Guild Wars 2

I think this is THE most kitten trailer so far. I like it!
Not the kind of music that i often listen to but makes a really cool atmosphere for the video, i think it’s just awesome, whoever came up with the idea is a genius

Has anyone ever checked a mesmer from below while using GS autoattack? It’s hilarious
http://oi39.tinypic.com/16m57nn.jpg

But here are the more serious pictures of my mesmer. I wanted some clothes which don’t show too much skin.

Yes, i know mesmer shines in higher levels and is considered to be a very mobile and tricky class. In fact, that’s part of why i’ve always wanted to play mesmer I tried almost every class (the exception is ele and warrior) to higher levels, and yes guardian and necro can get boring sometimes.
I know it’s not the same but thief is similarly mobile and tricky that mes, and i really enjoyed that class and found my style as a thief – i just felt like i can’t find my playstyle with a mesmer. I liked all the teleporting, conditions, the escapability in certain situations but it all just added up a bit too…. chaotic i think. I didn’t really know how to handle the class well, is all. I know it’s not the class lacking but me. That’s why i asked advice on how exactly to handle certain things

Very useful, thank you very much Now i feel a bit stupid for opening this thread… but any other advices or personal experiences are still welcome

Okay, i checked the head movement on 4 of my characters. I’ll start from the oldeast to the most recently created characters, as i think character age plays a role in this issue.
- My oldest character of the 4 is my sylvari necro. (created at the end of winter or start of spring this year) I found that when idling, she wouldn’t look anywhere, no matter which mouse button i rotate the camera with. When i draw the weapon and rotate the camera, her head would still stay facing forward. When selecting a target with drawn weapon, she wouldn’t look at the target. With seathed weapon she still wouldn’t. But once i started moving her, she suddenly looked at the target, with seathed and with drawn weapon too. Once i stopped moving her head went back.
- The next character is my charr thief. (created sometime at the end of spring) Her head would move kinda like the necro’s – looking at the target only while moving. Otherwise her head is static with seathed or drawn weapons, target selected, and rotating camera without target.
- Next is my sylvari guardian, i created her about 2 months ago i think. She looks wherever i rotate the camera, with seathed weapons and no target. When the weapons are drawn it gets interesting though. If she’s wielding a mace, she wouldn’t move her head when i rotate the camera. When wielding a hammer, her head moves wherever i point the camera. If i have a target selected, her head is fixed on the target – if she wields a hammer. But when it’s a staff or mace, she isn’t faced towards the target while standing, but looks at it while moving.
- My youngest character is a norn necro. With seathed weapons she would move not only her head but her shoulders as well, wherever i rotate the camera. With drawn weapons, she doesn’t look the direction i point the camera, but when i took a few staps forward and then rotated the camera, her head suddenly moved in the right direction, then went back facing forward after i stopped moving. When i select a target, she would look at it only while moving.

So i guess it there must have been a patch which fixed, or at least changed head movement, maybe at summer. But it doesn’t seem to work the same way with every weapon.

This is kinda the same thread i made 2 days ago
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/races/norn/Will-we-ever-have-this-armor/first#post3131617

Hi everyone, i’d like to ask for some advice. I would like to make a mesmer once more. My highest lvl mesmer was around 45-48, but i deleted it many months ago as i felt that i just couldn’t find the right build and i just couldn’t get the hang of the class. Since then i’ve been wanting to try it out “for real”, but when i made a mesmer again, i felt the same again – i couldn’t get the hang of it, and didn’t really feel like i was doing the right things. (this is pve, especially the speed of killing mobs is what bothers me a bit…)

So i’d like to ask you guys; what tips and tricks can you give to a newb mesmer? What traits and skills can make leveling easy and fast, what should i do if i want high dps – should i use GS, a build centered around shatters? How good are mantras? (i know the dec 10 patch will give a little boost to mantra builds) Any tip would be appreciated.

Wallace MacBix.2089:

Too bad that would most likely be light armor. I’d also love raven wings for a back item at some point for my war.

I also kinda thought that if they make this armor they should make the other shaman armors too maybe… so then if the raven shaman armor’s light, the snow leopard armor could be medium, and the bear armor heavy?
Here’s the leopard shaman armor:
female: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/0/04/Shaman_Purda.png
male: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/3/34/Shaman_Sigarr.jpg
And here’s the bear shaman armor:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/e/ec/Norn_Bear_Shaman_render.jpg

But there’s also wolf shaman armor. I haven’t found good pictures of it sadly, but it can be seen eg. at the jumping puzzle (Shaman’s Rookery) at wayfarer foothills on some npcs. That could be medium armor too i guess.

A Raven wing back item is an awesome idea

Yes it is npc exclusive currently, but i was really hoping it would be available sometime in the future. It shouldn’t even be norn-only, since they could even make Braham’s armor available for all races. Same for the other animal spirit-themed shaman armor – the bear, wolf and leopard armors look gorgeous too. I would really love to see them as player armor….
I know it’s not too likely to happen but i would really appreciate it of course if a dev could give a yes or no answer wether these (or some of these) will be available in the future…
I’m also curious – is it just me who wants these so much? Or would others want them too?

When i was new to the game and started a female norn, i saw some raven shaman npcs at the starting area pretty soon. They were wearing this gorgeous armor. I was really enthusiastic because i thought at some point i’ll be able to get it for my char. So i was a bit disappointed when i found out there is no armor like this for players.
So the question is simple – will we ever get it? At least as a TP skin or something?
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/b/be/Norn_Raven_Shaman_render.jpg

Soulmyr.8094:

I have noticed male humans turn their head slightly in the direction you face the camera (not targeting anyone) but female humans and Sylvari don’t.

o.O well that’s strange cause both my female humans and my sylvaris turn their head in the direction i’m facing with the camera.

Keep us updated, i’m curious also the devs should definitely know about it if it’s a bug.

Maybe you’re experiencing some kind of bug? My sylvari always turns her head to look at the npcs/mobs i target, and even when she’s just standing and i move the camera with the right mouse button, she would turn her head the way the camera is facing. So she’s definitely not stiff because she’s made of wood…

This is my engineer, Akima Viper. I’m quite satisfied with her “asian” face.

Looks good, I love that hair too, though i bought it for my female guardian, but fits a guy really nicely too! (but I have a thing for long-haired guys anyway) Only thing i don’t really like about this hair is that from a front view, it kinda makes the character look bald.
Here’s mah guardian willowhair:

I also love Hammer. Hits like a truck and gives perma-protection with traited symbols.

My second weapon set is Mace/Focus. I don’t see this pairing mentioned too much and i don’t know why, focus has awesome defensive skills and mace heals a lot, especially when traited (wielding a mace grants you inreased healing up to 250). So when i need to do damage, i switch to hammer, and when i need to survive and heal, i switch to mace/focus. Works pretty well.

Though i’m sad we can’t have a 3rd weapon set to switch, i find myself switching out hammer for staff quite a few times when i want more support, for speed and might

I was thinking the same. I don’t use shield (this is one of the reasons, however minor) but i often think it kinda spoils the look of any shield. Maybe if the made an effect around the shields, instead of ON them – like there is that translucent effect around the legendary shield – that might be better.

Ifrit Sycamora, my sylvari guardian with the new willowy hair. I especially love the way this hair glows

Yup, i agree. I bought one of the new hairs for my guardian (the bushy long one that looks like it’s made out of the branches of a willow) and i love it, really, especially the way it glows, but…. from a front view it almost looks like there’s no hair on my head. From the side and back it looks gorgeous… maybe a tuft of hair (i mean leaves) hanging in the face or at the side of the head would make it better or something…

Miru.4569:

Is there a way to preview the new hairstyles on your own character? Why risk wasting gems on a hairstyle kit if what you thought looks good on one character ended up looking bad on your own?

Well after you buy a hairstyle kit, you could use it to preview the new hairs and then cancel the changes…. the kit is only consumed after you actually make the changes. Same with the total makeover kit – i had 1 and previewed all the new hairstyles on all my characters with it Even if you end up not using it, i don’t think it’s a waste of gems, there might be a point later when you decide to use it anyway.

Silverbleed.3169:

Here’s mine ^^ Really liking this outfit she has now.

I rarely comment on people’s characters, but i actually exclaimed when i saw how awesome this character looks.

Taku.6352:

Next update seems to be focused on Sylvari/Twilight Arbor based on the release page image. (check the image link)

https://d3b4yo2b5lbfy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/7bec610-01_TA_NextHero_EN.jpg

I think that’s Caithe, but i’d love to see some sylvari-related release. The idea in the second post (Faowri’s) is genious

The comparison of gw1 charr and gw2 charr is not fair, the charr on the second picture are female and naturally don’t look as ferocious. There are some hideous faces/looks for males though (even a few for females but males have more aggressive face options)
I noticed it too, though, there are a lot more charr warriors than any other profession. I doo see many rangers and guardians too among them, though. I think the warrior is usually thought of as the most brutal and ferocious class and it fits a big brawny, clawed beast like the charr.
I myself have never had a charr warrior however Only ranger, elementalist, guardian, thief and necro. Light armor charr in hoods look like cats peeking out of a sweater’s sleeve

Yeah, there might be that one wolf motif, but Havroun armor is literally full of wolves so i still don’t get it

I just recently bought some cultural armor pieces for my female norn elementalist, and i noticed this. The T1 light is called Sheepskin and has a sheep-ish skull on the shoulder piece. T2 is called Havroun and has wolves all over it; on the leg piece, the chest, the shoulder, the headgear, so simply everywhere. T3 is called Lupine and doesn’t have a single wolf motif. And this is what’s strange to me. The name suggests that “Lupine” armor should have something to do with wolves, but the wolfy armor is called Havroun instead. Is it possible that they simply got mixed up?
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Lupine_armor_light_norn_female_front.jpg
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:Havroun_armor_light_norn_female_front.jpg

I see many female charrs on Whiteside Ridge server… their number seems to be increasing actually.
I, too, have had at least 5 female charrs so far. I think they look really cool

Okay, this just looks really serious. I can’t believe they neglected charr armor to THIS point. Or maybe it’s just a bug on your end…?

ILoveToPoop.2196:

Snowrose.3490:

She is my favorute

what armor is that??? it looks so good!

It’s the new Phoenix Light Armor skin that can be bought for gems.

AncientYs.8613:

Ves.8236:

And what will happen with people that deleted theyr oldest character becose they do not enjoyed them? I have bought pre-order of GW2 and played since the first day of game relase. Do i get nothing?

I’m in the same boat as Ves, also pre-ordered the digital deluxe version, and since the first day of launch made and deleted a lot of characters. Now none of the characters i made at launch exsist anymore.. so am i screwed? i dearly hope the birthday gifts count according to how old the account is and not the character.

Aaand same with me too, i’ve already deleted the first 3 characters i ever made, about half a year ago. The gift is for each character btw, at least that’s what i read… But after reading what the gifts would be, i don’t feel so bad actually.

When i made my first thief, i had the same trouble. After trying all kinds of weapon sets and failing miserably with d/d (in pve ofc) I decided soon to stick with sword/pistol and just blinded and auto-attacked everything. i COULD kill many enemies at once, but it was really boring that way. I made a new thief recently, and i’m using d/d, and god knows why but i’m doing so much better (maybe i know the class better and know what to do and when) Against multiple enemies usually i drop caltrops, deathblossom as many times as initiative lets me, then steal to regain some initiative and deathblossom again. It’s not hard but more fun imo. If anything’s alive by the time i finish, i melt that little hp they have left with autoattack.
For utilities to help survive I recommend Blinding Powder and Shadow Refuge, my third is Caltrops when fighting, but i switch it out for Signet of Shadows when exploring or just running around. It has a blind so it’s not bad in combat, but caltrops just brings so much damage.

9/10 – i’m not sure about “Tiggy”, sounds a bit like a nickname but Scorhchfur is very charr-like, i like it overall

My female charr thief is Taora Shadowrend of the Ash Legion.

As a not so experienced thief (just restarted a thief lately) i’d also suggest to put trait points in “safer” lines, for healing and vitality, at least early in the game.
What i do when i fight groups of mobs (now still only at lvl 28) is: pull them together, drop caltrops, D/D #3 spam, steal (it gives me 3 initiative because of 5point-trait in Trickery traitline), #3 again twice, and mobs are usually almost dead by this time. For their last few millimeters of HP i just wait, or finish them one by one, although usually by the time i’m done with one of them, the others die as well.

I know (about the siberian tiger), but that’s my idea of a charr assassin

But i don’t want to :P Being fat or big and brawny isn’t so good for a thief anyway, they need to be quick, agile and slim!
And if we have some options, all of them should be made viable and not bugged. Having a bugged option is kinda like not having that option. (okay in this case it’s exaggerating a bit)

Names ending with “-os, -us” generally sound kind of masculine, if you’d like to make it more feminine, you should give a name ending with “-a”, e.g. Faera.
I don’t think there are any new charr hairstyles incoming, at least nothing has been mentioned about it lately, and there are no new hairstyles on NPCs either – as far as i know at least – but a few new zephyrite human NPCs were wearing new hairstyles that might be implemented into the game at some point. And if humans get something new, maybe every other race will, too. But this is just a guess, or rather, hope

I noticed it too – i always choose the slimmest female charr body type. Right now i have a charr thief, and the shortbow just floats above its back. When i use two daggers, they also float a few inches away from the character’s hips. It’s kind of annoying, i don’t like the other body types as much so i wouldn’t want to change beacuse of bad positioning of equipment…

Tracker.6483:

In my opinion, the problem with pet rezzing under water, is that the pets will continue to rez the ranger, even if they are brought to zero health.

That’s the part that seems broken to me.

^This i never noticed. I mainly do pve though and haven’t died in water a lot, but if it really works like this, it really is broken.

I don’t know, but necro’s minion casting actually works the same way underwater if i remember correctly. I’m not sure if this is intended. Would be nice though if they lowered the casting time out of water… it’s a bit too long currently imo.

We already have signet of the Wild for passive heal, don’t we? The active effect doesn’t heal, but still…

serena smith.2734:

axe.5621:

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what is she wearing? o.o

I love it

Seems like Human T3 chest piece, Vigil pants, and Krytan armor skin on gloves and mask.

hiccups.3790:

can somebody please tell me what the upper armor part is called?
https://dviw3bl0enbyw.cloudfront.net/uploads/forum_attachment/file/48032/gw287.jpg

It’s the chest piece of the CoE dungeon set, i think.

I’d say try using it in one of the big cities. I don’t know for sure if it works though, as i haven’t gotten the model yet, but ppl also asked about this in chat yesterday and every answer was that it only works in cities.

Where do you try to use it? I heard it can only be used in cities.

I found sword autoattack to be great for chasing and slowing someone. It keeps to the target, you don’t need to run after it yourself while swinging the sword. If they change the leap, this will disappear, which imo is not a good thing. If i need to dodge while autoattacking, i usually do this: use dagger #4 (which is an evade) and THEN dodge if there is still something to dodge that i haven’t evaded with the skill. Serpent’s strike is also kinda good for this, but it activates slower. And i agree that Monarch’s Leap activates far too slow, i also don’t like that it sends me back way too far. If anything on sword, that skill should be changed.
A probable solution could be that they don’t change the leap, they just somehow make it interruptable by dodges or by hitting another skill button. Though it could work/look funny to dodge in the middle of a jump, but it could work and i don’t see why it couldn’t be done.

Very cool pictures! I love browsing threads like this

This is my ranger, Artemisia Lynx. She was originally a redhead but i couldn’t resist that beautiful dark turquoise hair colour in the makeover kit

hamsteak.1368:

http://i.imgur.com/HErgQSi.jpg

She looks a lot like Beyonce! (only darker skin)

Caro: i’d give it 7/10, for some reason his face is a little childish while the facial hair and the chest hair are manly. Maybe the eyes are a bit big… or no, maybe the eyelashes are a bit girly (but that’s not an option you can change anyway)

Here’s my mesmer, of all my human characters so far, i liked her face the best.

No problem

Here is the thread where they talked about the spirit hp (if you haven’t seen it yet)
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/ranger/Spirit-HP/first#post2332449

Yes, it is normal. The tooltip only shows the basic stats for the skill, you have to take the trait into account yourself. I don’t know how these things work with other skills (i mean the traits showing in skill tooltip)

About the spirit hp part: agreed. Though in another thread someone wrote that in PvP he couldn’t kill the spirits easily and they seemed to be as tough as a champion mob. I’d like to hear more about that…

Umm, i’m no professional ranger, and i was just experimenting with spirits recently, but here’s the build i’m using right now. I’d like you guys to share your thoughts (how much does this suck? i’m kind of a casual player and do mostly pve)
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fMAQNAsYTjEVl1dVCWo2BiVh90eUJzbJ3jSRqTdxLptA-jQyA4LIcWAThFRjtkVENW9CmuMxKTUNKg6FCA-e

In short, weapons are S/D, SB (though i tend to use longbow since the patch and because i have a nice skin on it)
Healing spring – because it can heal the spirits too
Fire spirit – 70% to burn is quite nice and as far as i know burning ticks for most damage (also nice with Balthazar Runes)
Stone spirit – 70% to gain protection on hit (which means if you’re hitting; first i thought it is triggered when i am hit)
Signet of the Hunt – i often swap it for Frost Spirit when i’m not going anywhere (e.g. at world events) – 70% chance to do 10% bonus damage

as an elite skill i use all 3 according to the situation – Entangle when dealing with groups of mobs, Rampage as One when killing world bosses or champions, and Spirit of Nature when there are people dying a lot around me (tipically at Jormag)

- 10 points into Marksmanship i can get Steady Focus, which gives 10% bonus damage when my endurance is full – seems to work well with s/d since i have a few evasion skills built in so i don’t need to dodge as much
- 25 points in Wilderness Survival there is Peak Strength as a minor, which gives another 10% bonus damage while health is above 90%
- 25 points into Nature Magic there is Bountiful Hunter which gives another measly 5% bonus damage for me and my pet if i have a boon. That adds a bit damage to Stone Spirit’s protection which triggers quite often.
- Another 10% bonus damage comes from Frost Spirit with 70% chance as mentioned above.

I use Carrion set because i guess conditions are still my main damage source, but i wanted some power too (I’m not sure – do the x% damage bonuses apply to direct hits, or to conditions too?)

I was thinking that spirits act a bit like banners for warriors, so maybe they shouldn’t take any damage – just like banners. Then again, they CAN move along with you (although 30 points in Nature Magic feels a bit too much just for that) and they CAN apply AoE effects/damage (though i find it a hard to place these skills right where i want to). On the other hand, banners can be picked up, giving you a whole different set of skills….

Well, that’s it, i’m really not that experienced yet, just trying… please share your thoughts!

I started using spirits recently and have been wondering about their stats, so this is soma very useful information bezim, thank you
Chopps: are you sure about the 40.000 hp? They seem to die pretty easily, even when traited for health.