Guild Wars 2

Thanks guys.

I was just in a state of shoot-myself-in-the-foot-ness when i dueled with an invi user and i felt pretty stuKITTENpid running around… as they say:

layk a bebe! runnin roun’ mekin’ noise dun no wat tu du!

with my guardian. switching to scepter+focus to randomly cast places too. even got 2 people as backup since it was taking so long…. then he eventually got away.

Really was hoping that condition effects displayed though… like a moving patch of fire or blind. haha.

Antrasith.2187:

So, a pretty useless stat in other words?

Depends how you look at it… some people might see 100% MF = x 2 the bounty.

While others might see 100% MF = +1% chance to drop for rares.

whatever it might me… RNG screws us all.

Are there any means of detecting hidden units?

Not calling it OP or anything, but its just that its a practically guaranteed escape mechanism rivaled only by a ranged teleport (blink) skill.

I’m all for sneaky play, i just need confirmation to my question. I’m hoping for something along the lines of a “Maya Purple Card” back in the olden RO days that indicated the position of the invisible unit but still cannot be attacked directly unless AoE cast.

Haven’t tested, since most enemy invisible units intend on killing me then run away fast… but do conditions show visual representations on invisible units? I know for a fact that the invisible weapon guys in the Orr instance can be blinded and it is visible, something to that extent.

There is only as much gear treadmill as you want it have.

Right now, my sights are on Rare stuff [yellow] because they are much easier to get and i only need 2 kinds… a MF set and a general usage set with the stats i find useful.

After that, i’m set.

If i want that minuscule benefit of going for exotic, then it’ll just be another goal. not like i HAVE to reach the pinnacle of min-max in a game that is more about team-play and (supposed~) gear-balanced sPvP… you know… unlike some other MMOs.

I normally just lurk, but the way you’re calling out this issue is pretty undeserved given that you’re talking about a blip of difference while assuming all players are just here to min-max.

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

however i am sad that we cannot knock people over cliffs.

i suppose this is a bug. i better go over to the bug forum and report this.

I was under the impression that that was possible… hmmm…

type /age on all your characters…

Then, tell me the box cost wasn’t worth it.

Currently running a power/prec build that is retaliation-centric…

Not too good. need more toughness. buuut… i am getting used to keeping it up when i need it.

The only thing really REALLY bad about it is that it doesn’t reflect a portion of the received damage (refer to tooltip) which means bursts kill you flat out.

GS/scep+anything

Power/precision build.

PvE mode, covering the basics.

start experimenting when you reach 60+.

Sigils that hold a charge per kill cannot be stacked (i.e. +5 power per kill and +5 condition damage per kill) one or the other shows up.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Sigil

see notes at the bottom.

Stacks duration. ie. it lasts longer as if you used the other right after the first.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Effect_stacking

Refer to this post:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Guardian-steady-weapons-dps-test/first#post167175

Then read my reply. Because remember, PvE is different from PvP.

Noted.

GS is still king in PVE though, with swing arcs and AoE. Can’t really contest that.

Personally not a fan of the sword or torch.

GS/Scep+Foc here.

Any idea if ANet will accept Ultimate Game Card (UGC)?

Infrastructure for online transactions hasn’t exactly sunk in the Filipino market yet and i’m not exactly willing to put my money on the line to test them out.

Hit boxes… they seem to not go below your feet’s level.

While they’re at it, fixing the momentum of drop when using the leap from higher elevation to lower elevation would be aesthetically good. Right now, it seems to stop mid-air for a second before performing a normal drop. looks awkward. I might also just be feeling entitled since the momentum carry-over from the whirl to the leap is so flawless and i just want everything to be like that…

Read the whole thing.

Its like a pat on the back since that’s pretty much exactly what i’m doing except for:
- Pure pow, prec build (so not much tankiness)
- Scepter + focus for the ranged swap

I’ll try to move some stuff around to see if your fascination with retaliation is worthwhile. I’ll technically be returning more damage since i’m power-based… but won’t be beefy enough… we’ll see.

Good guide!

Price floor = easy mode or people too mentally-lacking (actually sounds worse than if i used a KiTtEn word) to bother with the price-value trade off.

Gold sellers will die off. Report features are gonna make sure of that,

Thanks for the info! i found the runes to be underwhelming for its cost at the moment. i’ll go for this.

Correct.

For the duration of burning, the highest burning damage source (condition damage) will take priority. if a 500 damage burn for 1 sec hits, then a 100 damage burn for 3 sec hits… it burns 500 damage for the first second and 100 for the rest.

I’m not entirely sure that the duration stacking mentioned is the right one as i’ve observed that the times don’t add, they overlap. so if you apply the 1 sec burn and the 3 sec burn simultaneously, the enemy will burn for 3 seconds only (not 4). need confirmation.

“hey ,over here!”
is important.

They scale really well. i’m level 56 and my armor uses TP-bought greens with minor runes of different rune sets… each giving me +10 power. pretty balanced if you don’t really need the niche 2nd stat on the runes.

IIRC, i’ve read that lvl 80 rares (yellow) often drop ecto, which i understand is a ket rare component in crafting level 80 gear.

Other than that, i think people just MF the rest to get yellows.

I’m level 56 and at tier 4 crafting so not much in the experience department yet.

Its mindset.

I’ve been playing for a while and i still get this inkling that
“hey there so much more content! i don’t wanna level up yet and be (emotionally) kicked out of this map’s level range! waaah!”

but the game’s designed that way… you get your cookie sooner so you won’t feel that you’re not getting rewarded well enough for your efforts.

Always thought this was a mechanic… well the moving away is.

I just think that i’m pulling too far when the fast regen kicks in which could be intended to prevent people from managing an easy pull kill at a much lower level than the intended target (has much more value if its a vet or champion mob).

Some people seem to miss the benefit of a slow projectile… it clumps damage to a more sustainable group.

For theory-crafters, it works something like this:
1. You cannot, in theory, straight up tank
2. You cannot draw aggro forcibly
3. one of the likely factor of aggro is “proximity”
4. another factor which is “sure fire” is damage (as in it priorities units attacking) although i’ve seen one that prioritizes revivers and another for downed units, annoying as heck.
5. slow orbs means leaving a trail if bread crumbs leading to you.
6. ohnoes! boss CC! don’t worry, while knocked down or such, your orbs are in the air.
7. you pick up the hits after you get up.
8. run around and auto attack.
9. Better “sustained” prescence = boss thinks it has to chase YOU instead of others further units hitting it.

TESTED this impromptu on a boss. me, an archer and an elementalist. i recognized my inability to tank the champion mob so i switch to scepted/focus and run around. the other two DPS it down while i do all the aggro pulling (i’m a pow/prec build so not much survivability either). Worked out great! after a while… at the very least, there were no scrubs drawing unwanted aggro who’d soon be revive bait since i know how to run like a headless chicken.

On top of being a beast in team-oriented activities (WvW, SPvP), do you really think having the utility to chip at people wise enough to not bother even fighting you is fair?

As bad the scepter reputation gets, i’m going all hipster here and say that its pretty good. There is a reason that the CC it has is a root type and not a gap closer.

P.S. Grabbing the summoned bow would, in fact, look awesome as heck. If for nothing but pure awesome, i’m upvoting it!

i kind of really like the scepter as it is now…

i’m a noob then?

i’m a GS + Scep/Focus

Power, Precision stats on everything i have.

I can quick kill something or many somethings? GS ftw.

Big baddie or strong guys that are hard to mob? Scepter for the kite.

What i think some people don’t realize with scepter is that the slow projectiles actually help manage boss agro when luring… i do this with enough efficiency that it makes up for not having any vit or toughness.

Just auto attack and run around in circles, popping the other skills upon cooldown. The slow projectiles make the lumping of damage more consistent rather than quick successions that break rythm faster… at least that’s what i noticed.

Not a high priority…

But always good for future benefit.

Only barrier i can imagine is loss of character creation space since you have to always have your toons there.

If i’m not mistaken, they are used to create higher level craft materials…

Dontain made a vid on it on youtube creating a higher level salvage kit… unless i remember wrong.

Didn’t ANet come out with BWE stats on class creations?

They should do that at the 1 month point… one for created, another for level 80. haha.

Things all crafters ought to know:

1. Discovery is king. There is a logical mix to the materials, you just have to understand them. The bonus exp saves a lot of duplicate crafting for leveling.
2. The color in the creation panel (the one with the list of known recipes to the left) shows how much exp there is still to earn from crafting said thing. (things in red are “coming soon” craftable fyi so you can prepare the materials when you get there)
3. You CANNOT survive on fine loots you get exploring alone. This becomes particularly apparent when you try to craft gear for your level, which is the same optimal level for gathering fine materials of that level.
4. Tied to #3, you SHOULD use the TP to your advantage. Regardless how expensive you may think things cost, you will soon move out of that tier and get to a more comfortable plateau for crafting and earning coin eventually.
5. AVOID THE CRAFT ALL BUTTON if you are not flooded with mats. You must not create any more than 6 of ANY insignia. You would not want to make any more than 6 pieces of armor parts PER insignia you can create. Also avoid making all iron ingots when you might move on to steel soon (and other such movements)
6. The discovery panel will blur out the pieces that are not usable. pretty obvious but effectively it prevents you from wasting mats in the event you forget that you’ve discovered something already. (usually helps when you make all the junk insignias first then one part of the components and see which ones blur out.
7. do not expect a profit. seriously, people are not buying any less than the rarest stuff so expect returns only much much later.

All i could give at the moment.

People might perceive the value of things differently than you.

You have stated your opinion, i agree with it, but that does not mean that it is objectively the basis for buying keys.

Rock.7324:

Does anyone know if the trait that removes conditions on a 10 second stacks with Signet of Resolve (passive: removes condition on a 10 sec CD)?

Basically, will I lose 2 conditions or only 1?

I hear it stacks. no reason not to think that it does. In one of the builds i’ve read, it even couples that with using a signet removes a condition… so all in all, 2 conditions removed every 10 sec + 1 on command.

Aphasia.1803:

gabo.6721:

GS + Scepter/Focus
All power stuff (power + precision). Heavy hitter. GS for melee, Scepter Focus for ranged.

Currently 20/20/1/0/0 but going for 30/30/10/0/0 Pure offense type.
Anybody thinks there is a harder hitting build?

Haha, i’m going in the same direction too. Thought about making up the toughness and vit through equipment.

Glad to know i’m not stabbing myself in the foot with this trait build. haha. but still, i used to think vulnerability on blind was cool, i guess 1% is still better than 0%.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Vulnerability
Can anyone recommend something for radiance trait line if not vulnerability on blind?

Also, i’m open to recommendations if they have any harder hitting builds they would like to recommend. Virtues trait line has some interesting stuff like “power of the virtuous”, but of course it has to be worth giving up precision and condition damage which both work well with my constant hitting and burning.

TP working as intended.

Wondering why they even set a floor selling price to NPC vend. People should sell at a price they want, if other people benefit then so be it.

If people want to just grab a few quick copper as compared to what selling the items would net them, let them. Its not like they are being robbed blind as all the info is in front of them.

Everything i want to say has been said.

I’m for the “TP is working as intended and doesn’t need to be changed.”

This i think could benefit the game though would be:

1. HIGHER TAX ON NOT-SAME-WORLD GOODS with a “total cost” message before purchases are made. This should help with hedging some of the over-supply.
2. NO LIMIT TO SELLING PRICE. i mean literally, let people sell 1s stuff for 1c if they want, let scavengers make the money.
3. SELL LISTING LIMIT AND EXPIRATION, since i’m sure treating the TP as an extended bank is by no means intended.

My reasoning is simple: “for as long as good green item sellers (and other such rares) price higher than vendor+1c, i know the TP is working as intended.”

IIRC, drop rates plummet when farming the same area too long. Should be no problem in short burst sessions though.

Too lazy to find the source.

GS + Scepter/Focus
All power stuff (power + precision). Heavy hitter. GS for melee, Scepter Focus for ranged.

Currently 20/20/1/0/0 but going for 30/30/10/0/0 Pure offense type.

I was really enjoying justice is blind, i didn’t know vulnerability was a measly 1%.

My strategy is to keep enemies burning forever while smacking them around either melee or ranged kite.

Is there any better way to become Mr. Mc Hits Things To Death Really Hard? I thought this would be optimal.

Hoping to trait fiery wrath, greatsword power, zealous blade, blind exposure, inscribed removal, searing blade, retributive armor. Damage, crit, heal signet, fire utilities.

Anybody thinks there is a harder hitting build?

I also found this to happen in the following situations:

Using the Virtue of justice when the opponent has low HP thus killing it within the next 1-3 blows

When an ally kills a mob with you not hitting it personally even if the fire is yours

The first one is a bit weird, but practically a situation that you shouldn’t be running into often since burning a near dead mob is just overkill.

And that… my friend…

Is why they say that exploring is better than moving from quest hub to quest hub.

Crazylegsmurphy.6430:

So, out of curiosity, what does everyone think the main factor is here?

I think its the same “greed” exhibited in the OP. There is a “money rush” and the time-value of money is too good to pass up.

Remember, under-cutters do so with the assumption that they’ll make the money NOW. Its like saying “Hey, you’re greedy, i’m greedy, i’ll at least grab my money ASAP so i know at least some of my greed will be satisfied rather than being left hanging like those selling higher”.

I’m actually monitoring the price movement of some items, trying to look for an opening to strike.

If they are “effectively” losing money compared to NPC selling, its a benefit to some other player and the seller paid a holding cost to use an overhead storage. A gold sink is a gold sink. Only thing i’d probably like to see is higher tax if the items have to travel across worlds thus giving priority buying to local goods, maybe something related to WvW.

I’m enjoying the cheap prices… i have Armorsmithing, well-leveled, yet i still turn to the TP for greens and runes… i offer no less than 50% the vend price though.

Item NPC sells for 1s, Seller sells at 10s, buyers bidding for 1s 1c, i’ll offer 2s.

It seems like a fine deal for me and if anyone sells to me, effectively its a fine deal for them. I’m happy. Seller’s [assumed] happy. ANet’s happy with their commission. Haters… well, you know what they do.

I hear ANet hired an economist… wonder what he’s planning.

As a dedicated Guardian, yeah its pretty straightforward if offense is your thing, (Support requires oodles of skill) but as for killing-power, its not the most effective.

Since ANet managed AH stats before, i wonder if they can manage average PVP population per class, KDR, and even average APM of the top 10 SPVP players of the class (when ranking comes along). That should give good insight for this question.

P.S. I don’t think there is such a thing as a troll question, only irrational or misinformed ones… this seems pretty legit to answer well.

I like this feature… But i could appreciate a little boost in the stats left after the downleveling (maybe up by 10%?)… I mean, i upgrade my set every few levels in chunks rather than change 1 piece at a time (works great since i AH every after i complete a whole zone).

It comes to a point that you reach this awkward stage that leveling up makes you a bit weaker than your last level because your stats got adjusted downward (yes, even besides the traits and stacking gear stats).

P.S. Maybe its also just me, jumping in and mob killing as I feel significantly stronger than the mobs and get exponentially more careless regarding enemy CC.kittenyou knowckdowns and daze while i try to spin in the middle of 5 of you….

I’m only leveling Armorsmithing… i [used to] not care any less for cooking since its somewhat my philosophy that if i can only live by using consumable buffs then i’m doing something wrong.

i wasn’t supposed to be affected… but now i am. Cotton stuff is not easy to find randomly and i don’t “farm” in the traditional sense.

I’m not even mad, its not my call how they design the game… but:
We.
Need.
A.
Reason.
To.
Accept.
The.
Changes.

Not just feign ignorance because the rest of the game is fun as heck.

I believe those are the ones that you picked up during a quest that required them. It seems to be a safety that prevents you from selling the stuff and having to regather.

I threw the few of those i had. No consequences so far.

To add to the discussion of maximizing, the trade off of crit to attack is:

200 atk = 1% crit

I already did the math…

Basically if you were willing to trade off some attack for some critical chance then balance it such that the atk you give up is less than 200 for every 1% of crit chance. Conversely, if you will decrease your crit chance by 1%, try to get at least 200 atk in return. ASSUMING 0% increased crit damage.

You may convert atk and crit chance to the corresponding Power and Precision attributes as their formulas will complicate it a bit.

Also, increased critical damage % will decrease the 200atk in the above equation. Recalculating is gonna bore me so i won’t do it.

I’m always getting aggro for doing X or while not doing Y

Everybody makes that claim…

There has yet to be a reliable basis on mob aggro, but fact remains that at some point everyone will get hit no matter the circumstance. (hence the quote above holds true in every discussion about tanking).

With no dedicated tanking ability, there is no trinity. everybody will be dealing as much damage as they can muster while the rest support… and everybody’s rolling around…

lyka bebe! runnin’ round mekin’ noys, dun no wat tu du.

… and try to make the best of what they can bring to the table.

I switched out my old CC hammer for a scepter + X for ranged damage… Better for when my guardian is feeling a bit beat up than CC. Nothing can replace my GS though.

Edit: there are “pull” moves though, like Guardian GS skill 5. Not reliable for getting aggro to yourself, but does lure mobs away from guys that can’t take many hits. Still doesn’t justify tanking though. ^_

Situation (to be skipped by tl;tdrs):

I’m a working man. My brother is currently in between graduating and a first job. I bought the game and promised him 1 slot. He goes ahead and fills 3, not so bad since i’m only using 2. He wants to delete a character, i tell him to salvage everything and even store the silver he’s made. He doesn’t even know where the bank is or what a crafting station is (seriously, he just wants to hit things until they die). I log in on that to-be-deleted character to salvage and mail… can’t mail. i can’t find the bank or crafting station in Char Citadel. Time to go to work. don’t want to waste the still-precious-silver-since-its-hard-to-make-money on the character. He might just delete it without bothering with the transfer. So sad.

Its much easier to transfer stuff from anywhere if you can mail it to yourself instead of using the bank… then thinking back, there is a mini-pet that opens the bank from anywhere IIRC. Tempting… Tempting…