Guild Wars 2

Creative :P.
Although I don’t fully agree with everything here, I do very often like to pretend the enemy servers are a bunch of ravenous undead craving my flesh. When capturing SMC especially and they just keep coming and coming and coming, I’m turning every which way trying desperately to stay alive, helping my teammates up and thinking in my head “OH GOD, BLOOD, EVERYWHERE! WHEN WILL THEY STOP?! OHHH GODDDDD!” Lol, makes things more interesting :P.

I think my favorite part about being a Ranger in WvW is that no one’s ever going to whisper or party me saying I’m using some sort of OP profession with a cheesy build. No matter how badly you disown someone they have to carry it on their shoulders that they just got wrecked by a Ranger.

But yeah, no… I love my Ranger very much. There are a lot of problems with the profession but regardless of it’s flaws no other class compares when we’re talking about having fun. People can lol and hate all they want, when you see a good Ranger in action you might just want to give them a try.

ASP.8093:

Maybe do some half-hearted chasing to put some fear into ’em so they run further.

^ Story of my life, lol. I prefer to just let people run if they’re going to waste my time. Generally, they won’t get the chance to do so but no one’s perfect and there are loads of times where someone will slip through my fingers. When that happens, I don’t usually bother with chasing them very far. I just run a little ways, pause, make sure they’re still hauling kitten and I find myself something better to do.

Mobility isn’t the problem, allowing them to use it is.

Everyone has access to some form of CC and/or immobilize. If you’re roaming you should know ahead of time to bring some of that with you. Control and mobility are the two most important things to have when roaming. If someone tries to escape, immobilize them, fear them, stun, daze, launch, knockdown or pull them as long as it prevents them from fleeing.
Now, before I get flamed, I understand that CC can be avoided and once your opponent recovers they’ll probably just go straight back to running away. But if you time it properly they shouldn’t get far.

Fact.

Just learned how to do it, got to 500 Artificer yesterday and am working on making my first ascended weapon… The list of things… It just never ends. To make one thing, you need to make another thing, and to make that thing, you need to make three other things, and to make those three other things, you need to make two other things and to make those two things you have to be patient because you’re time-gated and can only make one of those two things per day and I want to shoot myself.

When I finish this weapon. Never again. Never, ever, ever.

Dean Calaway.9718:

I love how the options op presents are negative.
Also love people saying how they rather get killed a lot and have “fun” as if thats any true, and lastly I love the remarks of some people on how they roam solo to duel.

Guess what, as far as WvW is concerned, thats very useless, second only to afk on WP.
Not to mention you’ll almost always gonna find yourself outnumbered.

WvW is won by either joining the big group, or supporting the big group with supplies, building/refreshing siege, snipe dolly/camps, scout and report the enemy zerg location, etc.

Roaming around looking for duels adds nothing, those 5 stomps you might pull out an hour are neglectable.
Right now is not so bad because of the low % of players, but when you have 100+ queue…

So for those that do solo duel you may get off your high horse of delusional superior skill, if anything engaging multiple targets in a big fight can be much more demanding since there’s A LOT more going on.
Even the times I spend an hour siegeing up say Bay ALONE are more productive for the server than duels.

THANK YOU, lol.
Roaming isn’t about 1v1’s it’s about being a pain in your enemies neck. Flip camps/merc’s, kill yaks, contest keeps, tap towers and prevent stragglers from getting back to their zerg if necessary. Otherwise, 1v1’s are only a secondary component to roaming, it’s inevitable that you’ll run in to someone but looking for someone to fight isn’t contributing to your server. If you want to do it because you enjoy it by all means do so, just don’t go claiming you’re an active WvW’er when infact all you are is a fish out of water. If you want duels, there’s PvP.

I apologize for sounding condescending but people who like to think they’re important because they troll around jumping people all day irritate the hell out of me.

<3 Lich form

Shadowdwemer.7085:

II love what you have right here. Its amazing in my opinion. If only there was a way to get make the game devs look at this XD

Thank you ^^ I put a lot of thought in to it. But I do very much agree, I want Necromancers to have torches as well. Whether it be restricted to off-hand only or not, I would love for us to have unique torch mechanics and a wider selection of utility. If anything, every profession should get at least 1 – 2 more weapons because as is, I find a lot of professions are lacking versatility. The Ranger is another that comes to mind who, not counting two-handed weapons, has only the sword and axe as their mainhand weapons.

All classes are viable roaming professions given you know how to play them.

Thief, Mesmer, Ranger, Warrior and Engineer are some of the “easier” professions to roam with. I say “easier” because they are better equipped to roam than the other professions but that does not mean they are better.

Personally, I rotate between my Ranger and my Necromancer, both of which do exceptionally well when solo roaming. Again, it all comes down to personal experience so don’t rule out other professions just because they might seem less capable.

Regardless of which profession you choose however, there are a few things all of them need when roaming;
1. Mobility. The most important thing you can have when by yourself. You want to cross lengthy distances quickly, get in and out and be able to slip away before the enemy can respond. Which ever profession you choose, have some form of mobility whether it be a signet/runes that give 25% movement speed, swiftness or leaps, bring something with you.
2. Control. The second most important thing, and the last thing required when roaming is control. If you can’t fear, stun, daze, launch, or any of the other CC’s, your roaming experience will be much more difficult. Control is important because it can mean preventing enemies from escaping, or ensuring that you escape. It’s also great for flipping camps.

So, in conclusion:
The easiest, but not the best professions to grasp when roaming are: Thief, Mesmer, Ranger, Warrior and Engineer.
What you need when roaming is:
Mobility and control, which every profession has access to in some form or another.
And of course, a level head to navigate hostile territory ( :

cuge.5398:

You are a pretty good guardian yet you didnt know what that green lich was going to do ?
Sorry man, but its a L2P issue. When a necro turns in that BIG fluo green kitten you should istantly know that you need to block/dodge those shadowy hands.

There are many teams that melt when a lich pops up, but actually its easy to deal with them, depending on your class/build

• remove their stability, then CC hard
• if u cant, use some shield, even better if reflects
• moa
• stealth and flee
• blind him and dps hard (that thing has extremely reduced mobility)
• if you cant do anything of the above, just roll and take some distance, cause those #1 death attacks are the slowest projectiles in game, if u are at say 900+ range you can dodge them without even dodging.

^ I agree with all of this as a Necromancer. Lich Form is a very, very powerful elite but it also has a lot of weaknesses. Necro’s are the easiest profession to CC hands down. Removing the stability just turns that giant Lich in to a play thing so, if you can do that I highly suggest you do.
As for damage though, yes. Massive damage IF you allow yourself to take it. As Cuge said, the #1 is the slowest projectile in game and going Lich Form slows you down quite a bit. Dodge, block, reflect, etc. and you’re golden. Otherwise you’re going to be in a world of hurt.

I had suggested this a long time ago in the profession balance area.

I personally want Necro’s to have torches more than anything. Now, before people say it’s against the lore, I agree, so hear me out.

Torch (Mainhand):
1. Visceral Ignition “Ignite your targets from inside with a magical flame” Damage 125 Recharge (1/2s)
2. Phantom Flames “Haunt your target with a ghastly flame, causing chill and removing 1 boon if the target is already chilled” Chill duration 1 1/2s, Damage 245 (Recharge 10s)
3. Breath Of Winter “Breathe a snowy wind at your target and surrounding targets, causing chill and additional damage for each foe it hits” Chill duration 2 1/2s, Damage (x2) 220, Number of targets: 6 (Recharge 15s)

Torch (Offhand):
4. Path Of Oblivion “Slide forward leaving a trail of frozen earth behind you, knocking down foes who touch it” Damage 125, Range of slide 400units, Evade 3/4s Recharge (18s)
5. Tormented Earth “Ignite an area at your feet with a chilling flame, causing 2seconds of Torment for each second your target stands within the flame” Chill duration 1 1/2s, Damage 140 Recharge (20s)

I think a lot of these (although obviously subject to name change and damage alterations) give the Necromancer much needed utility. Such as a method of escaping combat, “Path Of Oblivion”, cleaving damage with “Visceral Ignition”, which I would envision to act similarly to swords, more debuffs and lots of access to chill allowing you to effectively keep your targets at range.

I sense a lot of “way too OP” incoming so by all means discuss what you think would be better in regards to torch skills. I understand I made a lot of these very powerful but if you look at the damage most of these attacks have very low physical damage, meaning for power builds, the torch would not be very useful – thus not allowing for a Necromancer to run Carrion and hit like an absolute semi getting crazy physical and condition damage from torch at the same time.

Full Dire with Superior Runes Of Speed, 2 wells and Spectral Wall (lay infront of your zerg to grant everyone protection which can make a big difference in a ZvZ) and you should be fine.
Necromancers are naturally tanky and personally I think behind Guardian and Warrior they would be the next best choice. I have a pin on my Necromancer and commanding on it is fine. Although, depending on how competent you are, commanding on any profession is viable. Just some slightly more so than others.

My best advice would be; Make sure you have some kind of movement buff. If not speed runes, Signet Of The Locust, if not Signet Of The Locust, warhorn and Spectral Walk. Necro’s are slow and you cannot be slow if you’re commanding or you’ll always be one step behind the enemy.

Vayne.8563:

SpellOfIniquity.1780:

Vayne.8563:

SpellOfIniquity.1780:

Vayne.8563:

So I shouldn’t tell you I have over 7000 hours logged…gotcha.

Don’t worry I’m in the same boat… Think I have something like 2.5k+ hours in 200something days. So… Way too much time logged. Worst part is, very little of it has been spent idling and I still don’t have a legendary.

Gah. Four legendaries and I’m taking a break from them. Too much work.

Lol, crafting is like a foreign language to me… I want to make an ascended or a legendary but I don’t understand how to craft and have never really bothered to try. Just sad with all this time logged I don’t have a legendary or map completion, but nearly 1,000 ranks in WvW :P

Hit me up in game, I can teach you how to craft. It’s easier than you think.

I would appreciate that ( : I’ll be online shortly and will send you mail incase you’re busy.

Hermes.7014:

Dwayna’s Regalia set: http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/1/1f/Dwayna_costume.png
Grenth’s Regalia set: http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/a/aa/Grenth%27s_Regalia.png
Disciple of Melandru set: http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/1/1f/Disciple_of_Melandru.png
Agent of Balthazar set: http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/e/e1/Agent_of_Balthazar.png
Vision of Lyssa set: http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/f/f3/Vision_of_Lyssa.png
Augur of Kormir set: http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/e/ef/Augur_of_Kormir.png

HOLY kitten, yes please! The Kormir and Dwayna sets I absolutely must have… Please, Anet… Take my money.

Geek Glasses (or what ever they were actually called) – please bring these back.

New:
How To Dance Volume 2. I want to see a follow up to that vol. 1
Crowns and tiara’s. Not circlets that go around the forehead, but actual crowns that sit atop the head.
Casual hairstyles. There are a lot of exotic hairstyles. More common, casual hairstyles would be appreciated. Such as for example and preferably, a plain ponytail.
Balloons. I have all three kites and yet I would much prefer to have balloons. Just goofy random red, or blue or multi-coloured balloons to activate and jump around with. Kites are literally my favorite toy in the game.

And that’s all I can think of for the moment.

I haven’t gotten a Black Lion Chest key in upwards of 5months.

Vayne.8563:

SpellOfIniquity.1780:

Vayne.8563:

So I shouldn’t tell you I have over 7000 hours logged…gotcha.

Don’t worry I’m in the same boat… Think I have something like 2.5k+ hours in 200something days. So… Way too much time logged. Worst part is, very little of it has been spent idling and I still don’t have a legendary.

Gah. Four legendaries and I’m taking a break from them. Too much work.

Lol, crafting is like a foreign language to me… I want to make an ascended or a legendary but I don’t understand how to craft and have never really bothered to try. Just sad with all this time logged I don’t have a legendary or map completion, but nearly 1,000 ranks in WvW :P

Vayne.8563:

So I shouldn’t tell you I have over 7000 hours logged…gotcha.

Don’t worry I’m in the same boat… Think I have something like 2.5k+ hours in 200something days. So… Way too much time logged. Worst part is, very little of it has been spent idling and I still don’t have a legendary.

EDIT: Had to log in to check the exact time… I need a social life, this is really, really depressing.

Very simple question that I think I might already know the answer to but:

Epidemic, if I use it on one person, say in WvW which is where I would be using this, will it or will it not increase my damage against that person? I have been playing Necromancer for quite some time as well but in the many threads I’ve browsed through out my time playing GW2 I’ve seen a lot of vague information surrounding this skill. People seem to suggest using it against a single person and I’m wondering if I’ve been missing out on damage because I’ll only ever use it in large scale ZvZ.

I think what it all boils down to for people who dislike WvW and need map completion there is that they don’t like to die.

How about adding an option to use the “Spirit Of Light” transformation from EOTM which makes you invulnerable. Once a week, for a maximum of 2hours and a maximum of 20 players, people are able to take the form of a Spirit Of Light and are invulnerable to all damage.
Requirements: You are unable to take this form if the map you are currently on has been 100% completed.

I dislike all the PvE’rs complaining and asking for ways around this matter but I also understand their gripe… My suggestion has various ways it could be exploited but if a suggestion cannot be exploited it is simply unviable like OP’s suggestion. So, the only real way to fix this matter is by removing WvW from map completion requirements otherwise there will always be flaws.

IMHO, the reason zergs started in the first place is because the maps allow for too many people in too small of a place. If all the maps were significantly larger, a single zerg wouldn’t be able to effectively conquer the map. It would take too long to get from point A to point B as one group and would result a lot more small scale warfare.

Personally, I have no qualms with zergs despite the bad reputation they have. I would much rather solo roam or partner up with a havoc group than zerg but there are times where I do join the zerg as well. I don’t consider it “mindless” or lacking skill, either. Although yes, you are protected by many, many people and are able to make mistakes with less consequences, I believe there is still some level of competence necessary for being a part of the zerg, especially in a ZvZ.
And from a roaming perspective, a friend of mine put it much better than I’ve heard anyone else put it “I like zergs being on the map even if they always catch me. It’s like a hazard or a force of nature that keeps things interesting.” And I agree completely with this. It can be frustrating when I’m constantly being zerged, but I still enjoy it to a degree because it keeps my heart racing. I like feeling a bit on edge when tapping a tower or flipping a camp, etc etc because at any moment I could be swallowed alive by a blob.

tldr though, I strongly believe the main reason zergs began is because too many people are allowed on too small of a map. Not that I’m complaining, I love all of the maps we have available to us. But with a group you basically have 100% swiftness uptime and can cross the map from one end to the other in less than 80seconds. If the terrain were more difficult to maneuver and let’s say, twice the current size, I doubt we’d see one large blob dominating all the time and more 10 – 15 man groups.

Oh also to answer some of the questions;
1. Because when I die while roaming it’s a lot easier to merge with the zerg for 5 – 10 minutes to regain all my guard stacks.
2. Because I like to play the scout/assassin and while we’re taking or defending structures I will keep an eye out for offending zergs as well as separating from my own to run down stragglers. Most assume I’m a zergling and get a nice surprise when they discover I’m not.
3. Sometimes there isn’t much I can currently do by myself so it’s better to join the zerg until there is.
4. I enjoy rescuing people who get left behind when they’ve been downed.
5. It feels more social than roaming and I sometimes enjoy having conversations with people and joining PUGs while gaining WXP.

It all feels pretty harmless to me. Maybe encouraging some what of a negative playstyle but I still wouldn’t ever agree to eliminating zergs entirely.

I agree with those that have said fighting a Thief isn’t fun. There was a time when I thought they were “OP” but I have since learned ways to deal with them.
But that’s just it, “dealing with them.” I’m not engaging them and enjoying myself, I’m putting up with them being around because I love the rest of the game so much.

Initiative allows them to repeatedly make mistakes while having no drawbacks. They are able to stealth and reset fights almost indefinitely and can spec to be full glass while always having the upper hand over any other profession that is full glass. As someone has stated on a previous thread, they’re no fun to fight because they will always have full control over when the fight starts and when it ends. The person on the receiving end is just going to be frustrated regardless of whether they win or lose because every encounter with a Thief is a pain in the neck. They can make a dozen mistakes and still come out on top while you on the other hand have to be at the absolute top of your game.

Couldn’t say, honestly… I don’t run from fights unless I’m running from a zerg, I solo roam 90% of the time and most of that is done on a Necromancer which, as many people know, doesn’t have many options to disengage.
I’d like to think for the most part I don’t die very often though. By the time I get all my guard and corruption stacks I end up keeping them all for a good while.
I’d say I die maybe once an hour on average, sometimes less sometimes more depending on the risks I’m taking.

Roaming is indeed on the downhill. The only thing left at the moment seems to be people who claim to be roamers when in fact all they are are gankers. You’re not roaming if you’re safely hidden behind 4 or 5 of your group mates.

Seriously? Like everyone here has gotten a chest but me? This is baloney, Anet I call shenanigans…

+1.
I find it extremely unfair that all of the other professions have access to some kind of res/stomp guarantee ability and we have nothing.

Bah, darn the both of you, lol. I’ll backflip and play an original symphony the day I get an ascended chest in one of my rank up’s… Let’s just hope I don’t get slapped in the face and get something terrible like cleric stats | : -Crosses fingers for Rabid-

Is the Ranger NPC still missing?

Unfortunately, not all locations are easy to take.

For example: Veloka Slope and Jerrifer’s Slough are both very difficult to capture in most situations (depending on the numbers you’re up against and how well they’ve sieged that tower.) All towers have a point of interest in them and in many cases as vista as well. You can follow the zerg hoping that they will manage to capture the locations you need, but hoping is about the best you can do. I understand that you dislike WvW, a lot of people do the same way a lot of people dislike PvE. The only things I can honestly suggest are:
Transferring to a low population server.
Visiting WvW daily to merge with the zerg in hopes that the locations you need will be captured.
Or joining an experienced havoc guild.

Just keep in mind that capturing certain locations is a lot easier said than done.

Silver Squire rank 959, by my count a total of 1 exotic and 20 – 30 rares in that span. WHERE’S MY ASCENDED WEAPON AND/OR ARMOR CHEST!? -Pouty face-

I understand the rewards are random and I by no means expect to get an ascended chest… But… Seriously? Almost rank 1,000 and SERIOUSLY? ) :

Anyway… Post your woes and lol’s as long as it relates to your WvW rank for the sake of purpose.

silvermember.8941:

Charak.9761:

I made 200k gold

But iunno what else to buy

You could donate it. You could do what scrogged mcduck and swim in it. Or buy someone random player the anomaly.

I’ve gotten 3 precursor’s since I started playing less than a year ago and have given away over 400g to people I care about. If you have nothing to buy and nothing you need, spread a bit of joy. If I were this rich IRL I’d do the same. Buying a dozen people kites just for the sake of having us all jump around with them is a hard feeling to match.

I’m not able to use TS either for undisclosed reasons and yet I have no trouble contributing to my team in a positive way.
I understand very clearly how TS can be beneficial to a group’s co-ordination but very few people seem to also understand that it isn’t mandatory to be a good player. Personally, I have a hard time concentrating when people are screaming in my ears. And even if they’re giving simple orders, I can lose sight of my own agenda which may at the time be more important than theirs.
TS can be helpful but it isn’t game-changing. It’s for people who can’t multi-task and are too narrow minded to understand that some of us have better situational awareness than they.

Jim Hunter.6821:

Confirmed how? Do you have a video of them respawning more quickly or something? Just out of curiosity, how long does it take you all to solo a camp? Because the only thing I have spawning on me is the occasional dolyak (which is extremely annoying)

Also, this ^
It shouldn’t take any longer than 60 seconds to wipe a camp. The remainder of the time is down to whether a yak spawns while you’re capping or not. Some people can flip it in less than a minute, it all depends on your damage and experience with it. But the guards WILL respawn if you take too long so don’t milk it.

Jim Hunter.6821:

Sobiech.9613:

Jim Hunter.6821:

…. If you are having trouble soloing a camp it really is a learn to play issue. Adjust your build and kill them faster.

For curiosity sake, would this include an upgraded camp?

Why would it not? The only real problem with a fully upgraded camp is that aoe/cleave will only hit so many at once so it takes longer and there is a much better chance you’ll get overrun by people coming to defend it.

If you are having a hard time just bring 1 ranged weapon and focus the scouts first, and bring poison or make sure to interrupt the heals.

There is a spot at every camp where you can pull the guards burn them quickly and take minimal damage. On my Necromancer I’ll herd them all together, drop a Well Of Suffering, hop in to Plague form then hop in to Death Shroud when it runs out and by then the Guild Claiming Vet is the last one left. On my Ranger, same strategy except I use traps and “Protect Me!” if necessary.
Upgraded camps can be a bit harder, so it’s best to take out a few guards before pulling them all together. The Quarter Master should ALWAYS be the first to go because she’s the weakest and deals the least damage which means one less enemy to worry about. And in most cases, if you position yourself properly, she’s one of the easiest to pull without aggroing the rest of the camp.

Also; It’s important that where you herd them all is out of the line of sight of the black powder users. If the ranged guards are able to fire at you while you cleave down the melee guards, your chances of dying go up significantly. You want ALL of them in melee range.

Inscrutable.8347:

Ragnar you’re not seeing anything significant coming from Ranger pets because they’re not speccing into Beast Mastery or Pet’s Prowess or Agility Training.

Almost every Ranger build that ppl run just treats their pet as an extra ability and a condi dumpster, so yeah you’re not gonna feel any pressure from them.

It’s like a Warrior who doesn’t use Burst Mastery or Fast Hands, an Ele that doesn’t trait Arcane, or a Mesmer who doesn’t use Illusions. If you ignore your class mechanic it usually doesn’t end well..

Ex. of using Sic Em. D/P Thief drops blinding powder, use Sic Em, now he’s wasted initiative and is vulnerable to Rapid Fire/Barrage.

Longbow does not suck either. You just don’t know how to play with it effectively. If you consistently land the stealth shot and reposition yourself further from your target, then they have to play by your rules. Nobody has 100% stab uptime either, so point black shot can keep them away too.

Thief is actually not that strong against a well-played zerker ranger. If they go stealth while Rapid Fire is on, it doesn’t matter. If they run S/D, they can evade a lot but GS or S/D can evade/block pretty effectively too. Poisoning right before their Withdraw is brutal.

Not saying that Power Ranger is by any means meta (yet), but it’s a hell of a lot better than the complete mis-characterization you’re dumping on the forums (like you think you’re some kind of authority) makes it out to be.

The Ranger has a lot of great utilities and a lot of unique mechanics. But most of what the Ranger has sounds a lot better on paper than in practice, and the reality is that the Ranger has to work twice as hard to achieve the same results despite how powerful their skills might sound.
You’re ignoring the fact that we have to exert a lot more energy to win a fight and that our odds of winning when the enemy has a numbers advantage (2v1) go down significantly.
Basically, a well played Ranger would have a hard time with an average -insert profession here-. Sure, we can spec to defeat specific professions but by doing so we will be hard countered by every other.
I’ve spent a lot of time on my Ranger and no matter how optimistic I want to be about it there are so many problems with the profession they can’t be ignored.

Also… Lol @ “use Sic Em, now he’s wasted initiative and is vulnerable to Rapid Fire/Barrage.” Any validity to what you’re trying to say about the Ranger has just be completely negated by that statement. After using Sic’m it’d be a smart idea to switch to a different weapon instead of rooting yourself with Barrage because as soon as a Thief sees you lean back he’s going to steal to you and wreck your day, every single time. L2P before giving lessons on how to do it.

If you play WvW for rewards you’re probably not wanted there. As far as I’m concerned, the true veterans don’t care about loot, it’s only a secondary benefit to their enjoyment. I spend most of my time scouting, roaming and doing the thankless jobs. I don’t do it because I want to be rewarded but because I enjoy doing it even if it can be very tiring at times.
If they ever start to reward people for doing basically anything in WvW prepare for every map to turn in to an EOTM clone.

Pardon my french but I’m so kittening tired of this bullkitten. It’s like racism and people are just being ignorant pricks to the Ranger profession. I understand completely that we’re lacking in DPS and that if you’re joining a PUG group you should do as they’ve asked in their description. I’m not the kind of person to join a group that specifically says “no Rangers” or something of the like, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not incredibly irritating. There are plenty of good Rangers out there and although yes, there are also plenty of bad ones, I’m so tired of the ignorance I could strangle someone. Ranger is my favorite profession and the one which I have the most fun on, but because of the community, I was forced to make a Warrior, which I’m not nearly as competent with, so that I could run dungeons without being interviewed for 20 minutes or being kicked on sight.
I don’t know about everyone else, but I’d rather someone play the profession they’re comfortable with than one they’re being forced to play. Because I can drop a banner and swing my sword but I’m sure there are better ways to improve my DPS as a Warrior that I don’t give a kitten to learn because I’d rather be on my Ranger.
A foul attitude maybe but a beast created by the community not one born of natural cause.

And for the record, I often make my own groups to avoid this kind of kitten since it’s so prevalent in the LFG.

atheria.2837:

SpellOfIniquity.1780:

DeadlySynz.3471:

SpellOfIniquity.1780:

WvW is going to be very deserted for the majority of the summer I imagine. With major fluctuations in server activity. Right now on Jade Quarry, we are constantly outnumbered (or at least in EBG, where I spend most of my time) while the other two servers seem to be running 50+ man zergs.
Bear in mind that isn’t a complaint, just an observation, and I really feel that this will continue for the next couple of months. Who knows, next week it might be us that outnumbers them, I don’t know.
Either way, I wouldn’t say WvW is dying it’s just less active because of summer and the recent PvE release (Dry Top.)

On TC, we seem to be outnumbered 3 out of the 4 maps, and lately I havn’t seen us tick higher than 175. I do believe, this will continue long through summer. I know of a couple of large guilds that have left the game permanently.

You were saying :P. But in all seriousness, yeah, the PPT for all of the servers has been pretty wild lately. It’s kind of fun going in not knowing whether you’re going to be dominating or being disowned though.

Oh and here’s one of BG as well.

Ohhhhh, I have a few of those with *JQ and BG at the same time*.

There is no match for JQ, they are allowing BG to win this week – my gosh it’s obvious.

Not so obvious that I’d noticed, but obvious enough to state it in a condescending tone apparently.
And reading through your other posts on this thread it seems pretty clear to me that your attitude towards this whole situation is the problem, not the game. Instead of crying “outnumbered” take a break or laugh at it. I solo roam all the time… Far more than anything else I do. And zergs will wipe me many, many times. It gets frustrating certainly but instead of bad mouthing TC or BG or taking it out on fellow forum goer’s I prefer to laugh it off.
And for the record, I had been careful about what I said when I posted those photos because I didn’t want any one to think I was being rude. But, as usual, there’s always one person with a stick up their kitten (you.)

DeadlySynz.3471:

SpellOfIniquity.1780:

WvW is going to be very deserted for the majority of the summer I imagine. With major fluctuations in server activity. Right now on Jade Quarry, we are constantly outnumbered (or at least in EBG, where I spend most of my time) while the other two servers seem to be running 50+ man zergs.
Bear in mind that isn’t a complaint, just an observation, and I really feel that this will continue for the next couple of months. Who knows, next week it might be us that outnumbers them, I don’t know.
Either way, I wouldn’t say WvW is dying it’s just less active because of summer and the recent PvE release (Dry Top.)

On TC, we seem to be outnumbered 3 out of the 4 maps, and lately I havn’t seen us tick higher than 175. I do believe, this will continue long through summer. I know of a couple of large guilds that have left the game permanently.

You were saying :P. But in all seriousness, yeah, the PPT for all of the servers has been pretty wild lately. It’s kind of fun going in not knowing whether you’re going to be dominating or being disowned though.

Oh and here’s one of BG as well.

Mine is actually real and from playing too much WvW…

You know you play too much WvW when there’s a storm outside and your storm door is banging loudly against the frame and your first thoughts are “zerg inc.” -Facepalm-

WvW is going to be very deserted for the majority of the summer I imagine. With major fluctuations in server activity. Right now on Jade Quarry, we are constantly outnumbered (or at least in EBG, where I spend most of my time) while the other two servers seem to be running 50+ man zergs.
Bear in mind that isn’t a complaint, just an observation, and I really feel that this will continue for the next couple of months. Who knows, next week it might be us that outnumbers them, I don’t know.
Either way, I wouldn’t say WvW is dying it’s just less active because of summer and the recent PvE release (Dry Top.)

Lol, I use a laptop so my keybinds are backwards. All of my skills, etc. are on the calculator pad on the right side while I use the camera with my left hand on the mousepad.
Up, down, left and right for movement
Spacebar weapon swap
Ctrl jump
Shift dodge
Alt look behind
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 skills and utility
0 healing skill
, swim up
. swim down
. (decimal not period) “about face”
A hide/unhide chat
C contacts
H hero panel
B Black lion
G guild
I inventory
M map

Might be missing one or two things but that’s about it.

I hate the bird too but is no one bothered by rockdog? I hate that thing just as much as the bird. AI summons from runes shouldn’t be a thing unless it’s an at 25 stacks thing.

Before I begin I’d like to state that I’m not accusing you or trying to put you down in any way;

Don’t put effort in to something you’re not willing to lose. As someone who has spent hours upon hours doing tower/camp/keep maintenance, scouting, solo roaming, killing yaks and harassing enemy camps, I can say from experience that it’s a thankless job. If I put hours in to upgrading a tower from wooden to fully fortified with siege and it flips 5 minutes after it finishes it’s final upgrade I’d be lying if I said it’s not discouraging. But I do it because I enjoy being a part of the backbone that holds my server together. You will rarely get a thanks, not everyone will know your name and it’s kitten the wallet… Really there aren’t a lot of benefits but I still enjoy it more than mindless zerging all day. That, and the people that do appreciate it appreciate it enough that they will send you donations or thank you personally which to me means a lot.
There are times where I won’t bother with scouting or defense such as when towers/keeps etc. are flipping before they can get 5 yaks to them or when we’re clearly outnumbered (this week on Jade Quarry, but no complaints because it’d be boring if numbers were always even or one server was always winning) but I don’t ever really “slow down.” I’d just say know when to take a break from being defender and merge with the zerg for a while or go do something else. I usually shout in /map that I’ll be leaving my post and that it’d be great if someone could take my spot for a while. If any one ever blames you for not being there when something is attacked to call it out, don’t take it personally. The game isn’t a job and shouldn’t be treated as one, so just enjoy and know when to either take a break from the game or when to do something that requires less effort (zerging.)

/Salute
To all the scouts out there; you’re not wanted, you’re needed! Keep it up ^^

I support this and have wanted this for a very long time.
Griffon, Basilisk, Skale and especially the Skelk I’ve wanted as pets for longer than I can remember. What I wouldn’t do to have a Skelk Lurker that could teleport to my enemy and steal a utility, omg…

nearlight.3064:

The hate on necromancer is even worse, and more toxic and debilitating. At least rangers have a meta build with good cleave damage and group utility. Necromancers have probably better single target damage, but the lack of utility makes them an objective worst class for PvE. No class should be the worst in something like PvE. Necro suffer from a similar bearbow mentality due to all the condition specs you’ll see, so the dedicated power necros experience stigma in finding groups that is as bad as and probably even more justified than rangers.

Unfortunate but true. Although I wouldn’t say the hate for Necromancer’s is worse. Both of my mains, which I rotate between evenly, are a Ranger and a Necromancer. I know from first hand experience that neither of them are welcome in dungeons and everyone assumes they’re running the wrong build and are bad with their profession before giving them a chance. It’s really sad that two of my favorite professions in the game aren’t welcome in dungeons, which I run at least a few of a day for gold, so I’m instead forced to bring my Warrior which I created specifically for dungeons.

I love my Ranger to death but I made a Warrior for running dungeons. I don’t see any sense in trying to convince people that they shouldn’t kick me when I know that I’ll have to try to convince the very next group I join as well. People can be jerks and when it’s on a scale such as this I’d rather avoid the conflict of disagreement and save using my Ranger for WvW, PvP and open world. So I don’t get to use her in dungeons, meh… If I suck on my Warrior it’s not my fault no one wants to find out how capable I am with my Ranger. But at least I don’t have to ping all my gear, explain my traits and why I’m appropriate for the job before starting the kitten dungeon.

I’m okay with outfits as they are honestly. As someone has said, you can dress up your character at any time you want without any fees and still keep your regular armors look with the option to change back at any time.
It would be great if you could mix and match, which every one seems to agree on. But since I doubt they’ll ever make that change, it would also be nice if we could at least have 2 more colour options on top of the four we currently have with outfits. That way there’s a pallet for each piece of armor, one for head, chest, shoulders, gloves, legs, feet. It might not allow for as much diversity as mixing and matching, but it would still allow people to be a bit more original.

I like it but the fact that the material on it looks metallic kind of frustrates me. The bow on the back in particular is reflective like steel.
It also really frustrates me that they gave the option to change the colour of a tiny collar piece and a segment of the gauntlets that’s about the size of grape, but they won’t let you change the colour of the socks or the gloves?

Over all, very nice outfit though. You can’t appeal to everyone and a lot of people seem to like it. So despite my gripe with it, it’s not bad. If I’d want one thing to change though it would be to remove the option to change the colour of the collar piece and the segment on the gauntlets and replace it with an option to colour the socks and gloves. I would completely satisfied if they decided to do that.

ozmaniandevil.6805:

Not every human female thief has the underboob. Personally, that is the one outfit I will avoid (like the plague) as I find it completely trashy looking. Also, the hair with the flower is so completely overused that I can’t stand it. I don’t like the new ninja armor at all. Here is my thief. She has braided hair under her “motorcycle helmet”.

That’s pretty much how I feel about the hair. It’s so overused and often times in combination with the exact same face, or even same colour hair (blue). The human T3 medium armor isn’t too bad in my opinion despite the underboob. It’s beautifully designed and although I wouldn’t wear it, it’s actually one of the nicer medium sets. But when it’s coupled with that hair/face combination, the outfit is controversial by itself, throw a barbie face on it and it just becomes offensive and annoying to look at.