I’ll back Ultima on this one. I’ve heard a lot of stories about Seven from his guildmates, who are now my guildmates. =) Not nice for someone to play everyone like that though.
Wow, very nice. =)
I was thinking of Pyro too. He’d be awesome for the mesmer board!
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Line of sight, F4 distortion, F3 interrupt…. ummm, that’s the best I’ve got.
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They have an application form that needs to be filled out. The nominee has to also want to work for them. Otherwise, I would nominate Pyro, except in the stipulations it says you have to have an account in good standing……..
The other champion drake (for the quaggan’s event in the straits) can be solo’d in the water. I’ve done that one with my mesmer. They don’t do a charge in the water unless you’re close to shallow water.
Nicely done though. I can’t stand to play my warrior. =(
Soldier v Knight
Soldier is your standard “tank” armor. The primary stat is power, allowing the wearer to maintain a decent damage output. The secondary stats are vitality and toughness, granting survivability. On a whole, this is a nice set of armor (and whatever else you may want to grab). On the downside, it’s not really meant for mesmer. Most mesmer builds do rely on the ability to crit. Soldier gear strips our precision down to a very bare minimum that the trinkets/weapons will not be able to fully recover on their own. Final verdict: You will gain greater survivability at the cost of damage.
On the other hand, Knight’s gear provides a nice balance. You keep power and precision while only swapping ferocity for toughness. Your damage should remain largely unchanged, though your crits will hit for less damage. (In case you missed it, ferocity replaced the +% crit damage stat that had been on certain stat sets. It still does the same job, but just as number stat rather than a percent.) Final verdict: You will gain some survivability, but will still be lacking vitality-wise; and your damage will take a smaller hit.
As a guardian, the target armor is 3.2k+. This was how my guild lead had us build for WvW, but also works in PvE. However, building “tanky” requires a tremendous sacrifice on damage.
Use whatever you want, just don’t get rid of any older armor sets you have been using. I have four sets on one of my mesmers and three on the other. I swap them out as I need them.
I have the most luck with CI Lockdown staff+sw/x (pistol, focus, sword). 4/4/6/0/0 with zerk gears. Otherwise, it’s just a matter of being better than the other player.
Yes, the female and male shoulder pieces do not quite look like that. The female version has a grand total of six beautiful wings. The males get plucked chicken wings. =( Tsk, no love for the guys here. They should give them better armor then they would not be “forced” to make a female toon to look good (yes, I have had someone say that).
People find it a bit… lackluster.
Mostly when comparing to other phantasms. Mesmers be spoiled.
Ha ha! Agreed, but the poor thing could use an extra little bonus. =)
Nothin’ wrong bein’ a yank! ;P Besides, we’re the uh “beta testers” for this. Every mistake that gets made, we get to do it first. =D So you get more rules when it’s your turn! Sounds fair, right?
Most people are generally nice. I would never critique artwork since I am not good at it either (stick figures are as far as I can get). However, if you want to write something, I’d always be willing to check that over for you. =P Maybe post something, Sen, you never know. Someone might give you tips.
I don’t know. People have been saying traits like Power Block also hail back to the mesmer of old when you had to rely on interrupting a skill. I would know, really, I never played GW1. I like to read about it and hear about it. Sounded like it was pretty fun.
And you’re not too far off point, Ze, but it’s the players that don’t know how to play whining that unbalances the classes, or breaks them entirely. =(
People find it a bit… lackluster.
I actually… kind of like this. It’s sooo cute!
I plan on applying to it, though I think Chaos should as well. You are passionate about mesmers darling.
As was previously mentioned, but he’s very new to the game, so let’s try not to confuse him too much yet.
A couple? If I remember correctly, it takes about 1380 tokens to make a full set (give or take). If you average a bear minimum of 60 tokens per run it will take you about 23 runs to get a full set of armor. Not counting weapons. Now, with the ability to only get a full set of tokens once a day, if you run three paths (Arah has four exploration paths and one story path) that’s 180 tokens, minimum. You have one piece of armor. It should take a week to get enough tokens for a full set of armor.
Yes, I am fully aware that we get a minor amount of additional tokens.
Yes, I am aware that one path of Arah (#2 right?) will award a grand total of 70 tokens, provided you do hit all of the bosses.
Yes, I am aware that you could get it done faster if you are a masochist and run path four.
All of this is a long way off for him. =) So, let’s try not to traumatize him before he knows what dungeons are.
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It is Arah dungeon armor. You will have to be L80 and I recommend going with guildies or friends for your first couple of runs through the dungeon. Pug groups can be… unforgiving.
Or do the Arah dungeon track in pvp.
You both make OMFG sound like a cult. o_O
It is a cult. One you created.
Look for the one that moves differently than the others. Chaos likes to do fancy flips for his dodges. I tend to strafe around.
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I agree. In PvE the warden can be pretty nice, but in WvW or PvP I feel like it falls short since it can be evaded and avoided. As soon as any smart player sees it all they have to do is take a step away from it to avoid the majority of the attack (unless they are somehow trapped in the attack radius).
I leveled up to about 40 before the first person I was getting mesmer advice from said I was doing it wrong. I was using sw/p+gs and he gave me a focus. I adapted my playstyle to a new weapon, but I did not like it at all.
So, with that said, there is no real right or wrong. Use what you like, but keep your options open and play with everything. It’s at least good to know what the other weapons “feel” like.
She got a total make-over kit. It did surprise me that she didn’t look like herself.
Sylvari, unlike other races, are unable to recover from damage done to them. There is an NPC in the Grove, I can’t remember the name off the top of my head, who is a mender. He is talking about another Sylvari, who I believe was a warden working in the marshes near the Arbor. She got rot and fungi while she was there and he says she will never be the same again. Malomedies also has suffered this problem after being experimented on by the Asura. He never recovered and bears “scars” from his treatment.
I do imagine, at a some point, Sylvari will show age, perhaps the way elves do (after hundreds of years).
Well, since I seem to be unable to quote anyone. You’re free to disagree with me Stickers, but I still think torch is a horrible idea for shatter and I am speaking from the PvE perspective. I played for a year as strictly PvE before beginning to dabble in WvW, but even then I was only dealing with the PvE aspect of that. Anvil was ranked 24 out of 24 servers. No one was on to fight. I rarely encountered roamers. If I did see another player they were usually in a zerg, which I could evade if my back wasn’t to them.
Personally, I would never use it in WvW or PvP either. It seems like a waste when I use a weapon I like better and am more adept with.
No problem, anytime. I really enjoy doing this sort of thing. Typically I write a lot more, as some of my English classmates found out this year. ^^;
Depending on how many months back you quit we have had several new armor sets released. Zealot was released when Scarlet was still alive. Nomads (T/v/heal) got released during this second round of living story. Sinister, as mentioned above, but I have a feeling I’m missing one. They have added about half a dozen new runes. A couple of them sounded exciting, but I think the furor died down post release.
Mesmer is still unwanted for higher tiers of pvp. They did not quite balance it out. =/ Breaks my heart. However, OMFG did put out a 5-mesmer team for a past tournament and they made it to the second match before being eliminated!!
Torch is not really the best weapon to use with Shatter Mesmer. Most tend to use focus/sword/pistol for the offhand weapon. There are a few that use GS/Staff as a combination for their weapons. Suggested armors are either Berserker or Assassin. So, overall, you are on the right track. =) As for utilities, that is typically dependent upon the player. Suggested skills, for pvp/wvw purposes are: blink, decoy, mirror images, mass invis/moa and ether feast for healing. For PvE you can use whatever suits your fancy. I typically like having blink, feedback/decoy, mirror images.
Not really. To kill any mesmer all you need to do is condition to them to death. Even a PU will run out of cleanses (depending on utilities or lack thereof). Moreover, something Pyro taught me, PU relies on the retaliation of the other player. So the more they hit you the more likely they are to kill themselves.
From what I have gathered from listening to the Soundless, it’s not so much the Dream but the sharing of thoughts and feelings. To me it seems that Sylvari also sort of have a bit of a hive mind, but more like, say, the Borg. Everything a Sylvari experiences gets shared and dumped into the Dream (which fits with what you hear Courtiers say about poisoning the Dream with how they torture other Sylvari). Moreover, it seems that while connected to the Pale Tree the Sylvari also have the ability to share thoughts/feelings with each other.
For CI Staff is strong because of Chaos Storm. You can use both weapons with that build, it is just a matter of what you like. I typically end up using sword/focus or pistol with staff. I haven’t tried it with GS/Staff though. I like sword too much to relinquish it! I think Warlord of Chaos uses gs/staff though, for CI as well kittenter.
Well, your sketches are fantastic. I’ll shoot you a PM about commissions though. I am curious. And I feel you on that T3 Human Light. I fancied for a time on my mesmer, but when I saw everyone running around with it I decided I would rather create a unique look without it.
Do you do your art based off of whatever catches your fancy or by commission? I ask as I do not see a prices list here and I am just now peeking at your DA.
so yes pu is not aggerssive play style as you discribe it
to put clones which put conditions pressure – how to put clones – #2 or dodge
and you want to draw the attention from your colnes to you thus you must play more defensively while your clones do all the dmg like using viel/ torch etc to buy some time for you cd . if you get chaos armor you are easily targeted thus again pkay defensively as you cannot burst the pressure the enemy to play defensivekittenter (condi or power) you are the one who do all the dmg thus must play more agressively and hit your shatter skills at the right moment while pu hardly use them at all (maybe F3 or F4)
Yoohoo, I posted a couple ideas on how to be “aggressive” with PU. You use your scepter/torch. Staff is far more defensive than offensive. If you hope to kill your opponent with any sort of speed you will have to do it with scepter and torch. Just because you don’t know how to play aggressively does not mean you can put the build down as “non-aggressive.” It just means you never took the time to learn how to utilize the build.
Pu Condi is not an aggressive play style. Its primary damage (Sc 2) requires that you get hit, or other player is attacking you (confusion). Trying to insist to others that they just don’t know how to play it aggressively doesn’t hold water with anyone who has played the spec extensively.
That isn’t to say that running a defensive spec is a bad thing or a knock on PU, as I still mess around with the trait from time to time. But aggressive, it is not.
It can be played aggressively. I have played it extensively. I do know what I’m talking about.
It’s only cheese if you don’t know how to kill it, which makes the other player an idiot for not knowing their own class better. Yes, I will concede that PU is an easy build to use, but it doesn’t make you “good” at it if you use it poorly. And, as you have so graciously pointed out, you used PU a long time ago, which renders your knowledge on this topic outdated. Things have changed over the last two years and quite a lot. PU is different, still a strong build, but different none-the-less.
Killing another class requires two things: knowledge of your class plus knowledge of the class you are facing. As pointed out earlier, you can’t just pop out some clones and go afk with PU. Yes, you can play aggressively with Counter. It has a 15 second cool down, which is another 5 stacks of torment. Yes, a good PU will use their shatters more. Maybe not F1, but definitely the rest. It’s not about powering down your opponent, but wearing them down with conditions. Confusion is an immensely powerful condition that often gets little notice. Confusing Images+Phantasmal Mage+F2 could very well equal up to 10 or 11 stacks of confusion. That is more than enough to kill someone. Oh, and I would use F1 to finish off an opponent. A new player to PU may not use shatters right a way, but a veteran player would. Mesmers are all about timing.
so yes pu is not aggerssive play style as you discribe it
to put clones which put conditions pressure – how to put clones – #2 or dodge
and you want to draw the attention from your colnes to you thus you must play more defensively while your clones do all the dmg like using viel/ torch etc to buy some time for you cd . if you get chaos armor you are easily targeted thus again pkay defensively as you cannot burst the pressure the enemy to play defensivekittenter (condi or power) you are the one who do all the dmg thus must play more agressively and hit your shatter skills at the right moment while pu hardly use them at all (maybe F3 or F4)
Yoohoo, I posted a couple ideas on how to be “aggressive” with PU. You use your scepter/torch. Staff is far more defensive than offensive. If you hope to kill your opponent with any sort of speed you will have to do it with scepter and torch. Just because you don’t know how to play aggressively does not mean you can put the build down as “non-aggressive.” It just means you never took the time to learn how to utilize the build.
I dived into a roll to dodge the massive hammer that slammed and broke the oak table and bench I had just been sitting in.
I dove, rolling into a dodge as the massive hammer slammed into the oak table and bench I had just been sitting at, breaking them.
“Dove” is the past tense of “dive,” not to be confused with “dove,” as the bird. While both words are spelt the same way they have a different pronunciation. Dove – dohv – past tense of dive. Dove – duhv – the bird. Dove
He swung down on me but I spinned to the left jumped and brought the greatsword over my head and onto his head.
He swung the hammer towards me, but I spun to the left, jumped, and brought the greatsword over my head onto his head.
“Spun” is the past tense of “spin.”
I snatched one, then spinned and nocked the arrow in one fluid motion.
I snatched one then spun, nocking the arrow in one, fluid motion.
I spinned and crouched to pick up the quiver and threw it over my shoulder and spinned back to face the behemoth approaching slowly.
I spun and crouched to pick up the quiver, tossing it over my shoulder as I turned to face the behemoth slowly approaching.
You used “spun” here twice, so I replaced the second one with a different, but similar, word. In the link for “dove” you have access to a thesaurus. I frequently use that site to check my spelling or find synonyms for words I feel like I am using too often. Variety will add flavor and flair to your writing.
I took a deep breath then breathed out and collected myself.
I took a deep breath the let it out as I focused myself.
It was at this moment I began thinking again. I thought. To hell with this, I’m out of here. I tried to run for the door but as soon as I reached it I felt something snag and grip both of my ankles.
To hell with this! I’m out of here! I thought and made a break for the door. As I reached it I felt something snag, tangling around my ankles.
I scrambled to my feet grabbed the sword and took one bunnyhop outside and then another. Before I could even touch the ground again I was grabbed by hand that wrapped around my whole neck and then hoisted me up.
I scrambled to my feet, grabbed the sword, and took a bunny-hop outside. Then another. Before I touched the ground the Norn caught me, his hand fastening around my neck and hoisting me higher.
Not everything I quoted was a grammatical error. I enjoy writing myself and even have a few short stories on this board, but I have also spent a lot of time honing the craft. I picked a few sentences I felt could be tightened to make them sound better.
One thing I think you will need to work on is your description of skills. Something that tripped me up while I was reading was your final scene with the guardian’s “bubble” skill. I had my boyfriend read this story and he said that it also confused him. We both have guardians that are level 80 and we hashed out all of the skills that guardians have that would otherwise slow or immobilize them.
There was only one we concluded this skill could be, but also could not be. The guardian in your story wields a hammer. Ring of Warding was my first thought when you began speaking of the “bubble,” but I realized that this was not correct because it does not absorb projectiles. The next thought was Shield of the Avenger, but you made no mention of a conjured spirit weapon. That left Sanctuary, which is a small bubble and would not have the same effect. There is one last skill we considered – Shield of Absorption. However, we also agreed this was not quite the correct skill either since your Norn would have had to have been wielding two different weapons (like sword + shield or something like that). Granted, a writer can take some creative liberties, but keep in mind we all like to say, “Hey! I know what he’s talking about!” We both instantly recognized Zealot’s Embrace, though not so much by name as by the action of the skill (ie the chains that immobilized the ranger).
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I don’t think I am meant to write a reply for you as a true critique. Twice I have tried now and both times I have lost my reply because, first, anet told me it was time to refresh my login, and then my browser decided to have an error and close. =_= I will just write the next one up in Word… that way, maybe, it just might make it into a post!
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Assassin gives you higher crit rate via precision. Berserker gives you higher damage via power. Personally, I use both. I started with a zerker set because that’s what was available at the time and then got an assassin set once it was released.
Step into an attack to intentionally trigger Illusionary Counter with the scepter (provided it will not cc you). Use your Confusing Images and Phantasmal Mage to stack up some confusion and tank a few hits. As a PU you’re not going to go down very easily. Slap Chaos Storm on the ground and stand in it.
You could write something too! =3
Don’t forget the Soundless. While not “evil” the way courtiers are, they not wholly good either.
A power build. I wear zerker armor with mesmer runes.
Someone did start a thread some time ago for backstories, but it lost steam and no one else replied to it.