Fair enough, but I think it’s the role it is intended to play. If it isn’t filling that role, then that should be addressed, but trying to band-aid that issue by adding invulnerability is ignoring whatever the underlying concern is.
And once again, most of the DPS revenant issues are due to weapon coefficients and condition application rate from those. Which are just numbers that need tweaking first, and mostly a situation where the weapon set meant to be high direct damage wasn’t available in the first place.
When was the last time you saw a main hand mace warrior in PvE for example?
That’s fine, but I still (as many others) have a problem with the lack of weapon swap. You just argued (indirectly) that most revenants will be running around with swords (since that’s the high direct damage weapon set). What if I want to switch to hammer to deal with an annoying enemy?
Still ppl forget few things:
I think Anet should go with Ritualist style of Gw1. So You actualy summon Legends via Weapons, and seal them in, rather than just use their raw power. In the end legend choices will be in Weapons set, rather than a purely skill.
Wielding Dual blades and Hammer will make you use Shiro and Jalis Legends, Dual swords and Staff will let you use Shiro and Ventari etc. Its will bring more choices and more build diversity.
This makes so much sense, though it would reduce build choice even further, which is already a major concern.
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Shro will be mandatory for any melee user. Lets hope his jade wind is unbreakable at least.
True, because breaking jade wind sounds terrible.
I think you should look at Death Shroud as an invulnerability of sorts. The difference is it has a damage cap with a maintenance cost (more like a damage shield I guess) instead of a fixed duration. on the plus side, it is much more flexible than a 3 second invuln with a 50 second cooldown.
I got the tar kicked out of me by the centaur repeatedly until I started using a rather simple combo: stealth+caltrops+whirling attack (not the one that jumps around….I think it was #5).
I didn’t play under the old system, but the current one makes a lot of sense to me. You can do a variety of different things and get ten points. I suppose they could have made each worth three (with a max of three) and given an extra point for 3/3, but I think that would have mostly confused people as to why they didn’t always get three. The system gives a lot of choice, while limiting the total you can get per day, which is fine by me.
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I’ve been playing since April. I’ve never had a crash until a few days ago, during Tequatl. After I had another today, I got suspicious and checked my temps which seemed high. I checked my dust filters, and sure enough, they were pretty bad. So, if you haven’t checked that, it’s a good idea.
The more I think about it, the more I think each elite skill should be a transformation into the legend in question (and that’s considering I don’t like transformations in general), complete with it’s own weapon & skills. On the surface, that doesn’t seem like it would really increase build options, but it ensures that you can mix any weapon with any two legends and make it work if you want (since no matter what you choose, you will always have an appropriate set of weapon skills at your disposal).
One of my absolute favorite things with my power-tank/well-bomber build is that I can take an enemy camp in WvW on my own. And by that, I mean I can fight everyone at the same time and come out in good health. It’s absolutely fantastic to almost look on NPCs with disdain at their power (also, being able to take on champ enemies solo is fun as hell)
Can you post the build? I’d like to see it.
I really appreciate wanting to have a more positive discussion (because, yeah, this forum) but feel the need to point out that a thread that focuses only on positives is no more healthy than one that has only negatives.
But back on topic, I’m still leveling (in the 50s). But my necro consistently can take on fights I never could have as a guardian or ranger (my other characters at this level or above) at this level. I can wreck entire groups of +4 or +5 enemies with relative ease. It’s just awesome how tanky necro is for a cloth-wearer.
I think what they are trying to say is that they want the skill to have the shorter cooldown without having to trait meditations for it.
There’s something bugging me since the first time I read about it.
To the people who buy the game through retail stores: Why did you do that? I mean no offense at all, I just want to understand why someone would prefer to buy a product through a third party (Something I tend to avoid every single time I can).
It was inexpensive at the time. I had just missed the $5 sale via the website when a friend said he wanted to try it, so I got it from GameStop instead.
I wonder if they are slow for just those that bought retail. A back seat if you would.
It is entirely possible there was a problem with delivery for accounts in that situation specifically. An update would be appreciated, though.
Man, if you think that’s annoying… Let’s just say the fun doesn’t end there.
I will quote Ilmatar.6709 from another thread and post in here.
I posted a thread with a similar idea: that hitting the weapon swap key would be like a “kit” that gave you a unique set of attack abilities based on the legend in question.
Same as janka, I registered my account with a code from Gamestop in February, and purchased HoT in-game 2 days after the option was available. still no character slot.. gonna chalk it up to a delay because i was one of the “third party registered players” and wait a week…. then i’ll fill out a ticket.
same here. I got it from Gamestop in April. No extra slot yet. No big deal, but hope it gets straightened out eventually. This is not a scrolling issue, because it says 5 of 6 in use right at the bottom, and the 6th slot came from prepurchase.
That would make the class feel even more predetermined than before. I rather not.
That’s definitely the down side, as I mentioned. But we definitely need the ability to switch between melee and ranged, don’t you think? Personally, I’d like the ability to weapon swap, but this was another way to add some variety and flexibility to the gameplay, while sticking to the theme.
The twist is: I use hammer instead of x/torch. I know it’s slow and well telegraphed and not that good at stacking burn… But if you hit somebody with basically any hammer skill while they have a few burn already is a death sentence for practically anyone.
As a pvp noob who is using carrion+Balthazar and a hammer with V/V/R, I’d also be interested in hearing more thoughts on this.
Also, if you were doing unranked/low-level pvp, would you use Mad King or stick with Balthazar/FL?
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I started a new thread. See what you think. https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/revenant/What-if-legends-included-a-second-weapon
Tl;dr each legend would have a weapon “kit” accessed by the normal weapon swap button.
Alright, I have an idea that doesn’t necessarily increase build diversity, but could increase gameplay diversity.
Basically, Revenant would still only have one weapon of its own, but each legend would come with its own set of weapon skills to swap in (using the weapon swap key to keep things simple). These skills could act like a transformation in the sense that damage could be determined by the equipped weapon. If you swapped legends while having the secondary weapon abilities active, you would switch to the secondary weapon abilities of the other legend, so weapon swap would be a toggle between your own weapon and that of the legend you are channeling.
This would make sure that no matter what legend you were channeling, you would have weapon skills that meshed well with that legend at your disposal. I like this option from a thematic standpoint. The down side, as already mentioned, is that it would add even more that was predetermined by choice of legend, which isn’t necessarily a good thing.
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I don’t think you want to auto-switch weapons when you switch legends, if that is what you mean. It would make more sense if you chose one weapon and your SECOND weapon you could switch to was based on the currently active legend.
Now THAT I like!
I really like the hammer abilities, personally.
I had wondered about the possibility of tying a weapon swap into using the elite skill, but changing the AA has some merit. Definitely needs something.
What would you think of having the elite skill being a transformation into the channeled legend (analogous to Lich form or something of that nature).
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I don’t know about your list, but I definitely think weapon swap would be good.
Seriously, I tried it out today and like what I see. I realize there will be more channels to pick from, but we will still only be able to equip two at a time. Given that those completely determine (at least for the moment) our heal, utility skills, and elite, having the ability to weapon swap doesn’t seem like too much to ask for.
I like the concept, and I can’t wait to start playing one for real, but it needs something else.
I have no interest in playing a human in an mmo. I spend enough time trying and failing to do that IRL. Kodan or Quaggan would be excellent.
I did this solo a few days ago. The whole thing took far too long and was rather anti-climactic, especially since I had enjoyed the rest of the PS so much. Basically, the pacing was really poor, though I could definitely see where it would have been more exciting with a full group. I think this is simply the trade off for being able to solo it now.
Something is screwed up. When I did this earlier, I went through the portal you clear in the part right before that, it took me to Silverwastes, not dry top. In addition, there was no marker anywhere in dry top and I had no idea who I was supposed to look for. At some point, I think it marked that step completed after I did the next thing.
Here’s what I think happened in your case:
Bobby,
just an FYI. I had something similar happen to me as the OP, but I didn’t start playing until April. I purchased season 2 and then, when I finished the personal story, ch 8 was active instead of ch 1, as it should have been.
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Most of it makes my guardian’s butt look too big. It’s a serious problem.
Hey there,
First things first, please speak for yourself, not for everyone.
Maybe I’m mistaken, but I think they are well aware of what’s going on and are doing their best to fix it as soon as possible. It’s only been a week and there were a ton of changes. Fixing the source of the problem may be more complicated than one might think.
At least these changes cane out ahead of the expansion so they can work the kinks out. But if it is really frustrating anyone that much, maybe taking a break for a few days, or avoiding play modes where it is a problem might be advisable.
Thank you for the replies. I actually switched from Virtue/Valor/Honor to V/V/Radiance this morning and made those two changes in Virtues and immediately felt much more powerful on my Hammer guardian. I really like Renewed Justice, because I actually use the active component of the virtue now.
Hey folks, I’m a noob, so apologies if I’m missing something obvious, but if you are using supreme justice and permeating wrath, you are giving up a lot of utility in the form of condition cleanse as well as a stun break/stability. I’m curious how people are compensating for that. Are you using Save Yourselves & Contemplation of Purity, or is this intended as a more offensive build with less utility? How about the stun break & stability (which seems pretty useful)?