Guild Wars 2

I feel people nowadays want everything for free and to never actually earn anything.

It’s ok. You don’t have to have ascended gear. I don’t and I live.

If you got 9 chars then taking 9x as long s fine. It’s ones choice of he focuses on many chars. Don’t do it if you have no time or just take your time with it.

Like they said. It’s also good solution imo.

90% Human, 10% Charr.

Just your friends. They are either broke or scrooge. Many people spend more on a single night-out.

Also Rune of Lyssa “When you use an elite skill, convert up to 5 conditions into boons. (Cooldown: kitten”

Small but always something ;p

it’s a question of what you value more I guess. I can run DPS s/s + staff on shiro/mallyx and have access to condi based heal + resistance, condi clear + healcondi clear on staff (along with nice #5 burst) and still retain huge dmg.

Can make Mallyx/Jalis for condi heal and condi clear heal + hammers for condi dmg reduction along with staff + mace/x

Lots of other things possible too. I don’t think it’s that bad tbh. Can put on staff sigils that clear condis off of you + do a healing or leech or something as well.

There is also iirc condi clear on leg swap trait.

Ever got the idea that the class is not for you? I mean it has been marketed as a squishie requiring precise dodging and stealthing to stay alive since forever. You picked it despite that.

You shouldn’t have high hopes for Thief having passive defense like guardian or some of the other classes.

Kirigato.7183:

Is it true that reaper hard counters daredevil

And how the hell are we supposed to know if none of us has even played DD.

rework ? naaah, buff? a bit.

tl:dr

No, it is not.

Also dudes spam skills with 6-7+ stacks of confusion. They deserve to die :P

PS

dude has music taste Muse ftw

Lol. People surprised to see Dev post in thief forum after Thief POI.

LadySuccubus.4752:

Shouldn’t it be more like:

Dragonhunter -> Faith
Herald -> Revelation
Beserker -> Temper
Unknown -> Smithing
Druid -> Botany
Daredevil -> Bravery
Tempest -> Energy
Chronomancer -> Chronomancy
Reaper -> Terror

These names are all terrible, and you could probably think of much better ones.

No it shouldn’t. Because you specialize on a whole new level, effectively becoming something else. None of these 1 worders also give the theme behind an eltie spec. There is absolutely nothing to warrant Faith instead of Dragonhunter.

Names of elite specs are supposed to give an idea about how they work, what’s their vibe and what can you expect them to have from their name.

Why would Herald have Revelation? He didn;t have revelation or anything. What would be the point if it’s not thematically consistent. That’s why they name it the way they do.

You don’t say “i specialize in druid” but instead “i am a druid”.

Headstarts don’t really happen with expansions :P

Unlikely. Revenant suffers from same thing.

Most likely.

/15chars

paladinecho.3024:

I think that everyone is going to jump on the change train and accept whatever they drop whether it trashes all of your armor and builds or not. ‘Remember what they change is what they change and if you don’t like it, its your fault’. Thats what some people on here want you to do so be careful.

You can’t please everyone. There will always be someone who’s complaining and someone who doesn’t like it. The opposite is also true.

1. is simple yet effective skill. It’s meant as a catch up. 4s CD 3 targets, 2s chill. Also increased dmg. Kinda good when you don’t want to spend 35e on traversal or are in diff legend.

You make a good point PopeUrban.

least favorite =/= worst

Logic 101

You get 3 stacks, allies a bit further will get 6 i believe. If you dodge back+blast those in the middle might get 9.

So…pistoltar?

Wait for elite spec. This forum will turn red :P

I think it reigned supreme for too long. Either nerf it or change it or level-up other alternatives.

Adamantium.3682:

Heck, elite specs are supposed to change a core part of how a profession works right? What if the drones are the toolbelt skills. That would be interesting. It would suck initially to lose some very good toolbelt skills, but the drones could offer some pretty cool new options especially if they have two “forms” as those skill icons seem to suggest.

It wouldn’t work.

Elite Spec mechanic must be available at all times for Elite Spec. If drones were a toolbelt skills it would basically mean we lose 50% of skills by using core engineer utility skill. That is unacceptable and I am sure ANet knows it full well.

I think toolbelt stays where it is and we get an extra.

Just a heads up but they fixed Necro minion AI recently. So I wouldn’t be maybe so salty about drones being lil minions. Still not my go-to skill type.

Necros are overjoyed.

Well, imo thename fits the theme of elite spec and what it does and how it is described. It just sounds bad though XD

Probability is less than 100% but still more than 0%

Linken.6345:

Arlee.7038:

To use an elite spec you need to have the expansion and be level 80 and unlock it using hero points. Since you’re boosted to lvl 80 and everything is unlocked in sPvP you’d just need the expansion for using it there. Here’s a link to the blog post where they discuss that: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/specializations-part-two-reward-tracks-and-elite-specializations/

Just read that link again and they lied in it

Some professions will be getting a single main-hand or off-hand weapon, but each weapon should really open up some new playstyles for a given profession.

No profession got a single main-hand weapon if they dont change the engineer to mace instead of hammer and then they lie on the.

The ranger’s druid specialization will allow the ranger access to the staff weapon, while some other lucky profession will finally get access to a hammer.

That’s not lying. Lying is intentional. If they had no intention of lying to you then but said what they did but design later on changed then it’s not a lie. It’s a change in developement.

And we already know Ele was datamined with MH Sword but got changed to OH Warhorn.

Engie stays hammer and Druid stays staff (or stave whichever word you like more)

Finish Him! Fatality!

No, not new meta. Why? Because changes to professions + new class and elite spec will fluctuate game a lot and meta will shape in time. You can’t just shout “meta” at something when you don’t know how will the game shape in coming months with new variables and strategies in play.

They are interesting because of their comments when you switch them

Doesn’t matter that much. Meta changes. Bunkers might be less effective. No problem with that.

NapTooN.6283:

Misguided.5139:

savacli.8172:

Misguided.5139:

@savacli actually, I think the most common usage of Ventari will be for stopping projectiles.

I thought about that too, but then it was one of those “surely someone else on my team can deal with projectiles better than I can”. In a party set I’ll gladly let the reflect bots handle that responsibility more efficiently (looking at you Mesmers and Guards) since absorbing a projectile doesn’t offer as much as reflecting it. If extreme projectile control is needed, such as a handful of fractals, I have no problem slotting in Ventari, but it really feels like wasted potential.

I agree completely. I hope I don’t HAVE to do that often, but there are certain fights in fractals where it will be the best option. A reflect trait might have been pretty awesome, though…

In Mai Trin for example, absorb is better than reflect. The Problem with a reflect Trait would be, that it:

• would become mandatory if you want to use Ventari
• The Upkeep would have either went up to -10 (from -8) or the Max Duration of 20 seconds would have to be slaughtered.

Reflect makes no sense for Ventari anyway. He was a Pacifist, not a “I am peaceful until you throw things at me”-Centaur

So? IF you throw a ball into the wall and it bounces back hitting you in the head it now means wall is hostile and wants to harm you ?:P

That’s how I see reflect:D

Mace can have 100% uptime on fire field if that counts for something :P

fifty percent yes

but not 50%

GW1 is still lvl 20 cap. As it was in Beta all those years ago. I suppose GW2 will stay 80 as well.

Ragnarox.9601:

I realized something was wrong when Anet started to price its expansion 45€ while giving new players core for free and vets get nothing. All start with greed. You could just price 45€ for core+exp and 20$ for those who have already own game. And now you are going to f2p. I’ve played so many f2p games and all companies milk them like cows, so much greed out there. We will just wait and see official announcement but I don’t have any good thought about it.

did you even read it? This is more like a Trial GW2 than F2P :P

Lunacy Solacio.6514:

The amount of gold seller whispers and other bs will escalate… *if true

Then they will disable whispering and zone chat for trials. as well as mailbox and so on.

Zackie.8923:

Killyox.3950:

@Zackie, there is 0 merit to your post honestly. Brute force? So what? Thief’s finishing attack may just as well be precision attack. Still Elite is brute force enough and DD has access to physical skills.

There is 0 reason why zerk should get it before any other class. Quite honestly there is no class that should have any priority over another because every class would have something that could finish others.

You say brute force? Well how about engineers bombs and grenades that is definitely a lot of force so mabe it should to the engie eh?

Edit: I guess you deleted your rude post or mod did it for you.

@Shiki

Safest stomper might as well change Shiro/Jalis Rev, Stability Road + Impossible Odds Quickness stomp :P Shiro alone allows Rev to have Quickness on every single stomp.

As for elite imo it fits DD. Physical fighter fighting with 2 handed staff all about brute force with blunt edge. The way I see his Downward Slam is pulverizing his enemy’s skull into a pulp with his staff.

Negating a point just because you do not understand it doesn’t mean it is invalid. adding little insults into your ‘opinions’ do not make them any more valid either.

brute force is the reason it acts as a finisher. every class has a different theme. To claim that all classes are the same is your own understanding when in reality, they aren’t.

Even the reaper or the nade engi has more reason to get that finisher on skill than the daredevil.

I can argue that you’re the one who doesn’t understand why it isn’t and shouldn’t be prioritorized for berserker. I didn’t add “little insults”. Don’t know what you’re referring to. Your only argument (invalid) is that finishing blows are brute force. This is wrong because finishing blows are 1) not only accomplished through brute force 2) Daredevil is about brute force so it fits him just as well.

Also I don’t know where did you get the idea that I ever said “all the classes are the same”. Making up stuff doesn’t do you any good. I said that every class would have something that could finish others. I fail to see how you can not see the difference.

I guarentee that a precision strike (fist or w/e) to trachea is just as lethal as a grenade in your pants if not more :P

thanks for the source

source please

/charrrr

Ravezaar.4951:

Chronomancer – Great
Dragonhunter – mediocre
Reaper – Good
Berserker -Best sofar
Tempest – Lackluster
Daredevil – Good
Herald – Great

Going by theme and execution for me it’s:

Chronomancer – Great
Dragonhunter – OK
Reaper – Great
Berserk – meh
Tempest – OK
Daredevil – Great
Herald- Good

Gamblit.5041:

Niels.5396:

Why did they remove ricochet and the +10% damage trait in the first place? I’m a bit lost here. What was it supposed to accomplish? Why did p/p need nerfing?

The Developers team is out of touch with the Community. They don’t ask us what we want, and this is the result.

And there is seem to be no way to get in touch with them anymore.

Dual Pistols – was the funnest spec i played in Gw2.

RiP Thief.

I believe this fits pretty good as an answer to you

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”
- Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company

I will tell you when they reveal enginner’s elite spec

I did describe
how to cancel
facets to him
three word style

My biggest gripe is that people often misunderstand that whining is not feedback. It’s just that, whining.

When someone says something is stupid, terrible and he does not like it that’s not a lot to go at from dev POV because that’s just the result of something and devs want to hear about the cause.

So if people whine that X is stupid do tell why exactly you (general “you”) think so.

Another thing is that people often think that their opinion equals fact or speak for many like “we think it is terrible!” instead of “I think it is terrible” or “no one likes it”, “everyone hates it” etc.

@Zackie, there is 0 merit to your post honestly. Brute force? So what? Thief’s finishing attack may just as well be precision attack. Still Elite is brute force enough and DD has access to physical skills.

There is 0 reason why zerk should get it before any other class. Quite honestly there is no class that should have any priority over another because every class would have something that could finish others.

You say brute force? Well how about engineers bombs and grenades that is definitely a lot of force so mabe it should to the engie eh?

Edit: I guess you deleted your rude post or mod did it for you.

@Shiki

Safest stomper might as well change Shiro/Jalis Rev, Stability Road + Impossible Odds Quickness stomp :P Shiro alone allows Rev to have Quickness on every single stomp.

As for elite imo it fits DD. Physical fighter fighting with 2 handed staff all about brute force with blunt edge. The way I see his Downward Slam is pulverizing his enemy’s skull into a pulp with his staff.

I really enjoy Shiro and Mallyx and Jalis is decent as well except for 1 skill. Herald is okish while Ventari is not my thing. Defo like thief’s DD spec but oh well, can’t have everything Still pref Shiro over DD

Stinja.9612:

Cant Cancel Facets

:(

Switch Your Legend

Use Their Secondaries

Turn All On
Run Out Of
Energy And have
All Boons Then
Switch Legend And
Have 50% Energy
With No Cd
On Your Herald

OT:

Many Boons Much

Wow Very Excite

Ima Boon Bot