Guild Wars 2

Guild Chat on a typical evening.

Frozen Delicious: Quack!
Sarhil: Quack!
Lenivik: Quack!
Eleryn: Quack!
Masterphier: FROFRO I HAVE A LARGE KITTEN.

That didn’t make sense but whatever. /bump

Great bunch of people.

FractalChaos.6539:

Kiijj.3594:

FractalChaos.6539:

Gawd…it’s toadying of the worst kind. Please don’t believe this person speaks for the entire server.

The forum warriors don’t speak for our entire server either.

“Ok guys, many of our guilds left and we’ve fallen out of Tier 1; it’s time to suck it up, rise above it, and show the Guild Wars 2 community what Sea of Sorrows is all about!! Tenacity, courage, dedication! We’re going to rise from the ashes, yeah, like the Phoenix of myth!! And like the Phoenix, WE SHALL BUILD-”

“- or we could transfer to a server already in T1.”

Yeah…the opinion of such a guild matters to me ginormously.

Aight man.

FractalChaos.6539:

Gawd…it’s toadying of the worst kind. Please don’t believe this person speaks for the entire server.

The forum warriors don’t speak for our entire server either.

How many ducks can [OCX] chuck if a chuck-a-puck duck can cluck while [OCX] ducks under a duck?

Bumpity bump…

:)

We’re still looking for people to join our friendly krewe.

Bumping again because first page.

1st page, still looking for people.

Bump to the first page, we’re always on the lookout for great players to join our dynamic team.

If you want to delve into the hardcore, raiding aspect of WvWvW, join the [OCX] Vanguard today.

Oh my goodness, oh my dayuum.
Oh my goodness, [OCX] goin’ H.A.M.
Oh my goodness, oh my dayuum.
Oh my goodness, [OCX] goin’ H.A.M.

Vanguarding is how WvWvW should be,
Intotheblue cracking the whip so perfectly,
Nyaniel manning ACs collecting bags,
Da-yuum, da-yuum, DA-YUUM.

I wish, you could feel what we feelin’
Mmm, mmm, mmm…
We bite the ducks in guild but they bite back my man,
Da-yuum, da-yuum, DA-YUUMM.

Skimmalarinky dinky dink,
Skimmalarinky doo,
[OCX]. Wants. You.

/bump.

We have ducks and cheeseburgers. Ducks and cheeseburgers everywhere.

We also have a rather catchy theme song.

http://youtu.be/_Z1Krfww5eE

Selamat datang ke SoR!

Last I heard Sigil of Blood is bugged and doesn’t steal life if you socket it into a 2-hander. Has that been fixed yet?

Barricade.3210:

I have to say I really am a Soldier fan and I depend mostly on raw damage. Here’s my unbuffed Guardian.

I’m thinking of trying out that similar setup (full Soldier’s gear) and running with a Monk’s Focus build that emphasizes on sustained damage and high survivability. How are you finding it? Would the lack of crit and crit damage hamper your ability to do damage effectively?

Can we kindly have a score update before the mods shut down this thread please?

Thanks.

I think an increase in 100 armor would give you about 3% damage reduction. I think.

Personally I get a little uncomfortable running around in WvWvW with less than 3000 armor.

Open on Sanctum of Rall, be quick as the temple has been open for sometime now so most likely it’ll be contested again soon.

I think I’m in a good spot now. All stats are unbuffed:

Power – 1892
Precision – 1587
Toughness – 1856
Vitality – 1513

Crit Chance – 36%
Crit Damage – 58%

Healing Power – 325

Health – 16775
Armor – 3067

Helm – Knight
Shoulders – Soldier
Chest – Soldier
Gloves – Knight
Leggings – Soldier
Boots – Knight

All armor pieces slotted with Emerald Orbs.

Amulet – Knight (Ruby Orb)
Ring 1 – Berserker (Ruby Orb)
Ring 2 – Berserker (Ruby Orb)
Accessory 1 – Ancient Karka Shell (Ruby Orb)
Accessory 2 – Knight (Ruby Orb)
Back – Masterwork Berserker (Ruby Orb)

Weapon – Soldier with Superior Sigil of Fire.

Running a 0/5/30/30/5 Monk’s Focus build.

Here’s a recent photo of the SoR commanders.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt4hi0Oqji1qfjo6eo1_500.jpg

I usually go to this thread here for all AH related questions, it’s a highly informative guide and very useful.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Guide-Hammer-and-Altruistic-Healing-gameplay/first

Score update.

MiasmicMist.1420:

As for the throwing the match issue last week, I will personally admit to being guilty of that for CDS not giving it our 100%. I actually used the week to catch up on sleep I havent had in 10 weeks. Anyone from SoR or CDS can tell you I sleep about 2 hours a day between leading WvW and watching my Son. So yes, I didnt go hard last week..I slept 6 hours a day.

Also, I will sincerely apologize for any member of SoR coming onto here with a bad/negative post. Unfortunately, I cant control everyone, I can only apologize for them and wish TC all the best in their future WvW endeavors.

P.S.
You guys can defend the kitten out of valley keep, my treb stockpile dwindled because of you guys

Honestly, this game isn’t worth throwing away your health for.

cargan.5689:

Sorry Gewn but lets face it Chuck is getting on a bit and Jean Claude refuses to take orders from anyone speaking english.

I hear SOR is getting Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay not only are they scarier we will now have better cookies then TC

You guys are in so much trouble now.

Alpaca.9410:

I’m a singaporean as well but I’ve been in Sanctum of Rall since day 1 and is loving the community there so is staying put :P

Wtf Alp’s Singaporean?

lol I’m a Malaysian living in Australia.

Somoe.3621:

How did AH get nerfed? I only saw the change made to Vigorous Precision.

AH procs everytime you get a boon. Before changes done to Vig Prec every time you crit it procs and lasts for 1 second, so technically you get more heals from AH each time you crit.

Now when you crit you get 5 secs of Vig due to changes to Vig Prec. So the frequency of your AH heals is less, but you get more stamina to dodge which heals if you spec into Selfless Daring.

It’s not a nerf per se, just that you’ll need to change your playstyle.

To be honest I prefer the new changes as it allows me to dodge more.

Khorthall.1682:

The Hammer is said to be a balanced hybrid for both PvE and PvP for the Guardian. I would just like to toss an idea to say update only TWO of the weapon skills to make the hammer have more variety in battle then only using a limit of two to three weapon skills.

First is Zealot’s Embrace. Skill 3 that immobilizes enemies in a line. This is a solid ability for PvP yet I don’t see it being used as much in PvE, very few mobs run away in combat. Perhaps the damage it does could be removed and a condition would be added? Example would be a stack of Vulnerability (1-3).

Second is Ring of Warding. Skill 5 which creates a ring around you that enemies cannot cross and those trapped inside the ring cannot escape. This is an amazing skill in PvP, almost like you’re creating a personal arena, melee-wise, or for an enemy player to not escape. However in PvE I have seen very little use of it.. the most I have activated this ability for is to create a Ring of Warding and knockback a mob so it doesn’t go past the ring that way I don’t have to go and chase it wherever it was knocked back too. Another is if I have a dozen of melee-mobs chasing after me and I create a Ring of Warding as a barrier for those extra seconds of escape.

What could we do with Ring of Warding? Well, it is possible to add a condition to those who are caught inside the ring, such as a short Burning condition or Vulnerability, I say this because the Ring of Warding only lasts 5 seconds. Another thing that could be added would be a longer duration and/or the ring not only makes foes unable to cross, but also stops projectiles or even reflects them.

Let me know if anyone else fights with a Hammer who is a Guardian, please leave a response of what you think and if you agree with these ideas of changes.

I think Zealot’s Embrace is fine as it is, although I’d prefer it if the projectile actually travels faster.

If Ring of Warding made casteable while on the move or making it instant cast would make it optimum.

Lonewolf Kai.3682:

Is that with food?

No food, those are my unbuffed stats. Just had a look at my stats last night and it’s 56% crit damage instead of 58% as previously mentioned.

Relentliss.2170:

I switched to Monk’s Focus. Seems to work better post nerf.

I switched to a Monk’s Focus 0/5/30/30/5 build with Smite Conditions, Save Yourself and Judge’s Intervention and I’m noticing a increase in my survivability on the battlefield. Healing for roughly 2100 every time I use a Meditation spell is awesome.

Harbinger.8637:

16hp is more then enough, I’d say go for the crit dmg. My hp is bit overkill, it gets over 22k hp with WvW bonuses, but I tend to jump into the middle of zergs, and bad situations. So the more the better for me.

Gotcha, thanks again for your help!

Harbinger.8637:

@Kiijj

Here you go:

Helm- Knight
Shoulder- Soldier
Chest- Soldier
Gloves- Soldier
Legging- Knight
Boots – Knight’s
x6 runes of Soldier

My greatsword is Soldier and my hammer Valkyrie.

Backpiece, Amulet, and one ring is Soldier
Earrings, and the other ring is Knight
All of them use Exquisite Beryl Jewel

10% crit dmg or 5k hp. Depends on your play style tbh. What’s your current Crit dmg and hp?

Thank you!

My gear set up is quite similar to yours:

Helm – Knight’s
Shoulders – Soldier’s.
Chest – Soldier’s.
Gloves – Knight’s.
Leggings – Soldier’s
Boots – Knight’s.

GS & hammer – Berserker’s.

5x Beryl Orbs + 1 Emerald orb.

Accessories – Karka Shell, Knight’s everything else with Emerald jewels.

Current crit is 40% and crit dmg is 58%, hp is 16,195. Armor is roughly 3070 with around 2950 Attack.

Harbinger.8637:

Well your stats aren’t bad, but there I something I recommenced you to change.

First lets go over your utilities, you are running a AH shout build because of AH and your runes of soldier, so get Sanctuary out of here. TBH it’s not that great of an ability in PvP or WvW. Long CD and doesn’t last long, plus if they stability people can blow right through it. I recommend you use another shout, Smite Condition or Judge’s Intervention.

Next the important part is your gear, the reason your dmg is low because you have little crit dmg I see. You have the base from Valor, so 30 crit dmg. So less then 30% crit rate and 30 crit dmg, that’s why you’re not hitting hard. You need mix in some pieces of Berserker or Valkyrie.

I have similar stats to you. My dmg is good, not as high as a glass cannon build, but still good. Then my survivability is amazing. I run 0/5/30/30/5. Here’s my stats, keep in mind my crit dmg is at 50, with this build. I can also get it to 65 if I lose some toughness and use my berserker trinkets.

Also here’s a video I uploaded the other day of some WvW, so you can see how exactly it works.

If you have any other question feel free to ask.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rinrEGS5RU0

Would appreciate it if you could link your gear/gems choices please.

Also wondering if I should trade 10% crit chance for an additional 5k hp.

Ross Biddle.2367:

As a Kiwi, and day 1 SoR player, I warmly offer you this- my cousin from over the ditch: Die Aussie scum!

;D

Mate, there are Aussies who have been on SoR from Day 1 too.

http://cdn.styleforum.net/4/4a/350x700px-LL-4ad90b08_Not-sure-if-serious2.jpeg

ASP.8093:

Yes.

Off-hand Dagger pretty much only exists to stop kiting and set up sneak attacks with Cloak & Dagger. Stealth-breaks-on-damage makes sneak attacks almost impossible to achieve. There’d be, like, literally one real thief build left (Sword/Pistol).

Providing a way to detect the thief wouldn’t necessarily mess things up, but actually breaking stealth on damage? Completely unworkable without scrapping most of the class.

Tulisin.6945:

I don’t think you realize how easy it is to damage people in stealth. This would only be viable if stealth actually had some kind of evade component to prevent attacks from hitting.

Understood, thanks guys.

What about Stealth breaking on damage, and when you’re de-stealthed from being damaged you cannot re-stealth for another 10 seconds? Would this be absolutely game-breaking?

I’ll answer to the best of my abilities based on my understanding of the class.

jaydubdyer.9524:

So decided guardian was going to be my fave, so far so good, I love it
The only thing is when I look at guides for Alturistic healing, I get a bit lost :S
Im at level 35 at the minute and have picked myself a hammer up instead of my GS, which I do not like, the symbol is great but im obviously missing the point, im having trouble rounding enemies up without the GS 5th

The ‘rounding up the enemies’ part is achieved by using your GS skill 5 once to land the blades on them, then use it again to pull them towards you.

jaydubdyer.9524:

Also can someone explain how to use my virtues because the sticky on alturistic really covers far too much for my understanding of the guardian, but has definately taken my eye with the stacking of might (:S) which is causing my heals along with my signet.

First Virtue, when active, allows you to put a short burning DOT on your target every 5th strike. Activating it will allow you to put a DOT that does more damage on your target straight away and blinds target in an area if traited.

Second virtue, when active, gives you a passive health regen. When you activate it it heals you and your allies around you for a certain amount.

Third virtue, when active, gives you Aegis (blocks the next attack that lands on you) every 40 seconds and when activated gives you 1 Aegis.

jaydubdyer.9524:

Also when im picking my gear from quests and auction, what should I be looking for to help my alturistics? power? precision? toughness? vitality? crit?

While leveling, just pick up pieces that give you power, precision, crit damage, etc while having some Toughness and Vitality. Don’t really bother about condition damage or healing at this point.

Strictly my opinion, and by no means I’m a Guardian pro. I play too casually to even know the ins and outs of this class.

We’ve had a pretty good match with SoS last week, we’re hoping to have another epic match with them again next week.

@Endu
Gotcha, and yes I agree that RoW being castable while moving would make this skill much better. That or make it instant cast.

Here’s a little trick I’ve learned that is pretty useful in WvWvW if you’re looking for a quick kill. Target an enemy you want to kill, cast Ring of Warding and then instantly cast Judge’s Intervention. If you timed it correctly, you’ll teleport right next to your target and your Ring of Warding will be up, trapping your target within.

Now if only ANet fixes that “dodge out of Ring of Warding” bug or mechanic…

How do we request for this thread to be stickied? Do we report it and request for sticky?

@Brutaly

I’ve finally settled on a 0/5/30/30/5 build (http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQFASlYgqCnFSOEfIFSuAbBYPwI4LjueQRYIDB) while equipping Aurora Shoulders and Leggings and Knight’s everything else, including accessories (all with Emerald Orbs) and Berserker’s hammer + Superior Sigil of Accuracy. This gives me the following stats:

2900ish attack, 54% crit with +45% crit damage, 3200 armor and 14.5k health.

Tried out 0/15/30/20/5 with Beryl orbs but I get slightly more toughness, +40 vitality from traits and +1% crit chance at the expense of losing a little bit of +crit damage.

0/5/30/30/5 is working out very well for me so far as the higher toughness as a result of socketing Emerald orbs gives me a slightly increase in survivability, in addition to having Empowering Might for Might boons to myself and to my teammates which will then result in more self heals as a result of Altruistic Healing.

Looking forward to your guide.

I don’t get it… they’ve only nerfed SY to 5 seconds as opposed to 10-ish seconds in a PvP setting but in return we received 3 buffs, and people are complaining that the guardian class is dead?

Thanks very much Brutaly!

I have the same problem too, bought a Superior Sigil of Accuracy and plonked it in my hammer and noticed my crit chance hasn’t changed. Suspected that it was a bug and Google pretty much confirmed it.

Here’s the link to the thread:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/bugs/Superior-Sigil-of-Accuracy-gives-5-Critical-Chance/first#post238442

knives.6345:

Hi all!

I have a crit guardian, which encorporates GS. I recently acquired the Ascalon GS and I snapped a Sigil of Accuracy to it (increase crit chance by 5%) but it doesn’t seem to take effect. I have around 1500/1600 Precision and my crit chance is 36%. It is 36% whether I remove or equip my GS.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Apparently it’s a bug. Your crit chance is increased by 5% but it’s not reflected in your character pane.

@Brutaly

Firstly, thank you for your awesome write up on the crithammer build. It’s given me a very good insight into playing a crit guardian and I’m loving that playstyle.

Now I would like your opinion on which build would be better:

Option A:
0/15/30/20/5
Gear: Knight’s helm, chest, boots, gloves. Aurora (Power/Tough/Vit) shoulders and leggings. All socketed with Beryl Orbs as I’m noticing that my health is extremely low (around 14k) and I’m afraid that it might be a liability in WvWvW. Accessories are all Knight’s.

With that gear I have around 2900 Attack, 53% crit chance, 3000 armor and only 14k health.

or

Option B:
0/5/30/30/5
Gear: Same as above, but socketed with all Emerald Orbs.

Can’t remember the exact stats with this setup as I don’t have access to my character atm (at work now).

I’m hoping that you can shed some light into what the key distinctions are between these two specs and what are the pros and cons of these two.

Thank you!

Kevin.2176:

Full Berserker’s set is the highest DPS gear you can obtain with any current DPS builds, this includes any wonky condition setup as well.

But it’s extremely glass cannon though, I wouldn’t recommend full Berserker’s gear.

Mix and match your gear to achieve a balance of dps and survivability.

So did you make a 3s profit from a 16s item or did you make a 13s loss?

Daish.6139:

Daish is almost up to 800k Karma / 248 Skill points that’s with only 62% World Completion and Daish wants to play 1 of his other level 80 characters in WvW

but Daish would lose his Commander icon and there is no way Daish is going to spend another 100g Daish would rather quit the game

can Anet make the Commander tag bind to the account and not just the 1 Character but you have to be level 80 to press the “Create Squad” button

Oh god it’s Daish from Frostmourne.