Guild Wars 2

I must confess…
I used them once… long ago…
In Arah… for immobilizing that slime.

mango.9267:

No, the problem with P/P was never the damage, which was always pretty good. The problem was (and still is) P/P’s sustain. No stealth, no evades, and no mobility built into the weapon set. This new stat does nothing to fix that problem.

agree.

mikeew.8607:

It is clear how op it is just by the influx of ppl playing the class now

is it?…

why would one get sinister stats?
not for group pve.
so what’s left…
solo pve?… who does that with this kind of stats?
pvp? sounds glassy
wvw?

stale.9785:

Just felt the need to point out that, despite what everyone says, it is NOT working as intended.

On release, when people were complaining about the sword auto rooting us, Anet adamantly denied any such thing happened. Dodge always broke the animation, as well as using any directional key.

The userbase provided video proving this was untrue, and we were told they would work on it.

After months of talking about it, including Mr. Peters claiming that fixes were coming, a couple of times, they’ve instead decided it was a feature, not a bug.

Just wanted that out there, for all the L2P people, since, indeed, this was NOT how the sword auto was meant to work – it’s just unavoidable with the leap animation.

2 years later…
zero interest/action from them, as usual.
Pathetic, IMO.

please explain how can 99% crit rate can be reached

pve wise…
a ‘defensive’ thing as wall of reflection can be a really really good ‘offensive’ choice.
same for the fire cleansing thingy (enter Thief SB)
and so on.

I main a Thief, and I know that when a good guard is in the party our DPS will be great because of reflects / might / etc.

TL;DR
I think it works really great, should one chose to go ‘support’ guardian.

rewarding?
no.

been there for the story.
too much dust.
not fun IMO.
never went back.

what about it AN?

wow, thank you sir

Running around the map, cutting trees and gathering metals.
Which one, and why?
Thank you.

what Blast options are available for ranger?

Any feedback from someone from AN?

Tweaking the boss abilities a bit would be easier and it would help the ones that actually give a kitten about finishing the fight faster.
IMO.

What say you AN?

Yeah I know how to counter fear and knockback. I’m not the one dieing.
It’s just silly/stupid/cheap mechanics.

And I think that AN does not care and they should.

It is very… frustrating / sad / pathetic to see tons of people afk-ing in the back or killing trash / random fauna when the rest are getting Feared / Knocked back / Killed.

I would not mind the pathetic leechers if the encounter would not have such mechanics like that stupid fear and the knockbacks.

What’s up AN? Is this the wonderful rewarding boss encounter that you planned to gift us with?

Why don’t you guys give a kitten?

It’s been 2 years, surely I am not the first one to bring this up?

True, p/p has it’s uses and it’s FUN. The new Ricochet is very nice. The numbers are decent. Range is 1050. etc.

D/D and S/P will always output bigger numbers, that’s true, but that’s a different play style. And it’s zero range.

I use S/P, D/P, SB, P/P, depending on the dungeon / event party setup / mood, etc.

Serraphin Storm.2369:

Im all for doing my part just as long as everyone else is as well like using yada yada

One ‘should’ do his part, if he knows what that part is.
Some know and do, some don’t know, and the worst: some know and chose not to because of different reasons.

When you condition your choice to do your best like that… that’s kitten.
IMO.

same as the craftable dungeon potions. Mats for one costs ~3g.
good ideas that went to the toilet at some point.

@robertul

:)
oh, how exactly did you find out what builds I used for the tests?
did you test them yourself?
what did you compare them to?
what are the results?

I craft food because it’s cheaper than buying it.

True, sword + axe is what I would use, for melee dps + reflects.
for now I do not have the resources(time + gold) to gear the ranger and test it in more detail.

But I will say this: it is Very pleasant to play thief and use SB to blast stuff. Sadly this only happens about 1/10 of the time, when I actually find a decent pug

I hope not… i still need some candy for that costume that costs 3… thingies.

depends on each… man.
I chose not to gamble / participate in guild lottery (precursor reward) / use the mystic forge for random things (precursor again) and so on.
I am sure I have only to lose in terms of in-game gold.
But I’m happy cutting trees and harvesting iron.

I manage about 2-3g / day, but I am happy with myself and I will stick to my principles.

Yes, I did test the melee options for ranger / thief and warr and indeed melee is ahead in terms of damage.

Since for me the melee options are more or less clear (I know where when and how to use them) I wanted to focus more on the range dps area.
Here, the ranger has a huge (1500) range.
The thief 900. But it has AoE. And it provides healing, if I so chose (SoM).

So far, the best result for me, in terms of ease of use and dps output was using the thief P/P for aoe Trash & easy events, switching to D/P when the single target boss was at 20%, or using the Sword/x Ranger.

I still think a Ranger would be better for the party in terms of buffs because of frost spirit and spotter. I am more or less sure that in a 5 man or more group I won’t be the best DPS player, and nor do I want to.

As long as I carry my weight and I bring some useful buffs/dps/cc/res/cloak to the other when they need it, I’m happy.

This thread was not created to “help me pick between thief and ranger”. I made it because I am curios about what others think / how stuff works / etc.
Thank you for all who contributed, and should you want to add more, feel free to do it!

laokoko.7403:

your post just explained why many people hate ranger(in this game) for easy dungeons. Because a bunch of ranger thought they are doing uber dps with bow, when they are actually doing similar dps as a rifle warrior.

Do you have some numbers to back this up?
I have tested the LB ranger / Bow and Rifle warr and I have a clear picture of what each can do.

look fun, thx for sharing.

@theguildless: thx, solid advice
@tree: thx for your input.

Miku Lawrence.6329:

Ranged dps sucks kitten . If you want to compare both classes use the right builds.

1. I find ranger dps pretty good, lower than grenade engi, but still good.
2. since it will be me playing I will use the build I feel most comfortable with (dps / surv / support balance)

@Gosu: PvE wise as the title says

@Bel: 2-3, not 23

For the past days I have been spending karma on zerk gear(1 set of ascended trinks) for my characters and testing them in dungeons, events and HOTM – the invincible golem.
I narrowed my choices down to two classes that I enjoy playing.

Ranger (LB spec and melee alternative for ‘stacking’)
Plus:
good dps from Huge range, good healing & pet
good HP
decent condi cleanse
decent mobility
Spotter
Frost Spirit

Minus:
so many rangers…
feels… strange a bit, not sure… too simple?

Thief (my variation of a P/P D/P build)
Plus:
decent dps (20% less than ranger) from 1k range…
great mobility…
feels a bit more dynamic because I cannot face-tank stuff so I have to be more careful where I stand / etc…

Minus:
bad for events because of the 900 range and Low HP
bad condi clean (I use a sigil of purity… but I will change it…)
no Spotter / Frost spirit / banners so what do I compensate with?
loooow hp!

I’m at the point of creating my first ascended wep (pistol or bow) and I am reading / testing as much as I can before I commit.
Oh, and I am what you would call an ‘old’ / casual player with 2-3 hours / day for this.

So.. what are your thoughts?

gathering gold for crystals to unlock the living story episodes that I have missed… 600 crystals to go
that’s about… 1 month of ‘work’ I guess

Hurtappl.6405:

Before I quit gw2 .
something something DOOOOOOM
games dead neways
kk be bye

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

what is the steal bug?

Mystic.5934:

map completion gives 2 legendaries

wait, what?!

since no one answered, should I understand that what I ask for is not possible?

Thx for the input! Dungeons are indeed a pain sometimes with a… ‘strange’ group.

I keep hearing the people in FGS ask about train / coil / etc but I never researched what that means.

I do want an alternative to dungeons, and yes ‘node farming’ sounds relaxing. I will check TP for what kind of ores / wood are in demand and we’ll see that also.

Bloodgruve.6038:

The Indestructible Golem in the HOTM has 80K hp that resets.

Found it, and ran a few tests (and not happy with the results!).

What can I do in terms of gear? Should I use the white items from the vendor or no gear? In the past I was able to buy amulets from the pvp vendor and do a bit of testing with a new char /class.
What are the option now?
thx!

the problem I have with flanking and BS is I cannot see where some bosses are facing:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/How-to-lower-particle-effects/first#post4487961

so far no one seams to know…

Edit:
I did some testing in HOTM on the big invincible golem.

Thief: exo zerk gear & ascended (pink) trinks
P/P (my build – what I Really Like, so not optimal dps. ) = 47+ seconds
D/D (same as P/P build & Executioner, CnD then HS under 20%) = 43-ish seconds
D/D (same as P/P build & Hidden Killer) = 40-ish seconds

Engi: mix of exo zerk / rabid gear & rampager ascended (pink) trinks
Grenade (confortable build without complications) = 28 seconds…

now… maybe I’m missing something… or maybe I did not run enough tries (4-5 with each) but it made me sad…

Bloodgruve.6038:

Indestructable golem. 240K hp(3x full hp bars) timed average over six trials, calculated DPS.

Hi, I’m back to the game after 1 year~ish.
Back in the day I was able to test builds and gear in HOTM.
Is there something similar today?

so if I want a Better weapon (zerk stats) I should craft the one that is cheaper, correct?

What is the difference between a Legendary pistol and an Ascended crafted one?
I mean stat / dps wise.

SE – did one path, it was all smooth (except the armored car that took a while since only 2 of us were hitting it)

CoE p1 yesteday, with a pug group
took us close to 2 hours

“all push when I say”
“sure ok”
“wait don’t spam the button, push once!”
wipe x5

and at the alpha… it was baaaad
stack, etc
=> no time to test other dungeons / paths

I will stick to the normal ones that can be done with LFG people in reasonable time(me = zerk thief, p/p & D/D or S/P + bow ).

Scenario:
– 5 man party in dungeon X
– boss is man-sized
– players using lots of flashy explosions / etc
– random player (me) plays a squishy thief that needs/wants to see where the boss is facing and what it does, so he can Dodge & do max dmg (from the back).
– fps is not an issue, my rig is decent
– I play with no shadows, LOD & max textures / etc (game looks good)

Question:
Is there a way to get what I want?
– good details / textures
– less explosions / stuff, so I can see what the target is up to

after 2 years I have bought my first outfit.
I like it.

Oh, 8 paths… I will try, not sure it’s doable (by me).
CoE / SE / CM are faster than say CoF or AC?
Thx!

Claw of Jormag P2 is Terrible.
The ones that get kittened feared and knocked-back are the ones that actually fight/shoot the wall.
The afk-ers in the back are just there for the view (and the loot).

No fair / no fun / no gg.

Good day,
If one has 2 hours of play time / day, and if his goal is to gather gold (for bags/costumes/precursor), what would be the wisest choice?

thx for the tips.
@oxtred:
I use unload when I am above 6 ini, that’s why I don’t spam it.
I do flank.
I use Invigorating Precision because I did not run CoE story yet, so I do not have the Executioner trait.