you have 4000 damage you will die coming out of ds because the initial hit took you out of DS, and the second hit killed you.

If it’s a channeled hit you can actually absorb a portion flash out, and then flash in again absorbing the front and back end of the damage while still keeping your DS from draining completely ;p.

DS is essentially an invulnerability/blind/damage soak every 10 seconds if used correctly.

We will go back to just posting everything here. If you have any questions it will be easier for our hosts to respond if it’s posted via here with you quoting the podcast you wish to talk about.

This week our two hosts, Kylia Deprigen and Pyroatheist shift through the countless email’s and PM’s they have received and ansrew more of the questions you want to know. They also throw in a tip of hte week, each allowing you to be better prepared for anything that GW2 has to offer!

As always Pyro and Kylia bring you differing thoughts and opinions but ultimatly provide you with a podcast that is about and for their favorite class… The Mesmer!

http://sittingonacouch.com/the-gw2-mesmer-podcast-mesmerized-questions-from-the-fans-2/

wiazabi.2549:

@Bas.7406 So you agree that necro is lacking in the reflection vigor block ?invulnerability?, or do Death shroud still make up for all that :>.

Death Shroud makes up for Invulnerability unless you are condition damage specced where you can’t build LF fast enough to make up for the loss.

Reflection is too strong in the current FOTM setup that it overshadows anything else. Since a single bolt reflected back on some bosses or blocked will take out your entire death shroud, it leads to a more difficult experience for a Necromancer

Myrmidian Eudoros.4671:

Run a full Zerkers GC dagger build and fail hard for all the world to see. Laugh uproariously.

Haha, what’s a GC?

dirtyshame.1863:

Bas.7406:

I stopped reading after you said piercing should cleave, at that point I realized these weren’t quality of life improvements, but rather ways to make the Necro OP or complete changes to the mechanics and play style of a class.

Well one suggested change doesn’t reflect them all. So if you feel that a sentence gives you an excuse to stop reading the rest of a post then ok. This suggestion was universal across all classes with piercing projectiles. Often the piercing effect does little when 2 units stand side by side. You cannot always flank and often cannot flank your opponents based off terrain. I do not suggest the angle be as wide a greatsword, but at least wider than it is now.

Again, I have breezed through a majority of your points.

But here we go

Spectral grasp – great skill, would recommend slightly lower CD or allowing it to grab all targets either in a line or in a certain range of target.

Elite – Plague – Strong ability already but:
Pestilence – possibly chill instead of cripple, same duration
Darkness – increase blind to 2 seconds (would not shut down fast attacking class but would make sure, mostly in pve, that the AoE blind prevents more attacks).
Withering – increase duration of bleed.

all overpowered suggestions.

Minion Masters should not be forced to spec out of spite simply because you don’t like it. We want to stay specced into the spite tree, so that’s out.

Chilling darkness is incredible, and your change would completely break that amazing ability. No one would ever take the ability with your change.

So tonight I am doing the live stream with curse gaming along with massively.com., we will be doing a dungeon run and discussing certain class mechanics.

What build should I test or run for this stream?

You can follow the stream at www.twitch.tv/guildwars2guru

We will start 5:30pm PST.

If you guys are planning on watching it or have certain topics you would like me to bring up. Reply here and let me know what you would like me to bring up or talk about.

I stopped reading after you said piercing should cleave, at that point I realized these weren’t quality of life improvements, but rather ways to make the Necro OP or complete changes to the mechanics and play style of a class.

This thread should be retitled “GW1 NECROS CAN’T STAND THE GW2 NECRO: Since GW1 was so much better according to them”

Since that title is too long I have found a simpler way to state it. “GW1 Fans Angry about GW2” or “Things you don’t care about unless you played GW1”

Seriously guys this is the most unproductive thread I have yet to seen. Everyone gets it, GW1 Necros are sad the class isn’t the same as it was then. Fantastic when they roll back Nostalgia day you can feel great, but the incessant whining for a bygone era that has no bearing on the current game, and in most cases would be ridiculously tough to implement with the current playstyle.

GW1 ain’t walking through that door. The game was overcomplicated and ridiculously one sided in a majority of the fights. There was a reason it wasn’t that popular with the common gamer. Let’s move forward to a more constructive and informational overload on this game, and stop complaining about what didn’t make it over.

Wow, the sheer amount of ridiculous arguments over pointless kitten in this entire thread is disheartening to say the least.

@theOP – If your goal is to speed run dungeons as quickly as possible with no desire to actually take part in the fights than to gather and kill. The fastest way to do that is Guardian, 3 warriors, 1 Mesmer. That’s all you need nothing else is even close to the sheer power of that group.

The ridiculous part of this discussion is that the difference in timed speed runs between that Optimum group and a Full Necro or any other group doing a speed run with skilled players is 1 minute at most. It’s completely ridiculous to base any assumptions on skill or which class is best based on the current level of dungeon content.

Any class can solo any single portion of this game including dungeons. Take a look at wyvernxproductions youtube channel. He has solo’d several dungeon paths at a necro. The ridiculous posts by players saying Necromancers are at a disadvantage in dungeons are made simply by players with no realization of how dungeons currently work, and overcomplicate every single facet of the game.

Finally, Damage is not the king of dungeon fights. Reflection and the ability to completely avoid damage with vigor/block is the king of dungeons/fractals currently. A good Guardian with a nice elementalist support class will make any dungeon run a breeze. Mesmer’s are pretty pointless outside of speed runs.

The only argument that has any valid bearing on this current debate is the one stating that our specialty condition manipulation is really lackluster due to the strength of boons and reflection in the current dungeon setup. Because bosses and fights don’t apply conditions liberally nor do the attack quickly enough to make weakness/blinds/and chill effective conditions to apply (this also effects Mesmers built around confusion) this essentially limits the effectiveness of Necromancers, Mesmers, and Thieves in dungeons as it’s currently faster to just brute force your way through a fight or use reflections to protect yourself.