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Guild Wars 2 |OT2| Funding An MMO Entirely On Quaggan Backpacks
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Yeah not really feeling Toypacalypse. The group I got into was stunning the last mobs of a wave to go around and gather materials and build a ton of defenses. It was pretty tedious yet effective. Then one the waves started coming, half the people left midway through and eventually we didn't have enough to keep things going. It doesn't help that the weapons for your character are mostly useless outside of smashing things for resources.
What's a good armor rune set for a power/mantra-focused mesmer? (GS and S/P, 30-10-5-25-0, Knight's armor)
I was just going to put ruby jewels in to squeeze more damage out of my build, but I'm trying to decide if something like the "of the Mesmer" rune set would be better... is the extended Daze worth it over the extra crit damage? Any other rune set ideas?
I was just going to put ruby jewels in to squeeze more damage out of my build, but I'm trying to decide if something like the "of the Mesmer" rune set would be better... is the extended Daze worth it over the extra crit damage? Any other rune set ideas?
Well damn. Bought this game today through their store to play over the holiday break and managed to leave out a letter of my email address and there was no confirm page to make sure my info was correct.
So out 45 bucks while I wait for their (Online only? Really?) support to get around to me.
So out 45 bucks while I wait for their (Online only? Really?) support to get around to me.
NobleXenon
Member
Did anyone else have their game client go to 40.5 MB in size after that update?
JumpJeff84
Member
Never played a GW game before, but this one has me curious. If I got it I'd download a program to play it with a 360 controller- has anyone done that, and how well does it work?
threetri333
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It has been awhile since I've played this game, are Thieves still king in Pvp?
You can do this somewhat well from what I've seen from people and my personal attempts. I believe people have had good luck with this:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/11muvr/the_ultimate_free_controller_script_play_guild/
Just giving shit away, fuckin awesome
Meh, ended up doing emerald orbs for now. I figure Runes of the Eagle would be ideal but I'm not going to pay 4 gold each.
I'm annoyed. I wanted incinerator originally and I'm almost there, but I've been using scepter so much more recently and now I want that instead. On the plus side, I can sell the spark and buy the scepter precursor and almost all the mats but I already made a gift of metal and baelfire. >_<
edit: nm
Mr. Luchador
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RNG is so poor in this game.
I mean nice I got a free gift I wasn't expecting, which had another 15 slot bag and 250 cogs (I can make 3rd pet?), but it then gave me 2 MORE lvl10 Toy Maker bags (so I now have 3), plus a PVP!
Not sure I feel lucky or not.
Kos Luftar
Member
There has always been a chest in the middle of the airship once you completed it.
A lot of people would leave right after killing Toxx and forget the chest.
I made sure I reminded people Everytime I did those dungeons.
A lot of people would leave right after killing Toxx and forget the chest.
I made sure I reminded people Everytime I did those dungeons.
Dries
Member
FML.
It was just a bog-standard chest at the end of the airship instances though, it didn't contain anything special like the one in Lion's Arch next to Tixx by the fountain.
Wow, did you pick the worst time to ask that question, as Hawkian has done pretty extensive work getting GW2 to work with a controller. Unfortunately, he's banned, but I can direct you towards his thread on GAFGuild.com, which he can actually respond to if you have further questions.
http://gafguild.com/index.php?threads/controller-gaf-configs.52/
You may need to register to read it, but if you're going to play GW2 with GAF, you might as well.
But to answer your question about how well it works, apparently very well.
Psychoward
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Yeah, I've played with the controller. It's very responsive, almost like the game was made for it. The problem comes with the fact that I just felt like I had a disadvantage especially if I was doing PvP. It just seemed so much easier to use a Keyboard/Mouse. Maybe becuase I was just used to that setup for MMOs.
I saw people get exotics.
RepairmanJack
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May be a dumb question but what are Fractals? Noticed one of the monthly achievements is to beat so many Fractals.
As an elementalist, I have a bunch of AoE spells. How does this work with a controller?
JumpJeff84
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I bought the game today, gonna try it out tonight with a controller. I have Pinnacle Game Profiler, so I'll see about trying out ther preset for it, see how it works. Any advice on a good class for controller play, ie, one that doesn't require quite as many buttons? I usually like Mage characters, but I can switch if need be...
I haven't tried it, but from what Hawkian and Weltall have said, I believe your cursor is automatically centered and you 'look' to aim where it lands. It sounds odd, but they say it works.
/shrug
Just finished my COE set. Favorite skin so far.
damn. ur dude looks sick.
I love playing as elementalist (lvl 35 atm). I am just now trying a controller though, so I'm not too much help there.
Yeah, I'm using the trait that gives three activations and the trait that provides an AoE heal when you charge a mantra (about 2.7k AoE healing, and that's with my healing power mostly unaugmented outside of traits). I primarily use Mantra of Recovery and Mantra of Pain. I think the recent 1 second reduction to mantra charge times has helped mantras feel more viable. I didn't bother going all in with the "extra damage for each charged mantra" trait because you lose a lot of flexibility. (I usually use utilities like feedback and phantasmal defender to support).
It's actually turned out to be a pretty hardy build for PvE. You basically have 5 "charges" to provide healing (charging MoR, 3 activations out of your heal, charging MoP), and coupled with lots of toughness from Knights armor I can take quite a beating. There is also a trait that "removes a condition when you heal", which counts for all 3 activations of MoR! Other than the Mantras it's a power/precision phantasm build that can put out some good damage too.
Another fun thing about Mantras is that they can be cast at any time. You can pop a few heal charges even if you're knocked down or being pushed back. You can also make the most of your charge times by attacking with MoP while you're charging MoR, heal with MoR while your charging MoP, or attack with MoP while also auto attacking with your weapon. MoR only has a 10 second cooldown when you use up the last charge, and MoP only has a 1 second cooldown, so I can reliably keep my health up.
I don't know if it's the best build I could be doing, but I'm pretty hard to kill and am able to support my team a bit. I really am not a fan of glass cannon builds, especially in dungeons, so it's awesome being able to survive pretty much anything.
That sounds interesting. Would you mind posting your build?
Sure, here's a link. Using knights armor with emerald orbs and Cavalier/Divine/Soldier's accesories with Berserker jewels.
I'm still toying with the idea of taking 5 from Chaos and inspiration and putting 20 into Dueling for the Deceptive evasion, but the minor on the way there is pretty useless to me since I have very little condition damage (although maybe it's still worth it?).
The 5 in Chaos could also be put in Illusions, but I feel like I can make better use of the toughness, and Greatsword training takes care of most of my cooldown reductions already.
Any thoughts? I'm sure I could optimize in lots of places.
Yeah, Mantras were the first thing I wanted to try after the patch. Unfortunately, I nuked my Mesmer main to reroll as a Sylvari so I'm still sitting at level 10. Will keep this build in mind though while I'm leveling;D
JumpJeff84
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Installing the game now...what are the opinions on best class for soloing?
I'm using a similar build, tried to concentrate on support. My auto-attack is Mantra of Pain, I'm healing my party and myself for about 3k every 6 seconds (not counting regeneration from my phantasms or my Sigil of Water). I also use a focus with Warden's Feedback and glamour skills for even more combo fields (Null Field and Feedback).
Probably already playing, but really, any class can handle itself well once you know what you're doing. That said, you will probably have an easier time with Ranger or Guardian.
JumpJeff84
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I went with Elementalist, seems to be going okay so far. And after a while to figure it all out, seems to be playing fine with the controller
I like the Fractal changes they have planned, but they shouldn't have launched FotM and Ascended gear in the state they launched in. After the change, I can hopefully do some 10 Fractal daily groups to actually level up to 10+. I've been stuck on 6 for a long time.
This still leaves the Ascended gear problem to be fixed though. You can't have horizontal progression AND vertical progression when Horizontal is still tied to stats, and top stats are markedly harder to get than the tier below.
This still leaves the Ascended gear problem to be fixed though. You can't have horizontal progression AND vertical progression when Horizontal is still tied to stats, and top stats are markedly harder to get than the tier below.
JumpJeff84
Member
I notice some of my gear is 'damaged'. How/where do I repair it?
Find a repair guy/gal. They are the broken red shield icons on your map.
JumpJeff84
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Thanks!
not sure if anyone answered you. it's the newest dungeon that was added in nov. it's got like 9? dungeons. you randomly get 3 of them. completing the 3 increases your fractal level. the mobs get harder and loot gets better as you go up.
it's not a bad dungeon, but finding a group for your specific level can be trying. i'm of the opinion spamming LFG in trade is stupid and outdated. They are changing it up next month so that lower levels can run with higher levels and get a level increase. anyone equal or lower than the fract level will increase by 1. anyone higher gets karma, which we don't know the amount.
the problem with that is i highly a level 20 person will want a level 4 in the group.
JumpJeff84
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I'm not a huge MMO guy- occasionally I'll try one for about 20 hours and then lose interest. The thing I like about this one so far (after 2 hours) is that it seems it encourages exploration- pretty cool.
Nemesis121
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Bell Choir: Billie Jean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fU9woCZqemw#!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fU9woCZqemw#!
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