Guild Wars 2

Haziq.3907:

Based on https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/World
“Before the July 28, 2015 update, a world population was determined by the population levels from across all game modes. Currently, only the WvW population determines the world population.”

and the fact that Maguuma is not paired up with any other server would seem that they have high WvW participation rates. I think I will create my character here since it is not certain if anyone will eventually leave either JQ or BG.

How frequent are server transfer these days since it is no longer free?

Hard to determine the frequency of server transfers as it all depends on many factors such as the guild you are in…could swap servers for WVW so many may join. Server Alliances may fall and many may bail to other servers (from what I found out yesterday, Magumma had an alliance recently fall on its face so I assume some jumped off of Mag)

Personally, servers like BG/JQ/Mag were “Bandwagon” servers that when pirate ships were a thing (well…a bigger thing), a lot of ppl joined those servers as they were not about the quality of the fights/zergs but the quantity within them. Some servers even pay for guilds to join them which throws off server balance (not going to mention which, but a lot of ppl already know)

Finding a server that fits you depends on a couple things:

1.) Server Tier…if you want to be in a blob/zerg and focus on that and be just a number for the most part, then T1/2 is better (Quantity), If you want more small scale/roaming/smaller zerg fights where you matter more, then T3/4 (Quality). By tier I mainly mean the tier the server usually is placed in (as some will go to 2/3 and bounce, balancing quality and quantity)

2.) Coverage: What time(s) will you be on mainly? Some servers have diff prime times than others. This will affect both the quality and quantity of your runs/groups.

3.) Commanders: Keep your eyes peeled for what the servers you are up against have for strategies. There are some that will reflect great commanders (Portal Bombs, where they place seige, how they utilize golems/traps…etc) are typically better for most as this is typically more rewarding to a players/groups/commanders skill whereas blobbing/spawn camping/running zergs of mostly epi necros are easy kills that are rewarding for the reward tracks and loot, but are less rewarding to skill based on the fact there is a lot less skill involved.

4.) The People: You will come across some toxic people/guilds/servers that do nothing but throw siege on your corpse, or whisper salt/dance/laugh at your dead body even tho you have done nothing to provoke this toxicity, typically stay away from those. On the flip side you may come across a player or group and you have awesome fights, maybe GG whispers or meet some new friends that want to just duel ya and have fun, thats what you want to lean towards. Whatever you find fun, look for people/guilds/servers that share that ideology.

TL;DR – Do your homework

Sly.9518:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Sly.9518:

How to beat “Godzerkers” first Basi Venom into CnD Steal BS to pop their Passive endure pain, then AA if need be to pop it, then Weapon swap(have Hydromancy or Leeching) then Sb5 away and drop poison fields on them, keep Range till Endure Pain Passive is gone, reengage and force the active endure pain repeat. Pretty simple really make them look dumb by wasting their CDs while you Range them, then pop them one last time.

I literally only have 1 of those items you speak of (no D/D for CnD and no SB, no Hydro or Leeching, although im temped to try it)

I have been playing D/D power for along time and it does well, but I have to play a lot better than the people I am against and that is my main advantage, the majority of players aren’t all that good in recent times and most rely on passive gameplay to carry them, the big thing is learning every classes Meta builds and their main win Cons and Passive Defenses.

I find Hydromancy to hit extremely hard when using power builds and leeching just helps over all

I find bloodlust and air hit hard too lol

Sly.9518:

How to beat “Godzerkers” first Basi Venom into CnD Steal BS to pop their Passive endure pain, then AA if need be to pop it, then Weapon swap(have Hydromancy or Leeching) then Sb5 away and drop poison fields on them, keep Range till Endure Pain Passive is gone, reengage and force the active endure pain repeat. Pretty simple really make them look dumb by wasting their CDs while you Range them, then pop them one last time.

I literally only have 1 of those items you speak of (no D/D for CnD and no SB, no Hydro or Leeching, although im temped to try it)

Blockhead Magee.3092:

Just pile on BG. Everyone left playing will end up there. Then, they’ll all complain that they’re bored with their opponents not showing up.

as a T2/3 server myself, I enjoyed going up vs them a few weeksish back. After I saw their roaming and small scale game, their strong suit is def their blobbing game. Small Scale/Roaming not so much

Was still fun however.

Choppy.4183:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

I find that Basi venom is blockable / stability can negate it (Aegis and warriors shield blocks it, always thought it was unblock-able and went through stab)

Basi absolutely beats warrior shield 5… happens to me all the time. I strongly recommend you run Bandit’s and keep it ready in case you screw up and eat a Headbutt (or get shield bashed and expect a Headbutt to follow).

BD has a better cd than Headbutt, and that’s the skill that’s leading to your 2-3 move death (whenever that happens). If you get caught with it, just the damage from it can take 40-50% of your health, and then the pain train will start.

When fighting zerkers, I may need to swap my power siggy for Bandits Defense then. I never really ran it before but if it lets me eat that GS burst or run over DH traps then I may have no choice (until I git gud without it)

babazhook.6805:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

DeceiverX.8361:

How to beat a Daredevil as a reaper:

1.) Play power GS + A/D with Suffer in Spite/SR/R. You’ll need Speed of Shadows.
2.) Read Shadow Shot’s animation and dodge.
3.) When they steal combo you just cast Suffer to return weakness cutting their crits and dodge refill rate + applying chill, then Shroud -> 3 -> 4 -> 3 while they’re in melee to force Shadowstep and BP or they die.
4.) Slight chase to keep them willing to attack you and then nuke the hell out of them post-Shadowstep via Axe 2. Most will try to escape via BP -> CV and will likely be too slow and get nuked from the Spinal Shivers proc at half which will corrupt their ToTC boons as well.
5.) They’ll panic-re-engage or try to stack stealth in BP + HS to flee so swap GS and 4 -> 5 -> Shroud 5 -> Shroud 4. GS4 will trap HtC in Acro, so Charge into Scythe if you need to. Lay on the heat.

I fought a similar build the other day while on my DD and they had similar rotations, however it didnt end well. They hurt when their GS and axe hit, however it didnt end well for them. Blind and the stolen fear is a wonderful thing

Thats where Improv can really shine. If I want to steal two of anything it plasma off the mesmer and fear off the necro. A double fear on a necro can really turn a fight in your favor.

True, but I myself would have to give up executioner

DeceiverX.8361:

I think Arc Divider’s radius is the biggest issue on the Berserker, particularly given it’s lack of windup or big tell as to when specifically it’s coming and how it reaches beyond the radius of dodges.

Increased cooldown on HB would also go a long way. The condi build/damage mitigation uptime is a little excessive as well, though. I don’t really like the existence of any passive damage immunity effects, but that’s just me.

All of this i can agree with Arc Divider’s radius. It seems rather wide and even when im more than the 450 units away, it still connects (in my experience anyway).

DeceiverX.8361:

How to beat a Daredevil as a reaper:

1.) Play power GS + A/D with Suffer in Spite/SR/R. You’ll need Speed of Shadows.
2.) Read Shadow Shot’s animation and dodge.
3.) When they steal combo you just cast Suffer to return weakness cutting their crits and dodge refill rate + applying chill, then Shroud -> 3 -> 4 -> 3 while they’re in melee to force Shadowstep and BP or they die.
4.) Slight chase to keep them willing to attack you and then nuke the hell out of them post-Shadowstep via Axe 2. Most will try to escape via BP -> CV and will likely be too slow and get nuked from the Spinal Shivers proc at half which will corrupt their ToTC boons as well.
5.) They’ll panic-re-engage or try to stack stealth in BP + HS to flee so swap GS and 4 -> 5 -> Shroud 5 -> Shroud 4. GS4 will trap HtC in Acro, so Charge into Scythe if you need to. Lay on the heat.

I fought a similar build the other day while on my DD and they had similar rotations, however it didnt end well. They hurt when their GS and axe hit, however it didnt end well for them. Blind and the stolen fear is a wonderful thing

saerni.2584:

I’d love to duel you a bit Papasmurf <3 Hit me up on a weekend and we may even be able to stream it with other people playing various classes.

Im always up for dueling partners, despite what class im up against. Im def not the best, however i’m not terribad either and theres always something to learn

My thoery is " To get good, you must fight good and against good" so im always looking to git gud.

I would love to get a group of ppl together that main different classes that want to learn to fight each other with a friendly atmosphere, or even have people teach others how to fight using certain classes.

Magumma is only good for fights if you like spawn camping…which didn’t work out as well for them earlier today but they are known far and wide for it. There are some commanders in both SF and FA that like to find open field clashed like this (not so much 40 v 40 but still good size clashes at times)

this is my pin.4502:

i am using this build for everything (WvW, fractals, PVE, PVP….) using P/P, D/D
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQRAoY6an8MB9OhFPBGOBkmiFaCb+C2BLhaBgJUEYLPNc2TA-TFCGABlpfIQ1fY4IAIwBBAgTAwUKBl+BAQ0+jyvAAIAzsMDA38m38m38mlCYUVWA-w
it has very good power and some healing for survive. This build using invis only for more damage. But this is only solist build.
Are there still good number players using D/D and P/P?

P/P yes…D/D not as common in a DPS build anyway

Thanks for the tips guys. I typically have a staff in my inventory but never use it as i have little respect for vault spamming thieves,lol.

I find that Basi venom is blockable / stability can negate it (Aegis and warriors shield blocks it, always thought it was unblock-able and went through stab)

I used to be able to beat almost any non rifle War but I dont know what has changed,lol.

Question is now should I be running Bound or keep Dash during these fights if I have a chance to swap between the 2? (Keep in mind I dont use Staff or SB)

DH’s Spear of Justice apparently still tracks as well

Cynz.9437:

Are we talking about pvp or wvw here?

If you really going to duel them (which i wouldn’t suggest) it would be a reaaaalllllyyyyyyy long fight if they run endure pain and defy pain. Then again zerkers are by far easier than their condi brothers.

Same goes for DHs, long fight – you need to go through all their CDs, there is just no way around it.

The reason why those two gives thieves the most issues is just stupid amount of passives and instant spells.

Its for WvW and its for DH, its more about the blocks lol. P/P can usually almost get them but they can heal up before I can finish the job lol.

Lalainnia.3598:

I’m no thief pro but if possible avoid a 1v1 with any warrior build that runs def and endure pain will either take to long or a simple mistake will get u killed more so compared to other classes .

On that note though I’m going to have to say blinds and poison and watching berserk so you know when to back off. Also learning what each warrior animations/range especially something like arc divider on gs or skull crusher on mace. Be wary of using head shot when/if they switch to shield as you don’t want to reflect yourself. A good amount of warriors also open with headtbutt if you are able to dodge/evade it that’s normally a great sign to be extremely aggressive as they won’t have enough immediate adrenal to pop berserk.

Some other things that are useful when facing warios are things like using warrior steal ability inside a black powder field its a great offensive and defensive means against warriors They don’t have the fastest attack rates outside of initial berserk so blind spams are highly effective against them. Hopefully others can give more advice but those are some things I can think of off the top of my head.

Yeah, it seems zerkers and DH are my top 2 Banes (I mean guard is already a teefs long time bane) so I need to find 2 players who are decent and l2 fight them.

I know blind works, however the no visible warmup when melee for headbutt tell me I have no more than 1s to gtfo and kite like ive never kited before. Wasfun yesterday to burst one and forced him to pop his passive endure pain (backstab baby). I was totally surprised (im sure I even verbally indicated such on my stream lol)

I assume he was successful then based on I remember when stealth was nerfed a long time ago.

I may not be wanted here, but I make it a point to show people that I ain’t leaving,lol. I just need to git gud vs 2 classes in general, rest are not bad for me.

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Bigpapasmurf.5623:

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What if missing a stealth attack brings you out of stealth but not reveal you?

But then there’s pistols stealth , it would miss the first shot and land the rest? Hmmmm…

I would typically agree with this idea, however I run Revealed Training and this would hinder me.

Ah yea forgot about that, yea I’m with u on that

Its ok, very few of us run it so its not something ppl instantly remember lol. I was thoerycrafting a build that used it until I saw someone on the forum showcase a build and I was amazed so I used the core build, made my own adjustments and it hits hard.

Its underused and undervalued and I love it

As the title may indicate, fighting godzerkers (the noob friendly 2 button = win kind) are one of my weak points (that and DH) so I am reaching out for assistance. I am running D/P + P/P in DA/TR/DD. I used to be able to beat them before but it seems like either they are getting better/cheesier or I am getting worse so instead of crying like some ppl, im looking to “git gud”.

Any tips for fighting the usual GS/ x + Sh and Killshot builds?

Bonus points for tips on fighting DH’s. (I don’t run Bandit’s Defence, but precision/power siggys (sometimes take impairing daggers, i am switching them up) and shadowstep with basi or impact strike.

Earn a cookie if someone knows a decent godzerker and/or DH who wouldn’t mind sparring with me to give tips on fighting them.

Fat Disgrace.4275:

I saw a bound thief last night, I knew his game was to bound 3 times over BP. So I kited back a bit and waited for the red smoke feild circle to stack more stealth and dropped scrapper hammer #5 om it. That pretty much stopped him in his tracks because he has taken around 4k dmg while probably low on inarive and endurance and now is on defensive mode. It is that simple and predictable a thief can be.

This right here is why im glad I dont run bound lol

Lily.1935:

Khailyn.6248:

While it might be overly complicated, how about a combat rez from defeated state but their hp bar is replaced by a soul bar that can only be partially refilled by enemies around dying and slowly decays like our shroud. they’ll still die again but they can postpone their unlife. healing effects wouldnt work on them.

I’m for that. I just want to feel like an actual necromancer.

Would def need a reduced cooldown in this case.

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What if missing a stealth attack brings you out of stealth but not reveal you?

But then there’s pistols stealth , it would miss the first shot and land the rest? Hmmmm…

I would typically agree with this idea, however I run Revealed Training and this would hinder me.

OP: Welcome to what we WvW’ers have been dealing with for a loooooong time. Take a seat and get comfy. There’s Hot Chocolate over at the table

saerni.2584:

The problem with their logic is that gaining stealth has a cost. That cost is the cost of the backstab/stealth attack. But they felt getting multiple tries at it was unfair, thus the cooldown.

I think it would feel a lot less clunky if they just made missing a stealth attack reduce stealth duration. Then the “cost” of missing is significant and doesn’t awkwardly feel like a strange skill specific daze.

Or even have the cost of missing it something like 1 initiative or something like that.

Trust me, there are other classes that ANet seems to hate worse…rev’s is one example.

As a current teef main, Let me correct/clarify a couple of your points:

Berserker: Your way to win is how every berserker wins every fight (regardless of class,lol)..that or play gunshot/gunflame and 1 shot the DD even when he is going stealthed.

Necro: Only true fire way to beat us is that 30 stack bleed in under 3s combo you condi builds use. Some of us will overextend as necros are typically easy targets. Anything that can hinder our speed is also an asset to you.

Rev: Its no secret that the majority set up for teef is p/d and either staff or SB (I dont use sb or staff but thats me). Staff and hammer can save you. Both can block those that constantly “headshot” which burns initiative fast, or those who use P/P “Unload” (this burns fast). You also have a reveal trick on hammer. Also Mallyx is deadly to a class that has good mobiliy. Also shiro has stun and a teleport that goes through walls.

DH: You guys have a lot of blocks, both active and passive and the scare-the-poop-out-of-anything spear of justice (whether or not you pull) and can stack on some wicked burn, which even if not traited, still does good damage to us. Traps will hurt us, especially if they hold us (we have little to no stability) and LB will help.

Chrono: Power chrono will have a harder time with a good teef compared to kitten cheese condi one. Evades on shatter, reflect on manipulation skills will help greatly. Don’t waste your stealth (when we stealth on BP, count to 5 then stealth yourself). Save blink for when we are in your face beating you down (or drop a portal before the fight if you run it). Also your condi build can destroy us (torment and confustion…teefs 2 favorite condis)…and tanky to boot.

Druid: We HATE pewpew. 1500 range means even if we run you have the advantage so our best bet is to fight up close. If you have needle trap and/or wolf even better. Taunt is important but keep in mind if you root us, you gave us an opportunity for a max stealth off of BP. WH hawks are also a pain in our butts and with CA form, you guys became harder for us to kill.

Scrapper: Condi cheese build hurts. For DPS, Hammer is the way to go. Damage blocks and reflects are crucial. Sneak gyro is also important as is Elixirs S. Thunderclap + rocket Charge (if hits) will almost down almost any of us not running dire/TB gear. If you use rifle, dont waste that leap thingy as that hurts us bad as well.

Tempest: Ive beaten more tempest than eles (Earth/Water/Arcane). The AoE from tempest air OL and earth are crucial, however Arcane blasts are BRUTAL. The burst going into Air then arcaning us is lethal.

Teef: Its usually a matter on who gets the jump first (although most who jumped me ended up dead). Steal works through Stun/Daze (although its not a breaker) so save it. Our stolen items can and will make or break the fight. Its a matter on who screws up first and gets caught. When 1 teef stealth from BP, count to 2 then stealth yourself. Remember tho that Backstab has a CD now to time it right.

If any NA person wants to duel for practice, id be more than happy to help as I still need practice vs certain classes/builds.

Kovu.7560:

Kek. FA has a thread dedicated to this kitten.
Its seriously a good read.

Anywho, you’re going to get whispers from salty people no matter the result of the fight.
It doesn’t matter if you killed them using a “brain dead OP build” or are “a kittening baddie” for dying to their “half-kittened-unarmored-only-been-playing-the-class-for-10-minutes-while-watching-TV-and-petting-the-cat” build.

Isn’t anonymity glorious?

~ Kovu

Coincidence…l am actually paired with FA this week. You say they have a thread do they?

I also have a necro friend I roam with and our 2 builds are awesome together. I currently stream with this build and am working on a vid.

I also want to thank my teef senpai for the core of this build “you know who you are”

Ive made some changed to fit my playstyle as I dont like using exactly other peoples builds (this way I can take some credit,lol). The food is optional (seaweed salad was the initial choice, until I found/cooked this little gem)

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQRAoa6an8lCFOhlOBOOB8PhFaCzLL8FKDzVwPYJULAMhiAA-TFCEQBOU5HAeSBdQDDT2f4N6H2oSQ/p+DBOpCkCgyxAA-w

I have also started using power siggy and basi venom which replaced Imparing Daggers (which works and is strong when it lands) and Impact Strike. I never activate the power siggy so I can keep the passive.

Im also always looking to duel other teefs (as well as other classes) so if you are NA and want to test a build, let me know

Wow…can’t tell if OP is troll or just salty af that he got beat by a teef.

Teef def has its counters (CC/condis/channeled ranged attacks) for starters. Forcing a reveal (which OP never stated they tried to do so this heavily sounds like a l2p issue) can hurt a teef as well. AoE is also a pain for teefs to deal with.

As for the whole “name one class that can catch a teef” suggestion:

Some berserkers (GS/Sw + Sh), Mes/chronos, Meditation or trapper/medi guards (esp with GS/S +x), Staff Revs with Shiro ive seen catch up with teefs.

Those who agree that they are “unbalanced” or “OP”, classes have to l2p against berserkers (which as a majority of ppl would state are the real OP and noob friendly class) as well as l2p against other builds so this is no different. Yes I play teef atm, but I have also mained Druid (which can catch a DD btw with staff or GS + LB alone), condi engi (no teef survived my engi), hammer scrapper, and warrior (before berserker was even a thought). Teef only started with me prob 2 months (ish) ago.

If teef/DD OP – No
Is teef/DD Balanced – not 100% but closer to it than a lot of other classes

TL:DR – This really is a l2p issue despite how you want to look at it / argue it. If you need help fighting them, ill be more than happy to duel for practice (esp if you are a berserker or DH lol)

A good friend of mine “collects” salty whispers. Its really funny some of the 13 year olds out there that whispers salt because they need to get better…Oddly enough the only ones I see that salt whisper are the condi cheese builds (condi Necro, condi chrono are the 2 main offenders I see…the occasional condi engi). Never really see any DPS salt whispers anymore.

Personally the only time I send whispers is when I make new WvW friends on diff servers. I down someone, let them res (if it was a good fight), while whispering them for a rm. WvW isnt as toxic as PvP for a reason you know

Ragnarox.9601:

Most Op classes:
Roaming:
1. Berserker
2. Daredevils
3. Condi Reapers
4. Condi Chrono
5. Tank Druids

1. Berserker
2. Condi Reapers
3. Condi Chrono
4. DareDevil
5. Tank Druids

Fixed it for ya. Your welcome

I used to play all the above classes/builds (aside from Tank Druid) and condi reapers now a days have no problem taking outjust about anything, despite of passives. Condi chronos have great condi application mixed with lots of stealth. Daredevils are full DPS and too many passives/condi builds out there that can either negate DPS Damage or have too much toughness/vit to beat through.

Shaogin.2679:

Leolas.6273:

Cynz.9437:

DHs wouldn’t be much of an issue if class stacking didn’t exist.

Yes ture!
But in my eyes it is mostly the passiv crap. GW 2 has a active battle mechanic and so much passives which needs 0 Skill would fit into WoW but not here. Clear a Pro player who mastered his main would wreck all DH’s because most of them are bad. But there is no equal effort anymore. This class is a noobtrain.

There isn’t a class in the game that isn’t a “noobtrain” loaded down with passives. Anet should just nerf DH already so I can find out what the next OP SUPER NOOB OMG class is. Probably Warrior?

A lot of people fine warrior (berserker) is more noobtrain class than DH. DH isn’t bad if you dodge their traps. Most DH’s will Teleport to you (prob judges intervention) and drop a trap that will damage you when you leave the ring (can be dodged and cannot 1 shot most things), then pops either focus or shield 5 to force you out of the ring, spears you and pulls you back in….DH’s are kinda predictable. Berserkers are as well as you know they will try to headbutt asap, but due to the low CD of it, will try a lot faster than a DH dropping traps again. Major difference is that zerker will 1 shot you when the telegraphed headbutt hits, which is what makes this class for ez mode.

I will play this when I am bored in WvW and want easy kills. DH takes a bit more skill to get the kill…zerker not so much.

Trigr.6481:

Crinn.7864:

The only way to make 1v1 work is to ban thieves or at least limit their trait and weapon choices. Otherwise a thief could infinitely drag out (and invariably win) any match not against other thieves.

Or you could…. I don’t know, use your brain and design it with stealth in mind, and not around it.

^ SOOOOOOOO much this. People forget to adapt to things and dont want to change, thus having them complain just like this. People really should learn to change/adapt their builds based on what they are up against or what they may be up against. Thats how to spot the difference between a player and a good player.

Xca.9721:

So I was wondering why it isn´t possible to work on legendary armor by playing pvp. I mean we don´t have any rewards anyway and I will never do brainless raids/fractals.

Similar question could be said about Ascended gear in WvW. PvP has a reward track that gives it and has/had a vendor that gave it to you just by playing some PvP matches. WvW ppl have always had this issue, now I guess it’s PvP’s turn to have something they want but cannot obtain using their favorite game mode. (Still not as bad as WvW but still).

While I understand that its PvE opnly and (just like ANet has done many times in the past) forced a lot of players into a certain mode to get more people into it in hopes of getting something great out of it. (business strategies ftw) but since esports is no longer a thing in GW2, PvP may be losing some dev’s attention (Im kinda surprised that ANets fav gamemode doesnt have a track that gives you what you need if you farm it enough).

#WelcometoWvWproblems

Xtinct.7031:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

Saw someone try a “ghost thief” today. I actually didnt see any trap delay (I did see them drop it and it triggered right away on me). Been seeing a ton of “perma evade condi teefs” lately gross right?

Meanwhile im sticking to my “ow it hurts now they ded” build. A friend moved to the perma evade and he stated (was funny actually) that he feels dirty and noobish.

ur couldnt be more right, everyone and there mom running d/d lotus acro in t1/t2. Anet needs to require 1-2 more ini to be used on death blossom in order to stop that madness.

Sad when people need to run to a “press 1 button and spam dodge” build instead of an actual skilled one. I got ganked by a group of 3 of these and couldn’t figure out their evade frames so I played 1 for a week (broke down the gear after) and i rekt soooooo many ppl (esp trapper DH’s which admittingly was kinda fun). My friend was right tho….did feel gross but got boring so I fail to see why anyone sticks to it. I did learn the evade frames, however haven’t seen as many of them lately to really test. The trick is to kite as much init out of them as blossom only has so much “leap” range. Once they are out of init and CD’s on init regenerating utilities, they have nothing (also if they miss their Steal that will hurt them).

Kinda reminds me of GT in the way its more of an “i can’t teef right so I will play this instead”….reminds me of the meta berserker players,lol.

Well from what I can gather, they were forcing you to use some CD’s so they can burst you. Being a “god-zerker” there are things that squishy classes need to do to not get 1 shotted by you. If it wasn’t for their mobility over yours, you would be catching up to everything, 1 shotting it, rinse/repeat. If berserker wasn’t in a pretty unbalanced state, you would see much less of this scenario and more fighting.

The way it can aoe burst, range is the only safe option for some to stand a chance.

You can still cause falling deaths…just need to be in the hammer platform to do it.

jihm.2315:

Konakona.4130:

If they didn’t see a DH or him putting traps or cannot dodge it is not DH problem, it is a people lack of skill problem. Traps have a very distinct and obvious animations and you have to be a total newbie to not recognize and react to that. In that case, obviously, it should hurt you so you could learn and improve

no giving 1 shot kill skill to a point in a point pvp game is not ok
and not being able to see someone because you where focused on something else is not a matter of skill
if it was a 1vs1 focused game i could understand but its not

and tell me where is the at skill putting some traps on a circle and fish kills like crazy

So Daredevils (Backstab), Chronos (Mantra GS burst), Berserkers (god mode GS burst…granted this class does need a bit of balancing), and P/P Condi Engi are also not ok?

Sounds like a l2p issue. If you need to practice this scenario, my guild-mates will be more than happy to help.

Josh Davis.6015:

Would you want to see any changes to Courtyard before it came back? A new mechanic, perhaps?

The existing mechanic worked, so no need to fix what wasn’t broken. It was a fun map and it was different. There is no need to add capture points as it would remove what was unique about it compared to all other maps. If anything is changed, maybe add another level to the map (previously it just had the base which as down stairs, and the main level)

The maps charm was its simplicity and the additional team strategy where teams keeping each other alive was more important than the kills. Provided a better form of unity and comradery that was very refreshing. The only thing I would suggest maybe looking at (to prevent spawn camping, as it was very common) is maybe placement of the spawn point and/or the exit(s) to the fighting area.

If you insist on adding anything, is MAYBE map “traps” that may trip someone, push/pull someone, cripple for a few seconds, small stealth (maybe like 3s 260 aoe, nothing major or that does damage but can turn the tides of the battle without needing to cap anything or bunker on a point) to accent the battles on each level.

Lahmia.2193:

Fashion Mage.3712:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

I miss tomes too. When used right they would make or break your group in any game mode (PvP/WvW/PvE/Dungeons). It was fun and visually stimulating.

They were actually really good when used properly, but pressing more than one button (Renewed Focus) is apparently too “clunky” for some people. XD

I know right? Anyone that doesn’t play condi engi is a noob. They’re just too dumb to play something with more than one button XD

Condi engis use more than 1 button…not much more but more than 1 nonetheless lol.

I feel as if this should be moved to the warrior forum. Good vid tho.

DeceiverX.8361:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

A friend moved to the perma evade and he stated (was funny actually) that he feels dirty and noobish.

So it’s working as intended given the design of the Daredevil. At least until someone solos a raid.

I tried it myself (to learn its evade frames as I have been seeing so many lately…especially in BG) and I even felt gross. Major counter is ranged pressure tho but get one in a team fight and watch everyone drop, kinda reminds me of someone playing meta zerkers.

Hey Brother…er…..Hey guys

Before 1 unfortunate nerf I fell in love with my scrapper. I was able to 2v1 no problem, 3v1 was very doable and any defensive/bunker builds were my food. But alas…1 swift nerf brought my whole build down and it never worked the same and my relationship with my scrapper ended in a bitter divorce.

We tried to make it work but nothing brought that spark back (core engi was another story, but I wanted my scrapper back). I have been desperately trying to get a build that was well rounded vs many builds and hurt a lot. This is what I came up with (not yet tested)

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdIQFASncoC1XhlXBuoCEqilNjac7+uAIc5yloi+tT72G-TFSDQBvQ9nIq8rH7PACdAJQJ4AuAAAwE0BeAAkC4ihWA-w

Ive been going back and forth between Tools and Alchemy (on paper) and can’t decide what is better. Ive seen a friendly hammer scrapper easily take a 2v1 and a 3v1 in wvw and I knew that my love for the hammer could be re-ignited.

Please tell me what you think. I will be happy to explain reasons for taking what I did. Maybe give me suggestions (traits/utilities/rune…etc) that may better the build yet keep the core.

Danke

I miss tomes too. When used right they would make or break your group in any game mode (PvP/WvW/PvE/Dungeons). It was fun and visually stimulating.

Justine.6351:

Shadow Bane.9362:

Justine.6351:

Who cares,
Go crazy and have fun.

Completely crushing the other side with little/no resistance is no fun and neither is not being able to do anything vs overwhelming odds. I’m assuming you read only the title.

Not being able to do anything is a self pity lie.

In the 2 weeks hod fought mag I was playing solo on mags side of ebg while mag was spawn camping the “we can’t do anything” hod players. Talking capping towers/camps/sentries and then defending them for some good clean messy fun.

That was a good couple weeks. My server with that “we cant do anything” attitude due to being spawn camped, leaving out the side GASP YOU CAN DO THAT? and taking camps and the occasional tower. Coming back behind the blob thats camping us and taking out 4 or 5, allowing our nay sayers an opportunity to push as after I got 4-5, some chased me (imagine…kitteny groups hate it when you can surprise down a bunch of them solo).

Teef mobility ftw

This is the thing that drives me to not care that my server linking is vs blackgate and where some of my linking is sworn off WvW for the next week or 2, I went in and beat groups of 3-4 and even 7-8 with me and 2 friends

Close matchups are all in the attitude of the server and commanders…and how much you care (o rin my case, not care lol). Server blobbing? See how fast they scatter when a well placed portal bomb from the back happens.

Spawn Camping? All spawn points have more than 1 exit, if you can’t figure that out then thats why you are losing. Communication is key there.

Rambitshouse.8712:

Aeolus.3615:

Bigpapasmurf.5623:

This would be a fantastic idea. Maybe it was thrown in PvP to get more people into PvP to force some to like the game mode?

^^"

lol this is why you won’t see it in wvw. Our mode is evil and will corrupt the innocent minds!!! muahahahah

You would think, where WvW is large scale PvP they would have more focus on WvW than they do PvP.

This would be a fantastic idea. Maybe it was thrown in PvP to get more people into PvP to force some to like the game mode?

Zergbusting is still a thing and some guilds/groups work as a Calvary group. I know of at least 1 Calvary commander who lives for zerg busting (When his group is on…which is part of the problem).

Sviel.7493:

The #1 reason any of the servers were in Tier 1 is population/coverage stacking. You will occasionally find a guild group that’s very skilled in fights and there are plenty of meta roaming groups, but the individual skill level isn’t much higher. There’s just more people total.

Not to dis BG or anything, but rather I want to encourage people not to just skip the week when fighting a former tier 1 server. They’re not invulnerable.

^ I had this attitude until I said f it…went in and saw/proved that they are not invincible

few guildies then followed me in and went havoc vs havoc and same outcome

Kako.1930:

He’s probably thinking of the point system in wvw. That point system doesn’t apply to PvP.

PPK in WvW is still 1 point regardless if you cleave or stomp.

Ziggityzog.7389:

Why is it that every game of conquest requires either 3 or 4 guards total in game / 2 or 3 teefs per game? I know why because anet as usual sucks and keeps trying to hold up a failed game mode in conquest. I’ve ran Necro minions for a good 3 years with different variations and it has gotten me legendary and what not. This season tho.. The massive un skilled 1,000 block and just burn guards are annoying, due to that i have a new effective build being forced to think outside the box thanks to them.

Why anet… There is something called testing before you release a build change. This is why conq is not a esport mode. R.I.P Courtyard aka real pvp like gw1.

Only part I can support is RIP Courtyard…this “map” was true PvP but those that couldn’t cut it (needed something to cap) complained as most (cannot say all) were not that great at this true PvP map.

inb4: I know its still in hotjoin but its not the same as a random map in unranked (idc if it ever goes to ranked, theres a ton of ppl that want it back in unranked roatation)