Guild Wars 2

So I just kicked a speechless pug from party for 1g. I feel so bad :’(

A new armor skin for each member

Top lel. How inspiring!

<3

yski.7642:

Miku Lawrence.6329:

Well… my theory applies for real game. If everything crits then why go into Dueling line at all?

For the ferocity. Going all the way into dueling gives us 20% critical damage, which is huge when everything crits. Then again, we’d have to give up lots of + damage % traits to get there, so I’m not sure if that would be worth the trade.

@Wads That’s starting to look pretty good. I’ll wait until tomorrow, but if no further improvements are added I’ll google around for skill coefficients, feed the numbers into my Java thingy and see what kind of burst comes out

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhIQNAsf2ENttTNmoNSrxg6tuaKSGwBl8jqB-T1BBABYt/o8DgTAgHHBg80HMq6PQ8AAOTJYAAEArX9qX9qX9szduzduzdWKgRFWB-w

That’s what I did. 20 in Dueling.

Skill coef’s are almost all wrong by the way, don’t trust the wiki.

Didn’t see that you’re using it. Target in a corner (like in AC) then so all hits hit. You can try a Swordsman after Prestige for more burst.

Decoy instead of techno babble.

+15% to illusion damage doesn’t do anything for the build.

You can precast prestige and have it hit when rotation starts.

Well… my theory applies for real game. If everything crits then why go into Dueling line at all?

Prestige -> 3x Diversion (25 vuln) -> Power Spike (Mantra of Pain activation) -> Mirror Images -> Dodge -> Battle Roar -> Blurred Frenzy -> Mind Wrack -> Power Spike (Mantra of Pain activation).

Edit.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhIQNAsf2ENttTNmoNSrxg6tuaKSGwBl8jqB-T1BBABYt/o8DgTAgHHBg80HMq6PQ8AAOTJYAAEArX9qX9qX9szduzduzdWKgRFWB-w

100% crit chance. Highest MW hit possible in shortest time.
+9%, +20%, +10% and +33% (Persona cf. Wiki) on MW.

Second Edit.

Can’t see anything better than what i’ve come up with. Sigil of Inteligence is only 3 hits. We do multi hit with BF.

Yo,
Can anyone on EU /w Lé Coq and tell him I can’t come back online to finish the cof run ._. ?

thx guises /

“I’ve never heard of you, so you obviously can’t teach.”

I doubt so.

You shouldn’t comment on his inability to play mesmer but rather on the guide itself. But oh well…

Enaretos.8079:

Thre you go : http://www.twitch.tv/sam_ajestey

With bunnies.

Ok Staff 2 and Sword 2 aren’t stun breakers.

Edit: right, played with Decoy instead of Illusion of Life, the trait was some other random stuff.

Aw sucks.

Conditions are bad for PvE because of 1 – stacking limit, 2 – Confusion does close to no damage because mobs attack slowly.

Dungeons aside, play how you want as long as it doesn’t harm others playstyle (as long as you don’t use condition builds in dungeons and fractals). Keep in mind you can’t damage structures with conditions in WwW (EotM) and World bosses are capped on conditions so you won’t deal damage because your conditions will be canceled by other’s.
Berserker builds do use only swords by the way.

Adamo.4201:

Almost every “boss” in the game can now ignore reflect world bosses, fractals, and of course dungeons, If they didn’t want us using that skill just remove it entirely. Imagine doing a fractal 50 with lava shaman knowing that your reflects won’t be able to reflect his infamous arrow lol.

Is this true? Didn’t have issues.

@Pyro banned – The retaliation thing? top lel.

Played the build in solo queue.

• It’s kittening great to win teamfights as long as Storm, Null field and Signet are up. Great to win teamfights when no Storm. Good when no signet.

• Worse than meta in 1vsX and 1vs1 is a waste of time/potential impact on the game.

• Almost exclusive defensive shatter gameplay

• You need to camp either Mid or Far point assault

/build
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fhAQNAsfWlknpUt1pxANcrNivBZ6GEgLeqLg6dcjhA-TJxHwADeCAn3fAwpAoYZAA

Hi. Morning fotm?

Hello there,
Will try build in tPvP to see how well it performs.

Shadowkiller.6725:

and remember we lost a kitten good mesmer on the forums. /salute pyro

He quit the class ? Wise choice.

Before I play it, going 0 0 6 2 6 for vigor on shatter + Celestial ammulet/Traveler runes. Power is useless in my opinion for this kind of build. Damage is trash anyways i suppose. Retaliation without power isn’t threatening either.

I played a bit in hotjoin to warp up. If you don’t have shatter food you die, badly.

Fay.2357:

Miku Lawrence.6329:

Eucalyptus.9784:

frifox.5283:

Eucalyptus.9784:

Bosses were never meant to die in 15 seconds from their own projectile mechanics. Use your brain.

We did. That’s how we came up with a clever way to punish the boss for trying to unload so many projectiles at once.

Also know as an exploit…

Reflects are exploits now.

http://i.imgur.com/9ZUeg0Z.jpg
^read that.

Btw, what other bosses aren’t reflectable anymore beside Malrona?

Just note that that quote is going on 1+ years old, and was made by a guy that no longer works at anet.

I am well aware of that. Does this make it less accurate?

Blink Stomp is Staff 2 when starting animation then Blink back to target.

There are changes.

Iris Ng.9845:

I would like to try Arah on my engi for the first time, if anyone wants to adopt me :’(

I’m just participating for the spirit, I’m in EU.

I have ranger! Just for the spirit.

They should at least add a particular visual for unblockable projectiles (maybe some red pulsing glow). Their half-kittened workarounds are getting out of control.

Eucalyptus.9784:

frifox.5283:

Eucalyptus.9784:

Bosses were never meant to die in 15 seconds from their own projectile mechanics. Use your brain.

We did. That’s how we came up with a clever way to punish the boss for trying to unload so many projectiles at once.

Also know as an exploit…

Reflects are exploits now.

http://i.imgur.com/9ZUeg0Z.jpg
^read that.

Btw, what other bosses aren’t reflectable anymore beside Malrona?

HHR LostProphet.4801:

dodging is kiting…

Stupidity just went to a whole new level.

And bubble range is? So movement doesn’t trigger it?

I’m interested in what makes bubbles from a mesmer, clones and wardens only?

I can hear the tears. The LFG already mostly asks for Zerk 80 (and gearcheck).

Let’s hope for a stealth fix?

Bump! Need a sticky!

Dub.1273:

It’s actually very easy.

Reddit:
-Easy=Upvote
-Medium=Fluffy? Upvote:Downvote;

This is gold.

The thread is nice but it ends abruptly. Forced me to log in and express the frustration.

Maybe break more encounters down to what’s easy and what’s hard in them (+reflection on their design)? Can be interesting.

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Miku Lawrence.6329:

This is not what I wanted the Dungeon subforum to become. :’(

What could possibly be wrong with harmless topics like this?

Nothing wrong as they’re harmless you might say, just shows the lack of improvement/content in(for) dungeons.

spoj.9672:

http://i.imgur.com/0OVYLIh.jpg

You have a nice smartphone.

(jokes jokes.. heh)

This is not what I wanted the Dungeon subforum to become. :’(

Dalanor.5387:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Damage-Meters-and-Inspect-Commands/first

Mother of kittens…

Aidan Savage.2078:

Revler.2359:

I think a damage meter by itself is a bad idea.
An utility meter that gathers damage, healing, and crowd control, combos done would be better.

If your damage is high but the group is failing because you don’t CC enemies enough, you are to blame

This is a good point as well. As a PVT guardian pushing near 30k health, I deal the same damage as a guardian wearing zerker, with the sole exception that my critical rate is about 10%. In exchange for my low critical rate, I have waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more health and armor than a zerker guardian. And by running S/S & staff, I may not be dealing top damage, yet I contribute more to the fight because I’m CCing enemies, buffing allies, and providing supportive actions.

To top it off, I’m not dying to the same things a zerker guardian would die to.

And for those saying “stop joining zerker only parties,” get off the dead horse already. I dont see where anyone is saying they dont want either of these functions because they’re joining zerker/speedrun parties.

What am I reading?!

Cleric/PTV guardians.

I love the new dredge, same level as Snowblind.

Wraithlord (end p3) now flees from melee. Best design ever.

You can’t have both? really?

Too much buffs and fixes…

Hello mesmers!

What’s the status? Still bugged?

Jacklinger.2908:

When I join these “Zerker” parties, often they get one-shotted by bosses and I’m the only one left standing, then I sometimes solo the boss and they STILL blame me for not being in full zerker gear! It’s like an irony sandwich.

This is gold.

And “I play how i want” along with “heal” and “tank”.

Nood is rarelly used offensively, maybe that’s just your personnal issue.

My advise would be to farm the hell out of it. Once you get one, you’ll want more.

Is a link to dl all the images possible? (Going for most legendaries thi summer)
Awesome job!

I’d say selling other paths than arah is more profitable (as filling is shorter).

Nick.6972:

I dont think anyone had any real hopes ESO will be good.

Eso =/ Everquest Next

It’s already unlocked afaik.

TheDaiBish.9735:

Mob Design

I feel one of the biggest issues with mob design is that they’re not built like players. Players have access to more tools and such in comparison to mobs:

Players

• 10+ skills at any point (with a few exceptions)
• 5+ skills on weaponswap
• Traits
• Combo Fields + Finishers
• Upgrades (sigils and runes)
• Dodge
• Unique class mechanics
• Revive

Mobs

• Far less skills available
• No traits
• No weapons
• No bonuses (sigils and runes)
• No dodge in the majority of cases
• Unique mechanics don’t have as much ‘presence’
• No revive

Now, times the tools the player has by 5 (since, you know, 5 players), and the amount of counter-ability available to players far, far outweighs what is available to the mob.

I feel mobs should be built like a player. Give them 10 skills minimum. Give them Traits and Dodge. Give them a unique mechanic. Heck, if there’s other mobs / the boss fight consists of more than one boss, give them the ability to combine their abilities and revive each other.

Mechanics

I feel there should be a simple rule:

For every tool in the game, there should be a counter and a situation where it’s especially effective. By tool I’m referring to a tactic, mechanic or skill.

This applies to both players and mobs.

For example:

Stacking

• Counter: Players fight on a platform. Stacking for more than 3 seconds results in the mob digging and bursting up from below, destroying that part of the platform. Stacking too much will result in no platform being left.
• Effective: Mob has a skill that deals reduced damage and reduced fear duration for every player it hits. Let’s call this skill Fear of the Dark, simply because I like Iron Maiden.

Dodging

• Counter: Mob has a skill that deals deals damage to Endurance.
• Effective: Mob has a skill that sets all skills onto a cooldown if not avoided. The chain would have the mob use Condition Removal and Stability before using this move so, unless you strip it, you can’t interrupt it.

Boons:

• Counter: Mob has a trait where they deal increased damage based on how many boons they have on them. Boon Stripping / Theft / Corruption counters this. Mob has a skill that steals boons and deals damage based on this.
• Effective: In pretty much any situation.

And so on.

I love. Traits, skills and combos to mobs!