[Struggling with professions.]

I will suggest first of all to stop using level 80 boosts. Try leveling up each class (or at least a few) from 1-80 the old fashioned way. You will learn as you go, and it will make the game slow down for you, as you learn the mechanics. 

 

Now. 

 

Banner Warrior might be up your alley. You do have to target the banners when placing them, but then you just forget them and go back to fighting with 1-5 buttons. A Shout Warrior is even simpler, because Shouts require no targeting (they also have the benefit of insta-cast, several of them). Either way, you're also supporting allies, which is nice. 

 

And of course, the class mechanic for Warrior (Burst skill) is among the simplest, and least-buttony mechanics in the game. 

[Profession Survivability]

Deleted my comment for being completely irrelevant, because I didn't read closely enough. 

All I have to contribute here is, Carrion gear is good for leveling your Ele. XD

[Struggling with professions.]

I've been playing for years, and also like classes that are mechanically simpler to execute (in general). Any of these should do:

I. Minion Neco, as mentioned. Other Necro builds can be straightforward, as well. 

II. Warrior with Banners. You drop the banners, giving you and allies continued boons over time, and just attack with your weapon buttons. Other Warrior builds can be simple.

III. Most Ranger builds. 

IV. Many Thief builds are very straightforward to play, but require practiced timing for attacks and dodges. Lower health pool. 

[Dear CMC: Sword Needs More]

I. Ian mentioned incorporating more Torment into the sword, via Arms traits. I agree with this, and any other way of getting a little more Torment in. I state the obvious, but one problem with relying on Bleeding is that 20 stacks may be cleansed as easily as 1. Having more access to a secondary damaging condition (Torment) helps. 

II. Make the default Cripple duration on the Sword auto attack 2 seconds. This would be helpful in general, but more specifically with Leg Specialist. 

III. I honestly don't think it is too much to ask for Final Thrust to be made Unblockable. 

[what classes do you play besides warrior?]

Honestly not much else, any more. I have a shortbow Ranger from way back that I still like to play now and then. A bit of Blood Necro. But it's like 80% core Warrior characters I play nowadays. With all the weapon choices we enjoy, I'm just constantly dreaming up new builds. Maybe not good builds, but new builds to try at least 😆

Edit: Almost forgot the "and why?"

Shortbow warrior: This is honestly the only Ranger I've played since launch. I have a lot of fun with the flanking aspect, and run with two Devourers. It's an annoying, hard-to-pin down condi build that I just have fun with. Good survivability with Rabid gear. 

Blood Necro: I run a support Warrior (among my other toons), and enjoy support Necro as well. The whole AOE rezzing/healing thing is a great way to get allies back up. I run with condis. Again, it all comes down to gameplay and style that I find fun. 

 

Everything I play is core anymore. I spent some time with Spellbreaker, Berserker, and Scourge, but went back to basics. 

[Thick Skin not working as described.]

Lol I'm an idiot. Will delete, and thanks for explaining!

 

[Thick Skin not working as described.]

Edit: feel free to ignore, I am not very observant today. 

 

Actually not working at all. Does not grant Protection, whether used in or out of combat. I'll submit the ticket and all that, just curious if anyone else experienced the issue. I'm running Defiant Stance for healing, and have the Stances grandmaster trait. 

[Is Elementalist the most "frosty" prof in GW2?]

On 9/7/2022 at 8:43 PM, Shrike Arghast.3856 said:

Yeah, I knew that water/frost for the elementalist was more support-oriented. 

Does Reaper force you to use the scythe? It's not an aesthetic that really appeals to me.

Core Necro also has a ton of chilling skills. Just another option. 

[Why I die as berserker so much in PVE]

Or run a condi tank. I don't like dodging, either. 

[The Banners of Nerf]

Crazy thing is, I was starting to enjoy where banners were at: The light field, the stat boosts, the 100% uptime when managed properly. I was learning how to use them very effectively. And now this? Oof. At least the Battle Standard still has the res/kill function for WvW. I should shut up before they take that away too. 

[[Idea] Give warriors a shroud mechanic]

Well they already have a transform skill with Rampage, that's close enough to a shroud mechanic for me. Rampage could certainly be improved, including a shorter cool down, to make it more useful. What I want (as a core warrior player) is for burst skills to be reworked for longbow, axe, mace, etc. Many of the core weapons in general need to be updated. 

Shroud for warrior is not a horrible idea, but there is a lot of fixing I would choose before that. 

[greatsword is outdated]

22 hours ago, oscuro.9720 said:

What would people think of GS5 being reworked to being a 900 range ground target leap with a 5 target strike at the landing position that does similar damage to current rush? It would fix the pathing issue, give a bit more utility to the 5 skill to be used in a variety of situations (a shorter leap to get extra damage in for example), and increase the overall move speed, even if the total distance is reduced.

Throw in a couple seconds of Cripple and a leap finisher, and I'm sold. 

[Exotic gear - mix stats, or focus stats?]

+1 to what Umbra said.

 

Condimancer has a lot of flexibility in approach. I've used pure Carrion, mixed Carrion with Rabid to work in some Precision, etc. I've heard good things about Celestial, even. Meta is probably Trailblazer or something, but honestly a set of Carrion or even Dire is fine lol. You should probably post this in the Necro forum for best replies. 

[Making gold in WvW?]

On 7/4/2022 at 11:34 AM, SamuelW.2685 said:

And mods, before you put this post in WvW, I genuinely wasn't sure if this should go there or here, but since this is literally a case of players helping players, here seemed more appropriate.

annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnyway, I recently got into WvW by accident, I wanted some gear from dungeons and didn't want to spend hours waiting for a group that's willing to bring someone new to them, so I said that i'll just do the reward tracks in WvW for the pieces. 

But now I'm having a quite a bit of fun in WvW and I wanna play after I get what I need, my only issue is gold. I mainly play open world PvE and I make good gold just by playing, and in WvW idk where to start and could use some advice,  and yes, I did look this up online, but anything on making gold in WvW is years old or too shallow to be of use.

Sounds like your real issue here getting the gear, since it's already been said WvW is just bad for gold farming. I'd suggest finding a WvW oriented guild, and playing with them. You will burn through WvW reward tracks very quickly. You can do the same reward tracks in PvP, I think, but progress can be slow depending on how well your team does. I much prefer WvW. If you're not the type to join  a guild, just check all the WvW maps periodically to see if anyone is tagging (commander tag visible). If so, run out to meet the tag and game on.

 

[New/Returning Player, have some questions.]

On 7/6/2022 at 11:54 AM, Endaris.1452 said:

On 7/4/2022 at 4:25 PM, RavenousTofu.4928 said:

Hey all! So technically returning to GW2 after 8 years, but by technically I mean I only got to level 10 or so on one character, so basically a new player in all regards.

Recently saw some media about GW2 and decided to =try it again, and I'm loving it so far! Took in a fair amount of tips/beginners guides but still have some questions that have popped up while I've been playing.

1. So far I've been salvaging every piece of gear I don't need for material and luck. Is there a certain luck/value threshold when I shouldn't just salvage everything?

 

A: Salvage everything until you start getting Exotic level drops. Some Exotic gear is worth more as salvaged materials than as-is. Basically, you're going to salvage 99% of the gear you find. Your magic find won't max out for a long time, I'm still eating Luck years in.

 

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2. Having returned, I think some of the achievements and or systems around it updated without my actual status on them changing. Like for example despite 100%ing Wayfarer Foothills, the achievement "Wayfarer Foothills Novice Explorer" is only listing me as having 1 of the 20 requisites. I completed most of them AFTER returning but not sure why or how I'm supposed to fix this. Can't very well rediscover POI/Waypoints. Should I try and complete on another character?

 

A: Dunno.

3.Started up a Necromancer and while I love the Shroud mechanic, is there any way I can view the Shroud replacement skills without entering it? I know some Specs later on also replace skills and I have a hard time actually intaking information when I only have it available for limited time (usually in combat). Would also be helpful with my Norn shapeshifting skills.

 

A: No way to see it in-game I know of. You can use a good character builder to see what the effect/stats are, but not see it in action of course. Build Editor - Gw2Skills.Net 

4.Mounts. As much as I love exploring the speed can be painful sometimes. I'm aware mounts are an expac thing. What's the quickest way I can go about getting one once I'm eligible?

 

A: Raptor is easy to get, even if you don't cheese it. Start PoF expac story mode, you'll have raptor in like 20 minutes. Unlocked for all your characters. 

5. I have a buttload of Lvl Boosters, mainly from Bday gifts. I'm holding onto them for now as I like naturally leveling. What are good situations to use these levels boosts? While I aim to eventually have one of each class, I'm not really looking to have multiple of each.

A: Save them for when you are ready to start levelling a alt or new main. I agree that levelling naturally is best early on. 

 

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6. While I'm not planning to spend irl money on the game...for now, I'm curious what the best gem shop items/services would be if I get enough gems eventually. I've already eyed the bank and inventory upgrades.

A: Storage, salvage-O-matics, hair/makeover/name change kits. Black Lion Salvage kits, if you go through them faster than the game provides them. 

 

7. Last but not least. While I love GW2's weapon system, I'm noticing that certain weapons clearly are intended for either group content (IE support and healing) or possibly harder content/pvp (Defensive). While I'm very happy using a greatsword to smack things, I was also hoping to be able to play as 1h+Shield Guardian. Unfortunately the shield seems to be primarily reactive defensive skills, which makes sense but also seems very suboptimal for solo play. What content are shields generally used for?

A: True, Guardian Shield is very group oriented, to the point of being less useful for solo exploring. I would go off hand torch, and make a burn guardian or burn hybrid. Shield on Warrior is great solo weapon, with blocking and stun; shield in Engi is great for hard CC and protection, with some group support in the traits; 

Thanks for any and all help! 

 

 

[Tombs of Knowledge]

Spirit Shards are worth like 10,000 to a peso. Just keep a stack of Tomes of Knowledge in the corner of your bank for the day when you do feel like levelling an alt. I've been playing this game for years, but I almost always have a new alt I'm trying out. 

[Looking for new pastures...]

I don't think GW2 is much like WoW, but I think it's a very quality MMORPG. 

 

"What i fear in games these days and for example as you said, in WoW i go to a dungeon, a raid, a world boss or events and so on and i have a chance to get a piece of gear, a better weapon or a mount for example, and i fear that other games instead of rewarding the players, or make us feel like we achieved something awesome and important they instead "reward" players by placing the best gear or better looking in a store, same for the mounts."

 

The best gear in the game is the gear you craft. Any awards you get from completing end game, instanced content (i.e., raids) will be as good, but not better, than the guy next to you who never tried a single raid in his life. He just made it with materials gathered from the game world. 

 

Mounts are earned, not purchased through the in-game store. 

 

There is zero reason to spend money in the gem store if you don't want to. It all cosmetics and quality of life things. You can purchase certain items that help with loot generation (mineral nodes to mine in your home instance, say), but nothing that changes the game balance between players in any meaningful way. 

 

In summary: I can't say GW2 will be as enjoyable for you as WoW, but your main concerns are unfounded. 

 

 

 

[My new favorite core build - Hybrid Condi/Power, big health]

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?PKwAMx7lNwAZiMMWJW2OVreA-zVQYrSITFMBXKJUAhFC1lA5GBuNLF5pB-w

 

Summary: Hybrid using sword/board and longbow. Armor and weapons are Carrion, with accessories being Valkyrie. 

 

Runes are Rage for Fury uptime, sigils are (for sword/board) Torment and Celerity. Longbow uses Smoldering and Fire. 

 

Defiant Stance and Adrenal Health keep that massive Health pool up. 

 

Shield Bash + Flurry with Quickness melts pretty good. 

 

With so many strikes (Flurry hits 11 times in 2 seconds, Fan of Fire shoots 3 piercing arrows, Combustive Shot with a huge AoE pulses 9 times, etc.), crits are happening even with a 25% crit chance. 

 

The gear is cheap, excepting Rune of Torment, you only need one. 

 

I dunno, just having a blast with this in WvW and open world PvE. Obviously not a roaming toon, but great in WvW group fights small or large. 

[Bladesworn Feedback Thread]

It's like Anet took all the discarded ideas from the other elite specs, and dumped them all on Warrior. I'm baffled. 

[Is it me or is this game freaking difficult?]

On 12/25/2021 at 11:46 AM, Shivan Aquilarnus.8417 said:

Thanks again - you've given me lots to look at so I'll check those builds out too!

 

And yes - one of the hardest things is GETTING equipment. From what I've seen frankly exotic equipment that matches the right specifications is WAY out of my reach at the moment. It'll just have to be 'rare' from what I can see & afford, but even that - I think - will be enough of an improvement that I can soldier through.

 

Thanks again!

Go to a black lion merchant (the trading post), and search specifically for level 80 exotic armor and weapons. Sort by cost, cheapest to most expensive. You'll find some surprisingly affordable armor and weapons. I have a core condi warrior running Settler's gear and Runes of the Undead that can tank mobs with confidence. Takes a little longer to kill enemies, of course, but going full glass in HoT is rarely recommended. You can also experiment with Carrion gear (Condition damage/vitality/power) and others that provide more survivability.  Good luck!

[Rocketman - Core Engineer PvP by Woodstock]

On 11/5/2021 at 1:58 PM, bethekey.8314 said:

I'm not the man you think I am at home
Oh, no, no, no
I'm a rocket man

 

Power Core Engineer PvP, reminiscent of the 1-shot builds of old.

 

 

Thanks for the inspiration. I've been looking for fun core builds. 

[Looking for thief only guilds]

Thanks guys. I ask because few months ago I saw someone in-game who was advertising their thief-only guild, and I was hoping to find that guild - or a similar one - here (can't remember what it was called). Just seemed like a really fun idea. Maybe I'll try the professions forum, as suggested. 

[Looking for thief only guilds]

I'm a thoroughly average open world PvE and WvW veteran, looking for any active guilds that are thief-focused. Tried googling but didn't find much. Thank you in advance, and be well. 

 

[Would appreciate your Core WvW condi builds]

Thanks guys, this is all really good stuff!

 

[Would appreciate your Core WvW condi builds]

I like to run sword/X/Longbow builds in general, I'm looking for any such builds you've used in WvW and enjoyed. Builds that use other weapons in the 2nd slot (sword/sword/hammer, etc.) are cool too, as long as the focus is a condi or Celestial type of build. My goal is to contribute decent damage and possibly support in group fights, and also hold my own in 1v1s.