Guild Wars 2

I believe what they mean is the new rank finishers are merely obtained via the reward track, which is separate from the glory points needed to rank up.
pvp rank =/= reward track rank
correct?

What?

15charrs

I’ve never stuck around a game this long. GW2 community is just kitten good. Happy to have more represent and keep it going strong!

Ayrilana.1396:

I may have gotten a trinket before but I’ve gotten far more weapon/armor boxes. I seem to be getting one ascended box at least once per reward track but then I’m not really tracking it closely so it could just be RNG. I’ve been primarily doing the glorious reward track.

You can’t be serious on the one ascended per track – that’s crazy! If so, i’m highly jealous.

As for me, I get an ascended box/trinket every 2 months or so it seems. This is primarily the only game type I play.

And edited – you might want to move this to the PvP forum as you’ll get a better response rate.

#BristlebackBigForever
Yes! keep it! so awesome

There’s only one new class. You mean a team with beta specializations?

Ditto, stuck! we posted in pvp forum too

Thank you for posting so quickly. I was about to do same.

online.1278:

eh why not trying dd cele ele, taunt ranger? sure you can have 60%+ winrate

Wow, had no idea ranger spvp is in the ultra meta like a DD cele ele. Sweet.

Belial.9350:

Yes because nobody uses boosters for PvP.

It’s quite normal to see many players in a game with a booster in use, myself included. Might as well put them to use.
As for the OP, I kinda of see the problem as well. Que times really suck the time available on boosters to get the full benefit.

ragnarokda.1805:

How does condi engi out perform in group fights compared to a trap survival ranger?
And why are rangers widely considered to be one of the best 1v1 classes in sPVP?

Exclude taunt. It isn’t as large as a factor as apparently 90% of the community thinks it is.

I’m genuinely curious because I’m not really well versed with engi and I rarely lose 1v1.

No hostility here, btw. I just want more information.

I main an engi spvp but love my ranger more, so I can shed a little light on this.
I (engi) can move quicker between points/fights and escape more easily than a trap ranger with elixir S/stealth. The engi condi build also doesn’t need to stand on top of the trap or rely on the traps and still deal massive cleave (more so than a trap). If I take mortar kit I have group AOE buffs and debuffs along with orbital strike which is a blast finisher.
Like others have said, a ranger is def powerful, especially those condi burst trap rangers, they really give me tough time, but other classes can do it better.

No wonder outsider spectators hate watching GW2 pvp. Even I don’t know what the hell is going on sometimes with as much lights and fire everywhere. Off topic, sorry.

Hvaran.6327:

somehow i seen tons of cele/carrior p/s, riffle, nades engis, wasn’t understand fast enough what are they running. oh and mortar kit

que?

I’m doing the same – map completion – i’m running condi p/p and tools for the 33% movement speed. I did put some rabid runes in too.
Anything works, really. Just make sure you get the perma swiftness.

Going against the majority of vocal players here, I love it!
The helm is awesome. It does looks rad on female characters, particularly Norn.
I’m just disappointed in the tail clipping – it’s pretty obvious

Well I feel slightly stupid.

I’ve been posting here for the past two weeks. Today I decided to check my CPU temp out of curiosity – It was reaching 95-98 C at idle!
I fiddled with my fan and discovered the kitten thing was loose. Logged into GW2 and my FPS is back up to 45 FPS+

SO… i’m out of here. Good luck!

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms router [192.168.2.1]
2 9 ms 9 ms 10 ms cpe-172-90-192-1.socal.res.rr.com [172.90.192.1]
3 18 ms 30 ms 27 ms tge0-9-0-17.hwthca2802h.socal.rr.com [24.30.173.125]
4 10 ms 15 ms 15 ms agg22.grdncadd02r.socal.rr.com [72.129.33.204]
5 14 ms 14 ms 14 ms agg22.grdncadd02r.socal.rr.com [72.129.33.2]
6 16 ms 15 ms 15 ms bu-ether16.tustca4200w-bcr00.tkittenr.com [66.109.6.64]
7 12 ms 11 ms 11 ms 0.ae2.pr1.lax10.tkittenr.com [107.14.19.54]
8 13 ms 22 ms 12 ms las-b21-link.telia.net [62.115.36.57]
9 48 ms 47 ms 49 ms dls-b21-link.telia.net [213.155.131.76]
10 48 ms 51 ms 48 ms ncsoft-ic-307708-dls-b21.c.telia.net.10.115.62.in-addr.arpa [62.115.10.106]
11 48 ms 48 ms 49 ms 64.25.32-9.ncsoft.com [64.25.32.9]
12 48 ms 47 ms 47 ms 64.25.32-26.ncsoft.com [64.25.32.26]
13 52 ms 51 ms 51 ms 64.25.32-82.ncsoft.com [64.25.32.82]
14 49 ms 51 ms 50 ms 64.25.38-172.ncsoft.com [64.25.38.172]

Thought I’d post this. Doesn’t look like anything is unusual. Well this is a let down.

Blackmoon.6837:

Still getting mine every few moments. It goes from an average of 50 to 800+… driving me crazy and beta is so soon. Q_Q

http://i.imgur.com/HnT2cBF.png

http://www.pingtest.net/result/128332778.png

Same for mine – it’s very annoying! My graphics are all on low/low/subsample

I’m trying to figure out the issue of my FPS being so terrible lately. I made a move from Texas to Cali a few weeks ago and ever since, my FPS/Ping in-game has just been terrible!

I get no more than 10 FPS on any map and ping is steady at 380-400 (drops to 200 when I’m standing still).

My net speed is 12up/1down/ping at 12 ms
Is this a contributing factor?

Thanks!

Ive only played a few minutes since this started which is very sad – I love this game! It’s not like I don’t want to come back, I can’t come back with playability near zero.

Same, same, same. I’ve had some rough FPS and ping ranging from 5-10 FPS (little more, little less) and 300+ ping (again, little more, little less).

Before, I had zero problem with my FPS and ping. I only do spvp – I wouldn’t have stuck around with this much problem for the past year.

I checked my internet speed daily thinking it’s my end. It never is.

My FPS has dropped significantly since I moved to a different city a week ago. Before I moved I could play my normal routine (spvp only) on medium settings with no problems (like this for a year)

At first I thought it was the super slow internet speed, so I upgraded to 50/5 and STILL nothing has changed it.

I have a basic rig that has treated me well since last year with all things GW2.
Windows 8.1 64 bit
i5 quad Haswell 3.2ghz
8gb ram
HD graphics that came with the i5 (I know – who uses this? well it’s been pretty awesome for what I’ve been using it for – no complaints! lol)

My question is: since I last played, why has my FPS been so bad? Nothing has changed, my computer was boxed up soundly. All is still in good shape.

Any opinions welcome.

An update: in all matches since yesterday, I’ve been watching my fps. FPS drops to around 10-13 and ping at 250-350 during skirmishes – this wasn’t the case at all a few weeks ago. It doesn’t matter the time. I can do a match in the morning and then one in the afternoon or late night.

Also, the BLT is extremely slow opening up. It takes 10-15, even 20 seconds for it to load, and 5 or so seconds to sell something.

An update: in all matches since yesterday, I’ve been watching my fps. FPS drops to around 10-13 and ping at 250-350 during skirmishes – this wasn’t the case at all a few weeks ago.

Also, the BLT is extremely slow opening up. It takes 10-15 seconds for it to load, and 5 seconds to sell something.

My FPS has dropped significantly since I moved to a different city a week ago.
At first I thought it was the super slow internet speed, so I upgraded to 50/5 and STILL nothing has changed it.
Before I moved I could play my normal routine (spvp only) on medium settings with no problems.

I have a basic rig that has treated me well since last year with all things GW2.
i5 quad Haswell 3.2ghz
8gb ram
HD graphics that came with the i5 (I know – who uses this? well it’s been pretty awesome for what I’ve been using it for – no compaints! lol)

My question is: since I last played, why has my FPS been so bad? Nothing has changed, my computer was boxed up soundly. All is still in good shape.

Any opinions welcome.

Tao.1234:

Aomine.5012:

Where in the heaven did you see trap ranger is ever in the META?
Are we playing the same game? They’ve been trashes for 3 years aside from WvW roaming.

Also they DID NOT BUFF US. They nerf spirits and traps, 2 of the already unviable utilities! They even kill condition ranger which relies on off-hand radius trait, by removing it entirely. Ironically condition Ranger is never in the Meta post April 2014 patch because they’re sub-par in almost anything aside from 1 v 1.

Rangers have been in trash tier since 2014, and now they’re still trash tier zzz…

Grab traps + torch and you’ll see how people melt down.

Even in PvP.

And it’s aoe, not single target.

That’s the exact problem. Ranger has always been great 1v1, and i’m sure you’ll see some people “melt down,” but this isn’t a 1v1 game. Yes, they’re good for hotjoins with much rekt to be had. Anywhere else, though, ranger fails in comparison to other builds who offer so much more potential for team fights.
That is the point of these threads on why ranger is subpar.

I feel your pain. My favorite profession since GW1 and I can’t get myself to play it in spvp when other professions do it so much better.

Okay why in the hell did they revert the bonfire radius in the first place?! Too many factors like these make ranger unbearable.

Thank you. No one really talks too much in the strength of rangers now. It’s all “nerf Mesmer,” or “nerf rampage” etc etc. Lol.

Thank you for posting this! Wanted to finally try out engi in pvp after 2 years of war and ranger and needed some extra help. solid guide.

I did switch to AED and with AMR provided some excellent life savers. In a mid fight I would be able to heal twice over dependent on length of the fight and luck casting it.
Also, the elites some really lackluster besides rampage. Meh meh.

Lordwafflez.4163:

Every single match i play has just mesmers, guardians and engis doing annoying tactics, every single game the teams are unbalanced, there’s almost never a fair game. Am i missing something? I just want to get the exotics from dungeons, i only get the daily token bonus once a day, so i need to find another way to get them.

Are you playing unranked? I seem to notice a massive kittenstorm when I que unranked.

DarkSyze.8627:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/GS-Warriors-are-too-fast/first#post5235008 ?

This is similar serious problem report by warrior players in their forum and they even agree with it?
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/warrior/Seeing-Lots-of-Warriors-with-Quickness/first#post5232046

Is this your alternate account to the “warriors too fast” thread that got locked earlier? lol.

Julie Yann.5379:

Are MMOs ever not in beta? Things are always being added, always being changed, and new bugs always being introduced and always being patched.

The difference is most MMO’s have test servers. It’s always a bad day when big balance patches come in with anet – of course, any MMO will have these problems, it’s magnified when no one tests it out.

SchmendrickTheMagician.8247:

Run away, heal up, come back. That’s not what warriors should be about. If you want to run away you still can with 40 seconds cooldown but after that you have to commit to a fight for a bit. Warrior mobility is out of control.

Not sure if you’re being serious or not. If you are, elementalist’s healing and capabilities to reset any fight are unparalleled.
So what is the difference between a warrior who has to GS outta there and an ele who switches to water and ride the lightening outta there?
It’s a strategy of a fight. Why die on a point when you can come back?

Okay, seriously guys…

The PvP forum needs to have some sort of limit on how many times a day a “nerf X” gets posted.

LOL

I brought this up a few days ago. I totally think it needs an upgrade now. It can be killed in a few seconds with ease.

SlayerSixx.5763:

If you cycle ALL of your defenses as a guard, it still isn’t enough. You have to pray that somehow, a teammate rolls in to support you.

Or maybe wait a few and use terrain to kite? problem solved.

I don’t think this ability needs a nerf at the moment. As it stands, this is the only ability that is strong for warriors but still has disadvantages. Take Lich for example, it is strong – easily kiteable though. Same goes for Rampage. Kite until it wears off.

ewolves. I see what you did there.

Just a little update: great build. Had success in quite a few 2 on 1 in ranked. Build is good in team fights though cannot sustain in the mid point 5 on 5 if you don’t utilize the evades.

My changes above I kept but that’s just my playstyle.

Same here.
Stuck in “Match in Progress” no matter the character I log into but I’m able to traverse the open world.

Help! Me too
Currently stuck in “Match in Progress” since before the patch. Logged back in and can move around the world, but can’t que.

I had a similar build but was using Nature’s Magic before I saw your build.
Switched to this build but using a more condi-damage rune choice and personal sigil choices. It is a good template!

A well played zerk guardian is my only problem, but the evades allow me to disengage and return at my choosing.

edit: I kept signet of stone and muddy terrain as I’ve grown fond of them both. Also, kept rune of krait. Using 1 sigil of bursting.

Though effective tanks, once you lock a minion master down, they pose no problem. Their damage is low.

Ario.8964:

“The tankiness of necros is pretty ridiculous”
“Survivability is just silly good”

Sounds like you got a problem with it to me.

You took it out of context like any fanboi would do. Here, let allow me:
“The damage is low, but survivability is just silly good.”
That sounds like it’s a balance, which I am promoting in my message. Duh. Lol.

Nice try though.

I’ve tried a few variations mentioned here. Hambow seemed clunky to me now?
I went with GS/Hammer and it still doesn’t fit quite right, but it is useful at time. Less zerk and more sustain. Sentinel works well in some instances for this.
Condis are not a problem either. Still, by no means strong.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-ws-g;1NK-Q0V4NLVQ0;9;4hfd;0158137246;4UNl6S;1H;5V0J

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

Domino.1359:

The tankieness of necros is pretty ridiculous. Had 3 chasing a necro tank around a point for a good minute. The damage is low, but survivability is just silly good.

So, what you’re saying is, you ran into a bunker build that took some time to kill?

This is a problem…why?

Can you provide verification that I said it was a problem in my post?

The tankieness of necros is pretty ridiculous. Had 3 chasing a necro tank around a point for a good minute. The damage is low, but survivability is just silly good.

Shall we maintain current HP/toughness of Lord or raise it up?
Lord dies in 5 seconds, currently – a warrior and guardian. Literally.

I get where you’re coming from, but it doesn’t take just a thief to take a LB. They’re a one-trick pony, and once you determine where your cover is, they are done. This is as a condi-ranger, shout warrior, and zerk warrior.

As it stands, the LB ranger after this patch is still not going to be taken on any pvp teams. Condi bomb specs, survival specs, even trap specs are now taking over a LB. Take a look at the ranger boards to see for yourself. LB zerk is dead. L2P.

Not sure what you want. For ranger to be nerfed because LB damage is too strong? What is broken, exactly?

A long time now, it’s been common pvp knowledge on how to deal with a LB.
And after today, doubly so. Everyone’s damage has skyrocketed. A thief is pretty scary against LB.