Guild Wars 2

Agreed, please rethink what you are doing Anet

Anet, adding any type of stat advantage is always a bad idea. Always.

People want good fights, if you want someone to care for the buff make it a large impact in other ways that player stat increase. Points for your server or such.

Imo the huge buffs people have gotten for zerging up their wvw ranks has already been a huge mistake. Do not make it worse.

Remove the stat bonus of this buff
As said before.. maybe dolyaks go faster with it.. you get more server points for each kill.. siege weapons are cheaper.. something like that, not a stat boost.

The mace stun is the single biggest noob killer in this game and that is why there are so many bad players crying over it :P

It getting nerfed is a good thing, maybe they will be less vocal then
And if the class needs it maybe we will get buffed in more meaning full ways ;P

The mace stun is getting nerfed due to sigil and that is a good thing.

The mace stun is the single biggest noob killer in this game and that is why there is so much whine over it, everyone who cant play and dies to it should be a bit happier and hopefully less vocal after patch :P

Stupid thread is stupid.

You dont need to spend any of your money on the gem shop to get that coin, you can do so with ingame gold.

P2Win=having to spend rl money to compete.

Anet said they expected only a few players to complete Trib and now they nerfed it?

Why
I havent done trib mode myself nor do i plan to but taking away the difficulty for some whiners is just sad.

There should be hard content.. i mean.. this is the same content as casuals get.. only catered for those who enjoy a bit of suffering.. no idea why they nerfed it.

Sure there are many not over the top skins, but most of them are not impressive (you can have impressive looking armor without glowy stuff, trust me : P)

So while there are a lot of normal looking armor, it is plain to the point it is not as great looking as it could be, so i would like see more normal looking armor that is good looking : P

And they have been adding A LOT of the over the top armor lately which makes me quite worried, all the achievement armor is way over the top. So were most of the exotics added a few patches ago (the two hammers, sword, so forth)

I hope Anet realizes you can have amazingly good looking armor that is impressive without it being over the top, i would love to see legendary weapons that are legendary because well.. they look like they could slice you in two with ease, not because you can see the sky through them, or for it to be a disco ball ; p

Shelledfade.6435:

lol….. yeah cuz that greatsword looks real good next to a twilight… not.

Not worth it.

Twilight and all legendaries for that matter are the worst skins in the game imo, i like the starter weapons better than them : P

You can enjoy your twilight, i can enjoy other skins : p

ProxyDamage.9826:

I think some are nice (pistol for example), some are meh, some are junk. Overall, meh. Most are underwhelming.

Happyfool.8951:

TehPwnerer.7215:

Are you serious? They’re so plain and ugly… For the (now) strongest weapons in the game they sure don’t look like it. They look like they’d be skins for level 10 or level 20 weapons.

he likes it, who are you to tell him otherwise?

And he doesn’t. Who are you to tell him otherwise?

…See the obvious flaw in your logic?

But he was not telling him otherwise, no flaw He was not saying they are ugly or pretty, he was simply stating it is a matter of flavor.

Where is your logic.

TehPwnerer.7215:

Are you serious? They’re so plain and ugly… For the (now) strongest weapons in the game they sure don’t look like it. They look like they’d be skins for level 10 or level 20 weapons.

Plain=good

The more over the top you make them the more stupid they look, i know a lot of people like over the top but i am not one of them : P

Really good job, not over the top. Beautifull, and for the first time a mace skin i actually like.

Now keeping my fingers crossed someday i will see more scary/creepy (like orr armor) weaponskins but really good job on the ascended skins : P
I was afraid they would be as hilarious idiotic as the legendary skins, glad to see i was wrong : p

IndigoSundown.5419:

rjnemer.7816:

Pelagato.6092:

So confuse… What are you talking about…?

“First off, crafting is not the only way to get Ascended Weapons! Anywhere you can get an Ascended Material drop or an Ascended item drop there is also a rare chance that you will get an Ascended Weapon chest that allows you to choose which weapon type you want from within a stat combo”

There is only one place where ascended materials drop. FRACTALS (and prob WvW). Unless they add them to dungeons or Queensdale. Which they will probably end up doing because people will complain fractals are to hard. Even though at lvl 48 they are still a breeze :/

Assuming you get an Ascended drop in the first place, what will the likelihood be that you will get the stats you want? Of the Exotic weapon drops I’ve gotten, all but a couple have Healing Power as the main stat.

Regardless, good luck and have fun. My cynicism is not aimed at you, but at ANet.

EDIT: i think you actually are right, nevermind. You get to choose what weapon but not what stat, if i understood it correctly this time.

Apologies : I

The blocks are amazing, mace/sword or Mace/shield are almost constant blocking.

Reason why healing signet is so annoying is because of the blocks, you take dmg then you block with mace, block with shield/sword and your hp keeps regening! Need even more time? Swich to greatsword and use wirlwind attack and then you can go back to blocking again.

And i disagree on flashy effects for warrior, warrior is no mage :P Warrior needs brutal animations and there are some that fit that image^^ Warrior is no kitten harry potta!

And blocks are the most warrior like to avoid dmg also : P

Anet has said their numbers are rising (i read that comment few weeks back) and that their shop is giving them more than enough money to do what they want.

So i am not worried, i think GW2 is doing much better than any MMO released after wow :P

Anet has stated that their active player numbers are rising not falling, that is all i need to hear : P

Ofcourse its okai to make your warrior into a little princess if you want : p but i think personally that guardians fit the knight in shining armor a whole lot more

Warriors seem more like Mercenaries or just bad people in general, while Guardians are the ones who are all about chivalry ^^

That goes all the way to the class abilities and particle effects, Warriors have an elite to grow in size and every step sounds as if the ground beneath you is breaking, the swing effects on warrior look rather normal with no special effects.

While guardians have lots of white and bright light type of effects, now that i think about it guardians would also fit as some kind of religious fanatics too, they have quite a few particles and abilities fitting that image as much as a knight in shining armor : p

daros.3407:

redslion.9675:

Steelo.4597:

humans look like dolls? T.T

Exactly: you are FORCED to use a helmet to cover the shame of their face.

I dont use helmet on my human warrior and i dont look like doll.

But ALL the human faces look like little princes who would cry if their nail was hurt.

ALL of the faces :P every single last one of them, dolls

Best ones i have seen are Charr and Norn, i’m playing Norn myself but some Charr armor and animations just look brutal.

Yeah so i ended up making another video :P

Once again just random fights, has a bit of shameful play from my opponents aswell. ^^

Some action against Riverside (but from last week, but since we ended up Riverside it still works i guess : P)

That Warrior was amusing : p

Oozo.7856:

It looks like the OP’s ego was taking too much of a hit for being called a bad player for losing to the “OP and UNKILLABLE” warrior build that he had to post a movie beating the “OP and UNKILLABLE” warrior build just to show everyone that he isn’t bad.

But, don’t worry because the build is still “OP and UNKILLABLE” because a super-skilled thief like the OP shouldn’t be having to put this much effort into killing it.

Heh, people.

+1

Yeah pretty much spot on. ; p

Crovax.7854:

I’m using mace MH in spvp and i’m pretty sure it cancels the block after 1 projectile,
is sword OH different in that regard or is that just pvp/wvw being handled differently?

I notice it sometimes only reflects once and stops, but it should work both in Spvp and WvW that it reflects until its castbar is done.(ofc if you get hit by melee it stops reflecting)

Also make sure you don’t spam the ability, just once, otherwise it starts and instantly ends it :P This is obvious but i’m just making sure haha.

The sword block is a much much longer channel block, so it is much better for reflecting projectiles than the mace block, but they work together even better

Why is it not sellable on the trader? I want to buy one with gold but its account bound apparently.

Did i miss something? Is it a bug or intended?

Weggie.3215:

Nice Vid, I’m trying to guess your build

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fIUQNAR5cjkOtwpQyQMRCAkCsq6oQJmUKmruUByA-jUyAYLBZiAAVAmQAl9KiGbVsIas6aMlrQqGOyyAYOBA-w

Dont give me you build, I want to know how close I got, =)

Pretty close But since you dont want me tell you my build that is all i can say ;P

Assassin.7890:

well it works good for you, but why sword-offhand xD?
You probably do not have that much condi DMG – is torment worth it?

I don’t use sword for torment, it is funny to see torment finish off a opponent on the run but yeah the dmg is very small as i don’t have condition dmg ^^
I use it for the low cooldown block, having two low cooldown blocks is amazingly amusing

Poxheart.2845:

There are some pretty nice fights shown.

Thanks

Sil.4560:

Grrr, it still makes me mad about that thief near the start. You totally school him and his noob class but he gets a free escape.

Weirdly enough this never annoyed me, the most a thief has gotten out of me is just stealthing around me(i see the blind field) and doing so until i’m busy fighting someone else

New video here, 11 minutes long footage of WvW roaming. Think this video shows the unpredictable spirit of WvW

Hope you enjoy watching the video, and yeah i made a few stupid mistakes against the warrior at the end of the video, i was being too sure of myself( kitteny) which results in me doing stupid stuff.

Dubblebass.8519:

If they are getting MORE concurrent logins, then they must be on servers other than mine. I play in all levels of zones and I don’t see as many players as I used to.

Obviously they cannot lose players since, as stated above, we are all players for life once we have purchased the game.

I disagree ;P the bigger the active playerbase the more people buying gems.. and that is what keeps the game alive.

Anet has stated their playerbase is increasing, not decreasing after being asked how many have quit, i doubt they would count the players who have stopped playing :P

SinerAthin.2374:

Gathslan.1870:

Anet has said their playrbase is going up, not down
Anyone saying the game is dead is wrong : p

(and yes i dont mean you guys, this thread clearly is not saying that)

I suppose they can’t really lose players because nobody has a Subscription :P

Once you buy the game box, you’re a player for life, even if you don’t play.

Im pretty sure they are talking about active players
There are plenty of games that are f2p and are completely dead : P

Anet has said their playrbase is going up, not down
Anyone saying the game is dead is wrong : p

(and yes i dont mean you guys, this thread clearly is not saying that)

+1

Cant find a single good looking mace in the game my biggest problem with the game..

And that problem is pretty small :P <3 gw2

Hunter.4783:

Its funny because in every 1v1 and 1v2 situations you NEVER DROPPED BELOW 90% health…ever. The only time when u dropped to 50% was when you had 4 people on you and still managed to get to your spawn point without any problems.

Please tell me dear sirs and madams how in the hells does this build seem balanced to you. I realise a big reason for this is healing signet and the pultry soup but come on, this kitten is broken. Between CC immunity, 550 HP/sec regen and a 4 sec stun on a 7.6sec cooldown, there is NOTHING your opponent can do about it

You just watched a video of a warrior fighting against horrible, facepalm worthy opponents and you come here with that? : p

Maybe you can relate to those players? Is that your skill level?

Holy kitten overkill

Was loads of fun for me ^^ The one single fight i have enjoyed the most so far.
You have a ton of content that is easy and will like more, leave this content for those who like to die once or twice(or more depending on how quickly you learn)

All the one shots can be avoided so yes it is meant and is a challenge, and it is fun too.

Loved this content than anything i have played in gw2 so far, actually got my blood flowing

And the lack of them! There is not a single good mace skin in the game right now xD
Small complaint in an otherwise amazing experience ingame : P

Enjoyed the pvp movies been watching your channel for a while :P

I did it easily as a warrior, the boss fight is amazingly awesome. For the first time in GW2 i had my heart start beating faster as i beat her!

Yay for harder content! BIG kittenING YAY

Hunter.4783:

They will have to change the stun back to 2s, tone down healing sig or tone down unsuspecting foe, preferably changing that into a master tier.

4s stun on 7.6 sec cooldown is imba no matter how you look at it. The move has very little telegraphic effects, which means u barely see it coming even on a non asura. If your opponent is an asura, forget about trying to see and dodge out.

400 hps from a single skill is bullkitten, on a class with 19k HP baseline and hard damage mitigation skills. When healing signet is combined with adrenal health its even more ridiculous. U have a class with 500+ hps BASELINE which can be stacked on top of the regeneration buff. If you don’t think its OP< you are delusional.

Unsuspecting foe…. 50% crit chance on a stunned target…really. Basically warrior can stack chevalier accessories and still kitten you during a stunlock while having 3200 armor. Heh, balanced

Not gonna get into the complete CC and condition immunity cuz at least now you are acknowledging that this is OP.

This build is gonna get nerfed no matter how much you fellas complain and moan against it because no one should have the highest mitigation, sustain AND burst in the game. Top that to highest mobility and highest baseline health

You know in a state of the game talk unsuspecting foe was actually in the list of ’’possibly’’ to be buffed, since it working only on stuns made it too weak.

Lalala.
If you nerf the mace stun you need to give it a buff in another way, since then it will be a suckier version of hammer which has a same length aoe stun

And the complaining and moaning is done here by you. : p
I am alright with them nerfing healing sig though ^^

Zeki.7829:

Great vid Gathslan! ignore the naysayers..this might be a mace build but it sure isn’t like the many mace/shield setups that myself and others use! i found it very enjoyable to watch i use a very similar build to this one but with a slight trait difference and utility setup. What runes are you using if you don’t mine me asking?

Thanks, words appreciated
And i use runes of Lyssa, i like runes that add an additional layer to gameplay instead of just raw stats. And Lyssa runes are both very usefull and do just that ^^

Yaki.9563:

Gathslan.1870:

I find it strange that Warrior finally has a build that is more than just doing as much dmg as possible to take enemy down before you die and warrior themselfs don’t like it.

That’s exactly what this build is. The only difference from these videos 9 months ago is that a) healing signet heals for more and b) you are stunning so that your 100B can’t be dodged. Oh and maybe exploiting duration reduction mechanics.

I don’t use any – duration foods so… :> if that is what you meant with your last sentence

And no it is not, for a long time now most warriors would go zerker gear and utilities that will let them have this one chance at defeating an enemy, and if your opponent was any good this chance would not work.

This build lets you use defensive gear instead of zerker, it does not rely on you using all your utility for burst. Hence it is a build that is much more tanky while having a good way of doing dps. It is much more interesting gameplay than before : P Could a similar build have been done before? Yeah, but it would not have been as viable as it is now, for aslong as i have played every warrior (including me) was pretty much go all out or nothing.

Excalibur.9748:

Ashanor.5319:

Don’t forget this one.

Excalibur.9748:

It’s true.

Not only do they make excellent commanders, they are also one of the most common roamers I see these days. In fact, I see warriors just as often or even more often than thieves now. I’m on TC facing SoR and BG and apparently I guess SoR and BG have a ton of warrior roamers.

Warriors are really annoying for me to deal with as I’m using S/D and I guess I have some trouble dealing with them since I’m not really used to facing warrior but I think my main problem is trying to hit them while they have endure pain up. So apparently, that is a stance.

So does a stance count as a boon or what? Can you strip it with larcenous strike? Is there a visual indicator for a stance? Sorry haven’t played a warrior, and I really lack experience dealing with warriors solo…

Does anyone have tips for dealing with warriors in general or specific tips for when using S/D + shortbow?

Note: most of them also run 2 stuns which can be used in quick succession whereas I only have 1 stunbreaker and they typically use melandru runes + lemongrass + dogged march.

And????

The point is warrior is good at too many things at once. Thief is only good at roaming. Warrior is good at ZvZ, GvG, commanding, PvE, now roaming too?? How is that even fair?

When balance is achieved every class should be able to do everything well, pve, roam, group fights. Spvp.

Just because warrior is decent in many areas now doesnt mean it needs a nerf because your poor little thief cant do large scale fights that well.

Seriously why do i even have to type this?!

nagymbear.5280:

What gear are you using, its not included in the build. Is it a mix of knights/soldiers/cleric?

I use a mix of knight and valkyrie

Callahan.3180:

Yaki.9563:

Mace GS meh. A bit disappointing that warrior still revolves around 100B nearly a year into the game.

+1. I’m so tired of seeing Gs videos. The skull crack build has been here for a while now. Try to be a little bit more creative next time OP. No offense, but we here in the community have seen a lot of these videos now :/

I will play what set i enjoy playing ;P and i make videos because i enjoy making them, not purely for others to see. Besides the video does show something slightly different from the rest, offhand sword being used with mace instead of shield

I find it strange that Warrior finally has a build that is more than just doing as much dmg as possible to take enemy down before you die and warrior themselfs don’t like it. This build offers blocking as defense(and offence if you have reflection) good mobility, and offence if you time it right.

You can either go with that or do as much dmg before you die style, well i know which i choose : P

Yaki.9563:

Gathslan.1870:

I like the playstyle warrior has currently so i am quite fine with it ;P
And having to go greatsword is more about the mobility it gives you than 100b, every spec has to go either sword or greatsword for mobility. That is what keeps different specs back :P

Seems to me like the mobility is a bonus. Stun @ 90% health -> 100B = 20% health or dead is the main draw.

No if we are talking WvW, Spvp you can make abuild with no mobility work okai.

But in wvw if you dont have mobility = every zerg will catch you no problem and all you do is keep running back to die some more.

Most important thing of all in WvW = mobility : p
You can do pretty good dmg even with an autoattack on some weapons, i could go axe instead of greatsword.. i could go hammer instead of greatsword and still do great dmg, but that would be stupid since neither of those weapons have mobility.

And thanks to those who gave positive comments

The reasoning of Excalibur is amazing.

I like the playstyle warrior has currently so i am quite fine with it ;P
And having to go greatsword is more about the mobility it gives you than 100b, every spec has to go either sword or greatsword for mobility. That is what keeps different specs back :P

Sil.4560:

Love it. I literally cheered every time you turned around and stomped people from those cowardly groups chasing you down. And that slo-mo rally on the dying guy? Haha!

Gotta love that reflecting sword block too. I got a guy to hit himself with Kill Shot the other day. Felt like a ninja.

Thanks and yes, reflecting kill shot is the best thing ever.. should keep every single one of them you reflect in some folder, and just make a 5minute video of nothing but reflected killshots haha.

I rallied from my greasword coming back after i threw it, found it pretty funny when it happened so had to slo-mo that part

10minute video showing mostly fights while outnumbered, some close calls, some big mistakes and from my opponents. And last but not least a chicken using its eggs to fight me.

And yeah my weapon choices are probably not the best, but i enjoy playing with this setup and it works well enough

I shall watch also

Had some pretty fun fights while roaming tonight. Made a little video out of a few of them too.

Only editing is really speeding up the boring parts, music is just the one i had playing in backround while roaming.

Enjoying this matchup quite a bit

It is not a bug, the was a typo in the patchnotes(the per 3 seconds one). The devs themselfs said so.

No bug

JonPeters.5630:

The heal sig is a typo. The numbers are correct but it should say per second. Yes, that is correct, 392 health per second.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/warrior/Yay-warrior-buffs/first