Guild Wars 2

Hi,

I am aware about the berserker meta and the 4/5/0/5/0 top DPS build,
but i am trying to create a “group” condition ranger build.

(group play is PVE dungeons/ fractals and WWW zerg.)

4/2/6/2/0

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQRBHfxG2IjKtr2tirKUtIAQoWGA3b7UoZDbWNgrl4kd9lXA-TVSEABIoEUG1fI4IAE8JAoo9HAw83H6Ha+hAEkyPCB8YOA-w

basically, i wanted to increase fire and poison uptime, because they are the hard hitting conditions. (the + condi damage sigil on torch to have the most efficient condition damage increase, and sigil of earth on hunters call)
and the ability to stack lots of bleeds, all this after condi cleanse.

and since condition damage is all about putting as much condition pressure as possible to block cleanses,
the reef drake for confusion and torment sigils for torment, two extra conditions.
the hawk for long duration bleed on a short CD.

I am not sure about runes of the thief.
they have two stats that i need the most, precision and condition damage, but the 10% multiplier seems to be wasted on condition damage.

i thought about perplexity runes, but they force me to take bows for the interrupts.
krait runes are bad because ranger elites have huge CD….

the group part:
100% poison uptime on practically everything.
water field. -> can self blast
fire field, poison field. -> can self blast (option for ice field)
call of the wild (party buff)
spotter.
frost spirit

the biggest problem of the build, is lacking condition cleansing.
either i can take bear for condi cleanising or clear condi on crit sigil, but i will lose damage for them.

what do you think?

it has very very low range.
it procs once every 20 seconds.
it is not that good for aegis alone or for pure of heart.
speccing also into shattered aegis and wraithfull spirit will make your overall build a meh…

it is only for very organized groups who are able to stack together and cover you.

with the new aquatic trait and new set of monk runes, your healing output on allies is increased by 35%. (this is huge….)
lingering elements allow you to stance dancing, and if the group is closely stacked you have almost perma protection, perma regeneration , perma soothing mist and staff autoattack healing on your group.

i tried it on kohler yesterday on a low level party (they were like level 60) and we just ate all his hits. when geyzer used on spikes it tops allies completely.

it also works nicely in WWW.

I would say that healing power just became meaningful.

on the downside, my meteor shower did not do the same crits I got used to during zerker/assassin meta experimentation…

all i could do to increase party DPS is spam ice spike for perma 10% vulnerability.

edit:

thisis the build
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQFAWhMMqeW4wnBf0AYAG5WwL4DKKAU+IcD6BA-TlSDwAIVmlT9mo7PkVpRDlg4URogZOAPAAJXAgU6AIEgzJA-w

for WWW i use leeks/lemongrass food, mist form instead of bow, and reaper of grenth instead of sword.

stop farming the same place.

ok, serious question,

why sentinel armor? (or dire armor in the reddit post)

wouldn’t a settler or apothecary pieces be better ?
healing power affect regen gained from “shadow protector” trait, shadow rejuvination trait and shadow refuge utility.

Dub.1273:

Why do pugs always want multiple warriors for AC, preferably at least 3 or 4?
Is there something I don’t know or are all those just kittened?

they forgot how to ice bow….

Wanze.8410:

Its still the only ascended armor set that isnt timegated behind 30 laurels for the recipes.

lets say i want a set of ascended zealots for my banner warrior,

http://www.gw2spidy.com/search/keeper?sort_min_sale_unit_price=desc&rarity_filter=-1

the recipes:
chest: 60 gold
helmet: 36 gold
pants: 32 gold
gloves 25.5 gold
shoulders 19.2 gold
boots 17 gold

weapons set:
2handed sword: 16.6 gold
axe: 4.16 gold
mace: 15 gold

watchwork mechanism to craft insignia/inscription = 8.15 * 9

so total gold for a full set without the “basic” ascended materials:
225.46 gold on recipes and 73.35 gold on mechanisms total ~300 gold above any other gear.

I have 100 laurels, i don’t have 300 gold to spend on experimental armor.

the trait should make retaliation to scale with healing power and burn duration with boon duration.

then we can have some fun

mob AI ,
mobs which are veterans should act like veterans and not like fat rookies.

ranged veteran mobs should have melee attack, or they should be able to CC the player in order to regain range.

melee veteran mobs should be able to deal with “out of reach” players, via ranged attack.

vet mobs should be able to get out of AOE area, and use ranged attacks on players.

vet mobs should use some boons and conditions.

vet mobs should use block, dodge or heal depend of its archetype.

vet mobs should use more AOE or cleaves.

angry mobs (not the ones who got proximity aggro, but the ones who got hit) should have their leash longer and pursue players .

7 characters, one of each class (the mesmer got deleted in his teens, i might start one in the future)
5 level 80.
1 explored 100%.
but several others got really close, if it had any proper reward, i would have finished it more.

you can invent time machine, go back to scarlet invasion living story part.
find a very good coordinated PVE guild,
kill marionette on every try.
in the marionette kill chests (no the chain zevered chest, in these you will get the exotic recipes!), you have a chance to get single keepers recipe.
then good luck to get all six of them , for each piece of armor you want.

also, no ascended accessories of this type.

leveling is easy even on a ranger.
all the mobs nerfed to the ground.
started after patch in order to experience tyria again hunting the traits.
and it is really fun

yes, finishing lvl 70 map for lvl 60 trait can raise a brow…. and jumping obsidian sunctum for a beginner trait also seems to much, but you can buy them for like two skill points instead… it is not like you must doing it…

and there are some people who like jumping, so why not?

I tried this build in www yesterday

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQFAWhMMqcW4wnBd0AYAG5WwL4DKKAU+IcD6BA-TlSDwAIVmlT9mo7PkVpRDlg4URogZOAPAAJXAgU6AAA-w

the armor is magi because it is very cheap armor to buy using karma. also it increase vitality which is important in www.

staff auto attack = 1100 aoe healing per second.
mist 230 hp per second
regen boon 470 per second.
geyzer (staff 3) 5000+ in two seconds ( in three tics)

if i auto-attack the gate, the ram guys can sleep through burning oil and AC spam.

btw superior sigil of water is not that good.

with Aquatic benevolence staff auto heals ~1000 around the impact.
soothing mist regenerate 200 hp each second.
geyzer heals 1500 per tic (3 heals)

only exotics, no food no sigils.

the problem is that ascended zealots armors and weapons recipes cost 50 gold on the TP, and cannot be obtained from anywhere else.
also good luck buying 500* infinity sprockets for each item.

the solution is to change the mob AI and the condition mechanics, otherwise you just break PVP.

bank tabs, collection expander, and character slots only.
not even bag slots.
the other thing like “gathering tools” are just waste of money.

the megaserver update was really needed, and it is a very good update.

it fill the game with life again.

you can try something like this: 2/6/0/2/4

this is NOT a meta build , but it is a decent build for PVE and some WWW. have no idea about sPVP as i don’t play it.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vUAQRAsd7elsApZo97wVI8DRhkpQkQQrHA0B5PVFiHsCYEA-z0xAYrBRn8KiGbltIas6FMVZS1lCyejioVTGA9JA-w

I set exotics and not ascended because i have no idea about your financial status
berserker armor and weapons is easily obtained from farming COF1+2 for badges and WWW badges.
soldier accessories purchased with karma from arah temple or www badges.
the goal is to reach 15K hp with soldier pieces while having the majority of the parts berserker.

I didn’t put any sigils, again because i have no idea which sigils you can afford for yourself.
the “trooper” runes, because i believe there is no such thing as “too much condition removal”
and they are more accessible than melandru runes.

purging flames have double purpose, condition removal, and extra damage both with burn condition and damage multiplyer from traits.
stand your ground is your main source of stability.
save yourselves is your pressure buff, you use it when you have to pressure the opponent fast.

the builder is pre-patch, so your crit damage will be ~15% less.

right hand strength for maximal single handed weapon damage.
with fury you will be very close to 100% crit chance.
fiery wrath and radiant power are damage multipliers.
powerful blades= self explanatory.
blind exposure is to have a long lasting condition on the enemy to have at least one damage multiplier active.
absolute resolution is your “main” heal source. and “oh scheit” button

now, you will probably say to your self, “cool , all i have to do is switch the focus with the shield, then i will have my paladin…” just dont, don’t do this.

there is a good synergy in sword/focus +scepter/shield that does not exist the other way.
sword/focus-> close range duo
you have two blinds on the weapon set (2 and 4) that will protect you and which also used as gap closer and regen.
one projectile absorption (3)
and an offensive block which explodes in melee range for a big damage.

scepter/shield
long range duo.
scepter 3 used to maximize your damage of scepter2 and to create a gap when enemies are chasing you while you still auto-attacking them.

shield 4 is easier to position with scepter than with sword (either for damage or for the prot boon on allies, if you try it with sword you will lose dps ).
also the knock-back of shield 5 is counter productive with sword (as you force your target out of your attack range) but fit scepter very well.
it also have a projectile absorption dome which fit the ranged theme and extra heal on detonating the dome.

“Attack!”

or “For the Horde!!!”
kek

people just have to complain.
if your washing machine broke at home, its Anet fault.

boon duration will make it useful.
even condition duration will make it useful…

ayimera.7028:

Is anyone planning on sticking with boon duration runes, even if it’s only 20%? (i.e. monk x4, water x2)

6 water are 20%, you cannot obtain more than 20% from runes by any way.

6 water superior to 4 monk+2 water due to 6 piece bonus..

GvG is guild versus guild PVP mode which officially doesn’t exist.
unofficially, guilds from rival servers meet up in obsidian sanctum map in WWW and set their matches there.

not sure what is bouncing attack, maybe thief shortbow auto or ranger axe auto?

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Equipment_acquisition_by_stats

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ascended_equipment

about 5% without infusions.
if you infuse all the gear with WWW stat infusions, (2 from weapons, 6 from armors 6 from accessories ) that will be another 5*14 = 70 stat points on top of that, which are quite significant. also ascended armor have ~5% more armor rating, which increase your damage reduction.

all trait points on all characters were reset on the patch day.

yes you are. use the scroll. you still have 10 levels before you unlock traits on a new character.

adapt.

15 charrs

not real nerf, the damage that was “lost” due to ferocity changes easily replaced by second sigil and better runes.

Teon.5168:

Lalangamena.3694:

136 views and nobody cares?

That’s surprising to you?

yes, there is so much outrage on small trivial stuff, but the major issues are silent….

you get them on completion of arah temples and kaka queen.

no.
15 sylvari

my speculation that he will appear only when the next LS part will start.

6 water is 20% boon duration, 4 monk and 2 water are same 20% duration.
better stick to 6 water.

6 water is 20% boon duration, 4 monk and 2 water are same 20% duration.
better stick to 6 water.

we have to have a way to save our runes and sigils.
if Anet worried about the economy (karma/badges to gold) just make the runes/sigils obtained from account bound gear to account bound.

agree,
both karma gear and WWW badge gear.
we have to have a way to save our runes and sigils.

if Anet worried about the economy (karma/badges to gold) just make the runes/sigils obtained from account bound gear to account bound.

Becka Williams.4978:

Lalangamena.3694:

this AWESOME thingy called the “internetz”

http://guildwarstemple.com/dragontimer/events.php?serverKey=208&langKey=en

You do know those don’t work anymore?

have you clicked the link?
they changed the page, it actually shows ALL world boss events by their timer, and place them in que so you know every time which is the next event.

it was actually nice to play with other people in orr for a change.

also queensdale was full of people at seven in the morning
was nice.

ty anet.

this AWESOME thingy called the “internetz”

http://guildwarstemple.com/dragontimer/events.php?serverKey=208&langKey=en

136 views and nobody cares?

deja-vu
just started a ranger, same problem two ranger hints not completing…

1- patch is almost awesome.
general boon duration could get a buff.

zergs will still run power hammer train, single roamers will continue to run condi.
people were not too much into zerker meta in WWW anyway, so i dont understand the outcry on www forums, unless they are annoying backstabbing thieves which is OK.

a) currently megaserver affect only 1-15 zones.

when was the last time you called for reinforcements on 1-15 map?

b) as far as i understand ( i might be wrong) capital cities which have their own instance will not be part of the megaserver and will be “home server” only.
when LA will be rebuilt, you will be able to spam LA chat with WWW calls.

most of the runes changes are wonderful, and introduce much more diversity to builds.
but the boon duration nerf was unnecessary.
or at least we should get a proper boon duration stat on gear (not givers!!!! which add a whopping 1 % of boon duration on gear… make it scale like ferocity. 1% for 15 stat points)

go 30 in fire and kill everything before it reaches you.

oh, i thought it was a self application also.

the range (360) is WAY to short for it to be a proper group support.
well, back to battle presence

Yaki.9563:

root.9415:

Same reason the frost gorge train was nerfed, Anet wants you buying gold with your credit card, not earning it in-game.

Or maybe because the whole champ train gimmick was stupid gameplay?

ten times this.
+10

dkarpostag.5849:

I absolutely hated berserker meta and I`m very glad Anet did this. All those whiny girls „oh, I can`t crit 7,5 k anymore”, well, you shouldn`t do that in the first place. As well as you shouldn’t crit with backstab 7 k against 2800 armored character ect ect…. What`s the point of sustained build then ? Big damage – that`s just no skill and spamming buttons. This change gives more room for condition and sustained builds, which means variety, could someone explain me what`s bad about that? And one more thing people – play for a while, get used to it, and then make your conclusions.

I support this answer.
crit damage was way over the head in this game.
also crit chance should have been nerfed or capped on 50%. unfortunately this will not happen.

EDIT:
also kids, lets learn how to do math…
lets take a hypothetical build which critical damage got nerfed by flat ~30%. he had 80% crit damage and now it is only 50%.
and that this build had 100% to crit. i.e. every single hit he made was critical.
so before patch his damage was constant 230% over the base—> B*2.3
after the patch his damage is constant 200% over the base —> B*2
lets divide: b*2.3/b*2 = 1.15. i.e the nerf was 15% on overall damage.
only and only if he had a stable 100% crit chance.
the real nerf to damage is much less.

Nexxius.6017:

Log in your other alts and they’ll be added to your dye list.

this again.

why pay?

there is a free 5 transmutations in the gem shop today.
also from the release i gathered almost 300 transmutation stones which i converted to 97 transmutation charges. and i have spent ZERO gems on them.
you still get 1 charge on completing a capital on a character. and 1 charge from winning PVP match.
EDIT:
i love the change because it has cleared half of my bank.

at first i though you are quitting, and wanted to reply: " can i have your stuff?"
then i read all three posts, and i still have no idea what your point is.

so please post a TLDR.
or i will think it is “i don’t work so i can play everyday, i played this game everyday for three years and i am burned out. the latest patch haven’t returned the MMO bliss that i had when i first played DAOC, WOW, EQ1, GW1, runescape fifteen years ago etc etc, therefore i quit.”

and I will reply with "can i have your stuff? "

P.S.
on more serious note, there is nothing to play today except gw2.
yes, it is sad.
not wildstar nor ESO will satisfy you. WOW is trash don’t even bother with it.
from time to time i try to play different MMO, and i always find myself comparing them to GW2. they are always inferior to GW2 in some way…
then i come back.

our only hope is if SOE will make EQN up to its hype.