Guild Wars 2

Digikid.7230:

BadMed.3846:

Isn’t this where Mal and the alliance is? If yes, I’m staying miles away.

Mal and his alliance left the server a while ago, you’re safe from them!

Where did they go and whats wrong with them?

Does anyone have pictures or what the infusion does to your character?
I heard it changes him a shade of white…is it worth it? does it totally remove your dye scheme like the other poly infusions?

trueanimus.4085:

Finally… After months… TC is open for transfers. We are looking for great WvW players and guilds!!

Thank you Anet for finally opening TC.

True

Honestly, most servers don’t get good guilds unless

• it is a coordinated agreed move from many guilds to achieve a grandiose dream, or,
• lots of gold was supplied to these guilds to effect their betrayal of their original server to move to another server, especially in the same tier.

Reaper’s relentless pursuit trait.
Lower movement impairing conditions durations mean nothing when everything can kite you easily and you can’t close the gap easily at all.
It will only be slightly more useful if it gives you total immunity to movement impairing conditions.

Straegen.2938:

DeceiverX is correct. Reapers need better in-combat movement. I can tear one apart even if played to perfection because they simply cannot avoid being kited.

IMO, introduce a new trait in the Reaper line or overhaul a GS skill that allows them to handle kiting better. I think everyone would rejoice if Necros were more competitive in 1v1, duels, etc and didn’t need to rely on numbers or extraordinary skill to survive.

This. Reapers are so kiteable. In 6 months of roaming on my DH, I’ve not met a Reaper in WvW who gave me any sort of problems in 1vs1. They can be kited so easily I cry because I’m a Reaper main and lover of Reaper but it is just so ineffective in solo roaming right now.

Tools-wise, granted a Reaper has the tools to cause problems for many other classes, they require to build specifically to fight a certain class to be competitive at all. They do not have a general roaming build that is competitive against most of the other classes’ builds out there.

In a clash, Reapers are almost always reactive rather than pro-active at the start because of the lack of instant gap closers and long range hard hitting attacks. They need to bear the brunt of the enemy’s opening attack before being able to counter with anything. One way of course is to lay marks at your feet. But the worst is coming up against high hitting range opponents like druids, mesmers and revenants.

Consume conditions will now consume your enemies conditions in a radius of 600 aoe and remove up to 3 conditions for up to 5 targets. Each condition removed from the enemy will give you a 5 second buff of +100 healing stat up to a maximum of +1000 healing stat.

DeceiverX.8361:

Going to have to respectfully disagree. Aside from a marauder warrior, my reaper 100-0’s any squishy-built character in the game with two buttons in a very, very short period of time. Soul Spiral alone normally goes well into the 12-15k range.

Mobility can be fixed in traits and utilities. Play outside the meta and it’s reasonable enough. You’re not gonna catch a runaway Daredevil, but I will say it’s kind of the point. You can definitely 1v1 it and win without too many issues if you build to duel and roam to account for these shortcomings, however.

I think the biggest issues reaper has right now is the fact that GS isn’t quite where it needs to be as a PvP weapon due to its high cooldowns for its powerful-but-mandatory utility, and that the stability uptime is perhaps a little bit too low.

Could you share your general roaming reaper build kind sir. Because I am having terrible trouble fighting anyone who knows how to kite decently. Especially Druids.

There is a fundamental difference between a roam group and a real gvg group.

They could both be 10+, but a roam group is made up mostly of highly mobile classes like thieves/mesmers/druids and don’t really do boonshares. They are mostly self-independent builds meant for self-preservation and bursting enemies.

GvG groups on the other hand, could also be 10+, but unlike a roam group, they are more like a real single organism, depending on group sustainment and boonsharing which makes them a much more stronger unit than a roaming group.

Which is why a roaming group is highly unlikely to win against a real GvG group. and us zerglings can take safety in such GvG groups against the roaming groups.

I think reapers have always been shunned when it comes to solo roaming in WvW.
Too little mobility, easily kited, out-ranged and out-damaged by a lot of builds.

The coming skill changes can fix this.

Make Reapers great again 2017.

I think many of us got hundreds of points not used because all the current WvW abilities are maxed out.

I suggest adding a new WvW ability that requires 1000 points just to drain our WvW ability points.

This ability allows us to instant KO any enemy player that has a commander tag active in a 300 aoe radius.

Bringing commander sniping to a new level \o/

With the balance changes coming, what do you think is the most useless skill/trait for your profession/build/game mode and why?

Starting with my own thoughts:

Guardian/DH
Torch 5 skill
Small aoe, Low damage, require channeling, no self condi debuff.

Although Guilds go down in history and are immortalized based on their immortal gravity defying feats and clutch reversals, having an awe-inspiring guild name/tag helps!

What are some of the awe-inspiring legendary guild names you have seen?

I can think of one:

Den of Thieves (DOT)

Share yours!

On a separate thought, should we be given the ability to have a legendary color or effect over our guild tag on name display if we belong to the winning server for a tournament?

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Skill-Balance-Coming

Post what you hope to see for WvW now!

Princess.7584:

wvw keeping those gem sales alive.

That’s the paradox. If WvW is contributing so much to gem sales, why isn’t mori attention devoted to making it better and keeping players here?

I’ve played DH for a while now and have had some really hard fights that I felt was impossible or highly difficult to win against.

But before I post on what I felt were hardcounter matchups to me, I wanted to know from other more experienced roamers on what are the real hardcounters to DH currently.

I play power medi trapper. Just want to know your thoughts on what classes and builds hardcounters this. So I can know if it is because I’m not skilled enough or that my build is just at a bad disadvantage to win against a particular class and build.

Thanks!

I believe a lot of people, like me, are harmless players running around WvW looking for a relaxed group hug.
We are not skilled roamers nor cold blooded killers.
We like to hug groups and form zergs under the leadership of a commander.
We are proud to be zerglings and this gives us a safer gaming platform to karma train and have fun.

WvW has over time, produced a group of scourge. Roamers who run around in gangs, preying upon stragglers and lost souls.

Most of us aren’t good enough to stand against them. Recently, these roaming gangs have become larger and larger. From 2-3 players, to 10+ of them at times.
Normal pug groups would even struggle against such gangs if they do not outnumber them massively.

Boon Share among skilled GvG guilds is currently the only counter against such roaming gangs.

For the safety of all of Tyria’s harmless players looking for some group karma train fun in WvW, boon share MUST stay.

I won’t cite examples, but I’ve seen a fair number of skilled roaming guilds lose easily to skilled GvG boon share guilds.

Arcaedus.7290:

Although my fights vs. warriors have primarily been as power-DH, I think the following advice will still help you:

• Don’t waste your dodges. Warriors beat guardians by wasting their dodges then throwing on resistance + might signet and bursting them down. Dodges are your only real defence against warriors who are running might signet + berserker stance.

• Start the battle off with blinds and blocks. It is unlikely they will immediately start off with berserker stance/might signet. This is a good time to sneak in those defensive measures that you won’t be able to use later on once they are ready to burst you.

• Always save at least 1 stun-breaker. If a warrior is in melee range of you and f3 and JI/CoP are all on cooldown you’re probably screwed (use RF if you find yourself in this situation). One headbutt and you’ll quite literally go from 100-0 hp fast. Even a shield bash burst combo will drop you a good 30-50% hp.

• Watch for might signet. As soon as you see that fist symbol of the signet appear above their heads, dodge (if they’re in melee range) and create some distance with a gap-opener. Don’t try and fist-fight a warrior who has both might signet and berserker stance up.

• Try to keep a distance of about 300-600 between you and the warrior. Warriors know that vs. guards, if they don’t keep their distance after all stances are on cd, they’ll go down fast too. At this point, they like to retreat out of your effective attack range and wait on some CDs. Don’t let them do that.

• Try your best to predict their f1 bursts. This comes with experience. If you can deny them the f1 bursts even every other time, you should be able to wear them down over time.

• Save your CCs: maybe throw a simple CC out earlier on if you have one to get rid of their passive balanced stance proc. Save your CCs until after they have blown berserk mode/endure pain. This may have to wait until much later into the battle (maybe 30-40s).

To add to this awesome list,

• use your F2 to kite and widen the gap after he closes with greatsword and changes to x/shield. This makes it harder for him to land his shield stuns.

• save your spear+TOF and pull for when he uses his shield block. I’ve not met a warrior who dodged after using shield block lol…of course, make sure he has no stability on before you pull. If he has stability on, you can still spear him to slow him down so he doesn’t get close to you that easily.

you just need to look at the current kill ratio on MOS.
Mag is the only T1 server with a positive kill ratio.

Hi all! Its 2017 and I would like to invite you to my dance of madness with this first design of the new year!

Would love to hear your thoughts on this design =)

https://gw2style.com/look.php?id=12800

Ultra Hades.4691:

Ohhhhhhhh you mean how it was before there was a claiming queue, where people could troll it? Your suggestion is bad, because the current system allows it both ways. If it’s like you say the the guilds in queue don’t ‘want’ to claim, then ‘Whoever clicks first wins and get the claim’.

yea but then you will have to wait 15-45 seconds for all the timer to run down because most of the time these players who don’t claim don’t close the claim box either.

Currently if there is more than one guild present that is able to claim a structure in WvW, it starts queuing for max of 3 guilds and a timer countdown starts for each guild one after another.

many times these guilds are not claiming and those who actually want to claim the structure needs to wait until the entire countdown completes which is like…I don’t know…15-45 seconds? That is a waste of time.

Claiming queue needs to go.
Whoever clicks first wins and get the claim.

The waiting time is bad because I might need to wait till I can claim it to get my +5 supply. If I just resupply without waiting to claim it, I get less 5 supply! If I wait I waste time! If I run to another claimed structure to get 20 supply I waste time!

If enemy group is right at the doorstep of the structure and I want to claim it to buff my group I can’t!

Hey merry folks, I made a Witch of the North design for my Guardian to fit this merry winter. Hope you like it!

https://gw2style.com/look.php?id=12719

i tried it everywhere in open world pve and wvw and pvp lobby but can’t wear it =/

I can’t use it as a bag slot either…

nope, this one:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/PvP_Toymaker's_Bag

true it misses its target at times…seems to be affected by ground elevation too…as in a pebble on the ground blocks it I think…or maybe I tripped on the pebble and the fireball went into the ground…

What do I do with this?
I got it from my WvW rewards track gift box and it is an exotic item but I can’t seem to use it.
Its a backpiece but I can’t wear it.
It doesn’t give me a free transmute on my back item either.

What do I do with it?

Nikkinella.8254:

EremiteAngel.9765:

Rambitshouse.8712:

Nikkinella.8254:

They’re on AR i think. I also used to be in a guild [lion] that quite a few members of Trex were in. Top notch players and it was always a pleasure to roam with them. Another guild up there on the level of Trex is BOZ who are currently on YB. They’re extremely well organized and i frequently see them wipe much larger numbers than they have. SNKY is pretty good as well, they were on FC i think. You’d be surprised how many really skilled guilds there are on smaller servers.

Agreed, some pretty skilled small crews in T3 right now. I’m just hoping it doesn’t attract the lame “T1 roaming” crowd, who consists of 8-30 man groups lol

I would love to fight them in T1…and maybe see them versus the strong guilds in BG

If you ever want to fight them, you’d have to transfer down. These aren’t the type of guilds that enjoy skill-less blobfest battles. Trex actually tranferred down before when YB got bloated and ended up moving up. So, don’t hold your breath on any of them moving up to T1. And speaking as someone who has fought against both them as well as the guilds on BG, BG wouldnt stand a chance in an even fight. They’d be farmed like pve mobs. The difference in skill is immediately noticeable.

Who is competing with Trex now then?
Which other guilds are on par with them in T3?
Are there any videos on them?

Manasa Devi.7958:

I can see a cape working as a glider, fluttering in the wind. Dyeable too, that way.

As a backpack-like thing? No way.

you mean like superman’s cape?

Rambitshouse.8712:

Nikkinella.8254:

They’re on AR i think. I also used to be in a guild [lion] that quite a few members of Trex were in. Top notch players and it was always a pleasure to roam with them. Another guild up there on the level of Trex is BOZ who are currently on YB. They’re extremely well organized and i frequently see them wipe much larger numbers than they have. SNKY is pretty good as well, they were on FC i think. You’d be surprised how many really skilled guilds there are on smaller servers.

Agreed, some pretty skilled small crews in T3 right now. I’m just hoping it doesn’t attract the lame “T1 roaming” crowd, who consists of 8-30 man groups lol

I would love to fight them in T1…and maybe see them versus the strong guilds in BG

How much do you want capes in the game?
Will you spend 1000 gems for a Cape skin (backpiece)?

which server is Trex in?

I killed a condi phantasm chrono with a burn DH!!!!
OMG my first win against them!

This was my first win against a Condi Phantasm Chrono in WvW!

I killed him with a condi burn dragonhunter.
And he used to kill me for fun against my other classes and builds!

They are not invincible after all!

\o/

Edit: Burn guard OP. Please nerf /o/

I’ve not seen a good guardian design wielding meteorlogicus unfortunately.

I started in Crystal Desert…and after I got more interested in WvW, I decided to change servers with a friend to join T1…
Back then when we decided to change, the big 3 in WvW were BG, JQ and TC.

• My friend said: Lets join BG or JQ! They have the strongest guilds and the most coverage!
• I said: Then I would not join BG or JQ. I’m transferring to fight against the best, not fight alongside the best.

And I pointed to Gladomer from OPP streaming on his warrior and ranger on twitch.

• I said: I want to fight against him, not fight alongside him.

I roam mainly now in TC, fighting against strong BG guilds like OPP, Fear and QQ. I lose most of my fights against them but it will only motivate me to get stronger.

So…my point is…don’t join strong servers if you are a budding WvW player who wants to look for good fights and get stronger

Jerus.4350:

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Continuum_Split

It has a range on it, I wonder if exceeding that range prevents the teleport back? If the wiki page is correct does it act similarly to when it’s destroyed and prevents the reset of skills but allows them to continue bolting?

Then there is also the trick of CS -> Mimic -> CS over -> Blink -> Mimic -> Blink -> Blink. Doesn’t sound like this is the issue though it wouldn’t be the first time some object persisted even though it should have been gone.

I think it would be something more like:

CS > Mimic > Blink > CS over > Mimic > Blink > Blink

or if the CS is long enough:

CS > Mimic > Blink > Blink > CS over > Mimic > Blink > Blink

Choppy.4183:

When it hits the ground, with no target needed. Now, if there is a target and they manage to reflect it, you won’t get AH at all (and will take damage). No difference between primal and vanilla in that regard, afaik.

Wow that sounds fantastic. Wouldnt this make bow the meta weapon for warriors? Even for power warriors i think it would work! AH healing that is extremely hard to negate.

It was more a satire than a joke =D

I agree that the change of daze to slow was pretty terrible for guardians in terms of roaming. You can’t use daze from TOF to interrupt blocks anymore which is a huge impact. You can’t interrupt stomps and rezzes with it anymore either. Slow is short duration and almost negligible. Much easier to randomly clear a slow condition than a daze. Its duration is so short though it probably wouldn’t matter much.

The only reason why I still go for the traps trait is because of the cooldown reduction…There is so much sustain now that it just isn’t feasible to fight without a reduced CD healing.

Worst, F2 CD reduction isn’t translated to WvW.

Does the AH healing proc from the bow burst first time landing on the ground, or does it proc from just having the enemy stand in the circle even after they dodged the initial impact?

Just wondering if there is any difference between a vanilla warrior bow burst and a berserker primal bow burst in terms of how and when it procs AH healing.

Thanks!

I have fought chronos that seemed to be able to use F5 continum split, and then somehow they can cancel the rift without being teleported back to the point where they used the F5…

So they activate continum split, teleport away, and when I wait at the point of the split for them to get returned back after the F5 expires, they don’t return! They just continue running off into the distance =/

We are still a few days away!
I’m very very hopeful we will get amazing sales on Christmas day.

It was hilarious. Both OP builds going at each other. The condi evade DD was spamming lotus blossom and the condi chrono was spamming phatasms. The condi chronophatasm mes won in the end though.

Those builds are walking nightmares. And it was deeply satisfying watching both builds go at each other \o/

I gave the Charity Corps Seraph 6 million of my karma.
He gave me some Wintersday gift boxes…
I told him I don’t need anything in return…this karma is for charity…for the orphans in Divinity Reach…
He told me to take the boxes…
I took it grudgingly…

Opening all the boxes, I didn’t see any Winter’s Heart Infusion.

It truly was for charity \o/

Etterwyn.5263:

I use Mystic Barricade. I still think the shield is upside down, but it looks okay with aegis. Anything symmetrical and large works best.

I think this is true…anything large and evenly shaped will allow the aegis to settle nicely…
only problem might be the color of the aegis…and the shape altering the shield design…positively or negatively…

Buran.3796:

Saiyan.1704:

I think most power dh don’t run Smite Condition & Contemplation. That’s probably why he’s beating so many Guardians in wvw. A power dh should never lose, even if chain pulled in PF.

If his passive Stability in DH tree is off cd he can just cleanse the 9 burst stacks easily, avoid symbols and attack from range. Burn guard lacks stability & stunbreaks,ToF activation > LB#3 F1 pull, the burn guard can’t do a thing.

Doesn’t matter if power DH beats burn DH. What matters is that burn DH easily beats Druids, Revenants and condi Thieves, to name a few classes againts which power DH struggles/is unable to beat. You trade being in disadvantage vs DH for being in advantage vs several classes (and in roaming, for being slower). Is a fine deal to me.

True. I feel the same way.
Druids, condi thieves and certain condi chronos are near impossible to beat on a power DH =/

MoarChaos.8320:

I hope this isn’t for market manipulation, but I have the gargoyle shield sitting in my bank for my warrior. I couldn’t decide between The Dead Stop and the Gargoyle Shield, but anyway here’s what you asked for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COGJC6CjRQo

ooohhh looks…kind of fitting?

Thanks!

Suggestion to solve population imbalance, split maps into different instances.

Main map = the map that actually matters, where the points are counted.
Overflow map = once cap in main map is reached, everyone else goes here and their contribution don’t count towards the main score.

• cap the max population of the map per server according to the average number of population the past hour from the main map + overflow map of the lowest server.
• example, average population the past hour from EBG main map + overflow map, Server A has an average of 20 the past hour, Server B avg of 15, Server C avg of 12. The Cap for the next hour for all 3 servers on EBG main map should be set at 12 people.
• anyone else joining will go to overflow map
• in the next hour, e.g. main map + overflow map average changes to Server A 40, Server B 30, Server C 30. The cap for the next hour for all 3 servers on the main map will change to 30.

Saiyan.1704:

Mikhael.2391:

I think by simply using my 2 medis for clear condis and heall cleansing condi trait plus focus4 and dh last trai for condi removal on bock is enough for any burn guard. Never lost to one on a 1vs1. MAybe a hybrid would do better.

I think most power dh don’t run Smite Condition & Contemplation. That’s probably why he’s beating so many Guardians in wvw. A power dh should never lose, even if chain pulled in PF.

If his passive Stability in DH tree is off cd he can just cleanse the 9 burst stacks easily, avoid symbols and attack from range. Burn guard lacks stability & stunbreaks,ToF activation > LB#3 F1 pull, the burn guard can’t do a thing.

True. The current power DH meta rarely includes contemplation of purity which is a major tool against condition enemies.

Does anyone have a picture on a guardian holding a Gargoyle shield with the aegis effect on? Does it look okay and fitting?
I made a guardian design here with gargoyle weapons but I’m not sure if the gargoyle shield will look okay on him when there is the aegis animation!
I don’t have much gold left so would love to see a guardian picture holding the gargoyle shield with aegis effect on before I buy it…

https://gw2style.com/look.php?id=12682