Guild Wars 2

One of the problems is condition duration, it should be removed and condition durations on skills should be adjused. Also, crit damage should be 200% by default (like in most other MMOs), instead of 150%, that would help power builds.

Ikr… Skirts for Light are like trenchcoats for Medium…

I’d still use pistol offhand. :P Speaking of which, can we add some AoE poison to Pistol #5 (glue = poison?) and make it cast faster or something? It’s slow and doesn’t help much in PvP…

Thank you for writing this, I hope the devs will read it.

Yes and no. Holosmith looks okay but I hate Scourge. I totally LOVE Shroud, I hate that Scourge has no Shroud and I am angry because my Power Reaper’s Shroud was nerfed because of this stupid new elite spec. I wouldn’t even care about Scourge if Anet gave my 50% slower life force decay and -30% cd on Shroud back!

I’m not interested in anything else, I only main Necro and Engi. Oops, I mean Engi only since last week.

I’m Celestial and it works perfectly in open world PvE, solo story, WvW and low lvl fractals. I deal enough damage to kill everything that gets in my way and my survivability is amazing. I don’t even remember the last time I got downed…

Day 5, I was about to take a screenshot of my “beautiful” ping when I got DCed…

Hm, I really should check those Holo skills… Btw, can we have stun break on Rocket Boots? :P

Day 4 and it’s only 2pm… Lost my HoT HP train because of constant disconnections. Once we had a mass DC, everyone got kicked out at the same time. And now I can’t even log in anymore… -sigh-

Edit: It’s better in the afternoon but I’m still getting random ping spikes and DCs. At least I can log in.

I main Celengi in PvE and WvW, I miss it in PvP. ;c

Nice change but considering the crappy damage, it should be around 12-15 sec cd instead of 20. I only use it for mobility (like 99% of the people) and lots of professions have leaps with shorter cooldowns (6-8 sec).

This is the third day (!) this week that I cannot connect to the game at all. And earlier today the server kicked me out each time I switched maps or changed characters! I know people are trying to play the demo but this is getting annoying. Please improve your servers, I want to play!

P.S. It’s not my internet connection, two other MMOs run perfectly.

Lyp Sao.1375:

I never gamble. Never IRL, never IG. The house always wins while I always lose

This.

I managed to play it for 20 minutes before the (EU) servers crashed and now I can’t log in. RIP, it was fun while it lasted. :P

I tried to get used to the changes, but I just don’t enjoy my Power Reaper anymore. I miss my 50% slower decay and 7 sec cd on Shroud. I spent over 3000 hours on my Necro main in the past years so it’s kind of painful to use her as a banker character now. New Engi main here.

I’ll try Holosmith but I’m 90% sure I’ll keep my current “core” Engi build because I love it.

I kind of like it but don’t really like it… Some of them are useful but there are many I don’t care about. I maxed everything I needed but I will never touch the stupid ones. Like “Become honored among the Exalted by challenging their champion each day” – no thanks, I can totally live without that. :P Gliding and autoloot are amazing, though!

“What should a Power Reaper spec into now?”

A different profession.

Yeah, many people wanted this item, it was a good idea. I have 5 stacks of Tomes and I’m a mainoholic so I’ll probably never need it.

ilmau.9781:

I usually istant pre-order new expansion but this time it will be very hard, haven t ordered yet and i will consider what to do only the last days beafore the release. But if i do not see the Scourge viable this weeked i m done with this game since i do not find fun any other classes.

I regret buying the expansion because I don’t feel like playing right now… I don’t like Scourge because of the lack of Shroud and I’m not a support type of player. Until yesterday I was like “that’s okay, I’ll just stick with Reaper”. But now? My Power Reaper is completely destroyed. There are no options, you can only go Scourge because Shroud is not fun anymore. I still have my Engineer as a secondary main with my own custom build which did not change so that character is my last hope in this game…

Yup, I’m quitting my Power Reaper main. The profession I used to love so much now feels awkward and annoying to play. If I can’t find a new main, I will search for a new MMO.

When I saw the patch notes I literally cried. I absolutely hate this change, it’s horrible. I am beyond sad and disappointed… My build just feels weird and ruined. First time in many years I want to quit my Necro main. I honestly just lost all the motivation to play the expansion. I am utterly disgusted by this nerf.

sylvnfox.7086:

I know toughness agro in pve is a thing because I duo the story with a friend who is running clerics gear, I’m running marauders and all the mobs go strait for him and I have to work to keep them off him. also think of vitality vs. toughness like this… conditions ignore toughness completely but vitality gives more health for the condies AND direct damage to eat through. I use to think the same as you do, toughness > vitality, but playing the game for over 4 years i’ve learned the value of vitality over toughness. even my friend after 3 years wants to reduce his toughness in exchange for vitality. don’t get me wrong I still run toughness on my necro but I run much more vitality.

Hm, interesting. I always solo my story missions so I didn’t know about that. But I’ve been playing since beta and I prefer Toughness. I would never switch. I only use Vitality on professions with low HP. But hey, everyone’s different, if you like Vitality then have fun with it! One of the best things about this game is the stat freedom.

sylvnfox.7086:

vitality on necro increases the life force pool meaning you can stay in life force longer. also toughness draws agro so you will be focused by more mobs running toughness. if your not running a shroud build and life force doesn’t matter to you and you solo then yes toughness better for you, but if you use shroud and do group play in pve (dungeons and fractals) or especially raids you don’t want toughness at all or very little. it all depends on your game mode and play style really

I know. But if you have no Toughness that means you take more damage in Shroud and therefore it drains faster. I prefer having a smaller HP/Shroud pool but taking less damage. In the end, it’s the same: you have more life force but also take more damage or you have less life force but take less damage. A smaller pool is always easier to heal up/maintain.

Toughness aggro might be a thing in Raids and Fractals, I don’t know, because I never do them. But in open world PvE (like DS meta), I do not get aggroed more often than others and I wear Toughness as a main stat.

Necro already has the most HP in the game so Vitality is not too useful. Also, our heals are pretty bad, we just can’t heal up a huge HP pool. On the other hand, we wear Light armor and therefore more Toughness is better, it makes Shroud last longer because you take less damage, obviously. I’ve been maining a Knight-Cavalier Necro since forever (Toughness main stat) and I LOVE it. Conditions are not an issue, I use Suffer! and Shrouded Removal. I don’t know about Scourge, I will stick with Reaper for sure.

I agree. One of the reasons why I don’t like hammers is because it’s impossible to find one that doesn’t clip with my Sylvari’s head (who has the shortest possible hair to avoid even more clipping) AND right arm during idle animations. Hammers have horrible sizes and positions on the back.

I love Shroud the way it is and I’m not interested in Scourge. I’ll stick with my Power Reaper main forever.

What’s wrong with the UI? I actually like it but I’d like to hide some elements like the exp bar and mission/daily tracker. Other than that, it’s fine.

finkle.9513:

All these new class skills have the 4x f keys

If this is true, then I am happy. More skills = more fun.

Guardian: Long cooldowns.
Warrior: Short cooldowns.
Revenant: Unfinished & Limited.
Ranger: Versatile.
Thief: Overrated.
Engineer: Fun toys to play with.
Elementalist: Squishy.
Necromancer: Survivability.
Mesmer: Unique.

I actually liked the story and the bosses/puzzles but the dialogues made me cringe. The new map is okay, nothing fancy but it was easy to explore (haven’t played many of the events yet).

Why don’t you just ignore the meta? I’m a Knight-Cavalier Reaper and Celestial Engineer, having lots of fun and I play the way I want. Everything in the game can be played in anti-meta gear except for high lvl fractals and raids. Hell, my guild told me to grab Exotic meta stuff only for raid training so even THAT is possible if you get a nice guild (I declined because I don’t give a kitten about raids).

Same here…

I disagree. I honestly don’t understand why people want video games to be “difficult”. When I play GAMES, I just want to have fun, kill stuff and feel how powerful my character is in a virtual world. If I want something difficult, I log off and play real life! We already have T4 fractals and raids that are difficult, enjoy!

PyrateSilly.4710:

Been playing almost every day since beta ….. I still have not run out of things to do ….. Not sure how some can run out of things to do on a game that adds new things every so often. Like this Tuesday adding another chapter to the Living Story ….. and then an expansion after that ….. nope still not understanding how anyone can run out of things to do in this game.

^ This.

I’ve been asking for this since beta, no luck so far.

Xiosk.7534:

But I feel like I cannot attach myself to it like I did back when the Lich King came out for WoW.

My question for you all, is what makes this game so great for you?

The fact that it’s NOT like WoW. No new gear tier and level cap, I can take a break whenever I want because I don’t have to worry about grinding for months just to get up-to-date gear. No sub fee (I don’t waste my money if I take a break), no weekly maintenance downtimes, fast-paced and fun combat, fashion wars, beautiful graphics, exploring, lots of things to do and collect…

Typical. I literally just maxed Leatherworking and crafted my Engi’s Ascended set before this change. -sighs- Just Mea and her bad timing, like always…

Please no heroes, they are one of the reasons why I couldn’t get into GW1. As a longtime MMO fan, I want to play with real people. Hence the double M in MMORPG: massively multiplayer! If you want to play with NPC companions, try a single player RPG.

I couldn’t login for a while yesterday but other than that, I have no issues at all, no lag or dc. I’m from Europe so I guess the attacks mostly happen when it’s afternoon in America. I’m not saying that’s okay, this has to stop! F*** people who ruin other people’s fun!

Arnox.5128:

Let’s not kid ourselves, people. Legendary is the highest tier we’re ever gonna see. And thank **** for that. Bless ANet.

Yeah and Legendary gear is OPTIONAL because Ascended gear offers the SAME stats. This is why I love GW2 and it’s been my main MMO since beta. No stupid gear grind, I’m so sick of it in other MMOs.

I love that the purchase history is hidden behind a tab now! I’m glad I can’t see how much money I’ve spent on random fluff… XD

faunabay.9320:

I especially love that if I get busy IRL I don’t fall behind with gear. I never feel “less” than anyone else. I also love all the things we have to do in the game. It’s not only an endless fight for gear.

So true! I hate it in other MMOs when “Oh you just came back after the expansion? The max level was increased so the gear you worked on for months is crap now, time to grind new endgame stuff for your characters!” It’s horrible!

In GW2, I’ve been wearing the same Ascended gear for years and I will never have to change it (unless I want future stat combos but that’s unlikely because as a non-meta player, I still use “vanilla” stats on my characters). I love the fact I can do new content in peace because my gear is still useful!

Lunar Sunset.8742:

But we sure do got the DDoS thing for us!

Fortunately, I was asleep when that happened so I had no issues at all. x) Plus these attacks don’t happen often.

GW2 is my main game but every now and then I try other MMOs out of curiosity. Well, the one I decided to try is… down… for… maintenance. WHAT? I didn’t even remember this thing existed, lol. It’s 2017, every MMO should patch like GW2, duh. I really appreciate our lack of downtimes, I’m glad I don’t have to waste my free time on staring at a maintenance screen.

Feel free to post something you love about GW2.

ProtoGunner.4953:

Really, learn English. It’s the essence to understand each other and the world. You are left out by so many things and that’s a huge problem: People think in their own culture, their own tropes and can’t break out their behaviour and reach a general intercultural understanding.

If you never leave your comfort zone you devolve. English is the language of the world and the internet. Hence learn English, I can’t press this more.

I agree! English is not my native language but I managed to learn it quite well. I’d be screwed without English because my favorite websites are English, my favorite songs are English, I watch English shows and movies that never came out in my language, I read English books that were never released in my country and I play English games of course. English is power, learn it! Native English speakers don’t even know how lucky they are!

I’ve been playing the game (on and off) since beta, I think it has improved a lot, I like it more and more.

OMG, PoP 2008, the BEST and most underrated PoP game ever. Forever waiting for a sequel. /offtopic

I’m actually glad these buffs are gone, they were unfair for underperforming servers and now my stats don’t change anymore (finally!), I can play with my stats in peace.

I think the maps are fine! However, some of the old armors have ridiculously ugly textures. It’s funny when I try to mix and match them with newer stuff, the difference is huge. I hope they will get revamped one day.