Guild Wars 2

Chapell.1346:

It seems this guy is lacking of sleep, i say you’re worthy now.
Here is mine, hope it helps. apologies for i don’t roleplay too much (viable in 3aspect of the game) please do share and copy paste it.
you can take all the credits,i don’t mind though.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fZAQNAoYVlsMp0pdOx7J0PNRRRwdwUkn/9dmVC-TpBEABGcEAYa/hdfAAAcCAe4QAkVZAA

Now its time to figure it out future grand master thieves.
For Ascalon!

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/pvp/A-few-builds-enjoy/first#post4432402

Ive reposted the build in this thread thanks for adding to it!

Zoso.8279:

If anyone has any builds they would like to post please feel free the more knowledge the regular player base has the more they will want to PvP and if you are TRULY a vet you know how to counter your OWN build.

Ralkuth.1456:

DPS Guard should be 21614 or 25601 Zerker Pack Runes/Traveler
Fiery Wrath, Radiant Fire, Inner Fire
Medi traits x3 in Valor
Unscathed Contender, Absolute Resolution

GS Scepter Focus
Fire + Air or Fire + Hydro both sets. Or run Doom.

Judges, Smite, CoPurity, Renewed Focus

Land your Binding Blade with JI. Stick on your target at all times.
Save your blinds and blocks for key enemy skills, don’t pop everything going in.
Cleave downed with your GS.

Dale bro ill run this build when I get out of work see how I like it. Thanks for the input.

The queues will stay being as long as they are the majority of players will stay in WvW/PvE and all the people who are “vets” can play PvP with themselves lol great future for GW2…. Sadly the community is the worst problem. Which is sad because the game itself is pure genius. Dang just to show how bad this community is the developers JUST RECENTLY started responding to peoples post because prior to that everyone was insulting and being a troll. I start a post to try and get some build and some discussion on builds and I get attacked just showed how bad this community is full of egotistical little virgins.

NeXeD.3042:

It’s just the classic 10 year old posts new innovative build because he wants people to say omfg you are so pretty. What he gets are people criticizing a build that people have probably tried before and decided it wasn’t as good an option as some others. So now he’s having a hissy fit

That is a lot of what ifs and probably dude. You base your arguments on so many half truths and wild speculations? NeXeD all your posts are the classic virgin posts someone who thinks he knows everything when he doesn’t even run the build mentioned and then trolls because he wants to be the one that people call “pretty” which is the word you like to use so much. BTW the only one talking about ego boost here is you. Just because those are the skeletons in your closet doesn’t mean their mine. Keep them to yourself. If you think I come on to the forums to boost my ego it shows just how much of a virgin you really are. If I want to boost my ego ill go and **** a chick not play some MMO that gets me no kitty or money. Priorities.

NeXeD.3042:

I’m not justifying hiding builds… I don’t hide mine, and the people playing in the tournaments have their builds on display, the streamers typically tell you what they are running… Most people if asked what build they are running will just tell you…. again who is hiding their super secret op leet redbullesportsomfg build from you?

Lol keep hiding it kitten.

tichorum.2415:

Zoso.8279:

This game will never become an E-Sport unless the focus gets turned from “meta” builds and into TEAM PLAY! All sports are balanced what makes you good is how you play. Want to keep hiding builds and getting your 15sec ego boost feel free but know that your the reason why this game will never be a successful E-Sport. Dota/LoL/Starcraft everyone is leveled what makes the difference is TEAM PLAY and HOW YOU PLAY not your builds.

Every and all good builds are at your disposal from ToL 2 and ToG. They preview ever player’s build. Who is hiding their builds? People who sit in 1v1 servers lol?

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/pvp/Why-hide-your-builds

lol these people.

NeXeD your trying really hard to justify in an “E-Sport” to hide a build THAT WILL BE KNOW WHEN SPECTATED!!! Which is EVERY tournament game.

NeXeD.3042:

Sc2 is 1v1 mostly…. and the builds matter soooo much.

Who is hiding their build from you that is irritating you so much? At this point that person is just trolling you and that persons build isn’t why they are owning you.

LOL! wow…… no comment…..

Lol the community is this games biggest problem. I had such high hopes and its slowly breaking down.

NeXeD.3042:

Umadbro? /15CHARACTERS

Nah tired. Post your build bro. Or give me the metabuild.com url

K deleted enjoy Metabattle.com

This game will never become an E-Sport unless the focus gets turned from “meta” builds and into TEAM PLAY! All sports are balanced what makes you good is how you play. Want to keep hiding builds and getting your 15sec ego boost feel free but know that your the reason why this game will never be a successful E-Sport. Dota/LoL/Starcraft everyone is leveled what makes the difference is TEAM PLAY and HOW YOU PLAY not your builds.

The fools who hide builds keep going this route they will be the “champions” of a game mode NOBODY PLAYS! Lol you can be the champions of nothing feel free. kitten you little pusses that don’t know how to talk to girls IRL and come here to fill the ego meter.

The way of the * (Kitten in other words). People making excuses for hiding a build in a game that is try to become and E-Sport. LOL. I wonder why LoL is so successful? Hmm must be all the people hiding their build sets… oh wait!

NeXeD.3042:

You are so pretty and your builds is pretty

post one of your builds. Lets see how pretty they are. OR you can just link me the metabuild page where I’m sure you get all your info.

Let me see some of your celestial amulet builds bro! I’m sure you have a few.

If anyone has any builds they would like to post please feel free the more knowledge the regular player base has the more they will want to PvP and if you are TRULY a vet you know how to counter your OWN build.

I hope more “vets” can help out new PvP players so that more people can enjoy PvP and bring more people into the PvP scene. If your good but only 5 people play then does it really matter how good you are? Just my POV.

Archaon.9524:

Zoso.8279:

Archaon.9524:

Zoso.8279:

Support
0/0/4/6/4
V-VII/VI-IX-XII/II-IX
Staff/ Mace & Focus
Sigil of Smoldering & Force
Rune of Monk
Cleric Amulet
Healing Breeze/Signet of Mercy/Purging Flames/Sanctuary/Tome of Courage

do you really plan to support someone with no stability and pretty much no condition removal, or you just have to all stand on point all together under nades and on necro’s wells in order to remove condis? and gl using healing breeze with not even stability to prevent it from being interrupted (Let alone hb is kitten anyway) and tome…and runes of monk..just…lol

Don’t send ppl suicide dude…seriously..

Yeah like I said in my other posts support builds are new to me so I’m still figuring them out but thanks for the input. Hey if you can think of one that is better and still heal focused feel free to share. Im not trying to send anyone to their death I’ve put up 2 other builds with good survivability you don’t have to be such a kitten.

Just standard ah 0 5 30 30 5 (0 1 6 6 1) or older 0 0 10 30 30 (0 0 2 6 6 )…
Staff – mace/focus
Double energy double intelligence (For vigor)
soldier runes
shelter (The only good healing skill for bunker support)
3 shouts (With 0 010 30 30 you can also bring 2 shouts + hallowed ground going for cons reduced cd if you want) and renewed focus
Cleric obviously

bunker guard is the only class that pretty much never changed in 2 years…and don’t make the mistake of defending points alone, wars (And others) can defend points alone…bunker guardian should always roam to teamfight, if you go for an even tf with guard and they haven’t you already won if you don’t mess everything up. And for god’s sake…just let 1 (one) guy on point holding it and let other mates kite around…when the guy on point is getting low just switch with someone else…example war starts on point with guard and nec outside it being safe from aoes and condispam while war can tank up with stances, wargets low with stances on cd..guard goes on point and war kites around healing up with hs waiting for stances being out of cd (And meanwhile protecting necro that is gonan be focused hard)…rinse and repeat…

Thanks for the input and thanks for showing some respect that goes a long way.

Archaon.9524:

Zoso.8279:

Support
0/0/4/6/4
V-VII/VI-IX-XII/II-IX
Staff/ Mace & Focus
Sigil of Smoldering & Force
Rune of Monk
Cleric Amulet
Healing Breeze/Signet of Mercy/Purging Flames/Sanctuary/Tome of Courage

do you really plan to support someone with no stability and pretty much no condition removal, or you just have to all stand on point all together under nades and on necro’s wells in order to remove condis? and gl using healing breeze with not even stability to prevent it from being interrupted (Let alone hb is kitten anyway) and tome…and runes of monk..just…lol

Don’t send ppl suicide dude…seriously..

Yeah like I said in my other posts support builds are new to me so I’m still figuring them out but thanks for the input. Hey if you can think of one that is better and still heal focused feel free to share. Im not trying to send anyone to their death I’ve put up 2 other builds with good survivability you don’t have to be such a kitten.

aerial.7021:

Level gate the keyboard & mouse to 80, the game is now a staring competition.

LOL! +1

I would make all land combat be water combat and all water combat be land combat Muhahahahah you want to fly!? Go ahead! Muhahahahaha L2P!!!!!!!

(lol all of this is a joke please don’t take it personally!)

If done right with rewards to match time/skill spent I can see this as something I do. But you have to find the balance because if people figure out ways to run through the “hard” mode boss in 5min and redo every min you’ll have people with 1k gold in a week or two lol.

Axelwarrior.9084:

Yup, they should make more “respectable” finishers.
The Valkyrie suggestion sounds awesome.

When thinking of it I was imagining a warrior dual axe Norn using it…. What a sight to see.

+1 to this!!!!!! Lore books for collection to tell the history of Tyria great idea! I collect but am not very focused on it sometimes ill go out of my way to get a cool armor or weapon skin but if they introduce Lore books to the collection i’d definitely focus more on collections. Plus would be nice to have something to read while waiting in HotM!

This post is only for suggestions I don’t want to argue with anyone or try and “one up” anyone. This is only for ideas if anyone has any for finishers.

As I look through all the finishers I notice their are not too many finishers that honor the fallen or look divine. Don’t get me wrong their are a lot of really cool finishers atm but most feel like “haha I killed you” type finishers rather then “you were an honorable opponent” type of finishers. One of my favorite finishers atm is Whump the giant lol when ever I see him used I tell myself “yeah you just got owned” which is cool but I don’t always want that to be the message I send when I defeat someone in battle. Can I suggest a finisher maybe like a Valkyrie? She comes down and takes the spirit to Valhalla? Or maybe one where after you use the finisher a spirit stands up from the fallen enemy and bows or something? lol just a few ideas but i’d really like to see more finishers that are not only saying “haha get owned n00b”.

Like I said before I know their are some good ones like Ascalonian-Leader or Sanctified atm but would like to see a bit more like those.

Dirame.8521:

Zoso.8279:

Guardian

I don’t look at builds in forum personally because I like to make my own

It’s good to look at builds and find out the reasons why other people do things. You never know when you’ll be given a cool idea for a new build.

Very true I think I might have to rethink my statement.

P.S was looking at your youtube channel……… very cool builds took and idea or two :P hope thats ok.

Tyrian Royal Military is a new guild focused on all aspects of PvP but our main focus is sPvP. Vision of the guild is to form an academy where players will be able to master their class in a friendly and helpful environment. We hope to schedule sparring sessions and build creation meetings where the focus is to improve our individual skills so later we can apply it to team tactics. We are of the belief that a team is only as strong as its weakest member. Like I stated above the guild is new less then 10 players at the moment but we hope to grow and be a premier sPvP guild in the future.

We hope to create an environment with as little ego as possible so we together as one unit can grow and be known through all of Tyria. We are a NA guild but welcome all and are open to making branches in EU and other regions.

New and experienced players welcomed!

Server: Dragonbrand (WvW is optional)

For more information or to ask for an invitation to join please PM me here on the forums or send me an E-mail or whisper in game. Thank you for your time.

Lissaere.7096:

Vayne.8563:

Lissaere.7096:

Vayne.8563:

Lissaere.7096:

Vayne.8563:

Yet the game listed achievements for Fractals for the longest time under the category dungeon. So you should listen to the game. The game is telling you Fractals are a dungeon. Or it was. Not in game right not to check if it’s still true. But it’s been true before the recent patch for the longest time.

Currently it’s listed under general so not true anymore.

Doesn’t work that way. They made it, and listed it as a dungeon and sub categories got taken off in the reorganization.

That means you’re saying it was a dungeon a month ago, but isn’t a dungeon now. That doesn’t wash. Clearly Anet considers it a dungeon, but a different type of dungeon than the original dungeons.

Hey I just used the phrasing that you used in the last two sentences. (Made them bold). However I will concede to the subcategory point cause it is after all quite logical that Category: Dungeon Subcategory: Fractals are not the the same as Category: Dungeon Subcategory: Tyria. So I guess we are arguing subcategories when arguing if fractals are dungeons now?

Dungeons in most games are just challenging, instanced, multiplayer PvE content, with less people than raids.

That’s always been my definition anyway. But there’s definitely differences between how dungeons are presented in this game and how fractals are presented.

On the other hand, Aetherblade Retreat and Molten Facility were both considered dungeons, and now they’re in Fractals.

I think we should just call them something else entirely. Like IHTOWs (instances harder than the open world).

Think it will catch on?

Sure, although people might be a bit confused the first time we ask for someone to do an IHTOW in game.

I honor the old ways? is that a rock band or something? lol

Bhawb.7408:

There is a big difference between something like soccer (or football for you sensitive types) and GW2 (or any eSport for that matter). Soccer doesn’t have personal builds, because its a physical game. Yet, even in soccer, and any sport like it, you don’t see teams coming out and revealing their team strategy publicly. In American Football you don’t have teams who will come out and explain their plays. Because these are all competitive things, that means you want to win.

Look at other eSports. TCG/CCG (card games) players will rarely openly reveal their deck lists before competitions because it gives them a massive edge over someone who does. SC2 players don’t usually talk about their timings/builds until people have already figured it out. League is a bit unique in that certain things like runes/masteries are all public, so no one really keeps those secret, but other parts of the team “build” are definitely kept secret.

So long as the game is competitive, people will do what it takes to give themselves an edge. If I can win because my build is better, even though I’m a worse player, then I’m not going to go around giving out my build.

I can 100% understand your POV makes a lot of sense. Now I ask this question; shouldn’t the emphasis in GW2 tournaments/Tpvp be on team tactics and not on individual builds? The football (Futbol) team won’t reveal their strategy because its how the team plays each game but the individual player will reveal the technique to do a successful free kick for example. (Gareth Bale made a video showing he’s technique for free kicks)(Im a madridista lol so thats the first person that came to mind) But I can definitely understand a player who only runs solo pvp why he’d want to keep it a secret. I only ask this to have a discussion not to argue or “one up” anyone.

Thief

DPS
4/4/6/0/0
III-X/V-IX/V-VIII-XI
Dual Pistol/Dagger
Sigil of Force/Accuracy
Rune of the Eagle
Assassin Amulet
Hid in Shadow/Blinding Power/Signet of Agility/Shadow Refuge/Basilisk Venom

Enjoy!

If anyone has any builds they would also like to share please feel free!

Note: My guard build DPS is a good counter to this Thief build.

Palador.2170:

Go take care of your family, Chris.

If none of your co-workers step up to keep things going while you’re gone, we’ll just amuse ourselves by ganging up on Vayne until you get back.

Lol funny comment (actually laughed out loud) Vayne is a cool dude I agree with most things he has posted but I will admit debating is fun! As long as it stays civil.

Thanks for the tip and video OP ill be trying this farm soon!

Was hoping someone would comment and advice to change spirit hammer with spirit shield but i guess nobody tried out the builds

When I run my Guardian build (i’ve posted the exact build in the PvP forums) I tend to be range players worst nightmare. All my teleport moves with my high DPS and spirit shield really is the rock to range players scissor lol check it out and see if you like it or not.

I love to farm and running trains but the fail trains…… WHY?!

Imo in any video game it is close to impossible to have an accurate leaderboard. Taking into consideration just the amount of people playing and team/solo it is very difficult. If A-Net can actually make an accurate leaderboard with the amount of people who play etc.. then they are true geniuses. Leaderboards are only accurate when you have a controlled amount of people.

Yeah sadly this is happening and I honestly don’t know why…… A-Net reduced the original cool down timer of finishing the event by ten minutes and people are still purpose failing I really don’t understand why…..

joonasp.9217:

Zoso.8279:

joonasp.9217:

Zoso.8279:

Yeah I can understand that being the reason. Shouldn’t the tactic for breaking up a zerg be to split and make the zerg split? I can remember in GW1 alliance battles using these two tactics. Idk I’ve always felt that in a team match it should emphasize team play. I am not trying to start drama with this question just want to get a discussion going on it.

Alliance battles = 12v12
Conquest = 5v5

you can still split a team of 5. You must not be a fan of basketball.

hate it

ahh ok np well in basketball a tactic to getting points is splitting up the team so that you can make room for your star player to take out weaker members of the team in 1v1 situations but in GW2 that tactic can be used to split a team and focus on the weaker players to break up a zerg. For example while zerg is mid 2 go far and 3 home split the zerg and if they stay grouped the group baits them to follow while other group caps. A tactic that was very common in alliance battles.

Clip.6845:

There’s a difference between hiding a build and just not wanting to invest time into explaining it.

I agree.

joonasp.9217:

Zoso.8279:

Yeah I can understand that being the reason. Shouldn’t the tactic for breaking up a zerg be to split and make the zerg split? I can remember in GW1 alliance battles using these two tactics. Idk I’ve always felt that in a team match it should emphasize team play. I am not trying to start drama with this question just want to get a discussion going on it.

Alliance battles = 12v12
Conquest = 5v5

you can still split a team of 5. You must not be a fan of basketball.

joonasp.9217:

Zoso.8279:

Don’t worry friend my Guard runs sword/shield and my warrior dual axe, melee is not going anywhere lol :P and my necro is dagger/focus

and this is how you dominate the leaderboards?

LOL leaderboards.

Yeah I can understand that being the reason. Shouldn’t the tactic for breaking up a zerg be to split and make the zerg split? I can remember in GW1 alliance battles using these two tactics. Idk I’ve always felt that in a team match it should emphasize team play. I am not trying to start drama with this question just want to get a discussion going on it.

I’ve been curious to know why when capturing points doesn’t the amount of people in that point improve capture rate? Almost all other games have this type of capture system. The more people at a point the faster it gets capped I never understood why this doesn’t happen in this game?

Thief DPS/Stealth
Dual pistols/daggers
4/4/6/0/0
III-X/V-IX/I-VIII-XI
Sigil of Acc/Force
Rune of Eagle
Amulet of assassin
Hide in shadow/blinding powder/signet of agility/shadow refugee/basilisk venom

This is a sPvP build but you can sync it with PvE or WvW. Feel free to tweak it to fit your playing style GLHF!

P.S When using this build id recommend you use dual pistol skill [Unload] once enemy hp is below 50% go in with daggers and [Heartseeker] FTW! Also note when your in stealth your weapon skill 1 with dual pistols shots out a burst so id recommend for example, Stealth then use [Vital Shot] (skill 1 in dual weapons) which will do a burst since your in stealth then [Unload] so you get good DPS while saving initiative.

Don’t worry friend my Guard runs sword/shield and my warrior dual axe, melee is not going anywhere lol :P and my necro is dagger/focus

E-Sport

Unique in skins. Build is E-Sport

@Trevor idk…. ANY class can be burst DPS I think this is how the developer intended the game to be played Thief is good for burst imo because of stealth but they fall just as fast. Guardians can good condition damage and can take more hits when running a DPS burst build….. Ego ohhhhhh the ego……. But thanks for the input!

Also Shield 5 and Sanctuary can create space for a retreat. The thief and guardian both can have affective DPS but they do it in different ways. Thief rely on stealth and guardians on defense one is heavy armor and another medium. A good DPS thief will go down in 4 hits and good DPS guard will fall in 10 (not exact numbers just an example). Now thief’s can jump in and out of fights easier which is where the balance of each classes fall into place.

After playing sPvP for a while I noticed something kinda funny people tend to want to keep their builds a secret. I am so confused with this because if A-Net is trying to get into the competitive scene and make GW2 an E-Sport does it make sense to hide your builds? In every sport you decide what position you want to play using soccer or Futbol as an example Forwards/Striker (DPS) Mid Fielders (Support) Center backs (Tanks or Bunkers) and then you get good at that position. Shouldn’t people focus a bit more on HOW to play the class or in Futbol terms who can dribble the ball better or juggle better? Every good footballer knows its not if people know the technics to juggle but wether you can actually use the technics effectively. Everyone knows to flick the ball back and then flick up is how you start to juggle but not everyone knows how to actually do it.

For me juggling is timing and reflex shouldn’t that be the focus on builds and skill in GW2? Timing and reflex not just builds? Anyone can have a “Meta” build but not everyone can use it properly. So many people hide their builds but I really can’t understand why? Regardless when people spectate the match the full build can be seen and imo the only people who have “Copyright” to the builds is A-Net because they are the ones that made them we just figured out how to affectively flick the ball back and flick up lol. Just a thought that I had and never really understood why people do this.

PS I tend to share my builds because of what I mentioned above I don’t look too much at forums for builds because I like to experiment with builds. Just funny because sometimes when I ask people their builds in mist while waiting for match to start everyone tells me its a secret lol.

shimmerless.4560:

DPS Guard can be good in organized 2 v. 2/3 v. 3/5 v. 5s but I wouldn’t take it into solo queue unless you own the spec inside and out. Ideally it has to be built around because it can be uniquely strong but it also has weaknesses you can drive a truck through.

I agree also worth noting is every build will have a weakness Rock Paper Scissor ftw! GW2 any class can be DPS/Tank/Support this is why I like GW2 so much.