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well they might wanna go with the “new playstyle” idea which is what elite specs r about, and currently we have ranged power, melee power, but lack in the condi dept. Theres alot of feedback on traits etc but itll take a lot of work to make condi build stronk since we r sort of stuck with melee condi atm, or close range at least.. so having another wep set for ranged condi could be a thang that could help “fix” other issues

Sandrox.9524:

nacario.9417:

But u can clearly see it though, theres a blue white light that lits up the revs chest/head, not to mention the blue buff icon that pops up. What else do ppl want, a big sign or a screaming 13 yr old sound “DONT HIT ME FOR 3 SECONDS”.

When I burst a rev to half I keep an eye on these “signs” as it’s obvious he is suspect to pop it, and therefore I dont go for the kill just yet. This heal is built around a bad mechanic which relies on players making mistake, why make it even easier.

You will not see it in group fight.Duels dosnt count for anything even if you didnt mentioned it one must assume you talking to it cause clearly in group fight you are not always targeting the revenant and see tiny particle in a midst of 10k others

Actually if u pay attention to the rev during a 5v5 u should be able to notice his heal, even easier as the pvp numbers go down. Easier if the rev is ur actual target in said fight, as u can also see the blue buff on his bar. If u truly cannot see it then same argument can be used for other class skills, that u cannot see theirs during ‘group fights’ and u want bigger notification.

I could be fine with having a very obvious animation but then they should up the initial heal as currently one relies to much on rng and player mistakes to make it count, where one could potentially always avoid dmg him which means rev only get a 2k heal.

Id rather take a scepter for ranged condi

But u can clearly see it though, theres a blue white light that lits up the revs chest/head, not to mention the blue buff icon that pops up. What else do ppl want, a big sign or a screaming 13 yr old sound “DONT HIT ME FOR 3 SECONDS”.

When I burst a rev to half I keep an eye on these “signs” as it’s obvious he is suspect to pop it, and therefore I dont go for the kill just yet. This heal is built around a bad mechanic which relies on players making mistake, why make it even easier.

Im crashing like a madman in DS but not that much in other zones. Maybe thst zone is less optimized. I refuse to run potato graphics tho

OP anything can be a grind if u go at it to fast and often. A healthy gw2 approach is to be a pvx player, play much varied content in different phases, do some hot zones, go for collections, fractals, pvp, etc. A mixed bag to be explored, nothing has to happen now. Cgrats u got ascended armor, most likely u dont have to get another as itll be top stats always, which is different in other mmos.

Maybe its just me but i dont like all that verticality as it makes finding fights harder, esp roaming fights. At least the old map were more open n had its own dueling spots. The theme was also more right, now its more bout sand n jungle which we have enough of at HoT pve zones.. i prefer the arctic feel

Time to put that gold to use from all dat sw cf

A [Packet of Salt] in your inventory ends any quarrel

Tipper.6973:

• IMPORTANT INFORMATION *

You can turn the Herald “music” off by disabling / turning down “player instruments” in the sound menu.

Thank u tho its a shame not being able to hear random instruments again

None knows for sure, its the same with raids and fractal leaderboards, theyll most likely all come out at the same time in a week, or two or three’s time.

The skill in itself is a powerful variant, much like a skill each class has, but one really has to look at the rev as a whole to judge it. A Rev that has a powerful UA is in most cases marauder and is often sword shield / hammer or staff. In sword shield theres really no way to stick or do dmg to a kiting/moving target other than UA or impossible odds which drains energy quickly, and often u need that energy to deal with cc. Shield 5 has some healing yes on a marauder, but its a block skill which means many classes have skills that goes through it. When rev switches to Hammer theres a 1 sec evasion, but after that u just gotta sit on him which means its hard to land hammer 2, it’s actually quite wonky in general to use on targets up n close. Do not attempt to go for the kill till infused light is used, after that 2nd UA its a go. Again, condition heavy builds have an easier time as such a rev have the tools vs any power build.

But really Im just rephrasing myself at this point so gonna leave it at that. Glaphen is the guy keeping this thread alive anyway, his mastery level in it is astonishing

It may seem like the crashing happens more in Dragons Stand though

Stefan Larimore.6872:

We are pretty confident these patching crashes have to do with 3rd party software (such as malware, antivirus, and proxies) hooking into the Winsock API.

This Microsoft KB article explains how to reset TCP/IP:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/299357

Please let us know if this does not solve the problem.

So if these crashes are due to third party programs, which seemes highly unlikely based on the amount of feedback, how come many and I crash much less when running potato graphics (from very high to low in settings) during larger events/in general?

glaphen.5230:

nacario.9417:

glaphen.5230:

You guys talking about HPS are forgetting to add in the fact Revenants are blocking or evading for half the battle. Medi Guardian only has 3 second invulnerability once a battle and maybe 2 seconds block on heal skill, power Ranger has at most a 6 second physical immunity and 2 second ranged block. Warrior has 8-10 seconds of immunity to both damage types once a battle and possibly a 3 second block, then he dies. Revenant has 6 seconds of block on lower cooldowns, 2 seconds of evade every 12 seconds, 3 seconds of god mode every 30 seconds and 2 .75 evades per 6-9 seconds of regen.

Lets just make up stuff for the sake of creating argument. Stopped reading at blocking and evading half the battle. Rev goes down quick when focused on, as with any damage build. What exactly is it that ur trying to achieve/imply, that rev is godmode 1v1 or can take on groups?

Next time try reading.

My question still stands, i really dont get what ur trying to get at

glaphen.5230:

You guys talking about HPS are forgetting to add in the fact Revenants are blocking or evading for half the battle. Medi Guardian only has 3 second invulnerability once a battle and maybe 2 seconds block on heal skill, power Ranger has at most a 6 second physical immunity and 2 second ranged block. Warrior has 8-10 seconds of immunity to both damage types once a battle and possibly a 3 second block, then he dies. Revenant has 6 seconds of block on lower cooldowns, 2 seconds of evade every 12 seconds, 3 seconds of god mode every 30 seconds and 2 .75 evades per 6-9 seconds of regen.

Lets just make up stuff for the sake of creating argument. Stopped reading at blocking and evading half the battle. Rev goes down quick when focused on, as with any damage build. What exactly is it that ur trying to achieve/imply, that rev is godmode 1v1 or can take on groups?

Basically there r 5 boosters u wanna have up all time, cant remeb the names but: bday booster/celeb 100% on kill, utility 15% on kill, exp booster 50% on kill with 100% additional stacking, food 15% on all, fireworks 10% on all + 20% exp on kill infusion + banners if possible +. This will make exp gaining super fast, im already t4 t5 in all HoT masteries with 5 6 hrs put in daily since release. Knowing which events to go after also helps, but the big chunk comes from tons of mobs spawning where u need a tag wep.

Jordo.5913:

Felix.7586:

Amantis.4091:

Aveneo.2068:

I expected him to look more alien and closer to the original concept art. I didn’t expect him to be changed into a generic chinese dragon with a single bramble vine wrapped around his body…

Not the mouth of mordy, ACTUAL Mordy.

Anyways, I saw this

You realize Mouth of Mordy is very much the actual Mordy? It’s said as much throughout the meta and the final mission itself

I feel like I must be the only person in the planet that saw Mindremoth and went “oh cool!”

your both wrong….the mouth of mordremoth is a part of mordremoth, but not mordremoth himself, mouth of morde was trying to consume rocks of ley line energy to feed back to him…..just like the mouths of zhaitan were a part of zhaitan and were eating ancient artifacts to feed zhaitan

then the Mordremoth you fight in the personal story is Mordremoth representing himself that way in his mind, you never fight mordremoth in the actual physical realm, much less ever see his true body

And thats because mordremoth is all, the nature is his form, he can reach out from anywhere in maguuma

Stefan Larimore.6872:

We are pretty confident these patching crashes have to do with 3rd party software (such as malware, antivirus, and proxies) hooking into the Winsock API.

This Microsoft KB article explains how to reset TCP/IP:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/299357

Please let us know if this does not solve the problem.

How come this can be a third party software issue when I have done no changes on this PC after launch, and the crashing starts right after launch patch and hereon? Before HoT I had no crashes like these, similar to what everyone else in this thread is experiencing.

I can actually crash as much in vanilla zones as in HoT, so for me its no longer about expansion zones, but the game in general. Would be nice to get some dev feedback on this.

myren.5490:

Revenants are so ridiculous in PvP lol. The amount of sustain and mobility is close to impossible to beat. I manage to dodge sword 3 most of the time but by the time I’m done dodging, revenant has a bunch of boons that come out of nowhere. Its frustrating to do my full damage rotation only to have them block heal and basically negate everything I’ve done.

Did u know that winning requires class knowledge and speed in this game? Perhaps try and learn the opponents mechanic to work around it as others do, than telling UFO stories.

glaphen.5230:

Star.8401:

UmbraNoctis.1907:

kdaddy.5431:

I just double dodge the rev’s sword 3 skill since its only way to do damage.

Uhm, hammer and staff don’t deal dmg? Then those 5k+ hits must be imagination i guess …

Staff 5 was the only hard hitting staff ability and it has been adjusted to do lower damage. “nerfed”

Really? I’m still getting hit for 7k from the staff ability that knockbacks and evades at the same time. Hammer is becoming more popular too now that people are discovering how broken Coalescence of Ruin is.

and what exactly is it with Coalescence of Ruin that is broken, and in what situation?

glaphen.5230:

nacario.9417:

glaphen.5230:

nacario.9417:

Rev or herald isnt op, its the same tale over again when something is new, new is scary, nerf it. Just like the rapid fire buff, nothing was done and the qq eventually died.
Shiro heralds are durable vs power builds, they have many tools in a 1v1 to prolong it as sword shield hammer, but really if u have a dueling build all it takes is to mitigate/avoid their opening UA and dont dmg them to much during infused light, the fight can b in ur favor. Such revs r also quite simple to read in figthing style so learning patterns shouldnt be an issue. Figthing prolonged fights vs condi is a nightmare for a rev, UA wont save them.

We should embrace skill diversity, not homogenize classes which makes gameplay stale and boring.

Think you need to learn to play Revenant because UA isn’t their only skill.

Of course UA isnt their only skill, but those revs who are about UA have a certain build that is quite easy to work around to overcome/beat. Join renown dueling servers and see for yourself. Which is the next point, whats the big deal with UA when rev isnt the godmode some individuals claim they are.

1 vs 1 balance doesn’t matter. Problem with UA is it’s completely unavoidable besides 3 dodges, 3 second blocks/invulnerability while kittenting out 6k damage and evading every 12 seconds.

It is not unavoidable, just look further up in this thread for examples. Every class have stuff that is powerful. I dont think ill ever understand what your deal is with this, but Im not going to change your mind so lets leave it at that

glaphen.5230:

nacario.9417:

Rev or herald isnt op, its the same tale over again when something is new, new is scary, nerf it. Just like the rapid fire buff, nothing was done and the qq eventually died.
Shiro heralds are durable vs power builds, they have many tools in a 1v1 to prolong it as sword shield hammer, but really if u have a dueling build all it takes is to mitigate/avoid their opening UA and dont dmg them to much during infused light, the fight can b in ur favor. Such revs r also quite simple to read in figthing style so learning patterns shouldnt be an issue. Figthing prolonged fights vs condi is a nightmare for a rev, UA wont save them.

We should embrace skill diversity, not homogenize classes which makes gameplay stale and boring.

Think you need to learn to play Revenant because UA isn’t their only skill.

Of course UA isnt their only skill, but those revs who are about UA have a certain build that is quite easy to work around to overcome/beat. Join renown dueling servers and see for yourself. Which is the next point, whats the big deal with UA when rev isnt the godmode some individuals claim they are.

Rev or herald isnt op, its the same tale over again when something is new, new is scary, nerf it. Just like the rapid fire buff, nothing was done and the qq eventually died.
Shiro heralds are durable vs power builds, they have many tools in a 1v1 to prolong it as sword shield hammer, but really if u have a dueling build all it takes is to mitigate/avoid their opening UA and dont dmg them to much during infused light, the fight can b in ur favor. Such revs r also quite simple to read in figthing style so learning patterns shouldnt be an issue. Figthing prolonged fights vs condi is a nightmare for a rev, UA wont save them.

We should embrace skill diversity, not homogenize classes which makes gameplay stale and boring.

Hammer could be the ultimate power wep if it had same functionality as spear aa being melee (a more powerful variant) or ranged depending on target distance

Kyle.5931:

Guys, I am not sure if anyone posted this.

Ball of Dark energy can only get from salvaging Weapon and Armor, not trinkets. The information is in the achievement panel itself is I am not mistaken.

Yeah the information is in the wiki itself.

Lol ty for that info, clueless as i was, i was getting quite frustrated after 50+ rings

If DH only had a pet then people wouldnt call em easy to play!

Morwath.9817:

Thats funny, because I’ve problems only with Revenants.

Then join OP in the L2P line where all the cool kids r at

Are there ascended recipes out for viper? And does legendary weps have all the latest stat options, such as viper?

I refuse to play gw on low graphics though, takes away half the fun which such games r about, kinda why i have an uppdated rig to play shiny games.

im also constantly crashing during larger events

It can be soloed if ur a geared and traited bearbow, like really. So yes, it is soloable, and if ur not willing to reroll then thats on ur end not wanting to adapt.

..in HoT PvE zones, try running a bearbow or any ranger with a pet and you’ll see how much easier it gets to deal with multiple mobs. Can even easily solo daily champions (mastery) by just rotating bears specced into beastmastery while you sit good and comfy at 1500.

Vague Memory.2817:

So what is the counterplay to Revs? They move very fast and seem to be able to block and evade pretty much all attacks in a 1v1. I think this class still needs a lot of tuning.

You answer yourself. ‘They seem’ which means you have no clue what youre dealing with. Nor do you say anything about what legends you are facing and weapons they use, what skills that you struggle against as class X, again clueless and demand nerf. I best them on my ranger because i know how they work, for instance I dont hit them while infuse light is up. Thank you for providing nothing, have a nice day.

As title suggests, Im planning to level a next character in HoT zones and was wondering if thief daredevil does okay vs the new mobs/can solo some HP challanges?

Figure id make a thread here since happy people usually dont go to the tech issues forum. Please make a post here if you have actively played the new expansion maps/the game and have not noticed any difference in rate of client crashes/are not experiencing this issue. It would also be great if you could provide your PC specs.
We dont need posts about those who are crashing since we have other threads for that.

I can also add to this. Crashing on every event with lots of people in a certain vicinity. Crashed on all dragon stand events today, even crashed on tt wurm in bloodtide coast for an hour ago. This could never happen at this rate pre HoT, we’re talking a few times per event. Im not sure it has to do with amount of people either, its just frustrating

How can it ruin competitive play when the examples given reek serious lack of class insight, or troll thread at best. And in all of them you were two and lost. Rev blocked for minutes, how? Because it cant, none can. Berserker suddenly at full hp, either defiant or its new heal on dmg, but u still shouldnt lose unless both were slow and ate zerker 100b arc slice. Its all just nonsenstalk here, thanks for the laugh though

Straegen.2938:

I agree with your points but 10k hours… wow! I thought I had no life at less than half that.

Whats the difference, we all have lives and chose how they are lived, what matters is if youre happy at the end of the day. So far many arnt cuz of reasons rayya pointed on, and thats on anets end.

Im not sure what other mmorpgs OP has played or know of, but every one of them have been way more restrictive than gw2. Be glad u wont be 5 to 10 lvls below with lesser gear which would prevent u from taking part in any content. I honestly dont get why some r too selfentitled, this game has given us so much for free in 3 yrs for only a one time purchase with no f2p paywalls, what is this lol.

Im also a bit worried bout this rng n how much of the mats we might need for legendary items. I salvaged 30+ rings and got nothing dark energy (or w/e its called)

If you spend 30 mins on the last boss u need to roll dmg gear. With full zerk it took me like 8 10 mins to finish it

Any chance the crucial vendors that spawns after succesfully finishing the map wide events could spawn at the beginning of the map? Or some other way to make them more accessible. It’s really frustrating doing the 1 hr – 1 hr 30 min event when you’re client crashing a few times, and if you dont have a party to spam click “join in..” then you’re outta luck.
I just had another event like this where I crashed 2 times during the events leading up to the final boss, and then I crash two times during the fight AND then I crash when I open the vendor window (maybe bcuz there were so many ppl around), and I couldnt make it back to the right map. This sucks bcuz we invest time into this event to access these vendors for various reasons, mine being collection, and then we get screwed and it isnt on our end.

In any event it would be great to know if Anet is working on a fix or acknowledge that this is a problem for all HoT zones, possibly more often when among many players.

im so frustrated right now.. just did last boss on dragons stand and during the 1hr 30 min event i crashed 5 times, and ofc i crashed one last time before opening the vendor to buy my piece >.< and then i cant rejoin the map

What did you guys think about the difficulty? I picked caithe and that other planthead to go with me in mordres mind. I was surprised to see thst difficulty actually jad gone up, from learning mechanics patterns in LS2, to actually having to watch your hp. Especially vs the pale tree later encounters and the mordre fight itself, they were challanging for me as solo and i wouldve failed for sure if i didnt manage cds.

dunduke.9801:

I allrdy made it to. seems to be fixed

Ur thread isnt fixed though

Nocta.5274:

My main issue with the new meta currently installing itself, is the aoe on nodes.

Dragonhunter traps, Reaper shroud / shouts, revenant stuff ( malyx condi aoe thingy, or glint dragon breath ), druid staff and celestial form stuff, chrono wells, etc etc

There’s just SO MUCH STUFF doing aoe on nodes, pure melee fighters like warriors and thieves just can’t handle that.

Thats why u cleave to win

i have yet to try mallyx myself but would suck if it truly is subpar, something i see quite a few have been commenting on since bwe changes. At least mallyx demon form does wonders in cof farm tagging

I completely agree with OP