How does this ruin small groups/guilds. We use this to our advantage when we are attacked by auto-target noobs (after all the true power comes from CTRL-T Trains.
Auto target is great, we can better control where the damage lands
The problem isn’t that forts can be taken at night, the problem is that taking a fort without having to fight gives you the same number of points in the tally.
I run an Australian guild in an Australian alliance, and I do understand and think this point out of everything is very valid.
That said, until Anet gives us a list of players active based on times of the day, its a useless argument.
I can vouch for IoJ that we in the AUS prime time sit in ques to get into the borderlands and don’t get me started in getting into EB. So on my server at least, its not a group of 15-20 people taking everything.
Infact this week against SoS and ET, there has been epic fights in borderlands and EB for our entire prime time.
I do agree that if we can take keeps with no resistance, that should not be worth as much as if you require 100 people to take a keep because its defended by likewise people and it takes you 3hours to take the keep, Versus 15mins of only NPCs. That said, its not the case (at least for our matchup) We can’t take keeps in 15mins, there are defenders, it takes us organization, siege equipment, multiple strike forces, just like it does US Prime time.
if anything its the TZ after the Oceanic
As one of the WvW commanders that was on the ET map when the Orb was taken (IoJ here) we were on the west side, and kept 40+ ET busy while the orb was taken
That said, it felt good to see the orb taken, even if it wasn’t by IoJ. Great work SoS.
Mass invisibility is not worth it when you look at Time Warp but it has its uses, especially since it doesn’t require your allies to run through one exact location (which is sometimes harder to organize that you think
iMage applies a single stack of Confusion, even with full condition damage it is extremely weak compared to other Phantasms. iDuelist is far superior for condition damage with Sharper Images.
Totally my main issue with the iMage! It feels ‘off’ to me that the the duelist’s auto-attack is so potent and, if you go 15 in Dueling, it easily stacks 4-5 bleeds on a foe. Meanwhile, the iMage strikes so slowly, a single target, has no combo field with it, and does a meager 1-stack of confusion with no traits to improve it. Torch could definitely use some love in PvE.
The advantage of the iMage is that it does a 10second stack of confusion. In the world of confusion, thats huge. Especially in PvP, not so much in PvE.
Leading with the Mage confusion, you can push your confusion stacks that extra bit higher before using him for that extra shattering confusion
Agreed that the attack is slow, but <3 the 10sec duration.
When you are in WvW are you running around solo, or do you join a group (including comms)
WvW solo, your going to get creamed, that WvW, not just your stat boost. I’ve seen and had many lower level people in my WvW groups, and they are just as effective, the key though is to be in a group, preferably one that target fires, and has communication with the server WvW.
p.s. Also make sure your using your dodges, and learn the AoE effects and what they do, I’ve seen many people new to WvW die in seconds because they don’t understand what that pretty purple bubble is doing around them, or that water fountain over there is doing.
Could you tell us a bit more about your play style, the mesmer has quite a few builds that all play very differently (you can find alot of them in this forum) if you let us know how you like to play, we can help match one to your play style
If your looking at IoJ server, check out http://www.isleofjanthir.net which has listed some of the more prominent AUS guilds on the server. (we have a good AUS prime time force)
Which also includes ours
I’m not sure I consider ether one as hardcore or casual.
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A group of hardcore players can succeed at both and casual players can be effective in both. Just because wvw benefits from having an organized force doesn’t mean John Q can’t zone in, ask “where’s the fight?”, and be effective by joining that organized force.
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Well.. provided John isn’t going to run around solo and get mad when a mob finds him. Or chase runners to far. Or run into a twenty guys alone, die, then scream “WHY DIDN’T YOU FOLLOW ME!?” Oh John.. why do you have to be Rambo?
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I guess my point is this. Being casual doesn’t mean being stupid.
+1
Casuals can definitely make a mark in WvW, but there has to be a realization that WvW needs teams to work together, I know no guild group that will turn down anyone else joining in on their operation (as long as they don’t do a “John”)
I think the issue stems from the fact that you can’t just jump in as a casual go where you want in WvW, especially with the guild groups and zerg. Might I suggest next WvW you jump into send a /m asking if any groups have a spot for a dependable warrior. And watch the invites come in. Even better, jump on their voice comms and get the full WvW experience without the need to be hardcore
What time zone are you looking for?
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Milk, you can always use those 10 supplies to repair door/wall if no siege weapons around to build.
Planetside had the right Idea.
You would gain Commander EXP while you were a leader of a group only. And would gain exp based on what that group did.
So you knew that a Commander level 5 (the highest you could get in Planetside) has lead many groups, and achieved alot.
This sort of system gets rid of gold costs, or people who can just play 12 hours a day, as it requires others to actually group with you, and face it, if you suck people arn’t going to group with you for long
IMO, this could be easily added to GW2 to help us identify true commanders, the ones that actually lead the troops.
-Ky