Re-read the patch notes, beastmaster’s might for ranger might stacking, just got 3 times better. Also, in dungeons, frost spirit is an adept 7% group dps increase and spotter is 150 precision now to party, which is nice for people who aren’t running signets. Also, leaps for flame aura and rampage as one still exist, as they were the default might stacking mechanisms before (as well as stalker). No one took beastmaster’s might before.
If you seriously think 2 extra might every 60-120 seconds is gonna make a game changing difference, not to mention the fact you’re going 20 into Marksman which is horrid for any 1on1 spec, then you are really selling yourself short. Power has such a bad diminishing return for ranger it’s not even funny. Just go 0/30/30/10/0 w/ knights and you’ll have more sustained damage and tank across the board than any power based build spec.
Signet cooldowns aren’t 120 seconds. Besides, I was talking wvw and dungeons there.
First of all, I never mentioned 1v1 because it’s not a standard gametype. There are only a couple kinds of real 1v1 in this game:
1v1 on point
1v1 off point
The gvg and all the wvw 1v1 videos (sorry, Xsorsus, I do feel this way) are not really that interesting from a competitive point of view. So to me, your ideal 1v1 deathmatch is irrelevent. But let’s make it relevant for a moment. How many of you lost 1v1 fights in wvw before using regen/apothecary? Almost never? And would you all consider yourselves to be great players? I certainly wouldn’t call myself that and I won those fights too. Shouldn’t a 1v1 be skill dependent as opposed to build dependent? Yes! But it’s a team game built around capturing objectives so the 1v1 isn’t balanced and tested like a Halo or a Starcraft. Those are 1v1 games. This is a 5v5 game. Where’s the 5v5 guild vs guild battles? Why is it 1v1 or 20v20? And then, without satisfactory answers to these questions, we wonder why tpvp’ers make fun of us pve’ers. I’m just saying—1v1 and 20v20 require less skill than 5v5 which itself requires less skill than 5v5 plus objectives.
This is all very clear and we’ve known it since day 1.
Translated: “I play tPvP, so I don’t care about the rest of you WvW/PvE ’ers. Patch works for me, so you should be happy with your nerfs in WvW/PvE.”
I think all of those that are supporting the reduction in pet damage are forgetting one simple fact: pets had a really hard time making hits land on mobile targets.
If this is true info, I’m a bit disappointed in the changes myself. Don’t get me wrong though, I liked the changes put in. Zeal REALLY needed help.
But(!), I feel like there should have been more. There’s still other traits that needed some kind of boost. I especially feel that the traits Power of the Virtuous and Permeating Wrath are not strong enough for going 25(+) into Virtues, especially compared to the same Minor/Major Grandmaster trait levels of the other trait lines, and compared to other classes as well. Afterall, Virtues is supposed to be the defining class trait line. This is also with consideration that Retaliation has been nerfed so much. It’s time they give a damage boost to Virtue line as well.
Yes the snowball game was fun, and yes the afkers of Dragon Ball sucked, but still, the Dragon Ball game was fun when there was an even fielded team. This thread was made with the assumption of having an afker-less game, so let’s try to think like that please.
Personally, I liked the “simplicity” of Dragon Ball and the strategy of owning the field. The other aspect that I liked about this game is the multiple levels that you could run around in.
Anyways, I’d like to see more of the minigames like Snow/Dragon Ball as a permanent addition and less of the ones that involve “pick up X object and play keepaway from the others”. I absolutely hated the minigames like that.
First off, we’ve got a ton of trait changes coming up. Many traits that were less than desirable have been brought up in effectiveness, while others have been shuffled around and merged together to make room for new traits to be introduced. In doing this, we’ve created several new grandmaster traits for quite a few trait lines. For example: elementalists have a new grandmaster Air trait that allows them to recharge their air attunement, necromancers now have access to the burning condition, and warriors will have an option to remove conditions when using burst abilities.
With these changes in mind, we are going to be making a few builds a little harder to achieve due to their extreme effectiveness. Some traits will go up in tier while increasing in potency to promote build variation.”
I see this as the foreshadow of a foreboding age.
For the next 5 days, give a loooooong goodbye hug to your favorite builds.
I would say EM going to grandmaster, but almost all AH builds run 30/30 anyways… maybe make EM go to Zeal to promote build diversity… would make more sense than it being in the honor traitline anyways lol.
I think it’s going to be more than just that, but I’m also hoping not.
First off, we’ve got a ton of trait changes coming up. Many traits that were less than desirable have been brought up in effectiveness, while others have been shuffled around and merged together to make room for new traits to be introduced. In doing this, we’ve created several new grandmaster traits for quite a few trait lines. For example: elementalists have a new grandmaster Air trait that allows them to recharge their air attunement, necromancers now have access to the burning condition, and warriors will have an option to remove conditions when using burst abilities.
With these changes in mind, we are going to be making a few builds a little harder to achieve due to their extreme effectiveness. Some traits will go up in tier while increasing in potency to promote build variation.”
I see this as the foreshadow of a foreboding age.
For the next 5 days, give a loooooong goodbye hug to your favorite builds.
If you like these ideas or have similar ideas, I encourage you guys to contribute to the thread with an agreement post or adding similar ideas yourselves as it looks like it’s being closely watched by a Moderator and taking note of the suggestions.
“Here’s my wanted items list for the gemstore:
1. Pet/minion skins: Rangers and Necros alternate skins for their pet/minions. I’d love to have some more monsterous looking pets. I thinking wicked looking spikes and spines! I’d love to see a Skale or Griffon for a pet for example that could replace the cats or birds. Or maybe just add new purchaseable pets.
2. Related to #1, upgrade skins to the pets/minions: longer claws, bigger/more spikes, larger body, four arms for the flesh golems, etc.
Cant believe there is no mention in this forum on this really..
Well Dragonball has some major problems. Anet, you probably already realize.
It is a good game and is fun…. The kicker… if people play and don’t afk etc. You need some way of just booting afkers.. the system should just do it automatically. banned for 30 minutes etc if you are afk ie not moving and shooting etc.
The dragon ball sounds and the music in the arena need some work.. they aren’t the best and have no punch. How about some quake-esque rock soundtrack as that seems to be the inspiration of the game anyway.
Now probably the most important you (Anet) cant tie PvP stuff like this to Living Story (PvE) achievements. It just doesn’t work and leads to what we are seeing right now, people akitteng to just get the achievements etc. Even taking it away from the meta (which you did) achievement doesn’t matter as its still there and PvEers will do it even though they hate it. Now, do I think they could learn to love it certainly, but some players just never will. Best to keep it in a separate optional Tab like Activities etc. Maybe an achievement to play one game or get all the weapons etc but that should be it.
Anyway I liked the game although it has been very frustrating. The map is good and weapons are really good and makes for some interesting PvP combat if played right.
This actually has been brought up multiple times. Just take a look at the other pages.
Of course when both are sheathed, you still see both.
And how would that work if both your weapon sets occupy the same “slots”? i.e. scepter/focus and sword/pistol?
Yeah I like the idea of having my Longbow on my back with my quiver and my Sword&Axe at my side but what about your scenario? Perhaps only have it apply if the slots are not taken? If they are just have the current system switch them.
Would be a cool feature but I sadly don’t see it happening. :/
Yeah, I didn’t think about that. Perhaps they could switch to the back slot then.
Thats pretty much our best build at the moment. Its just an apothecary bunker. As Axyl said he was prob using torch in offhand for Bonfire which is the #5 skill.
Are you sure this is right? OP said he was using a sword/dagger & GS combo. I thought that was a power/bunker build, not condi. Though he did say he was using conditions. Really confused here.
yes, that’s what confused me a bit too…I think S/D + GS (+ maybe traps) + cond. damage isn’t that common. But well, there are for sure many variations out there which aren’t common. On the other hand, I’m playing S/D + GS, mostly cerlic gear + mix’n match and on some occasions I’m mixing in fire trap too…
Yeah its the same build, cleric’s armor set is just swapped for apothecary for the condi damage instead of power. I assumed he was running condi bunker because the op said he was using condi crystals. OP also said that the person was getting fire fields so I believe he just mistook torch offhand for dagger as this would be the only way to get fire fields, unless one used flame trap but the OP also said the guy was running 3 signets so it must have been a torch.
It’d be nice if we could have our secondary weapon set show on our body while the other is in use, and vice-versa.
IE: Greatsword is in use, but the sword/shield is still on the body. Do your weapon swap and now the greatsword is on the back while the sword/shield are in use.
Of course when both are sheathed, you still see both.
Just for asethics, I’d love to have an offhand sword!
For practicalty, these weapons could apply other condition appliers since we really only have access to one: burning. This could open up a new build based on conditions.
The #4 could be an immobilizer or stunner
The #5 could be poison.
Agreed, agreed, agreed ! I so wish Guardians could have an offhand sword.
I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t have them to begin with.
I think adding the conditions like I suggested would be a good reason to implement them.
Thats pretty much our best build at the moment. Its just an apothecary bunker. As Axyl said he was prob using torch in offhand for Bonfire which is the #5 skill.
Are you sure this is right? OP said he was using a sword/dagger & GS combo. I thought that was a power/bunker build, not condi. Though he did say he was using conditions. Really confused here.
1. Pet/minion skins: Rangers and Necros alternate skins for their pet/minions. I’d love to have some more monsterous looking pets. I thinking wicked looking spikes and spines! I’d love to see a Skale or Griffon for a pet for example that could replace the cats or birds. Or maybe just add new purchaseable pets.
2. Related to #1, upgrade skins to the pets/minions: longer claws, bigger/more spikes, larger body, four arms for the flesh golems, etc.
3. Specific re-customization kits that cost less than the hairstyle kit: this will allow you to change only one specific aspect of your character, ie eye color change.
If there was a 1 & 2, this would just get my entire wallet right away.
She did seem suspicious. However, my thoughts of her were immediately Cantha. Name and outfit was befitting to the region and heavily reminded me of a Factions character.
This game is impossibly easy, even when you don’t have power-ups. It’s about staying with your team and moving/dodging more efficiently than your opponent. I’ve won about 80% of the games I’ve played (around 70-80 games).
I attribute it to my gamepad though. I use a Razer Nostromo game pad to play with, and it does give me a bit of a movement advantage with the thumb stick.
Yeah since there are no marks on the minimap for where your team is, staying with your team is pretty close to impossible. Also there’s no description of the powerups unless you mouse over them and then as you’re reading you’re dead.
I’m glad I don’t play GW2 for the mini games, there’s not a single one that works well with the engine they’re using.
1. The map isn’t that large at all. It isn’t that hard to keep up with/find your team mates.
2. They posted what the skills do in both the official announcement and in the wiki.
3. DB works very well. Also, the Keg game works pretty good too (although personally, I dislike any of the mini’s that require you to pick up things and play keep away).
Hopefully as word gets out that the dragonball achievements don’t count, and even the people who don’t hear that just finish them, the problem will correct itself.
Or, maybe instead of a kick feature, ANet could code in an anti-afk feature that after 1 minute of no activity dumps the player back to LA.
No, it’d need to be shorter. I’d say much less than 1 minute. Maybe 30 seconds. I’ve seen a lot of these afk’ers throw a ball once every few minutes and then go still again.
Also, the current kick options for groups in the main game have it to where you have to “vote” for it. I don’t see how that could be abused.
It gets abused in the main game.
Here’s what would happen:
Several people would get together and start kicking players who are better than them with the goal of eventually creating an arena they could dominate. Even if you were only allowed to vote people off your own team, they’d eventually replace all the good players with poor ones.
Hmm, I suppose I could see that. Perhaps introducing a single one time use kick for each game then.
I’ve actually started to ignore the afk target when I play even though I could easily score a kill for my team. I do this consistently and yet still manage to often get the highest score on my team.
Hopefully as word gets out that the dragonball achievements don’t count, and even the people who don’t hear that just finish them, the problem will correct itself.
Or, maybe instead of a kick feature, ANet could code in an anti-afk feature that after 1 minute of no activity dumps the player back to LA.
No, it’d need to be shorter. I’d say much less than 1 minute. Maybe 30 seconds. I’ve seen a lot of these afk’ers throw a ball once every few minutes and then go still again.
Also, the current kick options for groups in the main game have it to where you have to “vote” for it. I don’t see how that could be abused.
Just for asethics, I’d love to have an offhand sword!
For practicalty, these weapons could apply other condition appliers since we really only have access to one: burning. This could open up a new build based on conditions.
The #4 could be an immobilizer or stunner
The #5 could be poison.
I’m with Obtena here, I think a damage increase in Zeal is completely unnecessary and potentially damaging to the class. The line needs help, but it needs utility help, not damage help.
1. Wings. Absolutely love them on my Charr.
2. Dragonball. What’s funny is that I hated it at first, but after a couple games, it got real fun. Gonna miss this one when it’s gone.
The minigame is great! The flipping afk’ers are not. They completely ruin a game. If you ask me, they need to add in a short minimum movement requirement (like less than 10seconds) and requires more than a couple keystrokes. After there is no momvement, it kicks you out of the game.
slight hijack here but what has become of the consecrated podcast? I keep updating the podcast app on my phone and have not seen a guardian podcast in a few weeks. I keep getting “But of Corpse”, “Mesmerized”, and the new warrior, thief, engineer, and elementalist but no guardian. This makes me a little sad as I main a guardian and really enjoyed that show.
Now Guardians autoattacking with a staff in a 1v1? See that kitten all the time, and man are they easy kills lol.
I can see where this would be a problem. People switch over to staff to get #4 off and then are stuck with the staff until the swap cooldown is gone. It’s one of the reasons I don’t use staff too often.
Using 2 on the staff would actually have a higher single target damage return.
So you just sit around waiting for #2 cool down to finish? Sure it’s quick, but you can also get a few #1’s in there. O.o
You could always jsut try using a trans stone and see if it works. You can cancel the change before commiting to it. My guess though, you can transmute it to any backpiece you want. Just becareful of upgrading via the Mystic Forge. You can lose your skin that way. If you gonna do that, just get a whole new back piece to upgrade, upgrade it, and then transmute afterwards.
