Guild Wars 2

There are two types of players
Players who are casual and are fine playing the FREE core game. And then there are more hardcore players who have bought heart of thorns.

The free players shouldn’t care about getting the BEST gear and the COOLEST skins. They play for fun because they are casuals. The hardcore players do care about that stuff. And they have it available to them more effectively in HoT.

The problem is, there are still people who refuse to buy the expansion yet are hardcore players because they feel like they’re getting gyped/don’t have the money/feel like since they already bought the game, shouldn’t have to pay for the expansion. They are in a limbo between casual and hardcore. They expect all the niceties like ascended gear and legendary weapons but dont want to upgrade to the expansion.

While 50 bucks I’d a bit overpriced for what we got, people spend 50 bucks are stupider crap everyday.

SolarDragon.7063:

I’m making the point that the traps and longbow work off the same principles, a la power and crit, so you can make a trap build that is still absolutely devastating at range, whereas ranger, the other damage trap class, has to make a tradeoff between their primary ranged weapon, longbow, and their traps-or use shortbow which is barely outside a point skirmishing weapon.
I’ve been hit by10k+ shots, in fact I think I saw 11.5. While calling this "not competitive is probably true, the more normal 7-8k range is still devastating, while the traps prevent closing from being as sure a strategy as it should be.
The problem isn’t any one part of the build, really, the problem is that with one build, it dominates at all ranges up to 1.2k, while being on a class that can easily gapclose [JI, Flashing Blade] with anything that outranges it (engi, ranger, anything I’ve missed?).

Lmao then why not make a shortbow/trap ranger? It would be condi and everything.

Jesus Christ go back to your profession forum and stop QQing.

fellyn.5083:

Contact CS is probably the best you can do. It happens because you probably had 100% map completion on that specific character already.

alright, will do. thanks

for collection. what do.

glaphen.5230:

Skyline Crash.6254:

You have crap survivability when you opt for traps. Not to mention they are: casted under you and require a trigger.

Ignore all the boons they give, the CC, the double stun break and the 11 stacks of Aegis along with F2 and F3 being amazing defenses. They only require a trigger if you didn’t place them while near someone, regardless of whether they were moving or not. Is this a thread about Thief and Ranger traps?

aegis doesn’t stack

You have crap survivability when you opt for traps. Not to mention they are: casted under you and require a trigger.

Arlowslol.1974:

Skyline Crash.6254:

Try this build I made. It works pretty well.

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQJAsYl8MhKnYxTw3Jw/EH7ElfK2irYHA12B2frF8HA-TJBBABA8AAoZ/BKOBAkXGA

you dont play PVP or just make a joke…..OTL

Nah I pvp, why don’t you go kitten yourself?

Try this build I made. It works pretty well.

http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQJAsYl8MhKnYxTw3Jw/EH7ElfK2irYHA12B2frF8HA-TJBBABA8AAoZ/BKOBAkXGA

Mightymealworm.8409:

Traps could use a bit of adjustment.

Activation time (not cast time, but the time it takes trap to activate once triggered) on dragons maw could be increased a small amount to make it a little easier to counter.

Test of faith either needs a cast time OR it needs to loose its initial damage.

Procession of blades feels fine to me, as its the easiest trap to avoid full damage with, UNLESS you get cc’d in place with it. But combos are skill play so I’m fine with it. If damage must be reduced id like it added back in with bleeds. It would draw out the damage longer making it even easier to negate a portion of it and would at least add some incentive and mechanics for condi guard builds.

Purification is a situational heal. Sometimes good, sometimes not good at all.

Lights Judgement is weak. Could probably use some buffing actually.

Fragments of faith is mostly in a good spot now. Damage MIGHT still be a touch high but I would adjust other traps first to see where things are before going crazy on this.

My only other big suggestion would be to make hostile traps in PvP and WvW all red instead of the same blue as ally traps when triggered. This would help players a lot to identify what traps are trying to kill them.

Oh, and I pretty much have played Guardian exclusively since launch, and I love my DH too. So I am not trying to class bash at all. Non guardians please try to understand that guardians rarely get a viable or fun spec outside of bunker or glass canon medi so yes, they are taking full advantage of DH while they still can.

Thank you for a more non-biased opinion. So many people are just saying nerf traps and that’s it. I would prefer if test of faith had a cast time if we could keep the initial damage. Lights judgement could also use a buff. Maybe nerf the amount of pulses but make them stronger.

also i recommend that shortbow be your secondary weapon

sorry for the late reply, but here is the build

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vZAQJAsYl8MhKnYxTw3Jw/EH7ElfK2irYHA12B2frF8HA-TJBBABA8AAoZ/BKOBAkXGA

anyway, the point of this build is to have good survivability thanks to invigorating precision, assassins reward, and signet of malice. they all heal you for attacking basically.

coupled with high initiative regen, you can spam 3 a lot. give it a try and tell me how you like it.

you can switch infiltrators signet for something else if youd like (scorpion wire for instance to get all tricks)

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQRAse5NlsAhShgjQggIOmHkajFBuF+NEnr4VA-TRA4AAw+DAA-e

here is the build, i would use it with sword/shield and mace/focus (can also be mace/shield and sword/focus)

if you dont want to use focus and just sword, mace, and shield, then you can do so. but be sure to replace the first trait in the valor line to something else then.

the empty utility slot is up to you. so is the equipment (other than rune of resistance)

so basically this build is all about blocks and kitten. whenever aegis ends on you, you heal and also damage nearby foes. coupled with the bunch of aegis you get from this build, its pretty powerful

runes of resistance grants aegis every time you use a signet, so use your signet whenever ya want to get aegis

Sword and board is fine man. Since sheild has good access to aegis, I have a good build that utilizes it. I can show you it if you want

I’m assuming you’re dying a lot because of HoT?

eisberg.2379:

bacon.9461:

I can’t seem to find much on it beyond a tiny post on reddit. Is there any plan to fix this sometime soon or am I better off leveling another character to get my required chest?

Are you showing 100% in VB in the UI, or does it show you still need to complete something?

It seems clear to me that he fully completed it.

OP, I am having the same problem. It’s a bug. I think they’re working on it.

Legendary crafting is not for the faint of heart. It is for hard core players that want really rare skins. There are plenty of other cool skins you can go for.

I’m assuming anet made it really easy to get because it reduces the value of it.

If it were hard to get, you would eventually see everyone wearing it as a status symbol.

Just give it a few weeks and you’ll start to see them dissapear.

that baby stealing dingo.7216:

Skyline Crash.6254:

I can try to make you a build if you want

Skyline if you have a s/d build that you’d like to share with me, I’d be happy to try it out.

Just to be clear, I really am committed to s/d. I’ve tried d/p and I realize it is stronger overall but I don’t enjoy playing it, which is kind of the point. Also, I run vanilla so no Daredevil traits.

Thanks for the offer, regardless.

No problem, what problems are you having most with pvp? Too squishy?

And I don’t have the build yet, I’ll make a custom one for ya

I can try to make you a build if you want

EvilHero.1248:

Skyline Crash.6254:

Lmao do you not see the power creep you would want to insinuate? Jesus Christ, these are horrible ideas. Please never be a game developer.

Jesus Christ, what you are stating is already happening. Please don’t ever reply others post without thinking.

How about you go kitten yourself?

Yeah #2 should be just as fast as the chain skill

Azure.8670:

Mosharn.8357:

neurosis.6350:

Amaranthe.3578:

Since all stances favour power builds and torment seems dumb on a melee character i was wondering if condi rev is even a thing?

I’ve already asked that question and the answer is NO. Sadly to know that cuz I like Condi more.
Condi DPS is twice weaker than Power.

condi is way stronger than power lmao. Maybe not in pve but in pvp/wvw hell yes. You only need condi dmg to do dmg and can get defensive stats without a worry where as power builds need 3 stats and have to split into 5 whole stats to not get 1 shot. Also power has to worry about opponent armor where condi has to give 0 kittens.

This is just wrong on every level, im not even sure what youre talking about.

Toughness – power
Vitality – condi

Condi also has to worry about condi duration, so its two stats. Also, some attacks inflict their condi on crit due to traits and such, so, many condi builds need precision.

yea

Uh, power has to worry about precision and ferocity, what is your point?

Lmao do you not see the power creep you would want to insinuate? Jesus Christ, these are horrible ideas. Please never be a game developer.

Most classes can do condi pretty well. Whats your favorite class?

Yeah sure, it should be account bound, but as others have stated, just skin some other exotic.

nightfall was a campaign, not an expansion

HoT is more akin to EotN expansion for GW1

because it adds interesting new playstyles. if they just added weapons, there would be no new playstyles.

Sometimes when using Hunter’s Ward, the first “hits” don’t actually register (no damage or cripple). The end effect still does though.

brannigan.9831:

Seems at least as second to me.

Sweet, so it isn’t just me.

To test out things they have in mind. Maybe the end result will cause people to stop complaining all the time.

Isarii.2804:

Skyline Crash.6254:

Ghotistyx.6942:

.05 seconds is significant to you?

It just doesn’t feel as fast as the auto even though they have the same attack speed. So yes, it is.

Well when you put it that way – you’re right. They absolutely do not have the same cast time.

If that is true, shouldn’t that be looked into? Or is it working as intended?

Ghotistyx.6942:

.05 seconds is significant to you?

It just doesn’t feel as fast as the auto even though they have the same attack speed. So yes, it is.

Feel a bit slower than the advertised 3/4 second cast time? Feels like 4/5 second or something idk lol

Ragnarox.9601:

I never use dragon’s maw so I don’t know why that lame ability got nerf.

But don’t forget next nerfhammer goes to True shot increase cd to 5,6 sec plus LB#5 increased cd to 60sec and decreased duration of ward to 4 sec.

Trust me it’s not over.

We are going to the same good spot as usual.

Lol I wouldn’t mind a second or 2 increase to trueshot if it meant we could move. 1 second increase for slow movement or 2 second increase for full mobility.

Burtnik.5218:

Skyline Crash.6254:

Burtnik.5218:

With the raised cd it should become invul.

L M A O

Are you for real? You want a 3 second invuln on a skill that has a 25 second recharge AND that heals? While guardian has Renewed Focus on a 90 second CD? Mist Form is 75? Obsidian Flesh is 50? Elixir S is 60? And none of those skills heal. You do know warrior shield 5 also has a 25 second CD too right? And a mesmer’s distortion requires you to destroy all your clones (1 second per clone, 3 second max) and it has a 50 second CD.

Bro, I’ll type this in the most sober way possible, this is the worst suggestion I’ve ever seen in the history of suggestions, and by bro I mean never my bro.

All the stuff you mentioned can be trained and theres some serious difference.

Guardian also recharge his class mechanic.
Mist form is a stunbreak ability with increased movement speed to escape, can be sued to stomp
Obsidian flesh is 4sec invul, during that time you can do whatever you wish as enemy cannot do a kitten, can be trained to 33sec.
Elixir S is also a stunbreak ability which can remove condi, provide might n stealth (toolbelt), allows you to stomp.
Trained warrior shield stance has 20cd and reflect projectiles while being mobile.

At the very least shield should pulse condi cleanse right now along with it heal.

If you want a mobile block, why not use offhand sword?

But honestly, invuln would be too strong

Burtnik.5218:

With the raised cd it should become invul.

L M A O

Are you for real? You want a 3 second invuln on a skill that has a 25 second recharge AND that heals? While guardian has Renewed Focus on a 90 second CD? Mist Form is 75? Obsidian Flesh is 50? Elixir S is 60? And none of those skills heal. You do know warrior shield 5 also has a 25 second CD too right? And a mesmer’s distortion requires you to destroy all your clones (1 second per clone, 3 second max) and it has a 50 second CD.

Bro, I’ll type this in the most sober way possible, this is the worst suggestion I’ve ever seen in the history of suggestions, and by bro I mean never my bro.

its not that bad of a nerf but they should at least buff dragons maw’s damage 10-20% if they are gonna nerf the CD that much

a dh build like this might work for you

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQJAWTl8AhShYtQwVIQQELWEFWAcAPgctn7BfW4VenHA-TZgaAAQZAA

dh is a good option for balanced gameplay. if you want a LOT of sustain (i.e. healing) go druid (ranger elite spec)

oh and honestly, this game isnt like others. you dont NEED a support to do well. so again, play whatever you like

if i were you, i would make a character of each profession, go through the starting instance (i think human is pretty quick) and go straight to pvp. it only takes like 5 minutes each character and then you can test each profession freely

just go whichever profession you like most man

I would mix zerker and solider gear if I were you

Turtle Dragon.9241:

snoow.1694:

I was testing my Dragonhunter in PvP and Trueshot does way less Damage than before, I think or am I just imagining? I think in the last BWE it did way over 2000 base Damage on Marouder, while now it is 1911. Correct me if I’m wrong.

Checked in PvP. True Shot actually got buffed.

True Shot Coefficients with No Runes and
No Amulet in beta: 932
No Amulet now: 970
Marauder in beta: 1911
Marauder now: 1949
Zerker in beta: 2051
Zerker now: 2088

OP said it does 1911 with mauraders now and you say it did 1911 with mauraders in beta. Who lyin’

Say it ain’t so, Karl, say it ain’t so

No thanks, we guards “are in a good place.”

I main guard so i’m gonna have 2 DH builds

one is gonna be a more standard, balanced medi guard but with a longbow

the other is gonna be a pure trapper build that will rek ppl

carrion. mainly because we dont have any condi on crit traits or anything. so might as well not hit like a wet noodle. not to mention with radiance, you can easily get some extra crit rate

itachimichi.6324:

I already bought the expansion
I am already totally hyped
I will test out all the builds.

Thank you all for your help!

no problemo. again, if you have any questions, just pm me

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vVAQJAWTlsAhShYrQwQIQQELxDWVAYLVvwuARhtgcBs/lAB-e

this is what i would use if i were you. this build basically boosts LB and staff damage to be pretty good. for staff, i focused on traits that would make your staff 3 strong; i made it bigger, do more damage, and heal people. same with long bow 4 (both symbols). this build excels in keeping enemies away also.

for the last utility (bane signet), just put whatever you want. tbh, you can put whatever you want for the heal and elite also but i would recommend those two.

this build doesnt include what type of gear you want though, thats up to you and what stats you want but if you have any questions just ask

itachimichi.6324:

i try to use staff as much as possible because i like it. i like staves in all MMOs. I also like staff3 and staff 4, though 4 is sometimes hard to use.

Its not for champ farm only, i do that if i bump into a train and don’t have anything better to do. I think i am going to main her for now.

I prefer Longbow over GS, but i would prolly try to keep a GS in inventory anyways, like i do with scepters, torch and focus.

i will try out the suggested builds, thank you very much
if i want to try dungeons (never did that before in GW2, just in other mmorpgs) do i have do get other weapons?

Edit:
For preferred utility, i like retreat! and stand your ground, though retreat! is prolly my favorite because i like being faster. support or dpsboosts or survivability- all fine. I like to be flexible ^^

to use 4, use staff 5 in front of you so mobs dont wreck you while channeling.

and just to be sure, are you going to buy heart of thorns? thats the only way to be a dragon hunter if ya didnt know

What exactly do you like about staff? I’ll try to make a build for you. And what type of utilities do you like? Do you like longbow over GS? Do you prefer support or damage or a balance of everything? etc