ollbirtan.2915

Remember....that thing....what was it?....Oh yes!! WvW Alliances!! 3 years and counting. Not sure why you are all so surprised by lack of communication and empty promises. This has been Anet's key thing for the past 4 years at least.

Hammer guard says hello. But tbh, problem isn't with weapons. Some weapons are just better than others - shrug- . But you can thank all those '_OHMAGAWD NERF XXXX_' threads for current lack of diversity. You get what you ask.

Great balance suggestions for real....-facepalm- Cooldown on an upkeep skill that drains energy? Let's half the energy it eats, and then maybe it could be ok. Please, for kitten sake, stop asking for more nerfs to classes, unless you want to play Sims, not gw2. Cheers.

> @"CutesySylveon.8290" said: > > @"ArchonWing.9480" said: > > Get off the wall? > > > > After the 6th or 7th pull, one would kinda understand not to keep repeating the same mistake, but expecting different results after the 50th, well... > > Nobody really expects much else when they're on the actual wall, it's when you get yoinked from halfway down the stairs and pulled into the sky or off the edge that makes no sense. It's buggy af, like most pulls. SPOILER ALERT Mesmer focus now pulls the whole population of EBG, warps and becomes a blackhole that eventually destroys the rest of Tyria.

Or you could, you know, adapt / learn to play that class to see how easily it can be countered instead of whining for nerfs? Sorry, if my expectations are too high.

> @"Stand The Wall.6987" said: > the most painful thing i've ever seen in my gw2 guard career is a fb use f3 auto for swiftness. > .#FREE_GUARD_SWIFTNESS mmmm yes,... and f2 3 skill to rotate between nodes on a FB. Good ol'times. FB is ded in pvp now anyway.

No. 10 guardians.

> @"Myrnaw.5169" said: > Main problem in wvw is the mesmer pull, I agree. :) Those pesky mesmers and their pulls! And don't even get me started on those "illusions" of theirs! NERF NERF NERF!

You know, you could also time your cleanses, yeah? If you take 1 on your skill bar, you can take another 1 or 2 on your weapons, and that's a whopping THREE cleanses! You look at what condis you have, and cleanse accordingly. ----> Profit. P.S. No need to thank me. Enjoy.

> @"Kuma.1503" said: > ##Bomb + Mortar Kit Engi > > Bombs are a meme. Slow to activate, A over-telegraphed toolbelt skill with very little payoff. Damage that you can simply walk out of. But there are a few aspects to bomb kit that can be oppressive under the right circumstances. Namely: > > Smoke Bomb + Flash Shell + Explosive Entrance + Flashbang + Invigorating Speed. > > If running tools you can run Streamlined kits for easy access to swiftness, which will proc Vigor from Invorating Speed. You can also run Adrenal Implant for a total of +90% endurance regen when Vigor is up. What this means is more dodges, more flashbang procs, more dazes when the opponent is on high health, and most importantly, more blinds. > > If the sidenode meta ever shifts to be more melee heavy this build will frustrate players with its endless blind spam. > > ## Burn Staff Ele > > Very few people take staff ele seriously. It's an easy kill, but damage, as we've seen keeps creeping lower and lower. Hard hitters like Holo and Rev have slowly been receiving nerfs. Other builds that can bully it like thief have also been getting nerfed steadily. If damage continues to creep lower, this build will make a comeback. > > It's a very easy build to gain value on. Simply press Signet of Fire, then press Fire 3. Very little tell, very little cast time. If you have allies to provide cover condis, you can spike people down in no time at all. Afterwards, simpy cycle through defensive cooldowns for 12 seconds until your burst is up again. If allowed to freecast, you have a good amount of AoE pressure crowd control. What makes this build oppressive is it's ease of use. It has a 2 button burst rotation with very little tell that happens from range. It may not see much use in plat, but lower ranks will complain if this starts seeing play. > > ##Ventari Rev > > Supports are a dying breed in PvP. Scrapper, scourge, druid, and firebrand have all received heavy nerfs which have seen their removal from the meta. Should healbreaker and tempest also receive nerfs, this build may eventually rise to the top. > > Similar to staff ele, if damage also continues to creep lower, this build's weakness of being focused will become less of an issue. It can heal, cleanse, and even crowd control opponents while being locked down itself. If damage is lowered enough, this build will be able to keep itself alive even in the middle of a CC chain. No other support can do this. You will see complaints such as "make tablet destructable" or "add a cast time to ventari heals. It shouldn't be able to heal itself while locked down". > > > Counterplay exists for each of these builds right now, but as options are removed, and more builds are nerfed, counterplay will also be reduced. PvPers of the past would have laughed if they saw a Renegade in their game, now it's the hot topic of the forums. Here's hoping I'm wrong. > Didn't we have same complaints (make tablet destroyable owmagawd) back in the HoT ventari decap days? I wouldn't be surprised to see the wheel turn again. Déjà vu...

yes please, nerf theeef!

Can we please remove posts asking for removal of more and more skills / runes / traits / mechs from pvp? Or at least address how unbalanced it is for players that rely on build diversity vs the fact that a new 'remove/nerf' thread can appear on the forum almost immediately? Give such threads a cooldown of 48 hours to be reapplied again. Just do something about!

Guardian changes are def OP again. Please nerf!

You know, you can always add that cleanse skill on your skill bar. Just saying.

If only there was a dedicated team~~ person ~~who solely looks after pvp balance and has the power to implement meaningful changes... ~~that don't always include juggling numbers around. ~~

Healbreaker has been around in WvW for quite a while and I am surprised it took so long for it to SUDDENLY become meta. From personal experience, it's an extremely boring build to play - both in pvp and wvw....literally smash buttons....faceroll...reminds me of mirage just after PoF launch. I don't think it's OP....but the sheer boredom when playing it is a pretty good trade off imho.

Depends on game content. In FOTM you can upkeep perma quickness with just a FOTM potion.

> @"Avatar.3568" said: > Why hotfix it, just bring other classes in a better spot You must be new here =)

> @"Fueki.4753" said: > Guardians, Warriors, Rangers, Thieves, Engineers, Necromancers and Mesmers. are harassing PvP for eight years now - lets talk about some effective nerfs > > Everything, except maybe Elementalists, has the possibility to over-perform. > On top of that, Revenants are way more limited in what they can do and how much they can do, by the Legend and Energy systems. > > I don't think Revenant deserves any nerfs, other than maybe preventing the stacking of Renegade spirits. > But I don't know whether that's technically possible or not. It makes me sad when you mention ele.... Very true through. And guess why? Because the class was already nerfed to the ground - first fire weaver, and now tempest is being made irrelevant because how broken healSPB is. So yeah...let's nerf more classes, shall we?

> @"CutesySylveon.8290" said: > > @"ollbirtan.2915" said: > > > @"Exedore.6320" said: > > > The bigger problem is Monk's focus which is too stacked and inflates the base healing value of Litany of Wrath. > > > > Sure...let's gut the last trait where healing actually SCALES. Do you want this trait to receive Mantra of Solace treatment? The base heal has been already nerfed. Enough. > > Didn't they tell you? You're only allowed to run Mantra of Solace with Pure of Heart. Yeah....if only PoH's scaling wasn't butchered as well. Honour is a useless traitline now.

> @"Exedore.6320" said: > The bigger problem is Monk's focus which is too stacked and inflates the base healing value of Litany of Wrath. Sure...let's gut the last trait where healing actually SCALES. Do you want this trait to receive Mantra of Solace treatment? The base heal has been already nerfed. Enough.

> @"Widmo.3186" said: > > @"ollbirtan.2915" said: > > Both classes are fine. Leave them alone and try to adjust your play style accordingly. This mindset always helps me personally when I find some class "OP". > > Chronobunker from seasons 1-5 is fine, pls bring it back. Yes, I don't mind. We need to bring back diversity.

Both classes are fine. Leave them alone and try to adjust your play style accordingly. This mindset always helps me personally when I find some class "OP".

I m not sure if this a troll post....LoW is garbo heal for guard in pvp...probably pulling ahead of Mantra Heal, but that's questionable.

Runes of Svanir should be nerfed. If you use them on your ele together with Signet of Water you become practically immune to chill!!! Who would have thought that such an OP counter to necro chill still exists!? Nerf ASAP! Edit: I forgot about Earthen Blessing! No need to take Signet. Just take that trait and you are 100% immune to chill!