Guild Wars 2

Skill Calc Build= http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mcsc9cz0oxabMoxabM0p0fxVccVoq

As promised COF’s Oracle Build is here for your viewing consumption. I’ll start by saying what I always do in my build videos. This build is solely off of what I found to work for me. If it gives your ideas by all means take it run with it makes it your own.
Secondly it’s very hard to make a build where almost every trait works with another trait. It seems like every patch we get a little of that ability to make a complete build is stripped. However I have found a way to make a build 100% flowing in the way I’d like to use. It’s a crit build that even with mediocre gear you can hit 43-45% crit easy.

I don’t go higher than that in games because you something called a useful cap.
In order to overstack something useful to you is lost a vast majority of the time. So I rather make an all-around good character then a cannon not worth anything but a rez.Build is basically 0/25/0/15/30 you can see the link here. The reason this build came about is because I made a Paladin Build Series for Guardian 3 months ago. That became really popular and like.

The thought behind it was you want the cannon and the healing. But I took that a step further and gave the cannon healing and the tank. I tried to emulate that as best as I could with this character. I think I found the cannon and the healing. Unfortunately the tank couldn’t join the party but if his place flexibility and utility join in.

The air tree provides crit, speed and single target power. The water tree proves healing and health to take more hits. Arcana provides healing, Utility, Debuff, Buffs, and Elemental recharge rates. I won’t bore you to death nerding you out with equations. Show and prove works a whole lot better in my opinion. So check the video out and check out the build link have fun with it. PVE wise it couldn’t be more it does have WvW weakness if with no toughness. However you don’t really need it if you play well. And gear properly Soldier and Knights for example.

Originally it was said Zeal has bad grandmaster because once upon a time in beta it didn’t. While I don’t remember if that is true or not. It’s also been stated that it will be fixed later with a over haul. That was three months ago I’m not holding my breath. But as haviz stated 25/25/0/20/0 is about as devastating as we get. Downside of that is you will get knocked over with a feather.

@Xfrieze a little while ago they directly nerfed it a bit. But you can still do it this way as long as your killing something IE a mob or a person. The downside is without constant things to put down. It’s really tough to keep a lot of stacks even with modifiers.

@Roachsrealm Me and 7 other guardians did test on gates of madness today. Trying various builds with 15 radiance. I can say after 3 hours of messing around. It’s really not practical. But we did find a support way to use it that is a little OP. I’ll put that up this weekend.

Also someone just pointed out to me in a pvp setting. They might stack and then use a quick swap to hammer with the automatic crit run on swap. That’s a pretty nice smack to the face usually kills people. Or atleast sends them into panic mode.

It’s a great tool but dps in this game is useless to track. Because how many encounters actually let you stand and beat on them. You have to dodge move away from mechanics use tactics. This just isn’t a game that you will ever see dps tools be that useful for. However it is nice to show you where you are in stats. But I did find a few gear problems where stats would actually go down. Which makes it not as accurate as it should be.

Or you could actually act like a guardian who has passive healing and do that. No reason to be a guardian if your not using it’s core mechanics. Might as well been a warrior if you didn’t want to do the (guard) in guardian.

LOL they’re always one hater….Perhaps you missed the line where I said it’s for fun. And it was asked I explain how I was still might stacking. Also I did mention the staff obviously you didn’t pay attention. And I mentioned in the video that I was doing it pretty much without rune and outside help. Which I did on purpose to show you don’t have to just to achieve the effect.

I do templates and open eyes and allow people to run with it and make builds strats etc…If that is what you came up with cool. But don’t be annoying on picking on if something is common sense. Because sometimes the obvious is overlooked. How many videos do you see with people stacking might well over 10 constantly in any area?

Not a whole lot if at all try and google and come back. Better yet don’t come back with a response because it won’t be worth the forums time.

Give it up your not getting cripple you don’t need it. And if you do something maybe wrong with your set up. No one is trying to be mean here you just don’t need it.

you can check my sig for a good example. I did three of those builds all different. But they all basically go all in on offense.

If you like that you will love the build. I’m testing it right now with some Gates of Madness guardians. Just to see if it be worth our time to put up.

It has been said guardians can no longer might stack it’s not even worth doing. Pretty much I’m going to tell you that is not the case. In fact I’ll show you how high it can go in forced controlled tactics. Now you can’t simply throw 20 stacks on some one’s head it does work that way. First of all you need 15 into radiance for renewed justice. The reason for that is you want Virtue of Justice to renew every mob you kill. This leads you to getting on average 9 easy stacks if you kill 3 mobs around you. Not counting the etc. stacks you get from auto attack if you let it actually finish. Or if you have a might sigil which makes this all even more fun if it goes off.

So the plan is to kill everything around you fast spam VOJ and watch the stacks go to obscene numbers. Then either whirling wrath some things face. Or switch to hammer and smash down on it with at least over 10 stacks. But in dungeons you will learn how to manipulate it and always have high stacks. You can also use your save yourself shout and the shelter heal. In fact a tactic of mine is on purpose run into mobs with shelter on for free stacks or staff heals for stacks then charge into mobs with JI. Then shelter heals spam auto attack or WW for stacks.

This doesn’t work as well in pvp unless you are zerging. Then you will have a lot of fun melting faces for a limited amount of time. That’s about it folks you can watch the vid for to see me in action doing it. And I’ll be showing another for fun build later this week. Remember this like my combo video is just meant for fun and make things interesting for you.

Works well with the Guardian Paladin 2.5 build here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-5s5VaZzCY

It’s always good to bring a range weapon and swap out for it.

This whole posts makes my head hurt do you guys even look at you tube lol? Guardians don’t struggle at anything. It’s just not as easy mode as it once was. Thus the giant QQ train. I’d be incline to agree something is wrong if I didn’t have oh 100 videos showing nothing is wrong……..It’s the player not the profession to be honest. You have more than enough examples on this very forum of why and how we are fine.

All I see in this thread at the moment is. People basically saying they leveled to 80 and never learned the profession. So now they want it to be easier because I never learned the proper way to use it. The only thing guardian sucks at is ranged. But even with skill you can overcome that so cut the QQ out. Because you will get something else nerfed complaining about crap we don’t need fixed.

I never really notice this being a problem. We have too many other things applicable in a melee fight. If they gave us that too we would be overpowered to be honest. Haven’t you see ALL the videos on you tube of guardians taking on 3-4 people at a time. If we had that too lol……..nerf city bro.

Flame and frost added

Eh what are you talking about I been doing series since the game started. Hmm thinking maybe you got a touch of hater in you. If you don’t like you don’t haved to watch it however. But don’t be a hater it’s not a good look.

Fractal 7 is up almost a complete one shot fractal gotta love it when a plan comes together

As things change ill add onto this post rather then make a new one

Watch Part 1= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh9-dv8Hpb8

Here is a slight review on the upcoming Feb 26 update “Gathering Storm”. As usual this is my thoughts and insights on it. Maybe you agree with me maybe you don’t. But it’s always nice to get a positive outlook on things minus the drama.

Out of the four things listed here two things stand out. Number one is the unfortunate omission of WVW I can only hope they have an excellent reason for it. I’m always about understanding and patience. Number two is guild quests being introduced. This is something I recently said should be added.

I know I had zero to do with it coming about.
It’s nice something I feel everyone would like actually came about. This is a very short review but on a quite nice topic enjoy your day all.

Good job on that

I’ll add Story modes I didn’t know anyone even wanted to see that until recently. Although I see others doing it maybe I’ll through in a few less covered if that sounds fun.

Episode 30 up boss fight action

(Saved for Future Use)

The finale episode 29 end of the normal story quests up

Episode 28 is up

Episode 27 is up and rollin

Guesting is a nice way to get it done as well. I liked using all 3 of my characters though gave me more immersion.

I added the how to for the first part of the living story here https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/Guild-Wars-2-Living-Story-First-Part-How-To
I did it the cheesy way but it can be done in 2 characters.

A quick run down on how to do the first part of the Living Story Quest. You get a free 5000 karma at the end of it. Pretty simple in doing just use 3 characters or 2 but you’ll see in the vid.

You can use 2 characters to get the 75 Acts of kindness. But if you don’t feel like doing that you can use three like I did in the video enjoy

Thx for the like and my wife picked up a Quaggin BP too. I can’t do it the inner manhood gene in me won’t stand for it lol..

Would of been nice but i guess that would be too much of a gift to the populace to allows us that good fortune. So I guess that still leaves you 41 a month unless its a short month like Feb is so 38 next month.

It is confirmed no dice on pvp laurels for the daily. However you do have 2 days to get the 2 monthly’s done. Then when it resets you can do it again for a total of 40 in a short span. That isn’t too bad I guess I’ll fix the vid in the meantime.

That would appear to be the case thought they allow two a day. I didn’t finish the pvp daily yet but it didn’t have a hint of it not being counted. I guess I’ll find out for sure in a hour or so.

Added the links I forgot dont rage me lol

Well we are here again a new patch new events and new things to conquer. First off quaggin back yea NO! I however like the broomstick mount even though it does nothing in making you faster. Moving along fractals is revived and so are normal dungeons. With the new Orr loot added to their tables as well. I have not tried guesting yet but as I have said in the past that was a good idea. And if you haven’t left for your favorite server you will be greeted with a hefty fee to do so.

Legendaries got an upgrade yea not what you’re thinking. They got visual fixes and upgrades to effects some look a tad on the cheesy side however. Orr got a super duper remix to how it works. With temples receiving new loot and their bosses receiving so raid whipping steroids. Especially Grenth which is horribly broken atm on my server hope it gets fixed soon. Or explain where Grenth got a telekinetic dirt slam spell from? That um one shots everyone in a 30 yard radius…..

The new achievements money is in by the form of Laurels. You can get 2 a day I believe I could be wrong. And you’re supposed to get 10 a piece from monthly’s completions. So say you get those plus do your dailies everyday that’s 80 per month. So easily in two months you could buy anything you want gear wise. So you gear grind trolls go fall in a ditch that is really easy to do.

The new special events have not started yet so I won’t go into that maybe another day and another video. All the dungeons received tweaks thief’s got nerfed..lol and various classes got curious spell changes. All in all its more fun for us more or less leave your thoughts your rage your blessing you know the drill.

Episode 26 Up 10 more to go before this is a wrap

Episode 25 in the house

And if they do they better not be glorified flashlights with wings. That fire at you randomly missing 80% of the time and yelling at you lol…………

I still don’t see the point of people freaking about fractal gear. I have pvp vids in WVW of me killing fractal gear players constantly. I don’t see a difference in power at all to be honest. A lot of us you tubers are saying the same thing it’s no big deal now that its all out there on film. If you want it take your time go get it as well.

Patch review added

I’m excited about the laurels I hope that gives us a reason to explore again.

Knox.3748:

So u made a topic that was already open and u are mad about that ? U say this forum is full of junk but ur topic didnt help at all. Instead, it was one more topic of junk that was open. You have Flame and Frost Prelude discussion and u open another one with almost the same title. And you are talking about modding, i see…

You don’t pay attention well I’ll break it down for you since you apparently cut comprehension class. Or just want to be seen and have something to say. Because we already moved on past that. I was not mad I was saying why smash in posts it’s considered bad manners in forum community’s.

In fact on this very forum they said they were going to stop doing that. And make forums for all the posts to reside. The problem is we don’t have one for this topic yet. And the mod who did it apparently forgot he isn’t supposed to do stuff like that anymore.

Also I broke down the post and ask specific questions while citing recent history. The start of this post basically was a link saying here lol……yea.
I was looking for specific answers and as you can see it’s getting lost in the chaos because my post shouldn’t be here. Doesn’t matter if it’s similar its not the same and not looking for the same out come.

Thus BAD modding has happen just as I originally said. Took all of 3 posts to showcase that lol…..What feedback do you think the team is getting from this. Beyond them maybe laughing at fan boys. It’s not directed or even helpful. Which is what I was trying to do to begin with. That’s what a good reporter does anyway ask directed questions.

Maybe they don’t consider this a major update shrug?

@Ethics easy there cowboy I’m a TGN/IGN sponsored partner it’s what we do. No one said anything about being special it’s just not the best way to go about it. And it’s been said time and time again which is why the special forums got made in the first place. So take a chill pill or drink some tea and say woosha or something.

They should just make a forum for this. Rather then have a cluttured mess of responses that don’t belong together. That is a proven bad community practice because things get lost in the chaos/translation.

LOL they are way over active with over modding on this forum. How did the my post end up in this whine fest lol……….What I said in this video is exactly what is happening in this post.

So we have the new patch info up for Jan 28th on the main site. Plenty of good info there likes guesting and the changes to achievements. I hope this breathes life into a very empty world. Most of everyone who is online hides in the main cities. Or live in constant a dungeon that doesn’t make for a very fun open world experience.

And you have new gamers trying to do upper level zone events for the very first time. Going through the game a second time gave me perspective on that struggle. But I’ve always been a loner and scrap my way through zones in games. It’s funny to say that because I’ve been a major guild leader 3 times successfully.

Also coming in that looks fun is the new pvp zone very happily name Silent Storm. Like I said in the video it’s not named after me that be cool but it’s not. But I do plan on doing something special for a dungeon sharing my name. Hey I had this name since 95 almost twenty years of the storm. Got to add this place to the fun don’t you think?

I am hoping the infusions however have a fun new variety of things to add. And also hoping people don’t act lazy about doing world achievements to get them. I won’t comment on the Quaggan back pack because I’d used a word deemed culturally insensitive to describe that.

I know I’m beating around the bush a bit. But what I really want to say is this enough for you? Are you interested is it too late or are you all aboard and ready to roll out? I was more to the point in the video I think I actually wander a bit more writing things out.

So we have the new patch info up for Jan 28th on the main site. Plenty of good info there likes guesting and the changes to achievements. I hope this breathes life into a very empty world. Most of everyone who is online hides in the main cities. Or live in constant a dungeon that doesn’t make for a very fun open world experience.

And you have new gamers trying to do upper level zone events for the very first time. Going through the game a second time gave me perspective on that struggle. But I’ve always been a loner and scrap my way through zones in games. It’s funny to say that because I’ve been a major guild leader 3 times successfully.

Also coming in that looks fun is the new pvp zone very happily name Silent Storm. Like I said in the video it’s not named after me that be cool but it’s not. But I do plan on doing something special for a dungeon sharing my name. Hey I had this name since 95 almost twenty years of the storm. Got to add this place to the fun don’t you think?

I am hoping the infusions however have a fun new variety of things to add. And also hoping people don’t act lazy about doing world achievements to get them. I won’t comment on the Quaggan back pack because I’d used a word deemed culturally insensitive to describe that.

I know I’m beating around the bush a bit. But what I really want to say is this enough for you? Are you interested is it too late or are you all aboard and ready to roll out? I was more to the point in the video I think I actually wander a bit more writing things out.

Added Episode 23&24

I don’t see why not but however that depends on the healing power of the skills. I be lying if i told you I actually remembered that. But maybe someone be nice enough to repost it here.

Game review added