Guild Wars 2

Mystogan.4157:

Raunchy.6891:

I like how you didn’t even mention the inspiration trait lol. I’ve tried to think good thoughts about the new traits, but honestly the only good one is maim. Power block was good, when bugged, but as it is now I only see benefits for it if you interrupt the same person multiple times and not for interrupting multiple people. Also since it has almost 0 use against thieves you’re better off using CI.

I’ve said it already, but Bountiful Disillusionment is a lackluster trait. You can get more retaliation uptime using pDefender, more reliable regen from the inspiration master minor. Pretty much the only reason to use it is because it does give a decent amount of might, and pretty much our only source of fury. To which I say, there are better classes to do that so why not just give defensive boons instead? We are easily one of the best in protection/aegis uptime so using PU to boon share seems like a much better idea. Some people like to run sub – optimal builds though so I can see how BD can still appeal.

I’m not trying to be negative, I’m being realistic. I’m mostly a pvper and there is no room for impractical builds there if you want to win. So can the traits be useful? In certain situations yes. That doesn’t make them good though.

Ci suck too jat not as bad 1 sec imm+ 1 sec chill or blind is laughable. I use BD in a boon share build run the sig that copies boons to allies with lyssa runes or might runes its fun

Excuse me? Ci just not as bad? CI is really is good. also where are you getting 1 sec immo, chill and blind?

No proc from phantasams

CI is more valuable. IMO. I never run anything without CI.
Power Block in all honesty should Replace Wastrel’s Punishment for a GM minor.

@Wraith

how can you have 5 clones @ 9:40?

^Underoath?

/15 chars

I bought my cultural sets with glory before,

does it go through to the achievement or not?

Mine does not btw.

Haha seriously…

Its not on the patch notes lol

I remembered what happens if you feedback a pistol thief? I mean their attacks are projectile finishers right? So do they get confused too?

Can someone confirm this to me. I already asked pyro this before but here goes. The wiki says iMage is affected by the trait.

And it does but only the retal part bounces. But i was doing pvp yesterday and got hit by a single mage for 6 stacks on one attack.

It was an isolated situation so i was thinking it was a bug? Or does the bug fix also fixes this too?

Only 1 stack will apply if you get both traits. Just get confusing enchantments to get the same confusion but only using 1 trait

Oh well. Ever since that double nerf all is but lost.

Is there a build thats good at this?

I mean, duelist+ethereal field is only 20% now.

so its only scept, confu shatters, and traited glamour which now suck. and of course perplexity.

Bump bump bump bump

does not work for zerker, swordsman

fight! fight! fight!

Haha, this is always such a scene to watch. Players complain = Anet does something = Players still find fault = back to square 1.

Indeed. Its always Anet vs the community.

Instead of Making it as a Grandmaster Major trait, why not make it as Grandmaster Minor to replace watsrel’s punishment?

8 sec cd on interrupted skills. that way you can still have a choice to take or CS or HM.

Wastrel’s is also a so so trait for a GM minor.

Can you share some vids too?

Hmm didnt think of it that way. So i think mesmer has to have something in regards of deception or clones that is on the class mechanic, like shatters.

So how bout this. Since Majors are build defining traits.. why not put DE as a minor?

Nettle.9025:

I don’t think, at least for me, that power block is going to be worth it.

The 30/0/30/10/0 pure lockdown I’m running now is just too good with the immense amount of condi cleanse and 3 dazes using harmonious mantras. Having played pure lockdown extensively recently, I just don’t think 5 more seconds is going to make a big enough difference to warrant dropping what I have now.

My thoughts exactly, hell you can lock someone down for as good as it gets for 5 secs cd. It would be still though getting it over CS or Harmonious mantras.

UNLESS = Powerlock would be a GM minor for Domination.

Ross Biddle.2367:

StickerHappy.8052:

I had this talk with Pyro the other day and I agree with Carighan completely. DE is too valuable in any build but at the same time, It kinda makes you have the feeling of being “forced” into getting it.

It is also the same with Blink and Decoy.

Try running with a build without DE or the two latter, or all 3 of them.

I wouldn’t see you fair so well against “skilled” players.

skilled= maybe try fighting someone without blink and decoy anyone of the popular players in OMFG. or just use decoy without DE. (PUs are excluded of course)

I am saying this because, instead of having the freedom of putting anything into the traits or Utility Slots, you are quite have the feeling of “you have to slot it in”.

The ONLY thing I swap decoy out for is Mimic, and I’ll be using torch for that stealth/target break. I also wouldn’t do this while roaming.

Have you ever tried dueling or just going against somebody without those utils or DE?

^Exactly.

I would really hope DE to be part of the Mesmer Mechanic or even reincarnated on a different form. If nothing was tied to clones except of the sharper images trait then it would be okay.

But in reality every build utilizes clones, Even not running a shatter build, having DE produces the on-demand shatters for interrupts and invuln too.

I had this talk with Pyro the other day and I agree with Carighan completely. DE is too valuable in any build but at the same time, It kinda makes you have the feeling of being “forced” into getting it.

It is also the same with Blink and Decoy.

Try running with a build without DE or the two latter, or all 3 of them.

I wouldn’t see you fair so well against “skilled” players.

skilled= maybe try fighting someone without blink and decoy anyone of the popular players in OMFG. or just use decoy without DE. (PUs are excluded of course)

I am saying this because, instead of having the freedom of putting anything into the traits or Utility Slots, you are quite have the feeling of “you have to slot it in”.

^Amen.
/15char.

of course.
/15 char.

You are so cute Alissah. haha

^it has such a great name

Haha, this trait made me laugh.

^35 secs cd , random conditions. people complain about the dumbest things.

You want it to be balanced because you can’t dodge it? Shamamered.

Cmon make Gw2 a lesser skill cap even more.

bump. Anyone? I am curious with this too.

Just post some haha

Me Games Ma.8426:

Yeah I understand what you’re trying to say. I’ll overthink ‘my’ Hexes and replace them with other skills. How do you feel about the interrupts? Any thoughts?

Pls?

Why the Halting Strike hate? 2k damage on semi non glass players? what? only procs on an interrupt.

Sum of all Fears and Ineptitude pls?

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fgAQNAR8clwzCpnRTmGb9IipHBnvJckU0apWJF82FC-jkCBohCy0ACyZmFRjtMsIasabYKXAaXRWDDVFDxOuIa1SBAzuK-w

:)

Why nerf HS? have you tried Halting Strike before?

Dmg scaling is funky. 3.3k power damage only ranges from 1.5k to 2.5. I mean cmon.

@cyrix

What if i tell you i can spam my interrupts?

@topic

Mantra of d is only 2 charges untraited. Timing is very much needed making ci not so bad. Also aa can be interrupted but i would rather save my dazes on clutch moments.

@Ross.

Why not get just condition duration runes in general?

^nice. haha i am sorry. I meant sigils.

any suggested runes for the staff after the fix?

^I haven’t had this experience. against experienced players, they will see right through it.

^This.

/15char

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fgAQNAR8clwzCpnRTmGb9IipHBnvJckU0apWJF82FC-jkCBohCy0ACyZmFRjtMsIasabYKXAaXRWDDVFDxOuIa1SBAzuK-w

Me and Scam’s Phantasmic Interruptions WvW Variant.

GS: High Dmg, izerker for chasing, GS#5 for The Aoe Interrupt Syncing with CI
Focus: Skcamow uses Focus, also good for AoE interrupt, Cripple and Swiftness,

As you may know, Interrupt Builds have a higher skill cap making PU easier. A lot of practice for timing against other classes is needed.

For Halting Strike, I wanted to add it but not now. Mental Torment gives a solid damage percentage than Halting Strike. I have done multiple tests for it and yet to determine what formula it uses on its scaling.

So basically our build, is for the punishment/reward system of interrupts.
Interrupts root enemies while phantasms wail on them
The shatter part is the bridge that connect that gap. Mind wrack for additional damage and Shattered Concentration for boon strip.

The highlight of the build is the High Condition Duration (100%)

That is 4 sec immo on CI and Leap
4 sec chill on CI and Hydromancy
5 secs cripple on zerker and CI
6 secs blindness on CI

@Jambas

Exactly, the focus fire will always get you.

I made this argument over the lockdown thread.

So generally to be able to run an interrupt build you have to slot:

MoD or SoD
A Cleanse (mantra, Disenchant, Null)
Last utility slot will go to either blink or decoy or thievery

and that’s it. the 2 slots will actually be a given

Other builds have the luxury or getting Prestige for stealth and therefore freeing a util slot, or even adding 1 more stealth.

So Nettle, I am curious to see how you use your build. I mean it is feasible, I run a build before without DE, but without the majority of the stuff mentioned above, how do you use your build against skilled players.

Btw. For DE, against skilled players, I only use it for the clone production for shatters and clone death and even the clone AAs.

Skilled players can see right through DE.

^sigil is bugged. Procs even if you dont have a condition.

Out of all the classes I face, stealth is what makes a class unpredicatble.

Same for a mesmer. Whenever that PU mesmer stealths, You do not know what or where to expect it.

I know you need time to be able to learn to adapt and anticipate your foe’s attacks.

But what if we reverse the situation,

Let’s say you are running a build without blink, decoy, DE, or MI. (Not necessarily all of em at the same time)

How do you become deceptive?

Without the DE, I feel so bland.
Without Blink or Decoy as an escape utility, I think the chances of me getting dropped are higher.

So does it mean that every build should atleast have of the above in order to be deceptive?

^vids please if you have the time.