Guild Wars 2

A story mode would ofc water down the actual mode cause a story mode without actual rewards has no replayability, thus there is no point.

I assume Blaeys knows what the basic rewards are for killing a boss right? I mean if u kill it 2/3 times in a week. I also assume Blaeys is good with those rewards and with also playing the story mode once and then forgetting about it just like most of the “story mode” fans would….

Let’s not kid ourselves, in the end it’s all just an excuse for players to reap the rewards without putting any effort. Also if anet were to release an “infintile mode” with only the basic rewards for a kill the whole “carebeared” community would complain again. Ofc giving asc drops and li would openly diminish everything that raids stand for so that isnt an option as well, unless u wanna drive the whole raid community away….

Lol ofc they want rewards, some people even brought up li+ascended stuff, basically it sums up to “i want free rewards”, there are very few genuine requests about story mode….most people are just looking to reap the raid rewards without actually having the incentive, attitude or ability to do so.

Instead of asking “is power ranger that bad?” u can reverse the question. “What is power ranger good at?”

dps: nope
healing: no( power druid healing is bad as well)
buffs: no (unless u mean druid)

For most t4 fractals u have the option between flux bomb and poison trail, so u can choose.

Minstrel chrono in fractals for me is a last resort if u have no heals whatsoever, generally the purpose of healing in t4’s is to counteract social awkwardness which can kill people fast if they are stacking, the burst healing/regen from druid is the only thing u need. A full minstrel chrono heals only through mantra for about 5k which is good but not enough and u can give 300-350 regen ticks which is a lot lower than a magi druid or auramancer. So yes chrono minstrel is a last resort. Some people may talk about protection with chaos?
In fractals, having distorts handy is amazing, too many attacks that can be distorted which doesnt happen without domination so bringing chaos is another bad choice.

Having commanded training runs in the past the problem is usually not mechanics but dps. Most people can learn the basic mechanics of the fight within 3-4 tries and start performing somewhat decent, most of the problems come with lack of dps which takes its toll on the group.

For example: Having bad dps on VG means u will have to deal with a ton of green circles on burn phases, one green circle on bad position means a wipe usually and green circles+seekers are rng.

Having bad dps on gors means u have to deal with a huge amount of orbs and delay the retal phase too long which is risky and usually ends up in wipes.

Having bad dps on sabetha means that as soon as the 3rd mini boss appears(i think its karde) the pressure will be overwhelming on the group since it will die slow thus leading to a wipe.

Same for matthias, xera, deimos, samarog and pretty much every encounter.

Summary: DPS is by far the most important thing for a group cause it lessens the pressure, mechanical expertise will come with time and makes the group consistent.So people need to focus on learning their own classes b4 learning the mechanics of the fight.

A boss like this is pretty much deimos, it hits slow and soft but the ticking dmg from the world eater-thingy can kill you pretty fast, with misntrel gear u can self-sustain yourself forever. Same as any boss that would have fast high dmg attacks chrono will still be by far the best tank for its damage mitigation, xera is a nice example where chrono only has to use blurred frenzy or shield blocks and thats it. And if u happen to run misntrel u can face tank the whole mechanc, it will leave you with almost no health but still alive. Also there is no need for other people to run toughness, if indeed u take too much dmg from the boss then protection can make up for it.

W4 is practically story mode difficulty, its forgiving and dps checks are so lenient.

I miss the aura effects even though it turned fights into a clusterkitten, still i loved them.

Umm viper reaper can’t even compete with power tempest, let alone condi tempest.
Also someone above said that condi reaper dps is not the best but its decent….

Its not a decent dps build when u get oudpsed by condi ps 24/7, especially on fights were u dont even have to interrupt your rotation.

Both power and condi are good on tempest, power dmg on tempest didnt get nerfed as much cause its still the best power dps in the game while other classes got the D cause the 10% from seaweed was the only reason they even competed(looking at power guards, thieves, mainly). Condi temp is huge dps, on the downside it lacks flexibility cause all dmg is on FIRE attunment and as soon as u change rip dps, thus u are forced into staying on fire and relying on group for pretty much everything that isnt dps. So its amazing for raids but in fractals a power tempest still brings more on the table(cc,prot,blinds,reflects,heals) along with nice dps.

Pretty much a nerf, the new animation is sluggish and completely telegraphed and for those who use power on pvp/wvw its just terrible cause the boomerang instantly reveals you if u cast it from stealth. 3vuln stacks that last for 1-2 sec arent significant either. RIP
Also illusionary reversion nerf Double RIP

The real reason, the only reason is the low pvp population compared to both pve AND wvw. MM is very flawed because of that reason and its why it will never get any better. It’s also why most balance patches so far have been centered around pve, it’s why ranked matchmaking is so frustrating, it’s why e-sports never worked for GW2, its basically the root of “evil”.

To have a healthy pvp game or mode in this case the most important thing is high numbers on playerbase, everything else will fit into place with time. Better balance, better mm system, more maps, separation between casual and competitive matches, separate solo q and party q so people can either solo against solo or join on groups of 2-5 on a separate q, better “competitive” rewards, thats right, u have to win it, not grind it and on and on and on.

So anet needs to desperately find a way to boost their pvp playerbase b4 they can make any actual progress.

“The main problem with the raids in GW2 is the fact, that they require a group of ten highly equipped players with very good skills.”
That’s was the target audience of the raids since they went out, there was an official dev post verifying this but i wont spend the time to find it. Also most mechanics in raids are already covered by t4 fractals which is a good stepping stone. Skills, organizing,builds,coordination are pretty much what raids are about.

It was never supposed to be a multi-layered difficulty mode. Wow turned on this path and raids ended up as watered down, afk encounters that lost their quality and their “social” concept to the point where the raid dev himself openly regretted his decision. Even today u can hear it from a lot of players that the magic is gone since we’re getting handed everything for free.

Nusku.3941:

zectra.6978:

Nusku.3941:

Why is it that raiders always assume people who don’t raid are newbies, man I’ve played this game since launch and got daimond for 3 seasons of pvp, and never raided. People who raid are so full of themselves.

It doesn’t have to be that way. Most of the raids I have joined have been super laid back and casual, basically the game in a nutshell. New/Old – as long as you can follow mechanics most people outside of the forums really don’t care.

Really? Because all I’ve seen from the raiding scene is people rejecting others over their builds or playstyle, and calling everyone else who doesn’t follow them by example a total newbie, it’s unjustified, it’s cruel, and has promoted a deep pestulance in the gw2 community.

A class gets nerfed so then the raiding guild throws that person down the hatch for playing the class the way he/she wanted to play it. Oh not running meta build? Must be completely new to the scene. Oh you’re X class? We don’t need you anymore because this class does something much better. Don’t have ascended armor? Must be super new and can’t probably play correctly, should go do t4 fractals and come back when he/she gets new armor. Savagery at best, and I can see it all over the forums and on map chat.

As a player who does raids a lot for a long time i can assure you this is not the case. It goes like this:

1)group/pug asks for a cps
2)random/guildie joins with pps
3) group said they asked for a cps cause pps is plain bad atm
4) random/guildie calls them toxic cause the entire group didnt cater to 1 person’s selfish preferences
5)random/guildie calls out the guild for being toxic elitists, leaves the group then goes to the forums to complain about not being treated as a snowflake in a 10man group

Summary : “I play what i want even if that means im just getting carried.” “screw the commander, im better”, “power necro is competitive” “im not dellusional” “the meta is a lie”

Believe me at this point going for optimal gear is more important than ever, after the legendary armor got released there has been a huge influx of new/returning players in the scene which is a good thing ofc. Unfortunately it also made pugging a lot more tedious, i used to clear all wings within 3 hours b4 that, now its taking forever due to multiple fails on bosses even on basic mechanics (reflects on cairn etc,no cc on saul, no distort on sloth shakes etc). Suffice to say u will always have to carry some1 either with dps,healing,cc or distorts. If u are planning to pug succesfully atm optimal is definately the way to go. On static/guild runs ofc anything goes.

When u realize u outdps half the group including temps and wars on a chrono its a nice sign to leave the group instead of waisting an hour. When bgdm (buffs) arcdps (dps) are combined it basically illustrates whos actually just leeching from the group. Calling a tempest out on his 7k dps isnt toxic, just like calling a chrono out on lack of quickness, people are expected to at least know their classes otherwise the are straight up leeching and should either try harder or get kicked.

Another thread that has turned to “i am pleb, raids too hard, struggle with difficulty, anet plz nerf, me wants leg armor, i paid for game so i wanna clear raids, i want to kill boss in nomads gear by pressing 1, i want a sandwhich, i want free LI’s,asc gear expensive, i skillclick because its my playstyle, rifle warrior best warrior, druid is crap anet gimme dps specialization, HoT is too hard pliz nerf, open tyria too hard plz nerf, dps golem too hard pliz nerf, toxic elitist kicked me from group cause celestial gear, dps meters are toxic, fractals are toxic, raids are toxic, dailies take too long,cant kill HoT HP’s cause i dont know anything about my class but it’s anet’s fault, i want story mode for LW cause its too hard, i want story mode for raids cause its too hard, this whole game is too hard, i cant find 5 more people, screw the group i play my way, im not entitled just dellusional, i cant lfg because i am a soloplayer in an MMO”

Best vinetooth is with 5-10 good peeps. Anymore and it becomes a mess. Funny part is a lot of commanders explain about the breakbar b4 the fight but most people are too dumb/lazy to listen. Open world players ftw.

nomad in pve, nice meme.

As a chrono main im really curious as what kind of spec could throw out chrono from the meta. Even after all the nerfs to phantasms, alacrity, SoI chrono is still a powerhouse.

Nerfing chrono anymore doesnt make any sense but keeping it as it is will make it stronger than any other spec we might get, at least in PvE.

Its open world , do what u want, mobs are gonna die regardless of build, world bosses are gonna die regardless of build. THE META IS A LIE……….

Fun in games always comes from playing with friends, doesnt matter if its casual open world or hardcore min/maxing raids, its all about the people you play with. The stat spreadsheets have been going on for more than a decade, its not something that changed now.
Just take a look at old games like age of empires or diablo etc. Everyone was min/maxing efficiency since the start of games.I did a couple of w4 cm’s today with a group on ts and even though it was demanding we still had fun cause of the chatter and the memes.

I’d really like if the loot from w4 cm’s got reset every week.

Just pray u dont have many pewpew rangers…most just camp lb and use 4 off cooldown cause……reasons.

Azoqu.8917:

Omega Zoa.3859:

Blockhead Magee.3092:

Azoqu.8917:

About the only class right now that can/should go power is Guardian. Only because they have no condi spec to speak of.

Power warrior is still a thing.

Though, it sure seems that Anet wants everyone to play condi.

Power Warrior is a dying breed, Condi PS outperforms compared to power PS.

There is also the fact that condi ele tosses out enough might that raid groups might change to just take a condi Warrior who brings both banners and the other warrior is dropped entirely. EA is awesome but when the entire group is condi it’s not as important.

This probably not gonna happen, most condi dps builds have next to zero cc, whilst at the moment condi ps can obliterate the breakbar with wildblow+headbutt while pulling 20k+dps. I did a few runs today on matthias and samarog with a few condi temps and the cc was at an all time low, removing cps would make it even worse.
Besides the reason u want ps isnt the might stacks. Its the banners.

Ofc for fractals or “golem” raid bosses condi temps are godlike.

Ashen.2907:

Blaeys.3102:

Players shouldnt be punished (in terms of accessibility, at least) for enjoying one playstyle over another..

I think that this point calls for a response.

Raids were designed for a specific playstyle. If one chooses to not adhere to that playstyle then one should take responsibility for any resulting frustration. This sort of situation has been the case since the game’s launch. Has been the case for as long as games have existed. For example, sPvP is designed for a competitive playstyle. Anyone choosing to play in a different manner is going to face an uphill battle when it comes to success.

This. When it comes to group content in any game, you are either an asset to the team or deadweight, there is no middle ground.
That’s why most builds are tailored and refined throught time, so they can increase their team contribution as much as possible. A playstyle that doesnt adhere is a playstyle with no synergy that actively contributes nothing, thus being useless.

The term “i play how i want to play” is mostly about playing solo where your own actions don’t affect anyone but yourself, for good or for worse.

This nerf for power mesmer is like….go dueling or gtfo…..RIP.

People are still gonna go adadadadadwswswswswadadada, its too late now…..too late mom i tell you!

I can raid Saturday but cant find 5 more people. Anet fix pls.

Baseleader.4128:

please guys, hide this topic or Blaeys might see it!

Blaeys probably got banned and switched to “Ohoni” account.

Can we have open world leg armor plis? LUL

Rarely happens, people will buy character slots anyway since it is as much needed as bank/inv slots. Hence no reason to make discount sells.

Underwater GvG community…this one is golden

CrustyBot.3564:

Exclusive rewards that do not serve a practical purpose but are status items should be locked behind some kind of dedicated task if Anet wishes to use them as a means of rewarding dedicated players. Due to GW2’s horizontal progression endgame, it means that players are encouraged to make their own long term goals. By saying that players should have access to everything just feels akin to using cheats to beat a single player game for the first time. More power to you, but you just rob yourself of “the journey”, which is the entire point of GW2. I don’t at all like the idea that players should be entitled to all status items simply because they have an account and that they want it. We have gemstore items and outfits for that kind of mindset. Some of which, by the way, looks better than certain Legendary Armor sets.

My only complaint is that there isn’t parity between the game modes. It’s never going to happen but even non animated exclusive ascended armor sets for fractals, spvp, wvw and open world would be nice. I know we have vendors now but it’s not the same as the envoy collection.

And it’s not like I’m someone who wants to keep Legendary Armor for myself or anything. At my current rate of raid progression and LI acquisition, we’d be deep into LW S4 before making Legendary Armor becomes an actual concern for me. It’s just the principle behind it all, what’s wrong with earning things?

A player shouldn’t earn anything, they should be able to get everything with minimal effort.

W8 did i just say that?

Nah probably not. Chronomancer has already beene nerfed a lot of times. Atm it’s pretty balanced as in top support, worst dps in the game.

Astralaria on mesmer. nomnomnomnomnomn im drooling.

“What am I missing here? Is perm-quickness just easy to maintain without Time Warp? Do different bosses require one or the other?” That’s it right there. Time warp is usually a waste considering how strong moa and gravity well are. The only time i take TW is if a group doesnt have a 2nd chrono.

I don’t know… tbh it’s a bit disheartening when 8/10 u will get outdpsed by ps warriors. I don’t play much necro but most necros i had in pugs (both fractals and raids) fall really behind apart from the occasional epidemic. The class itself has a big variety of playstyles and can solo anything in this game but it’s missing that thing that makes it special….also being able to take a beating becomes irrelevant when you become good at avoiding dmg.
I hope that changes with next expansion cause right now there isnt a way to buff the class and still keep it within the “necromancer” concept.

This is 100% player problem…i don’t think anet should even bother with it since it is not their responsibility to handle immature behavior like that.

I was doing a lot of treks in the past and we were always on ts/discord so kitten like that dont happen. Most guilds i know always use ts on GM’s

Elite specializations are supposed to change the way a class functions, a different path i u will. Through these specializations some classes go full support, semi support, dps. A new specialization would get you in a different direction. If the rumors are true for example: Chrono is a support class whereas Mirage would be a dps class. Thats why u cant and u shouldn’t be able to use 2 special trees at the same.

Remove LI’s from bosses, add LI’s to events….farm events for LI’s. Sorry this is funny. Next we will be hearing that SW bosses drop LI’s. How about you make world bosses drop asc items and ghostly infusions while you’re at it…This forum…..

At least in PvE power dps means Tempest 80% of the time. Guard, thief, engi are really good as well but Tempest is still the most popular. The only thing that changed is that Tempest is no longer the god of dps and more classes are competitive.

As long as it’s melee or has some sort of cleave then im good.

CrustyBot.3564:

zoomborg.9462:

Rev is best hand kiter meta. That and a meme.

Don’t forget meta projectile kiter at Cairn.

You’re right, 2 times meta!

Rev is best hand kiter meta. That and a meme.Boy.

I would prefer some clipping over floating backpieces. Tbh it’s really dissapointing, i was expecting full measures and not……this whatever this is.

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Also the boss looks at the direction its gonna teleport so u can watch and dodge accordingly