The classical AH build will fit your demand very well. Just make sure you travel/fight with some buddies around you, you will feel no weakness on AH build. Carry a staff as the other weapon set. It’s not ideal for PVE solo but it works well in dungeons.
Its fine in PvE too, just not super fast like a pure zerk geared or build. PvE in this game is, well, a walk in the park
I always found Sentinel to be somewhat lacking. There’s a reason why Guardians are in the lowest hp pool, stacking an enormous amount of vit isn’t going to do anything unless you have decent healing power to keep it. As stated above you’re better off going Soldier then Sentinel. Soldier still gives you a lot of vit, and your not losing power like in Sentinel.
I tend to agree although I’ve not found the proper balance yet
. Since the OP’s question is focused on WvW it probably doesn’t matter at the end of the day anyway. Players are getting getting smarter and focus fire wins the day.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen people just blow past my CC and mow down the primary and secondary damage dealers I’m supposed to be protecting. So I swap over to a more friendly showering of green numbers to my mates and that falls like water off a ducks back No wonder why players want to go to a more DPS oriented build. If you can’t beat them, join them. Sometimes I think the biggest fault of this game is not having a healing meta. This wonky hybrid pseudo handing out golden bombs of light and health just doesn’t cut it in this format of play.
Just my opinion. So I just try and find a good balance. It does no good for me to be the last man standing I always say.
You sound like a typical PvP player.
Really? Enlighten me.
I actually removed that comment before you posted.
Fair enough. I apologize. The conversation was moving rather quickly and civil
I just didn’t revisit.
I simply changed the question on you. Would you agree or not that from a WvW player perspective PvE gets more attention in regards to content and textures?
End game PvE content is not great in this game by any means. So do I think PvE gets the best treatment? No, I don’t.
Fair enough. We disagree but still remain friends. In my mind/opinion I see them get evolving content and rewards compared to the WvW meta that stays stagnant. I am biased admittedly in that is all I play for the most part though.
I still say if anyone is undertaking the task of crafting a legendary they already know what is ahead of them. The time required to get map complete in WvW is small compared to the bigger picture. But maybe I’m wrong since I’ve not crafted one and already have map complete or just see it differently. Regardless, thanks for keeping it civil and maybe see you around in-game.
Well maybe if you ladies and gents keep creating threads like this maybe the developers will remove WvW from the requirement, eh? I mean after all we had posts like this before when they allowed us to lay siege in the place /sigh
You think you are posting tears of sorrow now just imagine the buckets full back then. And back then you could transfer servers without restrictions /boggle.
It’s a game. The shiny object is called Legendary for a reason. They are not supposed to fall out of the sky like skittles. Nor are the precursors. Honestly, I think they are too easy to obtain has it is yet Arena Net is going to allow them to be crafted. See Ma, they (developers) do listen and grant people to what they shed alligator tears for.
This by no means says they game client can’t evolve over time. It should, and will. But I think the OP, in this case the player Wreave, is over reacting to the point of he or she running around the house, arms held high, screaming, looking like little Drew Barrymore in E.T.
I don’t know what server you are on but you are talking 3 weeks at best with maybe 5 minutes a night peaking in the WvW map to see what is up. I say 3 weeks because chances are high you will swap map colors at least once. Only area’s that will cause you some trouble will be keeps and home borderlands if you are missing some of those. Everything else tied to a tower or none secure vista can be had easy. Towers can be taking with 2 people. And since I don’t know if you are an achievement seeker or not, why didn’t you knock this out when the Season One was under way? Most people knocked it out then since servers made pacts to flip various places just for this.
Look. I think you are a smart player. Take a look at the maps when you log in or before you log, have some self restraint and above all, have some patience. I think it will go along way for you and the enjoyment of the game.
Inter the plight of a Guardian…
Probably just make toughness/vitality scale better and condition damage/healing power better
That wouldn’t change a thing and would actually make WvW even more unbalanced.
Heck, let us do this! WvW is already a train wreck we might as well throw up more silverware and random code at the problem hoping it will balance everything out…
I only play WvW. Match ups are currently broke and the same old fight is getting old.
December patch was a bust. This thread is a bust without any post patch feedback or comments has to why they did or didn’t do.
I’m not into dress up Barbie.
I didn’t do all the “things to do when reaching 80” post, but still had fun. I don’t know.
So, for me. Unless something magical happens my time is winding down while I find different things to do. The good news is GW2 has no monthly fee and supposedly I will be the same (character that is) has I am today if I was to ever return.
Not saying I’m 100% done, but for what I do in game I think it is slowing. There isn’t that urge or addiction to the friction if you will to compel me to login has much. To bad because the game had potential
Going to try that Beta this weekend or so I hope
It is not for NA markets Dev responded about the datamined VIP. As in people overreacted as per usual in MMO’s
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/VIP-Membership/page/5#post3474276
Yep, saw it. Also note I said “could be” not that it really matters. The problem for me is I only play the WvW side of the game and it isn’t in a great state right now. It doesn’t mean you can’t have fun or escape reality like I’ve mentioned before. But if everyone (including designer and developers) was being honest we’d all admit it is borked.
Doesn’t mean they can’t right the problem but the longer it goes on the more difficult it becomes.
Going to try that Beta this weekend or so I hope Also I see that the rumor mill is going full steam with the V.I.P data mined info. Very well could be the nail in the coffin for many although most of the items seem rather useless.
I run a Zerk Guardian build along the lines of Obal’s build (GS and Sw/Focus) and I will soon have enough gold to buy the precursor of my choice and thus finally complete my first Legendary. I am not so keen on any of the Legendary Greatswords so was thinking about buying Zap and go for Bolt, as I like the style and animations. But I am worried about how much of it can still be seen on Guardian.
A lot of the Guardian attacks and animations are light and flash heavy and I am wondering if Bolt’s effect do not end up being overshadowed by them in the end. The Youtube videos I checked of it on Guardian were not super helpful to get a good sense either.
Any Guardian with Bolt who would care to chime in and let me know how it is working out for them? Are you happy with how Bolt’s effect mesh with Guardian Sword skills?
Thanks in advance.
Zel
I have Bolt on my Guardian and it’s my favorite weapon. It looks awesome, and Sword is just a beast of a weapon on Guard.
(I also have Eternity, The Juggernaut, Meteorlogicus, and Bifrost on my Guard. Bolt > Everything else)
For the love of the Game man, that is a lot of shiny objects. You are either one hell of a smart player of the market or excel at time management. Or both. I’ve played since the head start and am bingo shiny Then again, it isn’t my first thing to do either when I login.
Although the shield would be nice to have.
Yeah that’s true. I was actually very disappointed when I read that and then saw the wiki change.
I haven’t been keeping up with the development of the Mist map. Is it growing in size?
It’s large. Looks nice so it is alluring or aesthetically pleasing if you will. But did I say it was large? Now to be fair and take off my bias hat it was beta and open during the holiday in late December which “I” played, so maybe a large map with that time of year means less people playing if you catch my meaning. But lots of running it seemed and I didn’t have any boots of speed, so, well, not much fun.
The map is a punters paradise. If your class can punt, knock back, or has a weapon that pushes you will be in MECA. There are so many points that one can wreck havoc and I’m sure I didn’t find them all. I’ve punted via hammer banish or shield 5 my fair share with a few partied up just to tell me how nice I was to them – lol.
Champs are tethered or chained in place with minimal travel distance so that seems really odd. It allows some form of PvE inside the map that give something although what I’m still not sure. I’ve taken a few out and many more took me out. Some hit like a MAC truck.
Few bridges broke but you can still navigate around the place with ease or so it would seem. Major draw back to me was lack of people so I had no real sense of flow, rhyme or reason to move from point A to point B. Furthermore, I couldn’t find a incentive to party up and wreck things. Not Arena Net’s fault in my opinion because it could be a learning thing or lack of people on the field when I played.
Personally, if it was me I would:
1. Untether the champions and allow people to collect bread crumbs and lure them to other places. Helps beat down doors, walls, etc.
2. I’d pull in the overall size of the map a bit and force travel though points of control. This way a team can bunker down, lay some siege, and control a point. Kick off a timer and aware WEXP for the duration they hold it. Can’t cross to get to other point should mean something. Destroy a bridge should mean something. It is all about restricting the other team from moving forward and to do that you must prevent entry.
3. Related to #1 above but since this is a mist map or floating if you will, put mechanism so that if a server controls 3 major points of interest then Tequatl will spawn and a major PVE event spawns. Or, if we don’t want one side to get it then Tequatl will do a air drop on a selected server. Or, let us flip this a bit and if the server spread is such a huge difference in regards to points between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Tequatl will spawn and wreck havoc against the opposing side thus helping you by destroying access routes, towers, and other things such has players…
Again, has with most things in GW2 it is a aesthetically pleasing place for a bit. But without seeing more people or how it should flow it seems lack luster
Hi All, Amins. Wanted to ask sort of a silly question on the healer version you have but I think the answer may be it depends on play style What happens if you find that you don’t use a 2 handed weapon has much. One could swap out two handed mastery to say something maybe more supportive to the group? Like maybe Writ of the Merciful or Persistence? One heals I think and the other symbols last longer? Although standing still in a large fight isn’t really that smart, just wondering though.
Also another question on the ZD / DPS build. Have you given it much thought in regards to ascended gear or maybe a order? Helm and coat seem to be a higher state wise for DPS with the extra crit and then the weapon. But still not sure if the Guardian is a crit type player say like an elementalist. So boots, cloves, or shoulders or legs?
Hope all is well.
There are things for sure broken. That’s not debated. But to claim the class itself is broken .. in a TEAM environment, where it shines? Please.
So then the Guardian is a supporting role but never the leading man or woman? Wow, talking about being pigeon holed if so
So much for their manifesto. Oh wait, that went out the door a few months after release when ascended gear was introduced. Oops.
I do say some of this in jest I hope you know Obtena. It isn’t directed at you has it is just a friendly conversation. The guardian is what it is and I play one. Just saying it isn’t always a great experience when things change yet we stay the same…
What we got in return is what no one wanted and what the designer said wasn’t going to be good enough. So how does one digest that? Not well I’d wager. I’m sure you have or maybe have a great memory, but go back and read the post, then follow up suggestions.
I agree, but what I’m pointing out is that devs aren’t obligated to post and it’s a fallacy that devs aren’t paying attention to players just because they haven’t taken action on the forums. It’s easy to conclude we are being ignored but it’s never done on a whim … there is a reason they didn’t implement our ideas. They have a direction they feel they have to follow. That’s their job.
I agree, and can see your point. But has Dynnen pointed out in his follow up it wasn’t us who promised a discussion or dialog.
Moot point I guess since the thread is open, many provided feed back of all sorts, and they delivered what they said wouldn’t be a great idea and no one really cares for at least the active posters. The rest of the community we don’t know I guess.
So…we can at least agree this isn’t Burger King because we didn’t get it our way
Oh, side note. Thanks to everyone who sort of explained how they use JI with hammers or just in general (and not calling me out or poking fun ) I’ve been playing since the open beta weekends and honestly never strung them together with JI. I was, for whatever reason, always assuming they didn’t work together. However, after reading and thinking, then seeing what others do it was one of those palm to forehead moments and followed up with a deep sigh
I tried it a bit last night with my normal ZD build from our buddy Amins and it actually played a lot differently – lol. Oh well, live and learn I guess
However you cut it, the Ascended gear that makes a difference is accessible to everyone, even very casual players. There isn’t a valid complaint here. This might offend some sensibilities but … it’s not about what is fair. If your level of play only allows you to outfit yourself in a lower tier of stuff that’s not the game’s problem or Anet’s, it’s yours. People need to stop setting themselves up to blame gear for their failure or lack of success.
Ascended gear makes a difference, yes.
Accessible yes.
Time line, not casual friendly at all nor even remotely close.
Game breaker? That depends on how you play.
I don’t think the OP is complaining either, I believe it is just a conversation or note about how they feel it impacts them. Full ascended will make a difference in stats across two meta play styles in the game. Not sure why people try and argue it doesn’t but do the simple math. It increases stats and provides different options is stat distribution. The good news is that we don’t have gear score nor do we get to inspect others Nor do we have add-ons that do it for us.
The bad news though is that some things are time gated or gear gated by default and that can, and will, impact some of the player base. This is typical though in most non-console games because there are abusers of the system and bugs that get rich, there are power and smart players who know how to manipulate things, and there are casual gamers who play and need to maximize their time. Those who do it better, well, kudo’s to them. Those that don’t get caught up in the grind and get left behind I guess.
Anyway, I see the OP’s side of things. The game (GW2) does not allow casual players a way to collect items for some of the more difficult things to make. If he/she had an hour to play, wanted to farm some T6 mats, GW2 doesn’t really offer a ideal way to do so and get a solid return on investment.
Proxy by bots I say. They try and control the market and restrict botting and this is the price casual gamers play unless you spend that time in the 2 week content that allows mass farming…Or you abuse exploits like the sPvP fellas did with glory and win trading, etc, etc, etc.
Sorry OP. Pretty soon most casual gamers will go to consoles I believe. Or, do what I do. Don’t get caught up in the rat race and play to escape reality. Do what you can. No regrets.
Oh, what about all stealth classes climbing walls