[August 23 Balance Update Preview]

20 hours ago, Josh Davis.7865 said:

Hi all,

The June 28 update highlighted that our approach to balancing professions and combat in Guild Wars 2 has not been fully aligned with the needs and expectations of our community...

 

Thanks,

Josh

Well, recognition of own mistakes is worth respect.
My hats off to ANet team!

Thanks,
Alex

[Mesmer will never be the class we want]

22 minutes ago, Mungo Zen.9364 said:

 Just the one espec or the whole profession, core and all three especs??  

Have no experience with Chrono and Virt.

[Mesmer will never be the class we want]

4 hours ago, Dayra.7405 said:

In fact I am quite happy with my virtuoso.

And I am with my Mirage 🙂

[Does anyone actually enjoy their Class?]

On 8/13/2022 at 7:58 PM, CalmTheStorm.2364 said:

New warrior espec: The Exhibitionist

Summon the power of the legendary Exhibitionist to transform into a powerful avatar. Applies 1500 stacks of Confusion to foes and 30 seconds Alacrity to allies.

[Staff & Axe Nerfs]

7 hours ago, Stavros.8249 said:

The previous specs can't be better than the last expansion specs, cause people won't buy it. 

But what does it mean - "better"?
DPS? Party support? Playstyle? Visual effects? PVE oriented? WvW oriented? PVP oriented? Solo play? ...
It has different meaning for different people )

[August 23 Balance Update Preview]

On 8/11/2022 at 5:59 PM, Rubi Bayer.8493 said:

Mirage/Axe

Lingering Thoughts: (PvE only) Torment duration decreased from 4 seconds to 3 seconds.

• Imaginary Axes: (PvE only) Torment duration decreased from 4 seconds to 3 seconds.

• Mirage/Staff
• Chaos Vortex (Staff Ambush): (PvE only) Might stack count reduced from 8 to 5, and might duration reduced from 15 seconds to 10 seconds. Torment, bleeding, and confusion duration reduced from 8 seconds to 7 seconds.

hell is it's genius )))
Now it already does not matter  what decision will be taken - to make, or not to make. The very fact that this changes were tentatively approved is the epic failure from any point of view )))

[New Mesmer - Advice]

 

4 hours ago, Blood Red Arachnid.2493 said:

Only if you want to slowly grind against champions. 

Don't understand what you mean about "slowly" - not every spec in game can grind against champions at all, and Mirage do it not more slowly than any other suitable for solo spec.

4 hours ago, Blood Red Arachnid.2493 said:

Mirage has enough mobility and dodges to tank everything

For solo content Viper (as any other pure DPS stats) will be the pain.

[New Mesmer - Advice]

On 8/4/2022 at 11:02 AM, Blood Red Arachnid.2493 said:

For PVE, pure condi mirage plays Viper

Only for fun maybe, because to max result you should take Dire/Trailblazer's.

[Equipment for Reaper Setup]

On 8/3/2022 at 4:35 PM, Zyros.3172 said:

Sometimes I run across a player that can just solo a dungeon or stay standing against a fractals boss in T3 or T4 and I find it inspiring.

Reaper is not suitable for hard solo content, alas...

[Asked a million times... I know.]

On 7/26/2022 at 6:47 AM, Gunfighter.9152 said:

able to solo as much open world content as possible, while still being forgiving.  I assume Reaper, Scourge, or Harbinger are at the top of the list. 

Reaper is not at the top

Scourge or Harbinger - maybe

Mirage - strong, in hundreds real solo-battles tested (me personally) option that I can advice.

[You're dumbing down the game.]

8 hours ago, Asum.4960 said:

The problem now isn't that low effort is becoming viable, it always has been (as it should), it's that high effort and skill is becoming essentially not just unnecessary but invalid due to actually performing worse.

Without high effort and skill your highest achievement will be Mobs Killer King, regardless of spec you play with.

[You're dumbing down the game.]

38 minutes ago, azorean.1850 said:

Unfortunatly gw2 is becoming the mmorpg for dummies.

Fortunately, this is not the case.

[You're dumbing down the game.]

8 hours ago, Liisjak.4509 said:

There's dozens of brain dead classes

There's no any brain dead classes in GW2

[You're dumbing down the game.]

30.06.2022 в 14:09, The Urps.8379 сказал:

Why should I play mirrage when I can play Condi-Mech. 

no any reason to play Condi-Mech if you play Condi-Mirage (if only you visually like it more) (OW PVE)

[Lady Shamshir bounty doesn't seem to respawn. [Merged]]

14 hours ago, Banrigh.5932 said:

it's been bugged for OVER TWO YEARS!!!

I did it several times few months ago without any issues...

And as for the Praise Joko! ambushes - it's not related to Lady Shamshir only but all other bounties too and sometime takes place but not often.

[What's the best Open World class?]

20 hours ago, otto.5684 said:

I have little interest in spending 10-15 minutes trying to solo a champion that is not meant to be soloed.

5-7  in most cases.

And never > 10 becase of 10min limit )

[Guard or Reve? Which class is better full(or almost) Trailblazer for PVE and WVW]

4 hours ago, China.5268 said:

nerf was only pvp

PVE too

[Guard or Reve? Which class is better full(or almost) Trailblazer for PVE and WVW]

18 hours ago, China.5268 said:

The gears are expensive and I dont have cash/gold to gear up 2 characters with trailb set so

You can use (start with) Dire stats instead, moving gradually to TB if you have such intention.
 

[Choice for Solo-Player in Open World (Non-Necro)]

19 hours ago, Athlai.3685 said:

I'm having troubles staying alive on my Virtuoso, but it could be because I'm trying to run a power build?

Depends on context:
1. Mobs - no
2. HP  - 50/50
3. Champs - yes

 

[Choice for Solo-Player in Open World (Non-Necro)]

18 hours ago, Athlai.3685 said:

to progress through the story in exotics gear

exotic or ascended - doesn't matter

[Unkillable & Beginner Friendly Mechanist Build For Open World | Build & Showcase]

On 5/13/2022 at 5:47 PM, Aveneo.2068 said:

I could also facetank champions without too much issue, and more importantly, without having to worry about rotations and other nonsense.

🙂

[Open World WB Build]

On 5/6/2022 at 10:04 AM, Arklite.4013 said:

I'm talking something for soloing bounties or other difficult champs.

It depends on how far you are willing to go - there are different degree of difficulty champs...
In general, I think that Guardian is not optimal choice (not the worst/not the best) for this kind of content in the context of champ-solo-play as your main way in game.
And certainly, this type of content is not about full-berserker but condi build - Lord Hizen's Willbender build, mentioned above, seems to be good start point.

[Open World Solo: Celestial Catalyst (Video and Build)]

Well done battles, thank you.

[20k DPS 1 button Rotation Mechanist]

43 minutes ago, Valisha.8650 said:

No one really cares about champs solo.

I am care - it is helpful in the context of developing your combat skills and better understanding your Spec's capabilities. Moreover, it's just fun. And I know that I am not alone, and I know that among this players there are  highly respected members of GW2 community )

[20k DPS 1 button Rotation Mechanist]

2 hours ago, Valisha.8650 said:

power dragonhunter, condi firebrand, condi quick firebrand, heal firebrand

None of this is optimal choice for, say, Champs solo.