mikdepadua.8376

> @"Dreamatics.4987" said:

> I like the idea of shouts on mesmer but music theme not seeing it at all nope nope nope XD just add a new proffession bard and be done with it XD

that would be even better

Forums tend to attract people with complaints so I find that places like these aren't the best place to ask questions like those.

> @"Quadox.7834" said:

> i would not like this concept personally. that said, i honestly don't know what could possibly top chronomancer - both the theme and the name itself are just so good.

Good for you that you have a class that you 100% love. As for me, I absolutely adore GW2's combat mechanics but I've never had a class that I love perfectly. I usually go with Bards in RPGs so having one here would be perfect.

> @"DemonSeed.3528" said:

> > @"mikdepadua.8376" said:

> > or just limit f2p accounts in wvw to not be able to use tactivators

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> That still does not stop paid accounts which account for most of the pulling.

lessening the occurence is better than nothing

or just limit f2p accounts in wvw to not be able to use tactivators

imo condi mirage is one of the strongest solo playstyle out there, and unless you dont like the playstyle/archetype there's no need to look further. Axe/pistol and staff. Axe/pistol for when you wanna deal damage while still being quite durable. Staff for lower dps but very good survival via kiting. Trailblazer for armor or even Dire.

imo Ele. If you're poking zergs you'd be on your staff bar. But when you're roaming you just swap to your dagger/focus or whatever you work best with.

I would comeback to this game fulltime in a heartbeat if bards became a thing here. It's my favorite archetype in RPGs

I think it's quite easy to implement too. As suggested, give mesmers a weapon that they could use as a musical instrument (shorbow as a harp for example) and give em shouts.

Every skill that generates clones would generate a clone that doesn't attack but plays a musical instrument instead that offers a stacking buff of something, and the shatters can be flavored as an "encore" where the bard and his illusionary bandmates would do a flourish and F1: deal damage, F2: give conditions, F3: CC, F4: make the bard invulnerable, while each providing specific boons to allies.

imo air just needs a bit of a buff.

I actually just stopped playing gw2 entirely because 1) roaming is dead and 2) elementalists are not worth using.

I only play wizards/mages in MMOs and i find it weird that the wizard class in this game is just a healbot/aurabot.

fresh air tempest is actually pretty easy. just spam the air overload.

It's my go to build when i want to relax in open world farming/tagging.

> @"Dahir.4158" said:

> I've got a new video to share with you all.

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> There are a couple of things that I want to mention. Recently, I've been using Harmonious Conduit instead of Invigorating Torrents. The sustain takes a hit, but at least you'll have Stability.

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> Also, use Sigil of Corruption on your second weapon set. Whenever you have time, farm some kills and get stacks, then switch back to your regular set. Your condition damage will increase.

That thumbnail gave me a mini heart attack lol. good stuff

> @"Ryou.2398" said:

> > @"mikdepadua.8376" said:

> > > @"Ryou.2398" said:

> > > > @"mikdepadua.8376" said:

> > > > Which professions do you think would this fit with?

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> > > > I think spears have a lot of potential as a ground weapon. Some classes can wield it as a poke-y mid-ranged weapon while others could have it as a sweeping aoe weapon. It can also be used creatively as a thrown weapon either physically or magically.

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> > > > Personally, I'd like for warriors to gain access to spears as a ground weapon and have them play as archetypal spearmen. Mesmers could also use it as sort of a levitating weapon around them similar to how Xaldin from the Kingdom Hearts Series uses his spears. Would be a much needed power option for mesmers.

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> > > I personally thought this is what dragon hunter should have got instead of the bow, it just makes more sense.

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> > Lore-wise Braham took up his mother's bow becoming the first DH so I think it makes sense.

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> regardless of lore in fantasy a dragon hunter type of character with heavy armor should use a spear.

You say should as if it's a matter-of-fact. What are you basing this on? Final Fantasy?

Lore matters. Sorry.

> @"Ryou.2398" said:

> > @"Arken.3725" said:

> > I'd have to disagree. Hammer probably takes the spot with ease.

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> Hammers are meant to be slow though big difference.

Long bows being slow weapons makes sense too btw.

I feel like you cant go wrong with any build as a Guardian/FB/DH. Power/Hybrid/Condi all work in Open World/PVP/WVW. Maybe less so for DH in terms of condi builds.

> @"Makuragee.3058" said:

> I dont know about other class but in pve and wvw engineer feal weak

Why would you vote on a thread like this if you dont have any other experience with other classes? lmao

> @"Ryou.2398" said:

> > @"mikdepadua.8376" said:

> > Which professions do you think would this fit with?

> >

> > I think spears have a lot of potential as a ground weapon. Some classes can wield it as a poke-y mid-ranged weapon while others could have it as a sweeping aoe weapon. It can also be used creatively as a thrown weapon either physically or magically.

> >

> > Personally, I'd like for warriors to gain access to spears as a ground weapon and have them play as archetypal spearmen. Mesmers could also use it as sort of a levitating weapon around them similar to how Xaldin from the Kingdom Hearts Series uses his spears. Would be a much needed power option for mesmers.

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> I personally thought this is what dragon hunter should have got instead of the bow, it just makes more sense.

Lore-wise Braham took up his mother's bow becoming the first DH so I think it makes sense.

If that auto attack projectile was a bit faster and staff 3 was changed to deal burning or confusion it'd be a good utility weapon while still having enough offensive pressure for condi builds. Would be nice if Mesmers could transmute Staff 4 too to spread random condis in an aoe, i mean it makes sense because eles can transmute the 4 elements because that's the magic they specialize in while mesmer specialize in chaos magic.

Or let confusion tick the damage at the end of its duration if it wasnt procced the whole time it was on.-

Battle maul shouldn't even exist. The mounts shouldnt even have utility attached to it. Unfortunately, there seems to be a large portion of the playerbase (the zerglings who dont want to die when they're running to their zerg) don't want mounts removed because it made travelling the map risk free for them.

Revenants arent weak. They are least played because they are not a f2p class.

> @"Saraneth.6021" said:

> > @"anduriell.6280" said:

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> > Firebrands are meta in all game modes. Is basically a "use skills off CD", required in PVE, PVP and WVW. It is as tanky or oppressive as you want without any change in the build with the hybrid version.

> > Next logical choice would be scourges, another brain dead class which you use skills off-cd. In PvP would be reaper with the "spin to win" skill. In PVE the most used is heal scourge.

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> > And last would be ranger: you will enjoy the advantage of distance but you need to learn to kite properly or you will melt. Single target. Pets mostly work but they have some quirks you need to learn to play around otherwise you will have a dead pet most of the time. All your skills will be utility skills so you have to time them properly too while other classes can use dps utilities. Fine in PVP and PVE, unwanted in WVW. And you be hated everywhere because kids are salty about anything the ranger has but they don't experience it when they reroll.

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> > Roaming in WvW is dead.

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> > So my advice is go for Firebrand. You rotate between your tomes and mantras off-CD.

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> Would you be able to link me a good FB build? The rotations on the ones I can see on metabattle look complicated.

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> Will be leveling this guy up from 1, so what is a good leveling build to prepare me for the FB?

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> Thanks in advance.

The ones in metabattle are fine imo. After trying out firebrands in pvp. I can say that they are one of the simpler classes to use out there. Dont be intimidated by the “rotations.”

Have you guys seen the #makeroaminggreatagain power core mesmer videos? It seems pretty good

https://pa1.narvii.com/5759/0e7de8ab07160c079ef0038195735335afa407f2_hq.gif

Lancer’s Gae Bolg should be in this game if spears are given to warriors!

> @"ASP.8093" said:

> Are thieves steam-rolling everyone one-on-one or in small group battles?

> Are they effortlessly picking up kill after kill zerg-sailing?

> Are they making it impossible for other classes to do "roaming?"

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> No, but, you see, they're _annoying_.

Sounds fun