Guild Wars 2

Start throwing around the term “Forgemaster” and you bring me back to Shadowbane.

Score check for those of us at the office please!

azizul.8469:

MrSilver.5269:

Furiousbeard.7602:

Hmmm I guess the truth IS a good defence after all

Lesson learned Mr Silver

The gate was up at full.

i’m not sure what happenned, but i saw few times this week our enemy rezzing people through gate, which is confirmed “not an intended game play” by ANET a.k.a. exploiting….. this could be the case…. i don’t know…

Exactly.

Furiousbeard.7602:

Hmmm I guess the truth IS a good defence after all

Lesson learned Mr Silver

The gate was up at full.

MattyP.6954:

I play a perfectly viable flametank in wvwvw. I have no idea what everyone is kittening about.

I have been as well, although FT is not where it needs to be yet.

It needs either a slight damage boost, or a reduction in cast time for #1.

I would also like to see a blast finisher and a PBAOE damage component added to the #5 skill.

Female human elementalist in [RemH] is completely classless.

What Kan guild is [RemH]?

What’s the latest score?

WyldKat.4712:

Lanimal.6541:

Translation: Bring the Lube next week

Isn’t that one of the items in the standard engineer’s kit, along with bubblegum, baling wire, duct tape, and alcohol (the drinky kind)?

Nope they N-erfed lube in the latest patch.

Lupanic.6502:

Many Mesmer have no condition remove possibilities. From my point of view condition damage based builds works well against mesmer.

Very nice to know!

Thanks!

Thank you Chungiee… that’s exactly what I do when facing a mesmer, and I still seem to always lose. Not saying I’m the best pvper that has ever existed or anything, but I have been pvping in mmos since 1999 so I can confidently say I’m not the worst, or at least not the most inexperienced.

Thanks again for your reply.

I really appreciate it.

Thank you!

15 Characters

I can beat every other class, but can’t for the life of me beat a mesmer 1v1. I’ve never rolled a mesmer to learn the class, which admittedly is my first mistake.

Obviously there are variations of mesmer builds, so no strategy would apply in all circumstances, but I’m really hoping that some engineers share some tips on how to take on arguably the best 1v1 class in the game.

Thank in advance for your kind responses.

Furiousbeard.7602:

JudgeD.5673:

Well, I learned something new today. Some ppl are willing to chase someone across a map to get a kill, leading me to conclude Anet buffed player drops. It couldn’t be for just a loot bag, no?

When they caught you and killed you, was there any laughing, dancing or kneeling over your face?

Doubtful, as his signature reveals that he doesn’t play on FA.

Turn it into a mobile 1400 range bazooka kit.

draxynnic.3719:

It also synergises well with the elixir gun. The KR nerf is a significant hit in that area, but to be perfectly honest I tended to regard that as more ‘nice to have’ than essential.

I’ve been playing around with a flamethrower elixir gun guild for largescale wvw and pve. The FT does decent damage to zerg balls, and there is a bit of a psychological effect of bathing your enemies in flame.

The two kits in tandem are great for kiting as well FT #3 EG #4, plus either overcharged from rifle or shield #4.

I’m using the combo more in a support role though.

I do think the FT damage for #1 need to be increased. It takes a while to ramp up through the entire damage spectrum, and is close range. I would think that it should get a 15-20% increase to really increase FT’s viability.

Epic fight at the South East starter camp on FA. Good fight guys.

I think FA looks good in red.

It suits them.

Anyone else?

I guess I spoke too soon… I should have said attacking our base.

Kain taking our base in EB is indisputable proof that we are 2v1ing FA.

Saweth You Him.9047:

MrSilver.5269:

Saweth You Him.9047:

MrSilver.5269:

I heard that all three Tier I servers are also attacking FA.

No wonder they are in last place.

Where did you hear that?

Wolf Blitzer.

I’m pretty sure that is not true. Why would Wolf Blitzer, a successful news anchor, make bogus comments about FA?

Ratings.

Saweth You Him.9047:

MrSilver.5269:

I heard that all three Tier I servers are also attacking FA.

No wonder they are in last place.

Where did you hear that?

Wolf Blitzer.

I heard that all three Tier I servers are also attacking FA.

No wonder they are in last place.

Gotta love the FA troll spy placing flame rams.

To the FA Norn Warrior from The Select Few, thank you very much for the fight. I enjoyed my revenge.

Digs.8435:

Prove ’em wrong or keep running.

Running away from third place.

Thanks! that really clears it up.

I’m 6/6 cent so swiftness is never an issue. Guess I can skip it!

I was thinking of giving the flamethrower a try in massive zerg v zerg just for kicks and giggles.

Yeah… my ele is only level 10 and I don’t have the energy to play it.

Has anyone played around with the VIII trait in the inventions line: Power Shoes 25% faster movement speed in combat?

Does anyone know if this faster than 33% swiftness in combat?

Score check…

TC took the lead again early this morning before I had to go to work.

What is it now?

Tearofsoul.9843:

RPers start handing out loot bags in their own BL, so much fun, so much fun…

I got 5 levels of FA lootbags tonight. Thank you so much for your contribution. How is the weather in distant 3rd?

Is it just me or is that the worst build calculator ever?

And cleaning formula.

Looks like my new build just got a buff (50% increase damage for surprise shot).

“Surprise Shot skill: Increased damage by 50%.”

It tastes so good when it hits the lips!!!

When I logged off yesterday afternoon TC had pushed to under 1,000 for 2nd. I took last night off to read World War Z, and woke up to a completely different landscape. Looks like TC stepped it up big time. Can someone give a recap of the evening festivities?

Hella fun fights in KN at TC’s breakout tower. Two waves of pure fun. Thanks for the great fights!

I prefer a balanced approach to my stats.

I shoot for:
2,000 power
1,700 precision
1,100 toughness
1,300 vitality

I then use 6/6 cent runes (power) in soldier’s armor (p/v/t), and have berserker jewels (P/P/Crit Damage), and eat precision/crit damage food, and artisan maintenance oil.

Here is my build (cut and paste): http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-V70;2sPkq0u53UFx0;9;5J-JT;158;235-17B;66Rk06Rk0d

You failed to mention the AoE nerf that may destroy a large portion of our damage.

I love my nostromo, and also have a naga, but prefer the logitech over the naga because the buttons are larger.

I switched my build up over the weekend, and really enjoyed the results.

(Cut and paste link)

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-V70;2sPkq0u53UFx0;9;5J-JT;158;235-17B;66Rk06Rk0d

It is sort of a combo between static discharge 100nades, and tankcat.

I went 30 into tools, picked up adrenal implement for perma vigor and 10% more damage when endurance full. Coupled with rifle mod and you have 20% increase to damage.
With food I currently have 81% crit damage, and 42% crit before fury, and 52% crit when target is under 50% health (target the weak).

I was hitting for well over 2K with throw wrench each way, without factoring in the additional damage from static discharge. I still had just under 20K hit points, and had enough toughness from P/V/T armor that I didn’t feel too squishy. Gear shield, elixir S, and another elixir S from self-regulating defenses allowed me to reset almost every single 1v1 I had, and I only died over the weekend if facing insurmountable odds.

I was also surprised to see how much damage I was able to do with surprise shot from the toolbelt on a (I wanna say) 7 3/4 second cool-down.

I was seeing some big crits of 5k with blunderbus and jump shot. People were clearly panicking by the up front damage. Auto attack hits for around 1.5 -1.7Kish.

Prybar is just amazing as well.

I’m using all berserker trinkets and 6/6 rune of the cent for added power, and perma switftness from med-kit.

Thanks to all the previous builds that I have borrowed from.

This is my rifle build:

6/6 rune of cent p/v/t armor berserker jewels and rifle (accuracy signet)

Precision/crit damage food and artisan maintenance oil.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-V70;2sPkq0u53UFx0;9;5J-JT;158;235-17B;66Rk06Rk0d

You have to cut and paste the link.

Score update?

And bumping thread ’case it dropped to page 2.

I switched my build up over the weekend, and really enjoyed the results.

http://intothemists.com/calc/?build=-V70;2sPkq0u53UFx0;9;5J-JT;158;235-17B;66Rk06Rk0d

It is sort of a combo between static discharge 100nades, and tankcat.

I went 30 into tools, picked up adrenal implement for perma vigor and 10% more damage when endurance full. Coupled with rifle mod and you have 20% increase to damage.

With food I currently have 81% crit damage, and 42% crit before fury, and 52% crit when target is under 50% health (target the weak).

I was hitting for well over 2K with throw wrench each way, without factoring in the additional damage from static discharge. I still had just under 20K hit points, and had enough toughness from P/V/T armor that I didn’t feel too squishy. Gear shield, elixir S, and another elixir S from self-regulating defenses allowed me to reset almost every single 1v1 I had, and I only died over the weekend if facing insurmountable odds.

I was also surprised to see how much damage I was able to do with surprise shot from the toolbelt on a (I wanna say) 7 3/4 second cool-down.

I was seeing some big crits of 5k with blunderbus and jump shot. People were clearly panicking by the up front damage. Auto attack hits for around 1.5 -1.7Kish.

Prybar is just amazing as well.

I’m still using all berserker trinkets and 6/6 rune of the cent for added power, and perma switftness from med-kit.

Thanks to all the previous builds that I have borrowed from.

Nice save in Stonemist Kaening. We were a hair away before you saved the day.

MentalPause.9183:

I had a question though: Have you thought about dropping some vitality for extra toughness? I’m a huge fan of toughness and I think if you balanced the two stats out a little more you’ll see your survivability go up, especially considering the sheer amount of boons you have rolling at any given time. Protection, Regen, Vigor, pretty much everything has me thinking that you shouldn’t need over 20k hp with this build.

Agreed.

I’ve been running 0/30/20/20/0

In addition to the extra toughness I really like 20 into inventions (or at least 15) for automated medical response minor trait.

Asudementio.8526:

I have seen some groups on TC taunt and emote their dead opponents but only when that opponent or opposing guild has been overtly disrespectful or made a habit of taunting Toasters. That said- there are times to dance on corpses and times to bow respectfully and i am sure we can all accept that unless we have all the details of the situation we are just speculating motives.

i.e. players from the guild [war].

I’m having the same problem as well.

Nice build. I like it.