Guild Wars 2

Well if you think 3 to 4 things attacking you is easy then that’s normal because in core game farming mobs of 10 or more is easy.

The fights in hot honestly aren’t that hard, but they are annoying and extremely frustrating which people mistake for hard. Everything going in stealth and everything constantly knocking you down is just very annoying. So be prepared to be disappointed.

Not to mention the multi layered maps design simply just suck.

Gliding is pretty cool though and once you leave the jungle the living story maps added are pretty fun.

Just curious if I’m running a build with sceptre and shield focusing all traits towards my illusions to do some damage am I better off going with power or condition?

We all know necro/reaper and ranger overall always seem to be rated the best at soloing but truth be told I’ve played enough of each of those classes.

I kinda tried a condition daredevil which seemed really strong but couldn’t solo champions I could on my necro.

So I’m looking for a new solo class to tackle hot maps and events with ease

So other then necro and ranger who do you think wins with the best soloing capabilities with what kind of build?

Any estimates when they will be announcing the new expansion and release date? I really don’t know game convention dates so wasn’t sure if ones coming up that they’ll be at?

I can’t seem to find the article now but I read in the next expansion they are finally adding end game progression similar to how Diablo 3 has legacy levels and eso has champion points.

Does anyone know if this is actually true? I would be so incredibly happy if they actually added this to the game. I’d finally have a reason to do events again!

One thing that really really turns me away from this game is they made it to a new level of any game of being overly flashy. I hate during battles there is so much flash going around with multiple people I can’t even see what’s really happening or even the enemy.

I was also extremely excited for lineage eternal until I saw the videos of open world events being the exact same issue and you can’t see what’s going on.

Why on earth have they not yet added an option to turn off effects from other players outside of your party?

I used to love this game with a passion up until hot release. The game went a completely different direction some loved some hated. Truth is we just need to wait for next expansion and see what we get. I just hope they stop wasting time on raids for such a small player base. Anyone who actually plays this game for raids is simply wrong because if you like raids you should be playing WoW or ff14. We need better content for people who left those games or don’t play those games to not have the companies dedication going three

How’s the new update with the new map?

I left because I couldn’t take these new maps with how confusing they are to navigate, bad rewards, no fun meta. Was not a fan of bloodstone fen either. Loved maps like orr, SW, and dry top. (Love player driven maps not these timers)

So how’s the new maps meta, player driven or timed driven? Rewards any good? Any cool armor to really work towards that requires a lot of replay?

What do you all actually think of the map??

For me personally the second I got to the map it kinda hurt my eyes a little bit. The enemies I find much more interesting and fun to fight against compared to those horrible itzel. The events I found rather boring. Navigating I really had hoped wouldn’t be as bad as the other HoT maps but I still find it rather a pain getting to point a to b and finding out you needed to be up several layers and by the time you make it up events are over.

Truthfully i love gliding, I think it’s a blast. But in a way I feel it has ruined all future maps for this game because it really just makes the maps not fun trying to get around.

Just curious what you all think of this new map

I don’t find HoT hard. I find it extremely annoying. Every single enemy non stop pulling and knocking down and launching you. I’ve had very few deaths but just found the entire expansion to be annoying. Just killed a bunch of annoying mobs, what’s around the corner??? More of them?

Just curious right now what’s the best build on a DH for open world solo PvE in the new maps?

I seem to be getting it just as much

Will these be available again in the future to earn any way?

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mordrem_Bloom

I have to strongly disagree…..

The reason is because elite specizalations are supposed to be a new way to play. This is basically just a necro that got a massive buff

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/guild-wars-2s-living-world-returns-on-july-26/

Release confirmed for 23rd.

So hope we get a new map that’s fun

That isn’t a thing like these new maps at all

We need a new SW. a player driven meta not timer based. The timer base makes it difficult for players. When I get home from work and can actually play there is no hope for nd at DS which stinks because I never got to do it

SW I can log in find a map and just play which is nice. Ls3 really needs to bring us a nice new map I thin

Make money the goal, if you have enough try to donate a little to be which would really help and try to regain it!!

I personally have the most fun doing the SW meta, world bosses, sometimes I’ll hop onto AB and farm those events.

You have ults I’m sure already? Map completion to I bet? If not it’s at least something to do.

I also enjoy going to low level zones to help new players and toss up the mentor tag asking if anyone needs help with anything.

BlaqueFyre.5678:

Spirit Vale best place to solo farm.

Don’t i need 10 people to even enter?

What’s better for when I feel like playing alone VB or AB? Completing all events i see and opening chests/cargo. I know ab has the more rewarding rewards when meta is completed but for when I don’t have time to sit on a map and do all the meta events.

I just beat it my fist time today…..it was so short and just suddenly ended. Luckily I bought expansion for elite specs though

Did it seriously just end like that?? When we killed zhaitan it was fun and everyone celebrated. Instead we kill traherne, have never actually saw the dragon so no confirmation if it’s even dead. Then it just kinda ended.

For buying an expansion the story was very very short and did not feel the slightest bit complete at all in my opinion.

Massive buff no, but a buff.

Greatsword auto needs maybe a slightly longer chill to last the entire combo or maybe faster third auto.

Gravedigger is fine

Third skill….well it builds nice life force but should be ranged with maybe a damage buff.

I have played sense beta and I have one account that recently just got it’s its first birthday present, it truly should be set so that if the actual account not character gets one year

Maybe not on each character but at least one character.

And a ps4 Xbox one release with servers merged. Would become such an extremely popular game.

With only 8 skills, action button, fps camera there really is no reason why this game shouldn’t have a controller

Just a flesh wound.3589:

What makes you think they won’t be doing multiple elite specs for each class instead of new professions? That’s what the whole work of making reward tracks, new weapons and new traits was all about. It’s how this game is going to give us new professions.

So seeing some new classes first would be nice

Elite specializations. Part one

In our reveal of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns™, we told you that specializations are our way of giving existing professions new skills and traits.

Elite specialization. Part two

You’ll also learn how you can gain access to elite specializations, which will turn your profession into something truly new!

What I’m saying is each time an expansion rolls around and a new elite specizalation is introduced it will be less and less likely to ever see a new class. If 3 years from now we have 4 elite specizalations then adding a new class would be hard because on top of the new class 4 elite specizalations would need to be added with it.

1. If you join a group only need keys others dig the chests out.

3. Gs is incredibly boring, I prefer axe myself.

4. I think a legendary cost 1 million karma in total, without buying shards. Just get those in SW.

5. Raids are very hard battles you will need to be built perfectly for. I’d suggest checking dulfy on guides.

6. Wvw is mostly just for fun, xp, proofs of heroics, being on a winning server, and nice little cash flow

http://goo.gl/KRzFOU

Just curious if you would prefer seeing new classes for each armor tier of course having an elite specizalation. Or just new elite specizalations for each class.

Even though I’d love elite specizalations truth is each expansion would be less and less likely though for new classes the more classes that are out as they’d need to build multiple elite specs for each one so i think new classes would be cool to see first.

Extremely. Thru seem more focused on raids now and I have no idea why considering raids is targeted to the lowest player base in this game and I personally do not like the meta events.

Silverwastes though is still kind of fun wish more maps were like it

I have a question, I keep seeing vipers gear all over this forum so I decided to test it out in the mists compared to my power build.

I seem to take a longer time killing everything, why is this? It seems the bleeding damage from chill is very weak at least in a PvE point of view. Is there possibly something I am just simply doing wrong? What is the open world PvE build build for condition greatsword?

Touch off hand to go with dagger.

A shroud where we have a 2h greatsword held with just one hand that attacks quickly and applies conditions

If we were to have a spear as main hand 900 range damage on land what are the skills are utilities you’d like to see?

I’d like something along the lines of….

Auto attack 1 – throw spear at your target inflicting cripple
Auto 2 – throw a spear at your your target to deal damage
Auto 3 – hurl your spear striking all enemies in your path grant might for each enemy struke

Skill 2 – throw your spear in a straight line knocking back all enemies. Skill can pierce targets

Skill 3 – throw your spear in the air, aoe burning all engines on impact

Skill 4 and 5 yay I can use a shield with spear!

Haven’t done much thought on utilities

RoseofGilead.8907:

Geez, you make a lot of these “Whyyyy?” posts.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/Why-is-it-ok-for-eles-to-be-unkillable/first#post6169291
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Scrappers-are-nerfed-into-uselessness
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Why-is-it-ok-for-guardians-to-be-so-OP
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/pvp/Why-is-it-ok-for-eles-to-be-unkillable-1
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/revenant/Why-is-it-ok-for-Revs-to-be-so-OP
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Why-is-it-ok-for-Mesmers-to-be-so-OP

Lol I think this guys just a really bad engi

What is your biggest fears that may come with the next expansion?

For me it’s gotta be the fear of then trying to fix underwater combat and making the next elite specizalations underwater based. Just the thought scares me half to death and I’d end up leaving till the next expansion.

What about you

What armor dye color matches the color of ice in this game do you think? I was trying to find a nice match of armor dye on my reaper.

I have both a reaper and a druid. Truth be told my condition druid destroys everything in the jungle and I find it much more fun. Outside of HoT maps I prefer my power necro with shouts. Rise is really the only minions you need

There has been nothing really added from launch of expansion back in October but a few small events, just a new raid coming which appeals to maybe 5-10%? Of the entire player base. I truly hope they never do a thing like raids again and stay focused on the majority group of players.

Sir Mad.1092:

Have you ever tried Lotus Training in PvE? It’s the best way to aggro every neutral monster around (hello stun-chaining Moas!)…

Just one question: do you want to go condi because you enjoy the gameplay, or is it because you think it’s the best build (hint: it’s not)?

On daredevil I found it about 500 times more fun

Yes I do mean the actual berserker class not gear sorry.

I thought I’d come here to ask on opinions from fellow pve fans.

I was thinking about making a daredevil for solo HoT events and roaming and came up with a full carrion condition build using dual daggers spamming lotus training, and death blossom. I haven’t had to too many issues in the mists which is only where I have been testing as I currently have been saving my heroics for this or berserker.

So would something like this even work in the HoT maps if I was running solo doing events and such or would it be kinda hard to pull off and would berserker actually overall give me an easier time do you think?

I know this is the thief forum but hope for some opinions how other conditidaredevils are doing solo out there

I am personally not concerned about getting from point a to point b as fast as possible, I am concerned more about which is fun which is why I had broken it down to the classes I have fun with, I just was not sure which would have an easier time in the new maps

I already have reaper and druid but was looking for a new class.

I have decided between berserker in marauder gear, using axe/sword and longbow. Feels pretty strong and does good damage.

Or a daredevil in full carrion armor. The high helps a lot and dual daggers provides fantastic condition damage. Plus all the dodges

I didn’t test either in pve as I don’t have either leveled but only have tomes for one character and could only test each in the mists. But I was looking for opinions on which of these two would survive soloing the jungle better in both events and solo roaming?

On a power build wouldn’t a rifle be better? I don’t fully understand the benefits of a bow over the rifle?

Khisanth.2948:

BrotherBelial.3094:

What have the Devs learned from the feed back left by players?

That most will complain about having to play the game to get the things they want.

I’m not saying everything they do is perfect, far from it. I don’t think maps should be on timers. I feel they should be player driven like SW. The pip system in PvP league is a joke, but that’s just my view.

Hmm … SW is also on timers, just slightly different ones.

Well DS is on a gw2 timer. Meaning the event starts when they want it to on each map. So it’s always on the same set pattern. Same with VB. Each map is always at the exact same time

While SW on the other hand is player driven, so multiple maps are always going to actually be different. Each map can be making progress and when one meta ends you can possibly go to another map halfway competed and play there.

While in DS you complete the meta you can’t again for another two hours. The concept of SW always kept the maps very busy and encouraged more people to join because you could always join in at any time to do the meta

Considering I bought HoT for elite specizalations I’m ok with it. I think the new maps personally are horrible though the way they were designed. Only really like the meta on verdant brink

I think the mastery system was good and bad. Good because it’s something to do, bad because I found getting mastery points on top of the xp kinda dumb. Won’t ever max anything because of that

I think once we get ls3 things will be better and the April update was nice

I think somebody plays guardian =D

Eventually we will get a new elite specizalation. Hopefully a touch for insane condition builds with dagger…..But anyways.

What will you miss the most from the reaper? For myself I’d have to say rise. Awesome aoe skill which generates life force and is better then perma protection which makes me feel like a God.

Gravedigger is a close second. Spamming that on events or champs or vets is a blast with the instant cool down and high damage plus it looks pretty cool.

Won’t miss reaper shroud much because I would bet the new shroud would still be really awesome

How is it soloing HoT content? For the most part I’m having a lot of issues staying alive I was curious if the balance would be strong? Was curious before I dropped a ton of gold and laurels getting the gear

The brahms mace and shield came out today!!! Seems like all the ls2 weapons are coming I’m really really getting more excited!

How do I actually get my dps from training golems? I wasn’t sure if it’s built into game or if it’s something I need to download?

They just re-released caithes dagger, and rox bow. I have been wanting belindas greatsword skin so badly, even though it was last out in February you think it’s about to maybe come back?? Or am I most likely getting my hopes up for nothing?