yea but there are only three fields to blast u can either heal, gain might or frost armor and thats it
Im running this here:
ever since i started playing ele staff ive used arcane wave in every build. i cant get away from it for some reason.. how valuable is it to us compared to arcane shield or any other good ones… lightning flash etc.
oh and i mainly command in wvw or if im not doin that im roaming
IF i ran fresh air this is what i would run:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJArYhMMacW4wnBdEBEAGpkQoAwwdwPQ8JoCEDB-TVRSwAUU+BY/hjKBrpHAq6PkCQWlRA-w
The synergy with One With Air and Fresh Air is cool. Especially for scepter to keep some distance. utilities are mainly defensive because the lack of defense….
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Hello, ive been seeing many threads about OP this OP that, pertaining to rangers and previously theives and hambow wars etc.
I get a feeling that many players may not know what over powered means because the term is used so often, and in many cases where the person using the term is wrong about their accusations, this could be because this game has three main “game modes”:
Pve
Pvp
Wvw
Being extremely strong in ONE situation against ONE build does not make a class or build op.
Example:
Burst ele vs terror-mancer. Most burst eles have very little condi remove. This does not mean terror-mancers are op. It simply means that the terror-mancer counters the ele.
Now pit that same terror-mancer to a stability warrior. Obviously the outcome will be different given the skill level of each player is the same. Since the necro spent many of his traits in to damage on fear or even duration runes, much of his power is negated by the stability.
A more recent example and a hot topic: rangers
LB ranger vs d/p thief
*Note that these examples are under the assumption that each player is at the same skill lvl.
So the LB excels at ranged damage. And very high burst. A d/p thief is amazing at sticking to their target. The thief can apply many blinds to the ranger and use shadow shot to stick right on the enemy. The outcome could go either way, but the thief should win if they dodge properly and use black powder to its fullest.
So these are some examples of non op-ness. So lets look at op now.
The old hambow war:
This build was incredibly powerful.
Hambows use the hammer traits to dominate their oppenent.
In wvw:
They were unstoppable with -%40 condi duration. Now they do not have great movespeed, but if you get in range of the hambow war you will get cc chained.
1v1 duels?
The majority of the other classes and builds have a very tough time handling one hambow war, and i bet. That if you put in the ring a hambow war with the same skill lvl as his opponent, he will win.
Pvp:
Not only were the hambow warriors hard hitting. They can take a beating. Most of them ran sigs which made them tougher and passively regen hp. They can easily take opponents on points.
Overpowered is a term to be used when a build or class dominates in multiple aspects of the game and the majority of the time. This is a rare occurrence and usually happens as the games are being released, and it eventually gets balanced.
This thread is not to say anyone is OP, but it is to say you need to give valid points on why you think a particular build is op.
Feel free to add
Your using two utility skills to chain together a meer 10 sec invuln. Judt kite and wait it out. You have 50 secs when he has both of those down, leaving one utility a heal and an elite.
you should move over to the guardian forums! they would be gald to help new guardians. i dont play much guard
Edit: if yes how much info would you like us to post about the build we want to share
It can be a specific build, in which case link the build itself, or it can be general, like spectral builds.
And non-meta builds are just fine, it lets us bring up why they aren’t meta.
Okay well this is my commandamancer build:
Overview:
This build i use is for WvW commanding and Dungeons. The main point of this build is to be able to last in big fights while commanding and while debuffing with vuln. this build relies a good amount on death shroud as it is our buffing and debuffing form. you can easily stay in DS for 10 secs at minimum
Pros:
-perm swiftness
-heavy might stacking.. can get 25 easily.
-heavy vuln stacking, can also get 25 easily.
-huge tank capabilities. 21k hp and 2.8k tough
- great condi remove
Con:
-Damage is average
- susceptible to condis in about 18 sec windows
Why Dungeons with this?
- my main reason is the vuln stacking. 25 stacks means 25% more damage on all physical attacks that you AND your allies do. so 25% more damage from 5 people….
-The utilities obviously change depending on the dungeon.
So would you like us to post builds? Or suggestions on what we want to see?
I have a build to share, but id also like to see a mobile staff buildfor wvw
Edit: if yes how much info would you like us to post about the build we want to share
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Cool. Im working till 2:30 est then ill be on. What times do yu usually gather? And the necro i use is a might stack/ vuln debugf power build. very tanky hits hard too. I also play staff ele i just might need some guidance because i dont main ele. My fav class is ranger and i can adapt to any class but i pref not warrior or guard.
Excellent group of guys and gals and even be fighters. Ran with them for a long time while in DH and it was always a pleasure. Keep up the good work MEAN!
Is this prae from RED that use to be on DR?
Hey i jst posted on a different MEAN thread. Intersted in joining im from FA but i can transfer. I play ele necro ranger. Followed by thief mesmer engi. And i dnt bother with guard and war. All lvl 80 exos at least. Lookin for some small group wvw stuff.
Still recruiting? I pref small wvw parties then huge all guildies zerg. I have all 80s only ones i dont play is guard war. I mainly play ranger necro mesmer. Then thief ele engi
also im not sure if blind effects this.. it shouldnt
it works everytime on frost field staff for me… havent had probs lately
they changed axe auto and dagger auto i can tell
The only thing I use out of those you mentioned was soul reaping lol dont use staff or minions and that ds change was a while back before i even played necro
Hey guys im lookin for an active guild in fort aspen, I play ranger necro ele thief mesmer.. i mainly play wvw and pvp but i do spend some time in Pve
i use the sig condi remove and im currently using s/h becvaues of my fury needs and swift
edit: jst re read ur post.. i was confused because my original build had survival of the fittest with all survival skills lol
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i switched out somethings i dont use the same trait set up i use 6/3/0/5/0
did they increase the LF pool?
oh poo well idk my LF seems like it drains really really slow now. and it seems im getting alot of LF while in DS i watch the meter and it is very hard to drop me idk why it jst seems better then 4 months ago
Hey im coming back from ranger i havent played my necro in about 4 months so i hopped on today and played some spvp… last five matches i played i didnt die or get downed once….. what in the hell did they buff..
This is the build i am using:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fRAQRBIhdG2IJN12WcjPNs3m4XokuDGhAAqwk6vILCWA-T1RGABA8EA4TJogq/Az+DIp8LgTCAa6HAA-w
Also what is plague blast…
Hey guys im looking for a guild in fort aspen that does all types of stuffs.. i have 6 80s been playing for mad long.. mainly play ranger mesmer necro ele thief in that order. looking for an active chat too
did you even read my question?
Hmmmm Okay well here is my build:
With that said what in your opinion what would be better for this build? GS? or S/WH?
Things to note:
with 25 stacks of perception, i have 46% CR CH, and then with fury that bumps to 66% CR CH. also as you can see i have rage runes which adds duration and 5% dmg while under fury.
Im not seeing the dps in sword. ive been using it with warhorn because fury is important in my build, but when i have it out it jst doesnt seem as beneficial to me as the gs, because i can get fury on gs attacks when traited and deal 5% more dmg.
I thought sword has more survivability? With the leaps and evades compared to an auto evade and a 3 sec block and a leap
ive been using owl and eagle for dmg
Okay ive been using gs and lb mainly, and i was thinking of switching to sword dagger maybe. What are the advatages to using sword dagger, and what are the advantages to using gs?? pls help!!
Havent played in a few months, wondering if i can use both sigil of acc and sigil of force on my gs or lb
i use LB and GS i can use the LB fine but i always struggle with the GS. idk how to use the GS well, and ive been thinking about switching to axe or Sword.. any tips or comments?
Im using this http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQJATRjEq0xaJLusQ1ag8gadAkArdrjw9XsEx9B7m5A-TVCBABGt/we6Cs4BA0whA4MlgYpM7T1fA4KAklSDSBQxyI-w
Wondering how viable this is.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQJATRjEq0xaJLusQ1ag8gadAkArdrjw9XsEx9B7m5A-TVCBABGt/we6Cs4BA0whA4MlgYpM7T1fA4KAklSDSBQxyI-w
Ive used this a bit in wvw and seems to work fine. has good condi remove high tough and hp and i hit around 8k with LB#2. I only hit about 4-5k mauls tho =[
Is this okay for aura mancer?
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQFAWnMISLDW6A2NAdEIgAQIP9a0gBSMqnoLA-T1BBABAcBAw4BAYp6PZp8TRdAFt/wZKBBA-w
Hey guys ive been away since LA first got destroyed by mia.. have we had any buffs or nerfs since then? im bad at forums and cant find updates
Hey guys ive been away since LA got first got destroyed by mia.. have we had any buffs/ nerfs since then?? i play mainly staff.
I am doing well with this aura build.
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fFAQJAodhMMqb23wsBdEBIAC5o92FUgR1E9A-TJRHwAFOBAY2fAwDA4YZAA
I use same traits diff runes and armor i have like 2.6k att 2.5k tough and 15k hp or somethin like that and 33% crit chance and 191% crit dmg or domethin
I like remove condi on hit :p the only real way to get condi remove is water 30 this wuld give us another reliable way
yea didnt realize until today in spirit watch you can go in to ds with out dropping orb
Wow, I love all the constructive feedback in here.
Considering the player is a veteran who knows enough to have 80 tomes gathered, I would say the feedback has been appropriate. In fact, anyone that thinks they can play any class appropriately through ‘buying’ their way to 80 isn’t going to get much guidance from players commenting on their builds … the barrier in this case isn’t any particular trait or gear. Playing is an integral part of the game for a reason.
You don’t need to lvl up your character all the way to lvl 80 in order to learn how to play it. Doing exploration and heart quests is pretty boring after 2 years being playing the game. And the way you play your class during the leveling can be very different from the way you will play in pvp or dungeons or wvw.
Like rangers for example, the most efficient way to lvl up is by going bearbow, but that setup is completely trash in other game modes, so the player needs to re-learn how to play if he wants to be decent in a dungeon for example.
Leveling is there just to make you waste time before you can reach the endgame.
its alright i went to a diff forum where the people are more constructive and more welcome to new guards they can close this now
and thanks thadd helped some =3
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thats not my point the fire 20 trait should stack in duration when you activate a sig. i honestly want them to be all fire aura so i can proc blinding ashes
call me crazy but i run condi lololol
on the subject of runes i think youd be better off with defensive runes this seems like a decap build how well does it kill? with that being said id use earth or melandru
wut0.o
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Why doesnt the flame barrier stack in durattion with signet activstion?? Doesnt make sense imo
hey i jst transfered to FA lookin for a guild. i have my com tag if that helps
thanks will try ah
Hi im looking for a NIGHT guild EST. my work schedule makes it hard for me to play during the day so im mostly on 10pm-4am. Im looking for a guild mainly that does guild missions at night… between the time i mentioned.
was talking to someone in game and he wanted to know my build for d/f so here it is. others can jst ignore this
I have nothing else to use tomes on all my others are 80.