Guild Wars 2

I've been on! I'd play even more if it would stop crashing .

I really enjoy Guild Wars 2, but I haven't had much time to play, and even when I do, it's easier to hop into a quick 30-60 minute game of Dota 2 instead. I haven't really been playing much except on weekends when I have time to sit down and play for a few hours. The game's not going away any time soon, so I don't mind taking it slow.

Also, I'm hoping they fix some of the problems with melee visibility in large battles, because that was getting really annoying.

...GW2 best cooking simulator. Spent a good few hours cooking after switching from Huntsman a few days ago. ;_;

Edit- YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!! Flamethrower finally applies a fking burn. Now the damage is fking sweet. Finally a viable kit.

What's your setup? I considered using Flamethrower for a good while, but right now for PvE I'm running pistol/shield with grenades + Elixir B + Elixir U, full explosives/alchemy with 10 in firearms. I really like the Flamethrower skills but I find both of my elixirs invaluable so I'm not sure whether or not I should replace one.

Honestly, it's pretty stupid to run more than 1 kit since you would not be able to buff 2 kits with elixirs and you would end up with more skills than you could use.

This is the flamethrower build I use
http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#MzMz...0x0VokqMka

a couple things about it
-Since the 1 key is what you use more than anything else, I feel like increasing burn duration by 20% is better than reducing flamethrower CDs by 20%
-Using the rocket boots gives you another burn source
-Going into incendiary powder gives you a 3rd burn source
-Stack precision, to increase incendiary powder effectiveness, and condition damage obviously.

The grenade kit is still superior to the flamethrower in single target and AoE damage, as well as survivability. Even if the flamethrower talent gives 200 toughness, the fact that it's still in melee range makes you take much more damage than the HUGE range of the traited grenade kit. The biggest benefit to using flamethrower is that you're not completely screwed by moving targets. The grenades take a long ass time to throw and are all ground targetted.

It is very fun though =P

Have they fixed the Flamethrower kit missing a ton yet? Last time I tooled around with it, still had that "tons of misses for no reason! Hit detection? BAH!" issue. Since then I've just used it to light dark hallways in platforming puzzles.

the flamethrower seems to have a minimum range on it. If you're too close it misses

Honestly, it's pretty stupid to run more than 1 kit since you would not be able to buff 2 kits with elixirs and you would end up with more skills than you could use.

I think I'm doing pretty good with Med Kit, Bomb Kit, Grenade Kit/Flamethrower and Elixir Gun. Combo Fields are great. :B

Elixirs are great to support with, too. I just hate Elixir U. S and C are great for trolling. (*‘ω‘ *)

I've decided how I want to gear up my first end-game build. I've made (imo) the best healing build in the game. The awesome part is the damage sacrifice isn't too high since you still stack power. I've been getting as much power/toughness/healing gear as possible. The healing I can dish out is slightly ridiculous

http://www.guildhead.com/skill-calc#MzMz...xG0cRzVqMs

>>>still level 20 (albeit level like 30 on my ex-main).

Too many goddamm games.

>>>still level 20 (albeit level like 30 on my ex-main).

Too many goddamm games.

Be quiet I'm level.. 11 on my main. >

So I just found out that the PoIs, Vistas, and Skill Points in the WvWvW Borderlands are required for 100% Map Completion. So that basically makes it impossible for me to ever get it, considering we never own some of the spots on some of the Borderlands maps.

So I just found out that the PoIs, Vistas, and Skill Points in the WvWvW Borderlands are required for 100% Map Completion. So that basically makes it impossible for me to ever get it, considering we never own some of the spots on some of the Borderlands maps.

Every 2 weeks the servers are rotated. Crappy servers verse crappy servers, while the best servers verse the best servers. So unless your server is always dead last, you have a good chance.

Every 2 weeks the servers are rotated. Crappy servers verse crappy servers, while the best servers verse the best servers. So unless your server is always dead last, you have a good chance.

No, because Stormbluff (the one we're mostly on) is always Versus the best servers, which means there's never a chance that we'll be dominating and be able to reach the far-end points that only the owner of the specific Borderlands can really get to.

The worst part is that the color you are doesn't change either unless your server is ranked differently (in the global scale). So for example, if Henge is 1st, we're 2nd, and Jade Quarry is 3rd...and it stays that way...then we'll stay in the same positions. It could be months before we ever change position. This is all information I learned browsing the forums for a little bit.

It gets even worse. SBI has no night players. Night is when I play. We're ALWAYS losing HORRIBLY during the night. And by horribly, I mean we barely have anything. Henge is always controlling at least 60% of the Borderlands. It's absolutely idiotic. I have absolutely no chance of ever getting 100% World Completion unless I change servers, which you can get banned for if you change to one server then change back to the one you were on later, because people are doing that to cheat WvW so they've started banning for doing it.

This seemed pretty useful
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comme...s_a_guide/

This seemed pretty useful
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comme...s_a_guide/

Considering the amount of stupid bans that people have received so far...I wouldn't use those too much.

So my highest level character is my main again.

Goddammit if I stuck with one character, I would be level 50.

ahhhhh so broke now. I just spent 5G in the market on the runes for my exotic set (finally got all exotic pieces). Still need like 4 pieces of jewelry at 80 silver each and 2 new weapons.

My healing set is going to be all rares and my DPS set is going to be exotic/rares.

Would anyone care for update notes posted here?

 October 1

General

• Fixed bugs for various stuck events and skill challenges.
  
• Fixed bugs for various map areas that allowed players to get outside of the playable space.
  
• Fixed a bug in dungeon speed-clearing code. Players should no longer experience reward reductions without triggering the speed-clearing debuff.
  
• Fixed a bug that was automatically killing players as they entered Sharkmaw Caverns in Lion’s Arch.
  
• Fixed an exploit in renown regions that allowed players to quickly complete them by interacting with objects while their inventory was full.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused charr characters to enter a state where any fall resulted in a long falling yell.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused older characters to have their monthly achievement reset upon completion before the current month ended.
  
• Fixed the conversion on all items that were changed from soulbound to account bound to actually be account bound now.
  
• Fixed a bug that was preventing certain music from playing.
  
• Fixed an issue with the loot table for undead grubs.
  
• Fixed a camera bug which occasionally caused the camera to get too close to the player’s backside.
  
• Updated the Barrel and Green Plant environmental weapons to disappear after lying on the ground for a set time. This will prevent map issues caused by hundreds of these bundles idling on the ground.
  
• Updated Rune of the Adventurer and Sigil of Energy to each grant 25% endurance when activated.
  
• Updated map completion rewards for Plains of Ashford and all World-versus-World maps to match the map level/content.
  
• Added an appropriate error message for players when trying to accept too many guild invites.
  
• Armor that is currently equipped can no longer be transmuted.
  
• Keg Brawl has received some updates:
  • Lob: This skill is now ground-targeted.
    
  • Throw: This skill now has the range of the old Lob but with a casting time.
    
• Master Weaponsmiths now sell their goods for coin instead of karma, as was originally intended.
  
• Miss Mipp at Almuten Mansion now sells Curry Buns instead of directly selling outdated buffs.
  
• Surfacing while downed underwater no longer grants invulnerability. This change was made to stop players from exploiting the surface of the water to maintain permanent invulnerability.
  
• The Trading Post will properly refresh when using item context menus from your inventory.
  
• Transmuted cultural armor now prevents opposing races from equipping it.
  
• Valkyrie armor boxes will now properly contain a coat instead of two helms when crafted.
  

Story

• Fixed bugs in the story step “Ships of the Line.”
  
• Fixed blocking bugs in the following story steps: “Forging the Pact,” “Killing Fields,” “Shell Shock,” “Short Fuse,” “The Battle of Fort Trinity,” “The Machine in Action,” and “Tower Down.”
  
• Updated difficulty of the following story steps: “Killing Fields,” “Lines of Communication,” “Minotaur Rampant,” “Mired Deep,” “Ships of the Line,” “The Battle of Fort Trinity,” “The Greater Good,” and “The Queen’s Justice.”
  

Events

• Fixed a bug that was periodically preventing the Claw of Jormag event from completing.
  
• Added catapults and scaling veterans to the bridge repair event in Kessex Hills.
  

Dungeons
Crucible of Eternity

• Reduced the difficulty of creatures and bosses, particularly health and armor.
  

Citadel of Flame

• Fixed exploits that allowing players to speed clear paths of this dungeon.
  
• Reduced difficulty of the Searing Effigy.
  

Arah

• Fixed map exploit that was allowing players to speed-clear paths of this dungeon.
  
• Fixed a blocking bug in story mode.
  

Player versus Player

• Games will no longer autobalance after one team has reached 80% of the maximum score if the game ends by score.
  
• Games will no longer autobalance when within two minutes of the end of the game if the game ends by time.
  
• Autobalance functionality has been updated to give a new volunteer bonus to any players who volunteer for balancing, as well as giving any players balanced the winner bonus. When volunteers are lacking, random selection will be used. The text for this system has also been updated.
  

World versus World

• Updated the Red Portal Keep in the Eternal Battlegrounds to ensure the “no siege” debuff encompasses the entire start point.
  
• Fixed a bug with Keep Lords in World versus World where they could become immune to damage.
  

Professions
General

• Profession bundle weapons (engineer kits, elementalist conjure skills, warrior banners) can now save their autoattack status.
  
• The following profession skills now hit 3 targets instead of 1:
  • Elementalist Dagger: Lightning Whip, Lightning Touch
    
  • Mesmer Spear: Stab, Jab, Evasive Strike
    
  • Ranger Spear: Stab, Jab, Evasive Strike, Dart, Counterstrike
    
  • Thief Spear: Stab, Jab, Poison Tip Strike, Nine Tailed Strike
    
  • Warrior Spear: Stab, Jab, Impale, Mariner’s Frenzy, Parry
    

Elementalist

• Flame Burst: This skill will no longer fire if the target is behind the player.
  
• Lightning Surge: This skill no longer has infinite range and cannot fire at targets behind the player. It also is properly affected by line of sight and works with the Arcana trait Blasting Staff.
  

Engineer

• Elixir X: This skill now gains a duration increase from both the Inventions trait Elite Supplies and the Alchemy trait Potent Elixirs.
  
• Freeze Grenade: This skill no longer benefits from the Explosives trait Grenadier for 5-second cooldown reduction.
  
• Knee Shot: This Firearms trait now effects all immobilize skills for engineers. The effect can only trigger once every 5 seconds to prevent players from exploiting it to stack massive amounts of cripple.
  
• Mortar: This skill is now properly affected by the Inventions trait Rifled Turret Barrels.
  
• Rifled Barrels: This Firearms trait now works with the Elixir Gun kit when underwater.
  

Guardian

• Bane Signet: This skill’s animation will now work properly when activated by greatsword and hammer users.
  
• Line of Warding: This skill now lasts for 5 seconds instead of 8 seconds.
  
• Merciful Intervention: This skill has been updated to heal when it completes and isn’t aborted.
  
• Renewed Focus: This skill now functions better while underwater (players are able to use abilities sooner) and functions with the Virtues trait Elite Focus. This skill now also properly refreshes Virtue of Courage when it is being affected by traits.
  
• Shield of Absorption: This skill will now appear correctly for all races.
  
• Wrathful Spirit: This Honor trait’s retaliation duration has been decreased from 10 seconds to 3 seconds.
  

Mesmer

• Updated all phantasms and clones available to the mesmer to ensure they activate within their range.
  
• Updated mantras to now function underwater as they do above water. They also no longer go on full recharge when interrupted.
  
• Illusionary Riposte: This skill now functions properly with the Dueling trait Blade Training.
  
• Phantasmal Warden: This skill no longer has a 0-second recharge when affected by traits. It now has approximately a 5-second recharge.
  

Necromancer

• Blood Is Power: This skill now grants 10 stacks of might but does not grant additional life force.
  
• Chill of Death: This Spite trait no longer slows down the player’s autoattack when activated.
  
• Epidemic: This skill no longer has infinite range.
  
• Haunt: This Shadow Fiend skill now triggers instantly.
  
• Last Gasp: This Soul Reaping trait will now apply protection and remove stun as if using Spectral Armor. It also now has the displayed 60-second recharge, and the duration has been reduced to 6 seconds to properly match the skill.
  
• Life Transfer: This skill will now work properly with the Soul Reaping trait Path of Midnight.
  
• Life Siphon: This skill now properly applies damage at its intended range of 600.
  
• Spectral Grasp: This skill now also grants 10% life force when used. It also benefits from the Curses trait Spectral Attunement to properly increase the chill duration to 6 seconds.
  
• Spectral Walk: This skill now stops granting life force when struck if the player activates Death Shroud, Plague, or Lich Form.
  
• Vampiric: This Blood Magic trait’s interaction with the Bloodthirst trait now increases health siphoning appropriately.
  

Ranger

• Entangle: This skill is now properly affected by the Wilderness Survival trait Wilderness Knowledge.
  
• Lick Wounds: This skill now functions only with ranger pets.
  

Mac Beta Client Update:

• Fixed a bug that prevented players from entering the at sign (@) in the launcher’s log-in fields when using French Apple keyboards.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented gem purchases.
  

https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/in...r-1st-2012

Mostly buffs for Engineers, so yay.

it's more like making the traits work than buffs but I'm already happy with my engi so I'm glad we didn't get nerfed

it's good that they're fixing necros. They're pretty buggy

edit - and damnnnnn finally got to play with the new gear. Engi power grenadier holy fk. Veteran mobs are just melting away crazy fast.

 Spoiler

1 min of swiftness :f6: from the engi talent that gives 5 secs of swiftness on crits + increased boon durations.