Guild Wars 2

I’m currently making a video on YouTube with the trait setup I personally run, so I’ll hold off on saying until the video is done. However, I think it’d be more beneficial for yourself to try out your own traits that work best for you. The traits I use might not fit your playstyle and I change them often, so just test some things out for yourself ^-^

I personally use 0/0/30/30/10 with tool kit, elixir gun, and elixir s against top tier teams. It’s excellent for supporting your team through being able to tank multiple enemies along with providing massive team condi clear through your elixir gun and heal… not to mention guaranteeing stomps and even denying in some circumstances with elixir s (if you throw the elixir s on a downed ally, it can sometimes stealth them which will deny the stomp).

Good luck,
Vöz

Why not just use a Smite-similar style of voice commands? They did a fantastic job in that aspect and most of the players use it in solo queues so they’re teammates always know what’s happening. And hey, maybe this would make the pirate actually give useful information instead of it saying “Your lord is under attack” when it’s at 50% HP :P

A guardian named Mini Kensuda is looking for a new team atm, you should hit him up ^-^

Just a heads up to everyone who has taken interest in myself. At the current moment, I am on a partial team with some friends and have a possible slot on another team. I appreciate everyone’s support and willingness for me <3

Since there is now (or I guess soon) a solo queue being implemented, along with a solo queue leaderboard… my question is this.

Now that a solo queue LB is being implemented, are the team queues going to get a new leaderboard aswell? I feel if it get’s a reset to where teams (or guilds) are ranking instead of individual players, it will serve as a more accurate ranking of who the top TEAMS are (not just people who play in premades often and farm pugs). Thoughts on whether a team queue leaderboard should be implemented?

~Vöz

jmatb.6307:

That’s why I am gonna push for splitting PvP as long and hard as I can.

Individual player skill requires risk/reward. There’s hardly any risk to spamming the ground beneath a point that players have to stand on to defend or cap.

That’s exactly the issue. People can choose to either spec for damage on a single target and risk getting hit by attack OR they can stand as far back as possible and do the exact same amount of damage to everyone on a node for the same risk… This is the issue in this game >.>

dodgerrule.8739:

I feel like you are complaining about anyone that can take you out with just aoes. The only way this would work is if you were a glass cannon of some kind. Seeing as glass cannons don’t use any toughness I feel like you should be 1 shot.

I don’t believe you have played tPvP if you think you have to spec for damage in regards to AOE damage. People can spec for practically bunker traits (for instance, a ranger or engineer can spec for mostly survivability) and still pump out massive amounts of condition damage… and even cleave damage in regards to spirit rangers.

Like honestly, what has this game come too? I’ve been a major supporter of PvP and have been playing it primarily since beta. In the last month though, I really have to say this…

wtf anet.

In a game that used to be about strategy, player skill, and team synchronization has turned in a clusterkitten of AI in team fights. Not to mention the amount of passive effects and “pets” are ludicrous! I just finished a soloQ against 3 spirit rangers, a necro, and a mesmer. It was probably one of the most unenjoyable matches I have ever played. During every team fight, I couldn’t even FIND A PLAYER to target because there were swarms of clones, spirits, and particle effects everywhere. Now don’t get me wrong, I love this game to death, but this is simply out of control. The instant a teamfight engages, I instantly have a silly amount of conditions on me by rangers spamming 1 on their axes or necromancer marks.

I’m not saying “ermagerd pl0x nerf everything n’ sheeeeiz”, but the amount of passive play that is in the current meta is just staggering. sigh I used to really enjoy playing this game, but there’s just too many AOE and passive effects that make players do way too much damage with no risk at all.

As I recall, ANet stated that they wanted to tone down the amount of damage AOE attacks did. It makes sense though, if it’s going to be AOE (meaning less risk in hitting someone), then it should do less damage. less damage = less risk.

I’m no balance expert, nor am I someone who normally QQ’s about things like this, but I honestly believe something needs to change. Here are some things I’d suggest to help improve competitive TPvP matches to make them more balanced.

1. Reduce the amount of damage AOE attacks do (necro marks etc.)
2. Reduce the amount of benefits that passives give to encourage more player skill (reduce damage/conditions from traits, pets, etc)
3. Increase reward for single target attacks to encourage less mindless AOE spam in team fights (this will not only make shoutcasting easier, but it will make teams have to focus on strategies and tactics more).

I apologize if this post came off as a whiney QQ nerf pl0x thread, but everything seems over the top at the moment and needs a little toning down.

Just slow down the game, that’s all I’m asking, ANet

~Cheers,
Vöz

Requesting Luigi’s Mansion theme song is possible!

I just don’t understand why ANet hasn’t fixed turrets yet. If shouts all of a sudden didn’t work on Guardians, they’d be fixed in a day. Turrets have been broken for MONTHS and are still bugged. Can someone explain to me why they’re still broken even after COUNTLESS threads have been made about this.

~Vöz

I’ve been a coach for 2 SOAC profession tournaments for engineers (won 1st with my lineup last time), and I used to be the leader of an all-engineer team before they got nerfed to hell (My team name was Care Package Inbound (CPI)). Anyhow, if you ever need help making this team, feel free to ask me for advice because it’d be great to see a solid 5 engi team again!

-Vöz

I completely agree, Xeph. A few months back, you could really tell which teams were actually skilled, and which werent. Now you have a cluster of who can spam the most aoe conditions the quickest. There just isn’t any strategy or skill involved anymore. Imo, the balance in this game was pretty much perfect before the last balance patch… Now it’s just no fun anymore. This game has gone fromgood to Wtf in a matter of weeks with what ANet is doing. A shame, a real kitten shame.

They aren’t having legendaries in PvP. Lol

Amazing player, friend, and comrade right here. If you want an incredible warrior, definitely hit this doctor up. (He’s a doctor btw)

Hey guys, what’s happenin’! I go by the name of Vöz, and I’m looking for a top shelf team to play on. Here’s a little about me to help your decision. (and a little of what I’m looking for in a team).

A little about me:
~Rank 42 (only tournaments, no hotjoins).
~1,852 Tournaments played (1516 on Engineer with 1213 won).
~I’ve been top 20 on the leaderboards before (when I used to care about it).
~I have experience playing on top level teams (played for the recently disbanded team, Sittingonacouch [SOAC Blue], Schubahni [TsC], subbed briefly for JFK).
~High level of communication and knowledge of the game.
~Can play any role on engineer with confidence (bunker, condi, or burst).

TIME AVAILBLE FOR PRACTICE I can play between 8:00pm-1:00am EST most days on the week (sometimes 9:00pmEST because of work).

A little about what I’m looking for in a team:
~High level of communication between all players at all times
~All players r35-40+ (Just to make sure you’re committed to PvP, but exceptions are due when needed)
~Willingness to take constructive criticism (I usually comment on what went wrong/right after each match)
~NO RAGING

If you have any interest in trying me out for your team, please contact me either on the forums as a private message, a comment on this thread, or whisper me ingame (Voz Desu).

Looking forward to kicking some kitten and chewing some bubblegum with you guys (and yet, I’m all out of ass)).

Cheers,
Vöz
Walorx.5129

I can vouch for this dashing fellow. He’s one hell of a player and was even along side me back in nam on the SOAC squadron. If you are looking to get carried, this man is what you need.

SOAC Blue won’t be participating because I’m only 17 :c

What are your guys thoughts on Skyhammer being included in the tournament rotation or being a part of sponsored tournaments? I personally think it would be a great addition, but what do you guys think?

The standard SD build that I made a video of a while ago is still the strongest with the lowest cooldown. Also, it’s better than the other because you can do half the burst WHILE blocking. 0/30/0/10/30. HT, TK, Rifle turret, Goggles

Solid engineer right here folks. If you want to be carried, lifted, and hauled to victory… Pick up this guy asap.

Didn’t you hear? Engineers became extinct with the last patch. Posting about dinosaurs wouldn’t make much sense imo.

I do look forward to our streamed match, A Troll.

It blows my mind how Anet doesn’t find these bugs an issue. That’s 5 utilities that are currently unusable because of this patch. If shouts suddenly didn’t work on a guardian, people would be freaking out and Anet would make a hotfix within a day or 2. It makes me sad that I can’t enjoy playing how I want because Anet refuses to fix these MAJOR issues :/

My main build used to run rocket turret and net turret. Now, they both are broken and don’t work after overcharging. It’s very frustrating when you completely break 2 utilities of a class and don’t immediately hotfix it. Anyhow, can we expect a fix on the 7th?

These guys are a solid group, anyone looking for a team should hit this up.

What happened to Being OP is Hard?

Honestly, I guarantee that either your friend is terrible at PvP, or has a physical handicap. I can guarantee that warriors are actually viable, when played properly. Just watch the warrior on my team play in tournaments (KPop from Sittingoncouch) if you want to learn a thing or 2. It might change yours, and others, opinions on warriors.

This is practically my build but with less survivability :p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bFKYaD3lrM

I personally have given up on my engineer (had 1400 tourney matches on him). Everything an engineer can do, someone else can do better.
DPS: Ele, Thief, Necro
Condi: Necro
Bunker/Home: Guard, Ranger
CC: I hate to say it but, Warrior.

RIP Engineer in top tier PvP. August 2012- June 2013

It’s probably a bad idea to give out all your personal information on a public forum. That being said, a MAJOR balance patch is today, so having a premade strategy isn’t going to work imo. Gl finding your team anyways
-Vöz

The amount of time it takes to acquire ranks is absolutely ludicrous. I do tpvp about 2-3 hours a day and I’m just about to hit rank 42… this is absolutely insane considering the amount of time it takes to acquire each rank. If I play actively, it shouldn’t take me a year to not even reach 25% of rank 80. As much as I’d like to farm hotjoins for hours a day for 4 years to get t3 cultural armor… I think I’d rather just stop playing if I had to do that. I know PvP is about the competition and beating other people to a pulp, but I like to enjoy what I look at when I play. Staring at the same type of armor for months isn’t very enjoyable imo. Something needs to change :\

No one even plays HGH anymore (at least at the level of play I’m in). Engineers are pretty much middle of the pack right now and don’t need many nerfs or buffs as far as I’m concerned

Do we have a RNG to get the wings in the chests, or are we forced to do pve to unlock this item?

Stop making new posts for your team. Honestly, you’ve made about 7 or 8 now and making a new thread with the same requirements won’t attract any new players. It’s on the verge of annoying and it’s just spam now. Stop.

This video is bad and you should feel bad… Jk lub you styles-sama! Diggin the video

Hjulstad.6317:

JubeiTM.5763:

Hjulstad.6317:

Hope i dont steal your thread now op but wanna ask few questions aswell..

I am trying engi now and i want to run it mainly wvw.. i got 2 questions tho.

1: is ther any viable melee specc for engi?
2: is conditions the only way to go?

Still tryibg to find a proffession that fits my style 100% but only have necro and engi left that aint 80. Engi is 35 btw mainly leveled in wvw

1. There is no ONLY-melee for engi. The tool kit wrench hit deals very good damage but it’s not sustainable in a fight. However, many people consider the Flamethrower being a melee weapon. It’s range is only 425. Combined with a pistol + shield it rolls almost like a melee fight.

2. Condition based engineers are strong but it’s defensively NOT the only way to go. STATIC DISCHARGE. This is one of the builds that work really grat if you use full berserker items and. I often turn to it because is so much fun and the damage burst is outrageous. Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bFKYaD3lrM

Looks very interesting especially for trolling in wvw hehe. But might not work that good for large scale fights going 20 vs 50 for example.. tried bombs but not really efficient in zerg hunting( but thanks alot for the response

Hey dude, what’s shakin! I’m actually the creator of that build and video and I can assure you that this spec works wonders in WvW Zerg fights. The static discharges, as you saw, bounce off targets multiple times with a large amount of damage! With one rotation, and being properly specced, you can down about 4-6 people! I once ran this spec with 19 other engineers using the same build and we instantly killed a 50+ man Zerg!

Bump for my lover and wife, Stebby chan <3

So I was watching the original Japanese version of this episode and I was so pumped when it was coming up to this part… Until he said the power level is over 8000. EVERYTHING I KNOW IS A LIE

We have an excellent assortment of condi transfers to dominate classes like engis and rangers if we come across a 1vs1. In a team fight setting, we excel when working with another condition class, especially an engineer. Using epidemic alongside our condition buddy can instantly massacre a team with the insane condition spread. Not to mention fear chains and corrupt boons are incredible for assaulting bunkers or boon heavy classes!

I’ve been maining as an engineer since launch in top tier pvp, but I’ve always been intrigued by the necromancer class. I finally decided to try it out on my team… AND IT’S AWESOME. For some reason it’s just a FUN class. Definitely a class for someone looking to see a lot of bleed numbers and be a servant to the dark lord satan!

Is the big patch on the 11th or the end of the month?

I agree, the B.O.B. is sometimes so huge that I can’t even see what I’m doing on the node. Nerf plz

Don’t bring bombs. Just bring Elixir gun and toolkit/flamethrower and elixir R. Use toolkit if you’re looking to stay alive longer, or use flamethrower if you’re trying to get a decap/blind stomp.

<- My bunker spec for top tier tPvP

Theplayboy.6417:

You’ll have access to Legendaries at Rank 80. It should only take you 4 or 5 years to get there.

Rank 80 is actually tier 3 cultural armor and destroyer, frozen, and something else weapons

It’s be nice to be able to get them as a reward for being a top tier team and winning a sponsored tournament

I usually cast a fear mark/DS 3 right after their dodge animation. If you can catch them, you can kill them. I’ve also found out that using Soul Marks helps a lot when fighting them so you can use your DS more reliably.

@Lupanic The bomb heals are terrible, using one EG #5 would give the same healing as about 10 bombs in 1/10 of the time.

@aydenunited If your main goal is to get a decap, you should bring flamethrower instead of EG

@Shadow of Azrael It’s better to at least keep a point neutral than you dying and they capping it + 5 points ^-^

So where can I find some of this necro kool-aid? Lol

What’s happening all my kawaii brethren!

Today, I’ll be returning the bunker engineer to its former place as the bunker king. You will learn how to never die, to stay alive forever, and to become immortal after watching this video. Now I won’t waste any time, so enjoy the guide and learn the ways of the “Boss Mode Node Holder” engineer bunker spec!

PS: I had some rendering issues, so the video quality isn’t as clean as I’d have hoped for

Without further adu,
The Guide to Immortality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4r0s23rLI0

Enjoy,
Vöz
(Sittingonacoach)