Tuco.2419

A big problem with the living stories and really the plot of GW2 is how whiny and depressing many of the characters are. It's hard to enjoy the plot when you just want everyone to lighten up a bit.

Would rather have new abilities from the current mounts instead of a new mount.

Adding infusions/legendaries to the account wardrobe would be great. I ditched the first infusion I've ever gotten because it completely ruined the look of my character.

Legendary aqua breather, hahaha. Legendary infusion would be cool.

I use invisible bags for this.

I'm ready for a tengu race. Just have it squawk loudly for all the voice acting.

> @"AliamRationem.5172" said: > > @"Tuco.2419" said: > > > @"Jski.6180" said: > > > What i do not get is why is Flame expulsion so weak even at the max might lost? Might maybe one of the strongest boon remove effects for dmg burst in the game yet its worst then life force on necor and energy on rev. > > > > > > You can even expand that argument for auras ele must eat there auras to get the auras transmutation effect skill and the ONE trait fire for 2 condi clears it dose not seem worth it for the class requirement of wepon trait and aura for what it gets. > > > > > > Why dose the ele class get so little effect for such a high cost? > > > > I agree, I'd rather see them buff Flame Expulsion instead of removing it + might loss. > > Might loss has to go, imo. It's really unfair and unnecessary that of all classes ele has to continuously give up 10 stacks of might. Does this class really need a handicap of -250 power vs. everyone else? It's fair if Flame Expulsion was balanced by increasing its impact significantly. And an interesting ability. Just making it a might generation ability would be kind of boring. Right now the single layer of burning we get from it is overshadowed by the damage we lose on the other 20+ stacks of burning we're chucking at the mob. Meanwhile our allies don't even notice the sacrifice we're making for their benefit because they're already might-capped from the other hundred ways to gain might.

> @"Jski.6180" said: > What i do not get is why is Flame expulsion so weak even at the max might lost? Might maybe one of the strongest boon remove effects for dmg burst in the game yet its worst then life force on necor and energy on rev. > > You can even expand that argument for auras ele must eat there auras to get the auras transmutation effect skill and the ONE trait fire for 2 condi clears it dose not seem worth it for the class requirement of wepon trait and aura for what it gets. > > Why dose the ele class get so little effect for such a high cost? I agree, I'd rather see them buff Flame Expulsion instead of removing it + might loss.

> @"VocalThought.9835" said: > > @"Fueki.4753" said: > > > @"Delita Silverburg.8632" said: > > > We need a unarmed/clawed monk profession imo. > > Maybe warrior gets another melee specialization that uses dual Foci as fist weapons. > > Imagine punching people while dual-wielding Binding of Ipos! > > > > > > Dual Shields!!

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I can't be the only one that would prefer EoD comes out with mechanics that effect all professions, like a sixth weapon skill vs adding new elite specs.

My DPS isn't quite as high as Aliam's yet, but since switching to this spec I literally have not been out-damaged by a single elementalist in any open raid, fractal, strike mission or any other encounter. In open world zerg raids I almost never see another elementalist crack the top ten, but I'm almost always in the top 5 on any boss fight I do OK at. I don't really trust ArcDPS all that much, there are just too many instances where I don't believe some of the numbers it puts out but I figured I'd note that. > @"AliamRationem.5172" said: > It was 75% damage from burning in the Viper video. I'm thinking about getting into soloing some tough encounters, besides just redoing the fights you've posted videos of, are there any good fights you can recommend I try out?

> @"AliamRationem.5172" said: > > @"SoundWave.9154" said: > > Could you please advise on a Viper build ? If you were to put it in %, how much DPS would you gain and how much survivability lose ? Are you even able to solo champions the way you do ? > > I went ahead and recorded a new demo using grieving stats for comparison. For my build and playstyle at least, there is virtually no advantage to grieving vs. dire. As you can see, I'm pretty comfortable here. I'm not rotating to water to heal or kiting around to avoid damage. Just as in my Dire video I'm taking it to the boss the entire time. Given that, you'd expect to see at least somewhat better damage than the Dire set, but it just isn't reflected in the output. I deal about the same damage either way. > > > > It feels to me like the quest to get more damage out of power can only come at a cost in condition damage that doesn't really pay off. This is not a hybrid build. It works better if you choose one or the other, as far as I can tell. Edit: To be clear, I'm talking for solo play here. Obviously, you can look at SC and see Viper builds that deal a lot better damage, but I suspect that much of that is from additional condition damage and the power damage contribution is somewhat inflated by support. I've been wondering the same thing and am kind of surprised / disappointed you don't get much benefit. I wish you had the meters set up to show damage by source though! In Dire gear I know my damage is like, 95% burning, I'd be curious to see what it is in Dire vs Viper.

As someone who doesn't raid, any content that requires a coordinated force and can only be done rarely (1/week) should definitely be better gold/hour than what you can do endlessly and mindlessly.

> @"Cyninja.2954" said: > While I wouldn't put my foot or hand down as to this being set in stone, the design decision behind raids being harder due to us not being the commander, it does work nicely as explanation. > > My personal view on this matter has been: > - when playing the personal story or story content, the player is the commander. If we assume there is only 1 commander, this does not conflict with each player assuming his role when on their own (and it even works when being with multiple players in the instance since only the instance owner is addressed as commander in case of story content. Even going so far that in some dual scenarios say against the Manifestation of Self-Doubt in _One Path Ends_ not allowing other players to interfere in the fight) > - when taking on content on a larger scale, be it meta events, raids, dungeons, fractals, etc. we are part of the pact or individual unit and not the commander. > > This in essence mirrors the living world season 2 story where we in part play as Caith and relive her story. In a way, we are living the commanders story in the living world. > > I'm sure there are minor inconsistencies here and there, but overall this work rather well narrative wise. This is how i think of it and it fits nicely in most situations. In drizlewood coast story we are covertly raiding the heart of the frost citadel while the forces are engaging a front line assault. Outside of the story we are part of that front line assault.

After the Ziya event there's no reason to expect any dragon's capabilities to follow rules, they exist outside of boundaries like this. https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Defeat_the_Branded_djinn_Vemyen Ziya the Radiant: A convincing illusion. You want me to pity you. But everyone knows djinn can't be Branded. Vemyen: (roar) Ziya the Radiant: No. That's not possible!

I just got the skyscale a few days ago. Other than buying them at Dragonfall there's no super-fast way to farm them, so you might as well mix it up to keep it fun. I found that by doing the dailies, hearts, metas, buying the stuff at Dragonfall and running mining routes I got the crystals I needed by the time I got tired of repeating the content. I probably did 4 or 5 cycles of that on each map and there's still bounties I haven't done, parts of the meta I didn't see etc. I got it before going to Bjora Marches. Not everyone enjoys doing all the different ways to get the currency, but I'd bet that if you're just logging in and mining the nodes or whatever you're going to get awfully bored of mining nodes by the time you get it. And if you do it all in Bjora you're going to go snowblind before you're done :dizzy:

> @"Healix.5819" said: > > @"Danikat.8537" said: > > I'm sure some people will say it only proves this one is real and the rest could have been fake, but it seems unlikely Anet would guarentee a random bonus event succeeds and then let the one that's part of the story fail. > > Maybe they wanted it to fail as a part of the story. This would be fun. They could adjust the next chapter to kill off one ore more of the supporting characters. Crecia Stoneglow's dying words: "Commander, if only you had done more than defend Gendarran fields a mere 12 times and had gotten your Volcanic Stormcaller Armaments Collector mastery point!"

Ideal commander would be a relatively boring protagonist who is brave and determined but little else. Would probably be a human male. This let's the story be explored by side characters and clashes minimally with current and future players.

I'm having a lot of fun coattail riding on Aliam's fire weaver, but sometimes I'll roll up to a champion mob, start doing my thing and others will join in and frequently die :astonished: I feel like I can "carry" a fight in that as long as I don't screw up I've got tremendous survivability and can continue to deal DPS while also staying in melee range which seems to attract the mobs attention. Plus the breakbar damage is decent. However I don't feel like I serve as a good "base" for a group to form on to defeat a tougher encounter. I don't do much healing to other players unless I cycle in water, I don't provide much besides some Might in terms of buffs and I can't resurrect players while keeping up the pressure on a boss. I don't really know which classes do better but sometimes in small but difficult fights I wish I had the kind of constant pressure of a necromancer or the support of a firebrand or mirage.

> @"Opopanax.1803" said: > I think ele will lose 2 attunements, but gain weapon swap. This would be interesting. I don't know if I'd like it. conventionally it'd probably look like: fire + lightning Dagger/dagger + sceptre/focus I just don't know if it'd be more fun to play.

> @"AliamRationem.5172" said: > Here's a peek at some solo work on the first of the new Dragon Response Missions. I have 2 of the 3 challenge modes activated here (time challenge and tougher boss challenge). > > Looking good! It's hard to tell from the vids: 1. How much do you spam your auto attack 2. How do you try to time your abilities around your auto attack? 3. How much do you value using an evasive arcana powered dodge vs auto attack? I'm getting better but I've been basically been ignoring auto-attack and I think it's making me lose out on a lot of DPS.

I wish PoF was harder and had less mob density. I can't swing a dead asura without hitting some chump mob that wants to pick a fight only to get blown out of their hide. I get that's their job, but they don't need to coat the landscape in a fine sheen.

No. This would either make an easy game much easier, or if ArenaNet balanced around this feature, more tedious.

I really love playing the monk archetype in games. Lightly armored but uses high mobility to reach high survivability. Mix of melee + magic to deal substantial damage while having a good bit of utility, buffing, self healing etc. I know you're looking to evolve your warrior, but with the amount of endurance regeneration that enables rapid dodging and the mix of melee/casts, this elementalist spec is one of the best fits for the monk archetype I've ever seen. https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/107218/open-world-domination-fire-weaver#latest