Guild Wars 2

that’s hard trolling. Cele is not strong enough hoho.

Most bers builds require 3 times more effort for succes then common cele

message below mine is not totally correct.

MEdi guard and Ranger though – 2 all around easy specs to master.

What can ekittenist say about the topic actually?

You agree?) Bers too strong?)

I would say both bers and cele are fine atm, it’s more about classes and other amulets.

YES PLEAAASE.

Able to join hotjoin while queueing will be awesome!

Hvaran.6327:

Nuke.9852:

i bet they already have that expansion all wrapped up and ready to launch at the press of a button. theyre holding it back because they want to show something exclusive at those conventions. assuming its functional, they’ll prob release it shortly after

they said will be beta after release on those “presentations”. So excpect beta for some times after 12th march then release….i hope on april-may….

cause for me everyhtng is less itneresting to do right now ingame because i know it all will be better sooner or later, new classes, new pvp meta etc etc etc

good that i was wrong, now i can spend my money and time all on vacation and forget about stagnant pixel killing for some time <3

Engi is my main, but i never player full turret bunker(lie – i tried few times to see how OP is it, and i played it frequently in hotjoin 2 years ago, while been learning the class).

I would suggest a huge YES for condition beeing aplied to turrets, it’s an awesome idea and it will make it countarable.
On another point if u will apply both suggested changes you should think then of buffing healing skills (except healing turret ofc) and elite skills, because currently there are very very few builds outside of supply crate+healing turret.

Thanks alot for this thread though, as i become more frequently playing pvp, the turret engi seems too strong for amount of effort that putted in to play it.

i wish – never.

ok. I would like to share the build that i’m using currently for some days and listen to critiques aswell.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fJAQNAS8cjEd0FaVImhwJaAjgCdJ8BrgxAInVuFlBA-TpRHABos/wAXAgAeAAIVGAgjAQwHEAA

i know it looks very awkward, but i just was ruynning condi war enjoyed it and wanted to try something different from meta builds especially out of healing singet.

the healing skill idea is I cleanse 6 condis overall (yes it works together, i tested with singet of spite)
while elite will convert 5 condis into boons.
and ofc cleansing ire that works not bad with hammerstun..

switching arround dodge march-missle deflection-increased stance duration

defy pain switching to Brawler’s Recovery – but ussually not needed much.

the biggest problems i had is the unussual cast time of skills that needed to use as warri (shouts, stances are instat almost all so i used to them)
while my condi cleanse is all active, non passive or in normal rotation of instant cast spells.

the flurry+stunlock combo is pretty strong

mobility is not good enough though, that’ why i would maybe switch to lb, swiftness on hit as an option, that i want to try out

raubvogel.5071:

They say Q3. See page 4 http://www.kdbdw.com/bbs/download/193934.pdf?attachmentId=193934

it’s most possible true speculation for today tbh.

right to say though “they plan/forecast”.

i foking love the new map idea.

blobbers can stay eb w/e, same 3 way sm fights will be 4eva, even devs loving them.
all the small tricky thingies to do will be fun activity for 3-15man groups and i’m more then happy with it.
Nowadays what is going on in wvw is boring me to death, not all the time but still it’s there and low ammount of actions and stale fights to do are pretty said…
I’m looking forward how this map will work out with new class, specialization, conditions, boons, siege, structures etc, because the current “kitten ship” meta quickscope, 360 com snipe…welll…let it go pls..
Though still would like to get:
- offencive aoe cap rising to 10-15 for the best.
- OS megaserver system.
While i don’t imagine how they want to fit all the people into 2 maps (BLOB-B and New desert bls)

warbignime.4610:

maddoctor.2738:

Tyreal.5230:

why is this still coming up as a topic…

This topic will continue to come up while players still don’t understand the basic mechanics of the game. Ignorance is a bad thing.

As long as players continue with their “there is only one role”, as long as they can’t distinguish between a gear type and a build (build != gear) and as long they can’t understand how Support and Control works in the game, we will get post like this one.

Are you saying that stats are not main part of the build? There are so many different stat sets , but everyone use zerker, so there s problem.

Do you know that there are much more game types then doongionspeedrun?
And do you know what EXCACTLY coming in expansion? No. NOONE KNOWS.
They see the problem of pve i guess, but not veryone likes this “holly trolly molly trinity” combo.
I guess i’m not alone in liking how you can cooperate with other players skills in this game to cover different deffencive and offencive parts.

“holly trinity” is sheat.
While I agree that dungeuon mechanics should be tweaked to make smth excpet zerk best, but it’s same as I would say tha they should nerf condicleanse so I could blob up with my condi necro in wvw and plague another blob (while it will break all other gamemodes).

Balance bi4s, balance.

Atherakhia.4086:

It’s a positive change overall. I just don’t think it’s going to actually change the meta in anyway.

stab 1 go
push
where is our stab?

“pirate sheat” counter strike no scope gw2 meta maybe become stronger till other changes.

any official/semi-official update?

i hate holy trinity system and i love the uniq gw2 system.

with it gw2 will become like other “trinity” games, pick your role, pick best class in it and be sure to macro in time, much skill involved, gg.

Puck.9612:

Since there is more than just warriors and guardians in WvW….

Elementalist: Tornado – 1 stack of stability 3 sec duration applied every 3sec Whirlpool (underwater) – 1 stack of stability 3 sec duration applied every 3sec Armor of Earth – 10 stacks of stability Earth Embrace (trait) – 10 stacks of stability Can’t see the change about stability when attuning to earth (trait). Probably 1 stack. Engineer: Elixir B throw – 3 stacks of stability Elixir X tornado – 1 stack 3 sec duration every 3 sec (like ele) Elixir X rampage – 3 stacks 3 sec duration every 3 sec (like warr elite) Whirlpool (elixir X underwater) – 1 stack 3 sec duration every 3 sec (like ele) Plague (elixir X underwater) – 3 stacks 3 sec duration every 3 sec (like necro elite) Mortar – 3 stacks 3 sec duration every time you take control of the mortar Guardian: Stand Your Ground – 5 stacks of stability to you and nearby allies Virtue of Courage – 3 stack of stability to you and nearby allies 4 sec duration from current 3 sec Books – the protection/retaliation?? is applied every 3 sec of 3 sec duration – if you exit from book elite it will not remove the last applied stacks and protection Elite Focus – when using book you get 1 stack of stability every 3 sec Hallowed Ground – 1 stack 2 sec duration every pulse?? Mesmer: Mantra of Concentration – 3 stack of stability with each cast Necromancer: Plague – 3 stacks 3 sec duration every 3 sec Lich – 1 stack 3 sec duration every 3 sec Can’t see where is a mention about stability change upon entering Death Shroud trait. I imagine it will be 1 stack. Ranger: Rampage as One – 3 stacks 3 sec duration every 3 sec. While using elite the fury and swiftenss will also be applied every 3 seconds for 3 sec durations. Stability Training (trait) – 5 stacks of 3 sec duration when trait gets activated ?? Signet of Wild – 5 stacks 8 sec duration Thief: Daggerstorm – 3 stacks of stability 3 sec duration every 3 sec Warrior: Rampage – 3 stacks of stability 3 sec duration every 3 sec. Swiftness also applied every 3 sec of 3 sec duration each time you get stability. Balanced Stance – 5 stacks of stability Last Stand (trait) – 5 stacks of stability Signet of Dolyak – 10 stacks of stability

it’s all good, but they didn’t said the time in this post that changed.

Iavra.8510:

Hvaran.6327:

Wickie Pedia.

Wait, is Raniri still playing or is this just someone with a similar name?

If not, i could actually nominate Icechilly from old Miller’s Sound.

he will be always in my heart…

Atherakhia.4086:

The downfall is it reinforces the mentality of the largest blob wins. That said, the change is probably good for the game overall.

The chinese translation simply mentions “CC will remove a charge”. I assume this means that CC that stability worked against in the past would remove a charge?

Cripple and Chill won’t be removing stability charges I assume?

Chipple and Crill, is NOT a CC by anet’s definition, check this
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Crowd_control

while overall….i like the idea of this change in pvp, smallscale, eliteskills etc but….the kittened up zerging as it is will become even more boring…

I would like to have at least offencive AOE cap risen to 10-15 max…then maybe it will become more fun in wvw, while stab change will make it so awfull in large scale wvw…it will become Counter Strike, walls of Erection everywhere, engi pull and wires.

What i know for sure…15+ vs 15+ fights….You push first=>you are dead, it is ALMOSt like that right now, but with stab change i don’t think i will ever enjoy the new wvw battles.

people using third party software to fix it (yolomouse), gonna install it too i guess.

would like to see fix for it ingame though…something interesting could be added AS an option in options.

Deli.1302:

So 20 days ago he still had the GvG CDI planned and didn’t know he’d be leaving? Interesting….

Mr Watson we need to investigate this case more deep! I think he got fired by Professor Moriarti!

Ben K.6238:

Signet of Stone gives 6 second invuln…………………………..Conditions will rip a zerker ranger to pieces.

invuln? it’s not invuln, it’s direct damage mitigator.
i laughed my kitten when ranger in pvp popped signet of stone and rampage as one against my condi war (was 3v3 situation, but i was ON him apart from a party) and gave him kitttten of condis that he couldn’t do anything with =))

but to OP…rangers is kind of normal NPCs nowadays in wvw.

anet did responded to this problem few weeks ago on interview…please, browse a bit before making such posts…it’s so dissrispectfull..

I’m very hyped about to get into beta, I even would like to stream it so the guys that are not able to be in there, could watch me and maybe ask things about the game and what they would be interested to check for/test etc

Wickie Pedia.

stab change+this map NO for zergs, gonna love it i guess.

while people that want to have open field head on (what i feel like became a “bit” too stale) can easily do that on other borders.

#metachangehype

Simzani.4318:

If you find the game boring now, it will still be boring when the dlc land. It is just a feature pack + ls saeson.

it’s just totally new meta. you’re wrong.

specializations, stab change, all that i listed will make it different and some awspects of the game fun to rediscover how to play best there.

Nephziel.6053:

Hvaran.6327:

beta in few weeks.

next year release? I don’t know about other games, but it would be kinda stupid for me.

For me normally will be end of april release deadline, if not then wth…..

They said they will start preparing beta after PAX East and Rezzed not that beta is coming straight after. So thats bit more than few weeks

April is just bit too hopeful. I mean with projected profits having a huge spike in 3rd quarter of the year.

they where saying it in different ways tbh, but saying that beta will follow “very fast” after pax is 100%.

I don’t know the business part of the game and best possible profit when to release, I’m just saying AS competitive player from wvw+pvp (occasianally pve…but can’t enjoy it much) that is kinda fed up and bored with current meta, and knowing that new meta will come (specializations, new classes, new condis, new boons – i’m very excited about the changes), I feel like they leaving us to play with broken toy while keeping the fixed one for longer for their own reasons.

Kind of gaem is in the most ded state for me atm as an player that have spent alot of time in competitive part of this game.

the range of people’s level and dedication is very high in ranked arena, so basically
range of FUN that you can have in pvp IS HUGE
PLAYERS HAVING FUN=DOLLARS (got the point ; )
….one day i can be ranked with low expirience peopleor those who doesn’t want to communicate even on start, sometimes it goes very good and decent matches.

the matchmaking system need some fixes though.
- more rewards for your efforts? so people will take ranked arena moer serious? tweaking it in the way that for ex-le more silver coins for win (50) and less for loss (5) while keeping unrakned arena the same, so people wn’t just go ranked to try to farm there.
- delete some premade combinations from matchmaking like 1112vs5 or 11111vs5 for ex-le, i know it can affect queues alot, BUT…there is a big BUT, better matchmaking system will attract more people overall and those frustrated soloers (like i sometimes aswell) back to pvp itselfe so the choice for matchmaker will be weider, so basically it should compensate.
- daily class play? I don’t care about dalies, like at all (only if the class that is in daily, i KNOW how to play and i WANT to then i do it, maybe, if i spot etc) but when i get 3 rangers in team i feel like…well…bad that i can’t start queueing straight to next game from this one…i know in some way it makes people to play different classes and try their alts, and maybe like another class, but on another hand it ruins the fun for other people that want to play with some dedicated people
- build templates can save ALOT for pvp aswell, cause sometimes it’s not enough 1 minute to change your entire build when you see it doesn’t fit at all against enemie comp or you can’t swap class and fastly change your build either.

beta in few weeks.

next year release? I don’t know about other games, but it would be kinda stupid for me.

As they said HOT is not only alot of content itselfe but the way in wich the game will envelope in future – adding new maps, specializations, so maybe pack itslefe will not be that huge, but will change the game itselfe, change competitive meta for sure and will open new “kind” of content and character progression, wich makes it easier for them to make it pretty fast (as they work on it for long, i’m taking in account) and just add more and more content depending on crowd feedback and not just adding tones of content half of wich will be downvoted.

For me normally will be end of april release deadline, if not then wth…..

kinda wierd question.

Competitive endgame is replayable for…forever?
After release they should focus on 1 thing – balance for next 3 month at least, and only after it some “new big stuff”

not taking in account pve side, they will keep adding it for AP hunters. I wish though PVE will become fun.

It’s for NA servers “ONLY”?

Bump this. Still bugged, still can’t use it in pvp.

AnotherNinja.8534:

I’ll be standing in LA wishing I had money for the expansion.

+1, should we make a guild together maybe for HoT day. Dollar has risen 4 times in my country so…
Accepting Donation For [Pack]
Give Us Hug Or [Gold]

On another hand…when i will get it, the things that i’m curious of and will go to test in first will be in this priority i guess

- specializations (Hammer ENGI WHOORAY, i don’t udnerstand all that hobosack crying about at all, too much attention to on that point, y it’s not best look bla bla, but on another note, it’s so perifery problem… wanna see new warriors, guards and NECROS)
- new boons, conditions and basically all changes to combat meachanics, very hyped about it (stability revamp <3 <3)
- stronghold/new borderlands in wvw (interested in both on same level)
- global wvw changes
- global pvp changes
- revenent ( I already know how i will call it and decided a style for him etc, collecting gold atm for char slot etc, got bags scroll and tomes ready, will try it out for sure, but i don’t think i will like that class that much tbh)
- pve
- living story (i will definetly try it out….in half a year after pack? or in a year maybe? Talking salads never attracted me that much.., sorry)

So basically i’m not one of those types of people you talking about.
There are players in game that like to play
- competitive pvp
- wvw
- pve
And those divide on different categories such as hc/not hc(hardcore)=casual, solo/social, for wvw it can differ alot aswell scouts/fighters/blobber/gvgers/blobmanders/karmatrainers(FSB #1 forever)/dramaqueens
For pve can divide aswell on some dungeuoneers/AP hunters(the most kittened set of mind that i will never take as healthy one, like some zombie apocalypse, or i’m back in school where nerds wanna get 5 for doing something not fun not healthy not productive not beneficial and they just want the number written somehwere)/gold farmers/world event lovers etc etc
For pvp it can be divided on engi with terette syndrome and everyone else.

2 types? nono. 5-20 types looks more realistic.

There was red post in forums that they are not focused on creating seperate game mode for GvG (as 15v15/20v20/10v10 deathmatch).

Though i remember aswell that after last CDI (in november 2014 i guess) they said that next CDI will be about GvG and suddenly CDIs stopped to apear =))

I guess CDI is not going to happen at best.

i’m against mounts in gw2.

it’s a cool feature, but i do not see it as a good addition to current traveling system that gw2 has.

badboyzpwns.9807:

Maelwro.7562:

Drukhaig, Engineer of the Iron Legion

what armour is that?

magnitech chest
magni boots
some legs
cof shoulders
cof gloves
t3 cultural head
jetpack – backpack

velhavn.7694

Maelwro.7562

Thaladred.1406

awesome

rozbuska – u’re ugly, go home =p

Chaith.8256:

One thing I’d really like to see is a radius increase from the tosses, so supporting allies, isn’t so difficult.

this

one of the biggest problems of Toss elixir skills, is a hard application.

tbh, i would like to see part of elixirs used like shouts but with cast time to make, so Elixir B for ex-le would be
Spray elixir 450 radius

while leave the reviving, quicknessas it is

good choice, but

should change hands, boots and shoulders (tweek arround – there are better skins for your costume)

good choice of chest – i got the same for over a year because os it’s non coat style

antoehr non-coat style is Glorious armor from pvp track btw, looks quit decent with my antoher set of armor.

mask…mmm can stay with it, but there are definetly some better choices could be done.

poke me ingame today i’ll show you my medium armor suits ( got 2 atm on 1 charr)

Once when i was leading a guy whispered me that he needed a POI in some enemie tower, i asnwered “10 gold”. It was some paper or t1-2 tower so i went for it just to keep it flipped and when i did opened it, i got a mail with 10 gold from that guy =)

For all the guys that doing map completition in wvw and braging about it – i will go to your fractal 50 last boss with friend and kick you all from dungeuon.

Need completition – go for it, but it’s open pvp zone and be ready to get pvp’d in chat and ingame by other players =)))

or better go cry to remove that completition from wvw, cause y i agree it’s kinda annoying sometimes for both sides of conflict.

Could not cast your vote. Error returned by server

can’t vote, but i vote for seperate queue for it as it’s different game mode.

7v7, 8v8 or 10v10 though, to make more small 2v2, 3v3 fights but not ocassianoal 1v1 + mobs.

wvw torunaments was a big fail. Anet stopped with them – good decision. Roling out tournaments pre exp[ansion beta will not be wise.

join Terra’s karma train, what’s the problem?

ON sfr having problems with map completetion?…so bad..

I watched the stream twice.

- I really enjoyed the map mechanics and liked it comlex structure (while ofcourse final decision i will be able to make when i will play it myselfe);
- I didn’t heard anything about 5v5 or same queue with conquest, but if it is, i’m in crowd of those who says NO for both.

what do you mean?

correlation of what? engineers effectivnes to zerg correlated by acces to stability?

zohawn.6351:

arantheal, whats ICP?

incedniry powder.

and btw aranth, very decent build…i need to try it in pvp.

it’s AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! =))

i really really really really really really want those Lion and Dragon masks ingame!
THEY ARE AWESOME!

U have my hammer!

lil devils x.6071

half of the questions about ebg?) the map where any your activity is ussualy most useless, GG.

1. There is a trick, but actually u can throw it on same place from above aswell, trowing it with your “trick” just makes it easiear to aim for best spot though. So the question is quit tricky.

2. It’s too poisition and siege dependent question and if it’s about groups of 40+ then u need 2 awesome mesmers.

3. Answer – " What is ts" =))))))))

4. Kinda long answer can apear on that, cause it’s aswell dependent a bit on keep and what force you and enemie has on this map or map jump. But that’s the only ok one question i guess.

5. Again ebg tower. EB is most selfesustained map ever, if he doesn’t know much about some certain towers attacking etc on that map doesn’t mean anything bad about him.

Could you introduce your wvw expirience more wider please

2nd one build that elesse pointed out is what i currently run in wvw, traits+skills, rarely in pvp, because jaggernaut is broken and doesn’t give armor unless u got some other sources of additional armor (food, bloodlust, sin etc)

i run hoelbrak and celestial though, and battle+cleansing sigils, works pretty good until i go pvp where the armor addition is not there, + no oil, so crit chance drop very low.

ft got tones of utilities and can have good output combined dmg if u use it in a right way, but pvp stats doesn’t allow me to make it as effective as it is in wvw.

2 questions that burning for me.

- ammount of people in each team 5v5?10v10?

- influence of pve content on pvp side of a map.