Guild Wars 2

Thank you for the invites, reminding that I’m in need of EU times presence in NA servers :/
Will consider a transfer

Thanks.

Hello,
My name is Dean and I’m 20 years old from Israel
I’m back playing after about 8 months of retirement, back in the days I used to play mainly WvW and casual PvE and PvP.

Nowadays I serve in the military and only home for weekends every other week

I’m looking for any friendly guild that would have me, I like to play with some company when I’m home ^^

I currently have 4 geared 80 Characters: Guardian, Warrior, Mesmer and Necromancer.
Neither of them is main, I just hop on whatever I feel like or is needed according to the team

Please contact me through the forums or in-game [Usually on my Guardian: Knoxx Guard or Warrior: Violette Glory]

Edit:
I’m in Borlis Pass server,
So since cross regions can’t be done I need a guild in the NA region, preferably with some European presence [since my time zone is closer to EU]

Thanks in advance

For kitten’s sake why everytime community finds something good, that’s working well andeeffectively, a million people come hoarding to the forums to cry for a nerf…
Stop it. Everyone, stop trying to change the game over nonesense….

Juggernaut. Dah.

I think the solution is giving the tags a ranking system… Players will +1 a commander theyliked…
After getting X ranks, tag will turn insert color here
After getting Y ranks, tag will turn insert another color here
And so on…
Also give an option to block rankings for those who use it as a beacon…
I think that could seperate the good ones, the bad ones and the beacons.

Warlord.9074:

What if Asura warriors use lasers.

Give this guy a medal

Awesome. I’ve been playing pure GS so far anyway, I really hate using Axe…
Does anyone know what’s the rotation?

Personally I use full Soldier armor with zerker trinkets and it work really well for wvw.
Kinda low crit chance but fury makes up for it.

Kagamiku.9731:

Yes, I’d certainly use this trait if that’s what it did…Especially how undesirable I find the other traits in that tree.

Are you kidding? Defense is probably our best tree

With the condition meta in pvp I really can’t see how is this trait usefu … :-\

Everytime I see leg specialist in a build I can’t helpbut wonder why …. can anyone explain how exactly is this trait useful?

AoE cc, a kittenload of health and armor by default, lots of blast finishers…
Warrs are definitely supreme in WvW imo. (talking zerging ofc, roaming isn’t really wvw imo)

etiolate.9185:

SrebX.6498:

Herr der Friedhoefe.2490:

We were given a new skill that was fairly good. Too good really, at least for some Dev playing on his thief, and he suddenly couldn’t just own anyone he liked.

They didn’t even let us keep this skill long enough to even suggest that thieves could work on their game a bit.

At the same there is quite a list of known bugged skills that are still bugged, but this one got first class priority on a 4 day long weekend (because the thieves were affected).

It was obviously an unintended bug. Whenyou first saw tthis skill did you really think it’ll work on thieves and foes with stability? Did you suddenly forget how interrupts work in this game?
Also it’s hard to say it’s useless now, it still works perfectly well on the other 7 professions you might have forgotten that exist…

It should work on thieves. A class shouldn’t be mostly immune to a part of counter play.

The real problem isn’t Power Block interrupting thieves. It’s that the entire design for thieves is bad and so a class being able to be interrupted is “an issue” when it should just be normal. But thief design is so bork that isn’t the case. =\

I agree thieves shouldn’t be immune, but I don’t think cd is the solution…
As I said before, I think it should reduce their initiative or something of the sort…

Why would you need power in a condition build?
Also you don’t have a lot of interrupts, I don’t see the logic behind taking interrupting traits.
Lastly, a shatter build without deceptive evasion? something’s gotta be wrong here :-\

EverythingEnds.4261:

But the other 7 professions usally aren’t the ones which hardcounter mesmers.

When you saw the trait’s description for the first time in it’s reveal a few weeks ago, did you honestly think this was going to put thieves on CD? Did you forget how interrupts work in this game?
I agree it should do something like reducing some of their initiative, but cd isn’t even a part of their mechanics…

Herr der Friedhoefe.2490:

We were given a new skill that was fairly good. Too good really, at least for some Dev playing on his thief, and he suddenly couldn’t just own anyone he liked.

They didn’t even let us keep this skill long enough to even suggest that thieves could work on their game a bit.

At the same there is quite a list of known bugged skills that are still bugged, but this one got first class priority on a 4 day long weekend (because the thieves were affected).

It was obviously an unintended bug. Whenyou first saw tthis skill did you really think it’ll work on thieves and foes with stability? Did you suddenly forget how interrupts work in this game?
Also it’s hard to say it’s useless now, it still works perfectly well on the other 7 professions you might have forgotten that exist…

I honestly don’t understand what th rage is all about …

This is horrible, my beautiful Genesis is now “Royal ascalonian hammer”….

Lishtenbird, can we please get a link to this commen?

Good old hambow… what’s new about it ?

Honestly I don’t see it as well… what’s wrongwwith it?

in WvW I found Bloodlust+Restoration to be really effective.
Bloodlust stacks now reach 25 really fast now that other players grant 5,and since you’re killing entire zergs sigil of restoration heals you surprisingly fast :-P

Yes I was talking about the cd… I didn’t know it was always there….
How embarrassing… xD

I’ll just edit the thread ask feedback for my build

Having the same problem and it’s really annoyin … Thumbs up for name determined by skin.

What do you think about using Distracting strikes for large scale WvW?
I’ve been working on a 4/0/6/0/4 build when traiting for:

Strength: Great Fortitude, Distracting Strikes
Defense: Dogged March, Cleansing Ire, Merciless Hammer
Discipline: Signet Mastery, Destruction of the Empowered.

Running hammer + GS (or S/W)
Pvt gear with zerker trinkets
Still not sure about utilities though…

Sorry for not linking a calculator, Im unable through mobile…
I’ll appreciate any help, thanks in advance :-P

Warlord.9074:

endure pain u would take no damage after a stun break which makes it better than the trait. If you are using endure pain to break a stun the trait is worthless. It currently only makes sense to pair the trait with shake it off. Generally we use stability to make us immune to stuns not as stun breaks. The trait seems impractical I can’t think of any situation where it would be good.

Well it could be useful in WvW and PvP situations where stuns and stun breakers play a pretty big role, but I doubt it’s worth taking over CI+MH… it seems a little lackluster to me :-\ perhaps if they are removed the Icd it would be worth considering

This trait is an awesome way to share the OPness of Warrs :P
Runes of Strengh + Forceful GS + Phalanx is going to maintain a lot of might on the group.
I’m not sure how that works though, can anyone enlighten me?
If you gain a might through someone else’s shout or utility, do you still share it?
If you gain 3 stacks of might through FGJ, do you share all 3?

Thanks for your replies :P

I wanna discuss Distracting Strikes [Strengh VII trait], do you think it can be usefu; for large scale WvW hammer build? I know that confusion is really strong in PvP and with hammer having AoE interrupts on small CD I think it can work really well. What do you think?

So,
After some experience in WvW and the new patch giving us 2 sigils options, it comes down to these options for me:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vIAQJASRjMd04ZlHGewJaAB9QDrCuQpwO2wkC0gMA-z0xAYLI0FQ2rIaslxioxqWwUlER1ejioVTIgAbBA-w
Or
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vIAQJASRjMd04ZlHGewJaAB9QDrCuQpwO2wkC0gMA-z0xAYLI0FQ2rIaslxioxqWwUlER1ejioVTIgAbBA-w
With hammer and GS both equipped with Bloodlust + Restoration sigils [’Cause of the lack of ICD it actually works great in WvW :P]

Hey, I’m new to the Warrior and I’ve opened it mainly for Large scale WvW fights, my favorite mode in the game :P
Can you please help me with some Builds with balance between damage, survivability and support? :P [Note that as a soldier irl who’s only home on weekends, I can’t really get any Ascended or Legendaries xD So keep it Exotic please]

Killface.1896:

Edge of the mist,get to lvl 80 in no time in that pve zone+lot of karma,WxP

Honestly I’ve never been there, I’m more of a large scale WvW guy xD
could you give some more details please? :P
I’ll give it a shot

Thx all
I’m lvl 60 now, gotta say I have absolutely no idea how to keep leveling from here…
I’ve done all the crafting I can afford and trying to do dungeons with my 80s and switch at the end [It’s a pain in the kitten

Any suggestion on how to keep leveling?

Hey, I’m starting to lvl my Warrior [Currently lvl 8] and need a leveling build.
Guess I’ll mostly PvE and craft my way, though I like to WvW sometimes so I’ll need something for that too

Basically I have about a week to get to 80 xD
Any suggestion on how to do that? [Without spending 100+ on crafting]

In PvE as much DPS as you can get is the best
Meaning no, Zerker is still the best even if it’s getting nerfed by a bit

As I’m trying to learn the profession from youtube, these forums and whatnot, I’ve came up with this build, currently giving it a shot. It’s not going that well, not sure it’s ’cause of my lack of experience or maybe ’cause the build sucks… Tell me what you think:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vMAQNBMhV6kQFaZxeBxhF4axAS7hmYeYCrgh4eMKdSIOgH-TgAAzCpIuRdj7GzNybs3A

Hey, I’m new to Ranger
Trying to have fun with as many professions as possible and I’m really digging sPvP lately
Could anyone recommend a nice sPvP build to learn the Profession?
I tried regen ranger and really liked it, so if anyone could post some versions of that I’d like to try it

Thanks in advance :P

Finally. I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time now Seems like you have a really similar playstyle to mine…
Could you please discuss an sPvP version of this build? I’m struggling to find similar runes and sigils..

I’ve been playing this game for about 7~8 Months now, and ever since the very beginning I was wondering how could it be that I’m hardly ever lagging in this game even though I live so far away from the server [Israel]

But yea, the day has come, I’ve began lagging like mad the last 2 days :|
I can barely play PvE now, not to mention sPvP and WvW are impossible …

Tips?

Legionnaire.1586:

Mikau.6920:

I think that It really depends on your theme and color composition of your set. I also have both, 2 genesis on my guard and one entropy on my war. All sets of my guard have a gold color theme, so it really combines with him. I use khrysaor as my GS.

On your guardians (this is a question to everyone else as well), do you have Genesis equipped with the base stats or you transmuted the stats into something else (if so what?).

My Genesis is Transmuted…
Used the original stats for a while, though I changed it to Soldier’s stats since it seems to bring more benefit the purpose I’m using it for

For OP:
Personally I like Genesis better, it’s a matter of personal preference, there’s no better or worse here

Thanks to all of you :P
Gotta say though, there’s no way in hell I’m abandoning the Hammer for PvP, it’s just perfect … Still unsure about the 2nd set though

Thank you all, I’ve definitely learned from all of you

Thanks, I’ll give it a try :P
Though actually I gotta admit I really don’t like using GS in PvP… do you think I can use Sw/F instead?

Looking for a build for sPvP using Medi and Hammer
Was thinking about something like this:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQNAS8dlUgSDHHyNEf4EhVBAi9oiZE+XPgIFbIA-TsAg0CnIKSVkrITRyisFNKYVw+DA

What do you think?
[I’m quiet new to sPvP and not an expert on Guardians….]

I need some help dying my Charr guardian
Right now this is his look [Attachment]
Any cosmetics advice regarding dye, armors and whatnot would be appreciated :P

Thanks in advance

Daesyn.4781:

No. You chose your race, you stick with it. If you really want a Norn Guardian, then just reroll your character. It makes absolutely zero sense to be able to change your race on little more than a whim.

They soulbind everything because gear is cheap and pretty easy to get when you think about it. If they changed it so that everything was tradable, they would need to make gear much harder to get to compensate. The game economy would crash if they didn’t. Though with gear being harder to get, the price of everything would go through the roof.

You’re right, which is why Account bounding makes sense, not soulbinding…

And with a price of 2~3k Gems [which sounds about reasonable] I don’t think it’s “a little more than a whim”
Also you can easily limit the amout of changes and whatnot …

Anyhow,personally, I can’t just reroll a character… I’ve recently joined the army, I’m home for the weekend once in 2 weeks, I really don’t have the time to reroll a character ><

Thanks for the replies
I think I got a hang of a pretty good build. Similar to Noah’s, only I’ve made some personal tweaks [Don’t like to use Virtues that much…..]
I’ve got something like this:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQJASWlYgqCXGSMEf4ERWBRi9QjZE+XPoYCZIA-jUCBoLQ4OA0HQUBAJQFRjtquIasqFYqTER1+DFRrWGAmFA-w
What do you think?
The major think I’m unsure of is the Rune … any suggestions about which rune I should use? [Melandru is too expensive and Soldier is a nice option, but I seems like a waste when I only have 1 shout

I’m looking for a WvW Zerging build that revolves around the hammer [preferably Staff as secondary, though it's optional...]
My goal is to dish out decent damage while being able to support my group and take a lot of damage P:
Notes: I find shouts boring and I don’t wanna use them. I don’t have access to Ascended gear at all [No time to grind for it :\] I can get a full set of exotics though...

I’m just now starting to rediscover my Guardian after I’ve left him for a lot of time, and I’m having lots of fun with the hammer as it feels so powerful :P

Suggestions for a build please?

Guanglai Kangyi.4318:

SrebX.6498:

mahariel.4981:

Assuming a large, immobile target, I believe scepter does highest DPS. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.

Scepter 3+Signet of Wrath makes it pretty easy to immobilize a target…. Also if you’ll be circling the target you can keep the Smite damage going

It has to be large too. Smite does very bad damage against ordinary-sized mobs. It also needs to be able to crit, so it’s not that useful against stationary objects either. It’s primarily good against stuff like Oakhearts and the COF Effigies but most bosses don’t actually come that big.

You mean it would be Optimal under these conditions. Nemsis’es test, on the other hand, was made on Ordinary sized mobs if I ain’t mistaken, and while it wasn’t the scepter’s optimal conditions it was enough to outshine the GS by a little

mahariel.4981:

Assuming a large, immobile target, I believe scepter does highest DPS. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.

Scepter 3+Signet of Wrath makes it pretty easy to immobilize a target…. Also if you’ll be circling the target you can keep the Smite damage going

Alright, so Meta build has better DPS…
But lets talk about the weapons for a second. Objectively, does GS outdps Scepter+Torch?
Because I think that Nemesis did successfully prove that Scepter Outdpses the other weapons… [Since I do enjoy his build, I’m trying to create some kind of middle ground … this is what I have so far: http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fUAQNArfRlYgKCHEyLEgIFRWBRa9ggI0f1Min+wFA-jQxAYfBxkXR0YLuFRjVXjpcJiqBA-e , sigils and food currently irrelevant ]

Molch.2078:

SrebX.6498:

Can anyone explain whats going on here? because personally I was really impressed with the build…. [Btw, I’m not really sure whats the current Guardian Meta …]

The current Guardian Meta deals probably 30% more damage while still granting a better variety of support. Thats why noone likes his build.

Do you have an example for a current Meta build and perhaps a demonstration?

Why all the hate here? I actually found this build really refreshing. Gave it a shot today, and rediscovered my Guardian entirely …

Honestly, I don’t really know if a hammer a GS or a Scepter is 0.5252895 second fastest than the others, but I have fun using this build and I think it works great…. It provides enough survivability [Surprisingly enough… I didn’t struggle keeping myself alive at all] while still putting out really good damage

I think Nemesis has created an awesome build, even if it does lack the support part….
And he even brought some pretty spectacular results to back him up, some I’m not sure why all the hate here….

I should probably say I’m relatively new to the game, and unfortunately I’ve been a casual player for the last 2 months, so I’m not talking out of experience or knowledge….

Can anyone explain whats going on here? because personally I was really impressed with the build…. [Btw, I’m not really sure whats the current Guardian Meta …]