Crab Fear.1624

what is the ranger build? let it out. let it get xposed, a lil more flavor to the meta

> @"Bazsi.2734" said: > > @"Falan.1839" said: > > Only 6/10 Revs from the 2 mAT winning teams of both regions, I think we can do better than that. > > > > @arenanet Maybe reduce Glint Heal to 20s CD or give Ventari more Knockbacks. Could also sneak a few more dmg reducers into Retri Traitline or Dwarf Stance. > > Your forum avatar is misleading, you're clearly a necro main. 2018 thread back to life just like that, holy cow. Yeah, but this thread is a famous GW2 meme. It is appropriate. Almost like this quote "Rev is a class that's favored more by the best players, and the best players tend to win" - Ben or CMC, lol no one else even talks to us

Rules to do k in ranked: 1. Learn when your top 10 are active, you will notice that this applies to all the way down to top 100ish+-. 2. Don't play during those times. 3. When you do play, be "invisible" setting on the contact. (fake offline) 4. Get a Duo partner, make sure they follow rule 1-3 as well. 5. Play meta builds, don't experiment in ranked...wtf...lol 6. Don't be afk, if you q, sit at the computer, don't start "other activities"....2-3 minutes is nothing....ask your girl 7. Look at the professions and specializtionts your are facing, but dont worry if you are facing a "pro". (if your teamies are throwing, call it in map chat and report) 8. If you are NA, no need to be intimidated ever, all is trash, if your are EU, respect your masters but try your hardest.

I think the problem with thief right now probably is a lower population in general. Perhaps there is a larger picture, and part of that picture has the thief prominently in it. My 3 IQ theory is this: The higher skill a player is, the more they will understand the value of thief, and perform their own roles respectively. (Good) The lower skill a player is, the less they will understand the value of a thief, and they may try to perform intermixed roles competitively. (Bad) It was said often that every winning MAT team had a thief, but you couldn't really say that about seasonal conquest when thief was just "good" and not "broken". Probably, today thief is good, but not broken. (some players believe thief is fundamentally broken, so my argument is never with them) So, the hidden problem is: a low population. The commingling of rating tiers will make the performance of a thief seem like a role of dice. This commingling is due to low population.

Were they? Burn DH is just over-performing for the general population. I have not really seen a connection between MATs and seasonal conquest in terms of problematic metas because the majority of players who do seasons do not perform at the winner's level at MATs, and consequently do not tend to use the same strats (nor coordination). I reckon that there are actually 2 metas, the seasonal conquest general player without coordination, and the MAT coordinated team metas. For the solo, perhaps DUO player, DH is quite effective. Guardian is pretty versatile, and if traps are too much, their role can change easily. Using the MATs for determining the outcome for a seasonal meta is like comparing strategies of the NBA to a pickup basketball game at the local gym.

They should make it in that trait so every time you steal a boon (as a thief) you share it with allies (360 r). This might make some headway into the "support thief" everyone is asking for. Rename it too, but to what?

Please, who ever else has the build, do not share it lol

> @"Falan.1839" said: > There isn't even a no option, the only that actually says no also says I only play for PvE, which doesn't make sense. 10/10 poll. > > And no, I wouldn't. WvW got me bored to death 4 years ago and PvE is only bearable for 30-60 min or so, so without PvP I'd rather play another game. It's a typo. You made one in this comment too, and some grammatical errors. So relax. We can pretend option 2 is where pvers farm the ez mode legendary armor.

> @"Stand The Wall.6987" said: > > @"NorthernRedStar.3054" said: > > DE isn't under-represented at all. Revenants obliterate them. DH can hold vs them indefinitely. > > ok? not sure the point you're trying to make here. Me neither. Is the DE in games and getting wiped, or do DEs know to keep out of games?

The need to rework traitlines that support the thief to also affect allies or IT WILL NOT WORK. Thief is a selfish class by design, they have a few shareables, but they ain't feeding the party. Up to this point, nothing remotely resembles a support, and the shadow medics you see are absolutely pathetic. Being screen clutter in wvw blob does not count as "successful".

> @"Khalisto.5780" said: > > @"Filip.7463" said: > > > @"Khalisto.5780" said: > > > > @"Raiden The Beast.3016" said: > > > > Bala bc, when u get banned just create a new ftp acc ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > those bots are farming gold, which means they're useless as free accounts > > > > U can transfer gold via black lion. Idk if its legal to write the way here. > > The amount of work to do that is abysmal. You gotta post it and the othet person has to buy it instantly. > > Unless you selling it cheaper i don't see ppl willing to do that, transfering 100 gold would take hours bots can do it faster

> @"Arheundel.6451" said: > > @"Akilles.4320" said: > > > @"Arheundel.6451" said: > > > > > > There are no infinite frames...no weaver build require more than 1 player...The spec itself is subpar unless played by skilled individual > > > > > > > Well I'm sure that is not true, for the majority of the PvP players. > > And if it isn't infinite seems like it very much, more they do too much of everything. > > > > > @"Arheundel.6451" said: > > > > > > While using a core ranger I killed all fire weaver not played by Top ele I have been killed by Top spellbreakers while using fire weaver myself. > > > > > > The amount of Top eles I consistently lose to...can be counted on a single hand > > > > > > Would I suddenly start to lose against somebody who started ele not long ago...I would agree with you... > > > > > > I seen upstart nobody losing to @"Blamthrax.9785" And then proceed to cry wolf and how balance is unfair > > > > > > I believe in something called skill level > > > > > > > Not everyone playing PvP are Top, so the rules shouldn't revolve around top players, but the majority of the players. > > > @"Akilles.4320" said: > > > @"Arheundel.6451" said: > > > > > > There are no infinite frames...no weaver build require more than 1 player...The spec itself is subpar unless played by skilled individual > > > > > > > Well I'm sure that is not true, for the majority of the PvP players. > > And if it isn't infinite seems like it very much, more they do too much of everything. > > > > > @"Arheundel.6451" said: > > > > > > While using a core ranger I killed all fire weaver not played by Top ele I have been killed by Top spellbreakers while using fire weaver myself. > > > > > > The amount of Top eles I consistently lose to...can be counted on a single hand > > > > > > Would I suddenly start to lose against somebody who started ele not long ago...I would agree with you... > > > > > > I seen upstart nobody losing to @"Blamthrax.9785" And then proceed to cry wolf and how balance is unfair > > > > > > I believe in something called skill level > > > > > > > Not everyone playing PvP are Top, so the rules shouldn't revolve around top players, but the majority of the players. > > The game has always been balanced based the "feedback" coming from the top....if not for that you would not be here as whatever you're playing right now would have been nerfed to the ground a long long time ago, if things would be balanced around anything but the top then : **guardian-necromancer-engineer-ranger** would sit at the bottom of the food chain and not the opposite being true > > Playing ele is anything but a walk in the park and this comes from somebody who played an ele for 8k hours, now on other professions I can perform equally or 2x more while having spent on them only 1/8 of the time, where I lose duels on ele....I win with close to no effort while using some other professions, that's the skill difference required to perform above average only on this class > > These days I barely even use ele...I just stick to guardian/ranger and achieve 2-3x more while having 10x more fun > > If the feedback from the top is why the game is where it is now......

> @"Huskyboy.1053" said: > I don't know if there are all that many bots, a lot of them are just PvE players. I always ask people if they are a bot before I report them no matter how bad they're playing, and I almost always get a sarcastic or sincere response. So frankly I think the issue might be more that PvP is pulling in a boatload of really bad players who are only there for the rewards. The nice thing would be for Anet to nerf rewards for people who lose. dude, there is actually someone who has numbered their bot accounts. there are a ton, an imaginary electron ton, of bots....perhaps if we could weigh all the electrons it takes to generate the pixels necessary to render the bots in the game, it would actually be a ton. how much is a ton? (us ton) 2000lbs How much does an electron weigh? Electron is 9.05 x 10-28 grams How many electrons in 1 ton? The answer is 9.9587956680267E+32 While that is a bit of an overestimation of how many bots there are in the game, it is not that far off of a figure. /s for the goobs about to try and math me

> @"Axl.8924" said: > aw man removing runes and amulets, and dumbing down the game please guys stop Keep the rune, remove the stealth. The class that makes the most use of it should not have stealth

the rating range between team mates is not strict enough blame mom and population

> @"Ragnar.4257" said: > > @"Filip.7463" said: > > > @"Crab Fear.1624" said: > > > I know it is not prevalent on the forums now, but this class is probably the best at 1 v 1, with like zero bad match-ups; the only problem lies with the primate at the keyboard. > > > > In second post you are saying guard is the strongest, in third post you are saying spirit weapons are op, in fourth post you are saying trapper rune is op... decide now pls > > Goldfish can only remember the last thing that killed them, and that must be the most OP thing ever. Guard is still the strongest. Unfortunately, I don't see any real patching happening. It is not happening because you are right, it is just not happening because no one is there to patch it. I said don't forget about ele, not that it is the strongest overall, but it is the strongest side noder/1v1, duelist atm. For once I have the most thumbs in the thread, maybe I am right lol. I think thief is fine, condi thief can be toned down (or deleted IDC). Some classes are too prominent after the damage nerf last feb, and they need to be brought in line. You see, when you attack my "IQ" without argument, you already show you don't have one.

> @"Ragnar.4257" said: > Guardian beats mesmer, engi, thief > Guardian is 50/50 with necro, warrior, these matchups really come down to skill or 1 lucky hit turning everything around. > Guardian loses to rev/ren, ranger, weaver > > So, no, guardian is not "the strongest". If you're a mesmer or thief I can imagine you'd think that. But if you're a renegade guardians are free food. Guardian actually has a fairly balanced mix of matchups, with some being easy and some being very hard. > > I'm assuming this is a troll post; the above is just an FYI for anyone else reading this. If it isn't a troll post...... yikes. Just try asking anyone in the top 100 what the strongest 1v1 class is. It'll be a looooong time before anyone says "guardian". So basically, you are saying you are not top 100? I thought you said one must be top 100 to have an opinion, a paradox as I know you main guardian....> @"Khalisto.5780" said: > Fire weaver don't lose to any guardian build i think, you may not kill dh if they are smart. But they will eventually give you node while stealth This guy brought up another problem class in the current game state. Weaver is under the radar OP thanks to the Feb 2020 patch

> @"Kuma.1503" said: > In PvE? Guardian is the strongest class overall. > > In PvP? I'm not sure what the strongest class is. eliminate the weakest in your mind first and we will help

> @"Filip.7463" said: > > @"Shaogin.2679" said: > > > @"Filip.7463" said: > > > > @"Shaogin.2679" said: > > > > > @"snoow.1694" said: > > > > > This is why posting in the PvP forum should be allowed only for Plat players and above. What a nonsense thread > > > > > > > > > @"Filip.7463" said: > > > > > Give that guy a medal. I completely agree. > > > > > > > > > > U can leave match immediately after end, so you dont see winners laughing at you. > > > > > > > > > > Let the winners of mat have some fun with plebs down there. > > > > > > > > Perhaps you both missed the part where OP said they finish seasons in Plat? > > > > > @"Crab Fear.1624" said: > > > > > One season I could be bronze, except the system brings me into gold, and then ill finish a season in platinum. > > > > > > > > So either there is an issue with the system, or you two should actually listen to Crab Fear because they are one of your Plat players. > > > > > > He said he finishes in p1 but he belongs to bronze > > > > > > I say i finish season in p2 but i belong to lege3. > > > > > > Complete nonsense, isnt it? > > > > Not really, point still stands. He finishes in Plat, therefore he is a Plat player by the game's standards. You two say that only Plat players should be allowed to post in the PvP forums. > > Ye but still eliminates most of stupid posts, i mean DH DH DH DH DH DH DH DH DH DH, TRAPPER RUNE TRAPPER RUNE TRAPPER RUNE TRAPPER RUNE, BURN BURN BURN BURN BURN... Trapper runes need to be removed from PVP, guard should not have stealth.

> @"Filip.7463" said: > > @"snoow.1694" said: > > This is why posting in the PvP forum should be allowed only for Plat players and above. What a nonsense thread > > Give that guy a medal. I completely agree. > > U can leave match immediately after end, so you dont see winners laughing at you. > > Let the winners of mat have some fun with plebs down there. Soon, with this attitude, they will be playing with themselves......( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

> @"snoow.1694" said: > > @"Markri.9475" said: > > why so low as plat 1? thats hardly a requirement of skill, or knowledge about balance. > > You could have started at top250. Though top 100 would mean more. > > I'm against the idea though, as even top players don't know how to get balance done on a whole. > > I chose specifically Plat 1, since Plat 2 and above would basically mean only Top 100 players would be allowed in to take place in balancing issues and it could therefore be heavily exploited by strong teams, who usually place quite high. I think Plat 1 would be a great compromise, since it is close anyways to Top 250. > And I agree even some plat players don‘t know what is going on, but an average plat player has generally more understanding of the game than a silver player, it is just facts or divisions as a whole would make no sense I mean as long as they are going to exclude people, might as well be a tight one. I'll assume that since you allowed for plat 1 in the discussion that still keeps you in the discussion? News, it allows bads for me to get into it too....lol. 1600 is probably a good number, they used that for stopping duo's once....lol

If bots are dominating in gold, then the bar for being there is too low. Is that simple enough to understand? I am saying people are being artificially brought out of their league, and it was happening well before "etz ded gaem". Of course, there are also the Op fotm specs that carry player regardless of mechanical skill, rotational insight, and tactical decision making. I see some well known yet toxic top players asking how some of the plebs in their game are there. Yeah, you are where you belong, and if they raise the bar for leagues, you will really be where you belong.

> @"FrownyClown.8402" said: > Please share what you are smoking please, show me you can get into tier 1 bronze without decay. when leagues came out, i placed in amber, finished in amber. There are numerous players that accuse me of belonging in the dumpster leagues, and yet somehow I make it into their games. One season I could be bronze, except the system brings me into gold, and then ill finish a season in platinum. I do not belong in platinum. Why do people think I am joking when I say I am a bronze/amber player? Fear it would invalidate their accolades.... The false placements drive players away because it forces bad players into leagues they don't belong, and a few potentially good players into a league they dont belong. By the way I am taking bets about where I'll finish this season.

Left abilities or right abilities? Thief uses less weapons skills per minute than any class.

> @"Math.5123" said: > > @"Ragnar.4257" said: > > > @"Math.5123" said: > > > > @"Curennos.9307" said: > > > > People complained about how Scourge turned capture points into zones of death. guard/DH seems to be having similar issues. Weird how people are treating the spirit weapons as if they're in a vacuum and the guard does nothing to try to set it up. I don't think it's a major issue, but imo there are a lot of factors coming together and causing issues - frequency of condi application. CC, traps, and so on. Back to spirit weapons - I can see how the sword could be an issue. For classes that aren't constantly bouncing around the map, or if you're suffering cripple/chill (which is an entirely reasonable thing to happen), it'd take some resources to get out of the spinny thingy and they have...what was it, four of them? And then throw in that guard has some imobs scattered about its kit and things get a little overwhelming with how many times it can go 'spend a ton of resources and be nowhere near the general vicinity of the node or you die'. > > > > > > > > I think Zephoid also has a good point. While I don't want to see CC skills hitting as hard as they did, maybe AA level damage would be appropriate > > > > > > Guard has immobilize scattered around its kit? > > > Apart from a 2s immob on a 20s cd on scepter 3, where do you find the rest? > > > > Remember, according to these forums, guardian can take 6 trait-lines, including FB & DH simultaneously, 8 weapons, 20 utilities, and 3 different amulets at once. > > > > Nevermind the fact that if you're taking sprit-weapons and traps on your utility bar then you can't be taking shouts/signets/mantras. No, ssshhhhh, don't think about it. Don't apply reasoning. Just complain. > > Yeah, I honestly don't know why I bother Despite what you believe, I can actually read dude. Spirit weapons have a net improvement over the last 8.5 years, or however long you think GW2 has existed. SO, in addition to the toning down of most everything else, yes, people will complain about the improved or untouched. Spirit DH is meta. Jeez... acting like it 2012