They fail to realize that if you excel in 1v1 (from your experience as a dueler and solo raomer) then you will be great in group within spvp? Of course there are some coordination, communication and mechanics that are different in spvp but the player’s skill you acquire within wvw helps a whole lot within spvp setting.
Being good at your 1v1’s won’t automatically mean you’ll have sudden understanding of team support such as peeling, positioning, and awareness. The main reason why WvW roamers get so much hate is because majority (not saying all) run selfish 1v1 builds. Majority of thieves run Shadow Arts, and you can be bad with that trait line and still be effective due to the regen in stealth. You can run a 1v1 phantasm/PU mesmer and get carried by passives. Sure there are cheesy builds in sPvP too, but WvW seems to have the worst. People think they’re good when they win nearly every 1v1 with these builds, but give them a build that requires thought and they’ll have trouble processing. You can be good at 1v1’s, but in sPvP it’s conquest, and you can win every 1v1, but half your team might be losing the teamfight. After your team loses a teamfight you’ll most likely get +1’d, and you’ll be losing in the long run. Sure you’ll win your 1v1, but it will take too long especially if you can’t maintain control of a point. I’m not saying WvW players are bad, just majority of them use selfish 1v1 builds with the superior mindset that they’re gonna win every 1v1 with forgiving builds that require no thought. I know a few WvW players who are decent that came into PvP, but the sight of that is really rare. Even those rare WvW Players still have to pick up mechanics of conquest, and learn how to communicate with the team.
The thing with the 0/6/4/0/4 build is how you can be out of position a lot and still get away due to the passive fear procs. As necro has no sustain, really you just have to watch your positioning. Getting trained? Your team needs to peel for you better. I do agree they need more sustain and they need to tone down the RNG fears, because that build forgives bad positioning really. As for stun breaks, Flesh Worm needs it’s c/d reduced. 40 seconds is too long for a port that can be destroyed and bugs out sometimes. We’ll see tomorrow on what they do to Necro.
Raika Thunda is a solid mesmer! Good pick up, and underrated mesmer!
Don’t mess with Hman’s Tacos!
I have 4 characters with Map Completion and 4 Legendaries with nearly 15k AP, but that doesn’t judge if you’re bad at PvP. It just means you dedicated time to a different aspect of the game. I’ve played every aspect of this game, but to let a star affect how others see me is just weird. Although I don’t mind having the option to turn off the star, I don’t that think should stop you or make you feel like others would see you differently because of an icon. Rank doesn’t matter in this game, so why should a star make you feel inferior? All that matters is how well you play which will show, whether or not you have that star. So go make that legendary, who cares what people think.
Marvin is a really good player and the most chill guy in this game. If you want to build a good team, take him!
Thanks Tarcis!
Good addition to any team, pick this girl up.
Badum Bump Tsssss!
If you need a guardian/thief/insert profession here.
I’m looking for a team.
Read the Original Post for details.
S/D nerfs were fine. Flanking strike if you weren’t using it’s evade to actually evade key things or timed it right, then you weren’t using it’s full potential. With these changes it will require a bit more thought with S/D. Choking gas and BP changes were needed, we’ll adapt. It will separate the good from the bad, who actually count dodges, keep track of c/d’s, and timing. Learning not to be greedy and impatient. This goes for every class, even though everyone repeats these habits, even myself.
I just press ESC, but sometimes it brings up the Options. There should be a keybind for it.
hope anet realizes the change to s/d thief in that you need to land flanking strike to use lacernous strike completely destroyed s/d. Literally I dont think anyone will run it solely because of that change.
No, it just means you have to really think about what that skill is meant for. You either have to use the evade to actually EVADE a crucial skill, or time it so that it will land. This prevents mindless and unforgiving use of evades, and will actually require some sort of thought process. I do agree it’s boon strip should come back to 2 boons, if this is the case. I like the change on choking gas, even though we will all have to adapt, we have to think about when we want to use the gas in stealth. This prevents spam of choking gas in stealth.
As for Warriors, the adrenaline on consumed even when not hit is a change that should have been in effect ages ago.
Killchain is also the sensei of stomping Wurms. Attuned
Touhou.
Its pretty much the best gaming music and its got lots of remixes and arrangements.
Touhou <3
How I feel everytime I queue up for a Solo Queue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGTm8UfWHAM
This for when i’m on a roll.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iof5pRAIZmw
How I play GW2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2e1tsnKkiI
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LOL Renny! Omg hahaha
You deserved this win a thousand times. Those players that you fought always abused cheese tbh, good job beating cheesy rich kids I suppose.
Neither side was abusing any cheese. We had 2 shatter mesmers, 1 bunker guard, 1 dps hybrid guard, and a power necro. It was a fun match regardless. Ender threw the game near the end, but it was pretty fun. Good Games Phanta :p
Since everyone with r54 became 80 its not possible to say who was the first. The closest we can get to declaring a first is by examining who had the highest PvP rank before April 15, because they were the closest to 80. I know a handful of names who were in the high r70 range, some of them were Super Mang Jose, Voa, Ostrich Eggs, Five Gauge, Kirito, and Marvin.
Kira Boris was the first to hit 70, who was from “Being OP is Hard” [OP] from NA, Though all he did was hotjoin, he was the first to get to 60, and eventually 70 without skyhammer. C L I K from Eu, was probably the 2nd to hit 70. I don’t know who else hit 70 in EU, but in NA the ones who had a lot of tourney games in, and didn’t skyhammer farm it were Karmy, Oeggs, Jtan (Super Mang Jose), Five Guage, Kensuda, Kirito, AK, Ghaleon (Danny), Myself, and a few others. I was 71 before April 15th, and when that patch hit anyone 54+ became up ranked to 80.
Not if we keep getting DDOS’d by https://twitter.com/itzchF
9 hours until voting ends, if you haven’t voted yet! Best of luck to all the candidates!
Sometimes it goes back to normal, then it goes back to being a small window.
Why is this so small? It is irritating, and weird to scroll to check who is on.
Make Champion Brawler Title the map completion equivalent for spvp
No that would take too long, we both don’t even have Champ Brawler yet, and it’s been nearly two years! I’ve done map completion like 4 times already, and that only takes a month.
The book on how to have such a fresh breath of air.
Elementalist God, Zoose at it’s finest.
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Dat killshot +1
Marvin, I haven’t seen a lot from you b/c of few stream opportunities. Take jebro up on his offer and do an interview/play review sometime so people can get to know you better!
I would stream, but due to computer spec and connection i’m not ready to stream, but I love to.
Is Mirajane a Fairy Tail reference? O.o
You could think that, because I do watch the anime/read manga. I just like that name :p
Thanks for whoever voted! I may not be the most popular compared to Zoose, Supcutie, Zombify, Kaypud, Blu, and others, but if you vote for me I will give it my all at Gamescon. I will dance for everyone if I get chosen! If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.
Should check this guide out, it explains Shatter Mesmer well!
I may not be the most popular from the rest of the North American candidates, but I feel that i’m capable of being part of the All-Stars team. I’ll share my thoughts, though some of you may disagree, and those who know me will agree. I’ll start off with bit of background information about myself (Excuse typing errors, will edit some stuff):
Biography: Hello community, my name is Marvin, and I am 21 years old currently studying in the Medical Field hoping to be a nurse, and eventually a Doctor. My other passion is dancing as I started off as a B-boy (breakdancer), but I have adapted other dance styles as well. I believe this adaptation applies to life to becoming an All-Star to progress yourself. I have been playing Guild Wars 2 since launch, and started Structured Player vs Player a month after. I have played various games in the past such as Super Smash Brothers Melee, Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom, DotA/League, Starcraft, WoW, and I like to dance it out sometimes on Dance Dance Revolution. I have a lot of Team Queue wins along with games lost (You win some, you lose some), but it was a learning experience to know more about how Conquest game mode works. I played with my team “No Good Intentions” for ToL 1, but other than that I normally play with people who ask around to Team Queue. I main Thief, but I mostly play guardian, and I can multi-class all 8 professions. I am one of the few to hit Rank 70 legitimately along with Karmy, Ostrich Eggs, Super Mang Jose, and others. I used to have the most win for team arena which shows how much I’ve experience I have. I am a chill person, and is willing to help people who need advice.
Why should you choose me?
I may not be the best player, but I have played all 8 professions to know their pros and cons. I may not be the best at all those professions, but I think everyone should at least attempt to try out a different class to learn the mechanics of that class. By learning those mechanics, you will know why that profession is strong and eventually figure out a way to counter it instead of going on the Forums to complain, without realizing why it is strong. I’ve played the conquest in this game to understand Mechanics, Rotations, Map Awareness, Synergy (counting dodges, calling numbers, timing burst), and much more. As an All-Star I think it’s important to understand all these things, because an All-Star has to be well rounded. I tend to be a good sport regardless if I lose or win, and I think it is important that whoever is chosen to be at Games con to be Mature with good mentality. There are many popular candidates, but I wanted to get this message out there for the community to help familiarize themselves with me.
Classes:
Thief- Lovely Mirajane
Guardian: When Our Lips Touch
Ranger: Kiyomi Gwiyomi
Ele: Hi Chew/Digums
Warrior: Janizzle
Necro: Purest Form of Love
Engineer: Make Love Not Bombs
Mesmer: An Imaginary Buddy
I am mostly on my Guardian, but I’ve been on Engineer lately.
I would stream, but unfortunately my internet connection is too weak to handle, as well as my graphics card. When I build a new computer and a better net, i’ll be happy to stream. Otherwise you can give me a whisper in game or add YourFriendMarvin.4127 if you need advice. It might not be the best advice, but i’m sure it would help even the slightest.
“Knowledge is Power”
I wish good luck to all the other candidates, and if you vote for me i’ll breakdance for the community. I hope you all choose well!
Much Love,
Marvin
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Edit: For Esports sake, would you rather watch a bunch of turrets, or would you rather watch some engineer go sumo on point against someone else.
I wouldn’t watch neither, because both are really passive. That is not E sports.
There is no reason to have 100% condi immunity, it’s just a hard counter to pure condi classes, and was irritating to +1 your home point to down one player. I agree Engineers need more condi removal, but not immunity. That isn’t buffing, it’s giving them bad mechanics. They should just change Automated Response to a trait that cleanses a condition on tool belt skill use or something. A way to actively control your condi cleanses.
It’s really RNG, because there are so many factors that come into play. You have a chance of getting a 4v5, unfavorable compositions, and just players who don’t know what they’re doing. Solo Queue still needs much work, same goes with the rest of this game. In Solo Queue you can stand your ground, but it isn’t enough if half your team is clueless, lacks player skill, and knowledge.
2:58:
“Oh PU Mesmer is going home, oh wait it’s a Ham Bow Warrior! F**k it’s a thief! LOL
Don’t expect the China allstar team, we probably are the best team of china region, but my team has been disqualified from every official tournament for no reason, I even don’t know who will become the china allstar team members.
Hmm, is this China?
Nope.
It’s called “stat padding” and in the end it’s meaningless. They will be high rank and getting stomped out by average players. If they are doing it to farm loots… well they are wasting a HUGE amount of time that could be spend elsewhere on a far more efficient farm.
There is no stat pad in sPvP, thats WvW. Also rank doesn’t even matter because it lost its meaning on April 15th. Majority of the people are upranked 60-80 newgens. I hit 70 before April 15th, and I earned it. A month later feature patch kicks in and everyone and their Granny is a Dragon. I’m not even mad, because this game is in a stale state of mind atm.
Soulbound? Bug? I thought it was supposed to be account-bound.
There is now a very large hole I made in my bedroom closet door. I punched the door.
Rest in Peace Door.
I highly recommend listening to Eura’s advice. His experience with ranger is pretty high. He’s played mostly every variant of a ranger build out there. One of the few rangers that have pet control compared to most rangers I’ve fought. Ranger if built for team fights will obviously be better for team fights, but what Eura said about it being one of the strongest 1v1 classes is true. BM ranger and other variants are still strong 1v1 specs that can kill still give a Warrior, d/d ele , and mostly nearly anything a hard time if played right. The problem with this is that you’re better off pressuring far than being home point defender, and if you are constantly getting de -capped at home by a thief, you’ll lose point advantage. You would have to have a team composition that has good team fight presence and map awareness if you were to assault the enemy home point on a far point ranger build. You can have good rotations, but if you get outclassed or out sustained it wont matter, because you’ll most likely lose most of your fights due to being overwhelmed unless the enemy team messes up.
Next step is to add Custom Arena Administrators, so you can split commands with your guild officers or friends to help maintain the settings. Especially if the CA Owner isn’t on, it helps facilitate it better.
Dribbzy Poooo, Apt has obviously been penetrated by Tyrone. His mount in wildstar is Tyrone. Tyrone is Love Tyrone is Life <APT> now recruiting!
That one year bump tho.
Well that is kinda depressing.
Although I can multi-class all 8,
heh lol
lol, I know you can multi-class all 8 as well, but your best classes imo is engi/ele. You played mesmer alot back when custom arena came out with the first set of 2v2 servers. Alot of people multi-class, but my mains is like thief, but I mostly guard since most people aren’t experenced with it. Sure you don’t see me on all 8, but i’ve played them all to know all their mechanics. Same goes for you. Back on Topic, I forgot to mention Tron Jeremy is best thief NA.
Although I can multi-class all 8, thief will always be my main. There is one stomp not many thieves know about, and it used rarely. If you are in Shortbow, and can’t swap to another weaponset nor have Shadowstep/Blind available, you can Shortbow #5 max distance away from the target you are stomping and press your stomp button. After that you can use either infiltrator signet/steal or Shadowstep if it comes off c/d and it will port you back with the stomp animation. The reason why you need to SB #5 away is so you have enough time to start the stomp animation. This stomp is rarely used, but it’s fun stomp if you can pull it off.
Credits to my friend Chimplicity for showing me.
The thing about thief is having awareness, reaction, and patience which goes for all classes. Counting evades and actually dodging things you need to dodge. Timing burst and baiting people’s cool downs. Learning someone’s play style and common rotations will give you the upper hand. I’ve fought alot of thieves and each of them have different playstyles.
Cruuk – Uses SA treeline with might stacks, far point assault build.
Caed -Probably the most mechanical thief with d/p, experienced veteran with thief.
Magic Toker -A good thief and knows his mechanics well.
Ben Zy – Fun Guy from Strange World, it was always fun fighting him.
Steb – From Blacklisted, another notable thief.
Reikou -Another solid thief that knows his mechanics.
Falchii -A good thief, but was slayed by Lux Fortuna. (I love you Falchii)
Aeroxe -Lands his burst well than most thieves with d/p.
Chimplicity- Recently met him in tpvp, a good thief overall
There are other thieves I want to name on NA, but these are the ones I mostly see alot.
EU:
Only 3 Thieves that stand out to me:
Sizer: Best mechanics with s/d and use of evades
Vanish: No longer plays, but another d/p thief that was good
Shad: Another thief in EU that is notable.
-Marvin/Mirajane(Teef)
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Anyone? Baduump.
Can’t use this in Heart of the Mists? Bug or intended? If intended, then that is really disappointing.
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I would love Karma in PvP. Sure we get Obsidian Shards, but there are other uses for Karma as well. One thing that was taken out from this Patch was being able to buy Bag Slots with some type of PvP Currency, since Glory was removed.
Whoops I meant Elaine, Jose, Reikou, Rizla, and Casualty went Ham. Fixed
No-one atm, the only people closest to that are Jose, Kirito, Hiba, a few others, and I.
Deyum…Elaine, Jose, Reikou, Rizla, and Jtan went Hayummmmm.
Add a commit Sudoku button.
for when you need to afk the remainder of a 4v5?
Of course!
Add a commit Sudoku button.
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