Sorry to make this my first post.
GW2 is my first mmo as I've never touched the genre and had no interest in them but I think this game studio is very special, at least for me. Soooo many aspects of the game drew me in that I've stopped playing all other games since discovering GW2 in February of this year, I fully bought into everything, own all the content (and love it)
If possible, I would greatly appreciate suggestions for class alternatives to potentially help me transition to a different class/build. It would be helpful to avoid discussions on the shortcomings of my current condi build or pointing out that I'm a fool for boosting a build that died. I am fully aware of the consequences in those decisions and think that is enough punishment in itself
I've done a few hundred hours with thief, warrior, and engineer but when I discovered Firebrand I fell in love with it, mainly using the fire tome burning groups with the firebrand's flames, just SO fun!
I fully invested all my gold into him unlocking 5 extra bag slots and making him look unique but I started to notice things were not dying as much anymore, or at all when it came to veteran or elite npcs which now take too long to destroy to be considered enjoyable in my case
Due to being enamored with the game and playing it relentlessly, I was unaware of the recent changes (I know lol, please refrain from saying it because I sense your thoughts and you are correct). I went through a brief period of confusion and desperation. I questioned what I was doing wrong and tried increasing my condi to 1850+ and even adding a signet on top of it hoping it would make me viable as a firebrand condi
It fell apart when doing fractals, strikes and other group content felt really really bad..so just for now I have decided to take a break from them while I search for a new role after I realized the changes had not only been implemented but even announced, some time ago
As a player with lower skill I find glass cannon DPS builds to be challenging and unsatisfying, but I cant express how much I enjoyed taking aggro, face-tanking, and healing through burning damage with my trailblazer loadout. It made me feel relevant like I had an actual role to play
For the first time since I started playing I logged in today and just didnt know what to do or where to go 😞.. I sorta just sat in arborstone, stared at my gear and upgrades I had built up over the past few months and logged back out. I did this a few times and decided it might be a good idea to reach out here with fellow players. I can't invest more into my firebrand but I also can't get myself to delete my guardian yet.. maybe its the recent memories of how he was able to get me through all the content that was a part of my routine.. or the feeling of "yes, this is my class!!!!!" might still be too fresh
I hope this doesn't come off as being angry or anything because I just want to adapt so I can play everything comfortably again and maybe there's a class or build that is compatible with me which I just don't know about or cant see because I'm in this weird mental place w/ the game
Thanks so much for reading I did not intend for post length
Thanks so much for this 🤗 I won't delete him and I think I'm going to try the Rev! I do enjoy group content but I run alone a lot, sticking with groups in open world but quickly detaching once an event is over, like a single player experience but inside a living & shared world, the game feels like a technological marvel to me but I'll stop there to get back on topic I'm going to create a new revenant and go through the story campaigns so I can learn it slowly a few talents at a time, same as I did with the other classes and then transfer all the ascended stuff over to him if it works out! I really appreciate the starting point and I'm feeling optimistic to try and piece together something new that might fit the heavy armor close range combat style Thx again for the replies!!
