Guild Wars 2

You’re right. I’ll add them, since they cover more than just one profession’s perspective.

UPDATED

Iris Ng.9845:

REFERENCE MATERIAL

This section lists all up-to-date resources which will hopefully help the students enrich their knowledge about dungeoneering in the absence of mentors. What to expect here varies from dungeon monster database and simple walkthrough to visual guide, profession-specific meta builds and demonstration of speed clear tactics.

GENERAL GUIDE

• http://gw2dungeons.com
  Description: the wikipedia of all the dungeon paths and fractal shards which contains monster database and simplified written walkthrough (courtesy of Wethospu)

• [King] Fractal Video Guides for Beginners
  Description: A comprehensive visual explanation of the fractal mechanics and basic walkthrough.

• [DnT] Fractal Video Guides for Organized and DPS-Oriented Groups
  Perspectives: Guardian, Warrior and Elementalist
  Description: A series of how-to speed clear Fractals with a DPS-oriented organized group. They are best applied to the full zerker meta for high level Fractals (40+).

PROFESSION-SPECIFIC GUIDES TO THE DUNGEON META

• Elementalist
  - [rT] Zelyhn and Haviz’s guide
  - [DnT] DEKeyz’s extensive guides
• Warrior
  - [rT] Element’s guide
  - [DnT] Nike’s guide
  - [rT] Purple Miku’s guide to solo dungeons
• Mesmer
  - Maxinion’s compilation and guide
• Guardian
  - [DnT] obal’s guide
• Thief
  - [rT] Xukk, Jeremy and [SRTY] Chase’s guide
• Ranger
  - [rT] Lorek and Cell’s guide
• Necromancer
  - [rT] spoj’s guide

… and [DnT] Brazil’s youtube guides to everything !!! Because Brazil is OP ;-)

1. Lilith’s case: I’ll remove the tag then
2. Tree, Logan, Leo: I thought they’re still actively members of DnT. I personally haven’t seen Logan and Tree for awhile (due to my stay in EU) so I’m not aware of their availability. Will confirm with Nike later. Edit: Updated their tags/availability
3. KING fractal guide: Until a better guide shows up, they are still an invaluable resource for fractal beginners. DEKeyz’s guide is included in her Elementalist guide (and quite specifically for elementalists only). So I’ve been hesitating to show them exclusive from her guides.

How to list the skills and traits in your format? For example:

wiki=“Shake_It_Off”|(utility)
wiki=Restorative_Strength|(Strength_II)
wiki=Firestorm|(Fiery_Greatsword)

Sorry, I’m not familiar with writing these types of ‘language’ :p

Can you tell me about the group setting? Because the Fighting part with pug will be so much different than with an organized guild group, not to mention different guilds use different approach, too. I assume this whole guide is for a very generic pug with an understanding of meta builds?

I can help with Ele, and possibly Mesmer if I have more time.

Guys, guys, I have a fresh batch of Arah Mentors up to grab in both NA and EU. Please pm them for their availability!

Iris Ng.9845:

THE ACTIVE MENTOR LIST

New!
Niche Mentors: teach advanced dungeon skill sets for a selected profession

1. Wethospu [rT] – Warrior class
2. Sanderinoa.8065 [rT] – Mesmer class

Fractal Mentors: teach all the necessary knowledge about fractals. Skill level: All.

1. Snowball.3497 [KING] – EU ([KING] Comprehensive Fractal Guide)
2. Lilith Ajit.6173 – NA – also Coordinator and General Mentor
3. Iris Ng.9845 – NA – also Coordinator

EUROPE REGION

General Mentors: teach the basics of all dungeons. Skill level: Beginners friendly.

1. Rosgasm.9827
2. Enaretos.8079 [SC]
3. JustCurious.3457
4. Killer Instinct.2058

Meta Mentors: teach the updated tactics for dungeon speed clear. Most suitable for an organized and fully DPS-oriented group. Skill level: Intermediate to highly Advanced.

1. Quickfoot Katana.8642
2. haveageez.5349 [LuPi]
3. Jeremlloyd.6837 [SC]

Arah Mentors: teach all the necessary knowledge about Arah. Skill level: All – from group to solo.

1. noobgood.8762 – aka. No Pulse.2967 [ZERK]
2. Argilla.8340 [SC]
3. Spadoinkle.7824 [rT]
4. Purple Miku.7032 [rT]
5. Terissimo.6852 [rT]
6. BeastPixels.4531 [rT]

NORTH AMERICA REGION

General Mentors: teach the basics of all dungeons. Skill level: Beginners friendly.

1. Lilith Ajit.6173 – also Coordinator and Fractal Mentor
2. Delmain.5167
3. Larry.8271
4. Turbonewb.9345 [SC] – aka. Enaretos.8079 [SC]

Meta Mentors: teach the updated tactics for dungeon speed clear. Most suitable for an organized and fully DPS-oriented group. Skill level: Intermediate to highly Advanced.

1. Swiftpaw.6397 [DnT]
2. Omg Casey.5973 [DnT]
3. Ryan.8017 [DnT] – aka. Jeremlloyd.6837 [SC]
4. Anierna.6918 [DD]
5. Ariete The Phoenix.8276 [DD]
6. Scorpion Over Lord.9036 [Zerk]
7. Jiyn.3158 [Last]

Arah Mentors: teach all the necessary knowledge about Arah. Skill level: All – from group to solo.

1. Csele.1647 [DnT]
2. Nyspar.6103 [DnT]
3. colesy.8490 [DnT]
4. Mugiwara.6907 [DnT]
5. IvanTheGrey.2941 [Ren]
6. Yurai.6540 [IX]
7. No Pulse.2967 [ZERK]
8. PandorasBane.2319
9. rjvannoy.7164

PAST CONTRIBUTORS

1. laharl.8435
2. Elrey.5472
3. Wolfgang Michael.8217
4. Cyrrin.1230
5. Envy.8093
6. Dolan.3071 [LOD]
7. Tree.3916 [DnT]
8. GuildWarsFan.4356

A comprehensive list of the participating mentors, their information and messages can be found here.

Newly updated!

Iris Ng.9845:

REFERENCE MATERIAL

This section lists all the updated resources which will hopefully help the students enrich their knowledge about dungeoneering in the absence of mentors. What to expect here varies from dungeon monster database and simple walkthrough to visual guide, profession-specific meta builds and demonstration of speed clear tactics.

GENERAL GUIDE

• http://gw2dungeons.com
  Description: the wikipedia of all the dungeon paths and fractal shards which contains monster database and simplified written walkthrough (courtesy of Wethospu)

• [King] Fractal video guides
  Description: A comprehensive visual explanation of the fractal mechanics and walkthrough.

PROFESSION-SPECIFIC GUIDES TO THE DUNGEON META

• Elementalist
  - [rT] Zelyhn and Haviz’s guide
  - [DnT] DEKeyz’s extensive guides
• Warrior
  - [rT] Element’s guide
  - [DnT] Nike’s guide
• Mesmer
  - Maxinion’s compilation and guide
• Guardian
  - [DnT] obal’s guide
• Thief
  - [rT] Xukk, Jeremy and [SRTY] Chase’s guide
• Ranger
  - [rT] Lorek and Cell’s guide
• Necromancer
  - [rT] spoj’s guide

… and [DnT] Brazil’s youtube guides to everything !!! Because Brazil is OP ;-)

…. but it deals damage after 4 second PU-traited stealth. I died from jumping in combat =.="

Why would you go to such extreme (talking about the full assasin gears)? Even in a worst pug group possible where you have no spotter/discipline banner, you should aim for a decent self-supply of fury (+20% crit chance?). Lightning hammer once equipped also gives 180 extra precision!

You should go with DEKeyz’s guide. She’s already painstakingly calculated all the numbers.

Edit: Another good guide is from Haviz and Zelyhn where they also consider the solo aspect in great details (http://dulfy.net/2014/07/11/gw2-elementalist-pve-class-guide-by-haviz-and-zelyhn/)

No problems. It’s my bad :p

NO. WAYS.

This is so cruel </3

Fiery Whirl

This is a high priority spell for the Fiery Greatsword. It deals high damage on low cooldown and evades for more than a second. You can therefore choose to save this to deal with incoming attacks. Fiery Whirl can hit your target for a maximum of 8 times depending on position, target size and freeness of movement: if used against a wall your enemies will take all hits. It is also possible to use this spell in combination with Lightning Flash by teleporting back in front of your target right after you Fiery Whirl through it thereby effectively striking the target with a double Fiery Whirl.

elsploit confirmed!

Time like this, lay down your pitchfork and enjoy the joke.

Glad that you have fun

No need to stay bitter over that low-budget armor. Here is your spoiler:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/2adrhs/tournment_armor_set_preview_data_mined/

@ Lilith: It’s a fair statement.

@ Jerus: That downed system is starting to get on my bad side. Simply too OP as the teammate can revive the downed faster than what it takes to stomp him.

@ Spoj: The reason for PvP in an MMO? Probably just for fun and socializing. And maybe, the game play just get stuck and they enjoy it the more they explore.

@ Silber: 2 point domination. 3-point is quite rare or one sided and honestly not that interesting to watch.

As a long time active Dungeon/PvE player and occasionally a PvP player, I must say that Team Mist/TCG has piqued my interest tremendously since the last ToL. I hope the full team of TCG will get the support from the community that they deserve.

I’m not talking about the two Tourney streams. I’m just talking about the everyday Joe’s stream on twitch at anytime of the day (minus the ones with hot babes playing). There are always sizable amount of viewers on sPvP/Mistpedia tourney. Heck, even I always check out Teldo (who retires infinitely but is arguably one of the best far-point engi in game) whenever he visits sPvP.

Hotjoin pond

I’ll root for you if your team join the next ToL. The way I see it, you’re just opinionated about the game mode you have no noticeable presence (or in Sandy’s words, “not an authority”). On the other hand, I still respect your point of view. Not your cup of tea? Cool. Just move on.

@maha: No wonder. I couldn’t care less about what the NA team does or can do as the bunker meta is strong here. As I have said, TCG holds my interest, and I’d like to see them wrecking everything. Also I’ve heard that the Chinese is a force to reckon.

GW2 pvp isnt a spectator game. Honestly dont know why they are trying to push for it cause it will never happen.

The way it is designed, it’s decent to watch, especially when there is a good game. Honestly, after following TCG in the ToL, I think they deserve all this attention at an international stage. I also notice that a PvP stream always gather more audience than a PvE stream, even if it’s a mediocre one. Human nature always leans on the competitive side. Besides, I disagree that the PvP community is the “smallest” one. Even within an elite guild like [SC], their PvP crowd is also as significant as their PvE counterpart.

Did you really watch TCG during the Tournament of Legend (EU)? You sound like you never did. Guess someone has been enjoying his hotjoin pond for too long?

http://www.twitch.tv/guildwars2/b/523635495
Roll about 1 minute into the video. And watch it.

Jurica.1742:

I just saw the blog post about GamesCon on the GW2 site.
I voted for the TM aka TCG roster (They won ToL 1), I would love to see them all there. I don’t know if many of you follow PvP or even GamesCon, no matter if you do or do not, could you please take a minute to vote for the TCG roster (Helseth, Denshee, Rom, Sizer & Tage)? I’d really appreciate it and I’m sure TCG would too!
Blog post
Vote here
I also would love to see Supcutie there (NA, you can vote for him without having to not-vote for TCG members) so if you could vote for him as well, I’d really, really appreciate it.
Thank you a lot!
Much love,

~Monns

Done.

It’s also the practical max in my organized group :p

:D … mmm… which rocks?

If anything, I really look forward to seeing Team Mist represents most of the EU All-Star Team. They are beastly and have that royal flair of true elitists. Helseth and Sizer both hold my interest (and vote).

DnT does. They have a series of five of the same classes. It’s still fast, just not for the world record.

Purple Miku.7032:

The mossman exploit is the only one that I can think of off the top of my head. I don’t know of any other ones unless you count blink/lightningflash/shadowstep to skip through tons of terrain.

Those mesploits are my favorite. Hardly counted as exploits to me, since you can’t totally skip the content with blink. (Either blink upwards or forwards yields the same result, anyways)

Of all mentioned, glitching Mossie underwater is cheap and glitching the cannoneers at Mai Trin is not intended.

Life stealing Jade Maw still falls within the combo mechanics unless Anet makes Jadie immune to life stealing. It’s like killing Marolna with reflected damage

VaLee.5102:

So can anyone tell me a situation where this spell is actual usefull? Cause from what I’ve seen it’s just a nerfed version of FGS.

Stacking might. Give one to the poor mesmer when they forget or don’t know how to use torch.

What kind of exploits are you talking about?

How’s about the Mistforge skins?

After all, keep calm and waiting. You’re almost there. Good luck!

I feel like we are just echoing each other’s sentiments.

Darox.8069:

Well Haviz is right in the sense that an organised group would definitely provide enough blasts to relieve the ele from having to use comet

Second that. The fight starts as soon as the boss is engaged, so no one would wait for the ele to blast all that might alone. Comet is only used by me when I run dungeons with a casual group and as a CC when Defiance is around 5 or 4.

But they do pull you to the laser more. And more Confusion stacks. Oh yeah!

Honestly, both methods work depending on your group comp.

Flamekiss or Feather set seems to look okay on both human female and sylvari. My ele and mesmer use Flamekiss ascended.

Edit: Another one is Incarnate. It is unusual enough to fit both race.

The main problem of the starting armors is their texture fails short in showing the brilliance of different dyes, in addition to being plain.

Use invuln, bro. Mobs will die so fast that it’s worth it to tank the zap ;D

maha.7902:

take #2

http://i.imgur.com/JSQY8IZ.jpg

Plain Jane

DEKeyzToChaos.7381:

It will be in the guide in due time. Sooo much information to revise x.x

It’s all very exciting! I feel like all the build variants are much more dynamic than the ones before the feature patch. Also, would you recommend sigil of Frailty for Elementalist’ weapons?

P.S. Just a thought, when you edit your guide, could you please add in a description for which attunement camping? Sometimes the trait allocation is similar, but using different traits results in camping in different attunement, like 66200? I feel it’s easier for me to relate between the build and the rotations.

D/F is not a “bad” weapon when you enjoy a content at your own pace. It never reaches the high burst, high damage potential of S/D and S/F in a non- FGS situation. It feels safer and more fluid to use but does not pack enough impact when you race against time in a record run.

i kinda like your current face and hairstyle

Thank you very much DEKeyz, that is a lot of valuable information.

Awesome! Thank you very much DEKeyz. I think I would stack in WvW for a less power-oriented build.

Hmmm… torch… Does it deal damage?

Flinxe.1623:

Iris Ng.9845:

As a person who mains ele and mesmer, I’d say you need both Meteorlogicus and the Minstrel though I’m partial to the latter because of its usefulness (and sigil of Energy).

I’ve seen the screenshot of your toons and I’m quite amazed. Probably I’ll need some help. Can you help me find an armor set for asura female that will fit meteorlogicus or minstrel?

Thanks!

Some ideas that I totally rip off get inspired by my friend. Her original look is much better with pastel violet/pink/white color. This is seen worn on my engi, so pardon her color.

P.S. If you have the earmuffs http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Wintersday_Earmuffs, it doubles the cuteness factor.

Yeah, I used 2/4/0/5/3 for that part with daze mantra and dom. signet just in case. The thing with pugs is they’re often yolo too much, and down left, right and center. One of the pug warrior is from an elite guild who blamed me for the lack of reflect (wtf!). So I favor focus for the extra reflect from curtain and, with luck, wardens.

P.S. I’m not too keen on running with my guild either.

P.P.S. In the Aetherblade fractal, we can portal upward to skip both laser puzzles. When stacking against the golems at the last boss, I think we can reflect the pull from them at the second and third phase. I’m trying dazing them just before they receive the static shield buff. Is the daze mantra unblockable? Do we have any unblockable attack? I’ve been using focus and pistol offhand there.

P.P.P.S. I’m still unable to do the portal-harpy skip. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy !!!

Omar Aschi Popp.7496:

I would like some side-by-side comparison of a full set of x armor and the mix-match version. Some of these while looking awesome, look like they are part of a set anyway(maybe you’re that good at matching).

I like this format. My general tips for mix and match are:

• Look for pieces that evoke the same theme (otherwordly, mechanical, stylized, dressy or simplified, modern).
• Similar texture (rustic, shiny, silky or rugged, chapped), similar design or element (layers, curve, stripe, ornate).
• Streamline the silhouette. If they look busy, choose a more simple one. Less is more.
• Blend everything in the harmony with dyes.
• Bring about the subtle pop with one or two pieces of statement. Or highlight the detail with a really eye-catching dye.
• Experiment a lot, and share your result with friends

Here are some examples of my characters. All these armors are easily recognizable. If anyone needs more details on them, I’d be glad to elaborate on them later.

Earlier I took 6/4/0/0/4 sword/pistol +/focus (for swiftness, nothing fancy) at Jade Maw. Put up two duelists at relatively close range and chain daze against the tentacles. It does work quite well.

Also noticed that pistol OH works better than Sword OH against the champions in the Harpy fractal. Duelists were alive relatively long when not getting aggro and the daze did come in handy. The only problem is I can’t kite the bosses exclusively by myself and wasn’t 100% in melee range. Any comments?

Gandara, people there are courteous, funny, mature, intelligent and sexy as hell. Thoroughly enjoyed my stay there for a couple of months.

Never play with Nova. He will leave you in the middle of the dungeon and kick the whole group out. Over a Hylek potty. No less.

Edit: Was it you, Nova?

The hentai tentacru, which has an OP range that can smash you if you try to run away from his massive bamf. A bird told me that one of his attack is ranged and you can reflect it but base on what I tested, it’s not consistent. Sometimes my wardens stay alive, sometimes they get squished and FB doesn’t help.

100 Precision + a Damage modifier. Not so tiny if we have to crunch the number. Anyhow, less than 4 points in Air means you have to use Precision food and/or Assassin Gear to make up for the loss of critical chance. You may as well consider what equipment you already have.

Duo is fun! What I did:

• Fractal Bloomhunger, Harpy, Cliffside
• CoE p2
• Arah p1, p2, p3
• AC p1, p3

I did need help at the laser and tar part.