Guild Wars 2

nearlight.3064:

My favorite thing about the tournament was seeing unorthodox stuff like the power necro and S/F ele who’s teams did relatively well overall.

The bunkers weren’t as fun to watch, but they serve a purpose in this game format.

Actually, I wouldn’t say that the power necro was build or played to it’s best. I saw very little planning ahead and combos. Also, staff which is no no for me on such builds, but personal preference.

They will change it similar to Torando, to not buff Wells.

That’s said, straight nerfing of AA is rather bad idea. This is powerful CD meant to turn the fights and make strong impact when it’s rather meh for 1v1 against better opponents. Teamfight tool/Anti Turret Bunker tool.

What I would like to see is rework of 2,4 and 5 skills.

Or if ANet decides that it’s too powerful, nerf it a bit, but shave cooldown to 90-120 seconds.

Blazeridge Mountains/Blood Legion homelands/Desolation/Woodland Cascades

Doesn’t fit for me at all.

Current options for me:

MH Sword
OH Sword
Torch

ColinJohanson.2394:

We also have a lot of people at ArenaNet and you’ve only seen what some them are working on this last year or two. Since we can’t share a road map of what they’re doing per our company policy, all I can answer is I hope when we’re able to show you what all we’ve been doing in total someday in the future – you’re as excited as we are about it.

Ekhm. Expansion?

Quo Vadis, Domine Johanson ?

Xavi.6591:

Torment will never be put on any auto attack lol.

Don’t underestimate Dev’s balance thoughts.
Because someday, what you deny may be the sad reality.

Yep, they did.

I’m not happy with CM’s comp either, but Guardian being not mandatory can be only a good thing. This game adviced itself as a game with no hard roles.

We haven’t seen many Rangers or Necros either. Still worse than over 95% of pvp scene running mandatory bunker guard, huh ?

At the same time, more Developers leave Arena Net.

Goodbye to Martin Kerstein and Kate Welch.

I’m still waiting for some particular LS writers loving Sylvari.

As for future dungeon development – after hearing that Aetherpath took so much from Devs, I don’t know what to say.

Please hint that you’re working on expansion and that’s the reason why you are so mysterious and slower than a chilled snail with everything.

Well, I guess we will really need a pause option for tournaments.

Shame 55 hp were finished by single dc.

I would much rather add some new, shiny emphasis to existing Tainted Shackles.

Like besides immobilize, it would also put special effect for couple seconds on targets affected by final strike:

a)Effect which inflicts X torment stacks for Y seconds whenever affected target removes condition.

b)Effect which heals and restores Life Force for every condition removed by affected target.

c)Effect which makes next utility/non-chain AA ability to fail, apply Torment and go on full cooldown. Unblockable.

I don’t think anything based on spirits will make a return in the near future.

There’s just too much point AoE pressure from Warriors and Elementalists, in future probably also from Mesmers. Spirits die very quickly, to be honest.

I would expect more trappers or semi-power builds with couple signets.

Other way around with spirits would be not to take trait “Spirits Unbound” and rather place them in some safe spot away from AoE fest during teamfights.

This discussin isn’t going anywhere, honestly :P

We could theorize for years, IRL-world wise Charr would be supreme to anyone but…
Magic!

Present Arena Net can give anyone tremendous advantage by just saying “but oh, it’s magical!”. They were using this term so often over last two years that we really can’t be sure and point out any laws on Tyria.

So comparing races in world war situation is just nonsense. One can give Hyleks a magic booster and suddenly make them overlords, or say that Charr tanks melt in ice.

Check how Intimidation Training rolls with Eagle.

Sethren.8472:

Lifestealer.4910:

Mesmer needs help, i get it but buffing this cancerous condi build that they have? You are basically promoting no skill gameplay and if this build ever rolls into the meta, that is last nail in the coffin for your so called competitive play. WvW roaming will be deemed dead as well as all you will see is PU mesmers and P/D thieves ( you already see endless of this brain dead OP spec).

What cracks me up is how you PvP’ers think the game revolves around you. Mesmer has one spec that you can’t face roll, and you all start crying. Ever hear of a cleanse? Know how to use that skill? No, instead of thinking up a strategy to counter, you all start whining. The mesmer finally gets a buff, and the sky is falling.

Did you ever think that Condition Mesmer in PvE might need a buff, and this scepter change was much needed, so they can actually kill something? Sure, it’s doable now, but it takes forever. Did you ever think that your incessant whining about mesmer a is the reason Mesmers are nothing more than a support portal-bot in PvE? No, you don’t because all you care about is yourself.

It’s just yet another argument after splitting PvE and PvP/WvWvW.

There was a reason why skills were always being splitted in Guild Wars.

In current game, it can only go in two ways: Either half of skills will suck in one half of the game and rule in another or we just split them and make everything viable everywhere.

I guess we will see more AoE trolling from mesmers and some PU-like autoattacking mesmers…. Meh, we will see how it rolls out.

So far, they executed WvWvW roaming because there will be just nothing bout P/D thieves and scepter Mesmers trolling each other for hours.

Waiting for Necromancer.

Btw. Where’s that rework of Mind Stab discussed heavily some time ago? It was meant to be fun2use, ground targeted channel.

I might add….

Dear Arena Net,

Please expand Death Shroud and give us more, unique abilities in place of utilities 6-0, consuming Life Force as a resource.

Thanks,
Rym

;3

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

Brujeria.7536:

Can be balanced easy because the number of unique conditions a necro can cause is limited,

Scepter/Dagger with Bone Fiend (or Flesh Wurm) and Spectral Wall on the bar, Dhuumfire for a trait.

One build capable of causing every condition in the game without RNG.

So yeah, the number of unique conditions a necro can apply is limited, but in this case, it’s because the game has no conditions that a necro can’t apply.

With a slight exception of Confusion, though Of course if we don’t count Perplexity runes or Corruption.

Seems like ANet really took all the pointless ranting seriously and are now surfing across forums and sites, responding

It’s cool guys, you don’t have to sign up everywhere, all we want is to not lose you again after two weeks. Cheers!

coglin.1867:

Just like summon blood fiend should not be life transfer healing the necro once it is destroyed.

wat ?

A shame. I thought that they will at least add a new map, if not game mode.

Guess next chance is March next year.

To be honest, anything new would be welcomed. Be it a paper plane or crossbow.

Just something new to play with after 2 years.

They could re-do scepter a little bit, similar to Warrior’s Sword.

For Chain attack, make it that it applies 1 bleed→poison→Feast of Corruption (balanced out) and add something else to Scepter #3. That would reduce the spam of autoattack condition stacking, increase LF gain and give us something shiny and new, with cooldown.

As for utilities… my little wishes:

- Cast time/cd of Flesh Wurm reduced. Blast and poison moved to initial caster’s position ?
-Spectral Grasp CD reduced by 5 seconds/projectile speeded up
-Spectrals now have ICD per target, up to 5?
-Master of Corruption getting some buff, like improving effects of all corruptions (CB corrupting all boons? BiP now also giving might to allies? Some buff to CPC and Epidemic ?). This could be valuable alternative to Terror.
-Siphoned Power rework?

Regina Buenaobra.6193:

Who would you cast as the jellyfish’s voice actor?

Bradley Cooper.

Or please give us anything with his voice acting.

Oh and I hope Mordy will have the voice of Tywin Lannister.

spoj.9672:

Well apparently the next Ready Up will also be next week. So we have 11 days. Thats definately more reasonable.

Wut, they’ve heard our rallying cry? Mind sharing the source ?

Eurantien.4632:

What… OP must be from the past.

Or from the future ! hopes going up.

I don’t think Charr fill in the descreption of “cute” really Besides, I like female Charr voice acting.

As for Charr voice acting – imho, the best in game. I simply don’t get bored of it.

Instead of “oh, shiny” – “Pillage!”. That’s the reckless spirit I adore.

We won’t have 4 days. We will have 1,5 day. Anet does not work on weekends.

I believe “Daggershroud” name comes from leeto, if you want his build, just copy it.

You can also run similar in traiting, but gameplay-wise very different version of Power Necro like my build with A+D/D+Wh.

Then you’ll be left with 6 professions.

GOSU.9574:

Rym.1469:

You have monks. They’re called Guardians and still are almost necessary for any serious PvP match. Now they’re more tough, but with less healing, that’s it.

They’re as needed as in GW1.

Guardians are nothing like Monks. Nothing like them at all. It’s like saying a coconut is just like a kiwi.

It comes mostly to the role in group.

Imagine yourself on two lonely islands, starving.

On the first island, there’s a coconut. On the second, there’s a kiwi.

Does it matter that they taste differently? They’re both considered as food, something that you, as a person dying from starvation, need if you want to survive on that island.

Their role is necessary.

So is Guardian’s.

Domey.9804:

Swap one bird for a spider. Enjoy 2x 6sec Immobilise

Have you even read the post? Intimidation Training is more than 100% uptime on cripple, with frequent re-applications. Only profession which is able to completly ignore your cripple is Thief.

And that’s the main concern. If S/D remains as strong with no changes to #2 on Sword, at least in PvP area duels, he will have nearly on-demand uptime on you, regardless of how much cripple you apply. This build applies 3 conditions total, Cripple will be applied after bleeding I think, so it won’t be covered.

I consider Intimidation Training to be superior to anything on WvWvW or in some new game mode which won’t be Conquest as we know, (from dev interview). But for Tpvp with blinking Thieves (which are pain in the a** for your pet to even hit) and tons of bunkers, I really don’t know…

Thieves can be managed. I’d like Counterattack to be a reflect or immune to blind though. Would give us some proper tools.

From my experience it comes down to the Thief mostly. If he plays aggressive, you can catch him off guard/combo and down with pretty good chance. However, if he just constantly blinds you, pops out only for backstabs and stealths back once revealed is down, it’s very… boring, annoying and hard fight for even great direct damage ranger.

You have monks. They’re called Guardians and still are almost necessary for any serious PvP match. Now they’re more tough, but with less healing, that’s it.

They’re as needed as in GW1.

About upcoming Glory PvP set…

Let’s just block the progress of this track for hotjoins/custom arenas. So, you know, people actually have to PvP to get PvP armor.

Could you delay it even further, so we can actually see the Necromancer’s Balance Preview? Please ?

Mark Katzbach.9084:

We will not be able to cram the last four into this friday’s skill bar. The segment for this week has already been edited and finalized, but the following skill bar has not yet been recorded, and there’s not enough time to record and edit the final segment to fit it into this friday.

I may be not well-informed or wrong, but recording a short 15 minutes video and then putting a Dev talking on green-screen, explaining what’s going on, in one place in the game, on two characters without any use of special effects, advanced editing would take me about an hour. During my studies we were recording similar things on monthly basis in less than that.
Sure, there’s a thing with green-screen, but it doesn’t even have to be one. Now, putting it together and editing was like one-two hours more maybe? On full-lazy mode and without much experience?

I think just recording 2 more professions and adding them to existing skillbar wouldn’t take even 3-4 hours for one guy who know’s what’s going on. It isn’t a montage, CGI or such thing.

If you can’t do this, just give us your script in .pdf and we will be perfectly cool. We don’t love Karl so much that we can only hear these news from him (although my friend made a point that his smile is adorable, she may like Balancing team more than me ).

Come on, some hint and understanding, all we want.

Muchacho.2390:

Rym.1469:

Blood Magic gives us Boon Duration and Healing Power. Now we lack boons in general and few we got are pretty bad, because our mechanic negates them.

Wait what, bloodmagic gives vitality and healing power not Boon duration…

My bad, I’ve mixed it up. Thanks for pointing it out Edited.

When I design things, I always think about possible counterplay and, especially regarding traits – what stats do I get when I go into specific line.

Blood Magic gives us Boon Duration (Thanks Muchacho ^^) and Healing Power. Now we lack boons in general and few we got are pretty bad, because our mechanic negates them.

Healing Power – We all can agree that it’s mostly crappy stuff for Necro himself. We have few healing possibilities and where some of them could be cool – Renewing Blast – they always lack something compared to other professions. On the other hand, we have mechanics based around active play with our DS – deathly Invigoration – which don’t play well with other healing methods (DI and RBlast, for example) and aren’t scaled with HP.

So what do we want to make? A trait that benefits from underperforming stats, like Boon Duration and Healing, is useful and worth picking regardless of build. It should have counterplay and it should perform good when we can play with it. So what do I propose?

Order of the Vampire
Passive. Your Retaliation now siphons health (1.x Base damage done value + Healing Power). When this boon is active, every time you lose more than 20% of total health from a single attack, siphon % of damage taken and heal your allies for the same amount. You cannot siphon larger amount than 50% of your total health. (X second ICD).

Now, let’s combine BM 1 and 3 point minors into one, 3 point minor.
New 1 point minor:

Order of Pain (X second ICD)
When you’re affected by condition, gain Retaliation (X seconds).

And possibly add some other sources of retaliation. Order of Pain would synergize quite cool with Corruptions, also.

My general aim with traits is to design them in a way that they’re good stand-alone choices, but synergize well with at least 1-3 other major traits in line.

EDIT: Yeah, my bad with BM stats, I mixed some things

I’m okay with them finishing the season first and then going for funsies.

Maybe they want to end LS S2 with some announcement, who knows.

What’s LB Ranger ?

As for Mesmer – for double sigil, I think they would have to trade energy one. And haven’t seen many doing that.

Only Thief can engage and blink on demand, 24/7. Of course, it costs initiative, but Sword #2 a d D/P #3 have almost no counters and practically, cannot fail. Even if they do, rinse repeat second later.
Only Thief can equip double proc sigils and just engage once their cds are up. And suffer no risk. Because he already has tons of evades and endless mobility.

Konig Des Todes.2086:

I expect we’ll have larger variety of mobs in the second half of Season 2. Just like how in the first half of the personal story we had pretty much just Risen Thralls, Brutes, Grubs, and Abominations to act as our enemies, getting Risen Hyleks, Pirates , Krait, Quaggan and a few others as common mobs at the halfway point, then getting all our coral-infested friends, Drakes, Knights, Giants, etc. as common foes when we struck Orr.

First episode was the “Thrall, Brutes, Grubs, Abomination” phase; 2-4 was the “Hylek, Krait, Quaggan, Pirates” part; second half should include a larger variety.

If not, I shall be disappoint.

A bunch of Mordrem Apples and the Boss of the Season:

Champion Mordrem Annoying Orange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN5PoW7_kdA

Btw. it reminds me of the ending of Cataclysm. Everything from squirrel to rock was apparently CORRUPTED and EVILH. There were many jokes flying about it ^^.

Even from the preview of the preview presented yesterday I cannot dig out any interesting changes incoming worth discussing.

There’s no word about changes to Death Shroud.
Nothing about minion AI.
No word about improving weapons in some significant way.
No word about Traits.
No word about group utility.

So I guess there’s just nothing exciting enough to discuss. Some tweaks here and there to utilities, okay I guess. But unless they bake some serious changes regarding Profession Mechanic/new PvE content where our abilities may be more useful than others’ ….

Keep expectations low, as always. I think they’re way too afraid of fixing Necromancer anyhow after “accident” year ago in July when they decided our condition builds needed a lot more damage.

By the way, I though the sole reason why they split Skill Bar into 4 shows was more to dedicate more time and focus to each of profession changes. And keep us hyped through longer time for September patch.

I don’t think that if you provided some feedback on Ranger even month ago, it would change anything in upcoming patch.

They have everything set by now I think.

Nice video

Desolation isn’t that poor. I’m there, roaming on my Power Necro aswell, whooping SFR and Kodash bumps, so things balance out

My opinion is just that combat mobility should be bound with cooldowns.

You want to gapclose? Sure thing, burn this cd, use that. If you fail, get countered or outplayed, sit there and eat punishment. Better luck next time.

Same thing for kiting.

No. I don’t care about SAB.

Although, I would like SAAB to come back. Old ones were nice cars.

Bhawb.7408:

The issue isn’t celestial, its the ease with which professions (like ele) can stack might without any realistic counterplay. Most might stacking is done without any interaction between you and the target; you can stack might just as effectively completely alone as you can against an enemy. This means that no matter what your enemy does, no matter what skills they avoid, you are stacking might. Pair this with how badly might is prioritized by boon removal abilities (for example, Corrupt Boon is the only Necromancer removal which will always remove might, every other removal has might in the bottom half of the list, meaning it will be incredibly rare to remove), and you end up having builds which can stack might without interacting with their enemy, and re-stack might extremely easily on the rare chance that it is removed.

What does this lead to? It leads to 0/0/2/6/6 builds being not just incredibly tanky and supporty due to celestial stats and their traits, but also able to still deal very high damage through relatively “free” stats via might. The obvious solution would be to nerf might stacking both directly, through forcing you to actually successfully interact with your opponent to build might, and indirectly through raising might to a reasonable priority on removal skills.

QFT.

/15charrs

So far, double sigil is a problem only on Thieves, so…..

Nerf Thief ?

Might isn’t something bad for Ranger, to be honest. If you take FBond (which should’ve been baseline) your pet will also get these mightstacks and only in this scenario Ranger’s damage is increased compareably to increase on other professions (because of Ranger/Pet damage split).

We have Mighty Swap, Jungle Striker (as horrible as it is) and then sigil stacking might on crit (which isn’t a bad idea on shortbow/sword especially).

Sure, we lack mightstacking levels of facerolling D/D elementalist or Hambow, but it’s quite possible to maintain over 10-12 mightstacks over fight and keep pet nearly capped, around 20 might stacks (with Skirmishing Adept trait).

It was a good laught back in 2013, for April 1st.

But it has no place in current game. Maybe as a mini game like Southsun Survival, but not stand-alone release, for sure.