Guild Wars 2

Nah, I figured I’d give those SoS a free lootbag so I made a few suicidal charges with my Flamethrower. Of worthy note was the SoS necro. Hope I dropped something good, like the rare I got from a CD guy north of Klovan a few minutes later.

EvilSardine.9635:

JudgeD.5673:

EvilSardine, was this occurrence on TC BL by any chance?

Nah, it was SoS.

You TC guys need to chill out and let us have our fun, kitten it! Like 6 of us capture Briar and then comes around 50 TC to take it right back. Our group resorted to just looking for fights rather than caring about capping anything.

I may or may not been in the area then. In any case, I usually attempt to run if I see more than one person. I’ve learned if it’s a group, that group will chase me down and CC me to death, so I try to run. I tend to avoid roaming if possible but I have been known to do so on occasion.
Also to those LeeT I engaged near Vale on TC BL, I was just goofing off as getting CCed to death usually does not appeal to me. However, on that occasion, I didn’t care as much. An interesting fight with your cmmdr though, regardless of circumstance.

EvilSardine, was this occurrence on TC BL by any chance?

Nikked, were you that CD mes down by Vale earlier? I saw the KH cmmdr down there. Good fights, too.

Yeah, what Little said. RE is more about open field fights and zerg-busting than PPT, though we have done the whole PPT thing on occasion. I wish ppl could see the sort of fights we have. If you’ve seen any of Stone’s vids, that is how RE rolls.

So, sorta a commando eng then? Interesting use of Bomb Kit, though for shock value, I prefer Flamethrower.

Jakob, thank you for confirming what I discovered fighting SoS in SoS BL last night. I may not have your skill level, but I did find it interesting that it took two or three SoS to take me down. I am not the most skilled in any small scale fight, but I am genuinely curious why that is so.
I also made several assaults on some trebs hitting lake tower. And while I was not the only one going for them, it seems at the skill level you possess, I should not have got near them. Yet I hit those trebs while getting fire from at least 10 SoS.
I should mention I main an engineer and, yes, I am using PVT gear.

It’s worth pointing out that the Bomb Kit is very useful in zerg fights, having used it very successfully. BoB is quite fun to use in conjunction with Supply Crate. Not sure how this build would work in such a case though.

Only three walls down? And where is the massive SoR zerg?

I have this odd feeling I should be missing Maguuma right about now…anyhooo…the reference to running uplevels explains the quality of loot I got last night.

WyldKat.4712:

JudgeD.5673:

Getting slapped with 10 wells at once is not a pleasant sight.

I can’t imagine getting slapped can ever be pleasant. Unless you’re paying for a very particular service professional that makes significant contributions to the customized leatherwear industry. Ok, so I can imagine, but still…

Everyone else, FINGER! MOON!

Please note, those are TWO totally separate trains of thought whose tracks should never cross.

Good to see you again, dude. The wells comment is based on an actual fight at Danelon last night. I found it strangely amusing to see 8-10 wells appear at almost the exact same moment leading to 6 of us being downed at the same time.

As powerful as SoR’s eles may be, it’s the necros of TSYM I’ve had experience with. Getting slapped with 10 wells at once is not a pleasant sight.

Never made it to LA in GW1, so quite a bit of the history is beyond me. Much of my GW1 experience involved the Nightfall expansion, I should add.

Wonder if he started the Lionguard. He looks the type.

The culmination of RE’s first night on TC. I think one of our members got a vid of when we first started, but from my experience, it ended with a bang – the epic fight for SM. And much lag was had by all.

After reading some of the above posts, I have come to the conclusion that, as much as Maguuma relied on ACs, they have nothing on TC. :P Eleven ACs for one gate is twice what I’ve seen Maguuma use. Though, to be fair, Maguuma is also known for using 6 superior trebs for a paper wall (I was there). As one of the new RE transfers, I look forward to fighting SoR tonight.

No, I’ve talked to Snow before. He is quite the hard working type and quite possibly works more on game issues than actually playing the game. And in answer to ILobo, I’ve seen him in WvW on multiple occasions.

Wondering where all them Yaks came from in EB in the last two hours, got ran over multiple times. Ouch. I kept telling myself “At least, its not Maguuma.” :P

Currently working on the Predator for my eng. Having seen my GL use his in WvW (and discovering the clover recipe used to make it), I decided I wanted it. I use rifle quite often so it’s more than an aesthetic for me. Thought about going for Quip too, but that is still undecided.

Than the market fluctuated, because an hour ago, I couldn’t buy a full stack of Powerful Blood. My point was, it now costs less for a cmmdr tag than a single stack of dust.

Well, the price for T6 dust is over 40s on the TP, meaning it now costs over 100g for one stack. The funny thing is that there’s less than a stack of T6 blood available on the TP and it’s going for 26-27s, which I can only assume means ppl are hoarding it.

I use a variation of the FT build mentioned, though I use PVT gear. I’ve found I can tank pretty well in Orr or Frostgorge. I should note that you cannot tank with this build in Southsun unless it’s 1v1. Multiple mobs, especially karka, will run you over unless you can use CC/kiting (or Gear Shield for karka range attack). The only mobs I have trouble with in the Shatterer event is the vets, who tend to use knockdowns frequently. Teq is much the same way, especially Vet Risen Krait.

I’ve heard Anet intends to make precursors craftable. If so, this would be a big help to those already having issues with getting the T6 dust required.

Don’t forget thieves that use stealth alot. Those are the ones I tend to have trouble with. I use rifle/FT for the CC (but a skilled thief can evade Net Shot, for example).

I use PVT + Melandru runes. Not really a true bunker (2819 armor), but I’ve been able to tank up to 6 Orr mobs (24k hps) if I’m careful enough (usually dodging/kiting is better). I tend to use FT alot as well. Not as much dmg as the build Dakiaris uses, but I tend to last a good while in zerg fights.

There’s a support build for eng as well I believe, which makes use of elixirs, healing bombs, healing turret, etc. However, multiple blast finishers in an ele’s Healing Rain will restore a good chunk of a zerg’s hps, whereas the same finishers in a guard’s Sacred Ground gives aoe retaliation.

I can only assume that it is a scaling issue. When I see lvl 84 vets show up, I know that I’m going to see something similar to the above screenshot. Checking my combat tab yields a bunch of 4k (and 6k) crit hits, all delivered in the space of a second. If you are out of endurance (to be able to dodge), you are dead, regardless of class or build. I should mention I play a pvt eng, meaning armor of 2819 atm.

I think it’s worth pointing out that the Jofast event spawns Risen Wraiths, which tend to drop T6 dust. Problem is, I’ve never got more than 2-3 from running that event. However, if the event fails, it seems to run about 10 min before it can be reattempted, meaning you can get the dust chances twice or more.

This happened to me at Shatterer earlier today as well The chest was simply not there even though I got a gold event medal. A dev should probably look into this.

I wondered why my map completion on character select said 76 when it was actually 75 (its 78 right now though). And I feel for the OP, the green BL map is the only WvW map I have not completed. I still need 2 POIs and 3 SP for it.

We are being very careful which server to move to as our GL has stated this will be our last move. So, we want a stable community type server on which we can do WvW and not feel like we are doing the carrying, etc.

Actually, s/f ele can get up to 9 stacks of might for 10 sec I think (I’ve tried it). Not sure about how a heal would work but I pop fire 3, use arcane wave, then switch to earth 4 and 5. Stacks with warrior or guardian might buffs.

Maybe, but I’ve noticed a slight decrease myself. That’s RNG for you.

Pretty much, yeah. It takes good timing to pull off though and assumes that you are not fighting a skilled thief or d/d ele. I won’t recommend this for most engs, as the CD is too long. Eng just doesn’t have enough gap closers, imo.

You have a point. However, using Supply Crate (1200 range I think) at the right time can enable you to get a hit with Net Shot. It is somewhat hard to do though.

I use Supply Crate as a breather/heal, but I’ve got the upper hand in a 1v1 with it before (WvW only). Net shot+Blunderbuss+Overcharged shot as a follow up can really put the hurt on rangers/thieves/eles/mesmers. Taking down another eng tends to depend on skill/traits/utility slots so Supply Crate works better as a breather/heal.

Well, I’ve no doubt you would be if it was Jayne’s cookies. Such stories I’ve heard….

And yet, even when nerfed, my eng managed to take out a GS warrior (since we all know warriors keep getting buffed) in WvW the other night. I attribute it less to player skill than to speed and cc. The only thing eng really needs, imho, is to be able to dodge more, but I understand there are ways to do that.

You might also try the Supply Crate elite. Since it has a long CD, you must be good with your timing, but stunning a thief for 2 sec and/or immobilizing him can be very useful.

LOL. That’s Shaka for you.

It’s called the wonder of Internet message boards, Fox. Having multiple ppl post at the same time can cause confusion.

Greeting from a fellow eng. Interesting vid you have there. I rather like the GS guardian fight. I’m one of the few engs who tend to solo roam (usually going from point A to B or running supply, catching up to the zerg, etc.). I have yet to try p/s on my eng and tend to use rifle/FT (hybrid bunker/zerg build). I try to avoid thieves and mesmers as they are the ones who generally drop me if engaged (though I ran into a havoc of 3 hammer guardians and a hammer warrior one time – not pleasant).
An interesting duel ensued on the east side of SM earlier. I was headed N to catch up to the cmmdr and was intercepted by a p/s eng. It was a close fight but he managed to get me with conds in the end. I had another duel at Lake tower recently with another p/s eng. That one ended in a draw.
In zerg fights, I tend to last a long time as long as I don’t get CCed while Elixir C is on CD. Wading into an enemy zerg with FT is a great deal of fun I’ve found. Dropping Supply Crate then popping FT # 3, 2, and 5 is nearly as good a hammer guardian if timed just right.

Interesting viewpoint. The use of mass invis seemed to help in the first fight.

Engineer elite Supply Crate is very good against thieves I was told and I’ve found this to be true. Also, Net Shot and Overcharged Shot from Rifle and skills #3 and 5 from FT do well in fighting a thief. A condition eng may want to use Napalm (or FT in general) for the burning, but I don’t run cond and it has already been stated that the Pistol is better for cond damage.

Thy are talking about the Union WP event, part of the Lyssa Temple event chain. Someone realized that endless waves of Risen spawned if the event was not finished.

I noticed the change, now confirmed by a Dev, earlier. I was only there for about a half an hour and in that amount of time, got a few T6 mats and some silvers. This is about what I would get from the Melandru Temple event or Penitent, making it an average farming location. The drops from Wraiths, of course, have been reduced.
I will note that I’ve found the acquisition of T6 mats noticeably easier in WvW. I am always getting Unid Dyes as well, regardless of where I go. I got 4 yesterday in the course of doing dailies for example.

I miss TC. I seem to remember as if it were yesterday the glorious fights we had with PiNK. Props to TC and may they stay in T2.

There’s a spot you can get into other server’s citadels I’ve been told. Mostly used for trolling purposes, I understand, as the legendary defenders can oneshot you and can’t be killed.

To the MAD eng I dueled at KBL lake tower: Mad skills, bro. I think that fight went on for 5 min and you had the upper hand at the end when one of our mesmers showed up.

So, would anyone agree than Paralda is the very model of a modern major general in that vid?

ParaldaWind.4523:

Oh, nah, we spread the rumors we were transferring.

This matchup was boring, we needed entertainment.

I guess farming with ACs and camping in enemy towers would get boring after awhile. There’s always the May 28th update to look forward too I suppose…..