Guild Wars 2

I bought cobalt for my guard and was curious to see what new rifle and pistol skins they had for my engineer but was very disappointed. I love the new hammer and great sword skins but they have to start showing some love to other weapons.

Rengaru.4730:

uberkingkong.8041:

At first I thought you guys was talking about team SYNC, but then I realized you guys were talking about something like this.

Whats the most stacked team you seen in solo que? This is mine.

• 5 v 2 (+1 afk)
• Team average rank: 16
• Enemy average rank: 30

I win…
at losing ><

Either there’s some bullkitten going on behind the scenes, or its just dumb luck that some of the best players in the game are getting on one another’s team.

Not rank 1.

And I don’t queue for games I don’t join.

You should probably know how to play the game before you queue for tournamnets. And no, I also didn’t see any rank 1s on the enemy teams tonight, nor did I see multiple less than 10 ranks. Some of them I got twice in a row.

I would of course suggest that people should not be allowed in tournaments until they’ve gotten their feet wet, but that’s not gonna happen.

EDIT: My fav part of tonight was the level 7 or something guardian who was planning tactics in saychat. Then in mapchat when I advised him that wasn’t a smart idea.

It seems hotjoin has migrated to solo q.

Getting matched up with people who are rank 1. Getting matched up with people who are rank 10 and lower. And the last 2 games in a row, starting the game 5v4.

I’ve never been so angry playing this game as I have been solo queueing.

Maguuma has had some recent transfers. BURN and GOAT came over from Borlis. But ya, what Guardian said.

I think the reason this thread is so long so early in the matchup is down to a difference in culture between servers.

So I created a simple picture to explain this.

You hear that lads? Get rid of those ruby orbs and stack some toughness that we may find success…. And take more hits before we run into towers.

Come on Mags. Let’s at least try to learn these advanced tactics JQ is humble enough to share with us.
Last one into the tower is it.

Vuziiness.9458:

Look seriously, Maguuma, you need to stop your kittening, you are a good team, but you’re hating on Jade Quarry because they play differently compared to your usual matchups. We run tactical gameplay, we don’t care much for GvG, we play to win, if we wanted we could but thats not JQs usual play-style . BG and SoR do exactly the same thing, that’s how T1 Worlds play , just because we don’t bash our way through enemy zergs like you do, don’t mean we are bad, I mean seriously we are rank 3 for a reason. Brains Over Brawl buddies, and it shows, .

You run and run and run. You only fight when you have overwhelming numbers, and even then you use siege and/or run to your towers.

You’re tier 1 because of coverage and numbers. This is abundantly clear. Even in matchups where we outunumber the other side, the smaller server players would fight when they had to. You lot seem to have forgotten that the combat is the bread and butter of this game.

But whatever, hide in your towers and build your siege.

I’ve never seen an entire server which runs into its towers as much as JQ does. If there numbers aren’t 3 or 4 to 1, they just run. Its surreal.

The EPA assures me #magswag levels in this thread are at an acceptable level. Continue to stay tuned to your local news network for any new developments.

This is what happens when people stack to the same 5-6 servers.

GSSBlunaspike.4153:

I wanted to know how you are handling the warrior skull crack builds that are so popular.

Obviously I cannot speak for the op, but blind is the enemy of that build. This is actually something a guardian has lots of access to with gs3, sword2 and focus4.

Achilles.2197:

Oh wait, I came from SoS

Surprise surprise.

It always kitten ed me off when every recruitment thread was full of JQ asking for moar transfer to an already stacked tier 1 server.

The last few hours has helped me come to understand why they do this.

Carry on lads.

Unleash a kitten-storm of profanities when you’re face tanking 3 people at mid and the rest of your team can’t cap a point or even stay alive.

Lordrosicky.5813:

Options:

1, Add ICD of 70 seconds
2, Make it so it doesnt give stability
3, Make it so it only removes 3 conditions on use

These would all be cool.

So…..pretty much make it useless?

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nnnnnnnndrosicky.5813:

Why would people play bunker? It is the one thing I wouldnt play. You wont be able to do anything compared to dps.

If you consider tons of CC, great healing, reviving teamates and staying on point as ‘doing anything’, then yes, bunker’s are useless.

If you are running around with rare armor, then buy exotics. If that means converting gems, then so be it.

JonPeters.5630:

Look at that! https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/august-06-2013/

:)

AWESOME!!!! THANK YOU!

The JQ bloodhounds smelled a possible server transfer in a totally underelated thread and just had to pop in and peddle their goods.

You guys are amazing….

digitalruse.9085:

Here is the thing, for me, that is interesting. If I go full carrion with undead and rabid with my spec, I look like this:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqOIJGfozgUU38KSR+1/nCsF-jgxAYtASWAJCApwioxWNLiGrOmIqGA-e

If I go full Celestial w/ divinity I look like this:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fcAQJAqOIJGfozgUU38KSR+1/nCsF-jgxAYtASWAJCAJ/ioxW1KiGrqmIqGA-e

Differences:
+192 Power
+75 Precision
+25 Toughness
+192 Vitality
+3% Crit Chance
+25 Armor
+1900 HP
-761 Condition Damage
+60% Crit Damage
+38% Magic Find (Soon to be useless)
+ 416 Healing Power

So, the loss on condition is obviously the most egregious offender, but for me, it seems like I might be making that up in survival and healing. Not to mention my direct damage is a little stronger and when I crit it will hurt more.

And with that… * brain lets out a tremendous fart *

I’ll check back in the morning. XD

This seems to me more something for a rifle/bomb/pwr build.

Thank you btw.

Frosch.7809:

Jereme.1840:

I don’t mind the obvious 2 v 1 I find humor in it. Only reason I brought it up is cause YB last week claiming we worked out a deal with CD. This all coming from a YB commander Zeramix from MEX. Looks like it’s the other way around is all I’m saying

You Mag guys are providing amusement for me much earlier this week than i had expected.

Let me remind you about your own words from last week, that server No.1 in a match-up will of course target No.2 – which happens to be you this week. I know you like to bash weaker servers and i knew you would start to complain the moment you face someone stronger than you, and would start to look for excuses. That they start to come this early is really funny.

I think Yaks should actually try to double-team you guys with SoS, if SoS would be up for it, so you guys provide some more entertainment. But it’s only Saturday and a lot of things can still happen. You guys from Mag actually have to step up your efforts this week, but you can just go to PvE and do some jumping puzzles.

Take some of this and call me in the morning.

Fenrir.5493:

maybe you should be doing more other kinds of pvp instead on just team matches where your allies are just babysitting you, really you are gimping them for using a warrior.

You’ve a real foul attitude.

Stomp is great for knocking thieves out of refuge. it’s a long cooldown for sure but if you pull it off the thief is in a VERY bad spot.

We had tiered matchups. People complained of seeing the same servers over and over. Rightly so too.

Then we had a dash of rng added into the mix. People complain about being mismatched. Either it turns into a rofl-stomp or you’re getting mega zerged by an opponent with far superior numbers. Either way, not fun.

Whatever anet has in mind, the overarching tone of wvw needs to change. How I do not know. I’m sure anet has many smart people that can figure out a way to make a small server competive in some way to the large ones.

It cannot simply stay the way it is. PPT and zerging will slowly choke the life out of most servers and wvw if it continues.

How did the tournament go? Who won?

I’d love to take part alas the work schedule doesn’t quite jive.

I agree with the op! YAY! Second patch in a row Anet’s bringing the love to warriors. Haven’t fully tested all the changes, but I’m liking what I see thus far. Guildies been experimenting with a cleric gear (!!!) and they tell me the results were really impressive.

Just wanted to say good job devs for showing some attention to the class.

Can I bring my ultra mega kitten 6 signet build? Its got a 100% uptime on signet induced blindness.

I’d love to know what the hell ME did to qulify as traitors.

OK fine. If the rapture comes and all of maguuma were to ride the karma train up to swag heaven I would probably go to anvil rock since that is where I spent my first few days with this game.

Maguuma. 15 chars

Ezeriel.9574:

I don’t take EM for the might, I take it for the AH procs.

Bingo.

I also have a set of pack runes for further AH procs since they give swiftness, might and fury to the group and proc more often than the 5% chance indicated. At least to me.

Aeros.2046:

There was a thread earlier where the higher ranked servers were begging people to stop transferring to them. Apparently the ques are getting out of hand.

Yes but reading the recruitement thread the first people in all the time for the “please come to our server” threads are from precisely the servers which do not need more people. JQ, BG, SoR, TC, FA and DB. Always the same.

Agriope.4523:

Thanks for the responses, we’ve decided on a new welcoming home: Crystal Desert.

See you in-game.

Good choice! CD could use some help after loosing a couple of guilds some months ago.

Come on people man up and fight for your chievos.

gw2lfg.com has everything you need. Never have trouble finding a group or just filling out an existing party. Have gotten some kittens join, but generally there’s always someone else looking to do what you are on there. And if there isn’t, post an lfg yourself and I can pretty much guarantee you’ll find somone.

If you have specific requirements, state it in the post.

Some people complain about everything. New zone, new swag, new jumping adventures. No charge.

While I do wish anet fleshed out their backstories abit better, I personally appreciate new content being added for free.

All stances? Probably not. But berserker stance is finding its way into more and more of my builds these days. You’re right though, perhaps some work on traits with regards to stances need to be looked at.

Parktou.4263:

SmoothHussler.6387:

but trust me, there is only one thing and one thing only guardians should be jealous of warriors for; swiftness and gap closers. That’s it.

Technically that’s two things :/

Thanks. I meant mobility in general which guardian does not have much of compared to warrior.

daimonos.9831:

I’ve been having a great time playing the hammer/sword/warhorn frontline warrior. Being at the front of the train isn’t the death sentence I was expecting ;-)

Don’t let people tell you warrior isnt a great profession to play in wvw.

Dirame.8521:

Right now, almost every Warrior is running the 0/10/30/0/30 build with some slight variations on weapons and trait selection but point allocation still remains the same.

I’m not running that.

Kharr.5746:

If you are getting killed by condis, soldier’s runes with shout healing can help a lot too (1 condi removed per shout).

I use to repeat this mantra. Until I really thought about it. Rarely will you actually slot 3 shouts. You might now that fear me has a lower cooldown, but seriously, with 3 shouts you will have no stability and only 1 stunbreak.

Even if you do, you can remove 3 conditions. Ya. 3. On long cooldowns. 4 with shake it off. The way condis are applied in this game, thats not alot. Not to mention you’re sacrificing offensive stats with those runes.

Me personally, I’ve moved away from soldier runes. Using lyssa, cleansing ire, berserker stance etc for my condition removal needs.

Daze and stun are not conditions afaik. Only thing which lowers their duration is how fast you can click your stunbreak.

stefanplc.5234:

You often need to use Shield Block very early… it would sort of make you a sitting duck until you gain some Adrenaline.. if there was a way around this without forcing me to replace my utilities it would be cool.. or if this was just an additional F2 skill that warriors can use.. some immunity similar to how Mesmers can get that invulnerability

I agree. When I’m trying to close in on a kiting enemy I often do so behind shield stance.

LOVE IT!

Just had to share. Good job anet. Not even sore about the long cooldown. Feels nice to be able to dive in, throw down some deeps and bug out without my bar filling up with every condition known to man. Also gaining adrenaline in the process.

Looking towards experimenting with a stance build. Some guildies are already running some.

Just wanted to say thanks anet. Love the change!

JP is a pvp zone. Enter at your own risk. I went for a cruise earlier tonight. Made it darn near the top when some FA jumped me. One particular thief from [NOPE] met the business end of the warrior mace. Killed a bunch. Died a bunch. In the end I couldnt even remember why I was there. Just enjoyed the fights.

It isnt griefing. You want those badges? Fight for them against real people. People who dodge etc. This ain’t pve. Also not for the faint of heart.

lol @ this thread

Nik Rane.6431:

Players are getting instagibbed because they don’t know how to position because they never had a map that required it before. Then they cry on the Forums about it.

Nothing new.

Uh, instagibbing probably doesnt belong in a game like this period.

Me personally I could care less what maps people think require skill. Fact is, in a conquest/control gametype, aoe wins. Aoe cleave, aoe conditions, hell even aoe screen pollution (mesmer-necro pets). This just isnt fun and is way out of control.

Played this map for a few minutes. Seems to take all the annoying aspects of existing maps and expand upon them.

An 8 second berserkers stance is a wonderful thing!