Guild Wars 2

btw im 90% sure that they’re for pve and pvp but still

Thanks for describing what each class can do.

Individually they can sound op, but if all of them are op, then we achieve balance!

I see you don’t complain about warriors OR guardians… wonder why?

Sil.4560:

Major Kaldash.3542:

I find it funny how the ability to run away is the deciding factor on if a class is OP or FOTM in alot of people’s minds. I doubt ppl will flock to D/D ele, consider they also said they are going to add more movement skills to thief.

I just like seeing kitteny, inept players get crushed instead of having a free out for their mistakes. I’ve started carrying an excess of immobilize and cripple in WvW on my warrior just so that I can target and kill thieves and /laugh at them for thinking they’d get to escape like usual.

You can still chain stealth WHILE stealthed though

Will that be the next thing you QQ about?

xHoudinix.4523:

I do have to admit that I am new to this game so you are right dreztina, but I am getting better. Still wish there was some way that they could put rank 10 and below with other rank 10s and below instead of rank 20s.

nevermind im bad

Just want to be sure.

Thief was fotm?

Visionary.5681:

mbh.8301:

bomber.1540:

Does that mean I have no right to an opinion?

Depends if you’re bad / your opinions are bad.

The arrogance of this person is getting beyond funny.

The game style he plays is the only one that matters.

Only those who share an opinion the same as his, have valid opinions.

I do wonder how these people survive in the real world?

All I know is that someone with limited knowledge of a certain subject, shouldn’t be allowed to have an opinion.

And that would include you. It is indeed beyond funny how that simple fact annoys you.

Baladir.2736:

Razor.6392:

Dang 10% crit chance and 10% crit damage… that’s painful to watch.

ouch lol. I am not sure where you saw that

Pic in the OP.

Another thief op thread lol…

came expecting PVT

was not disappointed.

@OP: advanced ele tips
1. Elementalists use all the attunements, don’t come thinking you’re a “water mage” or something like that.

2. Use your long cooldown abilities wisely, while it’s encouraged to swap attunements instead of sitting in one, it’s not about doing it mindlessly either.

3. Elementalists are among the most survivable classes when played as a glass cannon. this playstyle however, is not encouraged until you master this class.

4. Master your skillbar for each weapon, underwater included.

5. A good elementalist uses all the weapon combinations, even if they don’t have weapon swapping. Staff, s/f, s/d, d/d are all useful for different situations.

With a tiny bit of common sense you’ll figure out a build, and the utility skills that come with it. (protip: avoid conjures)

Endgame you must have 10 in arcana (30 is recommended), and at least 10 in air and 15 in water. do whatever you want with the rest of the points and ignore anyone that tells you to run power/vitality/toughness armors or weapons. That combination of stats, are not exclusively good for an elementalist more than they’d be for a thief or any class at all.

Khyras.8021:

Please go kitten yourself.

reported angry hotjoin hero

Doyen.7063:

Razor.6392:

12345
utility – rxc
elite – v
lock nearest target – Z
q – instaturn around
mouse wheel click – look backwards
strafe – wasd + right click
normal movement – wasd

best keybindings youll ever find

How do you change attunements ?

f1 f2 f3 f4 naturally.

chill, fear don’t do damage, bleeds are DoT lol…

Lady Sara Goldheart.2764:

An elementalist using Berserker’s is not the problem but one like using Cleric’s.

yes, but wait and see how both will get nerfed, instead of just the bunker.

titaniumm.2983:

Razor.6392:

they can also weapon swap. if they stayed in staff the entire team they wouldn’t beat anyone at all.

just like us, we don’t kill no one with a staff, but we don’t have even the weapon swap..

staff might be bad 1v1, but 20v20 its pretty good

cant say the same about other staff users.

they can also weapon swap. if they stayed in staff the entire time they wouldn’t beat anyone at all.

Thanks for this thread

staff is not a 1v1 class. their strength resides somewhere else.

but thief op!!1

Terrible suggestions, those make staff incredibly overpowered.

Here are mine:
Fire 1: affected by blasting staff
-
Lightning 1: Increased missile speed by 25% (stoning treatment)
Lightning 3: Increased hitbox and response.
-
Earth 2: Either reduce the cast time or exploding time. Having both makes this spell useless in any pvp environment.
Earth 4: Needs something. Whether it is more damage, utility, increased cripple or even blocking projectiles, it needs something considering it’s ridiculous cooldown.

Done, staff is already good in the right hands / build.

12345
utility – rxc
elite – v
lock nearest target – Z
q – instaturn around
mouse wheel click – look backwards
strafe – wasd + right click
normal movement – wasd

best keybindings youll ever find

HPLT.7132:

Yeah pvp daily is done in 5 minutes…And it is somehow embarrassing that they needed 2 month to came up with this idea. There were a lot of threads after the implementation of laurels in all pvp forums and they could easily change it within a 2 minute stealth patch.

you can play 3 maps in 5 minutes?

Darnis.4056:

hharry.1967:

Just check his posts they are mostly all about eles being op so sad.

Says the author of “Mesmers are OP please nerf”

and they’re getting nerfed

brickforlife.1364:

Confirmed that eles fear warriors.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/%22Fear_Me!%22

Lol, well played sir.

edit:
@orixk don’t waste your time with the PVT heroes of this forum, they think they’re the ultimate elementalist players and won’t listen to any advice at all.

Dang 10% crit chance and 10% crit damage… that’s painful to watch.

Sanis.1096:

Jzaku.9765:

I was pretty happy with the questions asked by both non-anet guests. Nero did try to force them to specify what they meant by “we’re looking into it”, which made me feel this perverse sense of vindication when they couldn’t properly answer it (because it’s their catch-all phrase that means nothing but takes pressure off them). What I would have a problem with is how both of them are Mesmer mains. It would make a lot more sense to have the weaker pvp classes get more in-depth talk-time during interviews like these.

if you didnt know ppl who play mesmer are extremely skilled and know more about this game than other profession players

hahahahahahah

Fix: give fancy glowing animations to heal spells / blocks and other vital stuff.

Like, healing animations now glow blueish for all classes when casted… that would help the asura problem

stealth getting nerfed next patch, maybe they could change this to compensate…

Hahaha

ouch.

dat balance team…

those thief nerfs are significant

I guess I’ll have to chain stealth my stuff before it runs out otherwise im kittened lol.

Larynx.2453:

Razor.6392:

Dang, thanks.

I can’t believe they won’t touch the trouble builds. Balance is usually done slowly but when patches happen every month instead of bi-weekly… you gotta take risks.

With 1 minimal ‘fix’ (they aren’t even accurate on what needs fixing) every month it will surely be balanced by 2016.

The first GW2 eSport tournament, coming to a high school auditorium near you in the future!

fix’d .

Dang, thanks.

I can’t believe they won’t touch the trouble builds. Balance is usually done slowly but when patches happen every month instead of bi-weekly… you gotta take risks.

With 1 minimal ‘fix’ (they aren’t even accurate on what needs fixing) every month it will surely be balanced by 2016.

Dat envy.

I guess some people can’t just admit that there are better players out there, using builds that are ‘useless’ according to their limited mindset.

“skill is not much involved”

clearly, Mr. PVT guy, clearly.

Can anybody point the class-specific changes that are going to happen?

Especially interested in the mesmer and ele ones. I hear they got buffed?

I’m not interested in the “soon™” stuff btw, those aren’t a surprise anymore.

Seriously dude, don’t you get tired of crying? It’s pathetic at this point.

The bunker ele build does need some nerfing, but that build only. In return other traits, ratios and specs could use some love.

Cool suggestions but I’d trade them all for dueling.

2x boon duration, 4x divinity.

zerker

0/10/0/30/30 with aurashare(?)

Mesmer is super ez to counter, find the real one and you just countered him. They instantly implode once they find that their cover has been blown.

Jax.5261:

Wooyadeen.6491:

Razor.6392:

Elementalist: Immortal, can only be countered by ANet patch notes. If you face one better forfeit.

Mesmers: Look for the real one, it’s not hard. Once you do that you counter them 100%.

Thief: Impossible to counter because stealth is broken. That petrifying 45 seconds cd elite needs to be removed.

Warrior: does too much damage so they have no counter. make sure to bring up the fact that warrior does loads of damage everytime someone complains about some other class doing ridic burst.

Guardian: Don’t need to counter them because they’re balanced. They do no damage anyways.

Need help for engi, necro and ranger.

Read this.

Fundamentally wrong list, this thread is also a giant troll.

wrong, nothing i said is false

L2p_issue. Once you learn to deal with thieves, they aren’t that scary anymore.

Wanna talk unforgiving, nigh unpredictable 100-0 bursting? 100nades engineer.

oh its you lol i had forgotten

I use 0/20/0/20/30 but everyone else still sitting on 0/10/0/30/30 or something

if you really want to prove that person wrong then do it yourself.

Authority.6145:

Thief: Impossible to counter because stealth is broken. That petrifying 45 seconds cd elite needs to be removed.

So you want us to be dotted, kitted, aeo spammed the hell out of us, and in your defense of balancing we should reach someone and kill him with autoattacks. Go it.

But wait back stabbing is easy because in PvP the target stays rooted in one spot, always facing us on front.

What.

/slitshiswritst.

I think what they should remove is people like you who can’t adapt or change their build to deal with certain professions that are most likely to appear in SPvP over others or finds balance issues always an excuse of not being able to deliver his class effectively every time he dies.

I disagree .

same as before. gc eles were the ones who got nerfed the most.

daggers also disappear when you cast certain skills

lightning whip comes to mind.

Elementalist: Immortal, can only be countered by ANet patch notes. If you face one better forfeit.

Mesmers: Look for the real one, it’s not hard. Once you do that you counter them 100%.

Thief: Impossible to counter because stealth is broken. That petrifying 45 seconds cd elite needs to be removed.

Warrior: does too much damage so they have no counter. make sure to bring up the fact that warrior does loads of damage everytime someone complains about some other class doing ridic burst.

Guardian: Don’t need to counter them because they’re balanced. They do no damage anyways.

Need help for engi, necro and ranger.

Elementalists require skill and finesse to be played, what’s new?

If you die that much, follow the pro forum advice and go PVT + 30 in water and earth. You will do 0 damage but at least you will remain alive.

If you still die… then reroll a mesmer or guardian, those are very forgiving and easy to play.

sure, whats your fotm rank?

Asura.4709:

The ele class needs a rebuild from anet. There is absolutely no incentive to play an ele, regardless of weapon choice. I have spent well over 1000 hours on my ele, I have always loved ele’s in RPG’s, but when my ele does less dmg, less consistently than my gaurdian or warrior and can only take 2 – 3 hit in a dungeon; there is no point in frustrating the hell outta yourself because you can’t keep your ele alive. With all the builds out there the crit builds seem to be wining, where a crit ele can potentially do massive amounts of dmg, with a staff, to STATIONARY targets, 9 times outta 10 your targets have moved out of your AoE and will take no dmg at all. Then there is channeling time, in the time it takes to drop meteor shower a guardian with a crit build could have already pulled 5 targets done a 3 hit gs combo and whirling wrath; dealing 12k + dmg. All in the time it took you just to channel meteor shower and do 0 – 2k dmg. Anet seems to think that this is ok, that ele players still have the edge of versatility, well versatility doesn’t count for much when you are spending your evening dead, observing other players beat the dungeon. If Anet insists on keeping, my favorite class of all time, as squishy as an ambient rabbit then I respectfully request double if not triple the dmg out put with 1/3 the channeling time. That way while I’m watching everyone else beat the boss I can at least sit back and chuckle about how I took him down to 3/4 of his over all health before he killed me. And it would still be a challenge to pick the ele back up without wiping, maintaining the aspect of team play and banning together to get through tough spots.
I really love my ele, but I refuse to play her untill something is done about this unscrupulous disadvantage that no other class seems to have. Like I said, there is absolutely no incentive to play an ele, all it does is raise your blood pressure and drive you to early an early grave.

I have no trouble keeping my 900 toughness, 13.5k hp ele alive.

Maybe… just maybe you need to improve your game?

On topic:
I run 0/20/0/20/30 full berserker’s (arcane shield, wave and mist form) and the highest frac ive done is coincidentally level 28. Dredge fractal can really be a pain, especially the first part, but it’s doable.

This is my comprehensive list of weapons I use for each encounter:

Uncategorized / asura:
Staff at all the harpies & champion ettin (Focus seems better for harpies)
Scepter old tom (Used to be s/d but I can see why focus would excel here)
Staff final boss (AoE and magnetic aura)
Equip Armor of earth for the harpy part

Cliffside:
S/D archdiviner first encounter (Lots of might stacks for everyone, and he moves a lot)
D/D trash mobs
Staff at arms seals (Combo fields and control)
D/D final boss (Doesn’t move as much, and D/D does more damage)

Ice:
Staff at the first part + Ice elemental (Need control over vets)
Final boss S/D (Dragon’s tooth hits him while he’s on top, also free 25 might stacks)
Equip Glyph of storms for the two first parts, AoE blind can save you.

Water:
-_-

Grawl:
Staff trash mobs (AoE galore)
Staff first boss (Safe choice + controls vets well)
S/D last boss (Air 1 allows me to move while casting without any effort, also, mobility)
Equip Ether Renewal for the final boss.

Ascalon:
Staff until the final boss
S/D for final boss (Boss moves a lot, staff ground aoes become pointless)

Dredge:
S/F or staff for the first part (Invuln, and lots of projectile cancelling)
S/F for bombs / Staff for trash mobs
D/D for champion
S/D for final boss (Again, move while casting while being safer than D/D)
Equip Signet of Earth for the final boss.

Swamp:
Staff at all times.
Equip Armor of earth, Lightning flash and Cleansing fire for the first part, just to be sure.

Jade maw:
S/D final part (Two blinds are priceless against those tentacles. RtL can also come handy)

I adjust with my air traits according with the weapon I use:
I and IX for D/D
VI and III for staff
VI and X for scepter.

I have only started to use focus recently, and I realized that it’s invaluable in certain encounters.

Needless to say, I’m squishy, but I rarely die. I’ll have to play flawlessly as I keep rising in difficulty.

Is he talking about fire grab?