Guild Wars 2

I’m suprised people dont realize that this game is still in beta.

I like being in the guild group I am in now (~20) and taking on 2 to 3 times our numbers.
Everyone does what to do, its extremely rewarding, and the most fun to be had in this game.
Its world versus world. Not team versus team.
Being in the middle of silver tier, most of us dont experience lag. Suckers.

If mesmer was given good aoe then we would see “mes trains”.
Everyone in the train traited for mantras, with no way to kill them…

No dude. You are wrong. Please rethink your post.

Kiriakulos.1690:

% of uptime is a lot less important than actual continuos uptime for stability, just ask yourself what is better, 3 sec stability every 7 seconds or 20 seconds of stability every 80 seconds? I’d take the 20 seconds even though it’s proportionately less, since with 20 seconds I can do a full skill rotation AND heal by the end of it.

kitten that is the most incorrect statement I have ever heard. How many people actually believe this?
Do you realize that plenty of builds will remove boons?
Do you realize that plenty of players might just run away to waste your stability?
Do you realize that plenty of builds have cc that can lock you out of the fight after your stability has ended?

Blood Red Arachnid.2493:

If Near to Death didn’t exist, then traits wouldn’t be balanced around Near to Death, and the end result would be that traits based on entering/leaving DS would be more useful for every build.

Wtf? Is this a troll post or what?

Andele.1306:

Stand The Wall.6987:

err… math time.
My stability, fury, retal and weakness just got a fat uptime boost.
umad?

AAAAAND i kill you since you are using ds incorrectly.

I heard its possible to use a mechanic for more then 1 thing at a time.
umad?

No auto does or ever should have chill.
Pulling 5 foes on a 10 sec cd is pretty OP
I like the idea of a block, but I would rather get a boon ripper then condi transfer

Overall, I like the idea of a necro with a mace. It is the next weapon that makes sense from a lore and balance perspective. I think giving the mace a mark is a cool idea, kinda like the guardian mace which has a symbol. I do hope they give this to necros with all attacks cleaving.

Not considering wvw apart from pve is a pretty rookie mistake.
Respect has been lost, will it be regained?

So you tell us to post 1 question while you ask 3. Ok.

Will necro ever get cleave?

Will necro get a boost to team support through boons and general utility?

Well of power/darkness have pretty long cooldowns. Will these get reduced?

I like your suggestions, especially the tornado change. Big numbers are good, but staying alive is better.
+1

+1
/15characters

“Siege spam with even-greater numbers is what makes wvw so great”

Ettanin.8271:

Too bad the world is not a disk, eh?

IN WHAT ASPECT OF WVW
Not all WvWers zerg, there are small teams, there are 1v1ers
For kittens sake people, some definitive details are always nice

Cavaliers
Knights
Rampagers

+569 Power
+569 Toughness
+569 Healing power
+284 Precision

+569 Power
+284 Precision
+284 Toughness
+798 Ferocity

+569 Power
+284 Precision
+284 Condition Damage
+284 Toughness
+569 Ferocity

Even though I agree with what OP said, come back when you have 500+ wins and your opinion will matter.

I think GvG battles of all sizes are the thing of the future.
One thing is for sure.
If Anet doesnt do something soon, they will lose more and more players.

I think this is an awesoem idea, however, not all s/p d/p thieves are solo 100% of the time. What about the small man team that uses that smoke field for a group stealthing effect?

If this change was implemented, which I want it to be, then make the necros well of darkness a smoke field and decrease the cooldown.

I agree with you OP. Sounds like a solid change to me.
One thing tho. I would want it so it only applies a couple stacks per hit, with a shorter cooldown. Some thing like:
2 stacks 5 seconds 5 sec cd at 600- range
3 stacks 5 seconds 5 sec cd at 600+ range
This would promote hybridmancers as well as keep the “condi bomb” situation under control. I’m not saying you do, but many people underestimate how powerful torment is.

Ok everyone for the last time, you have to consider the combination of an increased healing power with another passive, like condi and retal…
Passives are what many agree to be ruining the game. Enough passives and the trinity becomes necessary to keep the whole thing together.

Yay lets create another post crying over the fact that na and eu are economic powers and not everyone on the planet can afford (or want) to play high end video games!

BP uses EB skulls for drums.
Its an established fact.

Karolis.4261:

Yes, because blobing is “epic”- thats official. Bloblings qq about roamers when they get repeatedly sniped and cant reach their blobs and anet will do everything in their power to help poor bloblings and rip those evil roamers out of www.

You mean 5 “roamers” versus 1 “blobling”?
I never get annoyed if it really is a 1v1 when I’m running back to my guild group of ~25, but its usually 3-10 v me. Its really boring and pathetic.

Unlocks are a horrible idea. I wouldnt play pvp anymore.

I think it depends on if the sigil cooldown is started after the swap or after activation.

Either way, I really dont want this sigil update.

I’ve played gw1 plenty. I agree that guild halls would definitely be the way to go for GvG. Open world GvG, behaving like a guild mission, could technically work, but wouldnt be optimal in the slightest.
I opt to wait for guild halls. If and when.

I like the idea that there is a new stat to invest in that increase the effectiveness of boons and condis.
I think its better then introducing 2 new boons.

lol its so pointless to try to explain your point to people who are unwilling to listen.
oh well.
hopefully anet will make guild halls soon.

Ah well continue to use staff, idgaf.

Silhouette.5631:

I think the fact that a half second of cripple can count as a whole condition cleanse instead of that 25 stack of bleed is even more unfair

Not even close. Cleansing 25 stacks, which would be someones entire kitten nal of condi application vs. one condi cleanse skill? Riiight.
Who cant wait a half second to use their cleanse?

Remove condi damage from the equation and make it so there is no gear that combines ferocity with condition damage then you might have something that will work.

GW2 hasnt ben released in asia yet has it?
I’m sure when that happens every timezone will have their own server.
That is the question to ask.

Sylvari female necro.
Necros are awesome! They do it all! Everyone is jelly!

If and when anet adds guild halls, which if they do may come waaay down the line, open world gvg would be a quick fix.
Like I said previously, there would be no interference between open world gvg and pve if there were boundaries and some kind of gvg arena OS.
The pros:
People no longer taking up spots in wvw
Wvw no longer interfering with gvg (other players, orb bonus, sigil stacks)
New and dynamic gvg arenas
Easy (ish) to implement
Spectators!
The cons:
I really dont see any. The arena would not interfere with anything pve.

Recently had a long battle with a zerk thief (~10min?) with my zerk necro.
I think we will be seeing more condis users sure. I like the nerf. It means the game will be harder and I will have to try harder to win. More rewarding for me.

There wouldnt be any pve player ganking.
There wouldnt be any GvG arenas in maps that are populated regularly for temples/bosses.
You guys should read my above post.

I think the fact that one cleanse can clear 25 stacks of bleed is unfair.
You think that condi is op.
Possible solution:
Reduce the cooldown on all cleansing skills, but they now reduce duration and stacks for each respective condi.

I love forumers like you. It doesnt matter how much info you give, because at the end of the day, staff is a horrible power weapon. I’m not doing the math for you.

uhhh…. no?
Spiteful spirit + near to death, axe 3.

err… math time.
My stability, fury, retal and weakness just got a fat uptime boost.
umad?

Oh whatever you end up running turn off your hammer auto attack chain – that way you can control when to place your light field. Nothing is worse then overwriting a water field and wiping your team.
edit: sigil of stamina is the best zerging sigil for any class. try it out, if it doesnt get nerfed.

Stop being such a drama queen.
Zerk is still king.
Get over the nerf and game on.

There are some good small team roamers in wvw. You should check that out.

dungeon roles:
Guardian – reflect, protection, dps
Warrior – banner, dps
Engi – vuln stacking, dps
Thief – shadow refuge, blind spam, dps
Ranger – frost spirit, warhorn, dps
Mesmer – reflects, portal, time warp, dps
Ele – fire field, dps
Necro – vuln stacking, dps

Sigil stacks shouldnt even exist in pvp and wvw. Why the hell should I be at a disadvantage because my teammates suck or the enemy killed 13 deer?

The only way I see open world GvG working is to make it behave like a guild mission. You activate some flag, and in 10 seconds you are entered into the GvG battle. The battle would have to be out of the way as to not interfere with open world events of course. Anyone in the GvG battle can only attack others in the arena so PvE players wouldnt be ganked out of the blue. Once you “tap in” you cant switch guilds or any such nonsense. I’m guessing there would have to be some added textures and borders to make the battleground look more legit and keep non combatants out. There would have to be a GvG OS to control things like a player cap, scoreboard (with kdr omg), a driver tag (wha?!?!), etc. Also a spectator system would be awesome.
This is definitely do able. Will they do it? One can hope.

dont worry everybody we will get some LS to combat those blues >.<

alanis.6094:

Vitality combats condition damage.

i think the whole point to condi damage is that it ignores armor.

Glad I never invested in any celestial gear….
Scales power so horribly.
but that sux
i’m sure it will be fine

Its still going to be the most powerful. Its still going to be the most widely used. The devs have made a decision, live with it and move on.