Guild Wars 2

btw to all of you guys who dont know it:
berserker stance says: reduce the condi dmg by 100% = immunity to condis for that duration
Because somebody suggested to make it reduce the duration by 100% which is already the effect of the skill
I also think that the combination of all this is too strong there is no such thing as one skill that completely makes the warrior a broken class imo the warrior isnt even a broken class..it’s just everything together that makes him incredibly strong

Hey guys, Sensotix here and I am bringing you a video showing you what people think about the State of the Warrior!

Link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz1YLUAS_bA

Feel free to join the discussion and tell me your opinion in the comment section here or on Youtube
Also make sure to leave a like and subscribe to my Channel to join Sensotix’ Army

Link to the channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialSensotix

Discussion:

• Don’t insult anybody
• Stay objective and try to also offer nice feedback to the devs
• Tell me which Warrior playstyle you like most (Condi/Burst/Stunlock)
• Tell me what you would change about the Warrior

(Edit):
Please make sure to list your thoughts like i listed the discussion rules so that the devs can have a better overview

haha as if anet would have a favourite class…every class has seen it’s ups and downs…the only class that was viable all the time was the bunker guardian and that’s only because of it’s role in pvp

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Sensotix’ Mantra 1 vs 1 Build:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETu0-4Az0C4

I really tried to get gameplay but Blu and Grouch told me I had to talk to an other Dev to get Gameplay from the tournys…so i am afraid you have to search on your own..

I can’t really interview myself also that’s like I would call myself a Top Mesmer which is quite arrogant so if someone wants to see an interview with me I would b eup for it

I don’t really care about the arguing it’s just funny for me
for example arguing that azshene is a top pvp player..he is both top 1 team q and solo q (i know solo q doesnt really count) still ^^

add me to pvp and theorycrafters..always open for questions

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Sensotix’ Mantra 1 vs 1 Build:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETu0-4Az0C4

I don’t think that’s a good idea since you are most likely to use gs which doesn’t really help you if you are playing a condi build but I know what you mean:)

laquito.5269:

I don’t really like you for your whiny attitude towards S/D thieves / Infil strike, but this guy Ningyou speaks out of my soul. Very interesting interview so far (still listening), thanks for the effort.

Edit 1: apology accepted
Edit 2: Nothing really new for me, but the weakness part vs. Necros was kinda interesting, will definitely try this strategy.

Yes i understand that you didn’t like the attitude sometimes it’s hard to keep your emotions together in this game tho shall not be an excuse tho

Also I have learned many things I didn’t know about thief myself so it was a pleasure to interview him and that’s exactly what I was looking for..smbdy experienced to explain to me why thief was not too strong in a detailed and objective way

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(#3) Interview with Ningyou (Team Dopplers Effekt/Cheese Mode Thief):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR5OL9GB-VA

the reason I use top thief here is because new players (who obviously need tipps and tricks) may not have heard of him so they might think it’s just an interview with some thief that was available in this minute for the interview so they might think it’s not worth watching it…but if i use the term “top” they will think oh wait he might be good let’s check it out….

So why do that?

• It helps the player to get better known (which is nice since he deserves it and it was a lot of work doing this interview)
• It helps new players since the chance that they actually click on the thread is higher if I use the term “top” (so it helps them because they can actually learn smth which they might have missed if they ignored this thread)
• I appreciate the views…I don’t get anything from it..for me it’s 1 hour or smth of research (i know 1 hour is not that much but I have been playing with/against most of the guys I interview so I know who is good)…3 hours of rendering and cutting the video…14 hours of upload to youtube..during this time I can’t use my pc because it is too slow…and then I tried to write the scenes in the description so it’s easier for people to get what they are searching for…the only real thing i get from doing this is to know that I could help new players..because I know how important that is since at the beginning of gw2 when I was new i was confused and a guide like that could have helped me a lot…

I really hope the next change will make more classes viable!

Imagi.4561:

nagymbear.5280:

Littlefeather.8623:

…as a member of free society and consumer of a free market / economy…

As a human being I’m ambarassed that we live on the same planet.

Why? I thought Littlefeather articulated their point quite well.

I understand his point but I would say I am experienced when it comes to knowing who knows how to play his class and who doesn’t and I explained it in an other thread how I choose the people I interview and I am really tired to do it again sorry :/

nagymbear.5280:

Sensotix.4106:

Link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qltRZ3AqcA

The link leads to the ranger interview.

sorry my bad! changed it now

Bartthas.5329:

Ohh glad for us, we have someone like you <3
I watched maybe a 5-10 minuts, of movie, and my knowledge of spvp of thief has grown soo muuuch. Tommorow I hope i will have time to watch all of that, and become better with my thief:) Keep makin!

Thanks a lot If you have any questions dont hesitate asking me I plan on doing a Q&A with Ningyou

Sceinna.3561:

Kaon.7192:

Wow this was amazingly informative. Really appreciate the time you guys took to put this together.

I haven’t touched sPvP in a while now for much of the same reasons discussed in the interview. Build variety and viability is definitely in a horrible place for Thieves at the moment.

Builds that make heavy use of Stealth and related mechanics such as Stealth Attacks and related traits (consisting of a large majority of the Thief’s build repertoire) give up the ability to effectively contest points, which makes them completely unviable in high-level sPvP. Yet the constant Stealth related QQ from the mindless masses from WvW and sPvP hotjoin scrubs has already resulted in the extension of Revealed by 33% (which is still not yet reverted in sPvP where Stealth needs the most help), and will soon result in further decreasing the viability of Stealth in the form of enemy-induced Revealed.

I would like to ask for Ningyou’s opinion on the prospect of possibly removing the Invisibility aspect of Stealth altogether (call it something different) in return for the ability to contest points. The user would still be untargettable by single-target skills, but can still be hit by AoE’s, Cleaves, and non-targeted projectiles, and would remain clearly visible throughout the duration. Let AI continue to treat Thieves in this state as if they were Invisible as before, to retain the mechanic’s utility in PvE and improve its viability against AI-heavy builds in sPvP.

I feel this idea is worth experimenting with, because in my humble opinion, the entire Stealth mechanic will never truly be viable as a mechanic to build around for as long as the Stealth state itself precludes contesting points. I’m also hoping the removal of Invisibility will bring a slightly more civilized tone to the balance “debate” in the forums and elsewhere that forced ANet’s hand in nerfing Stealth to this sorry state to begin with.

I would very much appreciate any input a Thief player in the high-level competitive scene can offer on this idea.

The only mistake that was made is stealth stacking higher than 3s, completely useless in sPvP of course. If stealth would always be 3s hidden 3s revealed~ you wouldn’t have so much QQ about it.

Where stealth/perma stealth is completely useless in sPvP, it is extremely OP in WvW. Thieves in sPvP is a joke tho, no cc, not able to hold points unless you’re going S/D and evade/step like crazy. I’m personally not into the crowd control game.. though WvW gets really boring and repetitive too. Kinda hoping for GvG, Anet?

I think the stealth stacking in pvp is actually a great mechanic since it can open up great teamplay

tpvp is fast action hard duels positioning tactic and movement and if you are in the top 100 you have mastered all of these..so if u are in the top 20..like ningyou..

they should add a new disengage maybe any suggestions?

oh god do i really have to explain it again..i have been watching him playing via stream i saw him in several good tournaments i talked to other good/highranked players and i think after one year of pvp only i can tell if a player is good and is one of the top or not

glad you enjoyed it!
and i will talk to ningyou about it and/or collect all questions and do another video

hm that’s sad tho because there are a lot of people asking me ingame about things that I have posted in this thread so they have to search the whole mesmer forum for it just to find the one video they need only because it moved to the third page or smth

can this maybe be moved to the sticky? would be awesome since a lot more videos will follow

thanks a lot

grouch actually texted me while playing and i talked to him about the ele thread i made and he said he has read it so i think they might react to it at least he seemed very motivated

title: “a” top thief….not “the” top thief

hope they will check it thanks for the feedback tho!

u can also make a thread in the ele forum i am not doing it for fame so you cant really stea credit from me

you dont have to confirm every item you want to salvage

glad you enjoyed it really tried my best

IS this real? it cant be? hours and hours of salvaging stuff from the pvp reward chests..the pain in the fingers

It’s all over!

Thank you so much! <3

I have just checked out the changes you made on Temple of the Silent Storm and I have to say i like it! removing the water is so awesome and now you have the chance to position yourself down there which is only possible because you have enough space!

cheers,
Sensotix

AT LEAST NO ELE WAS HARMED DURING THE MLG!
haha no jk i think they should change smth thats why i did a state of the ele thread

Hey guys I wanna thank you so much for 400 subs so far and I will continue uploading videos everyday
I am trying my best to provide you guys with the best content possible and therefore i had the honour to invite Ningyou of Team Dopplers Effekt/Team Cheese Mode to an interview to share his opinion about his class the game and the current meta!
Also he told me a few tipps and tricks for new thieves!
I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did and much more interviews with top players will follow!
As always leave a like and subscribe to my channel to join Sensotix’ Army for more videos, interviews and guides!

I am aware of the fact that the video is quite long but I think that’s pretty nice!
I have added an overview in the description so make sure to check it out if you want to skip a part because you think you already know enough about it

Link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR5OL9GB-VA

Thanks for all your support guys, rating the video and leaving a comment is always appreciated!

Link to my channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialSensotix

I wished the devs would take 5 mins and check this thread there is really quite some work going on and all in all there are awesome and good ideas!

i think carrion would be better since the phantasms and you as well can still deal tons of dmg and with the right utilities like decoy you have good disengages as well

i really dont know about the food i have no clue haha i have never actually played pve that much sry

i would go for perplexity runes in wvw and for wvw i would go with s/p and sc/torch since the stealth is really awesome there
i think the recharge on glamour skills in only oligatory in pvp since it is much more fast action there so you can actually ignore that trailine.. i think the idea with pu is actually really great and would go well with torch

everything for mesmers in pvp
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well the disengage is quite a problem tho imo

well i hope the next patch will change more than just what mantras can do because i really have to agree that there is a lot of work needed

well but the problem if the improve staff there will be so much aoe dmg going on :/
i love staff tho

yes but this will actually be part of my tourny build this one is just my 1 vs 1 build now

:)

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i sometimes have really hot temper which is a problem

sorry for that :/

i think mantras are a great thing but i will probably only take one or two because i dont wanna end up staying back in the tf channeling all the time

i did and i already recorded some footage and i will try to record more before i upload it

funny cuz there is no condi meta in the top 100 anymore..you see thieves warris power engis and mesmer

yes warrior is just a joke how it is atm…