Lucas.3718 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 How is he after the buffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anchoku.8142 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I have yet to find a buff in PvE but will try again, tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimon.7840 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Buffs? Did anet release another patch after the one from last Tuesday? Else, which buffs? Tuesday was most likely a whole nerf-clap for necro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zex Anthon.8673 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Anet has gotten good at disguising necro nerfs as buffs. Next they will remove shroud and say it is "streamlining" the class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimon.7840 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Oh now I got it, did you have the afk-farm build in mind? http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vRAQFAWjM0QTN2VDu1A7NOCGqZUvDrr8EShSIm0BQ5C-j1xCQBVU53xuAA3THwlU/BAPAgZs/AKVCCA-w Yeah, that's the only necro build, that got buffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadnir.5038 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 After the "buffs", the necromancer lost a non significative amount of damage and a significative amount of LF sustain in PvE. Thought, the death magic minionmancer gained a good amount of dps in meta event involving a large amount of trash mobs while for everything else, it's a loss or what we commonly describe as a flat nerf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily.1935 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Condi scourge got a bit better about maintaining their life force. Reaper is a bit more reliable with its damage bonuses thanks to the change. But it really hasn't done much in the long term. Most of what was nerfed impacts PvP, not so much PvE. Anet took a pass at all traits that grant passive damage procs across all professions and nerfed all of them or almost all of them. So its hardly worth completing about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teratus.2859 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I can't say tbh.. if there were nerfs i'm not really feeling them. I'm still loving the hell out of my Reapers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeftheWicked.3076 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Tbh what hurts most is the loss of passive spectral armor in soul reaping. In pvp you need all the spectral armors you can get... So in PvE nothing that horrible happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xxnecroxx.4039 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 the words BUFFS and Necro do NOT belong in the same sentence when it comes to Anet, the only thing they know is ITS NERF OR MORE NERFS for necros ESPECIALLY in PVE because necro is not allowed to be a fun viable class but a punching bag and also the worst class for PVE content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phs.6089 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 They were no buffs. They tryed to give you more damage on reaper for the cost of HP but it turns out its not working. 10% damage while Repers Shroud is above 50% was better then 10% for 10 sec entering and exiting shroud I guess they didn't take into account time to get into shroud , exit and skills animations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalendraf.9521 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Despite the nerfs, Reaper still seems to work remarkably well for PvE dailies like Mystic Forger, Vista Viewer, and Jumping Puzzle (especially if you can find a porting mesmer). Also, despite the question being specific to PvE, don't be afraid to venture into WvW. In its current form, the reaper is still perfectly capable of WvW dailies like Big Spender, or Master of Monuments (provided there are no enemies around). Besides that, they still haven't nerfed the ability for necros to be parked at JP chests for daily chest farming or to serve as pack mules, though I wouldn't be surprised if they also nerf the necro's capability for those in an upcoming patch. /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anchoku.8142 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Power-Reaper also works well in beetle races and activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumouta.4985 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 at the very least condi reaper hasnt changed it never does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James.1065 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 > @"Xxnecroxx.4039" said: > the words BUFFS and Necro do NOT belong in the same sentence when it comes to Anet, the only thing they know is ITS NERF OR MORE NERFS for necros ESPECIALLY in PVE because necro is not allowed to be a fun viable class but a punching bag and also the worst class for PVE content I play an open world reaper tank and am having great fun soloing content that others need to do in groups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadnir.5038 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 > @"James.1065" said: > > @"Xxnecroxx.4039" said: > > the words BUFFS and Necro do NOT belong in the same sentence when it comes to Anet, the only thing they know is ITS NERF OR MORE NERFS for necros ESPECIALLY in PVE because necro is not allowed to be a fun viable class but a punching bag and also the worst class for PVE content > > I play an open world reaper tank and am having great fun soloing content that others need to do in groups! I cannot see any open world content the necromancer can solo that other professions can't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methuselah.4376 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I still play with my power reaper; I raid and do T4 dailies. I still perform same as I have before. Instead of maintaining my LF above 50%, I now have to manage my shroud a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anchoku.8142 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 My Necro might as well be meta for the Secret Lair of the Snowman raid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methuselah.4376 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Building further on my comment (had to go out), I personally find Soul Barbs better for dps Scourge as I always had a harder time staying above 50% LF with the shade skills rotation. With Desert Shroud, we're pretty much covered until it is ready to be used again. Support Scourge is still great imo; I use a plaguedoctor variant which makes it a jack of all trades (barrier, bit of healing, power rezzing, might and epi when needed). Core is still sub par and clunky, and I never enjoyed condi Reaper - condi damage felt so anticlimactic to what was clearly designed as a power heavy spec - so can't offer opinions on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimon.7840 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Soulbarbs doesn't really matter on dps-condi scourge. Main DPS is from conditions, like 97% and only 3% or so is power damage. And soul barbs only improver power dmg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methuselah.4376 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 > @"Nimon.7840" said: > Soulbarbs doesn't really matter on dps-condi scourge. Main DPS is from conditions, like 97% and only 3% or so is power damage. And soul barbs only improver power dmg Aren't damage modifiers that say "+10% to damage" applicable across the board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinn.7864 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 > @"Methuselah.4376" said: > > @"Nimon.7840" said: > > Soulbarbs doesn't really matter on dps-condi scourge. Main DPS is from conditions, like 97% and only 3% or so is power damage. And soul barbs only improver power dmg > > Aren't damage modifiers that say "+10% to damage" applicable across the board? No, unless otherwise specified damage mods only apply to power damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl.8924 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 > @"Crinn.7864" said: > > @"Methuselah.4376" said: > > > @"Nimon.7840" said: > > > Soulbarbs doesn't really matter on dps-condi scourge. Main DPS is from conditions, like 97% and only 3% or so is power damage. And soul barbs only improver power dmg > > > > Aren't damage modifiers that say "+10% to damage" applicable across the board? > > No, unless otherwise specified damage mods only apply to power damage. Its 10% per mode once in and once out of shroud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James.1065 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 > @"Dadnir.5038" said: > > @"James.1065" said: > > > @"Xxnecroxx.4039" said: > > > the words BUFFS and Necro do NOT belong in the same sentence when it comes to Anet, the only thing they know is ITS NERF OR MORE NERFS for necros ESPECIALLY in PVE because necro is not allowed to be a fun viable class but a punching bag and also the worst class for PVE content > > > > I play an open world reaper tank and am having great fun soloing content that others need to do in groups! > > I cannot see any open world content the necromancer can solo that other professions can't... That's the point, in reality necro is not as bad as the general perception is about the profession . The problem has more to do with the players attitude towards necro than the profession really being so bad. If that was the case no one would be playing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbru.6014 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Haven't noticed any difference on my support scourge, at least in 5-person PVE content. Still rocking and rolling barriers and secondary support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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