Guild Wars 2

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

completely ridiculous changes.
no way anet will listen to you.

Healing Signet – you just made warrior back into paper dolls again.
Combustive Shot – the radius is fine, dun fix what is not broken
adrenal health – this is a defensive trait, does not belongs in strength line
what you suggest is just absurd.
do you even play warrior at all?

I like having passive regen better than anything else in the game, a burst skill that covers 75% of graveyard, and more passive heal.

And yea, I do, and it’s outrageous.

You know, conjecture and theorycrafting is nice, but you need to display some math and specific changes you have in mind.

It’s not enough to say “bring condi’s in line with dd” those are two different functions.

DanyK.3842:

Perfect example of that famous whack-a-mole balance design.

You think this is whack-a-mole, LOL. You like power creep? You like seeing a class on the line up and realizing that something you are running is not a viable option?

pve and pvp need to be separate so I don’t quantify that in the reasons why i suggest one thing over another;

for the ele changes – nothing should be immune and if you haven’t seen the new ele bunker build, ill leave that for you; otherwise, the ice bow on a full glass ele is extremely powerful

If anyone wants any of the algorithms, equations, or rationales for some of the choices made, let me know and I’ll elaborate.

Mesmer
Skills
Greatsword – functionality to reflect risk – reward, reverse the distance in which damage is increased – dealing more damage the closer the player is to the target

Scepter – auto attack speed travel speed increased by 10%

Blurred Frenzy – damage evasion duration reduced to 2 seconds, engi shield stun and nightmare rune proc no longer interrupt the frenzy

Signet of the Ether – passive tick base reduced to 200/400/600 q3seconds based on number of clones; passive tick scales with healing power at a coefficient of 0.15; recharge reduced to 30 seconds

Mantra of Pain – damage increased by 5%

Arcane Thievery – cool down reduced to 40 seconds

Mimic – the first projectile absorbed does not cause damage

Traits

Prismatic Understanding – duration of protection and regeneration reduced to 2 seconds

Engineers
Skills
Bombs – all bomb radii decreased by 40 units

Poison Grenade – poison cloud duration reduced to 3 seconds, base poison duration reduced to 4 seconds

Big Ol’ Bomb – radius reduced by 40 units

Traits
Stabilized Armor – moved to master tier inventions added cc nullification on a 60 second recharge

Power Shoes – moved to adept tier inventions; might need a qualifier

Automated Response – condition durations reduced by 95%

Scope – removed from the game; replaced with Back Brace

Back Brace – remove 1 condition when using a tool belt skill, recharge 12 seconds, non-elixir skill

Thief – initiative regen reduced to 0.8/second; build diversity requires a 1.1khp base increase at level 80
Skills
Cluster Bomb – damage reduced by 12.5%

Shelk Venom – recharge reduced to 40 seconds

Traits
Improvisation – changed description from bundle to possessing a stolen skill

Sleight of Hand – Internal cool down of 30 seconds

Elementalist – base health increased by 2k at level 80 to increase build diversity
Skills
Ice Bow – Ice Storm – reduced damage by 8.5%

Meteor Shower – reduced area by 10%;

Churning Earth – is now a chargeable skill – instant cast will yield 2 bleed stacks at 2.5 second duration, 1 cripple application at 1 second, and base damage of 650; max charge will yield 8 bleed stacks at duration of 8 seconds, 4 cripple applications at a duration of 1 second, and base damage of 1,050; total charge time for max charge is 3.25 seconds

Traits
Lightning Strike – ICD increased to 5 seconds

Diamond Skin – reduced condition reduction to 95%, down from immunity

Ranger
Skills
Spirits – all non-elite spirit passive effect radii are decreased to 650; actives are decreased to 240 radii

Spirit of Nature – recharge increased to 200 seconds; passive heal tick reduced to 300hps

Sword – decrease of evasion frame durations during auto-attack by 25%

Traits
Bark Skin – damage reduction reduced to 45%

Empathetic Bond – is now activated on pet swap; 3 conditions transferred to pet; recharge time of 12 seconds

Nature’s Vengeance – spirit activated radii decreased to 100

Runes
Lyssa – ICD of 60 seconds

tl:dr – by no means comprehensive, but a decent start aside from going back about 2 to 3 patches

The Bear Balance Document
General

With AoE rebalancing – AoE target cap increased to 8 targets – the aim is to slowly decrease the power and effectiveness of AoE skills to a point of balance relative to single target skills and abilities and a hedge against AI clutter

Introduction of skill/charge shots – increase the depth of game play for some skills and classes, allows for deeper sense of counter play and more inter-combat options

Blocking priority system that has aegis as the last block to be used up and with multiple blocks up, only one used per attack – so that some traits and abilities become worthy options

Repair both conditions and boons to be first in, last out – this is to replace the condition and boon block-style priority system currently implemented, allows for increased depth of combat by being able to cover boons and condis

Immobilization Stacking eliminated

z-axis and ai/players getting stuck

Portal no longer transports repair kit

Necromancer
Skills
Putrid Mark – transfers 3 conditions from the caster to foes on trigger. Additionally, transfers 1 condition from allies (cap of 5) to enemies within 900 range.

Grasping Dead – reduced physical damage by 12%

Feast of Corruption – reduced damage per condition to 5%

Signet of Spite – reduced condition durations by 50%

Lich Form – Deathly Claws – 10% decrease in base damage

Traits
Siphoned Power – health threshold to 65% for trigger

Training of the Master – decreased damage increase to 25%

Withering Precision – moved to master tier, recharge increased to 25 seconds

Terror – moved to grandmaster tier

Gluttony – reduced to 5%

Guardian – base health increased by 1.5k at level 80 to increase build diversity
Skills
Banish – is now a chargeable skill – holding the skill for longer will increase both the distance launched and damage of the hit; can also be executed instantly for a diminished effect – max charge: launch 750 range, base damage 450; instant charge 300 range, base damage of 375; max charge time, 1 second

Scepter – auto attack orb travel speed increased by 12.5% and damage is decreased 5%

Signet of Mercy – cast time decreased to 2.5 seconds, recharge at 120 seconds

Renewed Focus – increased duration to 3 seconds

Tomes: recharge reduced to 150 seconds

Tome of Wrath: Judgment – cast time decreased to 4 seconds
Conflagrate – base damage increased to 500 damage

Traits
Kindled Zeal – moved to master tier

Zealous Blade – moved to GM tier, increase damage of GS attacks by 10%

Valorous Defense – cooldown reduced to 60 seconds

Glacial Heart – chance on critical hit increased to 100%

Warrior-tentative reduce base health at level 80 by 1k
Skills
Healing Signet – Passive tick reduced to 200hps with healing power scaling coefficient of 0.175

Berserker Stance – reduces condition duration by 95% for the duration of the stance

Combustive Shot – radius at 3 levels of adrenaline reduced to 300, 220 at 2, and 140 at 1

Traits
Adrenal Health – moved to minor master trait in strength line

Building Momentum – moved to minor master trait in defense line

Last Stand – stability and swiftness provided are reduced to 8 seconds

Defy Pain – increased to a 90 seconds recharge

I know that feel pain. Doctor say I have carpel tunnel and arms go numb from achievement point hunts. I think I’m bad though, because i only have 4.5k points. Can I borrow wife to me please?

I started around 1.4 million glory. I’m down to about 350k glory and I’ve made about 750-800 gold. Lost count because I got 1 asuran t3 cultural armor and 2 of the Nightmare armor sets.

I think you’re upset that 11/0 doesn’t break top three?

I intend to go beyond the bounds of that challenge. The intention is to be number one in both team and solo q simultaneously.

I’m rank 40 or 50 something in team queue. I already have my post ready for when I hit rank 1 in team queue as well.

Saving it. This is the showcase location, haha, http://gw2central.enjin.com/

Wait, there is a decay now?

That’s why you don’t win paids.

Who is going to shoutcast it?

I have to agree with Acandis on this one.

If you crop it for me, I’ll replace the picture on the website showcase.

The build I was running was: http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=V7Fcg;1NFk30G3wF-90;9;499T-J1;05;001B;118-57X7;2F-03F-035BM

Grab home point. Win most/all of your 1v1’s. Push to teamfight or far thereafter.

I’m not the Hero NA wants, I’m the hero NA needs.

They say you are what you eat, I just don’t recall eating a kittening legend.

No, I’m using the Glorious Offspring of Bear and Acandis, beta version 0.1

10/10/30/0/20

You’re using the Glorious Offspring of Acandis and Bear, version 1

10/5/30/5/20

Also, get on my level.

Currently working on the specifics for the next Dodgeball tourny.

…DPS Guardian in the history of NA. As evidenced by my position on the Solo Q leaderboard, http://imgur.com/84crtuT . As we all know, both individual score within a match and leader-board standing are positively correlated with higher skill levels. In all of my wins I have garnered the highest score – except for the final win achieving rank 1, in which I was heavily focused and followed around the map.

Much like the fist from the heavens, my wrath had spilled over the opponents dealing critical strikes and sustained DPS. Being number 1 comes naturally to the greatest competitive and professional gamers of our generation – and I am no exception.

For the many of you who were cut from IVEX along the way, which is pretty much all of NA, I will leave some words of wisdom.

Words of Wisdom:
1) Get Good
2) ????
3) Still lose to DoYourBestBear

I do, however, wish to acknowledge those we lost along the way:
To Java, I miss your nasally voice on Kaypud’s stream
To Bry, my love, you do not stand in the Mists as often as you once had
To Acandis, I got you a copy of Elmo’s Letter Adventure for PS1, it’s more your speed
To Blinx, please do not hack the new TS3 server again
To Caed, I have a thief build made for being in the downed state, I’ll give it to you later
To Cruuk, thank you teaching me how to be a 1%‘er and being stealth all/every game
To Davinci, I bought you an account and you got it banned for two weeks, again, wtf
To Backpack, my condolences since CTang is trying to make you an internet meme
To CTang, you’re Canadian
To Anoobis, Blood is Power is a terrible skill, please stop trolling me
To Suchalameo, use your microphone, I can’t read and play at the same time
To Steb, without you, who will suck the fun out of the game for me?
To Sataarcoeny, I wish you told us where you were going within Disney Land
To Ovi, please stop using Settler’s Amulet
To Countless, what will we do without your ginger presence in the community
To Qwho, I’m sure you made the right decision…LOL
To Patrick, stop calling me Darce, I don’t even know who that is
To Grouch, you already know what I said yes to, you didn’t decline, so now I know
To Evan Lesh, I’m your biggest fan and I love your work
To Karl, pokeball up
And, finally, but certainly not least in any semblance of the word, to my fans, for watching my stream and twitch, supporting all of the failed ventures and hilarious shout-castings.

/bow

rofl, I think I only went like 7 or 8 and 0 – they focused me hardcore and quilja had to carry in that last match

I awake on a cold, dark night. The thought of going to work eclipsing any other desires this day, save one – I’m rank 2. Like all other days, I muster all of my energy for work.

Then, like a beacon of light in a turbulent ocean, I receive the call: “DoYourBestBear, you can stay home tonight, for now.”

My thoughts shift to the rank 2 position and the actual probability that I can win the first solo queue match this night. Breaking down the statistics and seeing who is online, I realize the odds are against me. But I have a heroic worldview and to battle the odds is what defines me.

I queue up. Acandis just got foiled.

Queue pops. Acandis is not on my team – probability of winning increases. Quilja is on my team though – probability of winning slightly decreases, but not as much as if I had Acandis instead.

Quilja carries hard – surprising, I know. The opponents consistently sent two players to kill me, leaving Quilja to run rampant over the map.

We win.

Now I wait – am I rank 1? Forty-five minutes to find out.

The issue is that he is on a “top-tier team” currently, and still said it. It’s a nod to the state of the game.

You should probably ban res. utilities and engineers.

Honestly, I thought we were at rock bottom. Then this guy shows up and asks how you test something. I’m pretty confident he graduated from high school and has at least heard of the scientific method.

I’d hate to break it to you, but….

I would also like to ban coordination.

The issue is that, by and large, it’s easier for people to say something is banned rather than letting a 2v2 meta develop or evolve. This is just a simple case of that short-sightedness. Admittedly, so is Reevz asking for a Moa ban, even though you can block/blind/dodge/interrupt it.

Also, ban tool kit and elixir gun.

I thought once you hit rock bottom, that you can only go up. I stand corrected.

Plague is the ultimate shutdown – poison, blind, and chill.

hahaha, some of the stuff we tried…so troll.

Easiest day of my life.

I said framework. Framework /= carbon copy. Also, proof please.

is not Tarcis’s build.

http://gw2central.enjin.com/forum/m/6125560/viewthread/3864821-juggernaut-warrior-87

Credit to BJ in August 2012 for setting the framework with the original version.

This build plays to the strengths of chill – one of the strongest and most underutilized conditions in the game.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=V-4cZ;1kHVI0E4ZJkJ0;9;4JJJ9-49-23-46-2;313H7;2V-H7W3H76ge

This build definitely can work a few variations, including: hybrid, different amulet, incorporating fear damage, et cetera.

As everyone knows, manvilrock.guildts.com TS3 server had gone down for a few days a couple of weeks ago. In its absence, I picked up a server, bearcave.enjinvoice.com and it became a sort of hang out for a ton of different people and for teams to have an available voip.

It does not escape me that we have a lost a number of users from the inception of the bearcave server to now – and I thought about that for a bit.

I do owe an apology for lax moderation and too many admins. I have removed a few admins, we linked the community website to the TS3 so that people can always get in contact with someone if you have an issue, we made it possible to submit complaints (through the TS3 server), and we are removing descriptions for people that are offensive.

For those that left, I sincerely invite you back to play with everyone again and to be your main means of hanging out and playing games with each other. Moreover, I, again, apologize for the lackluster launch and the excessive issues that have plagued us since inception.

I need three more people for the upcoming GF sponsored tournament.

Must have TS3 and working microphone. Necessary ability to handle and assimilate constructive criticism.

I’m looking for people who can multi-class; in loo of that, I need players adequate on ranger, thief, engi, warrior, tentative elementalist.

MSG me in-game or send a pm if interested – we have a little over a month for prep work.

I just skimmed the notes, so forgive me, but: How does a PvP only player get these new skins?

Yea, I was looking at it earlier and the tool belt had the stun break. I remember counting that engineer has 5 or 6 stun breaks, just couldn’t remember where.

Okay, since Voz was playing with us this past night and I’ve been testing different set ups and compositions, I’ll fill you in.

He has no stun breaks.
He has no damage.
He has no stability.
He has a Celestial Amulet on.
I would recommend him to not divulge his build.
I would recommend that you CC him.
I would recommend that your team and/or group learn to focus fire.

We tried to get the Evan fan club going again today, but he busy going lone-wolf mode in WvW, he took Stone Mist by himself.

I had to log in for this thread. The other night was hilarious and non-stop. Evan is a true bro, but real friendship depends on the kind of alcohol he drinks.

But now that I think about it, Evan probably just eats the oats and barley and lets them ferment in his stomach.

Your invite has been pending for, like, ever. As in, press G and hit accept lol.

Been an up-and-down month and apologies to anyone I did not get in touch with. I’ll be whispering people tonight (9/18/13) around 1900 EST. Additionally, I still aiming for stability team-wise (low turnover).

Stobes is laughing because Fortus hasn’t played against any good DPS guards.