Guild Wars 2

Engineer is my alt that ive started playing full time in conquest. It’s really enjoyable and the sustain on a Cele scrapper is quite noice.

I’m a one man premade. So this hurts my feelings to read such a powerful statement.

Make worth 100 points. Spawn it twice. And have it drain your hp.

Dexpal.6154:

When are dragonhunters going to be balanced?

Its been like three weeks of them just running around facerolling one shotting people.

I know theres going to be DHs like crazy coming to try and counter argue but please Anet can we jsut fix this,

Enjoy that low mmr.

Saturn.6591:

I dunno; faced a premade earlier this evening/night with two Berserkers. For some reason, we got rekt badly. One time I died, I had around 27k burning and 25k bleeding shown in the summary. Didn’t surprise me, as I simply couldn’t keep up with cleansing.

They bring the DPS. The problem is they also die really fast. Its like playing a game of chicken in a car towards a cliff, where you might run into an opponent whose car can fly.

Zero Day.2594:

Xbon.9086:

Play the trading post… if you need tips contact me in game and I can tell you how to play it to perfection…. few days ago I turned 40silver into 450gold in the course of about 20 hours… but wasted it all on keys like I always end up doing.

if you’re good at self-learning, you can try to figure out https://www.gw2shinies.com/smart.php yourself, but you’ll have to make sure you know how to check item histories/know it’s an item that has a decent supply/etc.

^ Best way to make gold. Playing the TP.

Just like IRL. Play them stocks!

Guardians:
-Stability
-Reflects
-Blocks (potential of 16 straight seconds of face tanking if the teams stands behind you)
-Can do some condi clense

Daharahj.1325:

1 shots everyone

Am I getting trolled?

Daharahj.1325:

“just dodge the trap” “if you see a DH just avoid him”

has got to be the most kittened arguments i’ve seen.

I’m sure you prefer the argument:

I die a lot to DH. I haven’t thought of counter-play, so please nerf.

As long as they don’t expect this game to be an actual esport, then they can keep balance behind paywalls and its not big deal. But they really have to stop with this whole esport thing.

princode.2750:

Revert back the dh to what it is during the final beta weekend it’s pretty balance. Currently its 2 overpower In term of damage, utility and of cause broken graphic making it impossible to dodge

Yeah I agree. I want my 9k damage fragment of faith back.

Cele druid
Cele scrapper

Anything with sustain and condi pressure. Druids running sword torch + staff are cancer to us.

Glad I saw this. I was confused as hell yesterday playing my engineer and thinking I kept canceling my orbital strike.

Longbow is amazing. Just run lb/gs or lb/hammer. Either can work well enough. But that bow allows us to keep pressure on targets like mesmers or eles in ways we’ve never been able to before.

You’d be nerfng yourself hard in its current state to not run longbow. Also, bunker guard really is dead. I feel bad for people who try to run it and get blown apart by team cleave.

Asmodal.6489:

Well to be honest if we are still top tier at something its power rezzer.

F3 + Focus 5 + FMW + Virtues GM3 is very strong since you shield the downed person from damage too. and of course a succesful rez recharges F3.

however I feel at the moment bunker is not the way to go.

If you add quickness on top of that, then we are in business. It’s been my experience that text AOE cleave is too kitten strong. It requires a coordinated team or quickness to get a body up from a team fight.

Also Rev are the best rezers. Quickness on demand plus they can be healed when taking damage and that trait that transfers incoming damage to a downstate friend to their hp.

The only change needed is the no tell knockback every 10 seconds. Just move it to Trueshot with a 5 second internal cooldown so people can now reliably dodge the knockback and we are in busines.

spoj.9672:

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

Of course you consider that for mesmer lol.

Not really. You wouldnt say phalanx warrior has insane dps just because it brings might and banners. You would say its moderate dps but boosts party dps so much that it justifies taking it.

You would probably say the same about chrono. Although i have no idea how good chrono dps actually is without alacrity and quickness.

You are beginning to sound like nemesis….

Of course you consider that for mesmer lol.

Vieux P.1238:

Dahkeus.8243, i understand what your saying. But’s SH is anything but engaging or have any multiple strategy.

Everybody now knows theres only 1 strategy on this map. & it’s to summon bombers with ur initial resource, Zerg rush to kill guards. Bust doors, guards & finish lord. You don’t even need a pre-made team to achieve this in 3 minutes. I done it multiple time. Yawwwn!

Worst part, most of the time you don’t even see the other team cuz there rushing it as well. It’s mainly a race on who can bust doors, guards, lord the fastest.

Trust me there’s more players that feels the same that does not even wanna waste time posting there thoughts on it. SH is boring & it missed it’s mark. Sorry Anet.

What if…. you kill the enemy bombers…… GASP

Ghotistyx.6942:

Making builds on cellphones is easy. That’s how I’ve been doing it for months.

Now, as far a that build goes, it’s fantastic at just absolutely not dying. However, there isn’t really content where you need such extreme performance.

That isn’t even the issue. There are just out right awful things about it. Renewed focus for 1 is a way better elite. Offers an invuln and access to another 7 second block for your entire team if they stand behind your VoC. I’ll go into more detail later.

brannigan.9831:

You can play a DH bunker its lame as hell. I have no clue how it would do at high levels of plays but just solo queue you can annoy the hell out of people. You can make up for the lack of health with Force of Will and use clerics. You will have a little less condition cleansing then the old bunker spec but the heal trap is super op (like 10k heal on 24 second timer plus daze and blind)against nobs and you can cure conditions with blocks. Use mace/shield and with shield of courage and mace you can block projectiles forever. With renewed focus you can stack 6k heals with wings of resolve. Like I said laaaame.

You pretty much described just a point holder. The traditional bunker guard was a master teamfight supporter and power rezer. It really can’t do those things anymore with the powee creep. I’d rather have a druid or a staff auramancer for my support buddy.

You indeed can’t get much worse than that. Please wait until later. I’m not going to make a build on my cell phone but later I probably will.

timmyf.1490:

I’d like to have fun and earn decent gold while I do it. I was hoping that the updates to Fractals and Raids would allow that. For now, it doesn’t really seem like it?

I’ll pick fun over rewards 95% of the time, so if raids are fun, I’ll still happily do them. Would have been nice to get a bit more gold from them, though.

Well luckily Anet has found a solution for people like us! For a small fee, you can buy gems and turn them into gold!!!!!

You don’t have to bother with dungeons and fractals since they nerfed them to kitten. Now all you have to do is pull out that plastic and get your gems now!

NikeEU.7690:

If you’re going into raids looking for it to be your primary gold farm you should just get rid of that thought now before you set yourself up for disappointment. The reasons to raid are…

1. Fun/challenge
2. Prestige unique items
3. progression
.
.
.
9378. Gold farm

Seriously, if you cry about the raw gold rewards go farm silverwastes.

That’s horribly depressing. If you actually need gold for some reason you have to choose.

Do I:

1.) Actually play enjoyable content but kitten rewards.

Or

2.) Or make my eyes bleed farming mind numbing crap pressing staff 1 in an event train.

This game has really taken a turn for the best

Vieux P.1238:

ok, back to initial subject. Do you check or uncheck StrongHold Qing Box?

95% uncheck. 5% checked

Your response was way too long. But you said it yourself, halfway through bronze league people know how to make things work. So you are telling me if people played 10 games of Stronghold it’s still confusing? I’m betting it takes more than 10 games in a LoL to understand it, even if it’s more casual than dota.

You seem to be comparing people’s first experience with stronghold and a player base who has already played alot of LoL.

Might as well add to this thread as well. +1

Salamander.2504:

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

Salamander.2504:

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

Salamander.2504:

dank.3680:

Salamander.2504:

I play reaper and basically just get wrecked. After playing for a few weeks now, it’s pretty clear that giving reaper stability doesn’t do a thing to change the “focus the necro” attitude. Reaper has all of the weaknesses of base necro, with the exception of decent stab uptime. It’s actually disappointing. Maybe once ANet fixes the power creep won’t matter so much, but attrition is a poor imitation of real sustain (blocks/invulns, etc.).

Seems like you don’t have a build that generates life force good enough. That’s the key to being a tanky beast knowing how to get and use that LF>

Na, that’s not it, unfortunately (I wish it were that simple). When there’s a target above your head in a mid fight as a necro, you have to be spiderman to survive.

So you are telling me when 4 guys focus you, it then becomes difficult for you to survive? <INSERT KEANU REEVES MEME HERE>

Relax dude, I’m just pointing out that reaper has all the same weaknesses as base necro. We can’t go invuln or block, we just have to eat it.

Take that flesh wurm and tp out. You are now literally God.

Yeah I guess I’ll have to try it out again; it’s been awhile. I always miss that 3rd utility spot.

Im just being dumb. I don’t really recommend it. On maps like khylo it’s really handy to go to mid so quickly. Teams always focus necro in the first fight. It’s probably why Abjured usually sends nos home in the beginning. Best you can do it play it safe until you get that healthy life force and accept you are a high priority target that is death incarnate.

Salamander.2504:

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

Salamander.2504:

dank.3680:

Salamander.2504:

I play reaper and basically just get wrecked. After playing for a few weeks now, it’s pretty clear that giving reaper stability doesn’t do a thing to change the “focus the necro” attitude. Reaper has all of the weaknesses of base necro, with the exception of decent stab uptime. It’s actually disappointing. Maybe once ANet fixes the power creep won’t matter so much, but attrition is a poor imitation of real sustain (blocks/invulns, etc.).

Seems like you don’t have a build that generates life force good enough. That’s the key to being a tanky beast knowing how to get and use that LF>

Na, that’s not it, unfortunately (I wish it were that simple). When there’s a target above your head in a mid fight as a necro, you have to be spiderman to survive.

So you are telling me when 4 guys focus you, it then becomes difficult for you to survive? <INSERT KEANU REEVES MEME HERE>

Relax dude, I’m just pointing out that reaper has all the same weaknesses as base necro. We can’t go invuln or block, we just have to eat it.

Take that flesh wurm and tp out. You are now literally God.

Don’t worry guys. This game will surely take off as an esport and match other big esport games in player base.

Salamander.2504:

dank.3680:

Salamander.2504:

I play reaper and basically just get wrecked. After playing for a few weeks now, it’s pretty clear that giving reaper stability doesn’t do a thing to change the “focus the necro” attitude. Reaper has all of the weaknesses of base necro, with the exception of decent stab uptime. It’s actually disappointing. Maybe once ANet fixes the power creep won’t matter so much, but attrition is a poor imitation of real sustain (blocks/invulns, etc.).

Seems like you don’t have a build that generates life force good enough. That’s the key to being a tanky beast knowing how to get and use that LF>

Na, that’s not it, unfortunately (I wish it were that simple). When there’s a target above your head in a mid fight as a necro, you have to be spiderman to survive.

So you are telling me when 4 guys focus you, it then becomes difficult for you to survive? <INSERT KEANU REEVES MEME HERE>

But guys. I was in a giant xp farm train last night in HOT and did just fine. It’s clearly a L2P issue since warrior performs so well in there.

DiogoSilva.7089:

And to add to what you said, MOBA’s multiple objectives are very successful because:

• They are engaging, as in, they promote risk/reward plays;
• Any pug team can keep them under control without the need for voice chat

Could not get past that portion. I played Dota 2 because of in game voip. If you are stuck below 3k mmr, you have teammates who you swear were trolling you because their movement around the map and general game sense hurt your soul.

Mobas are not some simple thing that any pug can coordinate. It’s often like hurding cats, while I yell at my support to stop last hitting in my safe lane!!!!

ODB.6891:

Riranor.6315:

@ODB

keep in mind the change to 10 man would effect more than raids. one of the reasons they won’t change it is because it would also change it for WvW before, making zergs more powerful and boon supplying classes the best role in WvW. they’re not being stubborn to be stubborn, they have a reason.

Or they could just split the behavior between game modes! I know that’s something they absolutely hate to do, but it can’t seriously be that hard to add a flag in the code that removes the buff/boon cap when not in WvW.

Spaghetti code is named that because of how messy it is. Just be thankful they finally acknowledged their memory management is causing crashes.

Often the 2-3 man groups are 1 experienced with 2 newer players who are most likely just trying to follow the one guy over voip.

I always talk in team chat if my team is doing something stupid. Otherwise I let the game flow and rely on map pings and target calling. Oh and typing if X number of enemies I’d at a certain point.

Tool tip says 5 but I have no idea since I only use it in pvp where that’s really the only amount you will hope to ever get.

Exedore.6320:

However, Minstrel provided some HP, which bunker guard desperately needs. Without some extra HP, bunker guard is too susceptible to burst.

The hp was the difference. And that was the only thing I mentioned. That guy above you is just repeating what he read without actually thinking if it applies to this situation.

Zerker baybay 15char

Ragnar the Rock.3174:

Sadly cat is more or less right. (though I question not using renewed focus as a bunker, even with the cc dragons maw has.)

You can try clerics which can output some good healing but the base health is just so low that an organized team will nuke you.

If the wanderer’s amulet had the same stats as it does in PvE then it would be worth considering.
It has no +healing power but the amount of toughness, vitality, power & +boon duration would more or less make up for that. Sadly it uses a completely different set of stats.

Renewed focus is like training wheels. Even before DH, quickness stomps and rezes are preferred over renewed focus. If dragons maw becomes useless I’ll go back to that over RN for bunker because survivability was never an issue.

It’s just this meta making guards little heath pools seem even smaller without +vit stats.

DiogoSilva.7089:

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

Even if you hate mobas they are popular and generally have alot of things going on at various points.

Stronghold is to MOBAs what the Star Wars prequels are to the original Star Wars trilogy. :P

Disliking the prequels does not means you dislike Star Wars, because it’s the original trilogy that made it great. Likewise, disliking Stronghold does not means that person automatically dislikes MOBAs.

Never said he disliked MOBAs. I was just highlighting the point made about how too many objectives going on is a bad thing. And I mentioned that MOBA’s whether you like them or not, have this aspect and are very popular.

phor.7952:

You built your Dragonhunter,
you leveled him to max.

Retreat! is what you mutter,
when you want to run fast.

In the Maguuma Jungle,
what you’re looking for is fungal…
You don’t need Traveler Runes,
Just touch those delicious mushrooms!

fin.

I only care about 25% speed boost in WvW. I’v learned to live with the slowness in PvP and PvE being slow does not matter in the least.

Most people just spam staff 1 for open world loot.

“seriously who want to practice unranked”.

That is your problem. If you want serious practice, you set up scrims or pick up games in a private server with like minded individuals who will help you learn and improve. Unranked should not be a real source of practice for a pro leageue.

On a side note: yes please remove Skyhammer and Spirit Watch.

Vieux P.1238:

LegallyBinding.4937:

Stronghold just needs some adjustments and I could see tournaments working

No it does not! …… Stronghold is just not engaging.

Stop trying to impose your emotions in this thread. I think Stronghold does some good things by spacing out objectives and POIs.

Even if you hate mobas they are popular and generally have alot of things going on at various points. 3 lanes of action, jungle farming, stacking mobs, buying personal upgrades, choosing when to group up and gank or just push a lane.

Stronghold does try to open the game up and steer it away from just playing bruiser builds on a boring point. I personally like playing SH with a premade team because of all the different aspects you have to worry about.

There are some flaws that need to be ironed out, but overall I think it has potential.

It’s almost a general consensus at the top level play, that with the removal of the minstrel amulet, that bunker guard is basically dead.

The few times I played bunker guard, going Virtues/Honor/DH I was able to provide good support while doing 350k damage using longbow mace/shield.

The problem however, is we cannot heal as well as a druid and our ability to res is kinda crappy now. The amount of focus burst now is so unreal, that the tiny health pool we have makes it difficult to even get someone off the floor without us melting.

The control and damage is way better on DH. True shot hits for a consistent 2k which is nice poke damage for a bunker guard. Not to mention Dragons maw offering a nice way for us to control a target ready to be killed.

Tldr I prefer DH bunker, even though I think bunker guard is in a terrible spot with all this damage.

sorrychief.2563:

Cat Has Ducks.1982:

sorrychief.2563:

no need to thank me boys.
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Superior_Rune_of_the_Traveler
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Superior_Rune_of_Speed

You linked a guide on “How to Wreck Your DPS”

your call m8, anet gave you the choice of 25% movespeed or 175 power. there is also http://battle.net if you want everything instantly and now.

Tell that to a burn guard losing 60% burn duration.

sorrychief.2563:

no need to thank me boys.
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Superior_Rune_of_the_Traveler
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Superior_Rune_of_Speed

You linked a guide on “How to Wreck Your DPS”

They usually whisper you then block you. I get this all the time. Especially since I play DH. I get so many thieves and necros talking crap about how I am getting carried by an easy class.

Then like real Internet tough guys, block me do I can’t respond. What kind of beta kitten kitten is that.

That mode sounds awesome…. if they added that. The population of normal conquest would tank so hard…

I’ll pretend I didn’t read that and go back begging the druid on my team to help mid and not farm the npcs.

Can someone link me that ele immune to everything build please. It’s for a friend…

I can’t imagine why this game hasn’t taken off as an esport.