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I’m an Oceanic player and I managed to get it – its difficult but not impossible.
Note that even within the same territory connectivity may vary greatly. In my city connection won’t get over 6Mb. Just 200 hundred kilometers to the north, and you can get glass fiber and over 20Mb easily.
That’s one of the reasons why content should be either permanent or cyclical (e.g.: once a year, once every quarter…) so people that may get a better connection in the future are able to give it another go.
They have already said the gauntlet will come again. I am in Japan and I did it just fine.
I still get support tickets in chests at the end of JPs lol. Maybe we will be lucky and they will make them able to be sold like they did the tickets.
Zerker. It is really easy. Summon you iSwordsmen and then just run around the outer most circle and spam your mantra of pain and recover mantra. zerker is best.
Armor:
2 full zerker
1 full cavalier
2 full Apothocary
1 full Sentinel
1 full rabid
1 full soilder
1 full givers
Trinkets to match all.
Weapons:
zerk, soilder, apoth Staves
2Xzerk swords
3Xzerk GS
Cavalier, soilder focus
rabid, apoth Scepter
Apoth Torch
zerk pistol
I think that is about it. Ascended gear is mixed cause every time i started collecting for a build they would nerf it so.
Finally, the phantasms, who are mainly for damage, with a few exceptions :
Phantasmal Defender (damage reduction)
Phantasmal Disenchanter (useless … sorry, I mean cure conditions/remove boons)
Phantasmal Warden (anti projectiles)
Mage (confusion/retaliation)
Berserker (damage only)
Duellist (damage only)
Warlock (damage only)
Swordsman (damage only)
Mariner (damage)
Whaler (damage)
Phantasmal Defender (damage reduction)- for everyone
Phantasmal Disenchanter (useless … sorry, I mean cure conditions/remove boons)- amazing for boon ripping especially not useless just situational
Phantasmal Warden (anti projectiles)- pretty good damage if on a stationary target as well
Mage (confusion/retaliation)- removes conditions on bounce if traited
Berserker (damage only) and cripple which is amazing.
Duellist (damage only)- this ones correct
Warlock (damage only) – this one too
Swordsman (damage only) – leap finisher for itself. ^^ I mean its something.
Mariner (damage)- true
Whaler (damage) – confusion on hits.
I would love my IC back where it as for PvE though ^^
I am a sad panda.
Looking that this with daggers in both hands. They don’t stack do they? When I switch from D/D to my staff I don’t slow down with Signet of the Locust active making me believe that they don’t actually stack which makes me sad.
Am I right in that they do not stack and you cant get 50% movment speed without swiftness?
Another Mesmer of my same build.
Awesome choice of Apocalyptica. I approve.
Several of Osicats Shatter builds use duel swords. I love Duel Swords in Shatter builds so yes very viable. Look at the stickies for Osicats thread.
I don’t play on computer. and Hacking doesn’t really count in a discussion of difficulty really since you are HACKING!!!!!!!
Seriously? Knights of the Round + Mimic = Cake Win. She was much harder. lol
That back tracking thing the war did is probably the best advice anyone can give ever. even without perma swiftness a few dodges is all ya need and you just back step. So easy now.
Personally I hate DE while using a stealth heavy build as if you dodge in stealth the clone generation gives a away your position. I agree that the minors in Dueling are better but the cripple from the clone death is great and I can’t give up the conditon removal and CD reduction of the stealth. Like I already said the Veil CD is also a huge hit if you switch to Mendures. If you take the glam CD and mendures then you lose out on the block CD reduction and more often applying of torment.
What you suggest does sound like it would do more damage but it loses survivability. my iMage survives pretty ok but even if it doesn’t it is on a 21s CD.
As far as Duration Vs Crit Bleed. You are already getting some bleed from your staff clones. You will stack more with crit on death but the duration of all your other conditions is going to suffer. More conditions for longer is much harder to deal with than higher stacks of a single condition. Plus since many people run condition duration down food and melandru thx to the current meta of condition build I really do think you would be losing out in the long run. ^^
+150 Times without success = no fun, these things do not do well in gw2
How did you get all your tickets? I am trying to find a fast way to get them so I can start doing the gambit achievements but I REALLY don’t want to run in that zerg.
That would just be a different build. But also traited torch cleanses more then Mendure’s because the iMages bounces also cleans a condition when it is traited. This build also uses a lot of stealth and the burning to damage and not lowering the CD would hurt this aspect as well.
Your suggests really just make the build so different might as well make a new thread I think. >< I do agree that Lyssa Runes could be ok here but I feel the lose of toughenss and condition duration down from Melandru is what makes us able to solo groups of 3 or so.
Also thanks to the massive use of stealth in this build the CD for Veil is very important as well as the CD reduction of the scepter to keep up as many blocks as you can and keep torment on as much as possible.
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Can she be Moaed while having her shield up? Kinda like taking a necro outa Lich form? I imagine not but if so I might be able to beat this even when dealing with an extra enemy or left over tornados or fire rings from previous fights which seems to be the common occurrence when I try.
Sure it has been said but saying it again. I can’t imagine it is a hard thing to fix but I am no programer.
Traits switch spots if they can. For example and II trait might switch to the Master lvl while your master level if it is able to be take in the adept level will move down.
This may seem trivial and really it is, but at least in fractals I switch traits up for almost every one and because the general population as the patience of a Hyena on crack having to deal with making sure things didn’t flip and switching everything around and taking more time can get you some harsh words from the people you are running with.
Not super important but it is something that has been bugged since the freakn Beta so just thought I would mention it again.
Veil is a part of my build but I don’t use Pistol. The build I use Pistol with I don’t use Veil. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Can she be Moaed?
What do people do that they set portal so often? I have it set if I run CoF path 1 (which I don’t do anymore) or if I am running the Shattercat Mist. Other than that I don’t set it. What is the big outrage over these personal portals?
It would be a very good almost full cleans. Do not underestimate Necros. The sad thing is that even though a full cleans is great they will stack them up right after again anyway so it isn’t super.
I was on overflow and there was only two people in the que for that arena. Does it get less than that? LOL. Also, I didn’t even count the probably about 7 times where it said it was my turn put me in and immediately took me out or tried to have three people enter at the same time and then have none of us enter and just waste tickets. >< So frustrating.
They clean condition from those in the path of the bullets not the caster. ^^ I tried it out a bit but the CD even traited is just too long to use for condition removal.
Don’t count on it. I have tried the final darkness lady 30times and 25 times have been glitched with either an extra freakn enemy like the first guy. or with left over attacks like tornados or fire from the asura. Hell i even had the bombs from the rifle guy once. I am done with it for a week until maybe the FPS gets better once people get sick of zerging under you or they patch the freakn glitches. Anet loves to put out temp content with massive glitches though so I am not holding my breath.
Run a traited focus with sword main hand. set feedback. summon iWarden once he stops spinng cast feedback then summon second warden. Just stay in melee range and run around in circles. I even got the no kill other oozes by doing this ^^ cake fight.
True. For some reason though I still have over 100 and totally forget how/when I got them. ^^
Melandru Runes are super cheap to get yourself though. Just buy the Karma gear and transmute it onto a white piece of gear (I do shoulder pieces) and then salvage it. ^^
No class is really NEEDED are they? I love having a necro around and I love running mine. They offer some of the strongest AoEs in the game I feel. Don’t worry some of us still love you guys.
I am going to go with an oversight. Anet likes to do things kitten so it isn’t really surprising.
1) Pyro and myself have said this before. This is not a Shattercat build because it wasn’t made by Osi*cat*. This is indeed a Shatter Build but not a Shattercat. The difference? Who made it. You are not Osicat and thus can’t actually make Shattercat Builds. You can however make Shatter Builds which you have done.
2) Osicat himself says how he didn’t create the idea of a shatter build but he is easily the most knowledgeable and the most posted about them and thus why he calls the builds he has post Shattercat Builds.
3) You are so obssesed with having something NEW that works and that people will find useful that you have totally ignored any and all advise from anyone. The first Mesmer build you posted was horrid and you simply yelled at people for telling you why. Your MM Necro build was bad and you ignored the entire of the Necro community and wanted someone to tell you that it was awesome so bad that you thought posting on the Mesmer forums would be a good idea. This new build is by far the most viable out of the three builds I have seen you post in the last few days. Now I am going to say some things about it and I am sure you are going to ignore them but here goes anyway.
S/S is a personal favorite combo of mine while running a Shatter Build. I would replace your sigil of stamina with another sigil of endurance because it is simply better to know you have an on demand dodge after switching that it would be trying to make sure you are in the right weapon set when an opponent dies to get the endurance.
You are zero condition removal outside of the whirl finished combo of iWarden and Curtain. This isn’t particularly uncommon in any Mesmer build but you also have base VIT which means you have no direct HP pool to deal with conditions which is the new Flavor of the Month and thus you will probably get eatn alive.
I would switch your second sword to a scepter as well. The CD on Blurred Frenzy is on a 9.5s CD thus you can use it every after you switch back to it. You iLeap thanks to Sword CD trait and IC is on a 7s cooldown which I will give you is faster than a weapon swap. So you can use it twice in the 9 seconds because a weapon swap is up. Now thinking that this will decrease your clone generation if you use scepter is wrong. Scepter auto produces a clone all be it slightly slow since the chain of attacks still hasn’t been tweeked at all. The dodge also produces a clone plus gives a little more pressure with torment. Not much mind you but everything helps.
If you take out the Chaos line and forget about the Manipulation CD since you are only using it for Blink you can put 10 more into Domination and replace the focus you have with a traited torch. This will give you a stealth every 21s PLUS condition removal. You cleans one condition on using either Prestige or iMage plus iMages bounces cure conditions when they hit you if he is traited (this may be a bug but I like to think it is working as intended).
Lastly) You are so obsessed with being innovative and having someone tell you you are awesome that you are creating without thinking which in the real world is dangerous. Innovation for simply the reason of innovation is wrong and rarely works out.
Don’t turn this into a factal discussion. I want some interesting ideas for why we lowered Way Point Prices for this Kiel girl so the devs might work it into something cause as it stands just saying a fractal for research on the reactor isn’t good enough since it has already been explained that fractals are not true past events but only potentials.
I am up to 25 glitched matches against this women in which i either have more than one enemy or attacks from previous fights like tornado are still active. She isnt actually all that freakn hard if Anet would stop half assing everything and test kitten before they put it out.
I would love it if it didn’t glitch out so often.
She is impossible because last two times I have tried to kill her the previous guys freakn Tornadoes from the tornado chick were still freakn active. I love Anet and all the halfass work they do.
Tool tip says dome just assume it meant shell. Well then that is sweet as.
Is that a bug or intended? I have a feeling is a bug but such an amazingly useful bug that no one would report it. HAHAHAH
Since when? If that is true then I take that part about standing in it being pointless away but leave the point that it doesn’t confuse the enemy at all.
That was faster than even I expected.
The only thing I can think of is make sure the signet is actually active. Sometimes when I log in or zone even though I have it set it isn’t active on my buff bar above my skills. That’s the only thing I can think of unless they broke it which also isn’t that unbelievable.
You can try this on for size. It is my FoTM build as well as my basic Dungeon Build. I plan on using it for the Gauntlet tonight as well. You won’t do as much damage as fast as a shatter build but you do a good deal while having survivability and mobility.
Didn’t realize Engs had a spammable one. Ok it will be nerfed soon so not going to spend my money on them. ^^
I thought about this idea for a while. If we, as in all mesmers, somehow really confuse the opponent by utilizing all of our skills to the max i feel that no matter how much dps or tank an enemy can do, or no matter how much stealth or control abilities they can use, it will all be in vain for if we can constantly trick their minds we can indefinitely kill them in one shot pr by wearing them out. I am gonna list all of the types of skills for a mesmer and bring out their pros and cons to somehow make a combination of skills that can totally put a hurting on an enemy.
Glamours
Pros: most of the glamour skills we possess can make it look like we are actually within the area of effect. For instance if I use feedback on a foe the sheer size and wavy bubble animation is enough to make them think even if it’s just for an instant that I am within it. Cons: Some glamour skills are useless in some mesmer builds.Clones
Pros: clones are a copy of ourselves. it will be the key to confusing our opponent.
Cons: they apparently dont seem to move much if the enemy is close in range.Shatter skills
Pros: Makes the clones move towards the enemy. Majorly throwing them off. Cons: once out of shatter skills it’s back to square one and you have to try to confuse your enemy from scratch.Mobility
Pros:It is the way for us to get around an opponent and strike from a different angle every time. Cons: When not using a shatter skill for clone movement, your mobility will make you stand out among your illusions.Stealth
Pros: it makes you invisible and helps lose your opponents knowledge of your whereabouts. Cons the animation when you get out of stealth reveals to your enemy your location more easily(animation=the smoke rings)Signets
Pros: It appears on your clones skill fact when your enemy clicks on them and gives them doubts about who could be the real you. Cons: Most of the signets are not of very much use and is sometimes considered as waste of skill box.Now keeping all of these in mind i will try to pick off the best skills and traits for all of this. I shall soon bring out these skills within a few minutes or so.
Let me break down your illusions you have here.
Glamours: The only one you SHOULD be inside is Null Field. Feedback does nothing for you if you are inside of it thus you are a bad Mesmer and no one will assume you are a bad Mesmer right off the bat so this is a flawed statement. The other glamour is Veil and you can’t really be in it and unless running a PU build more thank likely you will not be staying around it for the secondary stealth you can get off it.
Clones: Don’t confuse anyone. They Attack slower than a normal player. If using an OH guess what, your clones don’t have an OH. Scepter/Staff/GS clones don’t move unless the enemy gets outa range because they are ranged weapons. Sword clones move to the target because of needing melee range. Clones also don’t dodge. There have been very FEW instances of people showing that standing in your clones and slowing their auto-attack with 2h weapon and not having any food or sigil stacks on them confused the opponent for a split second but they they just got AoEd and bamm the real one is revealed cause clones are weak as all get out in WvW and PvP.
Shatter Skills: Unless the opponent has never faced a Mesmer before, when you shatter and all your clones run at them, they are not taken aback they dodge the incoming shatter more than likely. Everyone knows what clones running at you means it doesn’t confuse anyone.
Mobility: I will give you this one. We have the second best in combat mobility in the game next to Thieves and some people would argue we even beat them.
Stealth: Doesn’t really confuse the enemy just saves us for a bit.
Signets: I hardly run signets so I know that SoI shows up but do all of them do? If all of them do then I will give you this one but the clones don’t have sigil stacks or food so it is easy to pick out.
Movement is out biggest give away as being the real Mesmer and not moving usually equals death. You are making yet another vastly over stated claim that we should never die as long as we confuse out opponents enough because even the best of us have not been “confusing” opponents like you state since beta weekends.
We have the best heal to take full advantage of those runes. ^^ I was wondering about an ICD. Really we have the only spammable heal correct? They may not add an ICD if it really only would affect one profession. But they do love nerfing us.
Welcome to one of the most frequently suggested changes to Mesmer since Beta. ^^ It won’t happen though. Get used to purple. ^^
True you might find a solo person to kill. But taking camps isn’t 1v1 it is at a min of 1v5. That will be 1v7 if both yaks are there and it is not upgraded. Are you just going to go around and fight sentinels all day and hope to find a solo roamer?
You write cute things when you get angry. ^^
Varconi again thanks for this build. My slight variation I have been running has been seeing 1v3s with a 8/10 fight win ratio. (Estimated)
I happened to have an additional full set of Apoth Gear and tried your suggestion with Guardian Runes. It does increase your damage and I took out people faster but I lost 1vX ability. 1v2 was even being a bit of an issue with them instead of the Melandru.
Uh lol. most people here are total opposites. When i make a group build they are like how you gonna fight one on one? then when i make a build that is clearly for one v one you come and say how you gonna deal with groups? Lol do i really have to tell you that a Minion master build is primarily for one v one? are you just joking or are you that thickheaded?
You said yourself you made it for WvW purposes in your first post. What part of WvW is 1v1?
Do weapon swap sigils activate upon exiting DS?