Guild Wars 2

im rerolling as well but might go bk to druid for raids, i really want some shiny legendary armor for my rev.. only thing that annoys me is herald ground graphic but thats a different topic.

I just want my swiftness is all. Guess ill be stuck with 15% speed boosters as no way Im removing my strenght runes off the ascended armor

For you who played betas, did you get a sense of feel for when you should swap mastery tracks to better interact with the world? Like do you level gliding to a certain tier, and then you could swap to mushroom jumping to a certain tier, since you now know when these feats might be needed?

And to level these the better way is to tag mobs and do as many events as possible? Adventures gives much exp?

I didnt get to play the map betas but was there an indication of how spread the hero challenges were? I know it’s problably hard to tell but im just trying to figure out the most effective way to boost my revs HPs to herald. Solo or lfg event HP challenge vanilla runs vs solo HoT zones. Even if HoT zones are potentially only 4 theyre layered and i dont know how hard/tied to masteries it is at getting there.
Furthermore we dont know if the elite spec items will be the last in the line (which i hope) which would save us some time.

Im guessing a good start is to have at it in HoT zones as 1 HP challenge equals 10, and they might be easier to reach in the beginning zones, and then at some point when hit by masteries wall go over to vanilla zones.

Colin said it himself if u just check that page. Trying to figure out how.many HPs we’ll lack till one can unlock herald without vanilla HPs

So if we tome a rev to 80, how many HP will we lack to unlock all the core specs, or is it enough? Just trying to figure out how far away ill be from herald with no vanilla HP unlocked

Well based on what colin said we need to buy all core training lines before we can even start herald, and getting to 80 by tomes will just be enough to lvl them all but elite? This is one trick pony! Good think i got loads of speed boosters.

The daredevil staff is the one n only for melee, visually

Isnt there already a visual indicator for glints heal, thought i saw the chars chest lit up in a bluish glow, pluss it’s quite noticable the blue icon buff, or maybe thats just me. It would be odd to have a indicator-like buff that lits up the entire rev screaming dont hit me.

Glint shiro is in a good spot overall, but one cant tell for sure yet which spot itll have, also with tweaks done underway

Ive had success vs all average thieves and the better ones (the rare) on a GS / Mace&Shield build, either by playing the waiting game or aggressive risk/reward. We have the tools for it, but it gets trickier if thief uses teleport to higher ground and buy some time with his shortbow.

We are humans and it is in our nature to like different things. All will play their desired classes based on individual factors.

Bitoku Kishi.8346:

Mix of Rampager’s, Knights, and Cleric’s for me. Might sound strange, but I already tested it extensively in the beta (including the Raid and Fractals), comparing it to plenty of other stat combos, and it seemed to come out the most ideal overall.

Just remember what role u want to fill as ur gearchoice affects the other 9 players and outcome in the raid.

Because this is a feature comming with the expansion, being able to purchase elite specs. Anyone has to work for it, the positive is that if u strictly wvw u will have a way to gain HP, because u wouldve wvw anyway.

Many would like to know if they update the vendor at launch, making us able to purchase fractal skins with pristines

If you enjoy power build then go full berserker. The expensive part is having 6 main armor, so go full berserker in that while u can alter the stats on offsets like trinkets rings etc with knights or valk. But really, I have a feeling we can go full berserker in HoT PvE due to how evasive our weapon skills are.
Full berserker mainset should also make u more prep for raids, and vanilla gw2 it’s all about berserker (if ur into power).

The one to Rule.2593:

eh bows are usually bad dps with the exception of ranger longbow

If it’s the same as dragon hunter id take hammer any day :P I actually dont see how a bow could be better than the hammer, it would have to offer something new, and currently the hammer is quite unique in that regard.

Halan.7931:

Just make some toggle for it, current version is very intrusive and looks very flat and out of place.
Legend wrist particles look much better than it.

This is actually a good idea, but it would probl be to much work for them to implement in options. In any event I dont see how tuning down its color mass/make it more transparent would do any harm to those for it and those who are ok with its current version.

I made flameseeker as well and love how the book shines with a beam of light on any action you do. Its the perfect fluff, not overdone as the Eternity with its explosions on big footfalls and burning aura around your char. Cant wait to pair the shield with a fractal sword (which can be purchased for 20 pristines in HoT am i right?)

Cancer is also a very sensitive term that you shouldnt throw around

I agree somewhat with the mentality, but rev can still be beaten and countered, and other classes got cheese too

So if we finished season two and are lvl fifty in frac by release we get headstart xp to use in masteries?

Aaaaaand with that we can conclude this discussion

Not having a ranked soloqueue does create a lot of frustration, even more so when good soloers eventually hit a brick wall in leagues vs premades. I would even see soloq vs premadeq as different gamemodes, as theres potentially a lot of variables between the two, why make it unfair by pushing them together.

Just wanted to chime in with my support. As said, this concern has been brought up quite a few times but strangely good ol Roy didn’t respond to it. Hes problably too much overtime.

The herald ground icon is indeed quite large and its color mass is so clear that it’s hard to not stare at it, stealing your attention away from whats truly important. The other outer icons doesnt resemble any known icons so i dont see their use either, theyre just further adding to the nuisance. All in all it would be great to just tone down the center/make it more transperant.

If this could be done many would surely have better days :-)

Aomine.5012:

Ilharn.6813:

Aomine.5012:

Their damage is top-level, sword 3 high damage

evade it, so there’s no dmg anymore

convert all damage and condition with heal skill from Glint.

Stop dmg, so there will be no heal

Lots of CC, high duration boon uptime, on demand quickness, etc.

I guess you’ve never played against classes with real lots of CC

1st: learn to fight against them, then you’ll see… they’re not OP
2nd: play rev against a player who knows how to conterplay rev… then you’ll see.. they’re not OP

I fought against classes they much more OP as you mean the rev is… Srsly!

Don’t forget: ~95% of all players don’t know how to fight against this NEW class… So ~95% thought the rev is OP… including you.

I find it funny that some people here are using this 95% people theory of people are clueless against new specializations , while they’re always that 5% elitists who know all the clues to fight new classes, and thinking their opinion is always more accurate than others.

For example, some people above me are saying Reaper OP, Chrono OP, etc etc, while they’re equally as new as everyone else against those new specializations.

Yeah, I know the forum role, the x classes you don’t play are always OP and the x class you played is always the weakest class. This is especially true on those people who only play one class.

Too bad I’m going to play Revenant soon. Let’s hope I don’t be that guy who thought Revenant is the weakest class.

It’s not about being elitist, it’s just about being right or wrong and your black n white statements makes no sense. You go on about sword 3 being “top damage” yet it can be negated by a dodge, figthing against a shiro glint rev u only just need to dodge sword 3 and elites, which is a pattern its easy to get used to and easy to recover endurance for it. Sword 3 also goes down in damage when against more targets, like mesmer clones or ranger pet.
You go on about shiro having “on demand quickness” yet it isnt truly on the demand, using it will burn all your energy preventing other abilities, and maybe u just dont have the energy when u need quickness. It’s pretty much just lots of accusations thrown around without mentioning downsides, when in reality all classes are strong in their own dept, and we really need more time to fully test things. You even say 5 revs standing together is too strong just to bolster your cause lol.

falcor.4613:

some basic q

1. do i need to be 500 huntsman to go legendary pistols ? ( i do letherworking to 450) do i need to stop armor crafting and do wopen crafting ?

2. i must heve acsended pistole to go to legandary ?

tnks

u dont need to have asc pistols to get the new HoT pistol legendary. Getting the pistol will be activities tied to HoT, like gettting full map exploration in HoT zones. It’s precursor will also have tasks required, and i think it is safe to assume that at some point u may need 500 in the respective crafting prof which is needed when crafting for other legendaries/asc.

gannondorf.7628:

Please don’t tell this argument again “weakness to condis” when they have barely none. With Glint/shiro, marauder amulet, vampirism rune i haven’t ANY real problem with condi last BWE (only again high stacks of burning and too much condis like other classes). The new trait in retribution line (the proc od ROTGD) make condi management even more easy too. Revenant really don’t have a weakness to conditions. Looks at mesmer for exemple, it’s much more squishy than revenant and without inspiration line have just NOTHING to do with conditions (revenant without Mallyx have Glint heal,regen, shield skills, evade … AND soon a talent in retribution line). When mesmer need to don’t be hit at all (actually mesmer need more skill to play than herald, who makes revenant a child game to play with the upkeep cost of Glint abilities). There is more, when revenant is really tanky with herald and shield mesmer can actually be one shooted (i play Mesmer and i can say you this "condition weakness is clearly none. Would love to have this “weakness” on my mesmer without taking inspiration line). So please stop with that conditions weakness. It’s really a false thing.

The revenant (majoritarly the herald but i hope Jalis and Mallyx would change too) and others elite specs are going to be down and have some changes in one or two months, i’m pretty sure. Currently there is no balance thing on elite specs ( i really hope myself they redone the berserker spec, if none this clearly throw warriors away the meta and let revenants become the more powerfull melee class)

Then perhaps u played vs lesser skilled players? As we do have a harder time vs condis as a glint shir, especially when the fight prolongs. I lost to good chronos and even a good berseker condi as shiro glint marauder amu. I was not on the top of my game, but they knew their builds and how to work around mine. Vamp rune is getting changed as well. We need to give it more time before calling this and that op, its redicilous

The reason im not going charr is cuz of the last spin animation on staff 1. Its like the charr is a helicopter with the staff spinning ontop of his head, and his hands arnt even touching the staff. Some may like this though.

I like grind too but it’s cuz im half asian so it’s in my blood

Aomine.5012:

Ilharn.6813:

Aomine.5012:

Roy Cronacher.1576:

nicknamenick.2437:

Roy Cronacher.1576:

Overall, after the last BWE, we felt like revenant was in a solid spot. For launch we mainly focused on bug fixing and a few outliers such as changing the second hit of the sword auto-attack as well as speeding up the tablet move speed.

That’s not to say that there aren’t more things we are thinking about how to improve or tweak, but we want the profession to get in more playtime and thus more feedback before we make any more larger changes. I’m definitely reading all the feedback and taking under consideration for future changes so keep up the awesome work.

So your happy with how good it is/plays, how about how balanced it is compared to others? (core classes) for now revenant counters every other power class. and when they spec condi they also counters every condi class.

This issnt only for Rev but also for allot more new Elite specs you/Anet brought into this game. some core classes have NO place or chance anymore against new (combined) stuff you/Anet put on this class and other elites.

We need to have players get more time with them in general to see how things play out. We’ve made a lot of changes in beta weekends, but once they are live and people really spend a lot of time playing with them it will give us better data. We want non-elite spec builds to be viable as well. There will be balance patches to address and adjust things.

Yeah, feel like we can enjoy this OP class for at least a month before the nerf-hammer coming :P

Though it’s obvious some of the skills are too strong in PVP, if you guys are ok with it, then we’re ok with abusing it.
Let’s hope we don’t see a 5~20 Revs team in most contents post HoT

What skills are you talking about? O.o

Hint: One-hand sword and Glint.
Some on Shiro, but this one is debatable.

Also feel like Hammer will be a WvW Zerg friendly weapon thanks to perma mobile dark field + projectile block (If multiple Revs present)+ short CD AOE KD. (One KD hammer is not a big threat, but imagine 20 RANGE AOE KD, plus hammer’s dps is almost equivalent to Ranger’s LB if you spam 2 on CD)

Also 5 Revenants in Glint standing together can easily upkeep 25 mights, fury, regen, swiftness without doing anything.

Every class has something that is strong. You cant compare rev hammer vs ranger Lb, both are different classes and weapons. Its like comparing dd ele vs dd thief. And hammer 2 is avoidable through strafing, Lb is not. Stating that 5 glint revs standing together are strong is obvious, and they do use energy to keep such buffs up at a cost. I wonder what 5 reaper or 5 chrono standing together can do in a zerg or 5v5 vs those revs onpoint.

Sorry if i come out as harsh but i believe ur logic is flawed and it is sad to see such false info being spread around. If i were u id be more careful and humble with how i throw around such claims. And ‘us’ druids will stand out and be strong in our own field, everyone has something.

Based on what we saw i can only see action camera as more of a hinderance to true mobility and responsiveness. It can make targetting in pve easier and some pvp. But overall its like ur a bit more locked in forward angle, less able to react to what can happen 180 degrees behind u, which works against true awareness around u for new players.
Other than that its a nice addition to combat and will be loved by many.

I live in norway so i guess that means 7 o clock in the morning

On October 23 at 12:01 AM Pacific Time (UTC-7), Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns will go live!

What is that in EU time? 6 in friday morning or 21 in friday night?

Any work. I see phantaram doing success on his sword shield n staff rev. I personally will go sword shield n hammer cuz i dont want to be tied to melee which is a hinderance in some scenarios. Hammer is also quite versatile, as with the staff.

Id love to see the juggernaut implemented in AA and hammer #5

I know quite a few would love feedback on dev standing when it comes to herald ground icon/graphic. Those concerned feel it is to big and would like to see it toned down a bit, if not in size then in color mass as the center circle ground graphic takes some space and focus away. At the same time it is understandable that other more pressing concerns are of priority.

Lethalvriend.1723:

I agree that it was rather strange they did not include 1 character slot as a base reward, however sadly I have seen the marketing of this company for a while now and I actually prepared for the worst. Back when they announced the expansion a part of the community got a bit kittened off that the core game became free and veterans got nothing so they changed it so those would receive a free character slot. Since I am a veteran I got my slot that way, but I can definetely understand your situation. If I were in your position I would feel the same way.

Veterans got lots of content and enjoyment that new players either missed out on or must slowly redo. Your opinion is subjective, as is mine, but if one compare this mmorpg and anet vs other mmorpgs and companies theres little to complain about in terms of money. Personally id say its a pretty darn good deal with 50 euros for three years of free content and experience new players never will get, and im fine with them getting the core game for free as it would only hinder anet if new players had to buy the game for 100 euros and more as they add expansions. That doesnt make sense and would hinder growth. Theres lots of stuff ingame that makes us vets stay ahead.

Fractals is the new dungeon. You have a high chance at getting asc rings that u can salvage for the new legendary material in HoT. Rewards will be buffedx dungeons nerfed in gold income, and fractals split up to made less time consuming. If you’re into progression in general sooner or later u will want to step into fractals, and over time u will get plenty of free asc chests which is alot of gold saved. Not to mention the currencies and item update to vendors.

Whats annoying is that they havent openly expressed themselves about why theyre not going to implement soloq, if that is he case. Currently we dont know anything other than being spoon fed. That leaves us with questions and frustration. Id settle with it if they could just tell us what and why, which is kinda the transparency theyve shown with raid info and its vision/road ahead

HoT masteries have lots of solo pve player tasks, which is the progression direction this game is heading.

Has there been any walkthroughs done in the first raid wing, or as far as someone got in the beta, in text form? Would be awesome if someone could provide link

I thought mmorpgs were about progression. To me gw2 stands out in that dept as it makes it possible to aquire ascended through daily tq, fractals, guild missions, chest drops from other content. Once u aquire the armor u can trade it around between characters and itll always be best in slot. U can even change stats in the forge. All of this is unlike any mmorpg out there, and yet people complain. Play at ur own phase, but this stuff doesnt happen over night, as with anyone else who currently have their set. Heck, u can even wear full exo 6part main armor while wesring the rest easily aquired ascended. In the end its all about your build and knowing your role and tactics. Being a game.dev must be hard sometimes

The laurel vendor sells advanced harvesting tools and according to their tooltip they are better than the blue/gemstore variants. I wonder if they are significantly better, like a blue salvage kit to the yellow, and worth taking in HoT just for min-maxing? Their price is fairly low though considering the amount you get, worth picking up at least from a price point.

I really hope we get true freedom and can unlock glint right at start. I wanna use my ascended berserker with strenght runes from my warrior, without glint I have no swiftness

I think what OP is trying to say is that the lack of utility skill options hinders the class for being diverse, every revenant will more or less be the same. I say this is not so true because every class has utility skills that have been favored pretty much since release while having utlity skills that are subpar and have stayed so. It doesnt help having 20 utility skills when only 5 are wanted.

He then goes on claiming that Anet has over time removed the ability to make unique builds, but in reality I think theyve only made it better since theyve slotted alot of traits together to make more sense now, while still having the ability to go 3 vast different roles (like in current trait tiers).

Yeah in its current form hammer doesnt need any traits, it’s already a powerful weapon. As someone else noted, it’s great that there isnt a trait tied to the weapon as that would “force” potential powerbuilds into certain traitlines, which hinders overall options.

Nothing beats an unfair matchup in courtyard, where one team get to crunch skulls, one by one from enemy spawn as they jump down into certain doom. It makes combat feel even more fast phased with those 2v5s 1v5s as they respawn.

Ive done one or two f50 fracs a day the last good two weeks, and about 25—40% of them have resulted in one disconnect during encounters. Could this be on the server end? I got a stabile net and confident its not from me. Anyone else in this boat?

TJgalon.5012:

There was mention of hope about testing raids before launch, cause of the issue during beta, but unsure what came of that, or how.

I think that was done through the extended BWE3 throughout monday

I crafted eternity after two years and ten months of play. I wasnt trying to so thats why it took so long. I mainly play pvp but also heavily into skin wars 2 and since my twilight only fit my warrior and not my rangers nature theme, i just had to make sunrise. Then I got this crazy idea to sell eternity by just keeping the skins from the previous, only to regret it later so i ended up rebuying eternity on TP for 300 more gold. But i just had to get that glowing ball and fiery aura around my char.

And now i may main rev but they cant use GS so u win some n lose some

If i were u now id save the gold for legendary armor, as completing it after raids will have the same cost as 1 leg wep. There are also comming new leg weps and precursor crafting that may savor u some gold but in return cost time. Meanwhile keep farming sw chest runs and maybe a fractal 50 for rings to salvage for the new leg material.