Guild Wars 2

Well, I’m not saying I’m playing nomad, lol…but I don’t agree… 10 guardians in nomad would be fightining VG for so long that they would actually create more opportunity to a fail. On Gorseval they would wipe, and on Sabetha the same….your understanding of the idea of difficulty is faulty.

I think the LFR tool is perfect. We now just have to spread the word out so people start using it.

I was just pointing to the fact that topics like this one never succeed because elitists who don’t want many people to have their uber title and 2 mastery levels will always come and use their super arguments i presented above.
There were many suggestions how to make raids more accessible, now we just have to wait until the Q2 or Q3 update and see if arenanet listened (because they never actually confirmed they accept our feedback and working on improvements).

BloodyNine, I don’t know if that is funny or sad :)

Edit: for example, when i suggested raids should have story mode without rewards just to explore the area and see the story elements that are actually a prelude to LW3, I got crushed and obliterated by elitists who told me to go watch it on YouTube.

I will tell you what other people keep repeating to me:
Raids are supposed to be cleared only by the best players. If you can’t do it, you are just not good enough and you should play fractals instead. Also, any tools like improved lfg, easy mode, or practise mode would completely negate what raids are about.

….with their comments about “bucket of tears” I think the raid dev team shares this ideology with them.

I will keep on dreaming Like with SAB…. I will never forget. SAB OR RIOT!

I agree with that completely. In my opinion, every HoT story achievement should give one point. That would make adventures completely optional. Not to mention the fact that 1 point for the whole act of achievements is laughable and sad.

Clear you cache or something

Well, but that is the problem with a whole service. Players playing outside of Europe and USA don’t have their own server, which is a problem.

If the designer have to take ping into account, they can’t design much. High ping means you can’t play PvP, raids, high level fractals, and WvW. So what do these people with ping issues expect? …they should keep asking for oceanic server, not easier difficulty

^^ exactly that is my issue. You use spirit weapons, you lose half of your defensive abilities. The pay off? 30 seconds of having a summon.

If weapons really have to stay like this, ArenaNet at least make them at least twice as fast so they never miss their target. However, in my opinion, spirit weapons deserve a major overhaul – and not by deleting them and giving them to a future specialisation. The way we operate them is fine, but they need to be faster, last until they die and have some stunbreak/boon/ anything that adds some mechanic. And bow should shoot enemies…healing volley as a command is fine. Shield needs to be quicker and stick to the guardian and they should be able to move while they cast the deflective bubble

Exactly….and the most important masteries are just nunoch wallows, updraft gliding, jumping mushrooms and exalted language. If you can’t get more mastery points, well….don’t give up and try to get better. Silver on adventures can be done by anyone.

The fact that putting masteries behind mini games is a total nonsense is a completely different matter.

40 times? I killed him 0 where do you all get so many skilled friends? :’(

Yep, it’s a bad design. Thankfully I found out about it during the first few masteries so before I went doing story steps in HoT, I made sure I have enough space in my XP bar so the large chunk of exp from the story is not lost. The same goes for XP from doing fractals.

Try to read it again Bomber. You missed some crucial parts of his findings.

BTW fuj!!! on your cheating jimbo jambo.

Getting GWAMM now will take you years. Is it really worth it? Actually, I’m not even sure if it is possible. You need 50 unclaimed minis and some of them cannot be earned anymore. I suggest you just go through the story, get some HoM rewards and when You stop having fun there, come back.

I already wrote about this issue 16 days ago. ArenaNet should investigate this for sure. At first I thought it is some Chinese child workers clicking on TP and collecting gold for their gold selling slave master, but BOTs are actually more logical. It seems like somebody tapped onto the TP webpage and can access it faster than in game, thus making this possible.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Lower-sell-price-on-TP-Good-profit-No/5942314

I’m sure Jon Smith and his team have a lot of data and that appropriate actions will be taken.

Chameleon Dude.1564:

Mortifer.2946:

I have never found a map in which people split among all the outposts during night and actually defended them. In the end, every map succeed in killing all 5 bosses but the meta event progress bar always stops at around 98%, thus, I still don’t have my bladed coat box. And I think I never will….

If that happens, get to ground level and find an extra event. Anything. Kick and scream in the map chat until people come to help with it. So many people seem to give up when the meta’s not quite done, but the bosses are dead – it’s worrying.

I counted even the time doing events after the bosses are dead. I really never achieved it even though I felt like I’m sprinting through the map doing everything possible. And it wasn’t like other people stopped playing. There is just never enough time left. 2 minutes at max.

fishball.7204:

Not this again. Please.

Timers are there so you can’t run 10 nomads hammer guardians and tank your way through every fight.

And what is wrong about that? Weren’t we supposed to play the way we want?

Yes I experienced the same with those teleportation aeoes. Something on it is definitely bugged.

I have it on Ctrl+F and I never had a problem

Hi, I like your idea and I have another one how to improve it. Is it possible to add there some bulletin board where people can post their Looking For Raid Group messages?

OP> DH is actually pretty weak. I consider myself a fairly good guardian and what they did recently is that guardian, in any build, is almost a total crap.

If you are going to yell “nerf!” at something, look at necromancers, and as mentioned above, scrappers.

BTW, Dragon’s Maw is on SO long CD it can’t be nerfed any more. Just leave guardians be.

I don’t get it… leveling warrior seemed always harder for me that guardian…. guardian is easy.

OKAY, OP <—-here.

My bone of contention is that there used to be: bunker and burst (that branches more). Now, there is just burst. There are literally necros who charge you and you are dead in 5-6 seconds. And you can’t do anything about it, because they lock you in total fear. Thieves just have to press 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 and occasionally teleport away and stealth. Revenants just come to you, troll you around, and when you get them to 1% they press their magic button which fully heals them and on top of it they give you chill and run away (trolling level 9000).

Yeah, this is what I don’t like. And it DOES seem that there are just mesmers necros and thieves…. This new HoT crap skills brought so much confusion on the battlefield…When chronomancer and necro pop their AoEs I don’t see kitten and actually it doesn’t matter, because if they pop it, you are insta-dead.

For defenders of this kitten, I have just one message: enjoy your burst psycho play. I’m out, even for dailies.

I have never found a map in which people split among all the outposts during night and actually defended them. In the end, every map succeed in killing all 5 bosses but the meta event progress bar always stops at around 98%, thus, I still don’t have my bladed coat box. And I think I never will….

1. Free to play = Central tyria, always.
2. Expansion areas = purchase needed
3. Each new expansion is bundled with previous expansions for 1 price

So I just wanted to tell you thank you for ruining it.

That NPC that teleports you there is also gone.

I don’t get it…what was wrong with it? Why did you have to remove it? I managed to glide over there before getting teleported and I see that all NPCs are gone. So you totally deleted that place, but it doesn’t make any sense.

Wiki is written by players, not ArenaNet. It doesn’t really represent their plans (as those may change)

Anet should bring back at least what is possible to bring back. Like soloable Tower of Nightmares, or soloable marionette fight….everything should be soloable with the help of NPCs, just to see the grandness of those things

Triggerbrand.8072:

This is the content I signed up for. Seeing the cries and anguish of stubborn players. It fills me with strength.

I run a Guardian Tank and a Chronotank. I run whatever is needed. Yet I have the Eternal Title. Oh no I can’t raid :^)

lol yeah I get it that it might be a lot of fun for some people

In my opinion, it sounds like the boss doesn’t know what skill to cast and I think it is a bug. The best would be if CC phase would make his 2 AoE skills on full cooldown, so there is no problem in moving him.

skill 1 is not the problem…. 2, 3, 4 and 5 is

2 needs longer leap
3 needs shorter CD
4 needs shorter CD
5 needs to be casted while running and shorter CD

but there are other weapons that need some love too….
Sword:
1 needs boost,
2 is ok
3 needs boost and turn of the root
4…oh it doesn’t have 4 xD

Staff:
1 is ok,
2 is too slow and detonating it shouldn’t make the CD longer (at least not that much)
3 is perfect
4 needs to be casted while running
5 needs shorter CD

Shield is perfect.

Focus 4 needs much faster projectile

Torch 4 needs to remove conditions from the caster too
Torch 5 throwing skill cast should be faster + the fireball should travel faster. If the throwing part is not activated, the skill should go on 50% cooldown

And there we are, back in the conclusion that only omni players playing multiple toons can enjoy the fun in the long run. Single toon players are in the mercy of a current state of the game.

I think what is worth the most is to have fun and not to die. …with all respect

Ah sorry guys I still don’t get it why is it so important for you to cross some DPS line. In my opinion, any damage that is above 20K per second is so freaking high it doesn’t really matter if someone can dish out 3K more (or less).

We all know it, but people just like to push things to the limits.

Nerthus.3592:

Don’t think that they are clunky, but imho Shield of Courage should be insta cast and Wings of Resolve should work exactly as a GS #3 leap instead of ground target.

Jesus! you can’t be serious….it would be totally useless and good bye to a perfect utility for the hardest jumping puzzles out there.

Hunter.4783:

Mortifer.2946:

Hunter.4783:

Mortifer.2946:

According to the tests of the CURATOR of guardian for PVE section on metabattle, it has the third best sustained DPS among all professions that actually beats burst DPS of GS/LB guardian. It is a completely new build made possible post 26th patch because of the nerfs of other classes. I get the scepticism, but this guy knows what he is saying. Also, he mentioned he will make some spread sheets so he can present the actual damage.

That is horsekitten.

Rev lost 10% from sword but gained a boost to sword #2. Damage loss is probably a 5% if less if you use a flawless rotation now and are mindful of your energy.

Revs are not affected by the aclarity nerf. You mean to tell me hammer guard is magically above rev and ele post patch? LOL!

According to some wiser players than me, yes it is, if you are comparing it with revenant that keeps up group protection.

It doesn’t matter, whether you upkeep fury might or fury protection gives you exactly the same thing as a rev. Remember you are hopping back and forth between legends.

If you upkeep protection and nature you will find protection last just about the entire time you are in dwarf.

Your rotations will be the same;! I don’t see how it’s lower than guard tbh

I’m sorry, I’m not a person to answer this question. If it were on me, I would scrap the whole revenant thingy and go back to classic guild wars 2.

insanemaniac.2456:

Mortifer.2946:

insanemaniac.2456:

you dont “need” a tag
use a marker
the new squad markers are excellent

true but what if I want to lead the squad :P or there is no commander

in terms of leading the squad you might be out of luck. perhaps being a lieutenant is good enough? idk, i havent tried.

if theres no commander, ask LA map chat to create/invite/(promote)/leave. or post an LFG. there are tons of nice people with tags around, especially if you perhaps offer them 50s-1g.

I can actually stay lieutenant even if the commander completely leaves the squad?

Hunter.4783:

Mortifer.2946:

According to the tests of the CURATOR of guardian for PVE section on metabattle, it has the third best sustained DPS among all professions that actually beats burst DPS of GS/LB guardian. It is a completely new build made possible post 26th patch because of the nerfs of other classes. I get the scepticism, but this guy knows what he is saying. Also, he mentioned he will make some spread sheets so he can present the actual damage.

That is horsekitten.

Rev lost 10% from sword but gained a boost to sword #2. Damage loss is probably a 5% if less if you use a flawless rotation now and are mindful of your energy.

Revs are not affected by the aclarity nerf. You mean to tell me hammer guard is magically above rev and ele post patch? LOL!

According to some wiser players than me, yes it is, if you are comparing it with revenant that keeps up group protection.

Thorwyn.8469:

Mortifer.2946:

Thank you for the answer. One more question about VG. If it happens that I have to go ranged, should I trade LB for hammer or mace/shield?

For Mace/Shield.
Go melee with the hammer and when you have to go into a circle, swap to longbow and the swap back to hammer when being in melee range again. But yeah, as I said, you will lose quite some dps.

Okay thank you I understand… it would be just a last resort…ah, how I hate this min/maxing mentality of general raiding community xD does it matter whether I shoot 15K for few seconds while on green AOE? hh…

Dinosaurs, thank you for your input. I agree with what you say about PUG mentality, but it always changes…once majority of them see guardians as a viable option in famous guild raiding videos, it shouldn’t be that hard to find a spot. And it is true I can use it on Rev/Warr, if I ever decide on playing them.

Thorwyn.8469:

Mortifer.2946:

Thorwyn.8469:

Rising Dusk.2408:

Amicable Pugs.4503:

Hammer guard is 23k+ while losing nothing from using protection.

Jeez wow, is it really? Is the build on Metabattle accurate for rotation or is there any other stipulation on hitting that number? It just feels so much higher than I’m used to seeing even fully buffed in fractals.

Yep, that’s about the numbers I got as well.

If you get the chance to be fully buffed: Banners+EA+Spotter+GotL+25 might+fury+quickness+frost spirit+rev ferocity+seaweed salad (I think I got all now), you might even reach 25k.

And yeah, as “Amicable Pugs”(why does your nickname have to be kitten?!?) said, you basically cant really do something wrong. Just auto attack and you’ll reach that high numbers.

That’s great to hear Thor
Now I will be a little noobish and ask, if it is still viable to have guard with this build in squad even without this optimal composition you just listed. And actually, how exactly should look the composition of the squad (squad group in which the DH is) to achieve these numbers?

Yeah sure it is, but I have to say, you might run into some kind of issues.

VG for example, you need 4ppl for the green AoE circle, preferably ranged dps classes so you wont lose out dmg. You might be able to equip a LB if you have to do it, but you will notice the dps loss.

Gorseval should be kinda fine. The large symbols and his hitbox will keep your modifier. Together to this, you do have Aegis, so you dont need to dodge the knockback attack, you can just block it.

And last but not least, Sabetha, that fight is perfekt. You can just stand there and swing your hammer. :p The Aegis there helps to block the cannon, as well as timed bombs and in case you got a nec there as well, you are helping him with healing his minions.

But yeah, Im not saying, that guardian is the best way to go. But if you want to play it and you enjoy playing it, it is by far not the worst option you can take.

Thank you for the answer. One more question about VG. If it happens that I have to go ranged, should I trade LB for hammer or mace/shield?

I just realized reforging armor into zerk and weapons into assassin will cost me just ~45 gold with rebuying all runes and sigils (i got one Force in bank), which is what I have on my account So I will definitely give it a try

Thorwyn.8469:

Rising Dusk.2408:

Amicable Pugs.4503:

Hammer guard is 23k+ while losing nothing from using protection.

Jeez wow, is it really? Is the build on Metabattle accurate for rotation or is there any other stipulation on hitting that number? It just feels so much higher than I’m used to seeing even fully buffed in fractals.

Yep, that’s about the numbers I got as well.

If you get the chance to be fully buffed: Banners+EA+Spotter+GotL+25 might+fury+quickness+frost spirit+rev ferocity+seaweed salad (I think I got all now), you might even reach 25k.

And yeah, as “Amicable Pugs”(why does your nickname have to be kitten?!?) said, you basically cant really do something wrong. Just auto attack and you’ll reach that high numbers.

That’s great to hear Thor
Now I will be a little noobish and ask, if it is still viable to have guard with this build in squad even without this optimal composition you just listed. And actually, how exactly should look the composition of the squad (squad group in which the DH is) to achieve these numbers?

insanemaniac.2456:

you dont “need” a tag
use a marker
the new squad markers are excellent

true but what if I want to lead the squad :P or there is no commander

Guys, please, make this a thing and show some videos then i will have to decide whether to farm gold for a commander tag or a change of gear

It says the virtue has 0 casting time (or rather it does not say anything about it)
However, in reality there is like 0,5 or 1 sec casting time during which the ability can be interrupted. Also, it should really be look at because it also works as a stun breaker if traited, and I have a feeling it doesn’t do what it should.

Can we get creatures with less CC abilities? I don’t like this direction much. Also, can you tone down the CC-lock of centaurs in Gendarrian Fields during that big event in the town (sorry forgot the name)?

True, he can change trade self defense + regen and heal and knockback for GS or LB…. I would say rather GS because of skills 2 3 and 5….. it all depends on the party composition