Having a mid-life pvp crisis

[Paradoxoglanis.1904]

Im having a difficult time with pvp right now. 1v1s are so drawn out and boring that I just lose motivation about 3 minutes in and stop trying. How can I get myself to actually care when close fights are just stalemates? My ego is dwindling, I cant even find the courage to trash talk noobs playing dh or necro anymore. Is there a solution to this crisis im having, or am I doomed to a pvp future filled with lethargy and regret?

[Downstate.4697]

Dont use an amulet and lose every fight in 10 seconds

[ollbirtan.2915]

Play the class that you hate.

[GuriGashi.5617]

Thing with endless 1v1‘s is participants are at fault if it doesn‘t end for playing too tanky builds, including you. Run bers amulet and you won‘t get a 3 minute 1v1, big promise

[Avatar.3568]

Run Glas Canon or mystic builds that no one would expect

[Abelisk.5148]

Find a tanky ass build but put on a berserker amulet trust me on dis one. Tackle on Rune of Divinity or Rune of Orr.

[Paradoxoglanis.1904]

Trying to 1v1 with a build that is bad at 1v1s isnt really solving the problem. I think ill just play minionmancer and watch tv so i dont have to pay attention.

[Stand The Wall.6987]

play fun builds. experiment. don't take it so seriously.

[Multicolorhipster.9751]

@snoow.1694 said:Thing with endless 1v1‘s is participants are at fault if it doesn‘t end for playing too tanky builds, including you. Run bers amulet and you won‘t get a 3 minute 1v1, big promise

Yeah, just run Berserker amulet and ? the other person decided to handicap themselves by running Berserker amulet too.Worst-case scenario; you don't have to waste time in an endless 1v1 if you run into the typical bunker build, because you'll probably die pretty quick with zerker stats.

[Shao.7236]

I see fights ending rather fast when pulling off crucial interrupts such as a bright glowing give away the healing skills do.

[Paradoxoglanis.1904]

Well i tried playing the squishiest of the squish, zerker ele as a LR sword weaver. Still was having 2-3 min fights and stalemates all over the place. I think i have narrowed my issue down to people using their heal skill. It seems to be making fights last a lot longer.

[Downstate.4697]

@Paradoxoglanis.1904 said:Well i tried playing the squishiest of the squish, zerker ele as a LR sword weaver. Still was having 2-3 min fights and stalemates all over the place. I think i have narrowed my issue down to people using their heal skill. It seems to be making fights last a lot longer.

Interrupt the heal. Recognize if their heal skill is up and if they fall below the 50% health threshold. Boon rip is an effective way to deal with tankier duelists. Maybe try a sw/d deadeye and build as a duelist instead of a roamer.

[Paradoxoglanis.1904]

@FrownyClown.8402 said:

@Paradoxoglanis.1904 said:Well i tried playing the squishiest of the squish, zerker ele as a LR sword weaver. Still was having 2-3 min fights and stalemates all over the place. I think i have narrowed my issue down to people using their heal skill. It seems to be making fights last a lot longer.

Interrupt the heal.

Easier said than done with all the passive blind, blocks, cc, & stab. Also a lot of classes have enough passive healing to keep fights going on forever.

[Leonidrex.5649]

@FrownyClown.8402 said:

@Paradoxoglanis.1904 said:Well i tried playing the squishiest of the squish, zerker ele as a LR sword weaver. Still was having 2-3 min fights and stalemates all over the place. I think i have narrowed my issue down to people using their heal skill. It seems to be making fights last a lot longer.

Interrupt the heal. Recognize if their heal skill is up and if they fall below the 50% health threshold. Boon rip is an effective way to deal with tankier duelists. Maybe try a sw/d deadeye and build as a duelist instead of a roamer.

loads of classes cant even get rupted on its heals.holo/scrapper gets stealth/stabele doesnt even need to use its healing skillthief stealths, shadowsteps, blinds or counter-rupts with F1ranger can throw pet cc and then heal, or stab with elite or stealthmesmer can disort/dodge/stealthrev depending on build has glint which cant be rupted, shiro that is precasted anywaysguard healing skill is a block in itself or a trap that can be just used while stealthed or blockingand you go down the line and the only class that cant ensure its healing skill is necro and warrior.warrior has fucking 26k hp and can heal with shouts and necro has lie 50k hp anyways.

[Falan.1839]

Play some high DPS build, maybe even something memeworthy like Axe/Axe GS Beserker. If you want to still be survivable and play a proper meta spec just go with Zerk Power Herald. That way most fights should end, even though you might not win all of them. I'd say in ranked it's generally the better option to play high dps anyway, because people don't rotate fast enough and make too many mistakes to really abuse bunkers like in coordinated teams.

[MrForz.1953]

Oh man, when attrition was a thing.

[Trevor Boyer.6524]

@Paradoxoglanis.1904 said:Im having a difficult time with pvp right now. 1v1s are so drawn out and boring that I just lose motivation about 3 minutes in and stop trying. How can I get myself to actually care when close fights are just stalemates? My ego is dwindling, I cant even find the courage to trash talk noobs playing dh or necro anymore. Is there a solution to this crisis im having, or am I doomed to a pvp future filled with lethargy and regret?

Just start playing high risk high reward full DPS builds.

Way more fun, regardless of if they only rank as mediocre in the current meta.

[Azure The Heartless.3261]

@Trevor Boyer.6524 said:

Just start playing high risk high reward full DPS builds.

Way more fun, regardless of if they only rank as mediocre in the current meta.

Win at having fun but lose some games

Or

Win matches but trade your enjoyment of the game to do it

The point of pvp is to have fun. play something fun. Get good with it. Moment you start worrying about meta kitten is the moment you start to slowly die like everyone who thinks their plat badge matters.