SourPatchBruhs.5142

I currently have it. Just not 100% sure what to set it to. I always see the black window that pops up when I’m at the character select screen just not sure if I need to change any options It currently says... Current: DX9: direct3d 12 renderer via d912pxy proxy Current DX11: stock direct3d 11 renderer

just set my settings up like that. I’m in mistlock and mostly staying in high 50s, occasionally getting low 60s. As I’m typing this, I teleported into Lion’s Arch and am sitting at 55-57 fps

So I constantly drop below 60 fps especially in cities or grouped content. My computer is a few years old, so trying to figure out if I should upgrade or if it’s a GW2 setting or something. Specs: i7-8700K 3.7GHz 16GB DDR4 GTX 1080 Ti 11GB The game is installed on my SSD also, so just want to see what I need to do to run better.

As the title states, I’m looking for buddy in game to play with. I am currently doing open world, but I am also interested in sPvP, Fractals, raids and WvW. I am in EST and play from 5 PM on during the week and all throughout the weekend. Would prefer a mic as I hate typing in game while I’m playing so discord would be best. Can reply here or send me a direct message.

That was going to be my next question, so thank you. I'll run a staff condi and give that a shot

Yeah unless I'm doing an event, HP train, etc then I'm usually in a smaller group usually 3-4 max. I just like viability. Like I feel with necro I can swap between specs in open world and honestly be fine with any of the 3. Is mesmer the same way? Chrono in a smaller group feels less impactful. Just curious if Virtuoso is the only good option in a small group.

How do you fare in open world groups? I hardly play solo even in open world. I'm always with at least one other person at a time. I'm loving Necro. I also like my ele but didn't take long to realize it's so much more work for less reward in the long run. I know GW2 in general is a pretty alt-friendly game, but I prefer to focus on 2 characters max at a time so just trying to make sure I exhaust all options. If it's based on the open world group comp whether I use mesmer or Necro that's fine too. Just curious how they compare

Isn’t Virtuoso a dumbed down spec of Mesmer? No phantasms and such seems to kill the general premise of what made Mesmer a Mesmer unless I’m understanding it completely wrong

I'm glad you said that with blink. With Ombras comment, I thought I had misunderstood how blink works somehow. Is there any particular case/reason where I'd want Mesmer over Necromancer? It seems they're not good in PvP and very situational/niche in WvW so just trying to understand. If there's a specific PvE role that needs filled okay fine but I'm sure I can just as easily fill a different role with one of the Necro elite specs. Just trying to understand why Mesmer would be a good choice.

Thank you for that explanation. I don’t see anything other than like portal that the Mesmer gives me that the Necromancer wouldn’t in terms of PvE

This kinda answers it for me. Basically viable in 1/3 types of content sucks. I'm just better off going Necro, I guess. If it outperformed Necro by miles in PvE it would be a bit different, but IMO it doesn't.

So for the gear then, do you have to put it in shared slot? Like how does it know to pull that gear if you have it on another character? And lets say I use d/d on ele. Would crafting the legendary once allow me to use it for both slots?

I’ll probably just stay necro then at least until I start WvW or they buff Mesmer in PvP. Or if I get super bored on necro. As far as the legendary piece goes, whenever I swap templates, it uses a transmute item per piece? If so that sucks. So let’s say I have a full legendary set and I have templates saved for reaper, scourge and harbinger and I want to swap specs. Does it cost me anything and/or does one click (the template button) swap it?

I actually love this idea especially since I have an ele too. Would just have to do several weapons across the 3 characters. Have a few main questions: 1) with the gear presets, will it auto swap the stats on the legendaries? Like if I use berserker on necro, and I swap over to the Mesmer and the Mesmer build uses something else will it auto swap off the berserker stats to what the build for the Mesmer uses? 2) how do I go about making the legendaries? Whenever I try to find a straightforward guide it seems super convoluted and I get lost. 3) Currently I’m doing open world and sPvP mostly. Haven’t gotten into dungeons, fractals, etc.. With what you know, are there specific use cases when you’d use one or the other? Open world is the big one since I’ve been doing world bosses, hero points, and general map completion. Does Mesmer or Necro either one out perform the other or is there a reason I should specifically use one or the other in my case?

PvE wise, how does Mesmer compare with the necro specs? I don’t mind necessarily swapping and using a specific class in PvP, but looking for a reason to PvE a Mesmer instead of just going full necro if there is a reason at all.