Guild Wars 2

Regen too strong on ele. Nuff said. Nerf plzz

Oh wait…

Nevermind just gonna follow the band wagon!

Thanks dude those are both looking pretty good! My buddy actually gave me one really similar to SoH one you linked. But I’m gonna try to C&D one up too and see how I like it. I appreciate it!

Any other variations of the build are still appreciated!

Been messing around on some spare time with the thief class and wanted to find out if there is such a build as in & out? What I mean is with so much stealth and insta-tele’s to opponents are there any really fun/good builds for just tele’ing in, bursting 5-10k in a few seconds, and getting out of the fight whenever you want? I got a build from my good buddy Tron Jeremy but it’s SoH and I was thinking something more burst and run, burst and run, and rinse and repeat.

Anyone know any builds like this? Appreciate all help!

How does death shroud necro, team support mesmer or staff ele hold up? Any info on these and best one to run for comps?

What does that do for a team tho? Lol.

Ya I’d say guardians are 50% boons so you’d want to run a mesmer on your team when facing them. Just make sure he’s traited for boon strips and repeat shatters and that guardian is shut down entire game. I always send my mesmer for the guardian because he runs full boon strip/harass and the guardian can’t hold kitten on him.

Currently I roll an Engi Bunker in Competitive PvP but have been looking to try another (perhaps better) bunking class now that the Dec. 10th patch has officially launched. I do not want to play guardian or banner warrior. What do you guys think the bunk-abilities of the Ele, Thief, Mesmer, and Necro are now/still? I have been looking into all 4 of these classes and while their “bunk” abilities all vary drastically, they all seem like they can be worthy of it (maybe not the thief but he might be good team support now). Does anyone have suggestions on these possible classes bunking in Competitive PvP? Any suggestions or build ideas for for this purpose would be great! Thanks

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I can not begin to describe the frustration I feel whenever I solo Q in this game’s PvP and find at least one or two of my teammates are afk the entire time. I am 101% positive that I am not the only one who experiences this same frustration as it happens to me at least 25% or more of the time when I run some solo Q. Though I know this has been covered with the Devs and on these forums more times than I can count, I am proposing a new punishment to players who feel it is ok to go AFK after they Q up in Solo Arena.

Proposition:
Penalization and refrainment from Q’ing in Solo and Team Q’s for a fixed amount of time.

I believe this should be punishable for obvious reasons. I feel a 10-30 minute penalization from all gameplay besides PUGplay is a fair amount of time for these players for the frustration they leave upon everyone else on their team who has to rely on them. I feel this will make these exact players realize how frustrating it is when someone goes AFK by putting punishment upon them as they have done to the players who lost their game because of them. Everyone knows how extremely annoying this is.

Creating a timed penalty for AFK in Q will not only lower the AFK percentage this game is facing, but will have a butterfly-like effect on all the players who leave their games much happier losing fairly than losing because of selfish action.

Post below if you agree with the timed penalization of AFK gameplay in Solo Q

Thank you.

Thanks for that response man! I’ll definitely look into all this tonight once I’m home. Would you mind if I messaged you later on? I’m usually in the Mists so maybe we could group up and do some practice runs? I’d pay you for your time. Again, thanks for the response. Hope to hear from other people’s opinions!

I am currently looking to roll a new class/build in this upcoming patch and have been checking around all the forums too hear people’s opinions. I currently play mesmer the most at the moment, and have talked to several experienced mesmers about bunker/team support mesmers in the upcoming patch. Does anyone feel this type of mesmer will become viable in competitive PvP (not WvW) after Decemeber 10th? If anyone knows a build(s) that they will be trying out with the new patch for specifically bunking/node control/node harass/or pure team support, I’d love some information!

-Not looking for anything glassy-

Thanks for any replies

Thanks! Still looking for suggestions

Thanks everyone for the awesome responses! I am currently looking for a competitive PvP build, sorry I didn’t state that clearly.

Still need help please@@@

What is the absolute best bunker class/build in this current meta of (competitive) PvP right now? I don’t have any interest in playing a condi or boon class/build. I just want to sit on/harass/decap any node I want. If not “a bunker” in specific, what do you think is the BEST build for 1v2s or 1v3s for the longest time? I just want something that will survive the most (once perfected of course) out of all the players. There is nothing more frustrating than a target who won’t go down! Someone please help me find something like this. I don’t care what class, I just wanna bunk <3

Will pay 2 gold for any in-depth response, just message me ingame.

THAT SECOND SENTENCE THO~~~

I’m so sick and tired of this meta… I honestly hate kittening but this kitten is kittening kittened. My personal playstyle has always been team support/bunk. I can’t do this glassy cannon kitten and conditions, it’s just not me. While I continued this rant to my guild via TS3, they recommended the bunker engineer, so I came here. Anyone willing to help me out starting this class? I want to purely play bunk.. No condi and glassy-all that kitten. I’m an old fashion player who’s still in the mind set of the original launch patch gameplay. I’ll make sweet love to you if you would help me out. Thanksss#@@

I was wondering if anyone could possibly help me out in finding a good node harass and/or holder build. Something that could potentially last 30 seconds+ against 1v2s and maybe even 1v3s, all while constantly either blocking a capture of the node or preventing the decap. Does anyone know good builds like this for the mesmer that are just a pain in the kitten for the enemy team? I started playing the mesmer specifically to kitten people off, and I feel this is a good way to do it while still applying good support for the overall win.

Thanks for any help!

Thanks a lot, both of you! Does everyone agree that shatter is the best gameplay for the current mesmer?

What is the best type of mesmer for competitive and organized pvp right now? I really want to bring my mesmer into the meta of gw2 but I’m finding it extremely difficult with all these warriors/necros running around owning me… What are we looking at as our best chances of being a competitive player with this class as it sits right now?

Hey forums, I recently started the thief class for PvP and have been studying the traits/gameplay nonstop for the last week. I was looking to make a condi/harass build, and this is what I’ve come up with. Please give me any advice to make this build better or help it benefit more. I appreciate all help. Again, I just started the thief, so if this doesn’t look great too you, please don’t flame me and help instead. Thanks!

Weapons: SB main, P/D offhand

Runes: (6) Runes of the Afflicted (Condi damage & bleed + poison durations)

Necklace: Charrion (condi, power, vitality)

Heals/Utilities/Elite: Hide in Shadows, Blinding Powder, Shadow Refuge, Spider Venom, Basilisk Venom

Traits: 30 0 30 0 10

Deadly Arts: IV(venom grants might), VIII, XI(immobolize 5secs if target is below 50%)

Shadow Arts: VI(stealth blinds), X(regen initiate faster in stealth), IX(apply venoms to allies)

Trickery: V(thrill of the crime)

Stats: (No boons) 1860 power, 960 prec, 1216 toughness, 1560 vitality, 1206 condi

So basically am going for a condi build like I said. This build has it’s pros and cons like any build, but it is very fun in PvP and really high survivability. Anyone willing to give me advice on this build to improve it for the purpose I’m aiming for? If so, I appreciate it. Thanks again for taking your time out to read this!

I appreciate the feedback from both of you! Thanks for the build and advice, will look more into what both of you have said. Still looking for other possible burst builds, as that seems to be more effective with the current thief. Thanks again, both of you.

Hey guys, just looking to find some help from the more experienced thieves out there with a build.. Just a few questions about the class below. I appreciate any and all help, and thank you in advice for reading this on your own time.

1. Are there any builds that are more noob-friendly than others for PvP?

2. I like conditions and/or burst.. What builds would some of you experienced thieves recommend for this gameplay on this class? (Don’t have to be noob-friendly.)

3. Do you have any tips for mastering this class? I really enjoy the gameplay of it, just finding it a bit more difficult than the others (which I expected). Any tips would be really beneficial!

Thanks for any help again. I also only PvP, so kinda looking for builds for that. Runes, sigils, amulet, weapon selection, traits, and utilities would all help me out if you post a build. Thanks!

Will be on all day today (Friday), so if you’re interested in joining us feel free to message me.

Hello Forums, Here’s a new one for my fellow engi community; Is it possible engi’s can be decent competitive Node defenders for PvP tournaments?

My ideals for this type of build for the capibility of this on an engineer is either a nice CC build or just a really bunkery build until team support shows up… Idk how to do this though.. Any ideas?

If anyone knows of a build thats really bunkery or really CC-able please post! I appreciate any and all help!

Like I said, my friend has great success with it so I’m just hoping there’s another staff guardian in forums who knows a thing or two about staff builds. Thanks for the feedback though!

Yeah ik, he runs a good team I’m pretty sure… (referring to my friend again). But I know it’s possible because he’s really well known for it and even says it’s the best guardian weapon IHO. I just wish I could find the build!

No not trolling at all haha. I’ve recently hit level 80 and I’ve been trying to get more into PvP and I ran staff in PvE/dungeons from level 30-80. Also, I have a good buddy of mine who runs a staff build in competitive paid tournaments and is well known in anvil’s rock for being a great staff guardian but he refuses to share his build, (understandable), with even close friends. That’s why I posted so hopefully people who run staff and do good with it will see this!

Hey Forums, I really need some help with this from all my fellow guardians and I’d appreciate all feedback!

Ok so currently my favorite weapon on my guardian is staff. I just love being a very tanky class while still being able to use a staff.. And I feel like the skills are great too! But I have just one problem… I can’t seem to be able to make a good competitive PvP staff build! Does anyone run staff build in paid tournaments or even frees with much success? If there is a build out there, please help me find it! Also if you wouldn’t mind telling me the runes and sigils to use that’d be awesome too! I’m willing to pay 2g for a build if it actually works so feel free to PM me IG at SimpleKingly.5021! Thanks for the help!

Bump ~ Would like some additional help from all my fellow experienced PvPers with this build please!

Ok thanks for the feedback! I’m going to respec the points and see how it works out

Hey Forums, so I’m currently getting more into PvP atm after hitting level 80 on my guardian and I need some help for tournament PvP. I really want to go full team support with my guardian and I prefer staff and mace/shield. I will give you my current build and I’d like for some helpful feedback to make it better at bunkering 1v3 situation and doing really noticeable team support.

Current build: http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mmcczmM9MmvCNmmvCNm9MxxaVsqVMqc

I’d really like some help from all my fellow experienced guardians! All help is really appreciated. Really want to run paid tournaments and be a good asset to my team

Hey Forums, so about an hour ago I posted a thread about help with my bunker… I got some good feedback so thank you! While I was waiting for some replies on that thread I was thinking.. I don’t really care what build I run, I just want a good thief build for competitive Tournaments in PvP. If anyone knows a good build I should try for this I’d really appreciate it! Don’t mind any specific play style so I’m really open minded here.

Thanks to everyone for any feedback given!

Thanks for the feedback guys!

Ok thanks for the feedback and I appreciate that! Do you have a build link for that then? All I really care about is getting the most effectiveness out of a build in PvP tournaments.

Hey Forums, so I’ve been working on my new thief and right now I’m running a full bunker that’s largely unkillable in 1v1s and survivabilish in 1v2s. But the thing is I have no kill-ability what so ever…. And it’s really frustrating. I’m looking for a stealth build that gets initiative gain but can throw down damage and kill as well… I need a nice build because I run tournaments with my guild and I just feel like such a burden to their team when I play with them… Can anyone help me rework my build for some kill-ability? Also, can you please post the runes and sigils to use as well with the build? I have no idea what to use..

My current build: http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mmkzzzz9MMrFRMMrFRM9Mxpfmaqoac

I really appreciate any and all help!

Hey Forums, I’m looking to try out a new tPvP build for tournaments. Does anyone have any decent builds I could try? Really appreciate it!

Bumpin bumpin bumpin up

Keeping this bumped so fellow PvPers can see it!

Hey Forums, I created a new PvP clan for Heart of The Mists gameplay. We will be focusing on tPvP, Tournaments (Free and Paid), sPvP, and just having fun. If your interested in an active PvP clan message SimpleKingly.5021!

What do you guys mean when you say STOMP regarding Elixir S? Also, I don’t use kits because i focus on mobility and CC for PvP and it works out great for me.. Please explain “STOMP”. Don’t know what you guys mean.

Why Elixir S? Yeah it breaks stuns and evades but the toolbelt isn’t as good as utility goggles or rocket boots?

Haha you’re very right and I have chosen to go with elixir C. Thanks!

Hey Forums, so I’m just doing some minor tweaks on my P/P condition build right now and I’ve come across something that has stumped me… Elixir C or Rocket Boots?? I currently use Utility slot 7 to interchange these. Also, my second trait in Alchemy is either Cleansing Formula 409 for boots or Potent Elixirs with Elixir C. What do you guys think I should use?

Currently I run this: http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mVMzz9mMoTrMMoTrMGG0x0VaoMMaq

Pros of Elixir C with my build:
Gives me 20sec of might (HGH)
Transfers conditions as boons for 5secs
Lets me exchange Cleansing Formula 409 for 20% longer boon durations

Cons of Elixir C with my build:
Toolbelt isn’t very handy
Only useful for certain classes

Pros of Rocket Boots:
Toolbelt applies burn for 6sec and does hefty damage
Breaks Stun

Cons of Rocket Boots:
Have to use Cleansing Formula 409 as only condition removal
Cannot hold condition stacks
Already have Utility Goggles for a stun breaker

What would you guys recommend?

Hey Forums, I’ve decided to create a PvP guild! This guild will focus only on the mists PvP and do daily tournaments, tPvP, sPvP, and much more! Message me if you want an invite and your all about PvP!

Few things I have to say to you…. Obviously it was a typo? I ment Rune of Superior Earth but got them confused. Second… Have you ever even used an engineer? No offense but your information is all wrong. Where should I start…. 36 to 40s cooldowns? What skills are you looking at that have those…? Jumpshot hardly worth it? I have 3 or 4 immobilize spells that make this always hit for a crit of 2 or 3k… Who cares if they have one or 2 condition removals? I have 4 or 5 of my skills that continuously stack that vulnerability sometimes into the high 20s…. Turrets bad? Look at the traits.. There not as bad as you think.. Who cares if someone runs out of the way of them? I’m standing right behind them and I’m not gonna be the idiot to follow them and give them the advantage….

It’s funny you try coming on my thread when I ask for a little help but instead make me have to make you look your just another level 2 who played PvP on the class for a few hours and then goes on the forums trying to act like he’s a pro….

Hey Forums, I’m gonna give you guys two links, one to my P/P condition/boon stacker build and one to my Rifle CC/Vulnerability stacker build. I would like all my fellow experienced engi’s out there to help me choose which one you feel is more effective for use of PvP, (mostly sPvP). I just can’t decide which one to use and it’s driving me nuts bro!

P/P condition/boon stacker

http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mVMzz9mMoTrMMogvMGG0x0VaokMaq

Runes, Jewlry, & Sigils:
2 Runes of Lyssa
4 Runes of The Nightmare
1 Rabid’s Necklace
1 Sigil of Superior Force
1 Sigil of Minor Corruption

Rifle CC/Vulnerability stacker

http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#mVMM9VoMwrMo0wrM0xx0azMscabV

Runes, Jewlry, & Sigil:
3 Runes of The Guardian
3 Runes of The Soldier
1 Soldier’s Necklace
1 Rune of Superior Force

Tell me what you think I should use! Both of these are my own custom builds but feel free to use them!

The people who play the engi class are the people who want a challenge in their MMOs. It can be the funniest class in the game but if your obsessed with being an OP player like a stealth thief or DD ele then I promise you this character isn’t for you. Takes most skill than any other class due to bugs we have to suffer with.

Don’t know what your talking about brooo <3