Guild Wars 2

those were crazy slow. did they looked bigger as well? and OHKOs! XDDD
and no CD on ZD loll

oh mang.
i didn’t play during beta, so only headstart for me.. but wow, it’s almost gonna be a year!DD snap, thanks for the post, Tarsius, and the mentions, Chris. these bringing back memories lol

here’s a good starting ground for various builds for s/tPvP:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Silven-s-PvP-Guardian-Build-Guide/first

yea, WvW and sPvP play very differently i feel. in WvW, the 0/0/10/30/30 build is more about sustain and outlasting your opponents, while being able to offer a lot of AoE support as well so it shines in both solo and group play. in sPvP, it can do the same but it’s more known as “bunkering”. beacuse of the difference of objectives in WvW vs PvP, in PvP, many will choose to play hammer paired with scepter/shield as standard and others mix it up.

GS is not for everything, but it certainly has its uses. i’d recommend just trying all the weapons out and play with that you think is fun. when i first started, i hated staff. then i learned to love it. i thought i would never touch the mace, and it’s one of my primary weapons now. at the same time, i keep switching back to hammer, GS, sword, focus, torch.. essentially all of the weapons avialable to the Guardian. : )) also to note, many will say one weapon is good for this, so don’t use it for that. i beg to differ. sure yuo can build a build around weapons. at the same time, you can build weapons around a build. example, the mace is extremely good for support. at the same time, it can be used in a burst build. i guess i just want you to not get narroed down in terms of what you think a certain weapon should be for what situation. of course, some will shine more in specific areas than others, but that won’t be all they’re limited to. re: yoru GS question though, that’s the thing about the “healing” build. it doesn’t ONLY heal/support, it still does good damage and able to maneuver around your enemies with strong combat mobility, which the GS and sword offer. they’re both fast hitting as well, so it helps proc “vigor” even with a low crit chance, which also gives more sustain for the build.

in regards to building for damage as a Guardian. absolutely. check out the thread and there are a bunch of builds that are focused on pure DPS, some are more hybrid, and used for roaming, but they all offer survivabiltiy via, like you said, blocks, blinds, timing your dodges right, etc. the Guardian is intrinsically sustainable so long you know when to use what. a popular build is 0/30/30/5/5 or variations of it but that’s not the only damage dealing build as well. you’re spot on about knowign to detect where the damage is coming from. also learn when to engage, when to disengage, what to avoid, what you can afford to be hit with, etc etc.

experiment and have fun!

that build that was linked i would say you do need to practice it, get used to it, but that’s the same with all builds, classes, etc. though more importantly, it has to suit your play style and that you enjoy it.

if you stack healing power (or vitality and toughness for that matter), it doesn’t mean you can just stand and take hits or outheal anything. we have one trait selfless daring (15 in honor) which AoE heals on a dodgeroll, and with high healing, you can get up to 2k, though realistically will be more like 1 – 1.5k per dodgeroll. there are also traits that spread your passive regen, and your ability to pass out protection, and regen helps yourself and the gruop sustain a lot. however it takes very active awareness of your surroundings.

when i first started WvW as a Guard, i felt it was all about ranged too. but the more you get familiar with the class, the more you get comfortable with playnig melee, and i love being in the thcik of the battles now. you can use CC to stop your enemies in their trakcs, AoE blind to mitigate dmg, as well as use protection, aegis and retaliation to your advantage. stability is great to have as well. this helps engate all the enemies CCs agaisnt you when you first clash. stunbreaks. condition cleansing.

i think any class in PvE can be “easy” once you know how the class performs, know the mechanics and also how the PvE encounters. it’s more.. “static” if you will. and for WvW, you’re playing against actual players who learn and grow and improve. Guardian is definitely NOT easy mode as many people make them out to be. it takes practice and understanding of the class to be good at. they’re definitely a balanced class right now and are very strong at a few things, while lacking in other departments – the way it should be. there’s a lot we can offer in WvW and i love playing my Guardian there.

if you think you may enjoy it, stick with it for a while, watch some WvW videos of other Guardians and see if you liked hwo they played, what they did. though in the end, if you don’t enjoy it, then there’ll be another class for ya. ; ))

p.s. i think ressing someone from 0 in constant AC fire is a feat for any class. again, high HP and high armor/toughness = / = high survivability. i have certain builds where my health and armor are a LOT lower, but can survive much longer due to the right utilities being used, the right runes, the right sigils, higher healing power.

it’s all give and take, there’s no one build that can do everything ebtter than anything else out there.

hope this helps a bit. keep asking if you have more questions as well and hopefully we can chime in and answer them.

oh yea, spirit weapons! i remember looking up the professions specifics before release and was deciding between warrior and guardian. and then i saw spirit weapons. droooooool.

can’t believe i forgot about ’em. :///

Zaxares.5419:

Crap, we only get one choice between Radiant and Hellfire? Kinda wish I hadn’t picked the Hellfire Gauntlets now… (I went with that because I like the Hellfire Helm more than the Radiant, and I didn’t want to have a mismatched set.)

i think at 12k AP, you’ll get to pick up the Radiant gloves. and then, each 3k again after that for the shoulders and helm again. ; ))

i went for Hellfire too!

just for more discussion, for those that believe “it’s an achievement. you didn’t do it on your own, you didn’t earn it”, are all achievements only perceived to be individualistic? if the community is friendly enough to allow other players to get the achievement, isn’t that something we can be proud of for the community / server / game as a whole? so say, someone got their Sanctum Sprinter title because a jolly good fellar let them past at the finish line, then maybe whenever they sport it, they’ll be reminded of the community that he is a part of and be grateful for it. allowing peolpe to acknowledge that not everything’s about winning others, but rather, sometimes it’s more than okay to bask in the glory as a whole.

on the other hand, i know i can’t argue between first and second, especially in the form of a race.. but they did complete the race and was pretty darn close if they’re able to get first based on the fact that just one person stopped in their footsteps. it’s not like all 11 people didn’t even bother racing and let one person take the blue ribbon.

just thinking out loud : ))

need moar laurels! XDD
although, with the sudden influx of badges, we can at least get more ascended at a “discounted” rate. side note, anyone WvWers feel cheapened with all the free badges given out? lol i kid i kid.

anyone have more builds that utilized celestial gear – specifically armor / weapons and come up with something interesting? i still feel like i’m going for the “known and proven” builds for more success, from a stats perspective, obviously.

that’s pretty interesting, jeatsen. cause when i lightning pull from those electrical nodes/platforms, if i don’t hold W (or forward), i’ll fall short. :// but i do experience the rubberbanding too though. so maybe it’s a standstill, 3, then W. not sure, needa test more.

there ya go ; )) definitely save up. i actually have plans for 3rd and 4th maybe. but will be mainly through regular playing the game and not grindy mcgrindfest. if looking at it from a “i’ll get it when i get it” perspective, or “this game is so much fun i’m gonna play the crap out of it and OH hey a legendary weapon as a bonus for playnig the game? sweet!” type of mindset, i don’t even cringe at the thought of doing world completion again.. wait. lol

yea i played for fun and did whatever for a long time before going for a 2nd legendary. and even then, it’s kinda like you said, you jsut kinda got all the mats in place bit by bit.

and good luck! ; )) it’s definitely soemthing to craft our first legendary.

like others have said, definitely viable in WvW/PvP. in PvE? not so much, ie not always useful to have. but like Hicci mentioned, if you know some mobs that hit fast and multiple times? it’s neat to have.

@Brutaly – looks pretty decent off first glance for an all arounder, if you will. with that setup, you can easily switch around the runes as well. if you wanted to, could swap in, like we discussed early on in the thread, might or boon duration runes and be pretty strong in that regard.

fury based build – i did 5 Citadel + 1 Divinity. still get ~800 dodge heals and 36s of Fury when it procs. or did you mean running with a group that can supply fury?

so far, i like where these are going. i feel the challenge, in a good way, will be in coming up with different builds. but we’ll see ; ))

@Maelenhanced – looks decent too! though if i’ve a decent base of healing power already, i’m personally inclined to push it further. and can afford to drop a bit of the toughness. though again, i like the high crit ratings while being able to retain some sense of meaningful healing power and decent damage.

@Amins – exactly that, celestial i feel is able to set a strong base for our class. then depending on your play style, switch up the weapons, trinkets, etc to match your needs. (do wish we’d have more varied ways of getting laurels. :// heh)

gonna be 8 armor sets and counting for my Guard once i get aroudn to getting celestial

as much as i love your “support” vids, i have missed your DPS vids as well. ; ))

been absolutely LOVING the new scepter to balls. XDD
been playing that exact same build quite a bit too recently (kinda creepy, cause it’s almost down to a T save the ascended trinkets. :///) though only in PvE.. but easily one of the higest damage dealing build right now. so squishy though! XDD i’ll have to take it into WvW one of these days.

[added: Amins, do you ever find the need or actually activate your Signet? i don’t think i caught you using it in the video. just wondering of the trade off of having it active vs passive]

Amins.3710:

Binding Blades + Ring of Warding…

&

BANISH

any of the above, mixed in with Judge’s Intervention.

Hellfire here for my Guardian. Radiant was TOO bright for my liking. ://
and i guess, when we get to 12k, was it? we can all pick the other one – though i suspect, and HOPE, that new armor choices will be out by then.. though not sure how it’ll work exactly for those already closing in on 12k pts. ://

OP isn’t saying it’s hard to get SPs or complaining in the slightest sense, he’s merely saying that don’t spend your skillpoints just because you don’t have anything to spend it on. there’s no harm it saving them up, IN CASE, one day you are wanting to go for a legendary.

i can relate. i got my first legendary. and then i was like whew, dont with that, never gonna do it again. i spent a TON of skillpoints on eldritch scrolls, upgrading siege, etc.. and now, i decided to go for a second one. i have everything for rodgort, except for another 150 skillpoints. XDD whereas if i didn’t spend my SP for the sake of spending them, i could go craft it right now.

unless, if you really like certain weapons but again, you can always buy them on the TP, if they’re not crazy overpriced.

apparently you can go to the guild trader and get your guidl emblem on your kite.. for a cost! though, i assume they’ll be available soon as well. so might as well wait. : ))

i beg to differ. not all builds are about burst. and you simply cannot tell how a build will perform in various situations based on a stat spread of numbers.

youtube “healway guardian” for WvW or “bunker guardian” for PvP and watch them never go down. sure you may not do as much damage as a burst Guardian, but if you can outlast your opponent, and running is not an option, you’ll take ’em down.

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oops, i thought this was the PM to you instead. LOL.
sweet buddy watching it now! ; ))

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doode, what can i say. XDDDD hope your wife appreciates it!
nothing like some Enrique while stomping on enemies trying to invade your lands. good stuff! very well played too.

i’ll be looking forward to more videos from ya. ; )) any chance you’ll record some PvP as well?

afaik, Renewed Focus has always performed this way. i.e. if you cancel it, either via Esc key or a dodge, you’re essentially cutting the skill short. like Wukunlin stated, the virtues are recharged at the end of the duration of the skill.

if this hasn’t been mentioned yet.. for those so inclined, gw2skills has updated for Celestial armor and weapons for WvW/PvE.

go crazy with your testing and theorycrafting! will be easier to test out diff builds, swap stats around and mess around with runes to see how the numbers size up.

there there, Monsoon.

too lazy to do hard math now, lol, but i want to assume, at least in terms of armor alone, if you’re going to mix in some pieces of celestial, i’d rather mix with existing sets that we have now. it’s a build up of all-stats that i feel can be useful. though, i may be wrong.

when PvP-ing, i do sometimes go for 5x Rune of one type, and then throw in a Divinity if i don’t need the 6th pc bonus. even then argubly, you could go for another single stat piece for better “results”. but if it’s an entire armor piece, i feel it’s not worth it to go just a few pieces for celestial. just my thoughts.

yea, i’ve since realized that. but i can’t help it.

i’ll go throw pebbles into a puddle or something now and give myself a pat on the back everytime i can make more than 2 ripples. : ((

[edit: new goal – I WILL AFFECT YOU ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. muahaha. now SMILE.]

good to hear. so why do we constantly argue abuot numbers? outmanned? try different tactics. completely outmanned? then perhaps today is not your day. come back again and wipe your enemies and when you do take out more with less, hold your head high, but keep your chin down. nothing like humble and graceful trimpuhs.

if you beat others with greater numbers? same deal. keep your head up, but don’t get full of yourself.

bottom line – keep fighting the good fight, no matter what.

just a quick question – would people prefer to have all 3 servers able to have the exact same numbers, every single day, every single fights?

heh, in that case, Chris, Bash wanna s/tPvP some? would love to play on the SAME side for once. ; )))

tbh, i love the name – Healway. and i think in the Guardian gw2 community, it’s stuck. forever. haha.

hmm, not very creative, but a “HP build” could suffice. for me at least, one of the key aspects, other than going deep into Honor and Virtues was the high healing. i have a build that actually only has 5 in Virtues, 30 in Honor, and utilizes similar mechanics such as dodge healing, dmg mitigation to outlast and stay standing in a fight (except when i play against Bash ; )) ). and it could only do so with invested Healing Power.

if not, along the same lines as Lonewolf mentioned, Honored Virtues or Virtuous Honor. HV of VH for short.

but again, the Healway is the Healway.

they’re a decent alternative seemingly for an alternative to ascended if you don’t have it yet. though i’d rather work a bit more, get ascended and focus the quartz on the armor. : ))

:DD would you guys mind letting us know when the duels may be if we can catch it? would love to catch it in person. ; ))

if you spec for damage and RHS, the mace can hit EXTREMELY hard. with the added healing, regen, extra block, as well as protection, knockback and yet, another heal with the shield, you’ll have more than enough staying power as well, especially for PvE. and this is just one of your weapon sets.

for ref, in lvl 80 areas, mob depending, or in WvW, enemy player depending (on 80’s, not upscaled), it’s possible to crit up to 2k, 3k, close to 4k attacks on mace auto chain, sure it hits slower than other weapons, but that’s already 8k damage just from your auto attack chain. while your symbol of faith can tick up to 1k+ on crits. of course, these are close to the max numbers i’ve seen. pair it up with other weapons and you can easily keep enemies in place, or stack a ton of vuln on them for extra damage. while you can stack might yourself.

1) it’s definitely viable. most effective? others may argue. i enjoy mace in PvE, because of the AoE it does pack. the third hit on auto doesn’t have cleave, but the symbol you can trait it as well and also mace 3, pop it right before a mob is about to hit, and watch massive AoE damamge. shield is more situational but definitely helpful. shield 4 is very nice and self-explanatory. shield 5, if you’re ever in a tight spot, pop shield to get some breathing room. someone unfortunately downed at an event? pop it and res them. i mainly use the shield bubble for the knockback, so what i tend to do is double tap it (takes some tmiing practice) to get the knock + heal, and then i hit Esc, so that cancels your root and you can move freely quicker. but if you need projectile blocking, by all means, keep it up. the shield knockback also seems counterintuitive at times in PvE cause the idea is to group mobs to mow them down faster. you can use shield 5 to an extent to do this, train mobs into a line and then pop the shield, watch them all fall in place. or against a wall is always fun. if in dungeon and on voice chat, let people know before you pop it so they don’t drop AoE’s in the spot where the mobs MAY have been.

2) not giving build advice here, but jsut highlighting some of the obvious traits. mace, if you’re going for damage, get Radiance XI – Right Hand Strength which gives 15% extra crit chance. this is what i took to be able to hit so hard with mace. it’s really an in your face kind of weapon.

however, mace has a symbol as well so going at least 20 down Honor i like doing for Larger (III – Writ of Exaltation) and Healing symbols (X – Writ of the Merciful). If healing not needed, go Longer Lasting symbols (VII – W of Persistence) for one more regen and moer DPS on mobs. since most of them don’t move TOO much, symbols is very nice in PvE and it’s on a short CD.

20 into Valor for either Mace of Justice (VII) or Honorable Shield (IX). if you’re not planning to go deep with healing power, i’d suggest taking Honorable Shield if you go this route for extra toughness and CD reduction since they do take long to recharge.

the two boons you’ll be getting from mace/shield are mainly regen and protection, both of which are very nice in keeping you in the fight. also, since you’re getting so many boons ALtruistic Healing (Valor XI) if you feel you need it of course benefits from this set as you’ll have lots of boons going all over the place, which can give you some more added sustain if you go full offense on your gear.

3) in terms of gear, really depends on what you want to do with this set, and how you want to do it. if you want to go berserkers go for it, and you can trait a bit more defensively. argubly though if you want to go full offense, i’d take torch or focus before shield, but i know where you’re coming from. : ))

i like to min/max to a certain extent and i belieev that mixing your gear will always give you better results, but to each their own. if you have full ascended trinkets already, if you’re doing “easier” content or with an organized group, i’d go full berserkers (of coruse, test this and practice yourself first) but also keep on hand a mixed set of maybe knight’s, soldiers, valkyrie, etc and with berserker trinkets or weapons, you’ll still be doing damage, but being able to retain slightly higher sustainability. and again, you’ll alwys have traits and food / consumales or runes to tinker up or down depending on what you’re trying to do.

and you didn’t ask, but i enjoyed having hammer as a secondary weapon for mace/shield. definitely not mobile as mobile as can be, but very strong and tanky. lot of defensive boons, so you can afford to play a little more aggressively.

hope this helps a bit.

welcome, my friend. : ))

i’m no hardcore PvP-er myself, but i felt the same early on in terms of holding back just for different reasons. but once i started?D too. much. fun.

i play both PvE and PvP, so your auggestion would deem i miss out on one or the other. while currently, even though you don’t play PvP, you’re getting PvE rewarsd already in addition to pvP rewards. just deposit or delete them. sure you are not using them now, but one day, you may fall in love with PvP! and you’ll be extremely sad all the supposed gear you could have gotten is now lost. because you felt slightly inconvenienced. never say never is all. ; ))) i didn’t think i’d enjoy PvP when i first joined gw2. i frigging love it now.

i see where you’re comnig from to get PvE rewards, but tbh, you already do. if its skins that you want, ask any PURE PVP player and ask them how long it’ll take them to get the points to get a few Zenith weapons. : )) majority of AP weight comes from PvE, so you’re directly benefiting from that already.

and these rewards are SO huge, that i almost feel guilty taking them. it’s really nice what ANet’s been doing. really, really nice. we should be grateful and aprpeciative if anything. not saying you’re not, but just as a little reminder to bear in mind, for all of us. : )))
you are getting PvE rewards already. think about from the other end, if a PvP-er wants to get some new skins, they’ll have to PvE, since majority of APs come from PvE.

No. Why do people still want to have dailies/monthlies capped? I’ve heard reasons again and again and none of them seem to have solid reasoning.

Dailies/monthlies will maintin and increase the longevity of the game. ANet wants people to log in every single day.

Sure, you can do harder achievements and feel like you “achieved” something, afterall, that’s what an achievement means, correct? Think about it from another perspective then.. what do most people deem dailies/monthlies as? a time commitment, nothing less, nothing more. it’s not based on skill. it’s not even based on luck. however, does that mean time is worthless? time is the ONE thing we cannot buy. and if someone was dedicated enough to log in to play 30mins a day (say both PvE and PvP daily), does it make him any less than other players who are hunting the other achievments?

again, i think they could severely rework the “weight” of other achievements. for example, equipping 5 unique legendaries, in terms of AP, should not equate to 25 days worth of dailies (or less if you do every single daily category). and WvW there should be more points per “achievement tier” cause they are massive. and even within the same category, perhaps Giant Slayer should be way worth more than Bunny Slayer or the equivalent.

but i feel it’s more than fine and SHOULD keep dailies/monthlies contribution to your total AP. yes, someone started earlier and have stuck through the game this entire time. it may not be fair for a new player, but would it be fair for the vet players? it’s all perspective, and all relative. i think keeping dailies/monthlies in the long run, will better help the game than capping them.

afaik, anything that goes into the Mystic Forge comes out an entirely new item.

So based on my understanding of the game and the MF and bounds, it should come out uubound. doing a quick search via wiki, the item description states Eternity to be Souldbound on use as well.

Now as long as you haven’t transmuted your Twilight, i.e., it’s still Twilight. even though it’s soulbound to your character, you should still be able to throw it into the forge. but i assume you will just have to use that character to use the MF.

though, perhaps someone with actual experience can help answer your questions with a “source”!

will have to give these a shot. Hong Kong here, and have been thrown all the place in SS as well lol.

thanks for the tips! and grats on your achievements!

any help regarding what i can use for monitoring my ping? iirc, we can check FPS in-game.

i’m from HK and had no problems with SAB, play WvW without any problems (unless if it’s 80v80v80 then i get skill lag) and Sanctum Sprint was more or less unplayable for me. though i entered the first day and it was pretty bad. even getting up there was jerky and laggy, but now chilling in the cliffs for events or mining, moving around has been a little better. thing in the past is that after every big update, i get worse lag. but usually doesn’t last for an entire week. but i’m hopefuly and will try again later in the week : ))

o rmaybe guest to a lower pop server during off-hours and see if it makes a diff.

yaa would have loved a shadow themed armorset. sort of akin to the ghastly grinning shield (is that the full name?) which gives off that “black material” effect.

definitely more effects they could play with. : )) though, no complaints about what we have access to now either : ))

@Lunatic – thanks for that. okay, so the thing is, at least from my perspective, i don’t disagree with what you guys hold value or believe in, ie i can see where you’re coming from and i wouldn’t discredit that. apologies for assuming you wanted to impose your views on others. i do not find you or OP selfish or wrong for thinking that and holding your actual achievements at such a level that perhaps many others don’t. however, what OP was asking was for people to stop doing that, which is what i was getting at more perhaps. which is also where i got the idea of “ideal imposing”.

i am a competitive player myself, i enjoy achievements as well so i will work hard to try to these if the game’s latency allows me to. if someone in front me stops and lets me pass them, would i take it? i don’t know yet. i haven’t decided. but i would love to be able to get all these achievements on my own. if i were to take that free achievement, i probably would never sport the title, i guess, for the very reasons you’ve stated. but i do want the achievement point as well because i am completionist at that.

so from my perspective, there are a few things going on – completionist, achievements and titles, as well as playing for the sheer fun of the game. why i was voicing my opinion i guess was merely because i felt certain people’s opinions weren’t being taken into account. i don’t think there is an absolute right or wrong here. bottomline – let people play the game they want to. and more importantly, don’t let that affect how you enjoy the game and hold your titles and achievements.

@Lunatic – i don’t condone players that whine for them to be given a free “first place” either. however, if there are those who are willingly giving up their “first place” in any given particular race, then i don’t see a problem with that. so if there are people graceful enough, offering and players humble enough to get their achievement with the help of another gamer, then all the merrier. so there is a difference there.

it’s great that you had the opportunity to battle it out with other competitive players. and you SHOULD wear your new title with pride if that’s the case for you. now let me ask you this – does it belittle your title, if others had gotten it with the help of others? does the title mean that much to you? what does it accomplish? i pray that you don’t let the actions and choices of others affect how you validate and value yourself. of course, it’d be great if it meant more. but the fact is, this game was not created equal to start with. does it mean if someone won their title fair and square without others letting him pass the finish line before hand, but ONLY because the 11 other players were just slow or not good at the race, does it make his Sanctum Sprinter title any less than yours because you had to b attle it out with more competitive players?

at the same time, can you not celebrate the fact that in such a game, we actually ahve players who are willing to help those who need it? even if they didn’t ask for it? the pro-activeness of being kind is hard to come by nowadays and even though it’s a game, i think you need not shun those acts and write them off as cheating or disrespectful immediately. everyone has a story, as do yourself.

you earned it. great. now must you deny the fact that others are getting such achievements through other means, other than your own? it’s great that you treat the game more than just a checklist, but does it mean everyone must play by YOUR standards and by YOUR rules? i don’t think so. it’s unfortunate that you came across people whining for you to let them win. but do you see what you and OP are doing now as well? you’re imposing what you believe to be right and best and the only way unto others as well.

quick ques – you need to have the 25 quartz crystals on that character that is doing the charging, or can it be in deposit?

i feel the Guardian has more than a handful “viable” builds in sPvP, let alone open world PvE and WvW. i won’t say i’m a great player, but i enjoy bunker the least, and feel more successful with other builds – which do allow me to be quite mobile as a Guardian.

that being said, of course we will be outmaneuvered by other classes. at the same time, we can do other things better. i feel we’re quite “balanced” at the moment actually. nothing that’s cheese. nothing’s that’s OP. nothing entirely broken either or useless.

the idea for a 4th Virtue is interesting. and one for mobility at that. though i don’t feel the Guardians are in a bad place at all in terms of PvP/WvW.\

on the side, why take double shield? mainly because the skill CDs are shared and focus can offer some utility as well.

hey my weapon bearers, quick question here. so after the recent BotFW patch, when i go to PvP and try to join custom areanas, i pull up the browser and everything just shows up empty for me. no matter if i add / edit filters, refresh, etc… though when i hit play now, i guess i’m thrown into a random server.

is this new? what am i missing? do i have to do something to be able to see other people’s arenas after the patch?

apologies if this has been covered somewhere. ://

so do you feel proud and wear your new title with pride, knowing you beat a ton of others who have lag and can’t even cross the first lightning platform without having failed the jump 10 times at least and lost a good minute of the race?

i think it’s decent of those who have finished and gotten their achievement to let others get theirs. if someone is taking offense and feels like they are being patronized, then they won’t cross that finish line when the one ahead of them stops short of it.

people will always have different values. it’s fine that you have yours and i respect that. i have major lag and i rubberband int he enw zone walking around. there’s no way i can compete, even if i wanted to. i don’t think i can finish 25 races without a lot of frustration. i don’t think these kind souls would be abel to wait that long for me to cross the finish lnie s first, without it being extremely coordinated with everyone in the race. i want to get the achievement. i want to play the race for competition. for fun. i want to see if i can repeatedly beat my own time. i want to see if i can discover new short cuts and run a perfect run. but i can’t.

you’re playing for the competition. others are playing for the achievement. you don’t see people complaining to tell you to let them win, do you? if you are so unlucky to run into a group that doesn’t play the way you do, then leave a find a new one. it’s the same, if someone’s who’s looking for a group that will help them get their achieve run into a group where the majority are like you, then they’ll leave. so don’t tell me you are forced to look for a new race because they don’t play the way you want to. how much are you sacrificing for that? does it hurt to be a bigger person once every so often?

just keep in mind, at least you can play the game. obviously, not blaming you, NOR Anet, though i wish i could experience the mini game in its full glory. just don’t take certain things for granted.

ahh, true true.

maybe that’s what they WANTED us to think. that they were jsut placed there “randomly”. ; ))

^^ haha, i experience the exact same things it’s kind of crazy sometimes. i would like to be able to play Sanctum Sprint as it was intended, but at this rate, seems like i won’t be doing much of it. ://

thanks, folk. reason i asked is cause i’ve gotten there and haven’t seen the boost.
at the same time, i go through other powerups that others have just gotten (i assume cause they ran through it) or when no one was around and id on’t get the power ups, nor other upgrades / skills sometimes. so i think it might be lag on my end though (lots of rubberbands and over/under shooting anyways ://) so just wanted to see if i’m doing sth wrong.

though i will say, it almost seems its intentional cause there is a #1 powerup right there. but again, like OP said, we’ll see if ANet reacts to this.

quick question, does the boost respawn? or does it get “eaten up” so only the first person who gets it and uses it first can use it?

welcome back. : ))

quick note, why not Writ of Exaltation over Writ of Persistance?
Larger symbols make for more AoE, give some buffer as to where your allies can be.

though, agreed, longer lasting symbols add more boons, which are beneficial to your build. as well as do more DPS given your enemies stay in the symbols.

i just find untraited symbols to be too small if i can afford to go for larger.

Esqi.8496:

Pop! Pop!

^_^

:DD made my day so far.

the rest of you crybabies. i could use a river. that connects to an ocean. and then a waterfall that falls off the face of the earth onto our neighbouring planets. ; )))

let’s start a hammer design contest!D
just for fun, and maybe ANet can pick up a few ideas here and there.

lol. when i read the last thread, Blurry’s?, i threw in 12 exotic GS and i got Dawn lol. so maaaybe it’ll happen to you too. ; ))))))