Guild Wars 2

o.O
What will you release later this month?

GW2 didnt live up to it, but hey, for 49$ I got a lot of content.

Great post Blood Red Arachnid, I’ll call you spidey from now on.

I agree with your point, specially been someone that changes from defensive to offensive builds based on instance and party set up.

However, most content is this game is designed in a way that you dont need tatic at all. Some push back/invul here and there, but mostly, it is just what you mentioned: Band together and kick the crap out of the mob.

Aetherblade Retreat, for example, going full support while others went zerker (or mostly zerker) was a great experience.

Not only allowed me to control trash waves (through walls, aoe pulls, buffs) and letting those dpsers burn them down with less concerns about their surroundings, but made the final boss a walk in a park.

We need more content like that. And I’m sure they will add it. Content that requires people to watch and use proper skills, not just gather up and beat the crap out of a boss.

It needs to reduce more.
If possible, only show your party buffs or just some really important spells like Combo fields.

Working as intended.
The reduced effect allowed you to see the upper left corner.

Joking. I had the same feeling. My eyes were hurting so bad that I stopped looking at the screen.

Thank good pve content is so mind numbing that I can do it without looking.

Surbrus.6942:

Reihert.1509:

Go full zerker on Arah p4.

If your whole team is full zerker you gonna have a hard time.

Or if you have a good party, it doesn’t matter which dungeon path you do, as full zerk will be the best. I cannot recall a part of Arah4 that wouldn’t benefit from a full zerk party. Melee zerking Lupi and everything, zerk just makes it easier if you know what you are doing.

Yes, you can bring 4 warriors and a mesmer to melee lupi.
And every other class can die in a hell fire.

Running the whole instance is a whole different story.

I bring both sets (zerker and a bunker one — pvt + kngith) and change my skills/build accordinly. But saying that the whole team could simply be zerker at same time, not sure about that. Doable, indeed, but far harder.

That been said, I do agree that outside FotM and Arah there is no reason not to be zerker.

The way current content is designed, there is no reason to play outside zerker.

I know there are FotM and Arah as exceptions, but still…

It just doesnt make sense how strong they hit on charr with “full control” set. They do get their aggro, but there is no way they could survive. Outside those excepcional instances, people should just be zerker and forget about it.

In my opnion mobs shouldnt be that hard hitting. They could hit far weaker but more constant to make the use of control characters more of an important addition to most groups. That wouldnt allow “zerker” survive alone and would also require a control/support to be using his skills to be alive.

If a bunker can hold aggro mostly with his toughness and his control skills (snares, stuns, pushbacks), make it so they can actually survive a far more.

zerotwo.4731:

Savoy.6824:

@zerotwo, Let me ask you a question. Did you complete the T4 candidate trials in a group of 5? And by complete I mean did you kill 50 Aetherblade pirates in a group of 5 (ill even accept it if you killed 50 of the solo and give you an internet high 5)? And if you did, did you find it fun?

Your right there is a demand for challenging content that requires skill and knowledge of the game mechanics. But so far what weve been handed is crap. And it sounds like you and a couple other people on this board want more fun cosmetic skins gated with crap.

The T4 candidate trials were tested before release as stated by devs. Also stated was how difficult they were going to be. I completed the challenge after the first patch with 5 players. No we did not kill 50 nor did I want to bother trying. Some players tried and I applaud them if they succeeded. I found it very challenging which for me is fun.

Why do you think what you have been given is crap? Have you reached lvl 48 and above in fractals? This is suppose to be end game content which is clear to everyone it is not that difficult. We need content that is next to impossible to challenge us once our characters reach 80. Personally, I don’t care what rewards they give provided they are scaled to the difficulty. In the past Anet has had trouble with that.

It isnt a challenge if you only can complete through gimmick mechanics and luck.
If a group event is forcing people to duo it at max it must send a strong message how unbalanced it is.

Lia, on the other hand, is hard, but I dont find it’s reward up to it.
A miniature you wont even use isnt good enough.

Erick Alastor.3917:

laokoko.7403:

Tobias Trueflight.8350:

laokoko.7403:

I’m quite sick of people wearing anything less than berserker.

If that becomes the only way to get a group, including the whole “stop being a Ranger” thing I get told very often . . . I’ll very quickly drop this game and go back to something more fun.

It’s okay you like to play that way, but there’s almost nothing for me to join in on now. If that turns into “actually nothing”, then I don’t see a point.

Oh get real. People exaggerate too much.

I never been kick just because I play a ranger. And as far as I can tell, almost all the post on GWLFG dont’ require you to be berserker.

Most of the time, I’m just happy I find a group.

On the contrary I often saw this.

Who know what will happen now that the runners will split more between dungeons.

Sir, CoF 1 isnt a real challenge is everyone should have a zerker gear for that.
If they dont, all it takes is a few runs till they do.

As a guardian I feel there is a place and time for everything.

There is a moment to go zerker (speedruns) there are moments to go tank (hard pathes).

So, I checked it.

And those zerged events still prevents me from seeing what’s happening or even looking at the screen, for all that matters.

Can we get an option that nullifies all visual effects on spells aside the ones cast from party mates in pve?

Go full zerker on Arah p4.

If your whole team is full zerker you gonna have a hard time.

Of course, COF or other easier ones zerker indeed shines.

spoj.9672:

Theres nothing wrong with playing whatever you want in random groups. But the problem is many people play those builds at the expensive of those they are playing with. Most pugs are notoriously bad because of this. That is selfish. To ruin other peoples gaming experience just because you refuse to play in a way that is most beneficial to the team in a team environment. You can play however you like and build however you like. But keep in mind how you are affecting the players around you.

Claiming that PVT and MF gear isnt leeching is just downright ignorant. I have no problem with players using PVT if they are learning the game and need that safety net. But taking it just because they want to be lazy with dodges and have no interest in becoming a better player is purely selfish and far more toxic behaviour than so called “elitists”.

Of course, assuming you are running CoF, wich hardly is challenging.

Having a PVT/Knights in a group and instances that requires solid control (yes, you do get aggro with higher tough) is extremly needed.

For example, when we did Aetherblade Retreat, being able to tank and control the whole fight, while cleansing and healing, pretty much made it far better.

Same goes with harder instances like Arah: a pvt/knight is doing some good dps (but not best), keeping mobs on him, keeping everyone buffed (hammer + self built symbol + blast), walls and of course, controls.

Well, there are bad PUGs indeed, and running that for COF 1 is problematic, but generalizing ignoring “tanking” needs for good runs on hard instances (and therefore not as popular) is just silly.

If you are running runes of the soldier, I dont see why use pure of voice.

I know it adds up an extra healing to our AH, but you could use that extra slot for something more interesting.

Lets say, Empowering Might + Symbols last longer or All Symbols Heals…

hell, even 20% 2handed weapons.

I have a feeling they keep those temp event running so people will visit GW2 every now and then and dont forget about it.

There is no core pve game after you complete your map.
I’m a dungeon master, 100% map explorer and even though I wish I could play more, there is simply not a reason to.

We need enduring challenges that would make us COORDINATE to overcome, with real rewards in the end.

Molten Facility, FotM (aside the grind to get one level, silly concept), Aetherblade Retrat, Guild Challenges/Puzzles are all good steps in the right direction.

But still, we need more of it.
Unlike most people, I didnt like Candidate Trials. It seemed awfully umbalanced as those mobs were too tanky.

I fear the gaunlet will go the same path.

This is a buff to AH healing as well.
If more people are on standing on symbols, more ticks for you.

Now, with those healing scalling buff, can we start to consider healing worth stacking?

I really wonder what GA is.

It started today, making ZS JP is close to impossible due to all random dcs. Is there anything wrong with server connection?

I’m all for particle effects on gear, but there must be a way to dye it or we all gonna be forced to be wearing white/blue

thank you!
(they should add a /ping in game…)

I just did.
But I keep getting randomly dced. But that msg stopped showing.

Edit. I keep getting another client has connected to this account!

Is there something up with the servers? I keep getting diconnected!

Hi, I’d like to track my latency.

Is there a way to ping servers?

They could add more language, at least let it be in subtitles like they did in spanish.
I dream for a portuguese version, so many of my friends dont play because of language.

Hello, I think what we need to have more in game are more rewards and there are two cool ways that this game could explore:

1. New spell animations. It would work the same as it’s common spell, however with a cooler animation; Make it so that only those that actually complete a hard chain of dungeons or obtain a certain amount of badges on w3.

2. Another reward, but this could affect game play, would be through “mastery”. Those masteries are improvements that could be added to certain weapon skills adding to it an extra effect.

For example, in order to get a “Mastery” , a player would have to embark in a journey, not through endless material gethering, but through acts of recognition of skills (Complete 12 explorer path, for example).
Or complete some really hard new instance (no one shots, just coordination).

That mastery would change how a certain weapon skill works, for example, guardian shield #5 would not only knockback but would also makes the guardian block all phisical attacks while channeling it.

I hope I can get some feed back on this one.

It is a cool fight, with interesting mechanics and the whole instances gives coordination and movement a meaning.

Loved it. It was hard, required coordination, no dumb one shots mechanics. Keep up the good work.
Sadly, I think we should get a garanteed reward at the end. Even if it is an unique vanity item.
It was a very hard and long dungeon to GW2 standard, had real fun learning the fights and the final boss kept me on my toes. But only getting 2 rares was “meh” (a party member got a monocles though).
How about unique skills skins, for example?
Keep up the good work.

It is good for greatsword users. it is a silly, pathetic healing but coupled with 5% extra dmg.
So it is not bad after all in solo or dps.

However, tanking you should be using a hammer or a mace anyways.
If that healing could scale with healing power or get some burst through crit… maybe it could outweight a perma 33% dmg reduction from hammer inhert #1 chain skins.

I wouldnt go condition, regardless.
It may seem ok in a solo situation, but in groups, burning only stacks duration and in pvp everyone should be able to cleanse it asap.

I just wish we had more coordination dungeons with sick skins as reward.

More like raids, but dint need to make it mandatory. Vanity gear that are unique are fine.

However, all cool gears comes as a sily lotery box :’(

I got curious… how many people do you have working on new content?l

Sadly, Im stuck with the same appereance since forever.
Tails and helmets.

Clouded Judgement.7834:

It does work and you are doing it wrong. Use the weapons (like flamethrower) to destroy the nests. They take 0 dmg from players.

Your judgement is indeed clouded.
Even if you use those flamethrower you can’t dmg any nests.

It is bugged since yesterday on our server.

On my server (Sanctum of Rall) and many others we can’t do Karka queen because we can’t uncontest that event where we have to burn down Karka Nests.

We are slavers by helping the consortium.

They were FORCED to sign a contract during an emergency. And now they are forbidden to leave a labor contract by force.

That’s what happened in Brazil during italian imigrancy. Italians came to work at the harvest and signed a contract where they would get their trip and housing/food paid, only having to work to pay their debts.

Turned out they were turned into white slaves. They couldnt leave their master farm and they were only allowed to by from their master market, making their debt unpayable.

Right now, that’s happening to all those poor charrs in Southsun Island.
And you are part of it by “queeling” the “instigators”.

Helmet and tail clipping in most armors are what get on my nerves.

This is how I look:

Tank Guardian
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DPS Guardian

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Please post your heavy amored guardian. I’m having a terrible time finding good skins for it. I’m sorta stuck to a very few selection. Helmets usually look weird and capes are just a dream….

Edit: I have no idea how to post images in here. Explamation didnt work nor the tradicional img /img….

Sad how they gave us a different body type so it doesnt really fit most armors out there.

Arah set? No cape for you

Im at world 1 fungus kingdom. If i leave no will I have to star over all the way in world 1?

Hi, what’s the best guardian dps build for pve?
Both group and solo?
What gear do you use?

I’m thinking on going full knight with some cavalier.
Not really sure if full berserker would be that good.

Dont get overconfinded Tarsius.

There is always next patch….
And I’m pretty sure they gonna change some weapon CD just so we could get our finger memory screwd up (again).

It’s hard to say what happened without being there actually.

Usually, a control guardian (a tank, we just dont use these word to prevent some guardians getting jumpy, because they think tanking is to stand in there) is geared differently than yours.

Not that you did anything wrong, really, but you are wearing a more agressive gear with a more supporty trait, so that could make you versatile, but not enough to actually “control” or dish out a lot of dps.

So i’ll consider you went as more of a dps/support instead of control/support, ok?

What did you earn, with that role in mind, by going AH? I know it’s synergy with Empowering might, but if you are more of a support/dps, why focus on such big healing?

If you are not supposed to get hit, you could spend those points elsewhere, specially with more dmg to debuffed mobs (and getting 250 precision on your way to it!), for example. That spec means you can take some dmg, but not that much.

If you were willing to tank, ooops, sorry, “control”…
then you need to go soldier route on your gear and keep those 30/30 specc.
(Soldier (power/vit/tough) with some Knights in the mix if you feel like you need more crit).

I also sugest rune of the soldier in your gear, so all your shouts cleanse everyone.

You can tank in this game.
Mobs will usually attack whoever has the highest toughness, with some expcetions here and there.

I run lvl 25 FotM and I can “face tank”, except here and there I need to dodge.

It always hits me why these people say you can’t tank. You can’t like you normaly could do it in other MMO (artificial threat generation), but you CAN and you WILL be able to hold your ground most of the time…

On your build, I believe you are not having enough crit, unless you decide to use some oil.

I mean, don’t you need to crit to make ghost form and empowering might to proc?
Those two, added with AH will keep you up. Even, yes, even, in FotM (25 my highest so far, so no idea how 30 is).

BTW, this is my base build, I change it a tad around:
http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/guardian/?3|2.1n.h1|0.0.0.0.0.0|1n.7x.1c.7x.1c.7x.1c.7x.1c.7x.1c.7x|1n.64.3u.d1e.2v.d1e.1n.64.1n.64.3u.d1e|0.5.u65b.u2a8.5|0.0|e

My weapons for boss tanking is mace/shield + mace/focus or mace/focus + hammer.

My midway traits tend to change a lot. (strengh in numbers for example, or even longer symbols if needed).

Please.

No more dumb/easy content with a 0,05% chance (final rest drop rate).

I’d rather do a hard content where only a few can overcome (based on skill and tatics) than just farming easy places over and over again for the something.

Please remain it PVE wise, with focus in group play.

My build is based on shouts, pretty simplistic actually: Full soldier runes so I can benefit from 6/6 (shouts remove conditions). Build 0/X/30/30/x with AH as a base.

My gear was mostly soldier gear since I’m always tanking. Amazing how most mobs not even leave me due to toughness. Mitigation added to my guardian skills allows me to MT anything, except some extremly tricky pulls in Arah (where CC is a must).

However, I’m feeling a lack of crit chance to make all my synergy of EM + AH procs (plus a ghost food!). So maybe, just maybe, I may go from full soldier to full Knight + cavalier.

Lotsa toughness, but no vit. Well, maybe I’ll keep my soldier weapon for SOME vit, but considering our dirty low HP, I wonder if all that toughness will make it worth it. It doesnt really affect spells after all.

What do you guys use when tanking (pve – group play). What are your runes?

This really needs an ingame tool or some sort of ingame hub where “watchers” could tell us about dragon attacks or major events. (Anet, please consider?)

That wouldnt break immersion and would make it far easier to know what’s up.

anyways, I bumped into this website and loved it. it keeps track for you of all dragon events/temple events.

http://guildwarstemple.com/dragontimer/events.php?serverKey=119&langKey=en

I am really excited about it, the idea of having seen my guild as something different as a glorified chat makes me smile.

However, there is NO information on what this guild mission will be, so lets especulate. We know that devs do read our forums and who knows they might like and absorve some of our ideas?

When I saw guild missions, after calling all my friends that left the game due to lack of content outside grind, we joinned up on TS and some thoughts occured to us, the most proeminent one was: Balamb Garden.

Remember on FFVIII where you are sent off in a mission right at the beggining? And then you had some extra ones till the major story unfolds?

It would be great if it were some sort of “instanced” mission to take down some bosses that actually required coordination. FotM had some good mechanics (it is a pity it’s a grindfest).

Who knows something that requires 10 people to work together and as a prize we could get unique skins (shiny, please) or even unique skills?

Dude, guild missions.

I have no idea how it will be exactly, but when I read it, I though about those first missions in Final Fantasy VIII (PSone)….

if it is well implemented, I’ll have charrgasms.

I agree it is a prelude.

But someone that lost most of my friends in this game due to lack of content, we all got excited and came back just to find out… we had to “help” 75 people.

It could be more flashy or at least it’s next part could happen when a certain amount of people (and that certain amount is tracked) do it so we could have a more exciting next part.