Guild Wars 2

PvP is never easy and is always requiring more skills and team coordination than PvE. Besides, PvP is not about solo-Q or solo-duelling. Solo-duel is just practice but if a player wish to get into serious PvP, then it has to be guild premade rather than solo-Q. Hence the step taken by Arena is probably in the right direction.

I used to be a Rated Battleground Flag Carrier in WoW and have returned to MMO after a long time. Players there also cried about overpowered Mages etc. But at the end of the day, a guild pre-made where players know each others gameplay and are connected over Skype/Teamspeak etc. will win over random pugs. This is a true fact and this is what PvP is all about.

I do agree that Hotjoin is crap. People join, leave, AFK and ruin the experience for others. However recently when I was in a game and lost, I noticed two players coordinating well on the opposite team. In the next games, I made sure to join their side and there were few wins in a row as such. This again shows that if you are playing in a same team and know what your team mates are going to do, then you win, or else you lose.

Buffs and Nerfs are part and parcel of the game. All I can suggest is that instead of worrying about Buffs and Nerfs, find a PvP guild and the experience will be awesome ahead.

Also please suggest or recruit me if you know or are from a regular PvP guild. Thanks.

Thanks. Looking forward for more tips from veterans

Probably it is too early to ask the veterans, but anyone who is trying Revenant, can please suggest the build for Tank role plus DPS. My intention here is to hold off a node as long as I can at least against two opponents.

I am new to the game, so please suggest weapons + build types.

Lastly, does the Revenant scores over Guardians over tank role and/or Warriors over Mlee DPS role in PvP?

Thanks in advance.

The game freezed thrice while I was playing Edge of Mists. It showed some graphic error and asked to report to Arena which I did all the time.

Otherwise the game works fine everywhere but it is only at Edge where the problem exist.

Thanks I got the idea. I didnt got any notification of volunteer but suddenly got transferred. Anyways I will try to avoid Hotjoin here on. Thanks.

So unchecking auto-balancing can help avoid this?

I am new to the game. I was playing PvP and twice it happened that I got auto-transferred to the loosing team. I am just clueless as how that can happen! Feeling confused and frustrated.

Please help me avoid such situations if I am doing anything incorrect.

I am a new player and this info disappoints

The Stronghold seems to be a teenage version of similar maps in World of Warcraft like Alterac Valley or Strand of Ancients. There is hardly anything other than rush boss and finish.

If you wish to bring true PvP then take some tips from the above two games where a team is required to conquer couple of towers and kill a mini boss before reaching a certain point level where they can go and attack the final boss.

At present this map doesn’t seem that promising, but some further additions and a bit of redesigning can add a lot to it and take the game to the next level.

Thanks a lot to Curunen.8729 and Teutos.8620 for the info and finally Saiyan.1704 for taking time and effort to explain this stuff extensively. I will for the time being try the Shoutbow Warrior Build and wait for HoT to see how the Revenant class works as such.

Hope to meet the three of you in game as well.

Just another question, is the Warrior class not seen much in Ranked PvP as many threads suggests that the class can’t compete for other DPS class builds?

Thats interesting as it seems to be corresponding to T2 Weapons and Armor set in WoW from Rated Bgs. Well I will for the time being try out Warriors and Guards but not level anything till HOT comes in and I see how Revenant works as such.

Thanks Teutos.8620 for more suggestions and insights.

Thanks Curunen.8729 for the info as it gives me some sort of motivation in an otherwise confusing forum here.

Can you please help me understand the League system you just mentioned?

Thanks Teutos.8620 for the advice. I had been reading the forums and trying to figure out what is the overall scenario of the PvP but I am still confused.

Rangers/Hunters getting staff to heal, Ele/Mages also acting as healers with Guardians/Prot Warrios fighting for Revenant for being top healers to play Bunker/Tank seems very confusing for a returning player as such.

I seek more suggestions and help from veterans here.

I am a returning PvP player. Used to be a Tank DK class in Flag carrying games in WoW while playing DPS DK in resource games.

Now as all the maps in GW2 are Resource/Domination games with some of the maps resembling maps like Alterac Valley or Strand of Ancients etc. is there any concept of a Tank class in PvP in GW2? I think only Flag carrying games brings the importance of specific classes having specific roles. (Personal opinion only)

If yes, veterans please suggest how to go about it? I am confused here as every class seems to have DPS and Healing abilities. No class specific roles seems to be distinct.

Lastly, I am wondering what exactly PvP players play the game for as such? Any player can join the game at low level itself with gear and weapons having no role as such, only build choice counts? Are there any PvP titles at least? I could only figure that there is not exactly any PvP gear that can be brought via PvP currency etc. So what exactly is there for PvP players?

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Eagelseye

So if I was a PvP player in WoW and played as a DK tank for flag carrying games and DK DPS for resource games (as most of the maps in GW2), what is the suggestion for me to play here if I have just joined?

I have full HOT account. Please share your suggestions.

Hi Developers;

I have recently joined the game and even purchased the HOT. I wish to share that it will be great that if we can have two things in the near future:

1. Flag carrying games: Because Flag carrying games actually bring the difference between classes and is the PvP game in true sense as compared to capture resource games with domination concept

2. Bring the race of Orcs. This race has always been interesting and apart from a new profession, if there could be a new race, then this brings an altogether new dimension to everything. Lastly having race bonuses effectively affecting professions can make the selection way above cosmetic value.

I think posts like this where users cry foul of classes being OP or Nerfed existed forever and never gonna be a situation where a set of users won’t be unhappy with the classes and would blame the developers for improper balance!

The info shared above about different classes certainly points out towards a lot of diversity. In all honesty if the game didn’t had diversity then all PvP players would have rolled the same class

Thanks both for the info bout this.

Thanks. So it seems that if I wish to play a tank role for PvP or WvW then rolling a Guardian still remains a viable choice without worrying much about Revenant etc?

Thanks for the suggestions. Is the Revenant class also going to be a Tank as such?

Thanks both of you for the valuable suggestions. I will probably roll out an Ele plus a Guardian to see how things goes.

Hi Developers and Seniors,

I have just upgraded to HOT but cannot select the Revenant profession and it still asks for upgrade to HOT. Is this becausethe game client is still downloading or the profession will be available only after HOT release?

Thanks

Hello Seniors.

I am new to the game. Returning to MMO after a good gap of couple of years. Last played was a DK PvP Tank in WoW besides casual PvE Hunter as such.

I am looking for suggestions for PvP principally. Have full HOT account. Is there a concept of PvP tank? If yes then which race+class should I roll?

Besides any good ranged PvP class for damage dealing?

Lastly, even after upgrading to full account, I am unable to roll out the Revenant class. Will the same be available only after HOT launch and what are the green slots in character creation pane for Beta?