Guild Wars 2

JaBlam.7196:

Am I seriously the only one who sees the obvious flaw with GW2 pvp?

An rpg game mode…. with no usable rewards…

You want to make money off pvp? Sell the skins, and offer earn-able tiered gear. Not necessarily a gear treadmill like wow, I’m ok with there being a best in slot… But give us something to work towards. Just like your pve model… ….. ….

I know you want to fix all the issues that wow has to offer ANet, but right now hordes of players are going back to wow for their Battlegrounds. Don’t let them win for such a simple and obvious reason.

NO, just no. You are completely wrong. You think tiered gear is the problem? You think arena in wow is doing fine? They have just as much problems as we do, they just have a larger player base built over 10 years that won’t give up on their characters easily. Wow’s pvp is absolute no example to gw2. Tiered gear would be the last straw in gw2 attempt at an healthy pvp. Most people came to play gw2 just because of no tiered gear. You think wow’s best pvp players like tiered gear? Reckful has said that if he was in charge, everyone would have the same stats in pvp.

Take that conversation elsewhere, wvw, pve, whatever. Tiered gear is awful.

They care about money which comes from PvE because people buy gems for clothes, minies, costumes, finishers … PvP does not care about that much and they do not care about pvp.

Against a small group or an unorganized group, it can be somewhat effective. However retaliation will kill you fast and a simple water field being blasted will negate pretty much all of the damage you do. It is still much better to spend your time building an arrowcart if you have the opportunity.

You know who stand behind door?they most are guardian and warrior,you can’t hit them with flamethrower,because retaliation will kill you first,that is my advice.

This is the weekly please change the minors in tactics trait line. I don’t think there is any other profession where you think that the minors in that trait line are so utterly useless. I realize that maybe some warriors like to revive allies, but please make those traits selectable for them in adept, master. At this point going into that tree basically gimps every warrior of 50% if the tree potential.

I’d also like to see warhorn mastery moved down to adept. I think that going into master for that trait really isn’t worth it.

That latest stream was crazy. Keep’em coming!

Took a while but i got it, haven’t seen the right numbers posted so i decided to make a new post for them.

Level 1
117 Base .05 HP Coefficient
125 w/ 150 HP
150 w/ 650 HP
167 w/ 1000 HP
180 w/ 1250 HP

Level 2
234 Base .1 HP Coefficient
249 w/ 150 HP
299 w/ 650 HP
334 w/ 1000 HP
359 w/ 1250 HP

Level 3
351 Base .15 HP Coefficient
374 w/ 150 HP
449 w/ 650 HP
501 w/ 1000 HP
539 w/ 1250 HP

It’s every 3 seconds.

Regen for Example is 130 Base with .125 Coefficient but every 1 second.

Guardian Passive Healing for example is 84 Base with a .06 Coefficient.

“Smelling Salts”

It probably won’t get nerfed. Why? It’s quite simple: That isn’t overpowered. It is awesome.

There’s a difference. A small one, but there is a difference.

http://youtu.be/2y_SgctUi4g

Sorry for bad quality. I have so much fun with the new rocket boots!

I wonder if we can skip some interesting things now with this super jump?! Dungons? Fractals? Open world? Any idea? =)

Tested Elite Supplies + Mortar on target golems. It seems it increases the damage by 25%

Without Elite Supplies: 952 mortar #1 hits on heavy golem
With Elite Supplies: 1190 mortar #1 hits on heavy golem

Funny, Remember how everyone was saying “these patch notes are fake!”? LOL!!!!

Zeki.7829:

Lol wtf are you serious..who cares.

Just when i start enjoying WvW on my warrior again they decide to mess up my trait build >< i don’t give 2 kittens about axe or sword i love my hammer/GS build and don’t want to be forced to play a cookie cutter dual wield build.

What’s your WvW Hammer build? My 10/0/30/0/30 GS/Hammer build gets a nice survivability/sustain/mobility buff, and I’ll just replace the lost damage from Heightened Focus with gear. Can’t wait.

Warrior Traits:

Arms:
24) Deep Strike: This trait now scales with level rather than granting a flat bonus.
- Prevents overpowered leveling, possible buff if it is increased at level 80.
25) Furious Speed: Gain 10 seconds of swiftness on critical hits. This effect can only occur once every 15 seconds.
- Minor buff, allows crit builds to retain near permanent Swiftness in combination with SoR. Still won’t see much use.
26) Opportunist: This trait grants 10 seconds of fury when you immobilize a target. This effect can only occur once every 10 seconds.
- Huge buff, allows for permanent fury in combination with Leg Specialist.
27) Furious: This trait has been updated to indicate that triple adrenaline is rewarded on critical attacks.
- Unsure on previous amount, possible buff from double to triple.
28) Last Chance: This trait’s recharge has been reduced to 45 seconds, down from 60.
- Minor buff, allows for 30% more usage over the course of 1 1/2 minutes.

Defense:
29) Defy Pain. The cooldown of this trait has been reduced from 90 seconds to 60. This trait will have a 4 second duration, 5 seconds when traited with Sure-Footed
- Good buff, similar to the utility buff.
30) Vigorous Return: This trait now grants an additional 100% endurance when you rally.
- Minor buff/rework, doubt it will see much usage.
31) Sundering Mace: Fixed a bug causing this trait to apply weakness on mace critical strikes.
- Bug fix/nerf, fun while it lasted.
32) Cleansing Ire: New Master tier trait with the following effects. Gain adrenaline when hit. Remove a condition for every bar of adrenaline spent.
- Great addition, hopefully conditions are cleansed before the burst skills action goes through. Thus allowing us to burst through chill, cripple, immobilize without the chance of not reaching our target.
33) Shield Master: This trait has been moved to Adept tier.
- Buff and nerf all in one, forces you to choose Shield Master of Reflect Projectiles.

Discipline:
34) Warrior’s Sprint: Movement speed has been increased from 10% to 25%.
- Good buff, a possible pickup due to the loss of Heightened Focus in builds that don’t have perma-swiftness.
35) Sharpened Axes: This trait also reduces axe skills by 20% in addition to increasing adrenaline with axe critical hits.
- Large axe buff, furthering the promotion of Axes this patch.
36) Vigorous Focus. This trait has been moved to the Adept tier.
- Possible pick up as well, in stance builds, with the loss of Heightened Focus.
37) Destruction of the Empowered: This trait has been moved to the Master tier.
- Good for builds that utilize Burst Mastery as well. Harsh on builds that rely on Mobile Strikes.
38) Heightened Focus: This trait has been moved into the Grandmaster tier and grants 5%, 10%, and 15% critical chance based on adrenaline level.
- Minor buff to a class that is know for their already high dps. Not a big deal imo.

Strength:
39) Physical Training: This trait has been moved to the Master tier.
- Good buff, lacks usage until Physical utilities are properly buffed though.
40) Dual Wielding: This trait has been moved to the Adept tier.
- Possible pick up due to the loss of Berserker’s Power for Dual Wield builds. (Sword/Axe or Axe/Axe buff)
41) Berserker’s Power: This trait has been moved into the Grandmaster tier. Damage bonus has been increased to 5%, 10%, and 15% based on adrenaline level.
- Minor nerf for some builds, again I feel warriors damage is not their problem. Actually increases the dps of Axe dual wield builds that go 30 in Strength.
42) Berserker’s Might: This trait now passively builds 2 strikes of adrenaline every three seconds, while they are in combat.
- Awesome buff.
43) Distracting Strikes: This trait now applies 4 stacks of confusion for 8 seconds upon interrupting an enemy.
- Minor buff, possible pick up in heavy cc balanced/condition builds.

Tactics:
44) Burning Arrows: This trait now reduces the recharge of longbow abilities by 20% in addition to dealing 10% bonus damage against burning foes.
- Strong longbow buff.
45) Desperate Power: The threshold of this trait has been increased, dealing 20% additional damage while you are below 50% health instead of below 25%.
- Massive buff, expect to see some usage in balanced/ high vitality builds.
46) Empower Allies: This trait has been increased to 150 points of power.
- Strong buff.

All in all I think A-net is definitely aiming in the right direction. Although I feel they are being too cautious of tweaking warriors, in fear of making them OP.

With so many people swearing PTV is the way to go, seeing GvGs where almost all the warriors are stacking PTV, and seeing the usefulness myself, I wondered how efficient would Clerics be in the typical Soldier Runes / Shake It Off / FGJ hammer build. Vitality is a linear stat, while toughness and healing power gain more effectiveness for longer fights, so let’s find out where the threshold is that Clerics would give the collective more hp than PTV.

This is the formula for the Vigorous Shouts trait, given by Anet staff.
40+((Level^2) x 0.18) + (Healing x 0.8)

1000 Vitality vs 1000 Healing Power (10k hp from Vitality, +800 health per shout per person affected)

Let’s be generous. Let’s assume that only 4 people benefit from each shout, not 5, and that each took the full heal. We will also assume that:

• FGJ is used every 20 seconds
• Shake It Off is used on an average every 30 seconds
• You don’t pop FGJ before you engage, but right after the fight starts and you benefit from the heal

For a fight that’s a minute and 10 seconds or so, that is about 4 FGJs and 2-3 SIOs popped. Let’s say only 2 SIOs were used:
800 * 4 (people affected per shout) * 6 (shouts used) = 19200 health.

+92% total health for the group of frontliners added than the vitality gives, whether it’s 100 Healpower or 1000.

This is being very generous and more realistic than wasting Shake It Off right when cooldown is up, and saying 5 people were affected (while very often, you do affect the full 5).

This is only a little over a minute in. The amount of health for the collective only further exceeds Vitality the longer the fight goes on.

For yourself only, the difference of health at 1000 Healpower 0 Vit would be -5200 health on Clerics with 6 shouts. However, Clerics added seems to be superior for group compositions, where every Warrior is using a bit of Clerics instead of PTV to the max. With a more reasonable mix of 200 Healpower 800 Vit that would be -1040 health to yourself compared to the original 10k. Obviously the commander needs to build more for himself than the group.

This does not take into account water blasts, main heals, or condition removal at all, which also gains effectiveness if the collective is using Soldiers runes too (it loses effectiveness with Warriors that build for themselves with Melandrus+Poultry and Leek Soup).

You don’t have to stack full clerics and go down to a 23k health pool again. But, with Vitality being linear, what about finding the sweetspot between Clerics and PTV?

Despite all of this, I see this is not popular at all. Maybe it’s that the usefulness of a bit of Clerics is shrouded in doubt; maybe it’s just that too many build for themselves for more independence than team compositions.

F2 defensive burst. Gogogo!

There’s a thread somewhere about this and yeah, an adrenaline use that isn’t just another HULK SMASH! is desperately needed for variety.

Simply make it so any adrenaline gained when it’s already full will grant might for 15 seconds for each additional bar. This will fix the grandmaster trait berserker’s might as the berserker stance itself grants 5-6 bars of adrenaline, on its own because at the moment it’s really a worthless trait.
Not to mention it’ll now be sensible to use axe 5 given how pitiful the damage. This will also make the existing adrenaline gain traits synergy considerably better.

Banners: Powerful but clunky and requires you to babysit them. They get left behind, lost, stolen. You waste time picking up and dropping them constantly.

My (reposted) suggestion?
Have them work using a toggle on/off system, somewhat like engineer toolkits. When toggled on, the banner is displayed on your characters back, and provides its passive bonuses to allies within range. Your #1-5 remain unchanged however, instead the F3 and F4 buttons become available. F3 is Inspire (functioning exactly like it is now, banner #3), and F4 is the banner specific skill (currently banner #2). Only one banner may be active at a time, and toggling off/swapping banners will incur a 30 second cooldown. Banners can no longer be dropped, lost, stolen, etc.

For the elite banner, which functions slightly differently…
F4: Nearby downed allies immediately rally, CT 2, CD 240, Uses Ground Targeting.

In light of the arguments and some warriors expressing their desire for banners to remain as-is, I’ve decided that it would be win-win if this proposed functionality be available via a trait.

New Tactics Trait, 10 PT: Mobile Banners

You gotta admit, the Shield of Engineer is one of the most darn well designed weapons in the entire game!

So much so, it’s actually worth taking one of the WORST main-hand weapons in the game (Pistol) just so that we could use the Shield offhand!

In one single off-hand weapon, we get:
- Reflection
- Crowd Control push-back
- Blast finisher
- Projectile block
- 2s Stun of foes in a line (as the shield hits twice)

Too bad the recharges are kinda high. Otherwise, this is one of the most freaking amazing off-hand weapons in the entire game!

Kudos, ANET! (Now if only you could make the rest of the Engineer as awesome as his shield…)

Unsuspecting Foe is 50% bonus damage vs. stunned foes.

Bull’s Charge is a 2s knockdown. Knockdown != Stun.

As I’m sure you all guessed, I of course, am referring to the use of our F keys. We currently have F1 as our burst as you all know, but what about F2? 3? 4?

Here is a short repost from another thread of mine, a series of additional burst skills, determined by a warriors 2handed or offhand weapon. {Brackets} indicate variables based on adrenal level.

Greatsword
F2 – Blade Cyclone: Spin in a circle, releasing a fiery shockwave that damages and burns nearby foes. Combo Field Fire, {1/2/3} Seconds, AOE Range 600

Axe
F2 – Dismember: A quick strike that hacks off a chunk of an opponents armor, leaving them more vulnerable to attacks for a short time. No damage, applies Vulnerability {5/10/15} for 10 seconds, Range 130, CT 1/4, CD 10.

Mace
F2 – Dustbowl: Slams your weapon into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, sand, ice, or dirt, blinding and confusing nearby foes for {1/2/3} seconds. Combo Field Smoke, {1/2/3} seconds, AOE Range 450.

Sword
F2 – Trailblazer: Charge forward, striking, burning, and bleeding all foes in a line, and leaving behind a trail of fire. Combo Field Fire, {1/2/3} seconds. Range 900.

Longbow
F2 – Infused Arrow: Charge an arrow with intense flames, before launching it at an enemy. On contact, the arrow will explode, knocking down all foes within 130 of the blast. CT 1.5

Rifle
F2 – Covering Fire: Lay down an extremely rapid fire volley of bullets, striking foes in a tight cone every second, for 5 seconds. Every hit has a 10% chance to inflict cripple for 1 second. CT 5/Channeled.

Hammer
F2 – Unheaval: Slams the ground, damaging foes and creating a ring of upturned earth thats impassible for {2/4/6} seconds. CT 3/4.

Shield
F2 – Shield Wall: Enter a stance where you block all attacks for {1/2/3} seconds, but may continue to attack and use skills. Damage you inflict during is reduced by 25%, and generate no adrenaline strikes.

Warhorn
F2 – Shatter Eardrums: A sonic shockwave that dazes all nearby foes for {1/1.5/2} seconds. CT 0, Range 450.

So now we have an alternate burst skill, making our offhand weapon more meaningful, and offering cool new options!

Next, I’d like to address both the “clunkiness” and unwieldy nature of banners, and our lack of an F3 or F4 button in one fell swoop!

Banners
Banners now work using a toggle on/off system, not unlike an engineers toolbelt. When toggled on, the banner is displayedon your characters back, and provides its passive bonuses to allies within range. The F3 and F4 buttons also become available, with F3 being Inspire, and F4 a banner specific skill. Only one banner may be active at a time, and toggling off/swapping banners will incur a 30 second cooldown. Banners can no longer be dropped, lost, stolen, etc.

F3 – Inspire: Nearby allies gain swiftness for 8 seconds. CT 1, CD 15
Largely unchanged from the current banners, with a slight duration nerf due to its increased ease of access

Strength Banner
Passive: +100 Power, +10% Condition Duration
F4 – Staggering Strike: Swing your banner in a circle, knocking, damaging, and applying vulnerability to all foes. Damage 750 @80, Range 130, Knockback 180, Whirl Finisher, CT 1, CD 15

Arms Banner
Passive: +100 Precision, +100 Condition Damage
F4 – Sharpened Strikes: Nearby allies will inflict 1 additional stack of bleeding on their next direct attack, CT 1, CD 15

Defense Banner
Passive: +100 Toughness, -10% Hostile Condition Duration
F4 – Steadfast: Nearby allies gain protection for 3 seconds, CT1, CD 15

Tactics Banner
Passive: +100 Healing, +10% Boon Duration
F4 – Compassion: Nearby allies heal 750 @80, and gain regen 5 seconds, CT 1, CD 15

Battle Standard (Elite)
Passive: +75 Power, +75 Precision, +75 Condition Damage
F4 – Final Crusade!: Nearby downed allies immediately rally, CT 2, CD 240

Rifled Turret Barrels is horribly broken, i decided to make a small video about it to show it does not apply the 15% extra damage.
First Test : Rifle Turret
532 damage without Rifled Turret Barrel Trait
532 with Rifled Turret Barrel Trait

Second Test : Rocket Turret
887 damage + 328 dott without Rifled Turret Barrel Trait
887 damage + 328 dott with Rifled Turret Barrel Trait

Third Test : Flame Turret
142 damage + 328 dott without Rifled Turret Barrel Trait
142 damage + 328 dott with Rifled Turret Barrel Trait

“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMJH2Li4fx0”
Change settings to 1080p for best quality.

Conclusion, Rifled Turret Barrel Trait does not apply the 15% damage bonus.

This test was done on a naked Character, only had the standard pvp pistol to create aggro, talent spec was : 30 points in Inventions.
On tests without i put in 30 in inventions but did not choose a trait.
On tests with Rifled Turret Barrels i put in 30 in Inventions and chose the Trait.

Hope this is sufficient proof that the Trait is broken, and i hope a dev or someone sees this.

Well…it’s great -_-…retaliation damage is the same when you do 8k in 1 hit and 100 in 1 hit…wonderfull…it’s too difficult set the damage of retaliation based on a percentual of damage taken..

I found a new viable build post patch. It’s called “a Guardian”.