Guild Wars 2

i think the golems count as inquest

Power Matrix (Works in dungeons) – AOE Daze Spammable. [Replaces: Inquest Golem Arm]

This patch today = Guardian is King Class. No longer can you burst DPS things. No longer are random classes that squish but dont do the same DPS or even the same DPS as guard viable. Only guardians are.

If 1 person does something, it means everyone can! By your logic, you should be a nuclear scientist or the president of the united states, “just” because someone else did it, who was a underdog? ……Right

Disabled in CoF:

Experimental Teleportation Gun
Inquest Golem Arm
Dam Debris
Gear
Charzooka
Frost Gun
Depleted Power Crystal
Fire Bomb
Grawl Ritual Totem
Healing Seed Pod

Not true. ^ Only if they swap alts or possible stay d/c for a very long time. ive seen the instance maker d/c and we didnt get kicked, they came back in 5 mins

SoR is t1 WvW. Id say they must be quite popular to achive that. Also, for a while they were in 3rd, but atm, they have been 1st, holding SM, and beating JQ/BG during peak hours. I dont think there is many busier severs besides maybe other t1 servers . Ive never tried TC , maybe they are PVE more?

No idea. I wish I knew more. However, this is going to be low priority if it is indeed a bug, and I wouldnt expect a fix anytime soon.

Why do I think that? Well, no one runs burning builds. There isnt really a demand, besides yourself, as you see from the replies. Especially on warrior.

If anything, people would run bleed builds.

It should be fixed indeed, but I dont think it will be soon, even if a mod confirms this is a bug.

Warrior is the best. If 100b can do 47k+, then why wouldnt ranged be just as good but way less ofc. Still better than any class

im gonna cry :c

I just ran p1, and we didnt use the whiskey as we had ample burns. afterward, as a joke, near chest, someone used the whiskey, and it gave the team like 10 seconds of burning even though a ally used it. Then i tried to use it…and nothing lol

Lucas of the Desert.2165:

I’m an elementalist myself and from my experience i can tell you that team you mentioned is almost only efficient in CoF p1 speedruns. In every other dungeon (except HotW or other dps test bosses) that require at least some amount of skill the class setup is not needed.

It’s way more important to watch for traitlines like a 5 man condition spamming team is completely useless. I’d also advise you not to run CM if you don’t have projectile block support abilities. It really comes down to what you need for that dungeon. CoF isn’t hard at all and the 4 zerker + mes team is the one with the highest possible dps currently. The very same team will have a very hard time in CoE, CM, Arah, ….

Actually no. The fastest runs I have ever done CoE, Arah and other dungeons such as SE, TA are : 4 Warriors/1 Mesmer or Warrior/Mes/Guard.

You assume wrong. Condition damage is ALWAYS useless in PvE. Not just 5 condition damage teams. This is why necros are bad.

My main core team (4war/1mes or 5 war) brings down alpha in under a minute. Even if we dont even dodge, and just sit and 100b, he will die before we do. How is that having a hard time again vs your team who probaly takes 5 minutes?

Imo, because those people refuse to accept their class “isnt as good” as the other 3 you mentioned, simply because they can complete a run like the rest of us, even if it takes longer. If you goto one of the “lesser wanted” class forums, there will be fanbois defending it left and right as if their class is the trinity

Ill be the first to actually respond to the question. No, there is no way to tell which path you have done via the achivement tab. If you dont remember, you are out of luck. Good day.

Well this just isnt fair. So, I was in a level 26 fotm @ Ice ele boss.

It has the oil on it, I decide to melee it real fast and rush back to my ranged weapon. So, I pop Endure Pain (Warrior Skill : Take No Damage From Attacks). Now, I would assume condition damage ofc goes through this skill and certain agony would. Not a problem. So I have endure pain up, Immediately I go to 100b, and it puts out this Ice Shelf (V shaped) And the shelf not only KD’s me, but HURTS me. So i almost die…

Why does this go through endure pain?!?! Am I missing something? Is it not an “Attack”??? And no I didnt wait too long cuz after I was hurt, I pinged “Enduring Pain” to the team twice, to show im not stupid and just ran in to leeroy. So it was still up even after I got hurt.

Why is that attack so OP that they feel the need to go through Invuln.. Anyone maybe try guardian “Renewed Focus” Invuln or Engi Elixir Invuln and get hit? Also. This ele said he was in vapor form and somehow the boss hit him also and he got insta died.

Theres a reason why you wrote your first line. Theres s/s builds im sure, but who are you believing when you say its “Good”. Yourself, or an entire community built on trial and error?

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Healing_Seed_Pod

Ill just leave this here. Who need’s healing spring again? Ill use my own, tyvm.

Its not about time saved. Its about work. Id rather wait 10 minutes, and not kill anything. Than fight for 5 minutes.

Point being : Anet clearly did not intend on fractals being your grind-for-money-dungeon. Its a way to get ascended gear, one of the many. Play it if you want that gear or the challenge of progression. Dont complain about loot, it would be OP and weapon skins would mean less if it was max loot. Meanwhile, Ill be laughing at people who love dredge “for the loot” while D-Cores are at 20s. Ill be farming CoF. Enjoy your hour long run for 50s.

Ways to kill people in dungeons (Please add your own)

CoE Path 2: Evolved Husk Room – Rifle Butt the bomb golems TOWARDS your teammates instead of at the boss. BOOM. Bye bye

Snowblind Fractal – “Ice elemental Part” Dont run around the domes, run through the middle. Additionally, Binding Blade the add’s then pull onto someone, and spy kit.

Sorrows Embrace – Never kill the trash on p3 after the first boss, immediately rush and skip bridge solo. You wouldnt even imagine how many players will wipe due to not being able to skip bridge + live through the trash.

CoF Path 2 – During Defend Magg vs Assassins event, go up on the rock and just ranged stuff. They might live, but since your not being aggroed, they will get more on them.

These are all simply to have fun, not to grief as most people take it as a joke I have been with and have not gotten mad.

on my server, metas are NOT worth it. If you dont arrive 30 mins before your in overflow, totally wasting the time. Then you have a 30 minute window. So I have to AFK at a boss event anywhere from 30 mins – 1 hour for 1 rare? Lol? I could run cof p1, get mega cash, get 60 tokens (aka 2 rares for the smarties) in 7 mins. How are metas better than dungeon again?

I joined a team “on last boss” with the Oakheart tree and I can definatly say there was at least 4 in there. It was pure madness. Immobilize Spam. Somehow we got it done. My warrior was pretty much ineffective as can be as every time I used rifle to range the tree, i got Binding Roots and had to switch to GS to break myself out. Somehow the thiefs, eles, etc… bursted down the tree decently and towards the end I managed to 100b the tree after dying once, they didnt die at all. It was maddness but yea, why so many Oakhearts?!?!

Now as a warrior, I range him the whole time of course, but if you see a quick oppurtunity if his aggro isnt on you. 1. Pop endure pain (Optional) 2. 100b him quickly. 3. Dodgeroll/Rush away back to the team and range again. This will bring DPS WAYY higher.

Additionally, on guardian. Ofc, I range with scepter. When i see the right time, Boom, Whirlwind with GS, drop symbol, binding blade, etc… then leap back towards team and go back to scepter.

Do I die? Yes, sometimes the boss 1 hits me. Does it happen alot? With practice, I will die maybe 1 out of 5 times I do it and its entirely my fault due to lack of skill or notice etc… Its possible.

Imo, it COULD be RNG but no way.. I do lower level fractals from time to time to either help someone out, or a level 2 fotm for the lulz in zerker gear and I do notice more rares when i do a 10 or under vs my 16+ Dailys.

Theres no issue. It should be like this. If i make a group, set rules, set tactics to be used and people dont listen, they have no right being in my run and if I want to leave, they should be kicked out.

Dawdler.8521:

Yes I do wish to go through CoE in 15 min. Thats why I always bring my 30k HP/2100 toughness Warrior into dungeons.

So much dps lost when a glass cannon goes down while subject alpha tickles me, sigh.

Glass cannons work great when its highly optimized guild group, otherwise no thanks.

You have no idea what your talking about.

4 Warrior/1 Mesmer groups dont care about combo fields.

Those consumables are old and overused. I dont want to post mine, because they will get nerfed like the spy kit. PM me in game if your really about consumables and want the good, OP ones. Not the dumb ones like the bombs and stuff.

Chessrook.8643:

So many times I’ve seen people say “Stack here” for a boss. So many times this seems to not go as well as expected. I mean ok, I can see some of the reasoning behind it, but it just seems like a poor idea to me.

Reasons to stack:
—Boss/enemies aren’t running around
—You know where the AOEs are happening
—Everyone in one place means speedy revives

Reasons not to stack:
—Since they’re usually stacked against a wall, you don’t always see when the AOEs are coming.
—Attacks usually hit EVERYONE at once.
—Most often, if one person gets downed, almost everyone else gets downed at the same time.

At least that’s how I see it. Seems like you’re putting too much risk on a tactic and I just don’t like it. Often times when people say “Stack here” I stay separate from the stack and plink at the guy with my rifle. And several times when that happened, the rest of the team died, leaving me to revive most of them at once with my Banner elite, or TRY to finish off the enemies.

What do you guys think about Stacking?

Your the sole reason stacking fails. Yes, you. Dont say you res, you wouldnt of had to res if you stacked. The whole thing is about LOS. If you dont LOS, they AOE you, hence hitting team. You kite, they dont but they wouldnt of had to if you LOS’d. So yea, your killing your team. Happens all the time in CoE before the lasers. 1 Guy sticks out, they ice AOE and own everyone. If you stack and LOS, they wont ice aoe until wayyyy later and then everything dies.

JQ is king PVE/PVP. Has been and always will PRX is a good WvW guild on the server here (No im not in it)

Theres a reason running regen banners is a bad idea if your in a group. Eles run regen, which is a lower tier and sadly it will override your banner regen rendering it useless. Also guardians run regen, which again, will override your banner regen. Solo, if you need regen on banners, idk what your doing. Just stick with it untraited, or if anything, maybe the recharge time less. If you think regen is the best part about banners, um, re-read the other comments.

It would stack only if its same tier, I dont know many classes with same tier regen as wars.

Actually I would have to go with the reason you dont get it is because dont you need to break people out? Every time I got shatterer, no one is stupid enough to get trapped inside by standing in the wrong spot.

In my 4 warrior/1 mes groups (No not COF, just general friends/pve) We all pick 1 banner to run. Banners are OP. If you plan on being alone, I would run at least Banner of Discipline (Crit damage), If you want more, run a Banner of Strength. Elite as warbanner.

Personally, I hate to have to pick up my banner and carry it around every time I leave the area so I go mainly shouts but if a warrior drops a str/disc. banner, you would have to be crazy to complain. This doesnt mean you have to “Spec” banners either. They are great without traits.

It seems like there is a bit of tension among players who are competing against the corresponding server in WvW when I do PvE runs. I have heard of people not taking others due to class/gear/etc but this is a new one to me. Has anyone had this?

I barley even WvW, to blame me for my server winning is crazy. When I picked it, the server wasnt even fighting us, it was just recently.

So people will hold grudges for everything now, add this to the list. Id rather not name theirs or mine, but its one of the more popular/competitive ones. I just hope it doesnt evolve into kicking

If your looking for fast and efficient with quickness, Warrior. Survivability and having things be super easy, but slower, Guardian.

sooo for people bad at math what is the conclusion about what is the most dps?

Zynosphere.7153:

If you use the 5 skill, which puts it back to the ground, it will res whoever is downed (that is if you are holding it)

wait? if you just pick it up and drop it, it will re-res? o.o no way. i gotta try this…

can anyone confirm?

Healing is terrible. Everyone has a self heal. The reason your team needs heals, is your guardians low DPS leading to the monsters taking forever to kill and being able to DPS your teammates. Just being able to res them isnt enough contribution. If you play smart and use the right weapons, you can be just as tanky with 0 healing and support in other ways. Also, how do you plan to heal the ranged combat people, since most people use range in this game. Its like saying a 600 range warrior shout is good for the eles @ 1200 range.

JQ for everything.

False Reporting is an offense. You should counter-report if they did such.

I have tried several setups and I have it narrowed to this:

25/30/0/0/15 or 30/30/0/0/10. I tried 25/25/0/0/20- Didnt seem to be as much

Which trait setup for maximum damage? I do like high crit chance because nothing makes me madder than seeing the end burst of 100b not be a crit.

Everything else is pretty much standard. Zerker w/ Ruby Orbs. Sigil of Strength on GS. FGJ,OMM,Shakeit,warbanner. Food = 10 percent crit damage with potion of X slaying, or sharpening stone. Charge Bloodlust sigil to 25, before switching to Strength sigil.

My highest hit ever on 100b, was 43k on a Risen Berserker inside CoE p2 before second alpha. 25 might, 25 vulnerbility, 25 bloodlust, banner of discipline, Plate of Truffle Steak Dinner activated for 200 power, potion of inquest slaying, and 30/30/0/0/10.

Edit: While I was writing this, someone coincidentally made the exact same thread topic. Sorry

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/warrior/Optimum-Trait-Distribution-for-Glass-Cannons

If everyone actually did good DPS (mesmers/warriors) you wouldnt need to have tons of survivibility (i.e. CoF p1) because it dies fast enough. CoF is just the easiest example, however a lot of dungeons work like this also (Fotm excluded mostly).

Dungeons that the Zerker Warrior/Mesmer setup will work on and be faster than any other class setups:
SE Path 3.
TA U/U F/F
CoF P1/2
HotW p1
CoE all paths

If a zerker goes down, but does 100k damage before going downed thats better than someone alive spamming 1-2k damages tbh. Also, a team usually contains 1 tanky guard who can res downed since he should be in melee, if not, then the ranger has resses too but either way going downed happens all the time. I see every class get downed in runs. If the zerker warrior sat and afk spammed rifle/bow, which they technically could, they would die less, but at the cost of DPS. Unlike some players, they dont like to kitten their DPS over the chance of going downed for a little

Wow I have had lag before but now the guesters have gone and done it. 6:49 EST and so many people that map chat was flooded with “Disconnect?” as myself and party member were disconnected. I still got chest but hopefully this is a wake up call to people that its not worth guesting if your going to get Overflow and Disconnect the entire server! Someone not on tequatal in guild chat even said, disconnect?

Edit: http://i.imgur.com/1kQpBQb.jpg
Bugged Tier. We should be fighting Blackgate, SoR.

Ele
Glyph Of Renewal

Earth – Revive 3 Allies
Water – Revive an ally with full health
etc..

My question is, if I am at Jormag, partied with 4 guildies, and theres is 12 downed people around me, including my teammates, how do I make my res, target them and not a random person

Path 1 is not technically impossible, ive seen a person do a jump puzzle over the event to get to end boss

2. It has to be possible but I think the forum community will be better equipped to give tips, I have read many threads with lots of good advice. Ive been switching from berserker gear to “tanky” pvt-knight gear in the path2 assassin room trying to see if pure dps or being able to live longer is better there.

Hi, I love the buff idea! The less “Influence” Zhaitans minions have on the city, the more buffs, us, Tyrians would get. However, I believe you could be mistaken on the WP issue or you play a extremly low populated server. If you didnt know, when your in LA Overflow, the server has no way to tell your home server, thus any WP that is possible to be contested, will appear contested until you move to a map on your home server.

Hi, I have seen alot of old threads saying that for rune of the pirate, your character will shout “For Great Justice” instead of Yarr.

However, I noticed my female asuran ele now shouts “Yarr”.

I was in a dungeon on my warrior, and heard a (Sylvari?) or a non-warrior shout, For Great Justice, leading me to assume they must of been wearing pirate runes.

So…
What classes/sexes/characters shout Yarr, which shout For Great Justice for wearing full set of pirate runes?

This skill is amazing so I could see the reasoning behind the short duration, but as elite, it should be buffed a little longer. Even if the recharge scaled with the buff duration I wouldnt mind as now its too short for boss fights. Its great but I dont think it would become “OP” with a duration buff as most wars selfish use signet of rage anyway (me too usually)

Citadel of Flame. Path 1. Skip Bridge.