Guild Wars 2

lol blackenX.

Unless the rewards change, or there is a new achievement I won’t be doing the clock tower again. It was ok, it was difficult (for me) but it didn’t have the draw that is seems to have for a good deal of people. I almost hope that there isn’t a new achievement or some reward I want because I’d rather ignore it.

I love dungeons though, so I’ll be spending plenty of time in there.

sadly both Thump and Lazer are far too slow for me. I had to stop so I could see Thump yesterday. (I had a temp one — which I love anet, lets me sample them)

I am still considering buying the mega bomb. Simple, effective, nice looking.

I Love green. Its my favorite color actually. I HATE RNG Dyes. Or nearly anything RNG in the Gem Store. I love Arena Net. I HATE that I want them. It’s a love / hate thing. I won’t be buying them. Learned my lesson with Christmas and fusion tickets. (took me two horrible times to learn this lesson)

I don’t mind the pick axe. Tempted to give it to my necro even though he is seldom played and doesn’t have map completion. Not in love with the animation honestly. Also why is it yellow? Rare quality but the molten is green. Doesn’t matter but just curious lol.

I assume the dyes will be here until at least the 2nd week of October. They were just released a few days ago, can’t see them getting rid of them so quickly.

RNG sadly works for them. If you don’t like it (like me) then do not buy them. Sad because my necro would love a few of them (Algae for example). But I refuse to support RNG gambling. I’d done it far too often already.

I would say that we should assume this is a limited time item. The other tools were, I expect this one to be as well.

So the only way to see larger burst numbers is full zerker? I talking about 5-10k burst numbers in PVE content. I am looking for something universal that is easy to play in PVE and WVW. I realize that these are generally separate builds.

thanks for the build Fozzik I’ll take a look at it.
The perplexity build looks like a lot of fun, not sure it’s for her.

Edit: I just realized that I might be looking at P/P wrong. I’ve been looking at it like a burst weapon I guess because of unload.

There was another thread about this and if it’s viable or not and in which situations it is.

My wife loves her thief, and currently plays a condition build. d/d p/d with SB mixed in there. But more and more I see her using P/P which isn’t supported by her build at all. She is not as good in melee.

Odd I know because she’s a thief. She does mostly open world PVE stuff, with some occasional WVW small group fighting. Once in a while we run with the zerg just for the fun of it.

So:
For her P/P is viable it is now a matter of getting the most out of that set with some survivability. It’s almost akin to a berserker warrior in my mind. (sort of) Kill “X” before it kills you.

Q: What armor, secondary weapon set, sigils, Runes, Jewelry, Traits, Healing and Utility should I be looking at?

I seen some builds in the other thread thought this might be a good place to condense some of those with solid reasoning behind them and what you can actually expect the build to do.

Thanks for all your help and sorry for the long intro read there, felt it kind of important.

“Don’t be daft, they are just making the bow out of 2 matchsticks and a rubber band……………”

This should be a skin, I will use it! :P

well it looks like rangers are getting 1 nerf. The other is a wash as you’ve mentioned. It’s not super exciting from what is listed, but I can think of much worse things.

I wish some of these were available all the time. come the 30th for example we know the bomb is gone.

Yeah I am conflicted. I would like the 8-bit finisher. But I spent 1k gems on super adventure minis, and now need to come up with another 1k for the other mini set. Little bombarded with minis this month that need you to spend 500 for 1 and another 500 for the other 3.

When I needed charged lodestones they were over 3g each. Legendaries are expensive. Doubloons especially. I realize what you are asking and what most players want.

I didn’t read everything. But why can’t this game be a multitude of things. Why does it have to be black and white, hardcore vs casual etc. etc.

There have been other hidden achievements in the game that previously did not reward point but now do. The Ebon hawk ones for example. I did not even know about them until it because active. Had I not read this thread I would not have known about this one.

It’s possible that at some point it’s going to be worth points. I am not sure I like hidden achievements either though. I like to know what I am going for.

“At least one of the dyes in the pack should be guaranteed new.”

This is what I would love to happen. Sadly this doesn’t seem the direction of RNG Dye packs. The colors are all green to greenish in nature.

I see a lot of complaints that the rewards simply aren’t good enough to keep players enticed. So with content that is more difficult than most, what do you expect as a reward?

Are the rewards ok but the drop rate is terrible? If you make the drop rate better does it really make it more worth your while?

If rewards are the reason you won’t repeat or even bother to kill him once then please I am interested in hearing your feedback. I am sure Anet might be interested as well.

If you do kill him often and you find the rewards lacking, please also answer but also add why you keep fighting him.

Thanks.

Good idea though, buy all the blue season 1 mini pets so you cant forge those. Probably not that profitable but not too expensive either.

Anyone who is 100% or higher currently, probably doesn’t have to worry too much of 300% taking them 4 years. Its been about a month so far.

There has been no confirmation of a back piece. (I am sure there will be one) That picture for all we know is some sort of pick up in the dungeon to do “X” part. Just like flamer throwers and karka guns in the open world.

With the screen shot that shows it as a preview. I wouldn’t rely too much on that either. I seem to remember a mega cannon from a boss we could preview ahead of time that we never got as a weapon. These things aren’t set in stone until the patch releases.

On the continued topic of back pieces: If this is the reality. (And it could be) I think we seriously need to look at either renewable back slots like we have for the armor and weapons from achievement chests. (more than one use, so no fear of wasting it)

Or a back skin locker like in sPVP.

Or at least give us 1 for sPVP and 1 for PVE. Current with these meta back pieces you get 1. Now I have to decide where to use it. If I sPVP it, then it’s lost forever in PVE, or vice versa.

GTA is new, see you in a month. Some players tire faster of driving around in a car more than others. :p

Sorry to hear that then, better luck next time. More than 8 kills, never had an issue getting loot. Never good loot, but I get the chests.

I agree with those above who actually enjoy this content. Been having a ton of fun getting on TS with the server and killing this bugger over and over again. I kill him at least once a day if not 2-3 times now.

For those who can’t see other people. Adjust your settings, if your computer can’t handle it, then I am sorry to hear that.

“Commanders should be given the ability to kick AFKers off turrets.” And then you’ll have commanders trolling people.

Never going to happen in an open world fight you want to be difficult. I love this patch and this fight, but I like large group content.

The mini chests you get for health are tied to the mega laser event. You need to do 10k+ damage on mobs there (just numbers I’ve heard thrown around) in order to get credit. Perhaps you aren’t doing enough damage in that phase. Honestly I don’t know.

Most of the time I hear people not getting the chest is because they are on or near turrents. This is simply because they aren’t doing enough during the mini events. If you feel you are then try again I guess. Just offering some insight from the many kills on TEQ so far.

Since we are making pointless posts: I think it’s funny your name is AntiGw complaining about youtube videos about GW2. :p

It is not broken. You have to fight at the batteries in order to get credit for those chests.

They let you retrait your gear to almost any stat you wanted. While not preferable for all I’d say it was a fair compromise considering they were going to get rid of it anyway.

As for Obi shards. I understand. The nerf to karma income was drastic, but when they introduced bottles there was an overabundance. For those of us who haven’t stock piles we are reaping the consequences.

I disagree, I enjoyed the shorter zones much more. Difficulty I don’t mind, although it’s hard to get difficult vs frustrating correct. I’d like more shorter zones, instead of standard 3 super long zones. The length and not the difficulty is what stops me from running it over and over again at this point.

Just my opinion.

I guess the real question is: Will the be perma or another temp dungeon? I hope perma but I can’t imagine how any assault of a base or lair is going to stick around with the living story. Wouldn’t make much sense.

when you cap luck then those become useless. It will take most of the population a long long time to get close to cap. While OP is more than 1/2 there the majority of the population is no where close.

Maybe they will come up with another solution or use down the road, but it’s probably going to be a while.

What do you even need karma for that you are so angry about it champ? MF stat on armor was and is a terrible idea. This is an ok band aid but should never have been a stat to begin with.

Starts out as a discussion about the new patch, ends up about how much sPVP sucks or PVE is pointless and no one should play it. Nice.

well I highly doubt this is the end of scarlet. We’ll be fighting her for some time to come would be my guess.

Being able to afford a trip to PAX, Gamescon or any convention doesn’t make those people their biggest fans. There was another thread (maybe this one, I can’t remember now) where one person says they got a group of friends to get extra’s who have no interest in GW2.

“1. Deaths from….everything!”

You are doing it wrong. You are meant to stack in one place on a commander and have good Turret users cleanse the ground so the poison is less of an issue. Guardians are meant to use WoR to help mitigate the fingers. Warriors are meant to use banners, etc etc. Every class has some sort of roll in the fight.

Learning and knowing your class and what is expected is important in any difficult encounter. Standing to the left and pressing 1 no longer works. Time to adjust. Time to learn something new. I realize some players hate change.

“2. Player Interaction”

If you fail over and over then I can understand where this might happen or does happen. I am very lucky to put myself in the right place to not experience this very often. After all if you were playing MMO “X” and raiding, would you experience this from your guild? I sure hope not.

If a player is “DEAD” then NEVER revive them. NEVER. They need to waypoint and run back to the fight. If they are downed, then you should of course lend a hand and get them on their feet.

It is clear from these forums that some of us are having a blast and some are not. It is a shame for those who do not enjoy this content. Is this content for you? If it is then there are solutions out there to enjoy it more. Took me 6 attempts before my first kill, I loved everyone. (I dislike the waiting for the record)

“3. Timers and Persistance”

You are correct that players do give up far to easily. Too many player are either not equipped to deal with this fight or they simply have the wrong attitude in general.

There is certainly a “point of no return” but it isn’t 5min. You could have a bad burn phase, you could have a great one. It is about knowing the fight and knowing when it simply isn’t going to happen. Someone can correct me if I am wrong here (I might be) but at about 8min you need to have him at 25% or pretty close.

I also disagree about the timer. To each there own. Without a timer, what is the point? You just zerg him over and over. Not fun at all.

“4. Achievements”

Achievements are not for all. You don’t need them all. If there is some achievement that needs a group and you don’t have a group then you don’t get that one. What is the point of achieving something if it’s simply given to you.

Now you are right there should be some that are solo-able. Some you can do yourself. And there are plenty of those in the game as well, they just aren’t the majority most of the time. It sounds like you are a very solo player and want to do and achieve everything yourself. But then what is the point of an MMO? They make solo games for that.

I feel like more fights need this treatment. Not all of them mind you. There should be some clear differences between fights. But dragons should feel like dragons and right now they do not. This to me, is a step in the right direction. I won’t pretend I think it’s perfect, but it’s kitten fun. Perhaps it’s not for everyone, I realize that might not sit well or be ok with some players.

This fight relies on a few things. Good turret use is at the top of that list. No secret there. If you have people on the turrets who have no clue; you’re gonna have a bad time.

“Unless you are going to kill teq, the boss is a pointless waste of time. No reward at 25% health with a failed phase.”

So you should get rewarded for getting an enemy to 25% health? You should never be rewarded for failing anything. Sorry If you disagree but why should anyone be rewarded for failure? I realize this is probably not a popular stance.

I am sure you are 100% right about this most of the time. But nearly every kill I’ve been in, there has been 1 commander and the rest follow. Working as a group and listening to 1-3 people. Calling for help when needed.

While that would be awesome BB the data mining indicated they were gem sales and RNG I believe. Of course until it’s released nothing is set in stone.

FC had 2 kills in a row tonight.

Its not pure luck. Know where you server is, look for an open spot and try you best to get in. It took me over an hour but I got in tonight for 2 kills on separate toons. 5 Kills and counting.

kittenilled TEQ twice in a row tonight. Congrats to them.

Which server will BG choose tonight to kill it on. :P Happy to see more and more servers killing it.

BG has done no such gear check. It has been suggested what to use. Power as a main stat mostly and that berserkers is sub optimal for this fight. But no one stops you from playing or tells you to go and get better or different gear.

Congrats to SoR on the Kill, and to everyone who’s killed him.
3 Kills here and still nothing but a rare or 2 for loot.

Those things you mentioned aren’t luck.
We purposely had people on turrets who could get on TS
It wasn’t 1 guild, it was many many guilds.
Your post seethes hate at the moment. I am sorry you and or your server have not killed him yet. You will.

thanks will try that tonight. waiting to get into main server. If I am lucky.

I’ve not noticed a tail swipe. How do you get that one?

Not sure when this is even coming. Halloween maybe? After the anniversary sale it does feel a bit soon. I’ll be buying 1. I only bought 1 pick last time so I feel ok about getting another. Those RNG dyes though…no thanks.

Not really but there should be a vast supply out there. Only the exotic ones are really hard to get and that’s simply a gold block.

Was in his party most of the night until he split off on last attempt for some guild mates. Great guy. Great video Richie.