Guild Wars 2

STR10 V
ARMS 20 V, X or XII
TAC 30 V, VI, XI
DIS 10 V or VI

GS/rifle
Banner of disipline, frenzy, FGJ, sig rage, mending with lyssa runes and full pwr/prec/crit dmg

or banner of choice, shake it off, FGJ, healing surge, sig rage with runes of the soldier and pwr/prec/crit dmg or defensive equip as needed power/vit/tough

i found the heals from shouts to be inferior to banner regen, and using a banner does not take you out of the fight you get used to it. also perma group swiftness is pure win.

yes this game isn’t grindy, and mmo where you don’t have to ‘grind’ or even play is inherently flawed, lol.

the ascended gear is marginally better, you are not forced into any long grind, but prior this all i read was ppl whining about no endgame etc…

they managed to not only add lasting content to work towards, but kept true to thier original promises.

lost shores is a great update imo.

couldn’t be bothered to read the whole op, but gw2 is hardly being ruind in anyway, shape, or form.

it was nice some ppl pulled precursors from the event, it certainly was long enough.

what ascended gear problem…its fine the way it is.

i love the ascended gear, it was greatly needed. something to work towards without giving too much advantage.

don’t like how mesmer can’t tag?, make another character for that. don’t like fotm?, make a group for the dungeon of you choice (i have no troubles). can’t participate in pvp? make a forum post, network, talk to people, join a guild…

noone can handhold you to make the game enjoyable, you sound overly emotion and unambitious.

absolutely amazing, the event was great aside from the expected lag. the new content is challenging, dynamic, and fun.

thank you.

nothing got broke, the few hysterical forum ragers are not in any way indicative of the majority. i personally know 12 people that love the new dungeon, gear, and the event, but aren’t posting thier love of it on the forums.

on topic ascended karma choices would be good, but make them appropriately expensive.

lucky then, must have been on an early completion server.

i dont’ get why ppl think mf effects chest loots still….it never has.

sorry don’t think you can get a second chest…i know i tried.

the event was great, for a game so new to have new content at all is greatly appreciated. the turnout for the one time events was huge, tons of overflow, and while the lag bogged things down abit i really enjoyed each event, and this last one was actually challenging for a full server. huge aoes large wipes, the epic amounts of people etc… all combined to make this event truly memorable.

then to top it off a very nice reward chest!

thankyou for the great event, new zone, pvp map, and dungeon.

any idea if a repair canister was involved?

i encourage difficult 80 zones that require more than one person to blaze through…i like it.

so had a pug for lv1, we were almost to the end of the charr battle 3rd fractal, when every party member had a gw exe crash. we joked cus it was just as people had used a repair canister, grumbled abit, then went to the event since it was close to starting.

later tonight get together try again, 3rd fractal is the charr battle again, one got gw.exe near the start for no apparent reason, then as we got through the gate again a mass gw.exe crash for the rest of us…again as someone used a repair canister.

has anyone else been getting crashes here? and did anyone notice extra crashes for this fractal when using a repair canister or when using a repairs canister in any other fractal?

being unable to re enter after this error is causing a serious problem.

most pugs aren’t like that, i always stress reviving before we start, and as soon as ppl get into the ryhthm you don’t have a problem, and the fights are much easier.

3 days is fine imo, its not supposed to be dragged out, you get the dungeon after, the one time event is just that. if you make it great, if not you didn’t miss much, watch a utube video if it bugs you.

honestly its completely ridiculous how any mmo in 2012 would go live without a voice program. TS, vent, mumble, skype, etc…all need to be downloaded for a feature that should be built in.

RNG style cashshops generate much more revenue. since you can buy gems with gold im all for the current system.

its hardly a problem, and definately not a fiasco.

stick with the current plan anet, we’re looking forward to ascended gear.

superior runes of lyssa, all buffs for 7 sec every 40 sec for a large dmg spike (take inc dmg/boon trait) or a boost to suvivability. also gives precision for high crit % which not only ads more dmg, but increases life steal proc from omnom pies.

or soldier runes for the shout build as above.

though with the lyssa runes you can do 10 str V, 20 arms V,X, 30 tactics V,VI, XI, 10 disp V, GS/rifle

love the idea of ascended gear, not overpowered but a slight increase, something new to aquire, but i won’t be obsolete in exotics in the mean time.

great idea, keep the gear tiers and content coming!

imo your build is a fail, dps is king in dungeons and honestly a fast encounter is the best source of dmg mitigation.

that said there are warrior builds that have excellent dps and good survivability ie. vampire of lyssa dps (lots of dmg, lesser survivability), and shout warrior (good dmg, good survivability)

i alwasy see a character that builds for def only as a drain on the team as the lack of dmg does not make up for the increased survivability.

granted keep that gear in your bag, as there are some parts where it’d be extremely usefull, cof2 kite room, AC spike trap path, a few others…

@ Grezko
GS is much better in pve, does more dmg and also hits multiple mobs, finish out with a bladetrail if you start to be overwhelmed then HB again as they come back in.

yes for the rending strikes trait, and also if you’re using gs, your prolly in zerker gear. with FGJ and signet of might, you can maintain perma fury, and easily stay with a 90%+ crit rate. this is important because if you are full dps you should be using omnom pies with give lifesteal 66% chance on crit, HB, and whirlwind will dish out alot of dmg while keeping your hp replenishing at an obscene rate.

the health regen i get in full glass cannon dps warrior often lets me outlast ppl who sacrife dps for vitality or toughness, simply because by dps’ing im keeping myself alive. top that off with a sigil of blood on your wpn, and you got some very nice healing for dungeons with very little sacrifice.

under no circumstances shoule they cater too much to peoples whims. calling for dungeon nerfs, increased drop rates, etc…

people will alwyas be frustrated and whinning, but its importat the devs don’t change too much.

last game i played they made the rarer loot that took weeks to obtain, available with just several hours of play, they made epic dungeon modes with casual/normal/hard/epic with no reward for harder difficulties,….they killed thier game. instead of attracting more players and making people happy, people got bored quickly, and the vets moved on to other things.

also i recently switched servers to be able to run cof cus it was glitched from a full server to one that wasnt quite full, and this server seems completely empty in comparison even though it population is supposedly high. seems the difference between high and full is an enormous gap.

there is still a large influx of people joining the game…

in pve/dungeons its called warrior of lyssa build you get full boons on signet of rage, a boon on signet, extra dmg for each boon on you, and with sigil of blood and omnomberry pies you’ll outlive ppl with toughness and vitaly and put thier dmg to shame….as long as you keep swinging.

the main thing here is a 95%+ crit rate, and omnom pies not having a cooldown to thier lifesteal effect.

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they did a real good job with it.

imo leave it as is…you don’t want to do them, forfeit your monthly achievment. goes for wvw kills and dungeons.

well obviously the price will go up as people aquire more gold…

for a sylvari , wouldn’t the TA skin look cool? its planty, and not too outrageous…

i was going to spend $30 on keys, but got $30 in beer instead, best decision ever.

GS/LB signet dps

Warrior GS DPS (always use HB)

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need to get away from the conception that raw dps is a selfish build. high dps groups can perform exceptionally well, in much less time.

selfish players is whats already been stated, not taking the chance to revive a downed ally, pulling extra mobs, being rude, skipping ahead with no explanation etc…

imo they shouldn’t scale anything down for playing solo. the lack of scaling is what brings people, guilds, friends together to play.

last mmo i played was completely ruined by scaling, epic quests and raids being solod because it was easier than in a group.

“Ah well 50% player left out the what ? 2 million sales ?”

and 63.7 statistcs are made up on the spot.

game is booming,

t1 racial heavy armor

first time i entered the charr zone and saw an npc i thought it was boss. i promptly rerolled my main from norn necro to char warrior, blew all my gold at 35, and spent the rest to complete the set by the time i was lv 40.

im now eyeing the t2 racial heavy armor at lv54, but im constantly broke…and have abit of a dye fetish.

lv54 now and two weeks in on my first toon. i played gw alot, and i must say im impressed so far with gw2. do i like the skill/combat more than gw? ,not necessarily, but i’ve had nothing but a fun time playing so far. granted im only 2 weeks in, but so far it feels alot like gw did originally with the lore, maps, music, skill names etc…