Guild Wars 2

So.. they DO work like the Heritage skins in the HoM, then? If so, they seem worth it (not so much if they disappear after the first application).

I can’t tell from the item description in the gem store for the purchasable armor skins: do they work like the Heritage skins (in that they can be applied only once to an armor piece, but continue to be available any time the character wishes to apply the skin to a NEW piece) or is it truly a “apply once and its gone” thing?

Sorry, USA, but thanks very much for the offer!

Kazim.2043:

To get the most of WvW, join a proper WvW guild with good communication and organization.

I’d considered this, but honestly it’d be unfair to the Guild – I work a lot, and I know that competitive guilds rely on people showing up for long, scheduled sessions. I’m certain;y not a “casual” player, but my availability limits me to mainly solo PvE with occasional forays into other areas that look interesting, like WvW…

Back in my City of Heroes days, we were able to build super group alliances so that there were always a goodly number of friends available to form impromptu pick-up groups, but I’m not seeing (yet) the same kinds of guilds in GW2 yet. Maybe they’re still shaping up?

Kazim.2043:

XP from events: Killing Dolyaks, Capturing/Defending Forts, Supply Camps, Sentry Points

Whatever you do, please DON’T do PvE on WvW.

Yeah, but… I can at least WIN against those targets. Sometimes… (heh).

Encouraging words, thanks… Guess it’s just me and my crappy not-skillz. What do other people think? Any tips for the tactically-challenged?

XP from PvP or ranging and engaging the PvE mobs? PvE results in much lost time for me running from respawn back into the fight, it seems…

So I’ve played about a dozen WvW matches with my evolving (currently lvl 30) Ranger, and I gotta say… It’s intimidating. No matter what do, I just get pasted after a few seconds of engaging the enemy. Even in big mass fights, enemy AOEs and other effects just wad me up like a paper wad.

I’ve been checking the forums and researching builds, but all I find are designed around a lvl80 toon with specific WvW gear and skills – there’s no discussion I can find about being effective at lower levels. Yeah I know you’re auto-leveled to 80 when you enter the Eternal Battlegrounds but you still have your current low-level gear.

So… Is WvW just something I should avoid until I hit 80 (if that ever happens) or what? because as it stands, the most fun thing I’ve done to date in WvW was sneaking around to capture my Juvenile Wolf… 10 seconds after that I was barraged/rooted/burned/spindled and mutilated by the enemy.

Thanks in advance!

I noticed the svanir thing today, definitely – the problem seems to be that the entire pet combat system seems reliant on the idea that the MOB will agro on the PET, causing them to stand in place, trading blows. If and when the MOB gets a clue and starts chasing the Ranger, however, the pet seems unable to attack. It’s like they forgot to code in the ability for pets to use their base skills on anything other than a totally still target.

One fix would be to give Rangers a base, fast-recharging kncoDOWN (not back) skill – this would at least allow us to stop one MOB at a time. Traps don’t seem to help much since most only slow (not root) the target. Might be imbalancing in PvP however, so I won’t hold my breath… (((sigh)))

Has anyone tested their health vs. that of engineer turrets? They seem kinda similar in theme, so I’d imagine they should be about as tough, right? Of course, I don’t play Engineer, so I may be talkin’ out my butt… =P

Lag on Maguuma continued last night – abandoned my Sylvari and started an alt in the Norn starter area hoping it would be better… it wasn’t. Abandoned playing when lag became intolerable (many seconds). Bummer…

BAD lag in Maguuma, northern part of the Sylvari starting zone (near the Krait Slaver lake). DC’d twice and finally abandoned the game when lag was multi-second. Currently unplayable (by me anyway) as of this posting.