Guild Wars 2

mercury ranique.2170:

1: every class is welcome in a good groups. groups that are refusing a class are groups not worthy of your talent cause they stink and are smelly.
2: the amount of welcomness i told bout in point 1 depends on your personal qualitiy’s. the first thing that people might judge you on is your gaming skill. But other things count as well. e.g. your friendlyness and you kindness. I know that the best guildleaders are great at leading but incredible bad players.
3: don’t feel uncomfertable cause of what others are saying. judge yourself.

There are no underdog classes
There are no set rules to make you wanted
There are no ways of being popular on demand

Be proud of what you are and understand that anyone who disagrees with you more a looser then they want you to believe you are yourself.

While this was uplifting, sadly most people in/on this game prefer certain classes over others, and while playstyle and personal taste does factor in, I believe that I can adapt well to a more core of the group class, and I am just wanting some insight on what my post had in it.

Well there comes a time in every players life where things become stale and dull, and the need of something new arises and breaths life back into the sails of the players ship.

I am looking for some direction for my sails to blow in and am wondering if I could get some help?

I am looking for a in-demand class that will be welcomed into groups, be in with guildies/friends or a random pug for a dungeon/fractal.

I tend to like well balanced classes that can be adaptive to the role they need to fill, something with mobility and proper utility skills to support one self as well as the party. I like solid classes that can fit rolls such as bursty dps / support / condi dmg ect. I want to be useful in groups and be a welcomed addition to those random pugs. While playing underdog classes can be fun, having to beg and plead to enter a group when I feel like grouping is well, unwanted. Outside of grouping I plan on farming zones as well as wvw’ing with my guildies.

So please if you could, lend me some help, I would very most appreciate it!

• On a sidenote I have heard that Ranger’s pets may be getting a nice buff when it comes to their stats scaling with ours (the rangers.) if so that would be cool.

Oh thanks for the quick reply, I do enjoy D/P + SB they all seem to work well together for what I am wanting to do, I’ll look around for a build to follow, unless you have one handy?

Thanks!

What I am wanting to do as a Thief is make good use of Stealth and Crit/Crit DMG.
I want to be able to tail people in WvW, and be good at scouting/thinning the herd.
I have been liking the use of D/P or S/P + SB currently at level 40, as for a build I am quiet clueless on making one up, I know I want a good mix of sustainable dps with enough survivability to tough it out when need be.
I would really appreciate the assistance, I have done several searches on these forums as well as others and youtube, but everyone seems to have a different opinion on weapon combos and specs, so it’s hard for a new thief like myself to be able to come up with a sound opinion on things, so please help.

Thanks!

I was wondering what you P/D +SB users run as your build?
I plan to also run it in WvW as a Scout/Tailer style Thief basically taking out stragglers or heroic roamers :P so I want to make sure I hit hard enough to take out prime targets and stragglers, make sure to make good use of stealth and have enough survivability to not be scared to be hit by a fly and die, lol…

So please Build/Gear advice is very appreciated!

Thanks!!

I personally would love if they reverted back to how going invis/stealth worked with mobs, I do think it should reset the mobs agro so it would make it more feasible to escape combat or get up from our downed state, not to mention that’s how stealth should be, it should allow you to move in and out of combat, and allow you to escape mobs agro so that you can successfully move about, lol…

Well I have decided to give the Thief class a shot, trying to decide on a good race to be, I have heard that if I plan to go into WvW a lot, that the Asura are good because of their size and ability to hide skill animations due to their small stature, but I am horribad with names and that seems to be the biggest hiccup when creating a character.

Thanks again to all those people who lent me a hand in helping me choose a class.

My main was a level 80 Engi for the longest time, but he started to feel repetitive and boring the past few weeks, so I decided to scrap him and roll something else, but I am stuck on what that might be.

My playstyle is very adaptive so it doesn’t cause me too much difficulty when switching to a different class, but because of my OCD, I tend to be a one character type of guy.

I’de love to play something different, but I am stuck with what exactly…

I plan once I hit level 80 to farm pretty extensively dungeons/orr, and roam around wvw in and out of the zerg.

I want to be a team player, so a class that is valued as such, and seen as an asset to the group dynamic.

I tend to like classes with skills that are useful to myself as well as my party, with weapon attacks that allow mobility, and aren’t terribly slow or root me in place for too long….

Many of my friends have suggested I roll a Guardian, but the weapon setup seems to be a heavily debated topic, and makes me hesitant with rolling one.

Any help/suggestions are very very appreciated!

To my understanding the Thief is heavily reliant on the players ability to dodge, and out-smart their opponent(s), while you mentioned you are actively dodging attacks, you might want to work the terrain as well, if your having troubles with ranged mobs/players, perhaps putting trees/rocks/hills ect. between you and your adversary, may work surprisingly well, just a thought.

Hope this helps!

I played a Engineer to 80, loved it, got bored of it, scraped it for a new character. I remade with the thought that I wanted a Melee class that can maintain a sense of balance between lethality and survivability, perform well in PvE, have the right skills to farm end-game zones, run dungeons well along with being useful in them (The parties, ect.), I’ll also be running in WvW with guildies in and out of the zerg.

So as I have now a level 16 Male Human Guardian, I like it, but haven’t been able to find a good combo for weapons, ect. But further research on the Guardian will help with that.

So that’s pretty much what I want, but, yeah please help, lol…

Well I have been playing Engineer for some time now, recently switched over to a power/crit dmg build using rifle from my previous condi/crit heavy dual pistols build, I’m liking it for its straight out raw dmg, allowing me to finish off my opponent faster than just stacking on conditions and waiting for them to bleed out, ect.

I am wondering if anyone has had any luck with successful wvw ect. builds that use a rifle stacking on power/prec/crit dmg, while still trying to maintain a sense of survivability.

Ive been bouncing between a few different builds, but haven’t settled down on one, since most rifle builds use nades/bombs and I tend to stay away from those “build staples”.

I will mostly be in WvW with this build, what I like mostly about rifle is its raw power and cc abilities, I would like to capitalize on this, so while im either in the zerg or roaming, I’m by far an ez targets to take out, or a laughable source of dmg as to be ignored when being attacked by me.

So any real help would be very appreciated, as well as, maybe any statistical tiers to meet, as in hp/armor crit chance/dmg attk ect.

Thanks in advance!

I farm constantly with my Engineer, using either Flamethrower or Grenade Kit, I see a lot of people using Warriors but would rather not have to create one specifically for Farming, I have a lowbie Guardian that I was thinking of leveling up, and using GS/Staff to make sure to tag well, and since MF gear offers little to no real defense, using a Heavy Armor class only makes sense.

Any help will be very appreciated.

Currently level 80
Full Rabid Gear w/ Sup Undead Runes
Rampager Pistols w/ Sup Agony + Smoldering Sigil(s)
Rampager Harpoongun w/ Sup Smoldering Sigil
A mix of Rabid/Carrion/Knight Accessories w/ Complimentary Exq Jewels

My build is: 10 / 30 / 0 / 30 / 0
Incendiary Powder
Precise Shot / Napalm Spec / Coated Bullets
Fast-acting Elixers / Potent Elixers / All Elixers rem conditions (Forgot trait name.)

My specs are 2600ish Atk / 42% Crit chance / 1200 Condi dmg / 2300 Armor / 21k HP and then some Crit dmg / Boon dur and Healing power ect.

This seems to be working quiet well for me, I feel a bit squishy and my damage feels like it could stand to be slightly better…

So I am looking for advice and tips, please!

Thanks!!!

I have a level 80 Engineer who I love playing as my MAIN toon, but I feel as if I need to change it up a bit, and increase the amount of level 80’s I have, lol.

So if It was to be a Warrior it would be a Charr w/ Hammer + Rifle/LB
If it was to be a Necro it would be a Sylvari who would focus on Life Siphon ect.

Both of these would be used in any/every aspect of GW2.

Please share you ideas and suggestions, thanks!

Well I have 2600 Atk. and deal 1203 Condition Damage. I just want to know how I could work in a bit more of Atk. say 100 or so, and still have my Condition Damage deal respectable damage.

I am running a dual pistol condi/crit + elixers build engi, I would like to know how much condi dmg I should have for my afflictable conditions to cause enough damager per tick so that the target or targets just don’t laugh it off or wait for the duration to finish… Need to know because I am currently attempting to balance him out, so he’s not too one sided in terms of a stat or dmg, ect.

Hold it’s own in sPvP/WvW, Both in a Party/Zerg and Solo/Roaming.
Is a Valued/Preferred asset in Dungeons and other related PvE content.
Is fairly flexible and is challenging to learn but very rewarding as you improve.
Levels at a decent level of ease, has CC and is multifaceted in terms of meta-builds, like Power/Crit/Condi ect. Isn’t slow as a brick rolling up hill in terms of mobility and dodge/avoid.

Thanks to all those who post.

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I am wondering if this setup would fit for PvE/Dungeons, and I am also wondering how to tweak it for WvW/sPvP?

Thanks!

I have heard from several of my guild friends as well as the Engineer community that our kits are very lackluster and underwhelming…
I want to know if this is true, and if it is, what are my build options when it comes to PvE/Dungeons and Spvp/WvW?

I like the feel/look of our Bomb kit and the tool kit, as well as our turrets but it seems it wouldn’t be wise for me to trait/build into those things for the time being anyways, could I please get some definitive answers because I love the Engie I just want to get others who doubt us or dislike the class, to give it a chance again!

Any advice will be VERY appreciated and come with a free cookie!

I roll with Sword (Main) + Axe (Offhand) / Longbow.
I find that the Leap you gain from having Sword as your Mainhand weapon provides more perks than the Axe would, because gap closers are really useful going from mob to mob or person to person, quicker…

Yak’s Bend (The one I am on.) seems to be quiet active in PvE, but were also balanced in other aspects.

This would be a Male Warrior, primarily for Orr/Dungeons/WvWvW, I was thinking Asuran because of their size might allow them to move around Wv3 easier, but the Human’s story/creation seems to have a better feel too it.

So yeah, trying to be creative, and unique.

So I am playing a Rifle/LB Warrior (PvE ONLY)
I would like to know some Stat levels to get to so I dont miss out, such as HP/Armor/Attack ect.

What I am looking for is:
A good chance to Crit 48% or better.
A good mix of +Vit/Healing power/Armor for survivability.
A solid Attack level so that I can be of value as a ranged DPS warrior.

I use this char solely for PvE/Dungeons/Events, so no worries of PvP/WvWvW ect.

Thanks!

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That is my Theory crafted Ranger Traps Build for PvE/Dung/Events.

Comments/Critiques/Tips are very very appreciated!!!

I was thinking either Elementalist or Ranger.
With Ele I would most likely go with a Conditions Staff or Scepter/Dagger build.
With Ranger I was thinking of going with a Traps/Crit build. (Sticking with Ranged Pets.)
I tend to roll into Dungeons with Guild members only because we can all be on Mumble and it just makes things go a lot smoother that way.

Might there be any recommended builds to follow?

Thanks!

After rolling a Mesmer to 80, then having iZerker bugg’d, then having 1 to 2 seconds of time added before most of the Phantasms begin to attack, has made me just RQ that class, and having a Warrior (GS/LB) get rolled in AC Story even after specing Vit/Tough ect. kind of just turns me off from even attempting any form of Melee combat…

So I ask, out of the available classes that have solid Ranged spec’s available, which one(s) do best with the above mentioned (Title) criteria?

I’ve just noticed that the Ranged classes seem to have a good advantage over Melee anything in terms of staying alive, ect.

I want to be useful outside (Solo) of a group too, so as not to have to depend on others to be partied with me, ect.

The Ele sounds fun, and since I got a Mesmer to 80 I thought Ele’s can not be any more difficult to play/level.

Thanks in advance to those who can help me out!

I have read through several builds/guides and am still stuck on a wise choice when it comes to those three things…

I would like to use S/D and Focus on inflicting Conditions, yet have enough initial damage so as not to hit like a wet noodle.

I was thinking:
10 Fire for Burn on Crit.
30 Earth for Dealing extra damage vs. bleeders, Bleeds last longer, and Signet passives stay active.
10 Water for Signets cause Vulnerability.
20 Arcane for Elemental Attunement and gaining Arcane Power at 75% health.

So I really would like some input on a build that would be good for PvE/Dungeons/Events, deal good Condition damage, have enough survivability as not to die constantly, and that’s pretty much it.

Thanks!

Thank you both very much!

Been looking for a solid leveling build that can handle itself in general pve, along with dungeons ect.

I heard earth was good, for it’s defensive qualities along with it’s bleeds.

Is there a build that centers around Power/Conditions/Vit?

Thanks!

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fgMQJARWlwzKqnUzhGadJipC92ZBoZgdZHpCtWJF42FC;TABA2ynEQJdSdlyKqcM4IwxmjLHZOrLGWcs4dB

Please look this over, and help me fine tune it, this is for PvE associated content only.

I’ll just stick with my Mesmer then guys, thanks.

I recently got an Mesmer to level 80 and well, found out the hard way that I can’t really tag all that well in DE’s, and finding Dungeon parties as a Mesmer is hard to do, and Farming spots are few and far between, so I come to you guys/gals in the hopes of finding a class that on average can do well at those three things, along with a few others.

Beyond those three things, I need a resilient class that can deal with solo gameplay, level at a decent clip (Get through hearts, personal story, ect.), and offers a bit of a challenge to learn to play well, so I don’t get bored.

I don’t have any real preferences when it comes to Melee vs. Ranged so that doesn’t matter, as long as those options are a smart choice.

And as you guessed this character will be STRICTLY for PvE/Dungeons/Farming and similar content.

Thanks!!!

I chose to run as a Norn.
Because I like their Size, and Cult level 3 armor looks the best out of all of the races.
I like their starter area and general story line the best too.

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Help a brother out, how can I trim the fat, smooth the edges, and turn this into a pristine setup?

Wow theres some really neato builds here, must try them.

PVE ONLY

I have bounced clear across the board of the professions not getting the majority of them above level 10 and only getting one to level 30 which was a FT using Engineer, now some of you might say, “Well since you got your Engineer to 30 you should play an Engineer”! Well the dilemma with that was that I grew tired of him and felt like there was something else that would grant me more entertainment.

So I am here asking you all to spend sometime and brainstorm what might be the BEST fit for my needs and goals as a player, please?

Here is the rundown on what I am looking for:

• Ranged DPS (Preferably something that runs good with going Crit HEAVY.)
• Survivability (I can’t stand being some paper thin, squishy doll that mobs will just toss aside in a few hits.)
• Farming and Event Tagging (I want to be able to tag well in events and be able to farm.)
• Dungeons (I want to be useful in dungeons, and hold my own, you know so I feel like I am contributing towards the groups victory.)
• Ease of use and Leveling speed (I don’t necessarily mean faceroll, but I don’t want to be pulling my hair out either, and ofcoarse I don’t want something that is Mission Impossible when leveling, something that has a good pace in completing tasks and getting exp.)

Thanks to all who can help me out!!!