Guild Wars 2

Thank you for this! Might make me actually try PvPing with my Thief :P

My poison-loving thief (my newest toon, because I’m not discouraged) is too cute to delete. Well, if you’re a cat person, anyway. I don’t think this looks like the face of a murderer…

Bellatrixa.3546:

I was getting a bit frustrated trying Fallen Masks on my Reaper when a guildie suggested using a Druid with Natural Stride. Worked a treat and I got the silver I needed. If you can remember the mask spawn points (it’s RNG but the possible spawn points are the same), and which mushroom sends you where, it’s not so bad. I totally get your frustration though: had a few runs of 13 and 14 before I swapped over to my Druid. I’m just thankful it wasn’t a silver in Sanctum Scramble I needed, especially with the 1 skill going missing…

Well, this might make me train part of Druid on my Ranger…

I’ll once again bring up the idea of a leafy bioluminescent glider.

Just… don’t put the dang thing in the gemstore, please.

Okay, since SAB is here (yay!)… these still need to be brought back according to me and everyone else:

- All those sunglasses
- Viper/Trickster/Phalanx
- Some of the outfits (someone mentioned Jungle Explorer?)

I would also like to see all that (mostly) unobtainable armor from the old system re-released somehow. (Examples: Heavy Scale, Stalwart, Marauder everything but the helm, Tribal, Apostle…) I know Anet won’t put that in the gemstore, but maybe consider adding them as fairly common drops at certain levels, like a lot of the other armor sets? Or make them easily craftable?
Oh, and there are a few armor pieces that don’t drop for some odd reason. (Studded helm/shoulders and Buccaneer hat, though the latter is obtainable via WvW.) I want to see those somehow return as well.

Orpheal.8263:

KestrelGirl.9267:

I challenge someone to make a beastmaster elite spec for Ranger, because I don’t think I’m very good at designing skills or traits. The only two rules:
1. It must have a short-range (300?) scepter-whip as a weapon. You pick what hand it goes in.
2. It must improve pets in some way, shape, or form. More pets at once? Better attacks? I don’t care, just make ’em better! xD

Challenge Accepted

The Hermit

Weapon: Scepter Main Hand

Mechanics: Werebeast Rituals, Feral Beasts, Rabies+ Dual Pets/Pet Combinations plus complete overhauled Pet Command System

Skill Type: Meditations
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(long description here)

Woah! Nice job so far! I definitely wouldn’t have thought of something like that.

FogLeg.9354:

I built new PC about 6 months ago using i5-6400 and GTX 750 Ti. Running GW2 fullscreen at 1920×1080 with some graphics options just below max settings (reflections, character model limit, shadows). It works really well and I had no lags even in large WvW battles. I very much doubt you see any improvements by using i5-6500 or even i7 and honestly think r9 380 is overkill too for GW2.

Duly noted. The prices of both are a pleasant surprise! I dream of someday building a cheap-ish GW2 PC to replace my $300 laptop which I affectionally call “the little toaster that could.”

I challenge someone to make a beastmaster elite spec for Ranger, because I don’t think I’m very good at designing skills or traits. The only two rules:
1. It must have a short-range (300?) scepter-whip as a weapon. You pick what hand it goes in.
2. It must improve pets in some way, shape, or form. More pets at once? Better attacks? I don’t care, just make ’em better! xD

The community! Well, the part of it that’s in-game and not QQing here or on Reddit.

Wow, this sounds like a pretty nice build. I’ll try it out, because I need to improve my PvP skills with some sort of good build. (I know, I could just play my Rev, but I want to use more professions!) What’s a good rotation?

EDIT: I bumped into Drew in the HotM lobby, I think I’m good now :P

Y’know, the name of the shortbow is the name of a village in India…

Lotus shortbow? Or something else inspired by Hindu mythology?

I’m running a high-DPS open-world build. Sword/warhorn/longbow, Signet of the Wild/Quickening Zephyr/Sic ‘Em (Signet of the Hunt is a good option to replace Sic ’Em with though). Marksmanship 321, Beastmastery 232, Skirmishing 111, zerker gear. I actually use a pet hawk and eagle, but it’s recommended that you use a Jungle Stalker.

This. I don’t know what’s going on, but I think it’s the Mordrem. Should definitely be fixed by LW S3.

I map-completed VB. It’s fun and somewhat easy, though I didn’t do it all in one go so can’t give a time estimate. I also have AB mostly done.
I’d do DS, but I don’t have ley-line gliding or the time/patience to do a bunch of metas.

Update: a guildie sent me a Ghostly Infusion he got for 120g; I made 400g off of it and was able to get everything I needed for Wings of Dwayna! Now, though, I’d like to make an exotic Viper set for my Reaper – which requires tons of Black Diamonds. So if anyone has any to spare (I know they’re pricey lol), send them my way, because I’ll need 27. Any help is appreciated!

Oh… it might have been that I recently bought 250 of those… xD
Fyi, that’s the refined version of Hardened Leather Section. It can only be made with Leatherworker 400, hence the high price and low supply.

Charr and norn need to swap armor styles in a lot of cases. It would fit lore (including the GW1 charr, it seems) – not to mention science – far better.

Nah.

Give us the unobtainable stuff back first. Then, I’d want to see the legendary mace Anet is working on already, and then a legendary dagger skin that suits everyone who could actually wield it.
I’ll take the unimplemented emotes, too.

Blockhead Magee.3092:

Because there is nothing funnier than

‘The idea starts with “run for it” and generally goes downhill from there.’

Note that that’s a quote from your (drunk) character. But yeah, Tybalt has some memorable lines.

has just been disguised as Demmi Beetlestone so the real girl can be smuggled out of Lion’s Arch
“Burn me, I’m a human girl! Whoa, I’ve got two hands and some lovely… apples.”

Sieran, meanwhile, is just adorable. Same with Forgal, though in a different way (papa bear vs overly friendly friend).

Ardid.7203:

Just a flesh wound.3589:

I’ve had times when my char fell face down in regular PvE, and then couldn’t get up. My char then spent the next few minutes traveling across the map face down, like a doll being dragged across the floor.

By the way, you can still harvest nodes like that.

One day more than a year ago, I were doing that Conundrum Cubed jumping puzzle when my engie asura fell flat on her face from a floating cube and almost died. She keep sliding down, though, finally reaching the floor… and don’t get up again util I reloaded the map.

I actually got away from the place and began to roam mount maelstrom, jumping around while still flat like a roadkill, and even killed a couple of mobs with an invisible flamethrower. It laughed so hard I hurt my jaw.

This has happened to me as well! My asura Rev has been stuck in some very odd positions on multiple occasions. Relog fixes the problem, though sometimes it automatically corrects itself. It’s still a lolwut, though.

Hey, I recognize those from GW2style!

On-topic: Auric Basin literally anywhere, Dierdre’s Steps (hidden garden in Mount Maelstrom), Mountainroot Lair (Harathi Hinterlands), Foefire’s Heart (Plains of Ashford)… all the places where I’ve taken pictures of my characters for GW2style are great.

Shadow.1345:

Have you thought about using Rampager until you get Viper?

I could. But I already got some also-cheap exotic zerk weapons to transmute (3g each for 2 daggers and shortbow)… and I’m perpetually low on gold. xD

Actually… you’re right. +1.

Dude… heavy armor is meant to be bulky. Do you seriously want everyone going full norn?
I agree with your other points though – I’d like to see light armor pants and a good medium armor top that isn’t a trenchcoat.

Okay, here’s what I think I want to do while I level.
Staying with d/d/sb, I didn’t like the feel of MH pistol very much :/ (Same with Warrior rifle. I guess I’m just not a firearms person. Then again I want to make an Engi sometime so I know how it works… xD)
Signet of Malice/Spider Venom/Skale Venom/Caltrops/Basilisk Venom
Once I get Daredevil, if I decide I really want to run it, I’ll switch my heal to Channeled Vigor and will run Impairing Daggers over Caltrops in some situations.
Traitlines: Deadly Arts, Critical Strikes, and Shadow Arts, in that order (unless I find myself too squishy without Shadow Arts, which I probably will). I won’t take any trap traits because I’m using Caltrops (which sounds way better than Needle Trap).
Rune of the Afflicted
Sigils of Geomancy and Agony

Thanks for the budget suggestions! Now I just have to figure out how to get from level 25 to 30 so I can head into Fields of Ruin, because I only just got my login reward tomes and I got rekt every time I tried EotM… xD

There aren’t enough people here who want a beastmaster spec.

Give it a short-range scepter with an epic whip animation (and it could possibly be off-hand, so you can command/buff your pets and hack foes to bits at the same time). Also, multiple pets (3?) at once, and not necessarily all of the same type. (And make their special attacks better and easier to trigger.) Not sure what the utility skills would be, since Ranger seems to have it all already, but I’d love to see some better-reworked shout utilities. (Elite and heal are fine, the rest not so much.) I’d have tons of fun finally being a powerful beastmaster!

Hehe. Thank goodness. You all can stop mathing now. Thanks Zodryn!

Let’s start with a little background. LS3 will lead into a Crystal Desert/Kralkatorrik expansion. It’ll involve:
- Rytlock’s return and probable mistrust by other charr because of his shiny new magic
- Zojja or Logan dies or leaves DE (I vote Logan for either death or retirement)
- Caithe’s fall from grace OR reputation restored (could go either way)
- Is Taimi even alive? (hope so)
- Is the Pale Tree going to be okay? (probably, the lore consequences would be too huge if she died or became corrupted)
- WTF is the Pact doing now? How are the soldiers going to get home? (One or more episodes could wind up being a rescue effort.)
- Glint’s egg hatching (and maybe??? becoming an ally).
And more importantly, we find out how strong Kralkatorrik is and what he has in store.

The expansion itself will feature at the very least:
- The fight against Kralkatorrik, including at least one major character death (it’s either Glint’s baby or someone nobody wants to die xD)
- New Crystal Desert maps (I’m thinking there’ll be 4 like in HoT)
- A new mastery section (sandstorm stuff? protection against new and improved Branded? learning Elonian?!?)
- New raids
- Some sort of big feature to match gliding. No clue what this will be.
- QoL improvements, hopefully!

Edgemoor.2570:

Crystal arbiter outfit please :-)

That just came back for a day. Sorry, man.

Regarding the Viper and Krytan sets: Krytan JUST phased out of the gemstore this month so probably not coming back. Viper (along with Trickster and Phalanx) came back last month, but I wouldn’t be surprised (and I’d be super happy!!) if it comes back at the end of March.

Ahhhhh!! The bunny ears are just for prestige, but the kitten ears get my +1. I hope the kitten ears hide charr ears and replace them with cuter ones <3

Blood Red Arachnid.2493:

My advice would be to get a condi set if you’re going to use condi venoms. Other than immobilize and stun, venoms just aren’t that good for a power build.

I myself have a condi set.

Full Viper
x6 superior rune of the afflicted. It boosts both poison and bleed.
x1 Sigil of Malice, x 2 Sigil of Earth (contemplating changing). D/D and P/D.

The utilities and build tend to be up in the air, and change depending on the encounter. The build is really about which traits to use where. In general, it looks something like this:

Deadly Arts: Dagger Training, Deadly Trapper, Potent Poison
Shadow Arts: Shadow’s Embrace, Leeching Venoms, Venomous Aura
Daredevil: Weakening Strikes, Escapist Absolution, Lotus Training.

Utilities Skelk Venom, Needle Trap, Spider Venom, Skale Venom, Basilisk Venom.

A build like that can get you through a lot of things. The general thing you’ll want to do is pre-cast venoms. Since venoms sit on top of you for 30 seconds and recharge in 32 seconds, you’ll want to cast them long before you enter combat. Then you can double up your venoms, giving you better burst for the encoutner. A similar thing can be done with needle trap, if you expect to see enemies coming soon.

However, there are times when you’d want to swap one trait for another.

Trait Debate One Dagger Training vs. Trapper’s Respite. Dagger’s auto hits 2.38 times per second, which comes to around 1.57 base poison ticks per second. Needle trap with deadly trapper hits for 0.42 poison ticks per second, but 1.25 bleed ticks per second. Now, while it seems like Dagger Training is the clear cut winner, it isn’t always. If you have to disengage and use another weapon, Trapper’s Respite can pull ahead in use, since you can lay it in wait. You can also double cast the trap from Trapper’s Respite if timed well, adding to its usage. If you’re in a situation where you can pre-cast traps or will need to attack from range a lot, Trapper’s Respite can beat out Dagger Training. If you’re attacking multiple enemies that are too spread out of traps and will be using the dagger mainly, then Dagger Training wins.

Trait Debate Two: Shadow’s Embrace vs. Concealed Defeat. This is a complicated one, since it has to deal with your healing skill. I have skelk venom because of the extra buffs and healing, and the ability to pre-cast can help out. But, the thief has got a lot of good healing skills.

Withdraw: any trait set up is good.
Signet of Malice: Any trait setup is good.
Hide in Shadows: Take Concealed Defeat.
Skelk Venom: Any is good
Channeled Vigor: Brawler’s Tenacity.

Trait Debate 3: Escapist Absolution vs. Impacting Disruption. Turns out, Pulmonary Impact still hits remarkably hard for most condi builds. If you have an off-hand pistol or are good at interrupting with Basilisk venom, then having the Pulmonary impacts dish out a solid 4k hit on basilisk venom. Generally I go with escapists absolution, since I budgeted my equipment and don’’t have a condi-offhand pistol, but it is still an option.

Trait Debate 4 Brawler’s Tenacity vs. Weakening Strikes. The thing with condi builds is that, they still have good use for physical skills. Channeled Vigor is a good heal, Impairing daggers is decent at culling a breakbar and doing damage, and Bandit’s Defense is an excellent all around skill, providing that much needed stun break, block, and stun all in one. It is highly likely that you’ll end up running at least one of these skills, so the decreased recharge and extra endurance is beneficial if you do.

Then we have the utilities. Each of the heals has advantages and disadvantages. Channeled vigor lets you dodge more for Lotus Training and can heal a lot if you have the endurance, so it gets high marks. Signet of Malice has arguably the highest healing, but offers no other benefits. Skelk Venom buffs and spreads, but is an overall weak heal. Hide in Shadows lets you cleanse condis and use stealth skills.

The venoms are usually a no-brainer. But the final utility skill is always up for debate.

#1: Needle Trap. It’s solid, easy to trait for. Does decent damage to enemies stacked or in a line, and the immob + might + vuln is good. Hard to use sometimes, though.
#2: Caltrops. High damage skill. Applies 2.2 bleed ticks per recharge in a large area, but it is really slow to fully apply, and many enemies will either die earlier or just walk out of range. Always a solid option, though.
#3: Smokescreen. Blinds are good. Projectile stopping is good. Smoke Fields are good. A defensive option, always solid.
#4: Bandit’s Defense. It’s a great personal stunbreaker and stunner itself, and with such a short cooldown you’ll find it is up when you need it.
#5: Impairing Daggers: 0.96 poison ticks per activation. But, it fires at range, and the immobilize/slow shreds break bars.
#6: Signet of Shadows for when you just want to run.
#7: Shadow Refuge for when you really need stealth.

With full viper and traits with afflicted runes you end up with 38.5% condition damage alongside of 68.5% bleed and 53.5% x 1.33 poison duration. Add on the sigil of malice, you get 48.5% all, 78.5% bleed, 63.5% x 1.33 poison. Add in the condi food, you get 68.5% all, 98.5% bleed, and 83.5% x 1.33 poison. I am unsure if this increases poison duration over the cap, but assuming it doesn’t, you basically have max poison and bleed duration, with respectable duration for everything else.

Skelk Venom? I wouldn’t run that. I’d probably keep my original heal. Also, mainhand pistol is even more debatable; it’s considered the weakest weapon Thief has at least in PvE. Shortbow also has some condi. Why not use it?

Froptimus.6741:

Your skill and trait are very similar to the DD Venom Share build I’ve been running. I prefer Channeled Vigor for heal (with Brawler’s Tenacity traited to match), but SoM is good too.

The issue is with stats…you’re just not going to get much out of a Zerker build with venoms. I totally get sticking to the thematic aspect, but I think you’re going to have a terrible time in the jungle. Viper is a nasty grind (which I’m still working on myself), but Sinister gear is a considerably easier farm. When I switched to condi, I started with a Sinister build (which I farmed up in only a week or so of sporadic play). This is completely viable so far. As I get gold and black diamonds, I’m converting Sinister pieces to Viper, optimizing the build.

Sinister is that easy to get? I have to craft it don’t I? xD

I made some build concepts for my currently low-level Thief for when she enters Maguuma. Ideally I’d be using Viper stats, but I don’t think I can handle the grind to get ascended gear, so for now I’m planning to use exotic zerker with ascended trinkets (far easier to get ofc). Before you say “just don’t use venoms,” I like my characters to have builds based on their overall themes (example: my Ranger is a falconer who uses sword/warhorn and a pet hawk). This one is a poisoner who doesn’t like looking shady and only goes into stealth mode when she needs to. I know. I’m one of those. :P

I’m open to rune/sigil suggestions (other possible runes: Orr? Rata Sum? Nightmare? Thorns?), but Rune of the Thief and Sigils of Accuracy and Venom are probably good. I’d use Sigil of Bursting or Force, but they’re expensive as (insert word here) compared to the ones I’m using.

Are any of these builds I crafted viable?

Daredevil venomshare for dungeons/event zergs: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZIQNAoYVl8MhimYTTwzJw/ELtEmWA4AsAmLhrwXI3Q4IUEA-TBCBwA4U/BwTAAryvBnCgU6bku/gElgJMBBA-e

Daredevil non-venomshare for solo map completion: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZIQNAoYVl8MhimYTTwzJw/ELtE22hK6Mi0CAHgFwcJcF+CB-TBCBwAAeCAS3fIl+mEmgGcKAkoEEn6PYV+BA-e

Non-Daredevil venomshare (I’m not a frequent dodger, but I can use F1 and F2 even though my keyboard sucks thanks to my two mouse macros, so I was wondering…): http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZIQNAoYVl8MhimYTTwzJw/EHtE1+QjuRkPEHRRoDgDYBA-TBCBwAAeCAp03kwE0gTBg09Hwp+DWlfSUCCA-e

Thanks for any tips!

Tenguuuuuuuuu!! They’re the only one with a chance of getting added because their armor models are pretty much done already.

I’d prefer raptors, pocket or no.

My 3 80s and previews of 2 of my 4 leveling characters. All are female.

In order:
Melisenda “Meli” Scaevola – human Ranger, falconer theme – Rascal top, Mist Walker gloves, Rawhide pants, Prowler boots – Calfskin, Camel, Mohair, Hint, Tarnished Steel, Clay, Wheat – The Hunt (gotta love Ranger WH skill 4), Honor of Humanity, and Krytan Bow

Caerridwen – sylvari Reaper, drow theme – Trickster shoulders, Bladed top and pants, Dryad gloves, Carapace boots – Abyss, Shadow Red, Oxblood, Shadow Violet – Reaper’s GS (working on Dark Harvest rn), Dreadwing, and Merciless Focus

Theia Steelblade – charr Berserker, Foefire theme – Dreadnought shoulders, Dark Templar top, Warband gloves, Armageddon pants and boots – Abyss, Pitch, Starry Night – Royal Ascalonian Axe and Longbow

Valiant Eirwen – sylvari Guardian (future DH), virtuous dragonslayer theme – Wreath of Cooperation, Nightmare Court shoulders, Warden top, Draconic gloves and boots, Carapace pants – Glint’s Sanctuary, Celestial, Dewdrop, White Gold – Wings of Dwayna and Skybringer

Medeia Heartpierce – charr Thief, poisoner theme (but look at that faaaaaaace <3) – Illustrious shoulders, Viper top (please let it come back this month!), Wrangler gloves, Buccaneer pants, Whisper’s Secret boots – dyes TBD but preview uses Abyss, White Gold, Ash, and Pitch – Komalie’s Sacrificial Blade and Avirdanag

Possible on norn and charr of both genders. I guess you could make an asura look old and cranky too. I’d like to see older faces for humans for sure. Sylvari aren’t an old enough race yet.

Sariel V.7024:

I have to say, out of all the ANet staff I’ve seen in-game, Gaile tops the list for frequency. With her it’s about 1-3 times per week. I don’t see why OP thinks this is a rarity

Nah, it’s that people keep complaining that Anet isn’t there/doing anything to please my fellow Tyrians, so I had to post my Gaile sighting to prove that they are in fact present and hopefully do care!

Just a flesh wound.3589:

KestrelGirl.9267:

Danikat.8537:

More convincing to me is the fact that the character is wearing all purple and has Kudzu. At the risk of sounding like a creepy stalker Gaile likes purple and has been collecting cool bow skins since GW1.

It’s not just purple, it’s Blacklight, the most expensive purple.

Yeah, you’re right, it’s probably her alt account (because her main is Gaile Gray, not Gaile).

I’ve succeeded in finding the rare, elusive Anet employee!

I wonder how many Achievement points that’s worth. Better check your Hero Panel, maybe there’s a title.

Finder Of The Holy Gaile.

Made my day!

Danikat.8537:

More convincing to me is the fact that the character is wearing all purple and has Kudzu. At the risk of sounding like a creepy stalker Gaile likes purple and has been collecting cool bow skins since GW1.

It’s not just purple, it’s Blacklight, the most expensive purple.

Yeah, you’re right, it’s probably her alt account (because her main is Gaile Gray, not Gaile).

I’ve succeeded in finding the rare, elusive Anet employee!

Okay. After what you all are saying, and especially given that her actual account’s display name is Gaile Gray, I’m pretty sure this is either her alt account or a fake that should be banned. I’ll report the account if it becomes clear it’s a fake. I added whoever it is. Just in case. :P

Now we wait for Gaile’s response.

I spotted Gaile (EDIT: yep it’s her!) in the Grove today. Why wouldn’t Gaile rep Anet? To stay incognito, of course.
Note the username.

+1. I want more cuteness overload in my minis.

Yeah, charr hair colors are inaccurate. It’s annoying, but you can just pay attention to the preview instead of the color. xD

Looks like /r/guildwars2 has arrived.

No. Taimi is adorable as she is. So smol and cute, and just look at that hair!

I’ll make this a little more detailed because I have one of each.
If you don’t have HoT:
Warrior is offensive. Guardian is tankier support.
If you do have HoT:
- Before level 80: same as above, with the addition of Revenant, which has four stances (basically playstyles). One power/mobility, one condi, one power/tank, one healer.
- After getting elite specs: Berserker can go either power or condi; it’s fun either way if you want a simple class. Dragonhunter is stronger overall, and a bit tankier, but it takes a little more than a faceroll to kill your foes :P. Revenant, once again, is everything at once, but it now has a power/support mode as well. It’s overall the best in PvP. But if you’re just looking to have some fun in HoT PvE, you can literally go with anything as long as it can survive and do decent damage.

I’m still getting that minor bug where everyone else appears to be offline when you mouse over their name in chat. Wasn’t that “fixed” a while back? And if it wasn’t, I certainly remember people mentioning it, so it should go on the Known Bugs list.

Best guess is leystone armor with Glint’s Gaze (currently not in gemstore).
Try /r/GuildWarsDyeJob.

Everything you listed!! Plus less clipping, I guess.