Guild Wars 2

Purple Miku.7032:

EcoRI.9273:

1: roll a guardian
2: push lupi to wall
3: get him to phase 2
4: consecrated grounds WoR on the Wall
5: JACKPOT!

He’s asking how to solo him, not how to skip him.

i solo how i want?( ?~ ?? ?°)
dead lupi = soloed lupi in my books

1: roll a guardian
2: push lupi to wall
3: get him to phase 2
4: consecrated grounds WoR on the Wall
5: JACKPOT!

i assume icebow 4 going to get a 70%damage reduction just like FGS.

i think 1guardian 1thief 1w and 2eles are still going to be meta for dungeons. Glyph of storm and meteor shower are not going to get touched so ele can do the same thing as icebow for the frontloaded damage. Thief War and Guard are also going to be extra amazing with the traits shown last friday.

gw2 is just lacking content at the moment where almost all the fractals/dungeons have been min/maxed in terms of efficacy. So yes it is easy at the moment but it was definitely hard when no one knew how to play this game.

I have 11k AP, can confirm I am a scrub where I feel I did not deserve 80% of my AP.

My feline grace build q.q

Speculating is fun therefore it is not pointless. Same can be argued about old people commenting about how games are pointless.

I am pretty sure you can only blast up to 13seconds of stealth.
I think what Zui showed was traited meld in shadow SR with blinding powder for the 19sec img.
and just a meld in shadow SR for the 14sec img.

I have also tried blasting a smokescreen then SR or blasting smoke while in SR, it never got above 12s or 15s depending on meld in shadow trait.
Meld in shadow does not affect blasted stealth.

It will be nice if each specialization gets the same amount of %damage modifiers or just completely remove them as mentioned earlier in this thread. I really don’t like how at the moment in most cases there is 1 definitive “core” dps build where it is a no brainer to spec into specializations with the most DPS modifiers. It would be nice if thieves can spec more dodge or more initiatives without having to worry about which line has more dps. %damage modifier traits pigeon hole builds as they do create optimal builds instead of builds that create playstyle variety..

I really hope they force us to spec into defensive traits with HoT content.

also pretty sure 66060 thief in group will probably be better in future"challenging" encounters Fluid Strikes >> Lead Attack. Go in fights by wasting all your dodges, pop haste when your endurance goes back up, its gonna be sweet.

Things are definitely going to be moved around Thief and Warrior DPS specs are ridonkiculous in their current form.

I touched necro for 20minutes and realized its just not my class.

didnt dekeyz showed math that mace was just as good as sword?

I think thieves traits are very nicely set up because they are not just about DPS. extended stealth, invigorating precision, feline grace are some of the best utility traits.

They just need to give icebow and glyph of storm the FGS treatment and then everything will be fine.

tramwajarz.2369:

Jerus.4350:

EcoRI.9273:

I hate to say this but seriously in the current meta, you don’t need to blast might, you don’t need to dodge, you don’t need to do dps rotations. Things will still melt.

True in the majority of dungeons. Jump into COE/Arah/Fractals and that’s not so true.

+1

I agree but i’ll say CoE is in the same camp as the other dungeons.

Thaddeus.4891:

EcoRI.9273:

I hate to say this but seriously in the current meta, you don’t need to blast might, you don’t need to dodge, you don’t need to do dps rotations. Things will still melt.

What??

I agree that most dungeon with just decent build, might and fury the majority of bosses can be killed so quickly that it’s just silly. But that’s a huge jump saying that the only thing you need is meta build and with no might and no dps rotation everything melt without the need to dodge once. That’s pretty pathetic.

PS warrior gives the might but the way the might is given is lame, you don’t need DPS rotation because you will have icebow and by the time you swap out, the boss will be almost dead.

DonQuack.9025:

Makes me skilled in counting to whatever number you teach me in Chinese. Sorta like how a few positions at my job pay extra for having even a basic level of speaking Spanish.

Or how I knew how to do basic computer repair and was doing repair jobs long before I got A+ cert.

There are varying levels of this thing you call skill. Arah kitten s all of my orifices. I cringe at the sight of Lupi. Actually so does a good chunk of COE. but everything before there I can handle easily.

Do I not display skill in dungeons? I might stack and use proper dps rotations I just tend to die more often than not. Am I unskilled?

Is skill, black and white? You either have it or you dont? You either no dodge solo lupi (skill) or dont (not be skilled)?

Literally worse that in fps’s were they argue using specific weapons somehow takes no skill.

I hate to say this but seriously in the current meta, you don’t need to blast might, you don’t need to dodge, you don’t need to do dps rotations. Things will still melt.

DonQuack.9025:

Makes me skilled in counting to whatever number you teach me in Chinese. Sorta like how a few positions at my job pay extra for having even a basic level of speaking Spanish.

Or how I knew how to do basic computer repair and was doing repair jobs long before I got A+ cert.

Yes I agree with all your statements. I am pointing out that berserker meta requires little skill to play effectively, and not requires 0 skill.

DonQuack.9025:

EcoRI.9273:

DonQuack.9025:

EcoRI.9273:

I am all for berserker builds and I am all for only skilled players should be able to make the best use out of berserker builds. But that just isn’t the case in the current state of PvE and especially in dungeons. Currently this is the easiest way of clearing dungeons and involves very little skill play.
1Guardian/ 1 Phalanx Str Warrior/ 1Thief/ 2Staff eles.
1: Stealth through all mobs to go to boss.(Save all your long cooldowns)
2: Guardian use aegis before boss becomes active. Warrior just spam Greatsword and drop banners. 2Staff eles does Glyph of Storm Lightning swap to fire, ice bow 5-4. And boss is dead.

You don’t get hit and there is very little active play and you have literally buffed your party’s DPS significantly by doing almost nothing but spamming, it is very scripted and you can literally teach anyone who is willing to learn this type of strategy.

TL:DR you don’t need to be a skilled player to play berserker builds effectively.

Yes because all “zerkers” can do all of those things effortlessly.

Give me 4 random zerkers that you think are bad but can listen to me, I will make them into 3hour dungeon tour runners in 1 week.

Hmm Almost as if you had to teach them a skill. Make them skilled?

I can teach you how to count in Chinese :-D. Does that make you skilled in Chinese?

tramwajarz.2369:

EcoRI.9273:

tramwajarz.2369:

EcoRI.9273:

I am all for berserker builds and I am all for only skilled players should be able to make the best use out of berserker builds. But that just isn’t the case in the current state of PvE and especially in dungeons. Currently this is the easiest way of clearing dungeons and involves very little skill play.
1Guardian/ 1 Phalanx Str Warrior/ 1Thief/ 2Staff eles.
1: Stealth through all mobs to go to boss.(Save all your long cooldowns)
2: Guardian use aegis before boss becomes active. Warrior just spam Greatsword and drop banners. 2Staff eles does Glyph of Storm Lightning swap to fire, ice bow 5-4. And boss is dead.

You don’t get hit and there is very little active play and you have literally buffed your party’s DPS significantly by doing almost nothing but spamming, it is very scripted and you can literally teach anyone who is willing to learn this type of strategy.

TL:DR you don’t need to be a skilled player to play berserker builds effectively.

You would be amazed how many ppl have no idea what their skills do.
And still zerk is not the easiest. There was already fractal 50 video posted with full cleric party facerolling content. That’s trivial.

P.S. casting aegis before boss goes active is wrong because it can be shattered by autoattack living party vulnerable to one-hit shot.

Ignorance =/= bad players.

Precasting aegis is the right way of playing the game at the moment. This ensures that every1 is at 100% hp for scholar buff during the icebow freeze instant nuke phase. And it also gives guardian 20%more dps with unscathed contender making the nuke phase even stronger.

Actually the ignorance is followed by bad gameplay. Look at all the pugs still stacking at FGS spots. They have no clue what they’re doing and why.

The situation you are describing is a reward for good, organised players.
“We know the encounter, we are prepared for it, we execute our plan, we succeed faster than others”.

Yes I agree with that but the thing is those habits can be corrected very easily. My problem is that the meta is too easy to learn and does not require much skill to learn them.

DonQuack.9025:

EcoRI.9273:

I am all for berserker builds and I am all for only skilled players should be able to make the best use out of berserker builds. But that just isn’t the case in the current state of PvE and especially in dungeons. Currently this is the easiest way of clearing dungeons and involves very little skill play.
1Guardian/ 1 Phalanx Str Warrior/ 1Thief/ 2Staff eles.
1: Stealth through all mobs to go to boss.(Save all your long cooldowns)
2: Guardian use aegis before boss becomes active. Warrior just spam Greatsword and drop banners. 2Staff eles does Glyph of Storm Lightning swap to fire, ice bow 5-4. And boss is dead.

You don’t get hit and there is very little active play and you have literally buffed your party’s DPS significantly by doing almost nothing but spamming, it is very scripted and you can literally teach anyone who is willing to learn this type of strategy.

TL:DR you don’t need to be a skilled player to play berserker builds effectively.

Yes because all “zerkers” can do all of those things effortlessly.

Give me 4 random zerkers that you think are bad but can listen to me, I will make them into 3hour dungeon tour runners in 1 week.

tramwajarz.2369:

EcoRI.9273:

I am all for berserker builds and I am all for only skilled players should be able to make the best use out of berserker builds. But that just isn’t the case in the current state of PvE and especially in dungeons. Currently this is the easiest way of clearing dungeons and involves very little skill play.
1Guardian/ 1 Phalanx Str Warrior/ 1Thief/ 2Staff eles.
1: Stealth through all mobs to go to boss.(Save all your long cooldowns)
2: Guardian use aegis before boss becomes active. Warrior just spam Greatsword and drop banners. 2Staff eles does Glyph of Storm Lightning swap to fire, ice bow 5-4. And boss is dead.

You don’t get hit and there is very little active play and you have literally buffed your party’s DPS significantly by doing almost nothing but spamming, it is very scripted and you can literally teach anyone who is willing to learn this type of strategy.

TL:DR you don’t need to be a skilled player to play berserker builds effectively.

You would be amazed how many ppl have no idea what their skills do.
And still zerk is not the easiest. There was already fractal 50 video posted with full cleric party facerolling content. That’s trivial.

P.S. casting aegis before boss goes active is wrong because it can be shattered by autoattack living party vulnerable to one-hit shot.

Ignorance =/= bad players.

Precasting aegis is the right way of playing the game at the moment. This ensures that every1 is at 100% hp for scholar buff during the icebow freeze instant nuke phase. And it also gives guardian 20%more dps with unscathed contender making the nuke phase even stronger.

Jerus.4350:

Every weapon is good in different situations. Shield I can only really think of one use, and that’s in the Molten Facility you can use it to counter the fireballs so your team can just stand there. Outside of that one specific case focus is pretty much hands down better.

So this is a pretty cool trick: If you get hit with the fireball in the air with a invuln/ block skill, there won’t be any ground aoe.

I am all for berserker builds and I am all for only skilled players should be able to make the best use out of berserker builds. But that just isn’t the case in the current state of PvE and especially in dungeons. Currently this is the easiest way of clearing dungeons and involves very little skill play.
1Guardian/ 1 Phalanx Str Warrior/ 1Thief/ 2Staff eles.
1: Stealth through all mobs to go to boss.(Save all your long cooldowns)
2: Guardian use aegis before boss becomes active. Warrior just spam Greatsword and drop banners. 2Staff eles does Glyph of Storm Lightning swap to fire, ice bow 5-4. And boss is dead.

You don’t get hit and there is very little active play and you have literally buffed your party’s DPS significantly by doing almost nothing but spamming, it is very scripted and you can literally teach anyone who is willing to learn this type of strategy.

TL:DR you don’t need to be a skilled player to play berserker builds effectively.

Edit: I am addressing my problem with Berserker group composition meta.

bump

My Thief Combat opinion: hide in shadows for thief is terrible 90% of the time, signet of malice and withdraw are the best heals. Malice being that you don’t need to cast your heal and it is good at maintaining your scholar buff provided that your guardian is good at aegis chains. Practiced tolerance on thief is useless and a waste, might as well get critical haste where you get free double/wild strike in your first backstab rotation.

My problem with berserker meta is that it is a much safer stat to run than the tankiest of the tank gears in dungeons. There should be risk involved for running glass cannon builds but that just isn’t there. Encounters in today’s dungeon meta is over within 10seconds where the boss literally does nothing because it dies too fast. If you can spec enough DPS that you can effectively 100-0 a boss, what is the point of bringing defensive stats?

I am not sure whether this has been suggested or not but here goes:
Introduce a dynamic hard capping of server population across all maps combined. Rules being

1: Across all maps combined, no server can have a difference of more than X numbers of players against each other.(let X = 5 for now)
2: If the population difference between the servers is less than 5, the hardcap is increased until the difference reaches more than 5.
3: If a server has players logging off at a signifiant rate thus increasing the population difference between servers over the threshold of 5, the servers with the higher populations will reduce its hard cap after a player from that server decides to log out.
4: Each map is still hard capped at around ~100.

Do people factor in rolling swamp and waiting for people to come in? That alone can take 5-10minutes from my experience.

I use Jump alot and I consider it as a skill since you can avoid shockwaves with it.

Surprisingly I realized I only find Mesmer/Warrior/Thief fun o_0.

My schedule has been freed up and am looking for a daily fractal group.

Feedback on wall is pretty easy all you hotta do is be at a specific distance(outlined by the shadow on the ground) and you look down at the ground and its done

Whoa what is this combo field that you speak of? I give my party 25might just by spamming my GS

If I remember correctly, there was a talk that it was possible to kill the carrier fast enough that you could theorically wait 20seconds for the 2nd portal. I think you guys are factoring in the CD of portal to slow down the times between that right?

ShadowRX.9024:

EcoRI.9273:

seems like they waited ~5seconds for the portal to recharge after the carrier, given that every class in that comp can blink, if they all blink maybe that will do the trick?

Well we prestacked might on the portal so every1 blinking up would mean sacrifing 1 utility for all eles=less dps and no prestack might.

but then cant you bring signet to copy 12stacks of might?

seems like they waited ~5seconds for the portal to recharge after the carrier, given that every class in that comp can blink, if they all blink maybe that will do the trick?

I just icebow 4 and everything dies in 5 seconds. What is this “dodge” that you people speak of?

Why can’t we just make reflects scale off of our own power? This way there is no way to one shot any boss.

J Eberle.9312:

Got served by a greatsword mesmer in zerk only CM.

‘If you knew anything about mesmer you would know that GS is good for certain situations’

I guess all of CM was a good situation for this. >_>

I got served by my own guildmate. (Randomly asking for groups in a 300man guild is essentially pugging). Greatsword mesmer, tells me how to play thief in dredge fractal. Needless to say his method was inefficient and his willingness to listen to me was nonexistent. But hey killing every dredge there is the right way to go right?

Just to clarify I am not getting unmotivated newbies to do this event. I feel I am getting players who are motivated, are skilled enough, and and have time to invest to this activity. I only remove players who have toxic attitudes and ones that can’t commit to schedules.

Hi I want to get my guild into doing some record speed runs for fun(Not speed farming). Needless to say I ran into some trouble(mainly to do with a player’s attitude). First I managed to get some one who was not willing to try new strategies that may not work and rage quitted in the middle of practice. So I kicked the guy from my group and got some one else. Because this player that I kicked managed to tell everyone else how painful it was, the remaining players’ morales are pretty bad right now. I want to ask for those that actually have participated in record runs a couple of questions.

1: How do you come up with these strategies?(noteable ones being AC p1 hodgins split, and the new IV se p3 portal strats)

2: How long does it take minimum to maximum to actually get a record run?

3: If a strategy does not work because of players executing them incorrectly, do you stick with it if in theory, they should speed up the run?

4: How often do you expect fail runs and resets?

mind = blown

where and how did you guys kill the NPC?

spoj.9672:

I gave up pugging as a thief in CM. Try to stealth the group with blasts and noone helps despite their being two eles and it being a “zerk meta” group. If im forced to play like a pug thief and wait for SR cooldown i would rather slit my wrists.

The last time i tried pugging on a thief i thought kitten these guys im blasting. They didnt help so stealth ran out faster. They didnt stack swiftness so they got left behind when i restacked mid skip. I just decided “kitten it” and went ahead. 3 out of 4 of them died because they couldnt keep up. The other guy somehow powered through on a warrior despite never using warhorn or mobility skills…. And then they had the nerve to complain despite not once blasting stealth or giving the group swiftness….

After that ordeal and other similar abominable runs i decided never to pug CM again.

Taking it 1 step further I wanted to try double field blasting by offsetting where stealth and swiftness are blasted at the same time in organized groups. Usually its met with hesitation or its not blasted correctly where one has more than the other.

Honestly I can understand why no thieves. Most pugs have play how I want mentality which usually means your odds of finding a dual pistol/shortbow camping thief is just too high. Also I have yet to find a thief in a pug that runs meta weapon sets.

I am pretty sure you can set a really time on thief with the crystals using caltrops on dodge.

wow thats pretty clever, lupi easy mode now.

I’m actually drinking my blueberry juice and giggling at the moment :-D as well.