Guild Wars 2

Can you not use the saved vods on twitch and upload them to youtube later? Dont know how twitch works so :P.

Pyriall.5027:

This game/community seem to redefine spammy. Spam to me is repeated use of abilities without regard for situation or CD. If you’re just using LB over and over on full ds, then you’re not taking advantage of the utility it provides and those situations where you simply need to peel or soak damage.

Are you going to use LB? Yes. Should you sit in DS and just keep hitting it over and over and expect great results? No. With using wells and focus, you have alternate means of burst and using staff gives you peels/kiting tools when necessary.

+1

Said this earlier. Ive been using this so called spammy build in wvw but havent ever spammed lifeblast more than 3 times in a row.

Valar Morghulis.7049:

Change the way “Dodge/Endurance” works.

1.GREATLY reduce the amount of endurance and the regen.
2.Make endurance regen increase with Healing Power.
3.Make total endurance increase with Vitality

*just a thought…

If you do this you greatly reduce class variety in all facets of the game. Simply because some classes are more reliant on dodges than others and have better healing power lines than others. Example; necro only has dodge to avoid damage. You nerf dodge or energy sigils and you completely kill the option to have a glass cannon necro in pve. So your suggestion actually hurts build diversity and class diversity more than it solves it.

The game is already very diverse. The zerker meta is actually just the most efficient way to play in a skilled group but its not viable for terrible players. If you stack tanky and healing builds the game becomes a hell of a lot easier but takes a bit longer to complete stuff.

Source: http://youtu.be/b2VhmwLwvrM

The problem is elitism creates hate towards a valid playstyle even when most players who play the meta arent the ones creating the elitism. Its the pug minority of toxic players and others who refuse to read lfg posts that cause all the conflict.

ITT: Disappointed that their class is the best and most stable class in the game. Theres no pleasing some people.

I get that theres nothing new and exciting but technically thats the same for all classes and it will remain the same until anet releases new weapons and utility skills. The new traits are pretty bad for all classes bar a few which will be nice in niche roles.

I consider those tactic changes in fairness. Even if the old tactics were more exploity they were still different.

Clearing rabsovich and the dredge mine cart is the one thats changed the most. It went from exploiting on wheels to LoSing out of the room (semi legit) to LoSing to pipes (fully legit) to pulling and using CC to get rabsovich onto the wall while hoping that you dont pull another group of dredge from the clown car. Dont know why they felt the need to remove the pipes. There was nothing exploity about them and it was actually dangerous to stay there after clearing the initial group because it was hard to see rabsovich’s attack.

The general tactic of pulling the first group and champ remained pretty much the same but the approach is constantly changed. I still consider that a change in tactics no matter how trivial.

Hammer.

The question is why would you take banner when its un-needed and perma swiftness is more useful.

Bounce is the correct description. If you have 1 target it will bounce between you and the target 5 times resulting in 12 vuln and 2 applications of regen on yourself.

This is what the new grandmaster in spite should be. But sadly anet wants to force everyone to play condi necro no matter what trait lines they invest in.

We had to work it out and it took a reasonable amount of time (mostly because we had to go char select to res) but not hours. The switch part and radiation part were really obvious to work out. And the lab event wasnt available in the storymode.

Im sure lots of people took forever to complete it. But it wasnt that bad for some of us. We had to do it 3 times because of the bug where nothing happened after the boss died.

Dunno. I find power more op than condi in wvw.

Also there was a bug where you would kill the end boss and nothing would happen. So you had to restart.

We spent a while in there simply because it was bugged xD.

38 – defenders chest of shoulders.

49 – uninfused ring

Seems about right.

Yes i know that and thats where my confusion came from. if you have a target both effects land on the same place which is why i thought it didnt work and landed right on top of me out of combat. The red circle goes in the floor 90% of the time for me just like DT so i dont notice it.

Read the edit. I know i was wrong. No need to be condescending.

Can you explain why comet has a split effect though?

I dont remember exactly but the higher the fractal level the higher the number of defiant stacks.

I believe it was quite a ridiculous number even on 30+. Been a long time and i didnt fractal that much back then.

RemiRome.8495:

LordByron.8369:

Another thing people should really know:
Fotm has decreased defiant on every boss…
5 stacks are not so hard to remove, plan your CC accordingly….and use the longest stun.

decreased stacks
still 5

checks out

They use to scale up to 30+ or something stupid. Which is ridiculous for a 5 man instance.

I would like to see
Condi damage (major) / power / precision
Power (major) / precision / condi damage
Ferocity (major) / power / precision
Condi damage (major) / precision / condi duration

Mine always lands directly on my fire field and doesnt trigger a blast. Only works when im in a fight.

Theres no need for camera manipulation to get comet to land right on top of you. Atleast thats the case for me. However i can never get DT to consistantly land on my head.

edit: I see the issue. Theres 2 particle effects although sometimes the 1 which triggers the blast doesnt appear at all so i assume it landed on top of me. :P

Only the cannon phase is different.

The rest is the same except easier because aggro switches. But requires the group to stay close to each other to remove stacks faster.

Its the same either way. And watching a solo shows you exactly what you can do to deal with each attack and each situation where things go a bit wrong. Example: I didnt know about the ring of earth projectile block until i watched particulars solo video.

Also these videos show players the timing on when to dodge or activate a block correctly. And help them learn tells. They are helpful no matter how you look at it.

This quote from the dungeon forums sums up my feelings about it. Although I do feel it helps the game overall this definately alienates people who enjoy small group content even more.

Never again world bosses in small coordinated groups! Embrace the megaserver system!

“Hey Colin, what should we do in the next patch to kitten over elitist zerker noobs even more?”
“Nerf crit damage! That’ll show em!”
“Sounds good but it’s not really enough… what do they like?”
“…min-maxing? Ascended gear?”
“That’s right! And what do they hate…”
“Zerging content with nobrain 1111 spam and 5 FPS!”
“Why don’t we just make that required to get ascended gear! That’ll drive all those elitist scumbag exploiting raging gear checking death-of-the-game zerker players away!”

I thought it bugs and doesnt actually blast unless theres a target. If you cast it out of combat it just lands on your head and doesnt trigger a blast.

Just tested and im correct. Comet doesnt work outside of combat. It has to hit something to trigger the blast. Its just like necros putrid mark.

The fire field on dagger lasts less time but is easier to hit with blast finishers due to its radius. Also there are some instances where you have time to cast churning earth for an extra blast. And comet on focus requires you to be in combat and have a target to work so it doesnt work any better than dagger for pre-stacking might.

Both dagger and focus are fine for might stacking though. And yeah focus has swirling winds and dagger has cleansing wave. So thats something to consider.

LordByron.8369:

aaaand i don t like those videos because they are not of any help and would have you booted on sight if you tried to apply them in a party situation ._.

How are they not any help? I think they are very helpful for learning how to deal with the fight.

You would just have problems of people kicking pugs at the end to get extra rewards. There would have to be some kind of check or anti grief measure to prevent this.

Condi, power, precision. Basically what rampager should be. With this you open up the possibility of 1 condi spec being included in optimized pve groups.

Even Power, prec, condi damage could work nicely.

Its not so much our elites are bad its just that they are all transforms or a minion. Why do we have 2 transform elites? Doesnt really make sense to me. I like flesh golem but it would be nice to have an elite which works in places where minions arent a hindrance all the time. Because i certainly dont want to use the transforms if they are going to kill my dps or lock me out of my build for 30 seconds.

So yeah we have good elites. But we could do with something that doesnt interfere with our builds and isnt ai orientated.

@OP

Ele is the top class in pve atleast.

And since ive gotten used to it its the class i have the most fun with and end up using for almost everything these days.

You probably wouldnt retrait in a record run even if you could. They are very rushed and the only dungeons you probably have time to retrait is skipping sections in arah.

LordByron.8369:

How comes i do so many fractal 49-50 and all i get are uninfused rings?

They shouldn t even be in the loot table….
Did they break something?

Low levels drop way better…..and this is a deja vue situation…(do you remember when fotm 10 gave better loots than 48)…

Weve been saying this the whole time. And it was brought up a ton in the fractal cdi. So hopefully they will fix the rewards eventually. Although it will probably be some time before we see any real improvement.

Was roaming with some friends last night. We were 2 power necros, 1 condi and 1 mobility warrior. Took on a group of about 20 people and won (5 vs 20 as we had 1 pug ele join the fight halfway through). Necros are seriously strong when working together.

Ive tried condi in wvw and i just dont feel as powerful or as useful with it. Maybe its because im not use to it as i play a lot of pve. But i definately have a lot more success with power whether its in a zerg or solo or in small group fights. When those cooldowns are up you can absolutely destroy groups of people in seconds whereas condi gives them more time to cleanse and avoid the damage.

ps. Ive been using 30/10 while roaming and I dont think ive ever sat in DS and spammed lifeblast. Good fights dont allow you to do that. So when played properly its not a very spammy build.

Enaretos.8079:

I discovered something incredible guys : all the casuals have nVidia graphic cards !

I have nvidia sam. Do you want to give me more reasons to kick you? ;P

If i was to use my necro in fractals I would use 30/25/0/0/15 or 20/25/0/0/15. There is plenty of flexibility with these builds and no reliance on camping DS for damage. You have your class mechanic available for dps, defense or control and you have good solo dps. You could also use 30/30/0/0/10 on a power build for slightly more choice in curses traits.

The key to being efficient at fractals is not so much the builds you bring (it helps to have a good flexible build) but more about taking the right utilities for each situation and adapting. Weakness, cc, blinds and cripple/chill/immob are all incredibly useful in fractals. The issue comes with the fact that other classes can do these things while also providing groups buffs and more utility. Still, atleast necro can help a lot more in fractals than they can in dungeons.

So basically I would just go with what you feel most comfortable with and have the most fun with. Aslong as you know encounters and adapt you should contribute fine.

Thats true but you have to consider how many situations that piercing is worth it and efficient.

The simple matter of it is that piercing is a terrible form of cleave. It doesnt work reliably and in the cases where it could work ok (LoS pulls) you should be unloading your aoe combo. Mobs should be dead or near dead by the time your aoe ends so there is no need for lifeblast. Also in an aoe trash pull you have to keep targets to reliably hit the mobs, this is awkward when they are constantly dieing. Whereas dagger and aoe doesnt require a target which means there is no issue with tagging and contributing immediately.

There is also the fact that you lose lifeforce when hit or just by camping DS. You need to remain above 50% lifeforce at all times to keep respectable dps. Theres downtime due to sustained fights or just being hit. Ive seen people claim the downtime really isnt that bad but im really curious how they managed to come to that conclusion because ive tried it in organised groups with high dps and i still experienced issues with lifeforce downtime. Also on the quicker fights i did much less total damage because of how slow the auto attack is. If I had been in dagger i could of contributed a lot more in a smaller window. Its a really clunky auto attack and its really not viable in pve except for maybe a single blast or two while gap closing etc.

Sundar.1735:

The best way to make Necros viable in group PVE would be to add a utility or elite skill that replaces the necro’s current weapon with a scythe. This will give them access to cleave, like the other 7 professions.

ftfy

Jade maw was disappointing. No bobble head.

Wow you are too easy. I dont have a problem with being childish.

You seemed to take offense to desades comment so i replied in the same manner as you replied to him. Theres no sarcasm. If anything your comment is really childish and unnecessary which is why i decided to reply to highlight that.

The real april fools is that he isnt going anywhere. :<

CastIron.7364:

Dalanor.5387:

But we have a infinite amount of second health bar which synergyze well with life force generating Spectral skills and life siphon!

Every time I read the profession balance subforum someone brings that up and I roll my eyes.
If it’s so balanced to have ‘two lifebars’ then why am I asked to switch to my guard or sit out the fight?

That was sarcasm. >.>

Oh yes we are so op!

Well i doubt anet will be able to implement a toggle before the day is over. Its unfortunate its making some people feel ill but it seems if you are one of those people it might be best just to avoid playing much today. Its only a single day after all.

Plus i think having a toggle button would kind of ruin it. Its april fools after all.

Is it ruining your immersion? Awww T_T. Lighten up….

Also every class has cleave in some form except necro. Or every class has active defense other than just base dodges except necro. Its very interesting,

ODB.6891:

deSade.9437:

ODB.6891:

deSade.9437:

ODB.6891:

Scenario:

No one runs fractals anymore because the rewards are garbage.

Response (bait and switch):

Inform player base that you have increased rewards.
Increase rewards for one day.
Lower rewards below previous level afterwards.
Profit from the players’ delusions that rewards have increased.

What profit?

Renewed interest in the game/content. Not sure how that was hard to figure out. Players who actually think the game is worth playing/rewarding, will be more likely to invest in the game (play it and possibly make gem purchases).

Sure, because they’re not totally going to leave after a few days or so when they see the droprates are still terrible, as many of my old guildmates did.
It’s all a conspiracy for keeping us interested in the game! Bait and switch! Broken promises! Anet evil! It can’t be rng couple with terribly low droprates, it must be the aliens taking control of them!
/sigh

Aside from your drama queen skit there…what part of what was said is not actually true? Was there not a promise of improved drop rates? Is the common experience not the actual opposite of that promise? Of course there are terribly low drop rates and terrible rng…that is exactly what everyone and myself has been saying. Of course its a conspiracy to keep people interested…isn’t that the entire profit model of this and every game of this type with an in game store? Your entire response is nothing but drama, hyperbole, and a repeat of common sense. Not even sure why you responded when you haven’t actually disagreed with anything…

Not sure why you are even commenting.

Ouch :<

tickets!

I wouldnt choose snowblind or aetherblade. :P

Some classes are just really dull underwater (warrior and guardian). However necro is a lot of fun and op as kitten. I dont think underwater combat is bad, I think the lack of build choice underwater is what causes the problems. Half your utilities dont work and you only have 1 or 2 weapons to choose from.

Flesh golem is probably your best bet. I stopped using plague recently. Its more of an emergency defense skill, its damage is really bad so you dont want to use it for anything other than defense, skipping past mobs or stability.

Lich form is nice damage at range in pvp, wvw or for non power builds. But for power builds, dagger does more damage. So flesh golem is superior.