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Guild Wars 2 |OT| Buy Once, Sub Never, Fun Forever
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LumpOfCole
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That's an angry bear.
This is a happy bear.
"Hay gurlfrieeeend!"
That's actually my wallpaper right now.
Great album.
CaptainMintMan
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an insane amount of bears in this thread. not enough jimmies rustled
Fine Ham Abounds
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If I ever make an asura, it will be a necro. Only good looking asura I made during a BWE.
ok like guilty gear xx or king of fighters, i didnt mean anything specific just the basic premise that in fighting games all characters deal damage but have a different way of doing it.
Disheveled_Zen
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I love ArenaNet and will happily throw money at them over the next few months, but damn this pre-purchase/pre-order stuff got confusing quickly.
SupraDarky
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Exactly the same thing for me.
Ride the Lightning
This. This is Guild Wars 2.
Mr. Luchador
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Is there a button that makes your character walk? Seems to run EVERYWHERE.
There is one in the control config options. I am not sure if its set to anything by default.
anet said alot of there inspiration for the combat came from fighting games.
Just as a warning to those interested in Mesmer: It's still the least polished class.
They've mode some needed changes, but there's still a lot more to do. Clones are mostly useless in PVE. The "die on target death" deal sucks when you're blowing through mobs in seconds. Since the clones no longer do any damage, using them in PVE can actually accomplish nothing.
I also expect that Mantras will get changed some time before the end of the year.
They've mode some needed changes, but there's still a lot more to do. Clones are mostly useless in PVE. The "die on target death" deal sucks when you're blowing through mobs in seconds. Since the clones no longer do any damage, using them in PVE can actually accomplish nothing.
I also expect that Mantras will get changed some time before the end of the year.
Most people make Fighting game RPGs, fighting with rpg mechanics mixed in.
They made a RPG Fighting game.
Clones now do zero damage? What? With all the problems they have? They got nerfed? -_-
I second your sentiments closely. Mesmers are pretty boss in PVP but PVE with a few people around you or even solo really makes the class mechanic redundant.
Gandara, I think.
They got nerfed back during the BWE1->BWE2 transition. Why didn't you hear about it?
MotionBlue
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Still can't choose between Guardian or Warrior. Does the GAF guild have any particular lacking of either class?
I love your avatar. And I prefer the Guardian because it's a little more unique than the Warrior but both are very fun classes to play. Warrior is probably little more "visceral"
Well, in sPVP, with using the Illusions do 15% More Damage trait, clones hit for like 6 damage. =P While leveling, and without traits, they do zero damage. Staff clones apply winds of chaos conditions though, making them like 100x better than any other clone. The Greatsword clone, with three traits and a lot of crit, can stack bleeding. Generally though, clones suck.
You gotta make a character for every class!
I also have this problem but with the addition of ranger, engineer and at times warrior and ele. Thief I think is in the lead though, I really enjoy them in sPvP, but I plan on doing plenty of PvE and WvW too (which with the clone change after BWE1 makes mesmer drop down a notch).
I'll likely spend the first couple of days fooling around with classes (even though that's what I've done for all the BWEs and stress tests). They really seem to have done a good job of making every class interesting & unique, which makes deciding rather tough for me.
Which means I'll likely end up doing this.....
Which will cause this....
Haha I wish, I probably would go insane.
Teknopathetic
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Grenade kit engineer finally being viable makes Engineer a lot more appealing. Might decide to do Elementalist at the last moment, though.
It really doesnt matter for this game. 5 warriors could do a dungeon run no prob. Hell, 5 warriors could probably do a exploration run if they were all specced properly
If you cant decide, play both. Problem solved!
As for mantras, yea, they really need to change that up. It is just too damn boring of a skill. And they should at least have phantasms stay alive after the targets been killed.
tiny raptor
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I have this (probably very wrong) assumption that the Ranger is a terrible class in any game ever, because, that's the way it was in World of Warcraft, Oblivion, Amalur, and every RPG I've played pretty much.
Is it fun in Guild Wars 2? I don't want to get bored, so I think I may jump on the Warrior/Engineer/Thief/Elementalist bandwagon and go with one of them.
Is it fun in Guild Wars 2? I don't want to get bored, so I think I may jump on the Warrior/Engineer/Thief/Elementalist bandwagon and go with one of them.
MotionBlue
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Thank you, a kind individual made it in the P4A thread. Guardian was a little too reactive, so I am leaning more to Warrior.
Did they buff the damage or something? I love the idea of the Grenade Kit but it always seemed too weak.
I haven't played one, but the people I talked to didn't like it because pet AI was retarded. Not sure if that's better yet.
I think its fun. You got a lot of mobility and some nice tricks like traps and what not. youre also not limited to just being a ranged nuker. I agree that shooting a bow from range gets boring pretty quick, but GW2 ranger spices things up because you can go all melee if you want, and traps, kiting, and other moves are pretty essential if you want to play from range. You cant just simply have your pet tank the mob while you sit there hitting it
The first class I ever played was Ranger. I found it OK most of the times, but nothing outstanding, and even disappointing. It didn't fit my play style more than anything, and while it has a good mix of weapons and abilities (great sword is really cool) ultimately I felt like it lives or dies by its pets, and this is an area in which every game struggles.
For me they were more than useless. A distraction in PvE that you have to be reviving constantly, absolutely useless in WvW and a non-factor in sPvP. I understand they've been tweaked during the course of the BWEs, so maybe they are more viable now? But still, more often than not you will be at their mercy. Collecting, naming and having them learn new abilities is pretty damn cool though, and if you don't mind them getting stuck or being derpy once in a while, it might be one of the coolest professions just for that alone.
For me they were more than useless. A distraction in PvE that you have to be reviving constantly, absolutely useless in WvW and a non-factor in sPvP. I understand they've been tweaked during the course of the BWEs, so maybe they are more viable now? But still, more often than not you will be at their mercy. Collecting, naming and having them learn new abilities is pretty damn cool though, and if you don't mind them getting stuck or being derpy once in a while, it might be one of the coolest professions just for that alone.
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