Guild Wars 2

Dawdler.8521:

Well, did EoTM improve WvW by a noticable margin?

I would close eotm and only open it if you are in q for a map. eotm was supposed to be an overflow but instead its an alternative.
think of it this way: reset would happen every 3 hours! yaaay lol. welp imo it would be a lot more fun.

onwards and upwards friends. here it be, dem buffs an dem nerfs.

spite
spiteful talisman – 5% to 10%
spiteful renewal – hp 25% to 33%
chill of death – 20sec to 30 icd
unholy fervor – party deals 10% increased damage to foes with vuln, no cd reduction
curses
barbed precision – instead of duration increase bleeds you apply do 10% more damage
plague sending – 30 to 40 icd
terror takes the minor master slot
master of corruption – cd reduction only
parasitic contagion goes to master slot
furious demise – you and your party gain 5sec of fury + 5 might and 1sec of quickness upon entering shroud, 360 radius
lingering curse – replaced with gain 1% life force every time you apply a condition with a scepter
death magic
shrouded removal – moved to master, remove a condi from you and nearby allies every 3 sec 360 radius
reapers protection – moved to adept
necromantic corruption – 20sec interval
death nova – whenever you kill an enemy or one of your minions die, summon a jagged horror, 1sec icd, max jagged horrors 5
corrupters fervor – boons you corrupt are instead transferred to other allies near target area, 360 radius, 5sec icd (well of corrupt can trigger this twice)
unholy sanctuary – if struck under 25% hp, gain 30% life force, 20sec icd
blood magic
mark of evasion – 5 sec icd, 2 to 3 bleeds
life from death – moved to gm, heal other allies when ever you kill something, 360 radius, 10sec icd, 100hp, 3.0 mult
banshees wail – cd reduct 33% only
vampiric presence now master vampire – moved to gm, only you steal health when you attack an enemy, 300 damage 300 hp
vampiric rituals & transfusion – moved to adept
unholy martyr – targets 1 to 4, lf 7% to 4%
soul reaping
last gasp – moved to master, if under 10% lf your weapon skills restore double lf
vital persistence – takes master minor slot
foot in the grave – also grants stab to nearby allies 600 radius
dhuumfire – boons you corrupt also burn the target for 1sec per boon
reaper
soul eater – instead restores 2% lf per foe hit by gravedigger
chilling victory – might nerfed to 4sec

axe
rending claws – instead of vuln gain 2% lf per hit
offhand dagger
speed up both skills after they are casted by 50%
focus
spinal shivers – 1/2 sec cast no aftercast 1sec chill per boon removed
staff
mark of blood – 5 sec cd, 2 to 3 bleeds, 0.33 to 0.8
putrid mark – no longer does damage so it cant miss
reapers mark – 1/4 sec cast
greatsword
gravedigger – no after cast, 1.25sec to 1sec cast time, easy to cast cancel

well of blood – 5k to 4k heal, pulse 0.4 to 1.0, initial 1.0 to 0.5
well of darkness – 45sec cd to 30
spectral grasp – pull speed increased by 50%
signet of undeath – remove damage, cd 150 to 90, radius 180 to 360
epidemic – transfers 3 random condis max, blockable, 20sec cd to 16, 1/2sec cast
summon bone fiend – active 50sec cd to 40
summon shadow fiend – active 20sec cd to 15
summon flesh wurm – necrotic traversal no longer destroys your wurm, 20 sec cd, dies if going further then 5k range from your wurm
summon flesh golem – charge 40sec cd to 30
lich form – 15sec duration to 20
chilled to the bone – unblockable, 2.0 to 1.4
plague – add 2 more skills for #4 and #5

death shroud
life blast – 1/2 cast no after cast, 1.4 to 0.7
dark path – 15sec cd to 10
life transfer & tainted shackles – 40sec cd to 30
reapers shroud
deaths charge – 1.0 to 0.6
executioners scythe – unblockable 2sec stun

ye mayne

Makai.3429:

Mind Spike: Average the boon/non-boon damage out as the new base damage and deal additional AoE damage when a boon is stripped.

sounds good.

OriOri.8724:

I don’t understand your logic behind buffing mirror and nerfing ether feast.

whoops lol. kinda sped thru that part. what you said makes sense.

oh lol, gotcha.
would be interesting to see, I must admit.

there was the soldier/cele bunker meta, then hot came with massive power creep. both allowed casuals to be carried by builds. the rewards system, the solo/duo q only, the matchmaking system in the past that allowed people to grind into legend, the fact that the leaderboard wasn’t locked from new f2p accounts… why are you trying to say that gw2 pvp doesn’t cater to casuals lol?

yeah the wts never happened, the 250k prize pool was a sham, pro teams a myth… seriously what the hell. what planet are you on? if what you are trying to say is that the pvp scene isn’t up to par compared to other games, ofc that’s true. are you also saying that it cant be? if so then I don’t and wont share that surrender. I’m going to continue to post on these forums until they shut them down.
/chestthump

Kreweless.2196:

We’ll adapt to the FotM

fractals of the mists? what does this mean?

Apolo.5942:

there is no gw2 competitive scene, they need to go back to the drawing board and acknowledge that what they have done so far has been one kitten up after another.

…aaand I’m saying that’s because casuals are more important then vets. that might work for pve but not here.

hear hear

/15hears

find out your servers team speak ip and join up.

I understand where youre coming from, but making something all inclusive completely undermines its value. for a games competitive scene that spells disaster. take any fps for example, or even chess. the rules are simple, the quest to the top is not. if the top is reachable to anyone, then no one will reach for it because its so easy and thus has no value.

if the choices were hotjoin or team q I’m pretty sure there would be plenty willing to team up.

yup yup another buff/nerf thread. here goes.

domination
blurred inscriptions – 1sec to 2sec
furious interruption – remove a condi when you interrupt a foe, single hits can remove more then one condi
imagined burden – might 5sec to 8
dueling
harmonious mantras – remove toughness and extra cast, mantras now cast themselves
chaos
metaphysical rejuvenation – 10sec to 5sec
bountiful disillusionment – radius 240 to 360
inspiration
restorative mantras – radius 240 to 600
persisting images – increased health 20% to 50%
protected phantasms – distort 1sec to 2, prot 2 sec to 4
temporal enchanter – 2sec to 3
illusions
the pledge – condi remove 1 to 2, cd reduction 1.5 to 2
phantasmal haste – 20% to 50%
ineptitude – replace confuse with 3sec slow
chronomancer
lost time – remove icd

sword
mind spike – damage w/boon 0.9 to 1, w/out boon 1.32 to 2
offhand
illusionary riposte – block all attacks for 1 sec creating a clone if attacked, can create a clone and use counter blade
phantasmal swordsman – 20sec to 15sec
focus
phantasmal warden – can move and attack
pistol
phantasmal duelist – half as many attacks twice as much damage
staff
chaos storm – 0.33 to 1, always dazes on 1st pulse

mirror – 5k heal
ether feast – 4k heal, heal per illusion 1k, cast time 3/4

mantras
of resolve – radius from 240 to 600
of concentration – radius from 240 to 600, doesn’t break stun, stab 3 stacks 5sec
well of precog – pulses aegis and stab, restores 100 endurance
arcane thievery – 35sec to 20sec
illusion of life – 15sec to 30sec life duration
mimic – 75sec to 60sec
phantasmal disenchanter – health increased 300%, no bounce preference, radius 240 to 360
time warp – 180sec to 120sec
moa – 180sec to 120sec, can no longer cast in stealth, is unaffected by quickness, passive 20% to 50%
grav well – 90sec to 60sec
mass invis – instant cast

Dawdler.8521:

A major charm of WvW is the extended battle against specific servers… or rather, the war.
Just something as simple as reset night is a foundation that keep WvW going at a steady pace, week in and week out.

even when an extended battle against a ridiculously stacked server is normal? wvw is deserted in a lot of servers most of the time.
seeing reset night go would be sad, but do you think the sacrifice would be worth it if wvw improved by a noticeable margin?

This. Often you’re not just playing for a time slot, you’re trying to help out the next one.

you would still be able to do that. it might feel less impactful cuz of the short matchup but that wouldn’t prevent anyone staying in wvw an extra hour to help out the next guys.

GhandiBot.6257:

Mechanical skill in a 1v1 setting shouldn’t determine your ranking

wat

Apolo.5942:

button mashing that pvp ALREADY CATERS TO.

If the question is how to entice the OTHER 19 players, you are not going to do it by doubling down on something they already DISLIKE.

PVP needs to slow down, have MORE SIGNIFICANT PASSIVES THROUGH TRAITS, and less spiky and button mashing game play.

It would also help a lot, to have trait lines that are actually focused on one thing, instead of having multiple lines that need to be used together.

button mashing = ded
catering to the lowest skilled player is dumb
no it doesn’t need to slow down, slow people need to speed up
last one is good and has interest

Sobik.7839:

Stand The Wall.6987:

“micro transactions” are not micro
this has always annoyed me

Could you elaborate on this topic? I mean, I’m not a big spender of money in MMOs but on the other hand, I’m not keen on cosmetics or other visual things. Especially if, like in GW2, most of gems can actually be EARNED IN THE GAME by earning gold. I mean, how many MMOs allow this?

well for example if I made a game name changes and new skins wouldn’t cost 10-20$ but more like 1-5$, and you wouldn’t be able to buy them with in game money.

another buff/nerf thread, cuz.

zeal
symbolic exposure – increase vuln to 10 sec
binding jeopardy – add 6 sec cripple
zealous blade – increase heal to 100
shattered aegis – 1.0 to 2.0
radiance
healers retribution – add 5 sec regen
perfect inscriptions – passive bonus +50%, cd reduced 33%
radiant retaliation – retaliation scales off of both condi and power
valor
strength of the fallen – hp degens 50% slower
smiters boon – no longer casts smite condi, instead gain 5 sec swift after casting smite condi
retributive armor – 5sec to 15sec, 13% to 10%
honor
protective reviver – 10sec to 5sec
writ of persistence – 100hp/sec to 300
virtues
glacial heart – 3sec chill to 2sec, 10sec icd to 5sec
permeating wrath – # of attacks to trigger from 3 to 1
battle presence – passive continues to tic after you activate it
dragonhunter
bulwark – radius 33% to 100%
big game hunter – 10% to 30%

greatsword
whirling wrath – get rid of the dumb projectiles, kitten . make it like any other channeled skill, i.e. you don’t have to be inside a stationary giant to get all of the strikes to connect.
leap of faith – 900 range 10sec cd
hammer
mighty blow – 450 range
banish – 3 targets ignores blind
staff
wave of wrath – 3 targets from 5
torch
oh man pls fix. #4 pathing issues and #5 is just plain bad.
longbow
puncture shot – 0.85 to 0.70
symbol of energy – 0.69 to 1.5
hunters ward – only 1 ward is created in the center of the aoe

spear of justice/hunters verdict – 40sec to 30sec
wings of resolve – remove condi clear, nerf heal by 890
shield of courage – 75sec to 70sec
purification – initial heal 3k trap heal 4k, regen 10sec to 5sekitten
any of wrath – 6sec to 10sec

spirit weapons – they do not disappear over time and instead behave like normal minions/pets.

Spartacus.3192:

if you are randomly placed on diff worlds how do you play with friends/guilds?

maybe you can invite people to your server? idk.

I don’t like the idea of forcing people to give up their weekend to support their server.

maybe make ranked mon-thurs and unranked fri-sun? unranked you are put in a random server that auto adjusts population.

I wouldn’t want this in wvw. some professions could use a tad bit more/less mobility sure, but we don’t need a ton of new skills for everyone.

its a good point man. where da teams at? like I commented on another thread, it would be interesting to see how a ranked 5v5 teamq only would play out. maybe give ranked much better rewards or just have unranked give none to encourage people teaming up. mobilize and organize!

FrownyClown.8402:

I would rather get rid of soloq and do teamq. We have a LFG system that no one seems to use. If the community utilized that to make teams they could filter out who can join by their rank.

it would be interesting to see how this would play out. might work! forcing people into teams could make for better matchups, strategy, and overall experience. going casual hasn’t worked out so far, at least not as good as it could be, nawmeen.

zinkz.7045:

So you are suggesting devs all act like children and lack the critical thinking and logic to take valid points from something just because it was stated in a blunt manner, okay…

that’s a huge leap. I was stating that the post imo came across as arrogant and needy. nice flame attempt tho.

its hard to tell what someone is coming across as over the interwebs. upon reading more of reaper he sounds like a chill person.

“micro transactions” are not micro
this has always annoyed me

what would that be like lol?

curious as to what sorta mechanics would change, how servers would behave differently, and if this would create a more competitive environment. right now if youre locked into a tier with an obvious blowout, its a normal thing to sort of give up and not try your hardest. with much shorter match ups it could be that nothing would change, or it could be the opposite! maybe it would create a race like mindset and get people going lol. every minute, every camp, and every battle would matter more. how would this effect night capping? band wagoning? population imbalance? the game mode in general? perfect balance is so hard to create, and a week only compounds problems.

chose 3 hours cuz it felt like the sweet spot.
assume that everything is sped up to compensate for the change.

Reaper Alim.4176:

snipples

theyre great ideas but if I was a dev that would give me a reason to ignore the post.

Reaper Alim.4176:

GW2 will absolutely never become popular unless what is said above is done.

this is a perfect example of how not to present your ideas.

tomwjd.8172:

snipples

sounds good.

Saiyan.1704:

We all know how successful DTM on Courtyard was… you can’t just say “Add this!” and expect results.

Rule Mechanics

• 15m time limit
• Best of 3 rounds. Rounds lasts 5 minutes
• Lowest health player at end of a stalemate round loses that round

It’s whats needed… at the very least.

this is good but I would increase it even more, to 5 rounds 3min each. reset cd’s each round. it doesn’t take much for a match to start snowballing and once it does its spawn camp central.

without info about your build we cant help you. a video would be best, but even then your damage changes based on how much armor and damage reduction your enemy has.

so its settled then. 3v3 capture the suitcase team stealth king of the bunker.

I cant understand your reasoning. not all magic is corruptive, therefore not all magic is dragon magic, unless there are some benevolent dragons out there.

ye, do it!
not knowing makes for great suspense, if the matchup is close ofc. even so, hiding the score could decentivize people from spying, wasting supply, ddosing ts, buying guilds, etc.

morrolan.9608:

Threather.9354:

Population is based on people I think, not on active hours.

If server x has 50 active people that are 10 hours online/day and server Y 50 active people that are 3 hour online/day. They have the same population but server X feels like they have 3 times more people.

It makes sense in a way that servers are not being punished for having active people and being fun to play in it. Servers are basically set full if they are not fun to play in (people dont stay online for long) and/or they have lot of PvE dailyfarmers

Yes this is exactly it, I keep saying this but clearly no-one listens. It perfectly explains why some servers are closed and others are open. JQ has been a casual servers for a long time, They have a lot of people that player for short periods but enough to be included in the population, BG in the last few weeks has gone this way as well. They come out for reset and maybe 1 or 2 days for the rest of the week and thats all. Whereas Mag still has a lot of people playing for long hours.

this is kittening sad if true.

what do you mean the stab changes don’t counter the cc? right now one stand your ground lasting 5 sec will have 3.75 sec of cc immunity during the duration of the skill. that isn’t enough?

sadly dual wield isn’t viable in pvp or wvw unless youre just playing for fun and not to win.
in that case there is no set build and I encourage you to experiment on your own and find out what works for you.

don’t try. back when life blast healed on a 1:1 healing power scale it was sorta possible but right now there simply aren’t enough tools.

try ele, engi, guard, rev, or ranger.

1 make eotm an overflow map, not an alternative
2 undo the cc nerf, since stability got a buff
3 remove cleave, lower aoe cap on other skills
4 buff useless traits/skills to be usable
5 grub mount for commanders

Lucentfir.7430:

@Hanth it’s because Denial Esports Spvp team is jumping ship. (Helseth,Drazeh, Rom etc) and their choice of game was Smite.

so who are these guys, the hipsters of esports?
like, omg.

its only power creep if you over buff it. making something viable isn’t power creep, its called having build options.

warrior shield is one of the most powerful offhands available.

hmmm.
last episode eir sacrificed herself right… well maybe its gonna be taimi this time, since her use of the liquid stuff is directly tied to the story. it would be refreshing to have to deal with one less smartypants :3

kormir sending a marriage proposal after beating up some more dragon baddies
no way to see that coming
also best way to ascend is by marrying ^

in my mind dragons have always represented chaos aka entropy. it stands to reason that there is a bit of chaos in everything in this imperfect world, as it also stands to reason that despite of this fact not all forces serve chaos.

the fact that we know where the evil aka chaos comes from is a bit of a 180 from other sources of pop culture topics dealing with this issue, mainly star wars. the fact that we don’t know where “good” magic comes from doesn’t mean it isn’t there, just that it hasn’t been revealed yet.

I’m guessing that this good magic is a representation of mother nature, the spirit of the planet. in short we should all become hippies and stop consuming things we don’t need.

Obtena.7952:

Wait … so you’re saying that different people from all over the world can’t have lag issues to a game server, especially in the face of people that don’t, and that’s something to do with Anet’s side, not the players? WoW!!! Those game servers sure are selective on who they lag on ….

#logic … try it.

this makes no sense to me at all

rain is a big blow to climate change sympathizers
we must regroup and re-strategize
#stoptherain

one of the bigger downsides is how monstrously slow adren buildup is with hammer. having slow anims is one thing, but combined with not doing those anims very much and the weapon is dead.

all good suggestions.

too many passives.
not enough actives.
every mmo is like this and then make the mistake that they can go competitive.

warrior for damage/ tank
revenant for support/ some damage

Cevni.2049:

snipples

the thing is I could link builds like that all day, its not just condi mes and ham rev. well what we could do is nerf stats or nerf every trait and skill that rely on them, aa’s included.

if a majority agreed on something being op, would their collective subjective opinion be treated the same as a singular opinion? for the record I’m not trying to speak for anyone else but in my experience most people I interacted with in gw2 didnt enjoy fighting against what we agreed was op. great statement about passives I agree, altho this game is heaven compared to teso in the passives department. what makes a game balanced imo? hmm that’s a good one. skills that don’t take more then say 33% of your hp, no passives at all, no stat stacking designed for a pve environment, no masses of unused traits/skills, not designing professions around one game mode when there could be more, not giving certain professions all the tools to succeed in one area of the game while not giving any to another profession, erm… that’s all I can think of for now.