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Ah, re-reading it you're right. I was probably in that mindset because I had just read a reddit thread complaining about the Chronomancer. Basically, the elite specializations are of two types. Type A are those that replace your profession mechanic completely (i.e. Reaper, Dragon Hunter) while Type B are those that are an addition and in some ways just a sixth trait line (i.e. Chronomancer, Tempest, Herald). When I read the ZAM article, my first impression was that it was a Type A because of the combination of Primal Burst Skills becoming your F1 in Berserk, and the fact that you needed a certain level of adrenaline to even enter Berserk.
Personally, I prefer Type A. Outside of Chronomancer, those are the ones that impress me the most and I admire them a bit more for having a cost associated with their usage.
Good chance we'll get a BWE2 then, along with the fact that if they're revealing challenging content then we're well on our way to the final month or two before release.
Then again, they also have three more Elite Specializations to reveal, and the longer they take to reveal them then the less beta time they'll get at this rate.
Then again, they also have three more Elite Specializations to reveal, and the longer they take to reveal them then the less beta time they'll get at this rate.
appletoasty
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I think people would've been disappointed by warhorn regardless, and if it were the other way around (datamined warhorn, confirmed sword) I don't think people would've been upset... it's just that warhorns are not nearly as cool as swords
Warhorn doesn't really fill a niche that anyone was hoping for and focus is probably still going to be better. Elementalist mains wanted a mainhand weapon with a decent autoattack, sword could've potentially filled that role but they got the doot doot instead. While I hope we'll get another elite specialization at all, I seriously doubt we'll get another one within the living world updates. They seem like an expansion only content, and I feel like we'll be waiting another three years for another one.
That said, today I'm going to work on my guardian fan elite spec and post it to Reddit. (Huh, auto complete wants to put "idiot")
That said, today I'm going to work on my guardian fan elite spec and post it to Reddit. (Huh, auto complete wants to put "idiot"
)I don't think there will be another BWE until all specs are revealed since they DO all need testing and feedback. Either BWE2 will be sooner than the other specs are revealed and then a BWE3 or BWE2 is coming in Sept.
At this point, they absolutely cannot afford to keep redoing systems for the game. The systems they have now/HoT have touched on pretty much everything I can think of that really needed something. The game is so drastically different from what it was at launch that they now just need to focus on content, more elite specs, and more masteries. Don't get me wrong, they can still do at least 1 feature pack a year to add new ones, but I don't think they need to revamp old ones at this point. We will absolutely see more elite specs and masteries with the LS because if they don't, people are going to eat them alive. There's no way in hell we'll go 3 years until the next expansion, only reason that happened this time is because development on it probably didn't start until late S1.
While I hope we'll get another elite specialization at all, I seriously doubt we'll get another one within the living world updates. They seem like an expansion only content, and I feel like we'll be waiting another three years for another one.
That said, today I'm going to work on my guardian fan elite spec and post it to Reddit. (Huh, auto complete wants to put "idiot"
At this point, they absolutely cannot afford to keep redoing systems for the game. The systems they have now/HoT have touched on pretty much everything I can think of that really needed something. The game is so drastically different from what it was at launch that they now just need to focus on content, more elite specs, and more masteries. Don't get me wrong, they can still do at least 1 feature pack a year to add new ones, but I don't think they need to revamp old ones at this point. We will absolutely see more elite specs and masteries with the LS because if they don't, people are going to eat them alive. There's no way in hell we'll go 3 years until the next expansion, only reason that happened this time is because development on it probably didn't start until late S1.
UltimateIke
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Run Opportunist.
The Sword burst skill (Flurry) is an immobilize, as is Longbow #5 (Pin Down).
You could combine it with Leg Specialist too.
The third hit on the Sword auto chain (Hamstring) is a cripple, as is the Sword #2 (Savage Leap).
Along with For Great Justice! and/or Signet of Rage, that's more Fury than you can really use.
I imagine you're going for something like this build. 91% crit chance with Sword skills on bleeding foes.
I'm leaning on there being a BWE3 honestly. Having an extra BWE to go back to the current specializations that were just tested and rebalanced, plus throwing in the extra Berserker and Herald sounds like it'll be the most helpful for them. I just don't know how much work goes into setting up and running a BWE, so I can't really make an informed estimate. Pre-launch was there a BWE once a month or once every six weeks? Plus there's the extra issue of preparing for the convention that also cuts into BWE prep time.
I also agree about them needing to finally get into full content mode but I don't know much faster things will actually go. Will they aim for yearly expansions? That would involve putting out a single Living Story episode before each expansion and feels breakneck, but would mirror other MMOs and give them something to show off every year. An expansion every two years feels more reasonable from a work speed expectation, with 1-2 Living Story episodes in between, but they'll need to keep their event frequency up instead of having it dropped in the face of getting the expansion out this year. Queen's Pavilion, Dragon Bash, and the Zephyrites were all supposed to be used to provide content during the early and mid parts of the year, leaving the end of the year to Halloween and Christmas. Super Adventure Box will need to make a return if only to appease everyone that bought an Infinite Continue Coin.
Get out of my head, Charles. Except for one trait (I'm still using Shrug it Off) and the runes (still using Trooper runes) that's it exactly (the shouts are in the wrong order though, and I don't have all the Sinister Trinkets yet).
I'm just set in my ways and like having that reliable Fury on Axe 4. I'll get over it.
I'm still hoping that the Living Story teams have been working on stuff this entire time, building up a bunch of episodes in advance so that they they're not right up against deadlines. I know it's greedy as hell, but I miss having updates every two weeks for months at a time. I'd absolutely lose my shit if they shipped HoT and then brought the entire company to bear, pounding out a a bunch of top-notch Living Story episodes.
I've never liked the expansion model and I hope HoT is just them sorting things out in a big way before they hunker down and kick the Living Story into high gear.
UltimateIke
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I feel like Opportunist will be a lot more reliable.
On a single target, Axe 4 only gives six seconds of Fury on a 12 second cooldown. If you miss, or the target blocks/evades, you get no Fury and have a 12 second wait. The attack itself is also nothing overly powerful, so you don't pick up anything damage-wise by using it over your autoattack stacking bleeds.
Opportunist is 10 seconds of Fury on a 10 second cooldown, and it procs on any "successful" immobilize (it even procs on enemies immune to immobilize). You will have frequent opportunities with Longbow 5 and the Sword burst/autoattack/leap to activate it rapidly off of cooldown.
For Great Justice! is also giving 8 seconds of Fury on a 20 second cooldown, so I don't see any situation where you aren't keeping 100% Fury uptime. FGJ is easily covering any second or two it takes between Opportunist coming off cooldown and you activating again with your other skills.
Vigilant Walrus
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Let it be Cantha. Let it be Season 3. Let it be Elona and all the blessed Quaggans sing!
LumpOfCole
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I want Elona as long as Joko already killed his dragon so then we have to go after Joko
I'm 95% sure they gave an interview where they said they weren't going to talk about anything until HoT is released because that's all they're focused on.
Edit: Yep.
Yeah, I should have said "on demand" rather than "reliable," but you're right either way. Like I said; stuck in my ways.
The article leaves me wanting to play warrior again after growing bored with it after the nerfage. That's probably one of the main intentions of the elite specs, so woot. Even more so, I want to play the Norn Warrior again, not just the Asura. Bonus points for that.
Main hand torch would've been the coolest, but this isn't too shabby. Glad Wild Blow and some other old skills are making it into GW2, even if they are totally different. Yay GW1.
Main hand torch would've been the coolest, but this isn't too shabby. Glad Wild Blow and some other old skills are making it into GW2, even if they are totally different. Yay GW1.
Has there been much discussion on the timeline? I just realized that they could likely hand wave the wait time for the expansion away by taking advantage of the fact that people will complete it in days; i.e. in the lore it'll have taken from the end of Living Story S2 to about a month after the expansion launches for the events of the expansion to complete.
Pretty sure they've said that HoT's story begins immediately after the end of Season 2. I believe you literally head into Maguuma after sorting out everything in the Golden Cave.
This is the only way it should go. I'll honestly be upset if it doesn't. It'd be such an awesome tie in to GW1, too.
I'm hoping for some serious AI overhaul throughout the base game. All that work they did on the AI systems for HoT should spill over into the base game, IMO.
UltimateIke
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So far, the Type A elites are also getting two-handed weapons.
Type B elites are only getting off-hand weapons.
Glad we could get it for you!
hockeypuck
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Yo guild leaders, why isn't [GAF] represented on Stormbluff Isle's guild page? Never mind that the page is bare bones. We're absent in this one, too. We too cool for school?
This is the dream.
I need you to come back and teach me how to bearbow Ele.
I think it's just because we haven't gotten around to it, I'll dig into it today.
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/meet-the-berserker-warriors-elite-specialization/
Blogpost up. Nothing new really.
Blogpost up. Nothing new really.
I don't mentor just anyone.
Dang, even has my exact armor and traits when running Ele Bearbow
You too? I generally try to not over complicate things, simpler is better in my book.
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I didn't think I needed headphones I would never wear in public until now. Bought!
Yeah awright, sold. Thanks for the tip.
Atrocious bow skin.
Thanks, I grabbed one of these since I moved my Steelseries H over to my new console setup. Haven't decided whether I'll figure out some way to route a third input for my PC all the way over there or get a new set of higher end headphones just for my PC but this should hold me over until I figure it out.
a little preview of what I've been workin' on
Now this is an elite specialization. This would be gameplay-changing, unlike other specializations seen.
Too bad it will probably never happen.
a little preview of what I've been workin' on
Hmmm.
Guardians will already have longbow at this point, so why another ranged option? Your basic concept turns the professions' defensive passives into offensive weapons as well. Why not something like Off-hand Mace to really sell the me aggressive nature? Give it that iconic "battle cleric" look?
"Spectre" is kind of an odd name as well, it implies something phantasmal or ethereal... great name if this was a Guardian stealth thing, but with the more aggressive context something like "Harbinger" or "Vanguard" fits what it sounds like you're attempting, at least to me.
shysaursoft
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Mine just arrived. Good drivers, good range, slightly smaller than I expected but comfortable. For $16, you really can't go wrong.
appletoasty
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Since PAX Prime is in a week, here's one last check... is anyone else going (that I don't already know about)? If so... you should speak to Hawkian or Retro ASAP :3
Kos Luftar
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Invite sent.
Welcome to the guild.
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Noisy Ninj4
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I'm not going, sadly, but I will be in the area in case a GAF guild meet up happens
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