End of Dragons

[Eugchriss.2046]

That's the name of the next xpac. From a pvp viewpoint, Are you going to buy it? Don't be a child and answer honestly.

[Multicolorhipster.9751]

Absolutely.

I can't wait to play it for the first month where everything is broken yet fun. It won't be the same after everything gets nerfed to oblivion and goes back to being super boring again. ?

[Avatar.3568]

From a balance perspective no, but from a gameplay perspective yes

Especs feel very different compared to the core classes and I like differentiation

Even now we actually have for every espec some kinda viability

Zerker, Chrono and druid less but you can still hit Plat with them

[otto.5684]

Not for PvP.

[Tayga.3192]

Cantha expac for first game was pvp oriented, just saying. No implications.

[Smoosh.2718]

Bit of a no brainer really. Get to expand the story the PvE grounds and have a (hopefully) new elite spec to play with. I love theory crafting with specs... So i hope my gamble of warrior pistol becomes a real thing!!!

[Shiyo.3578]

Samurai elite please and ty

[felix.2386]

are you seriously thinking you will be competing without new exp on release

[Tycura.1982]

If the classes interest me or until they make mine so much more obsolete I can't take it anymore. At that point I move on or give in. Gonna be hard to beat Spellbreaker though.

[Ziggityzog.7389]

I'll buy the low end game pack nothing special. HOT was the last gw1 or gw2 game / exp that I bought a ultimate package with. I bought the cheapest POF since it was all just pve junk and no PvP updates or anything. HOT we got a new game mode.

If the alliance battles aren't remastered and in the expansion Jade quarry and fort aspenwood. Then I may finally just move on to the next new game like New world by Amazon.

In gw1 the alliance battles were the highlight of the game next to HoH

[Kodama.6453]

@"Shiyo.3578" said:Samurai elite please and ty

For which class?

Only class I could imagine with that theme right now would be revenant.Mostly because I would associate a "samurai elite spec" with greatsword as their weapon and revenant is the only class left without greatsword that would make sense with a samurai theme.

[Rukia.4802]

This isn't WoW forums where we claim we will never sub again or buy the next xpac. Anyone still here will probably buy it, because we want the game to improve and continue even if its a clown fiesta.

I am curious though what new cancer they have thought up for class design that we will suffer in pvp.

[Kuma.1503]

I want a hammer Ele that creates shockwaves smashes foes with reckless abandon. A mid ranged weapon focused on spike damage and control.

In fire, you literally spin around with a huge flaming hammer. You can slam it into the ground to create eruptions which knock up and burn foes.

You have a skill where you become a walking blizzard in water and you freeze anyone foolish enough to walk near you. Certain skills have a shatter mechanic where you use your hammer to shatter foes who have become frozen with cold. It removes the stun but does significantly more damage.

Air creates concussive shockwaves and has a skill where you YEET someone into to the stratosphere

Earth allows you to create temporary terrain and then smash it into smitherines to shoot shards of rock at your foe and inflict massive bleeding.

Utilities can be used to facilitate whichever playstyle you're going for. Big Aoe damage in fire. An additional AoE freeze to shatter, more terrain to smash...

Maybe give it some kind of unique buff so that it has a reason to be picked for raids.

Idk, I like swinging around HUGE hammers.

[Shiyo.3578]

@Kodama.6453 said:

@"Shiyo.3578" said:Samurai elite please and ty

For which class?

Only class I could imagine with that theme right now would be revenant.Mostly because I would associate a "samurai elite spec" with greatsword as their weapon and revenant is the only class left without greatsword that would make sense with a samurai theme.

Thief. Great sword samurai.

Mesmer, Dagger/dagger Ninja with shadow clones mechanic.

[montecristo.1324]

Can't wait for the new expansion!!! I love this game, even if sometimes I need a break because of some frustration, I think it has the best combat system and PvP around

[AliamRationem.5172]

@Kuma.1503 said:I want a hammer Ele that creates shockwaves smashes foes with reckless abandon. A mid ranged weapon focused on spike damage and control.

In fire, you literally spin around with a huge flaming hammer. You can slam it into the ground to create eruptions which knock up and burn foes.

You have a skill where you become a walking blizzard in water and you freeze anyone foolish enough to walk near you. Certain skills have a shatter mechanic where you use your hammer to shatter foes who have become frozen with cold. It removes the stun but does significantly more damage.

Air creates concussive shockwaves and has a skill where you YEET someone into to the stratosphere

Earth allows you to create temporary terrain and then smash it into smitherines to shoot shards of rock at your foe and inflict massive bleeding.

Utilities can be used to facilitate whichever playstyle you're going for. Big Aoe damage in fire. An additional AoE freeze to shatter, more terrain to smash...

Maybe give it some kind of unique buff so that it has a reason to be picked for raids.

Idk, I like swinging around HUGE hammers.

How about an elementalist that gives up the ability to use their equipped weapon (you still get the stats/sigil!), instead conjuring a different weapon for each attunement. Then give them a utility skill that allows them to use their equipped weapon temporarily.

[Kodama.6453]

@Shiyo.3578 said:

@Kodama.6453 said:

@Shiyo.3578 said:Samurai elite please and ty

For which class?

Only class I could imagine with that theme right now would be revenant.Mostly because I would associate a "samurai elite spec" with greatsword as their weapon and revenant is the only class left without greatsword that would make sense with a samurai theme.

Thief. Great sword samurai.

Mesmer, Dagger/dagger Ninja with shadow clones mechanic.

I don't think that samurai really fits thief thematically.

Samurai had a strict honor code and basically everything core thief does goes against that code. Thieves are about deception, staying hidden and striking the enemy from behind, using tricks in combat like poisons...This is all contradicting the morals of samurai.

Did you, by any chance, play Ghost of Tsushima? This is actually one leading theme in that game, that the main character is giving up the way of the samurai and resorts to dishonorable methods, which are exactly these I mention before as being thief thematics: poison, sneak attacks, deception.

[Tycura.1982]

The Samurai fears the Imperial Infantry

Warrior pistol confirmed

Someone get me my Colt 1851 were making imperialism great again

[Happy Yes.1453]

90% of the ppl who took pvp seriously are gone. you are asking to a very small group of that remaining 10% who regularly post on the forums...I dont know what you're trying to achieve here but you might as well added only one option in this poll.

[viquing.8254]

The only reason for me to buy the next expac is if they give me reasons to play mes.Certainly not by giving all mes particularity (portal, quickness, slow, alacrity, lockbuild, boonshare,...) to other class while they don't have the fucking illusion mechanic drawback.

[Arheundel.6451]

I am expecting the same BS for new elites, following the same balance path and application as we've seen with HoT and PoF

1) Another broken/OP ill design for necro , guardian and engineer basically doing everything2) Some other stealth based abusing dumb design for thief3) Some busted sustain/damage/CC spam crap for warrior that will be nerfed hard in PvP after 1-2 years of constant nagging on the forum4) Another high sustain duellist build for ranger with min team support that will be repeatedly nerfed until out of PvP5) Some broken mess for revenant which will be either useless or completely broken and barely nerfed after that6) Some overly complex mess of an ill design for elementalist that will either have long ass casting time on skill with ridiculous high CD that produce laughable dmg..only to be buffed to relevance later on and subsequently nerfed to the ground ( or close to it)7) Yet another condi/stealth based broken spec for mesmer...that will had nerfed after years of crying on the forum

Did I miss anything?

[Widmo.3186]

Look what happend to balance when PoF came. 3 years. 3 years later and balance is still shit. Now imagine they add another expansion while the previous one is still in terrible state. Its like building a house, you didnt even set proper foundations of 1st floor and you want to start building 2nd one. Thats not gonna work, but as previous comments already mentioned, no1 takes pvp seriously anymore, so w/e.

Comparing gw2 to mmo with the biggest amounts of expansions, which is WoW, the biggest problem comes with design of the game. In WoW you have 3 talent specs (except DH) and when new expac comes they delete some skills, add other, buff this, nerf that, gucci. In gw2 they are adding more and more specs to the game, leaving holes for totally useless specs and totally op. And specs coming with the newest expac are usually the most stupid, op and looking like literally no1 tested it before releasing (Mirage? DE? hello?). So yeah, when it comes to the pvp and balance theres not much to be hoped for. Its hard to make all specs viable when theres so many of them, especially for company like ANet thats lazy, looking for excuses and not even trying to do so.But hey, adding the most broken and meta builds to the newest expansion in order to make sure ppl buy expac, oldest trick in the book.

[Spellhunter.9675]

@Arheundel.6451 said:I am expecting the same BS for new elites, following the same balance path and application as we've seen with HoT and PoF

1) Another broken/OP ill design for necro , guardian and engineer basically doing everything2) Some other stealth based abusing dumb design for thief3) Some busted sustain/damage/CC spam kitten for warrior that will be nerfed hard in PvP after 1-2 years of constant nagging on the forum4) Another high sustain duellist build for ranger with min team support that will be repeatedly nerfed until out of PvP5) Some broken mess for revenant which will be either useless or completely broken and barely nerfed after that6) Some overly complex mess of an ill design for elementalist that will either have long kitten casting time on skill with ridiculous high CD that produce laughable dmg..only to be buffed to relevance later on and subsequently nerfed to the ground ( or close to it)7) Yet another condi/stealth based broken spec for mesmer...that will had nerfed after years of crying on the forum

Did I miss anything?

So, no mesmer?

[Arheundel.6451]

@Spellhunter.9675 said:

@Arheundel.6451 said:I am expecting the same BS for new elites, following the same balance path and application as we've seen with HoT and PoF

1) Another broken/OP ill design for

necro , guardian and engineer

basically doing everything2) Some other stealth based abusing dumb design for

thief

3) Some busted sustain/damage/CC spam kitten for

warrior

that will be nerfed hard in PvP after 1-2 years of constant nagging on the forum4) Another high sustain duellist build for

ranger

with min team support that will be repeatedly nerfed until out of PvP5) Some broken mess for

revenant

which will be either useless or completely broken and barely nerfed after that6) Some overly complex mess of an ill design for

elementalist

that will either have long kitten casting time on skill with ridiculous high CD that produce laughable dmg..only to be buffed to relevance later on and subsequently nerfed to the ground ( or close to it)7) Yet another condi/stealth based broken spec for

mesmer

...that will had nerfed after years of crying on the forum

Did I miss anything?

So, no mesmer?

Edited with mesmer

[sitarskee.5738]

Yes, I am going to buy it immidiately because I play this game. I am just trying to not think about what they do with new e-specs if they do them at all. It's either going to be the biggest mess and chaos we've had so far or they will actually test stuff out properly and balance everything in the proper manner once.