I’ve been playing since August 25, 2012, and to this day I am still amazed every time I log in. I’m posting this thread because I’m tired of seeing all the threads complaining about this or that. Sure, the game isn’t perfect, but what game is?
I’ll never understand those complaining about lack of “end-game” content. You can do whatever you want! And there seems to be practically an unlimited amount of things to do. Also, if you don’t like the gear grind, then don’t do it! I’ve hardly even set foot in fractals, yet I still find ways to enjoy this game. You don’t need the best gear to have fun. If you play the game with this mindset, you may find that your experience completely transforms. Just play the game for fun.
What is so Amazing ?
- grinding linear, never changing Dungeons ?
- fighting Invisible people in WvW ?
- being stormed by 50 people without ever realizing it ?
- unimportant sPvP (you just fight and that’s it, not achieving anything for PvE/WvW)
- Exploring Maps pass lvl 80 for no real Rewards
- Finishing boring story that is different for everyone …but same for everybody pass lvl 30 XD
- Farming for Legendary ….so that you have a weapon that glows ????
I made my Ele and Thief ….both lvl 80 full exotics. ..together 71% map completion …
I could go for 100% … but why ?
I could go to do some more WvW … but why ?
I could train SPvP more …but why ?
I can play for 2 years more ..and nothing will ever change, I will stay exactly strong as I am now …
I (and other ~70% of community) have no reason to play this game past lvl 80 Exotics…
To the OP of the topic :
No
Don’t use Scepter
Greatsword
3 Legendaryes …. I rest my case
Thank you OP ^^
After you put all the “bugs” and faults of this profession, I immediately deleted my Guardian
(after salvaging Exotics for Ectos ofc
)
When they fix it in couple of years, I’ll make new one ^^
I’m Ele soo….
1 Ugly staff
1 Scepter ..meh
1 Focus Cool, EPIC LOOK, but useless skills
1 Daggers → useless since we don’t swing them like other professions. Most of the skills they even completely DISAPPEAR … no effects, no legendary
I just wanted to share what I read recently, and what made me laugh … and fall on the floor rolling around …
about future patches :
“In Flame and Frost: The Gathering Storm, the second installment in this four-part series… bla bla bla”
GW2 Official Wiki
LMFAO, right XD ?
(for those who do not know, Flame & Frost was suposed to be 3 part release, ending in March 2012… however, realising that they’ll have to actually do some work, they cleverly changed 3 to 4 part, giving themselves an extra month LMFAO)
This game will shut down faster then when people waited for it’s release (~2 years)
This gave me such a laugh and I wanted to share my happiness with you guys !
;)
Leave the boat that sinks like I did ^^
I played few Hours in November, few hours in December and few hours in January …
Nothing changed for three months (except underwater missiles) …ergo I can comment whatever I like
Sure. But people shouldn’t take you seriously. I’ve played a few hours of mesmer this week, does that mean I can make wide ranging suggestions for fixing the class and expect to be taken seriously?
Of course you can. When nothing changes, you can comment as much as you want now, in summer 2013 ..and even in 2014 …what’s extremely possible knowing A*ET
It took them only 6 years to fix Ele last time ^^
PS. IF somebody uses signet, they can throw away all traits and glyph … 8% never saved anybody
If you by 8% mean the passive heal effect of signet of restoration, I can tell you that I use this skill mostly for the passive effect and rarely uses it as active. If I need to heal I first swap to water and use my d/d healing skills, then if I really must, I will use the active skill of signet of restoration. But the water skills on d/d and the passive effect usually keeps my hp at a safe point.
And yea, I made a 2nd post since obviously editing posts is now somehow not OK.
Uhmm… We’re talking about Swiftness and Signet of Air
Swiftness 33% speed boost
Signet of Air 25% Speed boostThose 8% never saved anybody ( 33% – 25% = 8% )
Well I actually never said anything but Signet of Air, but I used this skill when I leveled my ele in early levels to get around fast on maps and leveling. Now I don’t need to since I can have perma swiftness through boon duration and traits and other skills.
You do forget the active effect of signet of air, which is actually not that bad. I used it only for that purpose on my S/F, condition, signet spvp build a while back, which I had good success with. But then I again, you think I must be an idiot for using Scepter since Staff is the only viable option according to you.The main problem is that 4 of those 6 skills/traits you complain about have other useful effects that can be used as well. They are not ONLY speed.
Yes… and 4 can stay ^^ … I never said REMOVE ALL
2 others are plain garbage
I played few Hours in November, few hours in December and few hours in January …
Nothing changed for three months (except underwater missiles) …ergo I can comment whatever I like
PS. IF somebody uses signet, they can throw away all traits and glyph … 8% never saved anybody
If you by 8% mean the passive heal effect of signet of restoration, I can tell you that I use this skill mostly for the passive effect and rarely uses it as active. If I need to heal I first swap to water and use my d/d healing skills, then if I really must, I will use the active skill of signet of restoration. But the water skills on d/d and the passive effect usually keeps my hp at a safe point.
And yea, I made a 2nd post since obviously editing posts is now somehow not OK.
Uhmm… We’re talking about Swiftness and Signet of Air
Swiftness 33% speed boost
Signet of Air 25% Speed boost
Those 8% never saved anybody ( 33% – 25% = 8% )
I don’t want to be that kitten
but hun :
“I have a few 80s but want to make a class mainly for distance (single target killing)”
Ranger is good, but pet takes part of your damage, and pet is far from WvW still ….
Ele is okay, but no SIngle Target Damage …Long Range out of 20, 1 skill is Single target and doesn’t deal damage
SINGLE TARGET …that’s WARRIOR, and NOBODY can blame me for saying this
(Covers head in fear and expects large RAGE for mentioning W word)
Soo many mistakes XD, but okay…
It’s because Mesmers don’t have useless Swiftness traits , they are one of the OP SPvP Classes.
Imagine if in stead of those 3 useless traits we had 3 more combat reliant ?
Swiftness traits are cute ….but they still pwn us ….
Swiftness isn’t fury or might ..it gives no power, just the ability to ESCAPE …rarely
- (somewhat useless when in combat because speed is decreased)
The 2 skills you named I don’t use. However, many other else use Glyph of Elemental Harmony .
You named 2 traits in Air and 2 traits in Arcana.In air I have 10 points and I use one of those traits you mentioned (Zephyr’s boon). That gives not only speed but also fury (which is damage, so its not useless by your definition).
In Arcana I have 30 points and again I use one of those traits you mentioned (Elemental Attunement). Again, it does not just give swiftness, but might, protection, regeneration depending on your attunement. So it’s not bad trait either by your definition. I agree that Windborne Dagger is pretty useless, but I could name a few more useful traits in Arcana beside those 3 that I already use. So I wouldn’t say that Arcana trait line lacks good traits. Air trait line is somewhat bad, but I could still fill 30 points in it I had too (all depend on the build itself of course).
Btw, else are considered op in spvp as well. Most of those else are running D/D. Most of those eles who run D/D are using both Zephyrs boon and Elemental Attunement.
XD Thank you Hun
“The 2 skills you named I don’t use.
You named 2 traits in Air and 2 traits in Arcana.”
Out of 6, you use 2 …ergo 4 go to garbage …
Out of them ALL you best described what I am fighting for, thank you on your example
Thank You, Lillian
EDIT
You tried to edit your post to save Glyph and Signet.
Touché, but 1st words are the REAL words
PS. IF somebody uses signet, they can throw away all traits and glyph … 8% never saved anybody
(edited by Lillian Wandom Hale.7102)
@Kodiak
All tough somewhat engaging reply, I do have comments and reply of my own:
- I came from GW1 …and at least there I knew that I was a mage, not useless charlatan
- Elementalist is class closest to my liking, and I can’t roll other easymodes
- Till the day I die or they completely exchange it, I will keep to my word that if you use S/F past lvl 2…you should be SHOT and killed

- I will admit that I am …“tad” …unfair because I haven’t played this game for few months ( I saw no patches of importance, ergo …no need to even try )
- If they don’t try to balance professions ( evidence by the “January” update LMFAO) , why should we play it.
- I was promised certainty, I played certainty in PBE3 …. I was sold ** on the 28th of August 2012 …
- And , as I alluded, if WarriorWars2 won’t balance their game accordingly, other games Will ( B2P, F2P, P2P )
- ergo my monthlies absence, without even noticing the GW2 -.-"
I WANTED TO SELL MY GW2, but then I also lose my GW1 account XD….
they knew they were giving us *, ergo account linking ….
Something so rotten it’s ingenious …thats our A*ET
;)
I can’t sell it, so I want it fixed… In the end I payed for it as did all of you ^^
(edited by Lillian Wandom Hale.7102)
Staff :
- Yes, we have AoE and pitiful CC, but when Mob/Player comes easily up to my face… all I can do is pray Hail Marry….
DD:
- LMFAO, gl with your arthritis, arthrosis and boredom in a few more months.
30 button mash has it’s prices in the long run.SF:
- Really, who uses this past lvl 2 ???
So you are dismissing 2 of 3 weapon sets as boring and useless and the 3rd as pitiful.
Wait, why are you playing this class again…?
GW1 Ele for 5 years,
books…
art …
and everything else connected to me…
My class doesn’t exist in this game, this is closest I can get to it.
I think it’s just different means to gain speed through different builds and skills (meaning you don’t have just one build that provides you speed). Although you could argue it’s sort of overkill to have so many skill/trait sources for speed. But then again, e.g mesmers only have one speed skill (and a trait that almost no one uses), so I wouldn’t really complain much about it.
Btw, also if you look at the skills and traits you mentioned, the swiftness is directly associated with the Air attunement/element, same way as fire goes with might, water with heal/regen, earth with protection. Swiftness is just a part of our attunement mechanic. If it wasn’t, I guess we wouldn’t have the same ability for perma swiftness as we do now.
Soo many mistakes XD, but okay…
It’s because Mesmers don’t have useless Swiftness traits , they are one of the OP SPvP Classes.
Imagine if in stead of those 3 useless traits we had 3 more combat reliant ?
Swiftness traits are cute ….but they still pwn us ….
Swiftness isn’t fury or might ..it gives no power, just the ability to ESCAPE …rarely
- (somewhat useless when in combat because speed is decreased)
im did not realy read the entire page to see if its posted yet but if they would drop the charges on a conjure nr1 skill thats already a GREAT improvement if u ask me. and if the icebow would shoot just abit faster
Uhmm ..that is only useful for Hammer, which makes it then OP
Axe, Bow and Shield N1 are useless …
after they use Bow for Ice Storm its usually thrown away …
Usual Support build, Uselles in OPvE / SPvP/ WvW … somewhat “useful” in DPvE
All in all good troll build and I suggest other people try it out
(Gear, skills and traits would be EXCELENT, AWSOME choice if this game counted Healers as combatants )
I never said that they should stack, of course they shouldn’t …
and since they don’t ..why do we have so many of them …
It is BECAUSE they don’t stack, most of them are useless
I am NOT asking for our movement speed boosts to stack, I am suggesting devs to exchange some of our, “less useful” traits.
- PS , Thief’s and Engineers have 50% boost, why shouldn’t Staff/Focus Ele ?
(I am alluding staff/focus because DD has more then enough mobility on low cd
)
Trough out looking at only this TOPIC, (and many more of course) people such as :
- emikochen
- Phadde
- andyj
- Kodiak
- Thibash
- Aisa
- …
called Elementalist OP
To you, my dear ladies and gentlemen, I present just 2 out of many links :
of our beautiful Warrior brethren
You can call me stupid, kid, or anything else, I will not mind, but I beg of you … don’t even DARE calling Elementalist OP
Staff :
- Yes, we have AoE and pitiful CC, but when Mob/Player comes easily up to my face… all I can do is pray Hail Marry….
DD:
- LMFAO, gl with your arthritis, arthrosis and boredom in a few more months.
30 button mash has it’s prices in the long run.
SF:
- Really, who uses this past lvl 2 ???
I guess the problem as outlined by the OP only exists in the highest levels?
At level 26 I am not having problems with PvE with my elementalist. Oh I die from time to time, but it forces me to look at the problem from a fresh angle.
I like being able to swap attunements. I don’t find the staff or d/d setup as being any harder to do than the weapons on my warrior or guardian.
It’s a fresh idea when you compare it to the standard mage in other MMOs: Fire your load of awesome spells… oh, it’s not dead? Okay, I’m going to run around here with my dinky pewpewpew autoattack until I’m reloaded. Don’t die folks… almost there…
You’ll feel it in just few levels when you enter AC with your Ele.
If you don’t like Dungeons, then around lvl 55+
Can I ask what do you guys think about our movement speed, mainly our skills/traits …
- We have Glyph of Elemental Harmony that gives us 10/20 second Swiftness (33%)
- Second is Signet of Air (25%)
- Trait Zephyr’s Boon , swiftness per Aura (33%)
- Trait One with Air , after one minute in Air (25%)
- Trait Elemental Attunement , swiftness upon attunement (33%)
- Trait Windborne Dagger , with dagger (15%)
Problem is that NONE OF THESE stack with each other
Glyph and Signet are great, they’re cool ….even Zephyr’s Boon is pretty neat …but the rest of them are useless …and some NOT EVEN WORKING
One with Air, Elemental Attunement and Windborne Dagger must be changed to something actually useful …
One with Air : Increased Critical chance or Critical damage
Elemental Attunement : either 50% Movement boost, or Vigor
Windborne Dagger : really, we’ll take ANYTHING but this
What do you guys think ?
Do you like having 4 traits, 2 skills and few passives for non stacking movement speed boost ?
I don’t see the need to make summoned weapons so strong, right now they’re a niche skill that works in specific circumstances, like frost bow in AC, or Fiery Greatsword to run away. I’m fine with that personally.
They should just rework some staff skills and make it an actually useful weapon for pve.
Pls don’t make them touch the staff
I can’t play PvE/PvP with anything else … I am a mage and perfectly happy with my 30/30/10/0/0 Staff
All I need is fire, and I can ALMOST faceroll anything
Lava Font is EXTREMELY useful if you know where to put it
PS. Good for You but I don’t like the idea of wasting an utility slot AND giving up 20 skills so that Bow is ALMOST only usable in AC …and you use GS to ESCAPE …
Rly …do you think THAT’S What they were going for with that elite ???
Lets give master of escapes ONE MORE escape ..and lets make him waste ELITE slot for it XD …
Elite for Escape …you’re a funny guy
I don’t know … When you’re in SPvP, Orr and Arah ….2k Hp won’t change anything -.-"
If you get hit it doesn’t matter if you have 11 k or 13 k Hp ….you’re Dead …
Neither is 21→23 much different
But also …
- F2 Heal
- Water weapon = 2 heals
- Heal 15-20 sec cd…
- 3 Escape Cantrips …
- Perma Vigor…
- 16 Sec Protection …
- Perma Regen …
- Protective Shield
- 4-5 Stun Breakers …
- Passive Stun Breaker (Earths Embrace)
- Passive Shield ( Final Shielding)
- Passive Stuns ( Air XI )
- Elements AoE Heal/Protection (Water/Earth Elemental)
…
Just to name a few
Hi, my name is Lilly and I would like to say out loud an idea of mine
One of the Biggest problems of Elementalist is PvE, mainly how harder we have to work for it, unlike some other professions who can face roll trough any given enemy.
Summoned Weapons
- ANet already did the 1st step and added attributes to our summoned weapons. Unfortunately, summoned weapons are still much weaker then our usual weapons …
- Are you really happy with using our bow just for structures … Hammer for fun ….Axe and Shield NEVER …
What should be done :
- Summoned Weapon attributes doubled or tripled
- Change Summons similar to KITS
- Summons ONLY for US
- remove Charges
- Axe – Combine Axe and GreatSword Skills
- Hammer – As Is
- Bow – Change 1st skill to something more usable, remove Healing trait for something Offensive
- Shield – Overall changes, Especially 1st, 2nd and 4th skill
New Traits :
- 1 Master trait : Summoned weapons deal 20% more DMG
- 1 Master trait : Summoned weapons skills recharge 20% faster
- (optional 1) GrandMaster Trait : Summoned XY weapon grants perma Boon (Fury, Protection, Swiftness, Regeneration, 3x Might, Vigor, etc…)
What this means :
- In future updates/expansions it will be easier to add Elementalist new weapon skills .. TROUGH SUMMON (no more thinking X profession only gets 5 skills for Giant Axe while Ele gets 20 skills, unfair
) - New opening for an Elite Skill
- Facerolling PvE with Summoned weapons
- Extremely fun for PvP , not Overpowered, since we lose primary 20 skills
Everybody knows that Ele, like in GW1, has major issues in PvE … Dungeons are easy, but they make 5% of the Open World -.- …
What about Orr, Cursed Shore… and after the last update… every single map in the world…
- Lowest HP, Lowest Armor, Lowest Single Target DMG…(AoE is good, but not reliable + max 5 targets :/ )
WE Need Something
What do you think ?
Would you like more reliable, offensive summons … Or are you happy with their current versions ?
To be honest I did roll as a Guardian a bit before, till lvl 10-11….but I gave up because he was too slow for my style…in terms of walking, not killing XD
Biggest thing I enjoyed on Ele was + 25% MovSpeed after a minute in Air, and Thief has it on signet PERMA….
Things I like about Guardian :
- buffs
- armor
- different weapons
- melee
- magic
But Movement Speed really plays a big part for me (for exploration).
Is there a way for him to be a bit faster (he dosen’t have a lasting skill nor trait for it)?
PS. Although …now I remember combo Staff-Retreat from my Sylvari at Beta3 …but still, both active skills, nothing passive
Hi, I need help and I came to this forum because I almost know everything about thief that I need to know, but still have some VERY importan questions about Guardian
I’m tired of broken Ele and I want a new main, somebody that can deal damage and won’t be soooo scared of a hit or two.
Reason why I am reluctant from being Thief is because their GrandMaster Traits are limiting on stupid, while Guardian has few good GrandMaster Traits (for Soloing ofc)
I am here to ask just a few questions:
- How viable Are his utilities, especially Spirit Weapons and Conescrations in solo PvE?
- Can he deal good damage or even less then elementalist ?
- How is he at soloing 1v3 mobs ?
- Can he solo skill points at higher lvls ( Elementalist HARDLY)
- How is he at Orr, and their mobs ? ( Ele is pretty much dead before you can even say Orr)
I am sorry, but melee concept is pretty much new to me. On one side I have Evades and Invisibility, on other hand I have Buffs and Heals.
Could someone experienced please answer to these questions, please ^^
Thx, Lilly
@ Spectrox.9762
You are correct hun.
I had a staff that produced bleed on weapon swap (cd 10 seconds)
Animation was of “Ring of Earth” (extremely noticeable animation ^^)
I was surprised from, Where the **** “Ring of Earth” came from when I was swapping Fire → Water in STAFF….then I read the sigil XD
Such sigils are really cool on Elementalist D/D
I felt bad for you guys til I made an ELE and facerolled sPvP.
in Elementalist
Posted by: Lillian Wandom Hale.7102
I’m fairly certain MacDuff is the one who says that line, when he’s about to fight MacBeth.
When you quote book it’s more important to name the Book , then you can name the character after it if you wish.
That’s what he meant I hope ^^
We don’t have Survival/Damage
You either choose:
- Survival for 7 seconds ( Focus + Mist), No DMG
- Death in 1-2 seconds (Glass Cannon) No DMG
there is like 10-15 of our traits that don’t work …guess we can make it 16 now ?
Roll a Thief ?
That’s the best advice anybody can give you around here ….
PS: Warrior is also acceptable
I felt bad for you guys til I made an ELE and facerolled sPvP.
in Elementalist
Posted by: Lillian Wandom Hale.7102
Obvious troll is a obvious troll XD
Let me corect all of you :
- Elementalist = not working
PS.:
- Useless Elites
- No trait Synergy
- forget about sPvP
- story mode ….good luck
- you wanna solo a skill point… guess again
- get to PvE lvl 80 → Delete character (this is what happens to most of us),
Optional at lvl 80 : break Screen,Throw Keyboard at wall, Smash mouse, rage, swear, curse ANet, cry etc….
Nobody will read your post ….add :
- this
- this
this
this
- and this
For most problems start around lvl 20 ….till lastly from lvl 30 ^^
After lvl 30 you figure our that you don’t have survivability or damage. After lvl 30 PvE is just HORRIBLE.
And that’s also the time you figure out (in AC) that all you’re good for is supporting (for dungeons 30-50)….
And the WORST thing is that you’ll mostly get kicked from Dungeons (after lvl 60) or won’t even be allowed to enter with some people because you’re “useless Elementalist” -.-"
We made a mistake, please don’t make it yourself too. Supports can’t solo PVE in this game.
Why can Mist Break Legs, Burn and Bleed ?
When we’re “Invulnerable”, why aren’t we Invulnerable ???
yeaaah, go to SPvP
Hihihihhihi ^^
LMFAO just watched your video …
This guys is so ******* PRO…
HE GOT KILLED BY A DOWNED THIEF
He Downed thief, thief downed him, they both rezzed and Thief KILLED him after that LMFAO …
I saved the best part for last ….
Thief wasn’t even D/D………….. LMFAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
He has nothing to link -.-
He’s just a Mesmer who came here to say that Elementalist is OP so that we wouldn’t get balanced or buffed ^^
Guess he’s just a **** who got pawned by D/D Elementalist XD
Lightning Flash ...biggest waste of 6 skill points XD
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Posted by: Lillian Wandom Hale.7102
You know Mesmer can use their portal skills to a similar effect to make the jumping puzzles simpler for other classes and themselves. Don’t see why we can’t have one.
because we are not mesmers
I know right. Mesmers are viable ^^
This is Elementalist we’re talking about XD
Should’ve known better
Delete it, FAST.
PS Nobody enjoys Elementalist… truth just hurts them too much so they want to troll you
Lightning Flash ...biggest waste of 6 skill points XD
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Posted by: Lillian Wandom Hale.7102
Don’t you wish that Lightning Flash worked …If the height is different by a mere ….almost nothing ..few cm ….you can’t flash XD
It’s my fault however …I did try to teleport a distance of like 5 feets -.-"
We have Elites o.O ?
Silly me using Hounds all the time when there were such useful Elementalist elites ….
Hun …everybody hates our elites, they’re useless.
Earth Elemental is good but he has no taunt or fear …soo …useless XD
Usually you’re constantly alone during story missions, there aren’t any players to help you ..and you’r allies limit on uselessness XD
I need help with a easy build to survive, yet deal dmg ofc, as I’m the only one in that instance ^^
- Weapons ?
- Utilities ?
- Traits ?
- Armor specs ?
I passed ~75th lvl not long ago yet my story is still on lvl ~40 because I couldn’t find suitable build
Thx
You CAN’T expect to 1-2-3-4 to victory.
WRONG! Elementalists Rogue build can expect to 2-2-2-2 to victory! Did you even watch the video?
L2P issue on your side mate.
#1: HS is nerfed. Read that carefully. I know it’s a hard concept to understand.
#2: You can kill anyone if you 2v1, 3v1, 4v1 someone…and vise versa.
#3: Only bad players die to HS spamming bad thieves.
#4: Learn to play an elementalist better.
Why you no watch video? ^_°
…because I saw the starting clips of him dying as an elementalist, and realized that any class would die in the situations he died in.
I have to disagree …other classes have Armor, Hp, Invisibility, Shouts, Trickery, Glamour, Survival etc …
We have 3 second invulnerability even useless in PvE….yaaay us ? XD (sarcasm)