Guild Wars 2

MOAR bumps. My apologies…

OP edit the title to SUGGESTION.

CMM.6712:

I care about PVE.
I care about WVW.
I care about PVP.
I am a Guild Wars 2 player.

Exactly.

I just don’t understand how anyone can be so selfish to deny people from playing GW2 the way they want, PvP growth would be good FOR THE WHOLE game, yet this guy is complaining, REALLY?

Wake up OP.

CureForLiving.5360:

If we’re going get to anther break between season 2 and 3 (oh I so hope not) the least they can do is give us SAB (even if there isn’t any new content).

This seems reasonable.

Lupanic.6502:

Is it possible to write the log into a file?

DIS PLEASE!

There is a merged thread, why do you insist on creating more wasteful threads?

You are also not adding to whats already been said a million and 1 times.

Raids.
More maps.
PvP maps.
More dungeons.
More weapons.
More classes.

ALL are more important than rehashing old content, no matter how fun you may have found it.

Harbinger.8637:

More people might be interested in pvp, if we haven’t been playing only conquest for over two years.

Amen. Or at least so little variety in conquest.

Vayne.8563:

Most people aren’t interested in Ballet, but I have no object to ads in the paper for a performance.

THIS!

And you would be surprised in how many actually play PvP on a regular basis, would be willing to bet more than half the player base go to PvP on a daily or bi-daily basis.

ArrDee.2573:

Novuake.2691:

Giving up what exactly?

A block and 5 stacks of confusion?
Seems like little to me.

• A 3 second block every 16 seconds is a huge survivability boon! Also Prybar can hit for almost 5000 and confusion really wrecks DD Elementalists which are the FOTM! And Magnet is a great opener and combo setup! And it’s great for forcing a high priority target out of position in a team fight! Box of Nails is an excellent tool for removing blinds and is great for applying cover conditions to protect your burning, poison, or chill! Throw Wrench hits extremely hard! There is a reason Tool Kit is run in every meta build!
• No vigor! Or you can take vigor in exchange for having your elixir cooldowns increased which reduces might stacks which is the whole point of the build!
• Formula 409 isn’t that great for condi removal! Yes in total you have a lot, but it’s all one condition at a time per utility! If you’re getting condi bombed, it won’t help at all and you’ll have to blow a lot of defensive cooldowns like heal, S, invis, etc!
• The build is extremely fragile and you have to rely completely on positioning for survival and even then someone like a Thief can jump on you and you have little ways of dealing with it!
• Boon removal = RIP! Thieves are everywhere and their meta builds run boon removal! SD Thieves have even more boon removal! Necro boon removal = RIP! Mesmer boon removal = RIP!

Wahoo! Bye frands!

All true, but the ONLY one of the above mentioned I found a problem.

1. Condi bomb. This is an issue for ANY Engi, even with Hoelbrak + Healing Turret, Formula 409 performs better than the standard Engi condi removals as long as you do not get locked down constantly.

2. D/D Eles with a fair amount of skill can make things hard, but if you land a single knockdown/stun/slow/root, you got the fight.

The rest is NOT an issue for me SO FAR :

3. Loss of shield/ magnet and confusion, these are REALLY REALLY nice to have, but this build does not hinge around being on point CONSTANTLY, its in/out/in/out, at least that is how I have come to play it.

4. You still have some RNG vigor, but yeah, a little more would be great, but again, you are not constantly on point and 80% of your DPS is at a decent 400+ range.

5. I do not have ANY issues vs Thiefs, can completely shut them down with cleave damage alone the moment they engage on me in Melee.

I DO MISS MY MORE CONDI’s THOUGH!

Ill just note again, I am NOT a high level player, just sharing my experiences with the build.

It should give you a block and report option if you rightclick on their portrait after selecting them.

xDudisx.5914:

Novuake.2691:

PvE should not be “balanced”, it will just end in breaking WvW and PvP.

What else good would come from reducing other condis to 20?

I just see bad reasons.

You cant just reduce the might stacking classes dmg output and not nerf the others to be on par with that.

The problem is that Cele brings a bit of everything to the table but is still capable of major DPS due to might, by nerfing might, the builds that are effected the most are the Cele builds.

Sure its a cheap fix, but just a small suggestion.

My point is : Might is OP.

Farzo.8410:

Just sad that, you know… Scarlet made the race more unbearable.

A year later and I still do not agree.

Scarlet was a character I liked… I want more.

CASUAL FRIENDLY MMO…. never forget. :P

PvE should not be “balanced”, it will just end in breaking WvW and PvP.

What else good would come from reducing other condis to 20?

I just see bad reasons.

xDudisx.5914:

Novuake.2691:

xDudisx.5914:

They could just reduce the might cap at 20 stacks or change the way blast a fire field works. Sigil of battle by itself is not op. The might only lasts long because those builds invest in might duration rune sets and have some points in boon duration.

Bringing it down to 15-18(at most) stacks would make more sense.

With 15 my HGH Cele Engi becomes a wrecking ball. Anything above it is insane dmg wise for the sustain I have too.

I think 20 is a fair number. Reducing by 5 would make people lose 175 power/condi. But we should also reduce vulnerabily and all condis to 20.

ONLY bleeding would be significantly effected by 20stacks, nothing else in PvP.
So no need.

5 Would not be enough. Just my opinion though.

ZeftheWicked.3076:

Rather then talking the talk i’m walking the walk an leveling my sylvari:> They have hands down best male faces and hair:> And i love their starter zone:>

Agreed! They have the largest armor diversity too, work with ANYTHING.

Skyhammer?not in ranked. Courtyard? not in ranked.

A GOOD THING TOO! Sorry caps.

xDudisx.5914:

They could just reduce the might cap at 20 stacks or change the way blast a fire field works. Sigil of battle by itself is not op. The might only lasts long because those builds invest in might duration rune sets and have some points in boon duration.

Bringing it down to 15-18(at most) stacks would make more sense.

With 15 my HGH Cele Engi becomes a wrecking ball. Anything above it is insane dmg wise for the sustain I have too.

Garambola.2461:

They will tomorrow.

Probably true.

Quadox.7834:

Yes please, any form of jumping pussle (in areas blocked by invisible walls?) would be extremely nice! I especially like the idea of a big repeatable one. Sometimes i find myself jumping around exploring hotm for hours, lol.

Same, while waiting for someone to respond in Whisper to your invite just to forget when they don’t respond and just run around.

Guys guys guys, can we PLEASE just remember this is a TEST run.

ALL tiers of play are broken, even AG is winning consistently vs servers we never used to because of individual commie play styles being based around “white swords” or not.

So there are BOUND to be some crazy balancing issues that ANET could not POSSIBLY have guessed at before the test started.

I miss the Sylvari forum section.

No one is talking about them anymore…

If there is a SINGLE stat that a class/build can not make use of effectively, then Cele becomes useless for that build/class.

All stats need to be effectively helping to your goal.

In general however, its not OP.
Might is OP. Has and probably always will be OP as kitten.

Urosh Uchiha.9732:

I don’t mean to be rude to Anet staff or anyone for that matter but your post is invalid. We all have jobs as well, I myself had to work for the so called “Christmas break”, and everyone I know also had no break really.

They are not volunteering at Anet, it’s their job, so yeah they should work like everyone else.

Also once again, I am not kittening here or anything. I somewhat enjoy the prolonged Wintersday cause I had enough time to farm the Wintersday Reward Track (finished 8 times so far)

The thing about releasing any kind of world changes content that you may have noticed consistently during season 2 patching.

Following the patch server load spikes which causes A LOT of issues.
Bugs, and lots of them.
Story/event stalling for the Living World.

I am VERY sure when Anet releases something that could potentially need a lot of fixes and work at the same time, they need ALL HANDS ON DECK. Not just a few.

So the way I see it, they would rather be able to fix stuff when the patch releases in a small window instead of working on a skeleton crew.

I worked as well. But I am not big on family.

Seconded, although I do actually roam.

The maps feel empty and like I am in a box. Much less so in other places.

xDudisx.5914:

kokiman.2364:

Solstice.1097:

pvp needs more players not bans. they’re patching it. put away the kitten pitchforks people.

GW2 Esports – “We can’t ban exploiters because we need more players”

That pretty much summarizes the issue. The bug abuse is basically on the same lvl as AC zoom cheating in wvw. At least in wvw people don’t pretend that their game mode is a sport.

The thing is it has POTENTIAL to be more so than MOST games.

So lets all stop hating on Esports for a minute and think about it, for it to be a Esport, these bugs need resolving, so I have no idea how you are thinking, but its clearly very backwards.

I am sorry that you are allowed to go on Winter break to spend with your family while Anet is not allowed to…

If the break after the coming episode is long, then complain.

DO NOT complain over a Christmas break.

I like the idea, and acknowledge the issues associated with it and that it would not be healthy for the game.

I oddly enough had a warrior just sit and watch me kill his buddy (thief), afterwards he just kept sitting there. Taking autos from me, felt like a scumbag and stopped attacking him.

He then moved on to take a Ruin, where I got the resolve to kill him as he was not just being passive by taking ruins.

Moral, would have liked to know WTF, between him (clearly bunker) and a thief they may have been able to take me.

Ceridwen.6703:

This needs more cats.

What a laugh, my cheeks and jaw and stomach and kittens hurts…

Prysin.8542:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fNAQNAR8fjEq0xaLLWsQ1aABhaVA0uGShu2d+mDf9FXdUF-TVCHABFcEAA4BAYnSQGV/xgLAgTK/E4gA0y+DxpbgUAMJMC-w

Hybrid melee ranger. Its built to endure and burst. And if that fails, condies will wear your enemy out fast enough.

I wish Sword 2 and 3 were more reliable, but half the time you just miss for no reason.

Yes please! Managing a guild with only a Message of the Day bored is not ideal.

Lupanic.6502:

ok please close this thread Novuake does not have this problem so we should not care about this

LOL, this is a discussion forum isn’kitten

Well I mentioned my experience. I could very well be very wrong…

Kurrilino.2706:

lol you guys…………..

The Op asked for january 13th.
This is when the LS continues not Pax. This would be 23-25th.
This is not a feature patch or something.

My prediction:
New LS chapter… we run around clicking through textboxes for 3 magic stones to open the door.
Door opens…… cliffhanger.

Some people will really be disappointed next Tuesday

LS takes a short break and continues in summer.

Probably this. Sadly.

Although I think we are getting another lane based world boss. Hopefully.

PierPiero.9142:

have you consider swapping celestial for knight ? ( i played that some time ago )

Have done on a previous Engi build. However I found the lack of condi pressure a MASSIVE loss to me.

Its bad enough on this build, love me some condis.

I don’t understand if the RANKED Arena is not made clear enough or if the both of you have a very low Ranked MMR. Because I do not have this problem.

Terrible map, terrible to be forced into it. Take it out of the rotation and let them play it in norms.

No strat and always imbalanced.

Never seen any jellies or grubs while fighting her.

However I have noticed that if you strip her deviance, she loses her shield for a while.

They will not touch the Engineer, its in a good spot right now.

They will probably nerf the Cele gear a bit, which depending on the degree of changes may or may not push Engi’s back to Rabid.

Engineer speedy kits and power shoes, warrior has melee weapon trait speedup as well and insane mobility with multiple dashes and jumps.

Personally IMO the only class with limited open field mobility is the Mesmer.

NEVER play Ele other than the odd dungeon here and there.
So yes, for dungeons I won’t be using Charzooka.

Guess I can try it when i finally get the patience to learn another difficult PvP/WvW class other than my trusty engineer.

Leveling is a bit of an uphill battle for the Engineer since most of their utility is hidden and gated behind skill A LOT more than most classes.

You are welcome to PM in-game for some suggestions.

Look towards Flamethrower for simplest sustained damage in PvE.

Pinkamena Diane Pie.8054:

Ventari Ele FTW!

Unkillable! And so frustrating to face with a DPS roamer.

And hi fellwo brony.
One of my toons has a similar name with slight variation cuz it was taken, was that you?

I am actually working on a Mesmer mantra build that I plan to try with Cele gear, its just FRUSTRATINGLY hard to get Might on her.

Ill report back soon.

EDIT : Just a note, Matras suck… But its just a fun PvP build!

MOAR EDITS :

In the meantime. Here is my Engi HGH inspired by another member on the forum :
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fdAQFAUlcTp6q1XxELseNCbBBqNI6jEln85DEgkC-TJRHwAFuAAc2fAwDA4YZAA

ProtoGunner.4953:

Where do you get so many tomes? I have 8 and played already over 2.5k hours, all professions on level 80 – I don’t need them, but I just wonder how you can get so many tomes? Is it the PvP rewards? Be cause I don’t do any PvP.

He is probably getting most from PvP, although login rewards give like 11(guesstimate) during the 28 day cycle.

Kythan Myr.4719:

Novuake.2691:

You benefit from the login reward that gives you luck?

I still find them useful. When i get to a second stack i will probably gett annoyed.

Yah, I’m only at 179/300 for Luck. I haven’t broke down and done the power salvage from ectos and ordering stacks of blues to salvage just seems boring. So, I just salvage what I get when I get and click through stacks of luck when I use my artificer to condense them.

How’d you power through your luck? How long did it take? Was it useful?

Im only running on ~168% but I get A LOT more luck in a day than the reward gives, so its kind of n drop in the Atlantic.

All my MF is gained from Salvage and odd reward here and there over the last year of playing.

Frightlight.3796:

If anything on the Elixer gun needs a buff its the 2 should be a fast dart projectile not a glob of molasses that travels at the speed of moss

I enjoyed this post way to much.

As for the Elixer Gun and if its under powered, I think its a TEENSY bit in some places (team support mostly), but any sort of buff on it would most likely tip it to the OP side and render rocket boots or slick shoes useless.

1. Shorter cast animation time on 5.
2. Faster travel time on 2.
3. FIX CONES! Kitten ANET.

Those should be healthy changes.

Holl.3109:

Skogsbrand.6715:

This build is fun and a nice change of pace. I just feel like you give up too much in comparison to standard cele-rifle build for a little more damage.

….a lot more damage, condition removal, stability, stealth, invulnerability, defensive boons, offensive boons….

Giving up what exactly?

A block and 5 stacks of confusion?
Seems like little to me.

Anyway, don’t mind if I bump this, but after almost 2 weeks of play on this build, these are my finding, forwarning, not much structure to it. :P

1. Considerably less condi pressure on the engage, you are slower to apply them.
This is not usually the way I play my engi. But meh this worked.

2. Considerably more power damage.

3. Hoelbrak arn’t really needed here, the Elixers condi clear enough, change mine to Rune of Strength for even higher Might.
The only condi’s that become a problem are going to probably last long enough and drop you fast enough to not be affected by 20% reduction, for example vs a Necro.

4. Necros still hard to take on with it, but A LOT better than BOTH the rabid and current meta cele build and almost any other engi build I have tried.

5. NOT enough poison, running a sigil of doom on secondary helps A LOT.

Overall very few weaknesses, but its much more a power build than the current meta cele engi.

The Gates Assassin.9827:

Good luck getting into position consistently when you can’t take a light breeze to the face…

It’s not for everyone[/quote]

Sure is not. :P
Not for me at least.

Justin ODell.9517:

Solstice.1097:

Apologies if this is already announced, but can we confirm the bug preventing us from actually leaving queue will be fixed prior to any penalty for denying queue pop?

Yes. I have fixed this bug and the fix will be LIVE on Tuesday.

Glad to hear it, its probably having a substantial impact on the Q times.

You benefit from the login reward that gives you luck?

I still find them useful. When i get to a second stack i will probably gett annoyed.

Terrahero.9358:

Mortar is a racial elite that accidentally made it into the Engineer skill set. I’d ask to swap it with the charzooka but Charr players would argue it would be a nerf to Charrs. And I’d have to agree with them.

Its a “fun” skill. But the fun quickly disappears when you find it unable to even kill basic mobs in the approximate ballpark of your level before they force you off the Mortar because of its deadzone.
The skills have terrible scaling, for example they cant even crit. So all stats and traits that in any way involve critical hits are useless. Goodluck hitting anything anyway with that slow projectile. And I hope you didn’t plan on using it anywhere around tree’s or a cave, because the projectile gets caught in the overhanging branches or the cave ceiling.
Best use i’ve found for it is on guild missions when you are to get a target that does a lot of CCs. Sit on your Mortar and plink away at his health from a reasonably safe distance, until it gets destroyed because it’s made of paper.

In short;
Its terrible. It’s not even very fun because of its wonky workings.

People actually USE charzooka? Hmm. I have an Ele char so I don’t know if I ever will.