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[Ferrio]

Sorry, still don't understand this graph much. Leap finisher? Blast finisher?

Look at your skills. Some have a combo field line or combo finisher line. Each combo field has a type and each finisher has a type. If a combo finisher is used in/through a combo field it will trigger that corresponding effect.

If you ever see those Hearts pop up over people's heads, that's combos being triggered.

 

[Dina]

Look at your skills. Some have a combo field line or combo finisher line. Each combo field has a type and each finisher has a type. If a combo finisher is used in/through a combo field it will trigger that corresponding effect.

If you ever see those Hearts pop up over people's heads, that's combos being triggered.

Ah gotcha. Time to look back at my skills. They have to be used right after each other?

 

[Smiley90]

So on the preset keys, what order are you hitting for this big ass combo?

...2 and 4. It's 2 skills on the same weapon, so 2 keys. Literally. Guardian Greatsword, 2 and 4. :lol if you do 3 autoattacks first you even get a temporary extra might boon for extra damage.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

So apparently these are all the dyes, except for about 6 rares that he has left, according to himself (from reddit):

Geez. And why aren't dye unlocks account based, instead of character based?

 

[Ashodin]

Geez. And why aren't dye unlocks account based, instead of character based?

I count a little over 300 dyes there. There's over 400. Lies!

 

[Ferrio]

Ah gotcha. Time to look back at my skills. They have to be used right after each other?

No, as long as the field lasts. Like a rogue can lay down a poison cloud with their bow. As long as that poison cloud is up (however long that skill lasts), any finishers done through it will trigger combo. Doesn't matter if it's the skill used right after or not.

 

[RepairmanJack]

I count a little over 300 dyes there. There's over 400. Lies!

I think there is about 375 there...

 

[Ashodin]

I think there is about 375 there...

Okay a lot over 300. But still not EVERY dye.

 

[Dina]

No, as long as the field lasts. Like a rogue can lay down a poison cloud with their bow. As long as that poison cloud is up (however long that skill lasts), any finishers done through it will trigger combo. Doesn't matter if it's the skill used right after or not.

Can you use multiple finishers in that field? Say a blast, leap and whirl finisher in that field?

 

[Smiley90]

Okay a lot over 300. But still not EVERY dye.

The guy on reddit said he's missing about 6 rares. So maybe he's missing a bit more than that and is wrong, but you get the idea

Can you use multiple finishers in that field? Say a blast, leap and whirl finisher in that field?

You (and everyone else) can use as many finishers in the same field as you want, as long as the field lasts.

 

[QisTopTier]

Look at your skills. Some have a combo field line or combo finisher line. Each combo field has a type and each finisher has a type. If a combo finisher is used in/through a combo field it will trigger that corresponding effect.

If you ever see those Hearts pop up over people's heads, that's combos being triggered.

This is why I love Staff mesmer, if literally makes everyone add confusion stacks all over :lol

 

[RepairmanJack]

The guy on reddit said he's missing about 6 rares. So maybe he's missing a bit more than that and is wrong, but you get the idea

Not until he screencaps every dye on all the different armor types. :lol

 

[Cronnie]

I think there is about 375 there...

Sounds about right, 10 dyes per line, add the few remaining.

He's definitely missing more than 6 though.

 

[Dina]

You (and everyone else) can use as many finishers in the same field as you want, as long as the field lasts.

Gotcha, cool beans.

 

[Ferrio]

One of my favorite parts of this game is the [Unidentified Dye] guessing game.

 

[zlatko]

...2 and 4. It's 2 skills on the same weapon, so 2 keys. Literally. Guardian Greatsword, 2 and 4. :lol if you do 3 autoattacks first you even get a temporary extra might boon for extra damage.

Okay just checking I read that right. I don't know the name of my abilities off the top of my head yet, although I know what they do.

Going to 2/4 spam some enemies tonight wooh!

 

[Hawkian]

ah would i need tro manually bind the jump key to a? the actual controller config says that A is bound to I

Whoa, I'm sorry, what?

Says that A is bound to I...?

The only bindings you have to do are in GW2, just a few more advanced things. Jumping is definitely not one of them.

What's the actual problem you're getting? Are you saying A on the controller is bound to the keyboard key I?

Oh wait. If that is what you actually mean- sounds like you're in pointer mode. Hit the back button once.

 

[RepairmanJack]

One of my favorite parts of this game is the [Unidentified Dye] guessing game.

I hate it. It just reminds me how very few I am getting.

 

[Hawkian]

One of my favorite parts of this game is the [Unidentified Dye] guessing game.

Truth.

I hereby adopt a policy: if anyone in guild chat guesses the exact dye, I'll give it to them.

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

One of my favorite parts of this game is the [Unidentified Dye] guessing game.

I just found out recently that you are supposed to double click them to identify. I thought you had to go to some appraisal vendor or something. I guess that's what happens when you don't read item descriptions.

 

[Ken]

Day 1 I used Poison AoE on thief bow and saw the heart above my allies say Poison. I thought I was poisoning everyone so I stopped using the bow for a bit.

 

[Ferrio]

Truth.

I hereby adopt a policy: if anyone in guild chat guesses the exact dye, I'll give it to them.

Going to name "Black" everytime now.

 

[Vodh]

Man those underwater boss battles sure look nice...

 

[Smiley90]

Okay just checking I read that right. I don't know the name of my abilities off the top of my head yet, although I know what they do.

Going to 2/4 spam some enemies tonight wooh!

2/4 is the basic offensive combo, 2/3 the basic defensive (remove condition combo to let you get out of chills etc). If you want to expand on it, have a focus in your offhand, do 5 (blocks 3 next hits), then switch to greatsword, do 3 autoattacks and gain extra might, then do the 2/4 combo, then 3, then dodge out. Rinse and repeat.

 

[RepairmanJack]

Going to name "Black" everytime now.

I call "white"!

 

[Smiley90]

Truth.

I hereby adopt a policy: if anyone in guild chat guesses the exact dye, I'll give it to them.

I will say pure black every time, just in case.

EDIT: beaten DAMN.

 

[Ferrio]

I call "white"!

I found "Silver" as like my second dye ever, good find.

 

[Vodh]

I call "white"!

I'll go for "Greenish poo", whatever the exact name is. And with the money I get from selling all my greenish poo I'll buy both Black and White off of TP before it rolls for anyone.

 

[zlatko]

2/4 is the basic offensive combo, 2/3 the basic defensive (remove condition combo to let you get out of chills etc). If you want to expand on it, have a focus in your offhand, do 5 (blocks 3 next hits), then switch to greatsword, do 3 autoattacks and gain extra might, then do the 2/4 combo, then 3, then dodge out. Rinse and repeat.

Thanks for this. Will help me out a ton.

Also...what classes get to wear this armor? (I don't think it's Engineer even though he is one in the pic, is it?)

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/gallery/image/2763-whispers-light/

 

[Hawkian]

You can see what type of finishers they are by scrolling over the skills. Thieves can make their own combos and they're pretty much all good. As a result, a Thief can combo own you to death. lol.

Just noticed Shadow Refuge is a Dark field... so it does area stealth and regen, then if you shot a cluster bomb on it you'd blind and bleed enemies within it too. Damn. Shortbow is so cool. Wish I had a third weapon slot.

 

[Chanser]

Thanks for this. Will help me out a ton.

Also...what classes get to wear this armor? (I don't think it's Engineer even though he is one in the pic, is it?)

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/gallery/image/2763-whispers-light/

Elementalist, necro and mesmer.

 

[zlatko]

Elementalist, necro and mesmer.

Urge to create Charr elementalist rising.

 

[Hawkian]

...

I just finally got Splashtop via internet set up between my home PC and my Asus Transformer (the original, not even the Prime). I was going to put some stuff on the trading post and send some invites out. For those that don't know, Splashtop is the most impressive desktop streaming software I've ever encountered. At my home network I can legitimately play PC games, even action games at full graphical quality in other rooms on the tablet (with my 360 controller still synced to the actual PC of course), but this is my first time trying it remotely.

It's... basically playable.

This is a disaster.

 

[Smiley90]

...

I just finally got Splashtop via internet set up between my home PC and my Asus Transformer (the original, not even the Prime). I was going to put some stuff on the trading post and send some invites out. For those that don't know, Splashtop is the most impressive desktop streaming software I've ever encountered. At my home network I can legitimately play PC games, even action games at full graphical quality in other rooms on the tablet (with my 360 controller still synced to the actual PC of course), but this is my first time trying it remotely.

It's... basically playable.

This is a disaster.

Please don't get fired Hawkian ..?

 

[Kikarian]

Man those underwater boss battles sure look nice...

Yep :/

 

[Ketch]

So I gave it another shot and Mesmer has now totally clicked with me. Such a fun class... Lvl 18 Using Staff and Sword/Torch, 2 on sword is great plus stealth with torch and decoy to get back to range... so many clones, so much fun. can't wait until I hit 20 for the next utility slot.

 

[Ken]

I kind of dislike the underwater combat in this game because of how they force us to use weapons with skills that don't really represent the class. Ex. Guardian and Spears. Really should just alter the normal skills to work underwater or something.

 

[Ashodin]

I kind of dislike the underwater combat in this game because of how they force us to use weapons with skills that don't really represent the class. Ex. Guardian and Spears. Really should just alter the normal skills to work underwater or something.

What? Trident and Guardian is amazing.

 

[zlatko]

What? Trident and Guardian is amazing.

This ^

Wish I could use spears and shit on the ground. My Lancer dream class would be born! (Well would prefer a Monk class in this game more, but I'll settle for poking shit with a spear/lance)

 

[Hawkian]

So I gave it another shot and Mesmer has now totally clicked with me. Such a fun class... Lvl 18 Using Staff and Sword/Torch, 2 on sword is great plus stealth with torch and decoy to get back to range... so many clones, so much fun. can't wait until I hit 20 for the next utility slot.

I feel like my baby mesmer has so many options just with weapon switching, I can't imagine having the utilities and an elite to work with.

 

[SDBurton]

A friend of mine is trying to do the main quest

Spoiler

"Battle for Fort Trinity" and it won't progress after you meet up with Trahearne.

Anyone else here having the same issue?

 

[BattleMonkey]

I kind of dislike the underwater combat in this game because of how they force us to use weapons with skills that don't really represent the class. Ex. Guardian and Spears. Really should just alter the normal skills to work underwater or something.

Yea it's pretty silly to create a unique water weapon when your class gets stripped of it's uniqueness underwater. And it does nothing for a realism aspect when everyone is swimming around in armor. The water combat is same thing it was in other MMOs but instead of being able to use your regular abilities, you lose them all for some shitty new ones and lose any character class flavor. The loss of your extra non weapon skills also is lame and further waters down the whole thing.

 

[Ketch]

I feel like my baby mesmer has so many options just with weapon switching, I can't imagine having the utilities and an elite to work with.

Yea, witch totally had me overwhelmed for a bit... so I just focused on slowing down a bit and using one weapon at a time, not that I have the hang of it I still don't switch very often but when I do it's usually to great effect.

I'm having a hard time choosing what utility skills to unlock... will eventually have them all?

 

[erragal]

I kind of dislike the underwater combat in this game because of how they force us to use weapons with skills that don't really represent the class. Ex. Guardian and Spears. Really should just alter the normal skills to work underwater or something.

Uhh Guardian underwater skills are amazing; spear is better than most of the Guardian land weapons in fact. How does launching spears of light everywhere not represent the class?

 

[Lyonaz]

AC Explorer dungeon is such a bitch.

So I said fuck it and just bought my Pirate Coat on TP.

Now I can go back to exploring the world till I hit 60 and then I will get the Human Cultural Tier 2 Falconer's set.

 

[blackflag]

How do you make sure to get loot from the dragon? I was in Blazewing Steppes and was attacking it. Doing damage..no loot. Seems like most people got a bunch.

I was level 42.

 

[Zyrusticae]

Yea it's pretty silly to create a unique water weapon when your class gets stripped of it's uniqueness underwater. And it does nothing for a realism aspect when everyone is swimming around in armor. The water combat is same thing it was in other MMOs but instead of being able to use your regular abilities, you lose them all for some shitty new ones and lose any character class flavor. The loss of your extra non weapon skills also is lame and further waters down the whole thing.

FYI, you don't actually lose them. You just have to switch them back in when you go underwater.

The fact that you have to do this and can't do it on land is rather lame, though.

 

[Ferrio]

How do you make sure to get loot from the dragon? I was in Blazewing Steppes and was attacking it. Doing damage..no loot. Seems like most people got a bunch.

I was level 42.

Do enough damage. You're level 42, and that encounter is closer to 50... so you're going to have to pull of some good DPS to get a medal.

 

[blackflag]

Do enough damage.

Ok I was only 42 so maybe that was it. I'll try again tonight at 45-46

 

[Mothman91]

Where do I buy this cultural armor??