Guild Wars 2

use rune of the ogre for the rock dog..

I had that prob for a long time there is a lil trick.. try not to click the near full like 15/16 it hangs if its full from I can gather. instead hit refresh a couple of times then look for 14/16 or click the 15/16 really fast after refresh.. not a fix but speeds it up for me atleast

if you go to the tourny npc.. talk to him click im ready show me the browser. click free in the left hand side.. then click create roster bottom right.. then invite party for your mate to join then hit submit.. should get you in the tournys

pet ability’s

pet guide

cant find a list of side by side stats.. but if you go to heart of the mists you can see them all there.. maybe you could write them down side by side

sounds good for pve.. but in the heat of a pvp battle i have no time to use guard but thats just me

but a jaguar can stealth with it’s F2 skill

so i can get 100% crit rate + 40% damage increase and if I was speced for pet prowess another 30% on critical

if I chose guard I’d loose the 40% damage increase but have 2 stealths

btw only the jaguar can stealth.. I use lynx for my other pet that has rending pounce..

so I fail to see why guard is better.. at least with my set up.. p.s. I also use it help the pet chase down a fleeing enemy so for me it’s too useful to give up..

Guard has no increased stat value so its worthless to me..
Sick’Em has Increases damage by 40% and Increases movement speed by 40%.

@Kasama yes I saw I was just explaining why I use it

Durzlla.6295:

firebreathz.7692:

Definitely use Quickening Zephyr with Sick’Em and just watch your pet go bezerk.. I also use the jaguar stealth skill that give 100% crit rate..

If you’re using a jaguar i’d use Guard over QZ (i like to take at least one signet for a BM build to help my pet out a bit more)

What i run for my BM build is usually Sick’Em, QZ, and Sig of the Hunt (or the wild if it’s a very dangerous place for a pet).

However for my elite i tend to take entangle instead of RaO, because i tend to find it better to hold my enemies nice and still for the pretty stealthd kitty than to super charge him, i’ve seen how fast my pet can drop svanir and chieftan when they stand still, and players are MUCH squishier than them.

why would i take guard over QZ? guard is almost useless in pvp and QZ is great for quick rez’s and quick stomps..

i dont think that is the way forward you would punish proper players that way.. tbh i dont even think this is a problem.. so u get maybe 1-2 afkers in a match.. so what just focus on your skill

well what do you want then?

possibly they could add a afk kick timer which would kick in after 3mins or so to help reduce this..

well it has nothing to do with Wanting a different forum because you may feel that you are superior to the n00bs, and don’t even want to discuss anything around them, is not. if you look at my previous post you may see i like helping ppl like posting my build ect ..

have you ever properly played a tournament? yes the rules are the same.. but the tactics are far more prevalent here..

its not just run around.. kill.. cap.. leave.. kill and chasing ppl round the map just to kill them.

its about actually holding the points with… your team that requires a tactic.. and to discuss tactics we usually have forums..

if you think that Hotjoin tactics are the same in TPvP well im lost for words

one key difference off the top of my head is that only one person caps the home base, while the rest kill boss or some go keep right at the start.. where as in hot join everybody caps the home base for the points..

there is alot more team work to win the match than there ever is hotjoin this is why i think it deserves it’s own sub forum..

It is the meta of the mists after all..

Definitely use Quickening Zephyr with Sick’Em and just watch your pet go bezerk.. I also use the jaguar stealth skill that give 100% crit rate..

Kid Taylor.5479:

The same reason why there isn’t a separate sub-forum for every WvW matchup every week.

I dont think you can compare with that argument..

There is a dedicated WvW forum that those topics can be posted into.. altho i dont WvW so i may be wrong.. but if you need a sub forum to your sub forum to help find weekly matchup’s then im all for that and hope it’s implemented for you guys..

We need a dedicated place to discuss the in’s and out’s of TPvP as it is completely different to SPvP in every way..

you know you can swap teams in spvp.. press b and you can swap to your friends side.. might have to wait till there is a space.. thought I’d post even tho most will just rubbish my comment..

For PvP forums we have SPvP and WvW but none for TPvP

SPvP hotjoin may have alot of discussions but IMO

TPvP is alot more deserving for its own sub-forum where tactics, specific builds, team set-ups and so on would be useful..

Name one reason why there shouldn’t be a TPvP sub forum..

This can be game changing in pvp, I go to revive a team mate that got hit by treb, I see another incoming so i time my dodge.. and dead.. cant stop reviving to dodge.
next time i’ll just leave them there to die because of this..

I noticed this too it make the trait almost useless to the pet. even when im right next to a enemy he takes too long to start attacking

torch has decent damage and you has your own fire combo field skill #5
I also like to leave a bonfire over downed players as I take out the others

This is my revised Build I changed a few things around..

runes of the dolyak much better choice for this build
natures bounty +33% regen cant believe I missed that
swapped pet + 10% skills for 3 stacks of might on pet swap
swapped axe/horn for sword/torch
but another topic i wanted to bring up is healing spring and the water combo field and using sword to benefit from this

When your healing spring is down make sure to use sword skills #2 and #3 using these while in the spring will give bonus healing..

@cempa ty for the suggestions only thing i cant see to live without is QZ + Sick’EM this is a big part of my burst ability that and not giving up Signet of the wild up is the only reason i dont take LR otherwise i would love a oh crap button

This only bothers me in TPVP

I get stomped by a zerg on cap point i wait for respawn timer i rez to home base and..

my pet is on fire, poisoned or bleeding to death..

Now i have to swap pets putting them on CD even tho i should be on a clean slate like every other profession

rangers have it hard enough in TPVP

Yasha.5963:

OP could you please post your trait points here? For some reason I can’t see the traits in the build calculator you used. For example just something like Marks 0/ Skirm 0, WS 30/ NM 20/ BM 15 would be great.

I would like to see duels soon as well and 2v2 3v3 5v5 matchmaking

but support for a xbox contoller wont really work give the amount of skills to the amont of buttons on the controller or is that just me?

i have 17 buttons to use on my UI as a ranger i cant see an xbox controller being able to adequately handle this

weapon effect like enchants that apply to any weapon

say for a very high glory cost so they are like the legendary status for pvp items

things like flames, lightning, shadow effects..

i know there are some already ingame with effects but i mean legendary versions that look awesome

would give a player something to save up for in spvp

what are your thoughts on this?

more modes will do this, deathmatch, capture the flag, arena’s ect

i would like to see a higher tier of gear that you can straight up buy so you save up for that bit of armor you really want.. not i’ll buy x amount of boxes see what i get or lets forge this see what random thing i get from it

the custom arena having exclusive right to 3v3 just for fun is an interesting idea

but i would prefer a a proper all in one 2v2 3v3 5v5 i know there would be balance issues the less players on team but that can be helpful for balancing

i dont think balance should be a reason not to add it i think it will balance it’s self out over time..

are you talking of paid tpvp? cus atm thats (the dont want to use this phrase) end game of the mists

if your looking to get new players then the “end game” paid tournaments shouldnt hinder this

but again im going to have to ask you to explain abit better as to what you mean your being very vague

» if they were to implement 3v3 they would design maps with this in mind
» balance is balanced constantly
» didnt get the last one about custom arenas

i dont see any reason not to implement 3v3 there may be better set ups with poffs but where is a game with 3v3 where that is different..

so what exactly are you suggesting and how would “charging” for mists after r10 help?

no they wont be free as stated here they will be rented

so im guessing x amount of gold for x amount of time

it wont ruin the game it’s a feature for high lvl pvp guilds that will want to pay to train in them

if pet is dead when you need to use the downed skill 3 press F4 to swap to your alive one also if pet was attacking something far from you, you just saved the time it would take to run over and start healing you or in alot of cases to just tea bag you while you die

Meryt.9823:

It would also be nice if some skills actually did what they say in descriotion.
Point Blank Shot doesn’t always knock back as it’s too easily resisted or reflected.
Considering it’s one of our main defence moves on Longbow. Entangle is pretty useless too for the same reasons.
Quick shot and Lightning reflexes.
fix these so that they do what description says , or change description to reflect fact that you will “evade”? in a random direction (usually towards the enemy)

Quick shot is ment to be fired while “retreating” so you fire while the enemy is behind you and do a 360 while shooting him. thats why when if you shoot while he is in front of you, you are jumping forward..

Im not really having any problems with my pet, it was just a UI upgrade suggestion.

ok well what about hard of hearing players that wont be able hear that or if there is a chaotic fight going on then hearing is not always the best way

or you have your sound down

i am aware of all the points made so far this was just an improvement idea that would be really simple but effective

how do you mean special.. they have to code animation for each weapon.. to each different race so thats alot of animations to supposedly fix for very little return other than vanity

where as were missing so many other features lacking in pvp like dueling (creats problems in spvp servers) lack of pvp modes ect

I rather their time was spent on gameplay updates

not i like the animation on this set up of char race/proff/gender can you change for me.. kind of updates.. but thats just me..

yes it must do.. if warhorn skill 5 applies then yes as it say it gives to allies nearby

1. too much coding( having to redo all animations)
2. its not needed many other things are.. like lacking pvp features
3. its a selfish change to ask for.. just because you prefer the male version

would of thought coding for this is very minimal

I made a video highlighting the point I wanted to show,

here

I made a video highlighting the point I wanted to show,

here

If they have been downed and then you u lay a trap ontop of them how is that going to activate the pressure plate that’s on top. With the downed player underneath he has no way to put weight on the trap..

/realism

I was hoping to see across the board to see the differences between burst could be interesting

just cus thief does it fastest doesnt mean the other professions cant or be good at it..

Me: ranger
Most feared: Necro (condi is my weakness)
Least feared: guardian (i live longer then them with my new build)

dps test for all professions

how fast can you kill the heavy golem using any skills u can muster

just my pet managed it in 2.7 secs which I thought was pretty darn good for a ranger considering I left it all down to my pet

please post your videos for proof that you killed within the time frame you say

here is my beast of a pet ripping him apart link

also he critted for 6280

lets see just how fast we can down him

same here been getting this alot, is very frustrating when it can cause a double post

well the common census is that rangers can only dps there is no way in hell he can beat a bunker guardian 1v1…

i beg to differ

this is a build i have been using in tpvp to hold points Extreme Survival Build

here is a link to the topic i posted with a few insights from other rangers

give it a try, you may be surprised with its survivability on a ranger (considered an easier profession to kill compared to others)

Sifu.6527:

tqhx.2190:

Have you guys ever heard of confusion?

So, to counter TW which is a MESMER elite, we need to counter it with confusion. I wonder what class uses confusion the most…omfg MESMER!!

was about to post exactly the same and as stated before

Krilce.7864:

PearlGore.7419:

And this is a problem why?

“Having a mandatory profession in every single team comp limits viability of other professions, and therefor limits the whole team…”

weapon choice is up to you

shortbow does more dps with bleeds than long bow hands down

but if your zerker build, having point blank shot to knock enemies back is very useful
find a wep that you like for what play style you have

for pets you can either go tank or dps

bears tank
cats dps

ItIsFinished.9462:

The problem with this build is when your pet dies…then your a sitting a duck. And I can always tell when a ranger is BM built with survivability. First kill the pet then the ranger.

when my pet dies im a sitting duck LOL..

if and when he dies i just swap if that one dies then i may of lost a lil damage but by no means am i sitting duck

with this build ive 2v1 so many times against bunker guardians too

Bark Skin: 30% less damage when under 25% hp
oakheart slave: gain regen when for 5s when suffering from bleed, poison or burning
natures protection: receive 5s protection when taking 20% damage in one hit

with these 3 traits + high toughness and protection on dodge roll all mean its very hard to kill I bet if you killed both pets as fast possible i’d still be alive after CD to just bring it back

kash.9213:

If you’re only up against like 5 foes, with a good chance of being downed, why not change that plus 10 healing on kill sigil for a condition purge chance sigil if you’re not going with Signet of Renewal for condition removal+stun break? I prefer the regen signet myself but I also keep a stun break of some kind on my bar, even if it doesn’t break immobilize, it will at least let you hit shortbow #3.

thanks for the advice will look into the the condition purge chance sigil

It adds up each individual shot from rapid fire, is what i came to think have you tried testing?

go to dummy only cast rapid fire note damage then add up damage in combat log..