Guild Wars 2

Defektive.7283:

At this point I’m starting to hope that Arena Net goes the way of THQ, and some more intelligent company picks up the GW2 IP.

I think you might be taking AN for granted. -_-

Side note:
What’s this about THQ now?

Seriously? This is an AMAZING patch for sPvP. They actually fixed real issues instead of screwing around with “balancing.”

frans.8092:

Healing power has a disappointingly low payback for the investment, if you try healing power gear in the mists you’ll see the SA-XI heal go from 300 something to 400 something.

Actually I think you’ll find that Healing>Vitality (You can pack on the toughness with either) with SoM. That stealth trait is awful and it’s not useful for what the OP is asking for anyways.

This would have been a good thread if it only covered the distance from which a pet can chase from it’s master. Looks like it’s already been ruined by nerd rage though.

Before I go off on how problematic this can become, does anyone know how far the pet can actually go before it ports back to the ranger? (serious question)

My main issue is that this allows the ranger to lock someone into combat for a VERY long time, especially when Troll Ungent comes into play. I’ve not yet gone up against someone that was smart enough to abuse this, but I’m sure people will pick up on it soon enough.

That and keeping people from grabbing buffs on Temple. :P

If a ladder is the deciding factor of whether or not you’ll be playing sPvP, you are wasting your time.

You did not search for this topic.

Also, no.

Khyras.8021:

Rika.7249:

Khyras.8021:

2.Mesmer and thief are stripped of annoying mechanics completely ( portal, clone spam, moa,stealth should be on 20 sec cd etc),

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Why would the door hit me i left months ago as any sane person would do.You must be playing one of the cheap classes (mesmer, thief) and have developed some sort of superiority complex because you can kill new players silly enough to even try pvp in this game. LOL people like you are pathetic.

Pretty sad that you are still posting here then.

Chi Malady.2015:

If they introduced voice chat into the game, the gap between premades and PUGs would shrink. Communication is the most important thing in this game and PUGs have no way of communicating.

Skype is free.

Every server has a set rotation of all 5 maps.

It’s to filter out bad people. Maybe you’ve never played free tournaments, but usually I end up facing a team of rank 1s 90% of the time.

I have NEVER paid for tickets and I have more than I will ever need sitting in my bank just from dailies and crafting.

Yes, let’s separate new/casual players from those who know what they’re doing. I’m sure they’ll learn how to get better twice as fast.

All of the reasons given by the OP assume the person(s) facing the thief does not understand the game mechanics and is easily fulled. Stealth is fine. Every profession has an ability (or many abilities) that gives them a long period of survivability or removes them from combat. Stealth’s purpose is to give thieves a breather so they can actually do something. Try playing a roaming thief without stealth. I dare you.

PS
S/P doesn’t count. :P

No stats/sigils. I doubt it would ever be worth using. >.>

I hope nothing about professions gets changed and AN actually addresses some real issues.

urinfamousr.7631:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5Kw3x82Mys

looked like this only was about a 600range but used 4-5 in a row to get from node to node i couldnt even catch up with rtl so def a hack. seen this done twice in spvp this morning !

That’s not spvp. It’s WvW.

Started on Anvil Rock, went to Maguuma for a couple weeks to hang with guild, went back to Anvil Rock. AR is better by far.

I’ve been using S/P a lot lately. Infiltrator Strike may very well be the best ability in the game. Pistol Whip is fine, the stun on it isn’t just for your convenience alone. It also becomes godly if Sigil of Rage pops. (Enough time to get it off 2 times, possibly 3. Each time will most likely be hitting for 7k+, and its AOE!) Maybe you should mess around with the weapon a bit more.

EDIT: Forgot to add that the thief becomes invincible while channeling Pistol Whip. It’s like the mesmers sword ability, except better in every way.

Guide to countering stealth:

Auto-attack in the area the thief has stealthed. Several seconds later you will see a thief on the ground with a big red arrow above his head. Approach this arrow and press the “F” key.

Sorry if that was too complicated.

Roaming with a shaman Death Blossom/Malice build is the closest thief is ever going to feel even close to meaty without gimping themselves. :P
Sample Build:
http://www.intothemists.com/calc/index.php?build=-d33V;1Zwkb0S5FOVd0;9;44-4TT;71794278V-7;2jwmAjwmA9cp
Source:
http://forums.intothemists.com/index.php?/topic/46-top-gw2-tournament-builds/
PS
Anything with stealth is not a bunker build. You cannot hold a point while stealthed. It will be neutralized in seconds.

What does gold have to do with sPvP?

Oh wait, nothing.

Believe it or not, 1,000,000 glory is not a lot. >.>

It’s already out. Go join an empty Capricorn server.

Wait huh? The map rotation isn’t being switched, it’s getting an additional map. The “one-map” event is… an event.

Wouldn’t the addition of another map to the rotation add MORE teams in tournaments? And won’t more teams mean huge waiting times? (Paids are pretty much scheduled already, waiting really doesn’t do those justice)

Mrowqa.3861:

2) The new Cart capping. it’s crazy. 1 mining cart and whos closer it moves to it’s base location giving points. In guild wars it could be hard to execute but definately it would make a difference in pvp. why ? it would force ppl to first take controll of it and then move with it making maybe kind of amushes for enemy team to prevent them from taking controll of it. This kind of pvp is tricky and still some people might thing it’s booring as current point capping.

Sounds like Payload. Here’s a detailed explanation from a game that has mastered it:
http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Maps#Payload

I would never recommend copying ANYTHING from WoW, but great “e-sports” are another matter entirely. By your description, Cart sounds more like a poorly executed attempt at Payload that turned into a tug-of-war.

I’m looking forward to pug’ing free tournies and farming mid. It’s so easy to get skirmisher/defender combo kills I might even get from r40 to r50 within the duration of the event.

Lag is worse than ever. Sadly, this isn’t the only massive thread regarding connection issues and this has been going on so long I’m starting to doubt that this is something AN can fix. I really hope they aren’t just stringing us along.

That Rift expac is looking very tempting right now.

EDIT: Getting hit by 15 second lag spikes now. sPvP is the only reason I still play GW2 and now I can’t properly play it. Oh well…

Glory will never be used outside of sPvP. AN does not like cross-currencies. (it wasn’t too long ago when the “karma-to-gold” crisis got nerfed)

Shouldn’t really be bunkering in a hotjoin. (who cares about points in tPvP)

When 4 people can go after you and not get punished by losing another point, why bother? If you want to use your bunker build you could probably use it to node fight though. Plus, being able to stand on the point at all times during a fight means you can get the skirmisher/defender combo every kill.

Judging by the combat log, the thief was already fighting you before the backstab. You knew it was coming, so why didn’t you take the necessary steps to avoid getting torn up?

PS
Really hard to take someone seriously when they use that elite.

Being 100% honest here…
I just throw down my traps and stand in the middle with a canine out. The thief stabs me, my canine cripples him, and the fights over. Thief dead in 3 seconds. If he manages to get away and wipe off conditions with his stealth heal, I just use Troll Ungent and dodge/use my evasive abilities until his Initiative is used up.

My Traps: Spike/Flame/Viper
Weapons: Shortbow (Earth) + Sword/Torch (Energy, Corruption)
Gear: Rabid Amulet, Undead Runes

Always awesome to see someone rockin’ a D/D build.

Bows? Pets? Forget that. I model myself after a real Ranger.

Durzlla.6295:

@OP, a few of those (mostly what the guy I quoted said) are ridiculous, and idk how PBS and CS even -look- like blasts… Now maul…. That’s a different story…

Can’t say I’m seeing how Maul is a blast, but if AN changes it up to look like a ghostbearsplosion I’d be all for it.

You’ve been playing 8v8 pub games. Go play a 5v5. Previously 5v5s were tournament only, but as of a couple weeks ago 5v5s are available in quick match.

If more than 2 people fight you, their team is going to lose control of a point.

Default… I use a Naga. :P

Seriously though, I highly suggest people rebind their F1-5 keys to shift + 1-5. Changed my life.

vitigis.4160:

The reason the Ranger is my main pvp choice is the challenge of it. It’s extra satisfying stomping a BS theif or a mesmer on my ranger. Bonus points when they whisper me for my build. Extra bonus points when they ask about runes/sigils/utilities. Extra Extra bonus points when they call the class OP. If I could save those tears in a jar, I would.

If I get too drunk to play well, I just fall back on my Mesmer or BS thief and go easy mode.

Hey, what’s your build?

Screw making ranger on par and essentially the same as every other class. I wanna be able to dart around slinging venoms, constantly regenerating wounds while being engulfed in a fiery inferno. The fields and abilities are already there, we just need a few things changed up.

Ideas:

Concussive/Point Blank Shot feel like Blast Finishers. Plus, being able to AOE armor our entire team might actually make us desired.

Possibly drop Rapid Fire down to x5ish hits and make it a 100% Projectile Finisher.

Make Viper’s Nest a Poison Field.

Make Muddy Terrain an Earth Field.

Make Serpent’s Strike a Whirl Finisher.

Make Finishers from pets benefit the Ranger.

Give Spirits a Field.

Make Pounce (third auto attack on 1h Sword) a Leap Finisher. Crazy idea, but just thought I’d throw it out there. :P

Any sort of comment is welcome, positive or negative.

Combos for reference:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Combo_field

There is no reason to keep Wall of Reflection on your utility bar 100% of the time in PvE. Nothing is stopping you from switching to it right before those rare pulls when there’s very heavy ranged damage being thrown around. To be honest though, I roll AH so I have no problem auto-attacking my way through every dungeon; the rest of the group is just along for the ride. :P

As for Wvw, it’s been awhile for me. Didn’t it get nerfed so it can’t reflect siege equipment?

sPvP… Sometimes useful, depends heavily on team comp. There’s room for it in a Shout build, but no way to reasonably fit it in a med build. (Stand Your Ground will probably be filling one slot in any build, only leaving 2 slots left for personal preference)

I think the first two threads went on for so long without an answer that players just gave up on posting in them. I wonder how many pages this thread will make it to!

Human guard. Tree-guy warrior. ’Sup.

Um… Tool Kit is freaking amazing in just about every single build. Even Pry Bar’d someone for 4500ish damage yesterday when I was messing around with a roaming build. Add in 3 second block and a Knockdown that pulls the target to you from a 1200 range and you’ve got one hell of a kit.

The Blind Field on Bomb Kit alone is enough for me to use it. Plus it comes with a AOE Blowout ability, a 3 second Immobilize AOE, and a Fire Field that does a crazy amount of damage if you snare someone on it.

But yeah… Flamethrower only seems good for the Profession Skill and the Blowout ability. Elixir and Grenade do seem pretty crappy right now, too. The only good thing I see about grenades is the redonkulous range.

Superkav.5012:

Chi Malady.2015:

Geewoody.2017:

…Why didn’t you just switch to another class for awhile?

They all suffer from a similar problem. The current metagame limits everyone.

This^

The mesmer is limited to shatter burst
The Ele is limited to bunker s/d or d/d
The ranger is limited to trap build
Guardian is limited to bunker
Thief is limited to backstab d/d

And the list goes on…

Thanks for listing 5 different options he can take.

Sigh.

Mrbig.8019:

the issue listed on the OP is by far more gamechanging than a feature ( target drop on stealth) working as intended.

Shadowstep is a stealth ability? Seriously, here’s a helpful tip:

Break out the shortbow and keep the warrior crippled while he has the greatsword out. The effect it has on all of his gap closing abilities is awful. Seriously, he’ll only move up like 2 feet. Probably won’t be able to hit you with Bladetrail either. (it almost never hits unless it’s used at point blank or the target is standing perfectly still)

Channeling is fine, it’s just another thing in GW2 you have to learn to cope with.

Also, it’s just called Rush.

Been awhile since I played LoL, but if I remember correctly the only reason it was “meta” was because certain heroes could be banned before the start of a ranked/competitive match. Same goes for just about every other MOBA. Only thing that set LoL apart was that they pumped out OP heroes so everyone bought them and then nerfed them down a month later.

Not sure what this topic is about to be honest. Everything you listed in your post is true for GW2 as well. Problem is, people think GW2 is supposed to play like WoW and cry when they realize they need a well structured team that coordinates attacks instead of “everyone pop your cooldowns and melt the other team.” In MOBAs, people cry when teams aren’t well structured. (OMG EVERY PUG IM IN IS ALL CARRIES)

I wish the announcer in GW2 was more like the one in DOTA Allstars.
(pops Bull’s Charge in a team fight)
M M M M MONSTERKILL

…Why didn’t you just switch to another class for awhile?

Good job exploring the place.

An Actual Reasonable Solution:

Pull Time Warp from sPvP.
Make Null Field an elite.

At least it’ll give mesmers an extra utility slot to fill. (Null Field and Portal seem to be kitten near required as of late, that’s one utility slot left for personal preference at the moment)

I feel like using the Signet should look a little more like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00HVhaZ1gH8

Why do people think rifles are overpowered? Is there some joke I’m missing out on?