First matches in PVP

[Tehologist.5841]

First time ever doing ranked, here are some highlights from last night.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/sxPtc1Zc7ZdW6Eh38

Overall won 4, lost 6 with two very close games that we ultimately lost.

[Eastcorn.5901]

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[Vagrant.7206]

Initial assessment -- most of our damage remains intact, we just have slightly longer cooldowns. Might be a little bit harder to sustain in long fights now.

That said, still waiting to see changes on other classes.

[Peutrifectus.4830]

I'm away all we now until Friday so it'll be a few days until I place but I'm 8 games in 5-3 so far.

With the prefix: the aim is to win, the point is to have fun.

I'm just not enjoying playing with holo. Yes it's probably the strongest spec we have but...

Rocketmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan:

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vdAQJAqanUUBdehlcB+dBEqiF2iasNGjajO4H+kH8DLxAA-jpwgABRWGAg9HAA

Switched amulet to give me 490 healing per sec with uber speed an boost barriers.

Not missing the criy chance from wizards ammy.... Yet.

[Tehologist.5841]

I switched up one trait, was running incendiary powder, switched to modified ammunition. The bleeding from crits plus vulnerability gives me a 4% damage most of the time and if a condi class is with me that number sky rockets. Fighting holosmith’s has been interesting. I can usually handle them solo, but very difficult to deal with in a plus one scenario. Hammer revenants and guardians are my other more challenging fights. Last night was 2 wins 3 losses.

[Tehologist.5841]

Below is the build I am running. Elixir C has been the mvp, I end up getting resistance and a ton of boons. Elixir u and defense field are great for securing stomps. Damage on hammer feels very good with this build, good uptime on quickness and stab.

gw2skills.net/editor/?vdAQFASncTBFpilXBGYBsehlJjCs6yuQi+vz79W8ZKgAA-jJROABcXGAg9HU/CAA/DAAA

[Peutrifectus.4830]

Finally placed after getting back home from holiday. 9-3 currently in gold2 and gone back to wizards ammy.

[Tehologist.5841]

Overall so far, 31 rank played, 17 won. Still silver 2 by a slim margin.

[Tehologist.5841]

I got so wrecked by a scrapper flame thrower build yesterday. It was awesome, so I have been playing around with quickness might stacking flame build and it is very fun. I am running fire arms, scrapper, alchemy. I think tools may be a better choice so I can use kit trait for swiftness/fire shield and gadgeteer for rocket boots. What do you guys think? Keep in mind, I am low silver so meme build is fine. We tend to stand and fight when we should be running off point to cap elsewhere and are easy to farm.

[Ardid.7203]

If you want fun, there is nothing like Flamethrower. Streamlined kits? Essential. Traited rocket boots? Just awesome.But, this is only if you want fun (Personally, I don't PvP often just because pure fun is hard to justify for the team.)

A point to take on account: there have been serious doubts about the interaction between FT and quickness. If I remember correctly, some clever forum member did prove the quickness was lost on FT skills somehow, and not very impactful on rifle either. In fact, when I tried my quick juggernaut scrapper a couple years ago, I couldn't notice any real difference from my previous core build with Tools, and switched back.

These days I run Rifle, Holo, FT, Streamlined Kits, Rocket Boots, Juggernaut, Zerker weapon, Viper armor, and Strenght runes.Might stacking, High mobility, and lots of hard CC: super good, ultra fun build for open world, but I don't think it would work on PvP or even WvW.

[Tehologist.5841]

Why do you run strength runes over rune of the aristocrat when you are running vipers?

[Peutrifectus.4830]

Viper is still main stat power, so it's hybrid. Rune of strength is legit with that, as is rune of aristocracy, holbrek or bezerker etc

[Ardid.7203]

I'm just too lazy to change the runes I attached, and most of the build does power damage anyway. I'll try the aristocrat ones if they are in the TP, might be fun.

Edit: Oh, they are account bound, so you are forced to do the Caudecus Manor dungeon to get the seals. I should have found it to be boring, since I stopped doing it so many time ago... Maybe I could try again.

[Tehologist.5841]

Get them from wvw or pvp caudecus manor reward track. I got them from wvw, have to do it 3 times so 12 levels. Takes about a week.

[Ardid.7203]

A week in WvW? Ouch. XD