Guild Wars 2

the new ranger traits are bland in my opinion.
Some are good in mechanics and numbers in certain situation, but they seem meh in general.

I was expecting a ranger buff, and all we got was some utility bug fixes..

Axes are my favorite weapon.
But they are mediocre compared to the rest of the choices.

Furthermore with the double sigil on 2 handed weapons they seem to have arrived at the point of obsolete.

For example:
1. I have the Axe trait and I DONT have the Greatsword trait.
2. I have +5% damage sigil with my 2 axes and no damage sigil with my Kodan Greatsword.
3. I use all skills with the 2 axes, but i dont use 1 skill with the greatsword (the counterattack, its very situational)
4.Yet the Greatsword is far better in damage.
5.It also has much more mobility.
6.Whirling Defence requires you to go near the enemy so its the same risk than the greatsword (the greatsword has even better reach).
So no silly arguments risk vs reward

Greatsword trumps them in every area (better damage, better aoe, better mobility, 2 sigils)

For my WvW Tournament and most dungeons i use greatsword, and while i love the axes/axes i am no fool to lose my dps and dont contribute to the party.

Even more baffling is the fact that shorbow, longbow have over 4 traits for them, while axes have only 1 trait.

I really dont understand it. And you guys buff the 2 handed weapons even more.
Moar traits for the longbow.

The only reason is use axes now, i because i am bored with constant use of the greatsword.

Why is there such a big disparity?

Why you force us on cookie-cutter builds of greatsword/shortbow/longbow?

There are other weapons too.

because they dont have many people to properly balance thats why.

“Its my destiny”

when i complete my daily gatherer quest
:(

i am wondering too because i am seeking one particular.
It isnt in the official soundtrack

this is my first character

So Personal Story is done & explored the world 100%.
I am a Norn Ranger of the Raven Totem. Here are my thoughts.

1) The Kodan saved the world.
If they hadnt gone south, we would never know about Jormag & the elder dragons.
Special dialogue in their iceberg ships confirms that. In a sense they formed the Pact

2) The Vizier of Orr saved the world.
If he didnt cast the epic spell, Orr would be ruled by the Charr.
And now Zhaitan would have The Undead Charr Nation of Orr.

imagine the forces of Orr with charr helicopters or charr tanks
No more undead peasants & undead chickens etc.
But undead charr phalanxes & hordes. Shudder.

State of the World
3) Asura
Pros
They have economic dominance on Tyria
They charge people when they use the asura gates and their waypoints
The Krewes are responsible for many technological breakthroughs.
Cons
Krewe council is fragmented. The leadership nature of the krewes is their downfall.
They have allowed the Inquest (another krewe) to become a real nation.

4) Humans
Pros
They have the numbers. Humans are also resourceful dogfighters.
The human resilience has made them thrive on many parts of the world.
Cons
Queen Jenna must be doing real propaganda
Divinity Reach morale is in a perpetual state of happiness (feasts, confetti everywhere)
The Centaurs have all but captured the Human lands and its looking bad.

5) Sylvari
Pros
They have a God of nature (Pale Tree) to guide them.
The Dream is a source of knowledge (they become emerged fully self aware)
Cons
The Dream has also negative aspects. It has formed the Nightmare Court.
Not possible to work their problems. The Sylvari are kind, and the Court has taken advantage of that.

6) Norn
Pros
We are giant-men with great strength and knowledge of the spirit world.
Our worship of Animal Totems gives us clarity and vision.
Cons
We are generally free spirits. Only the existence of the Wolf Totem has kept us from dsibanding. We have become weak and trusting living so close to the other races.
Our neighboring lands have become filled with enemies (dredge, svanir)
The Dragon Totem (Sons of Svanir) has many norn in their banner.

7) Charr
Pros
They are by far the best warriors. I am ashamed to say this as a Norn.
While Indvidually Norn are stronger, the charr have the technology & the numbers.
Their “always warriors” mentality will help Tyria.
(Sidenote: How can a race with Spartan, Roman, and Mongol traits not be the best warriors?)
Smoldur the Unflinching is very wise, we need a unified Tyria vs the dagons.
Cons
Not many weaknesses because of their political system.
Legion Leadership is shaky (but still stable). They will an Ur-Khan soon. Who will lead?
Flame Legion is a real thorn. Otherwise, the Charr lands seem safer.
Human Separatists & Charr Renegades only do guerilla tactics.

8) Lion’s Arch/Ebonhawke
Lion’s Arch was devastated by Scarlet Briar.
Ebonhawke was greatly weakened by the Charr wars.

They seem to be financially dependant on other nations to survive.

Feel free to dicuss more.

Our Heroes were filled with RAGE over what Scarlet had done.
Scarlet was not branded, but more like a deranged, insane person that was heavily infunced over the days/months/years by the Elder Dragon.
So theoretically there was a possibility for her.
So they slew her mercilessly.
They have a bit of a dark side to them.

Maybe the next super minion of the next Elder Dragon has some chance to be saved

Bouncer Kinna SPECIFICALLY states that Lion’s Arch is besieged by Scarlet forces
She is the one that takes you character to the event.

Just because your personal story took place in 1325 doesnt matter.
Mine happens in 1327.

Maeva’s house is just too OP to be bothered by Scarlet. hence the shield

Have any of you seen the House with a magical shield in LA ?
That magic shield protects it against Scarlet Armies.

Well Its part of the personal story “On Red Alert”. This just the attack of Zhaitan in the Claw island.
Gixx of the Durmand Priory sends you to find his coleague Maeva in LA.

To get to the instance you have to go to the SE of Gendarran Fields.
There you find bouncer Kinna & Cpt. Smash (the golem.)

Bouncer Kinna explains the Scarlet situation and says she knows her way around the besieged city & how to evade the Siege forces of Scarlet.
She also tells you that Cpt. Smash destroyed the tunnel linking Gendaran to LA because they wanted to stop the spead of the poison miasma.

Cpt Smash tells you that he could bring down Scarlet (probably like Ellen Kiel, Heal-o-tron, Delaquea, Kasmeer Meade, Eirrson and the others)

They transport you inside Maeva’s Shielded House.
You can see the Drill clearly outside the blue dome.
The House is on temporary lockdown, automated defences have been activated and you must figure out how to close them.

never mind found it, its very gimmicky though

I bought the game while Scarlet was occupying Lion’s Arch.
This is the only POI i am missing in the map in Lion’s Arch
Please help me as i just cant seem to find this POI.
In the map, its the vista that is situated above the “u” in “Trader’s Forum”
Its NOT the vista in the Trader’s Forum waypoint.

So long any who i have asked dont know how to get this.
It seems unreachable.
Please offer suggestions if possible (I have even tried with with the jumping weapon at the Eastern Ward waypoint, but i cant carry it beyond the event)