Guild Wars 2

gs is king for lvling and pve content, you can still have dual axes for wpn swap whirlwind, or rifle depending on the zone/mobs.

warrriors have excellent cc/condition removal, soldier runes are best, you remove 2 from sio, 1 from fgj, 2 from mending, and if your using horn thats another two. yojaks build works well in spvp/wvw as a skirmisher type good dps/survivability/cond removal/mobility.

hammer shout while low on dps makes you very strong 1v1, you won’t die easily, and you can easily engage 2-3 players while still being able to escape, or take the brunt of thier dmg until help comes.

dps spike builds can kill ppl so quickly they won’t know what hit them, but you sacrifice survivability.

considering all your reasons for why you don’t like warrior in pvp are wrong, i’d gain more experience with pvp, and/or pick another class. alot of playing a good warrior in pvp is knowing when not to engage, when to leave a battle before the point of no return, and being familiar with all the other classes/builds so that you know when to dodge, kite, press your attack.

1) Would you prefer ascended gear to be the last tier implemented for the remainder of GW2?
no

2) Would you prefer ascended gear to be equal to exotic gear in all statistics except agony resistance?
no

3) Would you prefer the level cap to remain at 80 for the remainder of GW2?
yes

4) Would you prefer if WvW was set up on an equal playing field similar to PvP?
yes

5) Would you prefer if WvW / PvP / PvE had separate skill functionalities?
yes

6) Would you prefer if Magic Find was removed from the game completely?
yes

7) Would you prefer if Magic Find was divided equally amongst all party members?
no

8) Is GW2 too ‘Grindy?’
no

9) Does GW2 need less RNG?
no

10) Has the Trading Post [and all its users/farmers] positively impacted the economy?
yes

11) Do you have as much faith [and/or enthusiasm] about the game [and/or company] as you did before launch?
yes

12) Do you reasonably expect [many of] your primary concerns to be addressed in early 2013?
yes

sorry but for a game that claimed it wanted to be an e-sport the ability for a character to go invisible is just stupid. teleports are ok, shadowstepping is fine, but the way it is now is obviously imbalanced.

compare a glass cannon thief to a glass cannon warrior. warrior gets endure pain, long cooldown 5 sec, completely visable.. thats about the only comparable ability. really, play glass build classes in spvp, i made a thief the other day just to see how easy it was, consistantly getting top scores, or near top scores in random dropin within 5min.

i want bulls cloak skill.

…really give stealth ability to all classes or drop it all together.

use yojaks build, its strong range, melee, has good utility works in pve and pvp. i prefer cond swd, (the jump mobility is strong), but the axe dmg swap is also very nice. search yojak and read about it

i like the rifle butt to interupt them ressing, then a ninja frezy stomp ftw.

yep, one of the strongest classes for dungeons/fractals. i play mine in spvp/www effectively as well.

30 in arms is good for the extra prec, and you can get the GS/rifle skills, i find that ads alot of dps. hammer sucks for dmg, GS/rifle is where its at. axe/axe is ok also.

if your pure dps there will be alot of fights where you can’t melee cus you’ll drop like a rock, so having the rifle cooldown reduction helps alot as well as the piercing. you can still go in for a hb if you time it, but unless you’re constanly using omnom pies you won’t be able to stay in melee.

if its a bad guardian yes, but generally you skirmish with them abit, then flee cus he’ll outlast you. you can hold your own for a long time until you get a reinforcment, but all in all its a losing battle. thats with a yojak build utilizing range, conditions and melee. glass is much harder to win, mabye you could do it with a clr shout, hammer/mace, mace combo…haven’t tried that, but probably also a stalemate.

i use yojaks build in pve sometimes, pwr/prec/cond and the bleeds are nice vs bosses, but its not really any better than the same with axe pwr/prec/toughness which works on objects as well.

will have to try it out

imo invis has no place in a game they talk about making a competative esport. it needs to be adressed, teles like shadow step are ok, but the abuse with stealth these days in spvp is appalling.

theres a reason you generally have 3+ thiefs and mes in any group on any day.

greatsword and rifle signet war rips all content, i even used it in orr all the way up to 80 without issues. definately one of the fastest leveling classes, though you’ll want to get experience with dungeons before you run a glass signet in there or fractals.

im talking pve not www though it works well in spvp as well. in dungeons if your players are going down without one mob even close to death, you got bigger problems than worrying how to revive.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=noob
my bad i meant newb…

There are very few situation is this game that require you to stop attacking and actually revive someone. rallying off of a kill is something very few players seem to grasp.

if you are down, you should immediately scan for the lowest in range target and call it. party members should be paying enough attention to focus that target and thus rally thier ally. it often takes less time and kills a mob, its superior.

obviously some mobs you don’t rally off of, or boss fights with no trash come to mind, but i just see in alot of group 2-3 ppl stop attacking a mob with 10% health to run over and revive and ally, same with downed players just sitting beside a mob with 5% health waiting for a revive.

its time to practice up people, if you’re downed call your target, and watch for a downed players target, it makes groups much stronger.

the slow pickup animations are annoying and why i use shouts. banners should probably be summoned on our backs so you don’t have to pickem up, with a button that would have the pickup delay to activate thier skillset, that way passive benefits wouldn’t slow you down (aside from casting time), but you could still whip one out for the speed, special, and rush skills.

i have no complaints with warrior in any aspect of the game, regardless they’re probably one of the fastest lvlers to 80, are good for DE’s in orr for loot, work great in dungons etc..

i honestly don’t get all the complaining on forums about them. i play mine in spvp and wvw with no probs. 670+ hours on it, have’t made an alt.

not that significant, imo if you know the content and can dodge what you need to with a full dps setup you contribute more, esp if you’re running a high crit build, with omnom pies, you regen health constantly.

hm, yea i usually use VII for rifle instead since i figured it wasnt working. as for the sigil of acc its showing on my crit%, its on the warhorn (i think…ill doublecheck)

but yea, im finding it really hard to use this in fractals and dungeons simply because GS dps puts sword to shame,,,you do probably double dmg with a GS. still using the skill point distribution and it goes well with full zerker gear, or pwr/prec/toughness to make a pretty beastly shout tank, but still do dmg with GS. i find axe/horn abit better, but you don’t really need all the cond removal/mobility from horn, mending and shouts. usually run 2 shouts and either dolyak for tanking, bolas for boss’s situationally, or frenzy, with healing surge as a heal since the two shouts is more than enough, only talking PVE here.

676 hours on warrior in pve/pvp/wwv and i don’t feel imbalanced. but i do more dungeons/fractals than pvp so that would explain why.

GS
1. DPS
2. Mobility
3. Looks

i like the build dmg is abit weak, but you have good survivability, mobility, utility.

one question though is arms VIII blademaster trait broken? idon’t see the crit % go up, is it a display issue, or is it not applying the bonus, its kinda important to know..

its glass builds with leg specialist and bolas, you just need to time your cond remove for the bolas, the others apply only 1sec. hardly an exploit, and not overpowered by any means.

glass cannon with some toughness, theres a few builds that near max dps, but have alot more utility/survivablity thatn a pure signet glass. if your interested i can pm some to you later, or post them here. (no time now)

if the warriors use omnomberry pies they’ll easily destroy any content in a fraction of the time a normal group does. if not, they’d probably still be ok, mabye some more ressing.

invite Wrathdancer when your forming send me a tell in game so i can add you to list and we can coordinate something.

its a tossup, i keep three sets of gear, zerker, knights, and rampager to cycle between glass, pseudo glass, and yojak.

generally pseudo glass for pve, yojak for pvp, and pure dps for when im in that mood.

imo that fight needs alot of dps, but you also need to survive.
10 V
30 rending (forget the #), VII, X
0
30 I, shout cooldown, XII
0

GS/rifle, FGJ, SIO, and i slot in my open slot witch i use situationally with fear me. reason being all should be on shaman when he turtles at which point the fire eles, all converge and can wipe a party very quickly, fear me buys you a few crucial seconds cures a condition and gives a small heal.

soldier runes of course, and i run sigils of blood with omnom pies with zerker jewelry, and either knight or zerker armor (usually knight for that fight)

also remember, the best way to revive somone is to kill moar fire eles!, don’t get downed reviving from an aoe and for the love of god don’t try and res is boss is on you.

Ascended gear was quite simply a brilliant idea. it gives something to work towards for ppl that were growing bored or like the challenge of the tiered levels without giving an extreme advantage against player geared all in exotics.

the fractals are fun for a casual player as well, but are by no means necessary.

all in all, ascended has a much greater positive influence than negative. very happy that they added it, and it as in a free update at that.

forum users are not the minority, its the people that post on them that are. it takes a special sort…

edit: generally you get more whiners and complainers on a forum simply because those that aren’t upset are playing the game. (look in any comment box from a store)
games that cater to what ppl say on thier forum generally go downhill anyway. forums are the texual garbage dump of ideas for any mmo.

wait, price going way up

i like orr, and have no trouble with the zones, keep it the way it is.

idk, im still on first character, been 80 for months, got a few nice skins i wanted, run dungeons for cash and titles, fractals, WvW never gets old, pvp, DE for loot.

dungeons are challenging enough to keep things interesting, alot of other games have no learning curve a monkey can play them.

mostly i run dungeons though for loot and armor/weapon sets.

its fine as is, nice to have a zone, you need a few ppl to run around in.

i think the real question about charr sexuality that we’d like to know is wether male charr are barbed like a cat, or if its swells like a dogs.

either would encourage same sex pairing amonst female charr, but does not bode well for two males.

IB4TD…

DPS bro.

90+% crit rate with vamp sigil and onom pies can go raw dmg, and regen health like a feind. add in banner regen on top of that and what you have is top dps, with strong survivability…not a bad combination on any day.

switch zerker for pwr/prec/toughness and ýou’re even more survivable. only prob is single target mobs or a boss with strong melee, your regen isnt’as good as when you are hitting 3+ mobs, (switch to rifle as needed) or if you get stunned (the dredge in SE). but as long as you’re swinging you are good, and you put your guardians dmg to shame.

the secret is omnom pies, your dead without them.

yes. its not only a great idea, but one desperately needed in any mmo. a mmorpg that doesn’t have something to work towards, gear/items/new content stagnates and dies.

anet made a very smart move adding ascended, and i look forward to more content and gear as time progresses.

To be honest, right now my answer is: “no, I am not”.

This AMA thing is not enough to restore my faith in Anet. I do not plan to go back to GW2, at least for the time being.

translation: “im still in game, if i moved on i wouldn’t be posting on forums”

Especially since there are plethora bugs and balance issues and, instead of working on fixing those existing problems, Anet delivered “new exciting content” that, even in their own opinion, was not very well done. And it seems that the gear grind is here to stay, so sorry Anet, no more moniez from me.

translation “i bought the game but never any gems, but ill pretend i did to give my point of view more weight”

“ps. i got owned in wvw”

Anet hasn’t blown thier first chance. im still loving the new fractals, and working toward getting my ascended and enjoying the game on all levels.

it seems mmo’s have entered the spoilt casual group, those that want everything for nothing, and its the single most devestating thing you can do to kill an MMO. anet did right by giving us very nice content, and something to play for.

ok, thankyou. ill try soeki’s suggestion and then siams

tried this dungeon path twice now and both times as we start the first fight to defeat the golem and waves of unlimted mobs spawn every 15 sec. we fall back but they just keep coming until theres 20+. when the party is wiped they keep spawning and running up the path, then disapearing.

what am i missing here for this fight? both group ragequit after 15min+ trying this and 20s+ repair bills.

is this WAI?

keep with the GS/rifle, spec full dps, use the signet build, one of your signets removes all conditions, use it after a fight, and swap out healing sig for mending in high condition areas.

GS/longbow is also viable, but i found i only needed to use range on champs, everythign else gets killed very fast by HB, use whirlwind as a aoe finisher/escape

no, its not good.

do a GS/axe or GS/rifle or axe/rifle spec if your focus is pve. to avoid the glass cannon (there is a learning curve), spec power/prec/toughness

vitality is worthless you want full pwr/prec/crit dmg or pwr/prec/toughness….though i favor high dps as a warrior since we really can make the encounters go much faster that way. there are several high survivability builds that sacrifice very little from a maximum dps spec.

keep adrenaline full, the only time you’d use it is when your not taking alot of dmg so won’t need the extra heal from surge and you can blast off your rifle attack. the GS f1 isn’t worth it.

a warrior can do so much dmg as a dps spec it makes encounters much faster. now poor players is another story, but until you have a dps group that can clear encounters in less than half the time you really don’t know how solid a dps group can be.

dps is the way to go in pve, you add in what support you can sacrificing as little dps as possible. there is no boss that can’t be dodged by a glass build if the player knows what hes doing.

a warrior that survives but does half dmg of a dps spec is a fail imo. the worst groups are ones were ppl stay alive, but it takes longer each fight.

why would you expect recompense for you DC’ing during the event? their servers didn’t crash, seems illogical for ppl to expect something because of it.

dont’ hold your breath the one time event was just that…as it SHOULD be.

imo too much toughness or vit and you really mess up your ability to do dmg. most of the devestating attacks are dodgable so maxing your crit and dmg output help the group more than vit/toughness.

omnom pies and a 90% crit rate will keep you alive more than toughness anyway, but you can hit close 20k on your last HB strike.

warrior perform best with a high dmg output, and also high dmg groups are better and faster than ones were everyones tough but it take 3x longer to kill the boss.

yes we are awesome in pve.