Guild Wars Reforged just launched, also available for free for all previous GW owners, with small refinements including controller support, a quest tracker, additional graphics options, and (most importantly) an active player base.We have a /vm/ guild that has been running near weekly events for over 3 years now for anyone interested in doing endgame content, new players are always welcome and no prior experience is needed.Previous Thread: >>2086177We have a Factions progression planned for Mid January as well, exact details will be discussed later.If you want to join guild, post your IGN.Useful linkshttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Pagehttps://www.gw-memorial.net/https://gwpvx.fandom.com/wiki/PvX_wikihttps://wiki.fbgmguild.com/wiki/Main_Pagehttps://party.gwtoolbox.com/https://kamadan.gwtoolbox.com/https://ascalon.gwtoolbox.com/https://hom.guildwars2.com/en/#page=welcome>New player and not sure what profession to run?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSQQe_3P1P0>Returning player from 2005-2007 era? You might have unobtainable valuables.https://guildwarslegacy.com/forum/thread/11457-greens/>GW Reforged Announcement Posthttps://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/announcing-guild-wars-reforged/
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excited to find out why people hate kormir so much
Why does this need to be here
>>2103063sex with Cynn and Devona
>>2103088it was the style at the time
Anyone after 2012 managed to get deleted characters restored? Mine got deleted during my hiatus, by a hacker.
>>2103106Mhenlo stop posting
>>2103088im sorry anon but when i see that neck this plays in my headhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8WaFvwtphY&t=139s
Ack I cant decide between ranger, necro or ele despite watching the video in the OP.And worse still I can't decide on a name
Never played GW, what's up with bonus content packs? Anything important for new player?
>>2103147>spoilerWhat I did was go through the wiki, compare all the names of in game characters within the region my character is from, then mix something together than sounded cool. Very autistic, but the result has been very satisfying for me.
>>2103106>played GW2 on Devona's Rest since launch>somehow completely forgot until this week that Devona was an actual character in GW1 and not just some random lore nameGod it's been a long fucking time
>>2103147>I cant decide between ranger, necro or ele despite watching the videobest on paper: necrocool for homebrew build-crafting: ranger/necro danger toucher, or just anything that benefits from expertiseall three are good, just pick the one you like the most. if you spend all your time worrying about what's meta, you'll end up playing mesmer and feeling miserable
>>2103149Bonus mission pack? It's extra lore with some solo missions where you play as a character, reward are some unique skins. Totally skippable.
>>2103088To accommodate my length
>>2103088>confused Dwarf poster.wav
>>2103149You mean the bonus mission pack? it just side story content the only real reward from them are weapon skins.
should i just be vendoring crafting materials pre-searing?feel like i'm constantly running out of bag space
I'm using GWtoolbox armory to preview armors, is there a way to swap my character's features/hair too so I can plan what I wanna look like?
>>2103165>>2103173I see, thanks. And Eye of the North? Is that like an actual expansion?Either way, I'll probably get the game when I get some of my steambux back from refunding another game and feel my way around.
>>2103188>And Eye of the North? Is that like an actual expansion?Yes, you can't start in it though. EotN is well worth buying.
>>2103188Yes, EotN is the one lone expansion. You need to complete one of the three campaigns in order to access it.
>>2103198>You need to complete one of the three campaigns in order to access it.No you dont, you just have to be level 10.
wow I talked to arenanet admin game master he sayit RA friday come game wow
>>2103147Necro gives you the ability to play one of the more unique play styles, minion mancer. They're also good healers and protters because they get loads of energy from their soul reaping attribute and since there's actual human party's again in mission outposts you have the flexibility to play a healer.Ele unironically has a lot of good skills and build options for all their schools and it will feel powerful... At least in normal mode. Hard mode gives everything shit loads of extra armor which causes else damage to fall off and that's one of the reasons Mesmer is to meta, because it ignores armor with its spells. On the bright side E/mo infuser is the most broken healer in the game.Ranger is my beloved but I feel like the bow attacks are outdated and I wish pet control had more quality of life. I think the class is overdue for a rework that never happened. It still has decent build options for both standard play and farming (R/A whirling). But all the bow builds just feel worse than dagger spamming with TaO imo.I would honestly go with ele because all schools of magic will feel good and you'll be able to swap around a lot if you ever get bored of one.
>>2103202Oh, thanks for correcting me.
>>2103211No worries, I enjoy correcting people.
>>2103175I think crafting materials are almost useless in pre so yesYou can get bags by farming charr bosses
>>2103147Ranger and Ele are two of the most underpowered classes, Necro will be better if you reach HMBut here is the real answer for which class you should pick; you should pick the armor you like bestIt doesn't matter how much you like playing Paragon, you probably don't wanna be a zesty nigger in a skirt Every paragon armor is a zesty buck skirt btw, unless you're Keiran Thackery, he gets the super cool Ebon Vanguard armor the players aren't allowed to have
>>2103229>you probably don't wanna be a zesty nigger in a skirtokay but hear me out,
so what should i be vendoring and what should i be salvaging
>>2103260Take mods you want off weapons and runes/insignias off armors. Merchant everything else.
>>2103260vendor: everythingsalvage: salvage items/things with the 'highly salvageable' tagyou shouldn't need crafting materials that desperately to be salvaging trash whites/blues
>>2103260Put mats in your chest, sell runes you dont need to the rune vendor and sell everything else.
TOOLBOX IS FIXED CHECK GITHUBONLY CURRENTLY KNOWN BUG IS TRAVELLING THROUGH THE QUEST LOG WILL RESULT IN A CRASH THIS WILL BE FIXED IN THE NEXT VERSION
>>2103251>okay but hear me out,Pic relatedEnough! I will no longer listen to the babbling of ignorant nigger faggots.
>>2103229it's so unfair that all the paragon heroes look cooler than a paragon can ever dress normallyand then dervishes all walk around in those lame ass robes the whole timewhat am i supposed to play?
>>2103147Ele has very impressive build variety but eventually loses to melees and mesmers in damage. Play it if you're concerned about growing bored from using a single build for too longNecro's functionally infinite energy lets it do whatever it feels like, but many of its spells suffer from long cast times or recharge times so you need to make them count. Good if you want to play minion master or as a powerful support, but it's also capable of things like life drain builds, condition/debuff spreading, or nuking its own health bar to nuke nearby foes. Play it if you want unique builds and don't care if they occasionally require teams other than the metaRanger will be one of the last characters to go down in a fight and has utility to cover almost any situation, but bow is long overdue for buffs. It has at least one decent build for every martial weapon, with and without a pet, as well as pure pet builds. Additionally, it's pretty good at farming once you beat all the campaigns
I can't decide between mesmer for very niche builds or a second necro (my first is stranded somewhere in Nightfall and I have no idea what to do with it).
>>2103111it’s been over a decade it’s time to move on
>>2103229Ranger is probably the best dagger spammer at endgame if cons are in the picture. Better energy management and durability than assassin if you're getting +2 attributes and 25% ias. More damage too since tao applies on the one auto that happens between db and jagged (if you're not doing double jagged). I do think for general use though, rangers just weak, especially marksmanship. Ele is fine but a good domination mesmer bar probably is better unless a fight goes very very long where there's no more energy to burn. Ele usually needs some enchantments and precasting.
Why is precasting bad? Are players literally holding W and speeding through entire dungeons without stopping between pulls to buff and heal?
>>2103401It's just more effort, when you're doing a vanquish you don't really want to pre-buff before every pull, you just want to auto-pilot 1-2-3 into a ball and watch things die. It also slightly slows you down.
>>2103358Don't make a second necro. Just play a different character through nightfall and then afterwards pick up your old necro. You should be familiar enough with the story at that point that you can get him back on track. Idk how mesmer is in nightfall. I know it's kinda so so in factions just from the skill availability
>>2103401It's not bad at all. Like, Mesmers aren't gonna last 45 seconds before burning out in a fight and that's how long it takes for Elemental Lord to finish its cooldown.But obv there's gonna be an issue if there's disenchant mobs around and you have nothing to cover with.
>>2103401Yeah it's vanquishing or running the same mission for the 50th time in zaishen daily that makes me devalue it. It's slow is all. I also always make sure to have double fall back or something similar in my 5+ hero comps for travel speed. And even on mesmer, I bring arcane echo so I'm still precasting a lot.
>>2103088Use texmod or gw launcher + texmod and fix it yourself
>>2103229>unless you're Keiran Thackery, he gets the super cool Ebon Vanguard armor the players aren't allowed to haveI will never forgive them for giving NPCs unique armor that players can't obtain. Especially when the selection choice (for male characters) are usually lacking in Anet games...a theme they seem to have unfortunately continued in GW2.
>>2103477dunham's got a good fit but mesmers have pretty good options already honestlyit's the assassins that really suffer imo. everything they have just screams '13 year old trying too hard to look cool'
>>2103412I've planned to start in Prophecies and progress in release order. Necro is my favourite class, followed by Dervish -- but that's a headache to play after +15yrs inactivity... even if I know where I am supposed to go with it. I'll probably start a Mesmer, then pick up.my Necro and Dervish after settling into the game...
>>2103477I just wanna dress like an Ascalon Guard.
>>2103260salvage everything for your 10 billion characters and their armorsbuy superior salvage kits with all the trade in trophies from each campaign for salvage maxing
>>2103477>I will never forgive them for giving NPCs unique armor that players can't obtainI want Anton's armour sets for my assassin,
>>2103497Since dervish is only nightfall, you can always do that to get reacquainted with the campaign first before revisiting your necro
>>2103147rampage as one ranger is kino but gay niggers will want you to use together as one to buff them instead
Is GW1 as forgiving as GW2? While still being hard? If not even harder..?
>>2103519Easier than GW2 raids, harder than public GW2 open world content.
>>2103528>Easier than GW2 raidsStop. An entire group of one man armies vs an actual RPG-like MMO. You can't even reasonably compare the two.
>>2103088handles from behind
>>2103260Identify everything blue or higherSalvage good mods that you actually will use off those, leave the shitty ones and the ones that are max but you don't actually need. Keep all max inscriptions that are the armor vs a specific element (max is 10/, forget me not, or aptitude but attitude (max is 20% but 19% is good enough for personal use), zealous anything, +5 soul reaping anything, +5 expertise martial weapon things, +20% enchanting scythe or spear parts. Highly salvageable inscriptions are also decentsalvage anything that turns into feathers, dust, plant fiber, bones, and (currently) scales. Maybe iron, depends on the price.ID the rest of the white items if their dropping from level ~18 or higher mobs. Identifying will increase the value even on white items, but the increase is only higher than the id kit usage cost on stuff after early game zones Vendor off everything. Sell good runes to traders if you're not using them yourself. Really good weapon upgrades can be sold at kamadan to players. Shitty ones take way too long to sell for how little they go for.
>>2103401Yes. Putting down a ranger spirit or using preparations every 24 seconds is miserable and doesn't fit in with the modern pace of the game.
https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Perfect
>>2103554For their cast times, ranger preps really should last longer
>>2103229ranger and ele both have a few insanely good builds, I don't think they're underpowered at all
>>2103559Additionally, keep an eye out for non-inscribable weapons with +15% damage, -1 health regeneration. Or any max item from this link with a requirement of 8.
>>2103561The issue with those profs is they have a lot of variety in builds, and they have some really strong builds, but they don't have a variety of strong builds.
i always thought they shouldve added a title for quest completion cause otherwise theyre pointless
>Got a staff of the warriorIs this thing useful at all? Feels completely pointless.
>>2103576It's useless. Only general good thing for staff is of the necro/soul reaping. There's some niche memes with the monk, mesmer, ritualist ones. Elementalist is really good if it's on wand actually, less great on staff. The martial ones are kinda useless on caster weapons.
>>2103576there was a ritu wandway for HA ages ago maybe it could benefit from staves +5 str instead you never know that's why this game is so cool
How important is the meta? Can I just pick the game up and simply play?
>>2103618Not important, yes.
>>2103572ranger maybe, ele I don't agreeit's strong nuking while you're playing a campaign, and once you're doing endgame stuff you have lots of good options (invoke air, like 3 kinds of firespam, different kinds of pbaoe with or without ele axe). think that's at least as much as top tier necro stuff
>>2103618>How important is the meta?As important as you want it to be. Find something that works and play, meta only matters if you're doing PVP or playing with randos anyway.>Can I just pick the game up and simply play?Yes.
>>2103622Ele has a decent amount but a lot does the same thing of aoe. The double dragon+pet+ebon escape build is really neat though
>>2103576
>Prophecies>Necro>Undecided secondary>Still in preDon't know what I want to do with him yet, minions are fun, and melee weaspons could be cool. If I was playing Nightfall I'd probably just do Dervish secondary and run scythe shit, but I want to play the campaigns in order. Might retrain to Dervish after ascending.Do I just go Monk secondary for now to have support options? I'm just indecisive as fuck honestly.
how do i get rid of starter equipment? cant salvage or sell it
>>2103650Go Monk but exclusively for Smiting spells. Alternatively, choose Ele as your secondary to take advantage of the Glyphs.
>>2103657There's a trash can icon in your inventory, drag it there.
>>2103650Generally it doesn't matter much, cause you'll be using your primary profession most of the time. Mesmer or Elementalist can offer some energy management stuff (inspiration or literally just glyph of lesser energy). Monk can allow you to pivot to support better, but if you're using henchmen you might want to be the damage instead cause they're kinda dumb
>>2103657never mind im retarded. just drop it.
>>2103644>Holy Rod of the Rangerfreaky ass monk put that away>>2103650>want to play the campaigns in orderyou can't get the requisite derv shit for ages, the skills are spread out across eotn and nfmonk is fine, don't think too hard about it
I'm planning to play Nightfall -> EotN -> Factions -> Prophecies, is there anything I should know in advance
PSA for new players: You can change your secondary profession by visitng a Profession Changer later in the campaigns, so don't worry too much about it if you don't know what to pick in the beginning.https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Profession_changer
>>2103659>>2103661>>2103664makes sense, sounds like Monk is the safe bet, and I remember smiting stuff being pretty useful back in the day so I'll probably go that route, unless there's something particularly cool looking from ele that tempts me. Mesmer seems fun as a necro secondary thematically, but I don't know if I want to deal with the amount of micro that I think I recall mes requiring just yet, need to get used to the game again.Any opinions on weapon choice? Does running daggers or anything like that make sense without Assassin stuff or will I just be gimping myself if I don't use something more caster focused?
>>2103676Do not under any circumstances dance in front of Abaddon
>>2103676>Nightfall firstmake sure you don't relax or leave your bike unattended
>>2103676>Nightfall -> EotN -> Factions -> Prophecieswhy?
>>2103676Early NF is a grind because the devs phoned it in somewhat with the quest structure and literally made two of the steps "reach level 5 / 10 to progress"Factions has a noticable difficulty spike when you leave Shing Jea island for the manland, but you can travel to Elona or Tyria by then if you need to do more leveling or just want a break.EotN is intended for players that have been playing a while and finished at least 1 campaign, so if you are new it may be tougher than expected.
>>2103676If you're doing that, don't feel required to actually use only heroes. Henchmen in nightfall are pretty good. Odurra, Herta, and cynn are good and you won't need to burn skill points on them. Remember that the campaign originally limited you to only 3 heroes at a time.
Just made it to Lion's Arch—there's no point to doing the 'go to the other continents/through the big north hole' quests unless i REALLY want to go see Michiko or get koss/ogden, right?
>>2103700Pretty much, but it's also a shortcut to crafting max stats armor if you travel to Elona/Cantha
>>2103700yeah for prophecies you just keep chugging to d'alessio seaboard
>>2103699Henchmen were generally pretty shit until they gotbtheir builds buffed in 2009, it's not kike they were good specifically for the 3 hero era.
>>2103676Do you also shit before taking off your pants too?
>>2103718I mean more that kitting out 7 heroes was never intended for nightfall, and trying to do so spreads your skills really thin.
>>2103722No, shitting is the first thing I do before showering or getting dressed.
>>2103700Main things would be if you want max armor skills from kaineng, heroes from early nf+eotn. Imo getting these early ruins proph. And since you're from prophecies, you also need to continue in proph to get your attribute quests later.
>>2103676doing eotn puts some of the hardest enemy groups in the game in an early part of propheciesif you're not gonna play in release order I'd say at least do eotn last
>>2103742This is a good point, but I also think it's just desserts for an out of order campaign player if they take a step outside Beetletun expecting to face four level 12 tengu and instead gets his balls ripped off by a dozen level 26 peacekeepers with meta PvP builds.
Maxed out storage bank and 4 characters fucking around with the rune trader for the past two days or so
>>2103868Buying what
does anyone have that like 2007 video that was like a skit where one character says "guild wars characters can't jump" and then the other does /jump stop motion animation around shing jea?>>2103868put them on heroessomeone said to put sup vigors on sin heroes when they were like 15 plat and I still have a stash from that. you can expert salvage them off without any risk
>>2103888https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQOv8xLkTac
>>2103874ur mum
>>2103940based ty
>>2103946But it is physically impossible to carry enough plat to make that purchase. You must be pulling my leg.
what time is RA tonight
Is it viable to just solo play most if not all of the main games without going full meta sweatlord build, or are things balanced toward team play too strictly and you really need at least a couple heroes/mercs?
>>2104022you need a full team of at least AI henchmen for basically everything. Soloing is possible but it requires very specialized max level builds and won't work for everything.
>>2104022Completely by yourself? No, you need to meta that with a lot of consumables. But with a team of heros you can play whatever build you want, even a wammo.
>>2104022You can solo (with henchies) the main campaigns. The elite areas and GW:B content will be tough enough that you might want to explore more meta builds though.
>>2104022if "solo" includes henchmen, yeah it's not a problem at allthe evolutionary pressure reason there are all these meta comps and optimized team builds and shit is that there's a toggleable hard mode you unlock after beating the game that raises enemy levels and gives them better skills and armor. you can pretty easily beat the campaigns in normal mode without knowing anything or looking anything up or needing heroes, just by paying attention to what the enemies are doing
>>2104022>solo play most if not all of the main gamesDo you mean playing through the campaigns only? Or are you talking about 'post-game' content? There is a world of difference between something like a regular campaign mission, and a hard mode vanquish or dungeon, for example. Like I assume you're just looking to get started?
>>2104049Yeah I was specifically referring to solo as by yourself without henchies, but I figured that was probably the answer. I remember always using henchmen (mercenaries?) whichever were the ones you could hire in outposts per-mission back in the day but couldn't remember if it was because you really needed to or I was just bad.>>2104053Campaign. I'm re-starting from the beginning after not touching it since at least the launch of GW2.
>>2104061people do beat the games solo but it's a whole thing with specially planned out builds and abusing mechanics and shityou're expected to have a party
>>2104061Then you'll be fine with henchmen. To clarify:>HenchmenAI companions found in every? outpost with pre-established builds.>HeroesSpecial (few) AI companions with customizable builds/armor/runes/etc.You won't even get access to Heroes until Nightfall for the most part. Some in Factions. And mercenaries are Your other characters turned into a Hero party member. So you could add your 'main' or be like that dude with the 7 female harem party.
>>2104013now!!!
>>2104082Yeah I knew about henchmen and heroes and mercenaries (never played after they added these, but I knew it was a thing) just couldn't remember which was which between henchmen and mercenaries. Mostly I was trying to suss out whether I should bother trying to just run on my own for the most part post-searing or if I should just run with bots like god intended.Ideally I'm hoping to get some of my buddies back on it so we can run together, but failing that I'll just hire Grok in all the towns as needed.
>>2103946/kneel
LFM ZM HM
Grouped up with some other players for an early Ascalon mission. I was downright giddy at some points. Who knew I'd be able to recapture even a fraction of the pleasure that GW brought me as a kid? Fucking love this game
I was so fucking stoked to get an actual party/pvp match in presearing. Probably the last time I ever will. It'd be fun to go in with the goal to explore the zone though. The Ascalon Academy zone is surprisingly big. You could spend the entire duration of the match just running around and exploring. Wish I'd have had that time, but I didn't want to abandon my team.
You don't have to pay heroes a share of your gold pickups like you do henchmen, right? I was considering going to nightfall so I could afford an equipment pack to figure out what it does but I want to check if that's how it works first.
>>2104225yes you doif you haven't left pre, you can get a free pack by picking up 50 flowers and talking to yakkington
>>2104229You do? Damn. I thought Koss was my friend…
ahemFUCK togo and that other guy hugging every aoe they can
>>2104234you expect your friends to leap into mortal danger without getting a share of the loot?
>>2104234>come kill these monsters with me>betray your own country for me>charge into hell with me>go attack these demons with a sword>no you can't have 1/8th the money they dropwhat kind of friend are YOU
>>2104225they take your loot aswell
>>2104225Yes, they also steal your loot so if your trying to farm something its better to go in with as few as possible or find real people.
>>2104253>>2104254He doesn't need to buy armor or weapons, his shit automatically upgrades by magic! He doesn't even pay for his own skills, I do that! What is he spending the money on?
>>2104274vabbian prostitutes
i don't know what else i'm supposed to do with gwen besides giving her the cape and flute
>>2104312what did you want to do with herdo I have to call the ascalon vanguard on you
>>2104318SHE'S the one who keeps following me around
>>2104312Give her flowers too until she gives you the tapestry shred, then store that away until EotN
>>2104319you're literally doing the 1070 ae equivalent of giving her a bunch of candy out of your van, then leading her into underground caves and shitI'm getting rurik on your ass now before something bad happens
>>2104225wait what henchman are taking some of my gold?
>>2104341if you're in a party (of any kind) gold, xp, and drops are all split evenly amongst youdrops for other players are visible but henchmen and heroes take their share silently so you don't even notice it, like payroll taxes
>>2104341Yeh. Heroes do too. They also take a portion of loot drops, which is why popular farms use solo builds or the fewest number of heroes possible to maximize loot gains. The point of the system is to goad you into playing with other people.
WE ARE DOING ALLIANCE BATTLESHOP ON
>>2104341specifically, the Elonian ones.
>>2103063Hey I didn't have to make a new thread for onceThat said please wait till we hit page 8/9 next time. Trying to avoid the ire of the /vm/ jannies and mods. >>2103161Did you ever join in a WvW guild while on DR? Asking because I ran a major guild on DR for years.>>2104037Wrong, you don't even need that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsDXnT7WKRw
given the amount of romance subplots in this game(a surprising amount honestly) you'd expect that there would be at least one where the player got some action
>>2104374Gwen update soon trust the plan
>want to get back into healing as a monk since people are actually playing again>too intimidated to relearn my keybinds, rebuild the muscle memory, and fuck up anyway
What would this game be like if they actually updated AI to path around objects when their projectiles are being obstructed?
>>2104381Go soul reaping resto necro instead
>>2104384I would no longer be able to farm retarded charr for superb charr carvings
>>2104369>solo vanquisher i respect that autism
>>2104369I had a guild with a bunch of IRL friends and got heavily into WvW for a bit early on, but fell off pretty hard after a while, we were never very big.
>>2104384Tanks now mandatory to force groups to ball quicker.He also finished solo GWAMM in another video.
>They burned Lady Althea aliveYou don't hate the charr enough
>>2104381Would that not give you a pretty genuine 2005 experience?
>>2104332cant you just get her the flower from nigthfall instead
Yo did we land on augury rock? or did augury rock land on US?
>>2104312>>2104332I thought I read that giving her the cape and flute was the cheapest way to get the shred from her, but I gave her the flute and like 4 flowers and she gave it to me, so why bother buying the cape?
update from the guy who got updated from 6 to 8 character slots by buying 1 it now got reduced to 7i cant even imagine what kind of spaghetti they got over there
why the hell is odurra outdamaging me I only added her for interrupts. is this why the teambuilding guide says to put twenty thousand mesmers on your team?
>>2104447It's done that for years. Basically the game can't handle showing only one empty char slot so it displays two until you fill it.>>2104448Because Mesmer interrupts do a lot of armor ignoring damage, unlike you, which is why they're the highest dps class in the game.
>>2104396Always fun to meet other DR players, server was pretty tiny so everyone knew eachother, I still talk to some of the former WvW guild leaders from back then. Vintage old 2013 screenshot with some old tags.Sorry to GW2 post in GW1 thread, always cool to find people from a tiny backwater server you spent years of your life on.
>>2104405I imagine Gwen's life was basically that one scene from Bone Tomahawk on repeat for a decade.
>>2104448>shatter hex>cry of frustration>empathy>mistrust>visions of regretdon't feel bad, she's basically a meta hero
>>2104448cause pve monsters are dumb and will just get interrupted over and over and attack through things like empathy
>>2104369>Wrong, you don't even need that>>2104390>2 yeas ago>mfw they're still at it>and are doing Solo Warrior Vanquisher nowHoly........ m-my knees, they're.....!
Playing a new character and choosing not to just grab stuff from my bank I'm realizing how good some of the early collector stuff is for a low level.
>>2104530yeah I grabbed a 40/40 collector set when we did prophecies ironman. always good to check the wiki when you get drops
>>2104514The solo GWAMM/EotN vanquisher was way more technically impressive. At one point one of the bosses required him to constantly rupt a skill that had a .5 second cast time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shW_MSURmuQHe also did a solo paragon which beat all the campaigns. The fact he does it with no cons, no PvE only skills, no chest is insanity to me.
>>2104485I'd rather not, but we WILL avenge Ascalon, do not worry
>>2104484> always cool to find people from a tiny backwater server you spent years of your life on.Freelancer. UT2k4. BF2142. Old guilds. Old forums. So many, gone. Like tears in rain.
I miss forums so much.
>>2104530There's a reason so much of the perma-pre guides is telling you to do collector stuff.
>>2104484>login a week ago>immediately get into a 3 way zerg fightimpressive 2 keeps chugging along somehow
>>2104559nigger get the fuck out of here with this
>>2104559>FOXYsorry you got farmed
>>2104566i dont know how the matchmaking works now i just picked at random
>>2104541>>2104544Ironically I got that picture from my old forum website. I'm a little sad but I got over my grief years ago. GW2 died a long time ago for me and I've already gone through the 5 stages of grief and have reached acceptance. I'm happy I got to have the experience and those years of running a WvW guild on backwater server I look back on fondly. I'm too different of a person now that even if I could go back I wouldn't, because I'm not the high school teen who can sit there running a WvW guild for multiple hours per day. Now I'm an adult who sits there playing FA/JQ/RA multiple hours per day kek.>>2104559>>2104566Back during server links I hung out with FOXY a few times, they came to DR later in it's life though. Most of my memories are 2012-2016~
Does GW1 have WvW or any kind of large scale PvP?
>>2104577ABwe just did it and got our shit pushed in
>>2104577alliance battles. thats like only 8 on 8 though, nothing like wvw with its 50 man terror rape squads
>>2104577the game is called guild warswhat do you think the biggest pvp draw is
>>2104577AB is 12v12 with 3 parties of 4 players on each side, objective is to capture points around the mapFA is 8v8 and a proto WvW. One team is defending a "keep" while other team is attacking. In my opinion it has the PERFECT balance of roaming/zerging one gate
>>2104577there's 24 player alliance battles but most are 8v8 plus npcsgw isn't just a "dps the target" game, it would get a little retarded if you had dozens of people spamming hexes and conditions and shit
>>2104582GW2 players wouldn't understand, they don't have an actual Guild vs Guild mode in a game called Guild Wars. Their version of GvG is 20 spergs sitting in their guild halls and just scrimmage fights over and over again where they all stack up in a boonball and ram into each other while they spam all their AoE sustain abilities and attacks (the game doesn't have any energy or mana system so you can just do this forever without any thought) and you do that until one boonball cracks. Then they split apart and rez and do it again. And I'm not joking.
>>2104589yeah i think gw1 had the right idea with the player numbers. i do enjoy the complete battlefield chaos of 2 though.
>>2104589Ironically they don't even do that. The history of GvG in GW2 is mostly made of the playerbase begging for support and anet telling them to jump off a bridge.In the early days GvG happened below SS camp (fight club area) for borderlands. This had a huge controversy when during one matchup an anet dev saw the GvG fight club and tried to join in only to be asked to not, to which he threatened to ban everyone for "not playing the gamemode properly".A few years later after continued nagging, anet repurposed part of Obsidian sanctum (jumping puzzle area) for "gvg" usage, even though it didn't solve any of the problems as people could still troll and there wasn't much you could do about it. Also you could only GvG people in your tier (so T1 guilds couldn't GvG T2 guilds).Then HoT released and anet implemented guild arenas in guild halls. Unfortunately this had 3 problems. The first problem is the arenas were super small. The second problem was spectators could see stealthed players which made veil strats pointless. The 3rd problem was anet forgot to change the balance, so guild arenas used PvE balance, instead of PvP or WvW which made it useless as people just ran busted PvE builds that could oneshot players.Then about 5 years later after much continued nagging anet allows team selection in EotM (special PvP map) since EotM was basically dead. This allows T1 and T2 guilds to GvG, unfortunately it still does not fix the problem of trolls, or people abusing map buffs/consumables. It also still doesn't fix EU and NA guilds can't GvG.Then 8 years after guild hall release (2-3 after EotM fix) they finally fixed guild arenas so people could choose what game balance the arena used.GvGs in GW2 are more of a joke than you are even aware of. It took a decade of whining to get a half functioning ability to do GvG's without being disrupted or allowing for abuse. The player "mode" still has issues to this day, but hopefully in 3-5 more years they can fix it.
Completely new player. Thinking ele or mesmer, what do you guys like and not like about each? And what campaign should I start with? Are the campaigns in a specific "story" order? How does one go about playing with random people in groups in this game? Thanks
>>2104458i did not actually create any new characters it just changed from 8 to 7 when i looked at my character creation page again
>>2104405Part and parcel of Immigration
>>2104615>Thinking ele or mesmerEvery profession plays differently. Eles are primarily magic nuke spellcasters and Mesmers are denial and punishment experts.>what campaign do i start withIMO Prophecies, then Factions, then Nightfall. You can do any order, though, as they are all technically separate campaigns. You should make a new character for each. Nightfall has spoilers for Prophecies and Factions. The Eye of the North expansion happens after them, and the Guild Wars: beyond content after that.>How does one go about playing with random people in groups in this game?When you're in a town, press P to bring up the party menu. You can use that to find people to group up with humans.
>>2104624just thinking of rurik's visage negates all pain you feel from burning alivegod what a fucking legend he is
>>2104615>like and not like about eachele has cool spells and lots of energy to use other classes' skills, standard caster mage, bad if you want to do more than slow, knock down, firebomb your enemiesmesmer mechanics affect how enemies play, requires you to watch what's going on and have ok reaction times but they do have a bunch of very overpowered good skillshard to go wrong>campaign should I start withprophecies>Are the campaigns in a specific "story" orderyes, prophecies->factions->nightfall>How does one go about playing with random people in groups in this gameadd people in an outpost around your level, say "lfg" in party chat, ask your guild, ask for help in a big city, organize a playthrough. you can have 4-12 people in your party when you enter a zone, but you can fill it out completely with ai party members and be fine if you can't find anyone
reposting from last thread, I didn't see the new one. since the defender title is character based and not account based I can't get it in classes from other expansions and my character is perma bricked missing a title?
>>2104606i think anet never anticipated mass pvp zerging and dont want to accommodate it even to this day. everything they do or add is anti-zerg, which never works out as intended.
is the new controller support good?playing FFXI with a controller was max comfy
>>2104631Pretty much. If you want Legendary Defender of Ascalon, you have to be Ascalonian.
>>2104627rurik abandoned ascalon and became a zombie
>>2104495She's great. Same with Erys Vasburg. Love those two so much
>>2104661Whatever, king adelnerd. Go turn your entire remaining population into mindless ghosts again to fail at delaying the charr from conquering the remnants of ascalan.
>>2104530>>2104537A good tip i got from the thread a while back is the weaponsmith in seitung harbor has staves that are good for 40/20/20 setups. Kaineng has them too but these are effectively the same other than the auto damage that doesn't matterhttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Hai_Jeling
>>2104615Mesmer: "Stop hitting yourself"Elementalist: "Hey shitass" *fireball* Mesmer is probably the easiest class to play through the game with, since it does both high damage and easily shuts down enemy skills while your party does its thing. Enemy ai is very simple, so it doesn't take much to work out which enemies are threats and what skills to save your interrupts/punishes for. Mesmers tend to carry the party because their fundamental role is that strong.Elementalist is more than just nuke damage if you want it to be, Water and Earth magic has quite a bit of control via slow/knockdown and wards are overlooked, and Air tends to focus on single target damage & blinding wile Fire is more for teaching enemies lessons about spacing. Playing as a Mesmer you're basically doing the same thing all the time, it always boils down to punishing and/or feeding off of enemy skill activation. With Eles, I can chose to focus on control/knockdown or wards with the other elemental magic types, I can focus my skills to strongly resist enemy casters if the area tends to favor a type of incoming elemental damage, along with unga bunga fireball go boom. I can play around with melee-range(touch/adjacent) skills or sit in the back and hurl lighting bolts.As a brand new player start with Prophecies, but don;t feel like you need to finish it before experimenting with other characters. The campaigns in Factions and Nightfall can be played fresh, but I find that Prophecies does a much better job letting you gradually get to grips with the game. It doesn't hit you with any major skill/build checks until well into it. Being a caaster in general is a bit easier, since you aren't as focused on running around and it's easier to keep track of your party and nearby enemies.To play with people, you can just talk in chat and bring up the Party screen with P and send invites to players on the list.
>>2103063haven't played this for a long time...1) Do you still buy Droknar's forge runs?2) Is 105 HP priest build viable in pvp still?
Will I miss out on anything important if I just buy this?I bought all the games when they came out like two decades or more ago but I can't find my log in information anywhere it seems. Only other place it might be in is a gmail account that I haven't logged in since like 2013.How bad is it with Australian pings?
>>2104695yeah you can buy a droks run. it's all dervishes and sins not warriors now thoughpeople use 105 and 55 monks for solo farming but not pvp really. you'd get enchant ripped and kd'd and otherwise btfo
>>2104699If you can remember your characters names and a cd key you might be able to get your old account back if you sent in a support ticket.
>>2104699>Will I miss out on anything important if I just buy thiseotn costs extra and you might have had it already. I would try to contact support and recover your account, no downside. tell them your old email, character names, and cd keys if you can find them
I got Defender of Ascalon and proceeded to the Ascalon Academy Mission.They made me slaughter a Lv6 and a Lv4 in PvP.
Hi I just got into my old account, I'm basically a brand new player so from that perspective is there anything specific I should do with these presents?
>>2104710punishment for not leaving your ldoa in eden as a permaprenow you're in hell with the rest of us
>>2104710Are there actually enough people in game now to do the tutorial pvp match? Every time I did it it just skips me to the quest that kicks you to the main game.
>>2104713short answer is nothe minipets can be put in your hall of monuments, there's a small chance to get a valuable tonic from the 6th birthday ones, but they otherwise just take up space. open the birthday presents, put the vouchers in your bank vault, keep what you're sentimental about, dedicate and delete the rest
I'm not skipping, I'm just not gonna skip lol
>>2104716Yep.
>>2104719
>>2104716yeah I left pre yesterday and got into one. 7 humans and 1 henchie.
>>2104678That's a good call, I didn't know about that.
Male or female monk?
>>2104725either has good armor, but the female monks have some really stupid hair options if you hate bald guys for some reasonalso maybe you can scrounge a few ectos on the side erping with people in the back alleys of lion's arch if you go female
>>2104725Male Monks with shaved heads always reminded me of david draiman so at the very least if you pick one play disturbed as your theme.
>>2104632>i think anet never anticipated mass pvp zergingdid they expect wvw to be lone groups doing their own thing or something
How come every woman in Tyria has what appears to be scoliosis?
>>2104615can always just play e/me
>>2104732bro if you think that's bad do NOT look at a male necromancer
>>2103063Can someone post a screen cap of the /vm/gw1/ guild, blank out the names if you want to
>>2104725shaved head. hairy pussy
>>2104732they are dangerously fertile
>>2104720>>2104723Holy shid
>>2104737why
>>2104747So I can see how much bigger it is than the previous /v/vg/ guild that I'm in, before I leave it
>>2104751shouldnt active members be more of a concern than size
>>2104730it probably made no sense to them for a huge singular blob to dominate a whole map. but thats how it is. i think they underestimated the average players skill level, they arent interested in pvp, they want to tab to a target and press 1 repeatedly.
>>2104736D:
Does shadow theft increase the amount of attributes the "of the profession" weapon suffix give?
>>2104751we're capped out, I think we're filling up a second guild
>>2104753>active membersWhich I will be able to judge from the screenshot if there is one
>>2104756don't think so>>2104759>>2102342
>>2104751tell your guild leader and we'll add you to our alliance
>>2104756No, I don't think it can be boosted, stuff like the Golden Egg also doesn't raise it. The way it's written, I think it just raise your attribute to 5 if it's lower.
>>2104767>This skill only increases the primary profession's primary attribute and primary and secondary profession's secondary attributes, it doesn't increase attributes obtained through blessings or Seven Weapons Stance
>>2104756
>>2104763I don't think that will be necessary>>2102342>https://files.catbox.moe/h5fs5i.pngIs this the main or the overflow?
>>2104774if your guild's not part of an alliance already there's no downside, even if you're personally leaving it for a different one in the same allythat's the original one, each guild is capped at 100 people so we're starting to talk in ally chat by default
>>2104784I just left [NW], do you mind inviting me? I'm >>2104774I left them a guild note where the real party is popping
>>2104786I'm in the first one, told someone in the second one to inv youI feel bad cannibalizing your guild if it's like 10+ years old, feel like we should at least add it so any old guys can log in and not be alone
>>2104789Sorry I had already left it. Hopefully my guild message will be a good enough crumb trail to find /vm/gw.
what's our guild namei'm schizo and don't know if the guild invite i accepted last night was ours or not
Sex with Melandru and Lyssa.
>>2104797bro one of them is a tree and the other is literally two women in oneyou do not want that smokedwayna is a much more beautiful and devoted goddess anyway, you should be paying more attention to her
>>2104799She can join.
>>2104797sex with kormir
>>2104796If you to the alliance tab, you will know
Can I start fresh and solo Prophecies with Henchman or should I do Nightfall to get Heroes first? I'm confused about Henchman vs Heroes
>>2104832>Can I start fresh and solo Prophecies with HenchmanYes
>>2104832Henchmen are probably better for a fresh start than heroes desubut also now is probably the best time in a long time to play with other humans
When you see this post, you will respond with retard-friendly RA builds!
>>2104838>Your initial reaction is to laugh, but when you try, you inexplicably fall on your ass
>>2104832Henchies got touched up a while ago and you can absolutely get through prophecies with them. They aren't great but they aren't bad, not as good as Heroes though.
Thanks all I'm just gonna do Prophecies and go Mesmer and just try to enjoy the ride. always have analysis paralysis with RPGs. Played WoW since launch up until maybe 5 years ago but never played GW1
>>2104838w/mo. you can do damage and heal yourself. cant believe anet allows this.
I just got the game on Steam. Never played it before. For some reason I'm feeling nostalgia, it kinda reminds me of some old mmos I used to play as a kid, like Perfect World and Lineage. I'm looking forward to my journey here :)
>>2104838https://gwpvx.fandom.com/wiki/Build:D/any_PvP_Avatar_of_Grenthhttps://gwpvx.fandom.com/wiki/Build:N/A_PvP_Signet_of_Sufferinghttps://gwpvx.fandom.com/wiki/Build:E/any_PvP_Mind_Blasthttps://gwpvx.fandom.com/wiki/Build:E/any_PvP_Stoning
getting my ass savagely fucked by the RA roulette, just like old times :')
Are there no runes/upgrade components for shields?
>>2104927>Shields that drop in the Prophecies or Factions campaigns can have an inherent bonus rather than an inscription; these include bonuses that are not available via inscriptions (e.g. +8 armor vs. Trolls)
>>2104929I see I see
I went Warrior/Elementalist because I thought it would be fun to bonk with a Hammer and use Earth Magic for AoE damage and buffs and stuff.How badly did I screw up?
>>2104955you did okhammer knockdowns+Aftershock is a classic
>>2104955
if I make a new character after my Nightfall one will they have the same heroes available right away or do I gotta go and unlock heroes again for say a Factions character (thinking of trying Ritu)
>>2104955There are some combos like hamstring into fire storm but mostly you will just use one of the conjure element spells for extra damage.
>>2104962you need to go pick up the heroes every time on every character
>>2104962Gotta unlock and relevel them for each character.
>>2104962Heroes are unlocked on a character by character basis.
>>2104955you didn't, warriors often use conjure skills and having glyph of lesser energy helps with the low energy pool as a warrior
>>2104924six rounds of no monks, one round of triple monk
>>2104924>>2104977they killed team arenas for this
>>2104880Hell yeah, GW1 passes practically ever litmus test for if a game can stand the test of time.
>>2104716yeah>load in>I'm level 6, there's another level 6, a level 3 and a level 2>match starts>level 2 and 3 get farmed, there's only one level 3 on their team to farm so we can't win>the level 2 quits in shame or somethingit was pretty funny
>>2105001lmfao poor guy
>>2104719HeyBasically I'm just not gonna skip the cutsceneI know.... UGH I know ..... I'm sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It's just that I'm not gonna skip it is allHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
Holy FUCK I just finished the grand court of sebelkeh after wiping like 5 times in a row, no wonder 11 year old me got brick walled on that mission
>>2105017what were you running?
god damn im gettin hit hard in the nostalgia playing this
>>2105020Probably the worst build known to man
>>2105027>paragonyep, that tracks
>>2105029what happened with paragon anyway? did they just realize way too late into development how retarded echoes would be if they were actually good?
>>2105034they were good and were nerfed very quickly cause of gvg. partywide instant buffs are a bad idea, who knew
satisfying night I just wish I didn't fail two escort quests within 30 seconds of eachother
>>2105051i see images
>>2105051>Lahtenda Bog
One of our Ns got booted from game and it gave him this, is steam just retarded or ?
>>2105063Fuck, should I be worried for our fellow N'wahs?
i wonder if its possible to bring back old login screens. 2 has a login screen randomizer now.
there are way too many instances of standard armor looking better than the elite version for females in particular and no its not a matter of preference.just to name one, pic related is standard kurzick warrior armor that has a literal thong. nobody can argue against that
>>2105091you can just use the normal kurzick pants
>>2104678Thanks for sharing
>>2105091Sunspear thong puts it to shame
>>2105095heres mesmer standard enchanter, nips all day.elite version? nope
>>2105091cause the design doesnt matter, its just about what pieces show the most skin
>>2105091Imperial armor is sex. Elite Imperial Armor is just pantyhose
Does customizing weapons affect the damage done by skills, or does it just affect the auto-attack damage?
>>2105111only autoattack damage, drop in the bucket for casters
>>2105111Auto attack damage, really good for melee
>>2105107d-dyeable pantyhose?
Does Wyvern Armor dye well?
>>2105134if you have toolbox you can preview armor in game
>>2105137Red and Purple look pretty decent as a base.
You now realize you can play it on your phone
>>2105168proof?
>>2105172https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/comments/1pf6yxg/gw_reforged_on_an_android_phone_with_a_controller/
>>2105117>>2105120Good to know, thanks.I never bothered to customize the nicer looking martial weapons, maybe I should...
After replaying newb island for Nightfall, I sure as hell will NOT recommend playing it for LE HEROES to newfags. Just play Faction and rush to level 20 or get out the island or play Prophesy and either take your time and enjoy 3 different settings or get a taxi.
>>2105184bro don't you like running around killing bugs for bounty points for half an hour (which the average new player doesn't even know to start doing early)? that's the best new player experience bro
>>2105184Yeah, the game really WAS designed to be played in release order. Prophesies for the character/story progressionFactions for the Prophesies veterans quickly ramping up to max level and getting ready for PvPNightfall as a money sink for old players via heroes and inscribeable weapons.
>>2104955>I went Warrior/Elementalistim a new player here as well.. i went warrior/ranger. is this dumb? i thought it sounded cool
>>2104955Test it and find out.When I started (nearly 20 years ago) I made a W/N thinking that I'd bonk them, have minions to bog them down, and have Death Nova as an AoE to speed things up.Quickly moved past that idea lol
>>2105191War/Ra is pretty good. You have access to Antidote Signet, which let you cure blindness. Apply Poison with aoe melee attack let you spread poison. W/R with Pet is a meme meta back in the old day with the I WILL AVENGE YOU BUILD, but you can also build around using pets thanks to the skill like Never Rampage Alone.
>>2105191you can do IWAY and relive a part of history
>>2105184I'm a new player that started with Nightfall first, the Get to Level 12 Quest was the only real hiccup in a pretty smooth experience for me. I eventually figured out talking to Scouts gives you bonus XP and faction points, so I did that and killed a bunch of skales in first city after I did every quest I found. I don't really get why heroes are important, but it's there I guess. I just like playing Paragon.Tbh I've done far worse in Ragnarok or Mabinogi.
I'm only going to visit Elona to get the Zenmai and/or Olias quests.
>>2105202Hero is important since you can customize their builds and sets. Otherwise, you're stuck with Henchman and be the mercy of their preset skills. Henchman's pre set skills is updated but before that update, most people had PTSD with how awful their set were.Also, I suggest playing Faction with a new character and try out its tutorial.
>>2105200whats that?
>>2105204Okay, I'll keep that in mind. I kind of want to reach level 20 and get all the skills and good gear enchants before making an alt, but I'll probably bet there pretty quick. Already reached level 15 without leaving Istan.
>9AM>RA boomingwe are so back
>>2105191You can change your secondary later, don't oberthink this
>>2105137I really hopped reforged would natify most of tollbox's improvement
whoever plays grenth in ra is a massive faggot fact
>>2105051going to lahtenda bog to pick up your full armor set from random scrap you got is kino
i've been relying on bleed application skills to deal decent damage with my ranger, but now all the enemies in kryta are immune to it. what should i be doing here instead?
>>2105284Switch to Kindle Arrows or Ignite Arrows
>>2105284apply poison
>>2105184you dont need to start in nightfall for the heroes you can just go there to do 2 quests and the game gives you the 4 starting heroes from istan leveled to 15 when coming from another campaign (can get mox and eotn heroes aswell if you want full hero squad)
>>2105266
>>2105302fuk u mane
>>2105266even worse are D/E's that run at you and spam Shockwavethey do fuckall for damage but are so fucking annoying
>>2105291poison doesn't work on skellies either
>>2105352true good point
>>2105352Heart of Holy Flame turns your attacks into holy damage which deals more to undead.
>>2105356that's a derv skill chances are he doesn't have itcheck judge's insight that's a proph skill it makes you deal holy damage
>>2105284if you're warrior secondary you could switch to hammer, blunt damage is very effective against the undead
>>2105284Judges Insight will make you shed undead.
>>2105357if hes in kryta he can just hop on a boat and buy it from kamadan desu
>>2105284There are way too many enemies who resist poison and bleed in this game
>>2105367If he's in Kryta, he hasn't ascended yet, so he can't switch his secondary to Dervish anyway.
>>2105373i keep forgetting how fucking shit prophecies actually is
>>2105373That also means if he didnt pick monk as a secondary, he can't even take judges insight.
GWAMM holder hereThis game sucks. Why do people play it?
>>2105373>>2105378it's over
>>2104737If they're active/you still want to play with them I'm ok with inviting the guild to our alliance but if you have no attachment beyond "they have 20 people" just join us lol.This is the main guild, on average we have had approx 50 logins in the last week across alliance. >>2104793Leaving them a crumb trail is honestly perfect we'd happily take another 4chan guild into the alliance our /vm/ thread has been going for the last 3 years now with no signs of disappearing. Also whats your character name so I can invite you?>>2104796See screenshot, we are currently filling people into [FUN] (they are part of alliance) due to issues with size, I am running out of people to kick so we've got a 2nd guild set up. Just make sure you turn ally chat on so you can see when we chat. >>2104856While I'm on this shill spree, you are welcome to join our guild to hang out. Can be a good way to ask questions to the more analysis heavy anons who autistically have every skill memorized.Also tomorrow at 3PM EST we are doing guild JQ for double rep week. Good time to dip your feet into casual PvP if you've never done it before.
AYO
>>2105408bro got that 2008 classic farmer gear
how do i get the game to stop telling me which quests to take to leave kryta whenever i go to lion's arch?
>>2105419You can put them in your quest log and leave them there. Or just ignore the pop-up. You won't be in Kryta forever.
>>2105363wtf i thought it was piercing my god i was hitting 200+ in fow last week 7weapon op
Sometimes in life you just have to stop and smell the tar#grendichcourthouse
>>2105433skellies are resistant to piercingarrows just hit in between their bones, while blunt bashes them in
>>2105443lol makes sense ill have to get another sr mod for a blunt hammer then
Jin or Sosuke?
this place is fucking hell on the eyes
>>2105461Jin is at least 30% more fuckable, and you get Zhed quickly enough that having an elementalist isn't that big of a boon.The choice is clear.
>>2105470you can also just pop over to EOTN pretty much immediately and pick up Vekk
>>2105462turn post processing off
>>2105470What if anon is ghey and allergic to woman?
considering buying. played WoW and City of Heroes growing up but haven't played an MMO (or whatever we are calling this since). how does the gameplay hold up? How long does it take to beat each of the 3 campaigns? $20 does seem hard to beat
>>2105470but anon then you cant have TWO firestorms
>>2105472i would never advise an anon to self harm like that
>>2105521It holds up really well IMO, but you have to go in expecting a game that plays more like a 2000s CRPG than a 3D MMORPG (ie: You can't jump and the Z-axis as a whole is kind of fake, even when you're playing alone you're controlling one character in a party of NPCs, etc).Prophecies is probably the longest campaign, it'd probably take you at least 35-40 hours if you're new to the game and not trying to blast through everything with guides.Factions is a good bit shorter and I think you could beat it in 15-20 hours if you don't get roadblocked by some of the difficulty spikes.Nightfall is pretty comparable to Prophecies, maybe a touch shorter but in the same ballpark.They're all pretty replayable plus have tons of post-game stuff if you're into it. $20 is a steal for it even as a 20 year old game.
About to make my first ever character, still unsure if i wasted 20 bucks. Hope it's fun. Is Elementalist/Assassin a good combo?
>>2105590You can change your secondary profession after a certain point. Personally, I would recommend Mesmer as a secondary with Elementalist. Especially if this is your first character. But again, your secondary will be changable so don't feel like you're locked in.
>>2105583thanks anon I'm gonna go for it. just now sure about Elementalist or Mesmer or Necro or Monk now!
>>2105593i'll do that then, thanks
>>2105590It is. There is an elite from your secondary that makes all of your skills recharge if enemy dies within given time threshold. >https://gwpvx.fandom.com/wiki/Build:E/A_Assassin%27s_Promise
does anything carry over between characters?
>>2105600I assume you chose Factions as your first campaign then? Or perhaps Nightfall...Don't hesitate to ask questions or ask for help ITT.
>>2105606i haven't started yet, i was going to do prophecies
My solo adventure... is over!
>>2105610That's fine.Assassin and Ritualist professions are locked to Factions/Nightfall while Dervish/Paragon is locked to Nightfall. So I assumed you were starting with one of those two since you wanted Assassin.Prophecies with an E/Me is a fine introduction to the game.
>>2105604>open build>3 pve skills with eotn rep grind shit>close build
What happened to Jeremy Soule? I remember a while back he compared pirating his music to the holocaust once
Also for any new players, don't feel obligated to start with Prophecies, although it's a good default.Prophecies is a very, very slow burn compared to the other two campaigns. You'll spend a lot of time at lower levels in smaller-sized parties, skills are introduced in smaller batches and you get more of them for free from completing quests, and you don't really get to full, proper "max level" content until the last quarter of the campaign.Factions is much faster than the other two campaigns. You zip through the tutorial island in just a couple hours and get let loose into a city with full-size, level-cap parties, almost all your skills are available to you very early on, etc.Nightfall is a bit of a middle ground where it probably takes about twice as long as Factions to hit the level cap and get let loose, things are introduced to you a little more slowly but you still hit the level cap and the game's first act and have the majority of the campaign to play at the cap. The main difference is that you're given a party of NPCs that you can customize and have limited direct control over, so you're expected to manage a whole party instead of one character.Start with whichever one you think sounds like the best place to start. I'd say Prophecies is best if you want to be eased into the game and/or if you like games where you slowly build up from novice to hero; Factions is best if you like being thrown into the deep end and getting to play with all your options ASAP, and Nightfall if you're worried Prophecies sounds too slow and Factions too fast, or if you just really want to do party management from the beginning.
>>2105667he got cancelled over some rape allegations that led nowhere and no one's heard from him since
Where can I sell upgrade components? Half of my bank is full of this thing, and I don't know what to do with it.
>>2105667he's a rapist and a scammer last I heard
>>2105677If they're not valuable to trade to other players, sell them at a standard merchant.
>>2105675>>2105682That's a shame, though I think he may have been losing his touch considering how much worse the GW2 ost was compared to this game
Add Shibou Kitsune to the guild, please. I swear I'm not a faggot, I just suck at names
What's the most that could be stacked onto/for a melee (W/X)?>Strength>Judge's Insight>Strength of Honor>Great Dwarf WeaponWhat stacks and how does Judge's Insight damage modifier interact with things like:>Order of Pain>Barbs>Mark of Pain(...)
Jesus christ snow should not be this white. The entire area was like this.
Ranger, Monk or Ele for a Prophecies fresh start?
>>2105703invite sent
pic rel worth anything?
>>2105462this is to go even further beyond
>>2105755low level greens are only really interesting for the novelty, maybe some autistic collector would buy it but the odds of finding one are pretty low
>>2105761It's a necro item, right? Maybe I'll just use it on my necro since I don't feel like dealing with some random autist atm
If I use >Signet of Illusions: the next x spells use the Illusion attributeand>Mantra of Persistence: any illusion hex lasts x% longerdoes this increase apply to any hex spells using the Illusion attribute or only spells that are internally classified as pertaining to Illusion?
>>2105768the latter
>>2105774Pity.
>>2105749Thanks, senpai, I'll try to hold back my excitement so I can prog with you guys
even if I disable all his other skills and set him to force Hammer Smash he never does it what is his problem
>>2105836Does he have a Hammer equipped?
dont they all do the same thing?
>>2105740IDK man I live in utah and if you're out where they do skiing and shit, mountain snow is actually that white, and is that blinding when its reflecting the sun.
>>2105862early foci may not have attributes, but later on you they will require a certain investment in an attibute to make effective use>>2105865how many wives do you have
>>2105849I would actually be dumb enough to forget that but yes he does
>>2105873interlinked
Does anyone have an easy way to add gwtoolbox to the lutrix launcher?
>>2105901>lutrix>Play all your games on Linuxwrite a 2 line script
>>2105462reminds me of valkurm dunes blinding my ass
Never though I'd see the day
AHHHHHHHHHH GIVE THE INSIGNIAS JUST HAND THEM OVER YOU FUCKMY VEKK ISN'T GOING TO SURVIVE WITHOUT HIS BLESSED INSIGNIAS I'M GOING INSAAAAAAAAAAANE
How the fuck do you run multiple instances of Guild Wars? I have 2 seperate installs but it still won't let me run them simultaneously.
>>2105999you need gw2 launcher
>>2105205https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/%22I_Will_Avenge_You%22_Warriors
>>2105284pop over to nf and pick up heart of holy flame
Can I get an invite to FUN on Gale Groves?
>>2106193need ascension to change secondary
>>2105901Never did get lutris working for it, but you could try using steamtinkerlaunch by running it as a forced compat for GW reforged on Steam. From there, you go to game menu and add gwtoolbox's EXE as a custom launch command.
>>2106209I guess he could run to the eye for volley for some aoe damage. That and some pet skills will work pretty well until he starts getting some elites to build around.
>dying was togokek
>>2105966shooped image, I refuse to believe
i overwrote spells with new spells and now i can't find the old ones anymore, is my char bricked?
>>2106324Not at all. Press K. (You can only change swap skills at an outpost.)
>>2106324I assume you are in tutorial Prophecies. You can do quests for each profession trainer and they will loan you spells. You will have to go back to the trainer you want and lock in your secondary profession then to get them back for good.
>>2106324They're in your spellbook.
>>2106344this is all i have but before i had other mesmer ones
>>2106377This is because you're not a full E/Me yet. You gotta get the spells you want from the quest giver again. Or you gotta lock it in during the chosing a second profession quest, if you've already turned it in.
this game is so blurry holy fuck half the time I have no idea what im looking at
Time for suffering
Selling the nick gifts is better than opening them right?
>>2106423generally yea
>>2106409is this WoC? LOLHOO BOYYOU ARE IN FOR A WORLD OF SHIT
Fire ele or ranger? HELP
Finally made it to Lion's Arch on my Wammo, got Galrath Slash too.
>>2106522Do you want to cast spells or do you want do use weapons? Ranger (if you still play when anni rolls around) has an R/E fire touch build that's cool. If you get bored of whatever weapon you want on Ranger, you can just move to a different one.
any word on gamepad customizations in game?I need to separate invert vertical and horizontal I CAN'T PLAY RIGHT
>>2106539None right now but they are adding it in later, they also said they want to add different button faces for different controllers.
>>2106539On steam you might be able to fuck with steam input to change it.
>>2105715Conjure WeaponTaOEbon Battle Standard of Honorand then there's like a billion paragon buffs you could apply. But TaO + GDW+ SoH + EBSoH alone will easily push you to 100 damage per attack.>>2105836Looking more into it, apparently heros don't use this skill unless you increase their attack speed. So put something like Flail or Flurry onto his bar and he'll start using it.>>2106194Done
>>2106566Appreciate the invite.
I'm getting a little emotional bros. It's been more than a decade...
>>2106583welcome home, bro
>>2105836he doesn't have enough adrenaline to use it in your pic
>>2106583based charr burning this all down
>>2106399turn post processing off
>>2106529I recommend casting Balthazar's Spirit on yourself. Infinite energy as long as you're the one aggroing things.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/comments/1pe47w4/im_deleting_my_charr_in_gw2/Reminder how Reforged redpill GW2fags about charrs.
>>2106644Total (((charr))) death
is palawa joko in 1 much? he was probably the only part of 2's story I enjoyed
>>2106708He's in the nightfall campaign.
We need a virgin soul to summon abaddon... anon...?
>>2106708He's in Nightfall being racist to Centaurs and at Halloween the Mad King will send you to go fuck with him.
Is the guild still taking new recruits, just got to Kouran and finding my footingIGN is Harbinger Shakkahn
>>2106755invited
>>2106708Oh, also the Turai Ossa mission of the Bonus Mission Pack, which is the historical Battle of Jahai where he was defeated.
>>2106275i changed to apply poison and it worked pretty well on everything except the fuckass skeleton mesmers in d'alessio seaboardunfortunately it cost me all my points in beast mastery to make the poison last more than 1 secondnot sure when i'm gonna start getting elites, but i did finally finish that quest that gives you signet of capture, just gotta find a boss with something worth using it for
>>2103063So what's the deal, there's only one server ? The game didn't ask me to choose.
>>2106795you get elites once you get to the desertenjoy!
>>2106805Game's got districts (on different servers) you can swap freely between, so you don't get cucked if you wanna play with your overseas friends.
>>2106641I might fuck around with it, I was thinking of getting a zealous sword at some point too.
>>2106805There are multiple servers, but you can freely swap between EU, NA, and Asia servers. The game calls it District's which are in the top left of your window when you are in a town.Most of the playerbase hangs out in the NA districts.Back in the old days the elite end game dungeons were only available based on whichever region held the hall of heroes (PvP 8v8v8) so when EU won hall, everyone swapped to EU servers to do end game dungeons. That got changed as pop got lower but was fun bit of regional rivalry
>>2106818>>2106820That's really nice. I was wondering why i got put on the laggy other side of the world.
Discovering the game. Can I get a guild invitation ? Laelia Octavia
I'd like guild invite as well, if possible.Wacchiato Hale
>>2106864>>2106871Invited
>>2106874Thanks.
>>2103940>That outro>Written and directed byHOLY SOVL
>>2104245Did we get carried by the same guy unironically?
Playing GW again really makes me hate the art direction of GW2. I honestly think the game started out pretty promising in regards to lore and a continuation of the plot. Seeing the teaser at the end of EOTN being actually important was super cool. But fuck me if they didn't drop the ball super hard with their Living-World. It's a shame for the setting has some really cool and unique things going for it. I really fucking loved the Charr and getting to learn more about them in EOTN was super neat back then. I fucking wish GW2 had more grounded designs like these.
>>2106914People still don't believe me when I say the top image was produced in 2008~ and the bottom image in 2020.To be fair I don't hate the art style of GW2 (better than all the unreal engine crap that looks the same). But I really love the art direction of GW1 and like you said the grounded design. GW2 feels like it creeps closer to TERA level cosmetics every day.
>>2106914What did you say? Sorry, we're booked solid for three more years of syvarislop.
>70 wooden planks from one wand
I'm thinking about popping a few tomes and doing this Me/Mo build to cruise through Proph, but I dunno how to like, finish this "build". Are there any good, small packages that I could put in this last slot, for like nice consistent damage on a relatively low CD? Should I pump smiting prayers and go for spear of light and banish? Any ideas would be appreciated.
>>2106941I'd pick something that's within the stats you already pumped up.
>>2106941Pretend I'm not stupid
>>2106943I actually have a lot of stats left over. I just need to pump fast casting for the signet spam, and that's really it. I could put stuff in in case of enchantment hate, but like, it's Prophecies normal. I feel like I don't have to worry about that.
>>2106944You could put Symbolic Posture on your bar so you can spam Keystone Signet even faster, but considering it's 15 second cooldown that might be overkill. You could also go for Mantra of Signets in inspiration line and your signets will self heal per use + give extra armor (you can combo this with Artificer Insignia for a total of +6 armor per signet). Just be aware you can't use this with Symbolic Posture (both are stances)Signet of Disruption tends to be a pretty good pick, same with Signet of Clumsiness to maximize damage.Signet of Distraction if you want to make PvE enemies rage quit.
>>2106944Mantra of Inscriptions maybe
OHHH it's called Factions because there are two competing factions in that campaign!! I had no idea, it's so obvious now
Malign Intervention with Verata's Gaze is so much fun in FA. No heals for you, and I'll use your corpse as a bomb afterwards!
OHHHH it's called Prophecies because it's about the Flameseeker's Prophecy and something about floating spooky men and undead but also titans? and there's a lich.
>>2106964what did you think it waswhat were you looking at or thinking about when you noticed this
>>2106980All I knew for the last ten years was that it was in Cantha and there's a Jade guy in it that gets really really mad.
>>2106964>>2106976But why is it called Eye of the North?
What are some budget skills in lieu of "Finish Him!" and for the optional slot?>https://gwpvx.fandom.com/wiki/Build:N/any_Icy_Veins
>>2106984Why is it called Devona's Rest?
>get to Kourna>unlock Pious Renewal>all those skills I could barely use and had to stack five enchantments for are now painless to use and can be spammed like hellInsane ability, crazy to think that anything else is as good as or better than this.
OHHH it's called Guild Wars because the game takes place after the end of the Third Guild War and not at the start of the First!wait a minute...
Why are the guilds at war?
>>2106987try spears. youre definitely not beating a shout that inflicts deep wound but at least its ranged.
why are they guilds?
>>2106994iirc the actual answer is that guilds fought for control of land and glory, like armies but smallerfor some reason fighting in them makes you racist though
>>2106992Vow of Strength is probably better, I'm still annoyed they just randomly gave Dervs a version of Hundred Blades.
>>2106989DEVONA'S REST MORE LIKE MY FACE LOL
>>2107008anon i'm not sure you wanna talk like that where she can hear you, she has a pretty big hammer after all
>>2106953Yeah Symbolic Posture may be overkill, but the mantra of inscription that was mentioned might be something since I'm running 5+. How would these reductions work, actually? I assume they're multiplicative, but maybe it's in stages. I get my FC reduction then my reduction from the stance.Mantra of Signets looks good, too. I do not fucking trust Alesia. Definitely going to grab a stance for sure. I think I'll grab some extra books and rotate between clumsiness/disruption and bring out distraction on pain in the ass bosses. That sounds pretty reasonable.Appreciate that! I have no clue how I missed the stances. Those are huge.
>>2106996i wish there were more build options than ultra-meta on PvX, ran by gay faggot redditors
>>2106993Explain Guild Wars 2. Is there still no GvG in that game?
>>2107010She loves me though so it's fine
>>2107013see>>2104606
>>2107012PvX is so cringe sometimes, they archived Spiteful Spirit Necro literally because it's not as good as other options like mesmer. If that's the measuring stick they might as well just archive 80% of the remaining builds.
>>2106914Did you do that Nightfall Quest with that Charr?>>2106921It has that plastic outline that many mmo had at the time. It wasn't crisp or bring.
>>2107012yeah im definitely not spamming assassins promise so i can spam my gay pve skills faster. im just not gonna do that!
>>2107017i hate when arpg's do that too. the build only clears in 6 seconds now instead of 5 so its archived and impossible to find.
>>2106944Id go with this build instead simply because what you made hinges on symbolic celerity staying up, and knowing how much ench hate there is in the game yeah....Here even if it gets stripped you are mostly fine
>>2107012it's a worthless sitejust make your own builds
>>2107032we need our own builds siteBaww Builds
Prima's Offical Game Guide is all I need
If anything ever happened to my boy Rornak Stonesledge I would kill everyone in the region and them myself.
>>2107013>Guild Wars 1>takes place after last guild war>Guild Wars 2>doesn't take place during the second guild warat this rate gw3 will take place before the first guild war
>>2107036someone could set up like a public text doc people can post build codes and basic descriptions of them
>>2107046>more prequel garbageplease god, no
>>2107038>https://www.retromags.com/files/file/8293-guild-wars-factions-prima-official-guidebook-2006-pc/For our Factions prog next month.
>>2107049what else are they gonna do? they already ruined cantha with steampunk slop and elona with endless undeadand the less said about what they did to tyria the better
>>2104606>guild arenas used PvE balance, instead of PvP or WvW which made it useless as people just ran busted PvE builds that could oneshot playersIt's funny, because in GW1, skills didn't have PvP variants until Nightfall and players bitched endlessly when PvP nerfs would fuck over their PvE builds.
They should do GW3 and show Ascalonians purging the rapacious hordes of Charr from their future homelands, show the true depravity and insanity of the Guild Wars and all that crazy shit.
>>2107026Oh, noted. I'm probably underestimating the amount of ench hate, so I'll keep this in my back pocket for sure.
>>2107065They should make Tengu playable.
>>2107059Motivation PvE Paragons died for those pvp nerfs
I would rather they just cancel GW2 and invest into GW1 again.
>>2107067Fuark I wish bro.
>>2107067honestly shocking that they apparently never opened up the tengu lands throughout all of gw2they would've been a much better race than the fucking sylvari
>>2107067tengu and kodan were superior choices to norn and sylvari. its way too much work to do a new race now.
My only wish if GW3 happens is that the Charr get annihilated by some cosmic force or the Mists just swallows their capital city.
>>2107067
>>2107093>their capital cityYou mean OUR capital city, just because they're squatting on it doesn't make it theirs.
>>2107094Can't believe the White Mantle introduced Meth to the inner Krytan Tengu communities....
>>2107093Utopia was going to involve The Mists and the previous gods.
>>2107095I'm talking about their big abominable steel eyesore, if that just got atomized one day and left the area under and around it untouched that'd be cool.
>>2107093Better get ready for a major human city to be wiped out yet again.
>>2107111Well they won't nuke Cantha because that would be a heckin aggression on Asian communities or something so I guess it's goodbye Kryta!
>>2107111gw3 lions arch will be nuked and the race wars will begin
>>2107093>expecting a company full of brainwashed washington liberal to make a GW3 in good faithLol. It will be a gatcha and going full Fortnite and diversities like in GW2.
Could you all go back to >>>/vg/gw2g and discuss this topic there?
>>2107141Wishing the Charr would die is about as on topic as it gets, dunno what to tell you.
>>2107111>Orr>Ascalon>Lion's Arch>Lion's Arch (agains)It keeps happening.
How exactly does the "item attribute +1" work? Normally you can mod headgear with a unique +1 rune that stacks with a superior rune on armor, so +4 to an attribute -- does the "item attribute +1" allow a total of +5?
>>2106901i played sololongbow is all you need to make it tolerable but togo still tries to fucking grief it every time
>>2107167gives +1 attribute on the rune you upgrade it with so a superior rune would be 3+1
>>2107018what is this picture
>>2107188Never seen what a bunch of GW2 players look like when they gather around a bank?
>>2107018>>2107190
>>2107190salad boobies
>leveling>no good buttons>combat is buffs 123, 4434 dead>almost done leveling>getting a good collection of good buttons now>combat is 1213141315131216131Uh oh.I may have bamboozled myself.
>>2107200Don't you just love GW2? All those talks about GW3 and those anons never realize how much of a bad idea it was with people like these in charge. Never forget what they did to Cantha.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxTiwKvp348
>>2107205went derv?
>>2107212Perchance. Not the biggest deal, just something I might want to build away from once I have more plat/skill points.
>>2107212AAAAAAA I'M GONNA TEARDOOWN
>>2106721you can take tahlkora's whiny ass
>>2107205>play Assassin>123 123 123 123>but if a single attack misses, you die instantlyLove it
Just tried charming a bear with a stranger. Holy fugg it is hard.
>>2107205Mesmer or Monk are probably the most active and alert play styles. There's no rhythmic button mashing. You have to react in a split second, and preferably anticipate what the event is going to do before they do it, which could be anything.
>>2107205>>2107218you don't have to run pious renewal, there are a lot of fun derv elites. just keep capping new ones and experimentinghttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/List_of_elite_skills_by_Nightfall_capture_location
It's so nice seeing the outposts populated with players grouping up to do missions and runs. Speaking off, can I get an invite to the guild? IGN Krump Slamfist
>>2107237derv has rupts, ench rip, snare, kd, conditional stuff, you don't have to just button mashit's more that pve doesn't punish you much for not gitting gud
>>2107240>any runners?>srry only walkerskek
>ectos still droppingthe economy...
>>2107265you can just walk thereyou can beat the game by doing just 4 missions. you shouldn't, but you can
Do I want a dire or hearty pet in Pre Searing?
>>2107266>obsidian shards are worth more than ecto
>>2107271dire but I think it's a bitch to do
>>2107271Dire but I assume you could just get that in the Zaishen Menagerie Grounds
>>2107266Fuck yes, ALWAYS buy the dip.
very fun economy
>>2107275>>2107276No but is there a reason why I want dire for pre-searing specifically? If you take a pet in pre-searing, is it not to help tank aggro due to a party size of 2?
>>2107281yeahhhhh you in the funconomy now
Working my way trough factions story, when do I choose between the Luxons and Kurzics? I was also wondering if anyone know of some nice Necro build's I could be running at this point? Been playing mostly Blood/Death, but I have been avoiding minions a bit due to them dyeing very quickly and I feel like they don't get to do a lot of damage yet. Been wanting to grab Icy Veins, but I can't access the area for that boss yet.In regards to my secondary class, I choose ritualist for now. But that was mostly so I could make Master of Whispers into a BIP Healer with spirits. How well can Necro flex into the Ritualist? The class honestly seems incredibly cool the more i see of it
this makes it sound like I can't come back for awhile, but I can just open the travel map any time and port back right?
>>2107093>CharrI'm sorry, I can't respect the existence of a species that I used to wear as long johns.
>>2107274>what's this guy talkin about, kamabox says its 6k>oh 6k is from 3d ago>oh right update 3d ago, let's see what prices are ig ig>tanned 200>granite 300>ecto 4.4>obs 5.5hmm... but why?
So how long until they're all gone?
>>2107295You choose between them after doing 1 mission for each side. You should get some quest available in Maatu Keep called "Befriending the Kurzicks/Luxons" IIRC.You could go Flesh Golem MM, that's an elite available in Kaineng iirc. Later on you get both discord and icy veins if you want to do some nuking. You could also grab some ritualist resto skills, pick up Signet of Lost Souls from Kamadan, and try out a healer necro build.
>>2107298Yes. Depending on which campaign you're moving from, you might need to fight some chaos niggas, but once you reach the capital of the place you're going to, you can just teleport back whenever.
>>2107183If it's headgear, that'd be +2? So, again, +5 total?
>>2107315the headgear itself gives +1 or +1 with a rune attached and then a superior rune can give +3 so its 4 in total
Which profs are the best for making a DoT build? Making a character on prophecies.
>>2107115Asians are white adjacent so it's ok
>>2107306supply and demand. historically ectos have always been a currency and now its being cashed out en masse for meme hero builds
>ecto is crashinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjBt5XpEezk
>>2107233There more interesting ways to play assassin
>>2107281What are good builds to farm runes?
>>2107344how are new players cashing out old players ecto
>>2107358returning players flooding the market
Just got to level 10. The post-searing Ascalon wasteland is huge. Progressing through groups of enemies takes time. The whole world is like a Wow dungeon.
>>2107356https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irQsJy5wga8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q9xW-2MAXkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6W7RRNoSVshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM0B-8e3NS8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49vGwHyj6PMhttps://gwpvx.fandom.com/wiki/Build:W/Rt_Vengeful_Was_Khanhei_Giant_Farmer
in guild wars 3, you will play as an entire guild
fuck i keep maxing my mats
>>2107366You're using henchmen right?
>>2107370Thanks anon
>>2107386NP. Personally I like the warrior one the most, it's very chill. The running part can be a pain in the ass and takes some practice, though.
Alright! I just reached level 20 with all my heroes. What's a good way to get some decent starter weapons/armor? Doesn't need to be min/max, just trying to get out of Level 1 gear for my team.
>>2107391Seitung harbor crafted staves for all casters. 750g + tip per staff, which is a lot more affordable than the 10k+ for 40/40 sets at Leviathan Pits or Vasburg Armory. Their starting stats are decent, and as you get drops from doing HM shit, you can upgrade them with staff heads and wrappings.
>>2107391See >>2104678 for great staves
>>2107392>>2107396thanks all. I'm broke from buying skills but I will make time for this
>>2107391If you have /bonus that give you weapons, just use them as filler for the time being. >give Nevermore Flatbow to Rangers and Sins heroes>give Rhino's Charge to warriors>give Wolf's Favor+Luminescent Scepter to every caster unless its Ele, then switch Tiger's Roar from Wolf Favor>necro get Soul ShriekerThen learn to love the collector, find the drop and use ithttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Collector_weaponIf you're raptor farming, you can get a good chuck of max weapons this wayhttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Saurian_Bone
>>2107322Mesmer for degen hexes and Necro for conditions that cause health degen.
>>2107366That is a thing about GW, getting anywhere on foot takes time because you have to fight your way there. Sure you can run past them, but you need to know what you're doing and use a runner build, plus you're not getting an xp or drops. This is eased by the mechanic that once you visit a town/outpost, you can freely fast travel there.
>>2107400imagine not having the pre order bonus weapons from the expansions
Man I really do not care for most mesmer gear. I might need to buy a costume...
>>2107437there is one good mesmer armor and it is >>2105102
>>2107437male or femaleit's slim picking for guys
>>2107444I like vests.
>>2107384I just started using the 3rd henchman which made a big difference. >>2107412It's different from WoW in that sense because in there you can follow roads and be mostly safe from danger. In GW you literally have to fight your way from town to town.
MOMMIE MILKER
>>2107444female but none of them really stood out to me
>>2107448of course u do, u play male mesmer
>>2107448get krytan dyed purple
Someone gave me 5000 gold. What do I buy with it?
>>2107462pussy
>>2107462go to the shing jea boardwalk and put it all on redbuy skills, not ones you can skill quest for
>>2107462Hold onto it for max armor when you reach droknar's forge/kaineng center/consulate docks.
>>2107453are you runnin noobs to la or droks
>You've been playing for 2 hours please take a break
>>2107478
>ignore all the warning signs and red flag his Warmarshal was doing>ignore all the corsair meddling or demon spawning>all of Kournan becomes demonic or demon food>Kourna becomes more dangerous>threaten to kill you because you keep telling him all the truth>does nothing>be surprise his daughter waifu get kill because of his Warmarshal>I WiLl JoiN U NoWI find it hard for anyone to willing to have Morgan Freeman in their party. At least now you have that bimbo tard Hayda or bro Keiran as your option.
>get to beknur harbor>getting raped by the undead mobs>oh oops the party size suddenly jumped to 8i lost my survivor title my character is RUINED
>>2107443I like the Vabbian set.
>>2107491Varesh was a sweet girl who dindu nuffin
>>2107491Really once the Abbaddonian demons became the majority of their force you'd think he might do something, bit he waits until Varesh literally has demon eyes growing on her forehead to do anything
>>2107491he's a patriotic military man and she was hiding a bunch of shit from him
>>2106987When in doubt go x/me and just take arcane echo.
>>2107281dang, I was able to get only 2 when it was 7 platinum and I thought that's already expensive af and left me with only 200g. how exactly are we making money in this game? trading with players?
>>2107507you just exp again on the same char
>>2107522Farming mats and nic gifts is probably the easiest way to make money solo. Or you can run endgame areas and luck into 100e+ drop from the end chest.
So let me get this straight, if you're a beginner with not many skills but you main a me/x, all you need to do is>Turn all your heroes into x/me>Slap power drain, shater hex and cry of frustration>Fuck aroundThat it?
>>2107559pretty much but it's gay to doyou don't even have to be primary or secondary mesmer, people just farm the zaishen elite or ha for balth faction and unlock the skills
>>2107559sounds like it might work
Think I'm gonna roll up a Sin and try out the Factions tutorial. I want to actually start trying out the expansion professions.
>>2107579sin is fun but make sure to experiment on your own without looking up what people usually play, change up your bar whenever you find a new elite. the class has a lot of variety and interesting stuff but the meta is to basically just play a certain brainless combo in every single situation
>>2107616Thanks for the tip, I try not to look up anything other than zone maps or where I can get certain skills
>>2107616They should really update some of the dual attack. Like making them do AoE dps but under a certain condition. Nine Tail Strike could easily just have If you're enchanted, you dont miss and it does aoe
Should I be doing all the secondary profession introductory quests on my Sin? Seems like a lot of free, somewhat easy exp.
>>2107688More exp is very nice in Faction since early game Faction has a giant ass difficulty spike in the FIRST mission.
>>2107690Alright cool
Can this thing fund my newborn ritualist to be the bestest if I sell it?
Vanquishing Joko's Domain is like pulling out my pubes one by one.
>>2107491He's a simp with the eternal "I CAN FIX HER!" mentality.
>>2107703You killed him...
>>2107370would like to add one of the best ones when it comes to runes and insignias assuming you dont need derv/para stuffhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff8m7ZobAXsand you get feathers which can be used for cons so win win
>>2107205pious renewal + that luxon/kurzick skill that deal holy damage around you every time you remove an enchant is kinoits atleast less boring than 123 dagger spam
>>2107688>>2107695if your quest log does not look like this you bring eternal shame on your family
>>2107703nobody buys greens
>>2107748I succ his elite skill too UwU>>2107776Sad...
Does anyone know if the skeletons in the next daily vanguard quest "Vanguard Rescue: Save the Ascalonian Noble" are resistant to piercing damage? Wiki says in some scenarios skeletons have +20AR against piercing, but don't know if the skeletons in this quest in specific have this.
How much does an elite tome go for?
>>2107036>>2107047I really like this idea, I might set something up in the future.>>2107205See picture you are thinking too hard.>>2107240Invited, sorry I just got home from work. >>21078122-5e Elite Assassin tend to be the least valuable. Elite Rit and Derv tend to be the most expensive. 3e is a safe bet. REMINDER WE ARE DOING GUILD JQ AT 3 PM EST TODAY, NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED, COME TRY OUT CASUAL PVP
>>2107813>>2107240Nvm, I wasn't able to invite you. You might need to leave a guild you are currently in.
>>2107812What he said >>2107813also you can use https://kamadan.gwtoolbox.com/ for any price checks
>>2107813>>2107816Thanks.
>>2107813You seem knowledgeable, do you know of anyone who managed to get their deleted characters restored in the recent past?
>>2107822Depends how far back they got deleted. If it didn't happen in the last 72 hours I wouldn't bet on it. I have heard of people having their accounts hacked and managing to get both their characters and items back... but only when it was super recent, if your account got hacked and had characters deleted a decade ago I really doubt they have the records/are willing to go through the records to try and restore your shit.But if you accidently deleted a character in the last 72 hours you could try asking support they might restore it.
>>2107822let it go vro there's been cases of roll backs iirc but they don't do it no more
forgot passwordno email coming throughit's sunday, so apparently thats me fuckedanet are retarded, surely it's automated
The Bounty system in Cantha being tied to faction control is incredibly annoying. Luxon's own the most territory so I can't gain standing by farming creeps in most of the zones in Echovald. Most of the NPC's are unusable too...
>>2107860still can't believe this is such a common complaintjust fucking write down the password on a piece of paper near your computerwhat, are you scared somebody's gonna come along and swordfish you?
>>2107877NPCs talk to you as long as you currently hold more unspent faction of their type. Regardless of guild alignment or your own title progression. Vanquishing zones also rewards the proper faction type regardless of NPC or town alignment, though of course the extra blessing you get depends on current control. Some outposts permanently belongs to one faction though and are guaranteed to have relevant shrine NPCs. Notably any mission outpost and the capitals.
i have decided to make one of every class except paragon because fuck doing sunspear rank more than necessarythat is all
thanks to the anon from the other day I got my freaking childhood account bcak!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>2107559all you need is cry of frustration on all heroes so enemies dont get to play the game
>>2107883Thanks for the Clarification. Still a bit annoying about the Shrine-guards. But it is what it is I guess
whats the cutest funnest class that can solo with heros for the most part and doesnt have to be brown skinned?
>>2107978female elementalists get the most slutwear, which i gather is what you're really askingthere is that one mesmer set where you can see her nipples though
>>2107978Elementalists are giant slutsMesmers are fucking teasesRits have big boobers but may not be your thingAssassins have DFC but maybe not so cute
>>2107983more cute leaning than sexy...
>>2107983>there is that one mesmer set where you can see her nipples thoughWhich set is that?
>>2107882>haven't played in 2 yearsuh huh yeah good one buddy just clutter up my desk with idle shit i dont need, have a good image of how you liveI actually managed to remember it through sheer fucking mind power so fuck you
>>2108000https://wiki.guildwars.com/images/c/cd/Mesmer_Enchanter_armor_f.jpg
can someone invite Lincoln Bark to the guild
I'd really love to play a Necro from Prophecies onwards but already have an ancient one sitting somewhere in Factions. I am very tempted to liquidate it, salvage the armor for the runes and have it sit near a bank as bday voucher piggy.
>>2107886BasedI have finished at least one campaign with every class except paragon
>>2107998Monk then
>>2108038kek
>>2108001>clutter up my desknigga do you not have storage space like office drawers or something next to your desk?
>>2103063weird fucking post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-38yJGUvBD8
>>2108056>male ritualistcantha has fallen billions must get the plague
>>2108055meant for >>2108001
>>2108060YOU KNOW THIS BOOGIE IS FOR REAL
>>2108091I USED TO PUT MY FAITH IN WORSHIP
>>2108095BUT THEN MY CHANCE TO GET TO HEAVEN SLIPPED
>>2108097I USED TO WORRY ABOUT THE FUTUREBUT THEN I THREW CAUTION TO THE WIND
>>2108100anet stop this man he's dancing all the way through cantha
Is damage transferred by Dark Bond onto the minion considered direct damage, does it get reduced by the bonding skills of a monk? >Dark Bond + Flesh Golem + monk bonding
what even is the point of primary monk when ritualist exists? divine favor has to be the worst main stat in the game
>>2108210Ritualists can't remove hexes, for one.And then also, Divine Favor gives 60 free health whenever you cast a spell on someone.
>>2108215To put that into perspective: unmodified max health at 20 is 480. That 1/8th of max health whenever you cast a spell.
>>2108210Primary monks look cool.
>>2108225stop posting mhenlo you got missions to wipe
>>2108215>>2108219you got 19 divine favor on your monk?
Used to play back then. I'm not very good socially (and pretty dumb desu) so id like a class with some flexibility so i can find groups.Necro, rit, ranger or paragon ?Leaning more towards necro or rit but idk much.
>>2108225I like how that baldie faggot was hated by the time Nightfall arrive. One for dying and ending the mission in Faction Mission and another is how much screen time and a gary stu he is>white foreigner that happens to be the best student>all the Canthan girls want him>get all the important screen time with Togo>even when Togo died, he lead the group, while the Faction MC got left out of anything important
>>2108431>Necro, ritthese both make for great everythingavoid paragon at all cost desu
>>2108431>Necro, rit,These two are fun. Paragon just force you to stick to one or two build and shout all the time
>>2108454I'll go with ritualist then, just so i dont have to farm ANOTHER ldoa.
>>2108431Necro is arguably the most flexible class in the game. Rit is up there, too, and if you want ease of finding groups, then I'd give it the edge, because they have the most broken defensive build in the game that everybody wants in their party, as well as being able to heal and run solid damage builds. Said OP defensive build is extremely boring to play, though. I don't mind this, because you get to be credit to team while chillmaxxing, but it's worth keeping in mind.That said, I have never had trouble getting into groups for any general PvE content based on the profession I was playing, except sometimes a group has few spots left and need healing/prot, but then you can almost always find another group. The only place I can imagine professions being a significant issue is speed clears or PvP.
live from gate of anguish
>>2108431Necro has exclusive rights to Soul Taker and if you wait until the anniversary, Soul Reaping Scythe (you can still use any melee weapon). Why miss out on this?
>>2108482>not pictured: lying dead on the ground the first moment you enter an actual battle because you delet half your health bar with each swing
>just saved Koss>hey go farm some Sunspear rep:|What's a good way to farm rep at this point in the story? Just kill idiots in the open world until the number is filled? Very annoying...
need one for ZB (DoA Greater Darkness) come
>>2108482I didnt like the fact that bots were better at me at playing minion master and the binary nature of soul reaping, it was either stomp content even harder or be absolutely useless if struggling. Then again i'm pretty dumb sooo... Ritualist here i come i guess, having a safe-boring build option feels good.
>>2108521https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Sunspear_rank
>>2108534thanks anon
grinding rep should have been account based
>>2108482>Doing Slaver's for the first time>Reach Forgewight>Summon all the spirits, cast all the buffs, make sure everybody is flagged apart>Run in and eremite's>1-shot the entire group and myselflove this retarded skill
>>2108477What hood is the red guy wearing? Looks nice.
>>2108498That is what your healer heroes are for :^). But still, when you look at elites, they have so many play style that you can work around with those elites. Like each of the 4 minion elite skill plays differently.>>2108528That fine. Have fun Spirit spamming, support, or when you get Orcale, Spirit's Strength bowmans.https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Anniversary_Flatbow_%22Oracle%22
>>2108521Do side quests to build up your sanctuary, imo. You can just grind dudes with bounties (the outpost near where you saved Koss is good for this), but if you're doing side quests and accepting bounties, the rep requirement should take care of itself. And building up the sanctuary is the only way you can get elite sunspear armor, if that's something you'd be interested in down the road.
>>2107860I was having trouble getting the reset e-mail because my spam filters are retarded. I'd check that first.
>>2108546It is. For Kurzick and Luxon. Either way, you can farm the other ones in like a week of play if you vanquish and turn in books.
>>2108638>turn in bookswhat does this mean? is there a book I should be doing? I've only done the first half of Nightfall and a little of Factions (not enough to reach the territory maps).
>>2107815Aw sheeit, I didn't realize you need to leave a current guild. I'm the only one in it so no big deal. Go ahead and re-invite Krump Slamfist when is convenient.
>>2108644https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Storybook
>>2108649whoa, ok. thanks!
log on and come to gadds encampment for a bogroots run!
>Zen Daijin is ZmissionFaction characters eating good
How much platinum does it usually take to unlock every skill and get full armor/weapons for one character and their heroes? 3,000 plat?
>>2108658this desu
>>2108668Depends on what you mean. Full skill hunter is maximum 140 plat. You can gear your heroes up for cheap with collectors. Depending on what armor you want for yourself, that's relatively inexpensive. If you're melee, weapons can be got for cheap from finishing EotN. If you're a caster, collectors are the cheap way to go. What's going to kill you right now is rune and inscription prices. For you, it might not be so bad. Anything for a mesmer or rit worth having is through the roof.
whats the deal with fow armor+glowing hands+blindfold
>takes me 2 and half hours to finish Faction Tutorial>meanwhile, it took me 7 hours to finish NightfallHeh>>2108730Those require expensive materials and its showy/edgy
>>2108730Old status symbol because it was very expensive to get
>>2108730Obsidian armor is the reason ecto is used as a secondary currency.
getting filtered real hard at tahnakai temple. that round 7 mobs were just impossible to deal with, 5 eles whoop my scrawny ass in one swoop. the fuck.
>>2108644you get WAY more if you turn in the completed book and the nightfall book can be turned in for another type of rep later in the campaign aswell so dont rush to get sunspear rep with it
>>2108837>getting filtered real hard at tahnakai templeWe all get filtered there, every campaign has that one mission that is a complete head ack to deal with. Factions just gets their way earlier then the others.
>>2108840yeah and to make it worse, the boss is a fucking ritualist. bish aaaaaaaaaaa fucking nightmare. i rage quit. fuck it, too stressful. sadistic af.
>>2108837used to be piss easy but then they buffed elementalists and now the affected ele's are among the toughest monsters you can counter in the game
going to play through the campaigns on a new account. are there enough healers if i want to play with groups of real people? or should i roll a monk? maybe i can play smite monk if theres enough monks i guess
>>2108837that's normal
>>2108920There are mercenary monks and later on you can unlock heros who you can fully customise. Pick what ever class looks the most appealing to you.
>>2108920If you want to backline, don't go monk. Rit, necro, and ele are all better at backlining than monks.
>best ranger skill is gated behind a once-a-year event itemgayutterly homosexual
>>2108934Just beg for someone with a proof of triumph to party with you.
>>2108934anybody with a proof of triumph can help you at any time
>>2108928>>2108933this was going to be my prophecies character, wanted something i could play in groups of real people easily. second choice is a warrior of some kind, maybe a hammer warrior
>>2108934You can get those skill any time you want, just ask someone who has a proof of triumph to party with you to spawn the boss you need, almost everyone in the guild has one. All you need to bring is a signet of capture.
>>2108944If your goal is to play with people, just pick whatever sounds fun. There's enough people going around that you can probably find someone to group with, no matter your class or role and party sizes are big enough that there's room for everyone, esp in piss easy prophecies. I stand by saying don't pick monk, even if you want to heal tho.
>>2108960Monk is the most fun healer by a mile
>>2108837longbowthats is all
>>2108975Nah, necro and ele are, followed by dervish.
Remember what they took from us
lewd
>>2109029roka wtf
>>2109029sex
>>2108009>>2108648InvitedAlso it's JQ time, log on and PvP with your bros
>Cynn's thong is still in 2005 resolutionYou had ONE job
>>2108454When you say necro is good at anything, I assume it's like, they have a wide range of builds they can make with necro bars, right? They can't really run other class bars in a knock-off way, right?
>>2109115the necromancer's unique attribute gives them energy for anything that dies near themthis makes them pretty good at just about any build in the game if you can kill enemies fast enough
>1 turtle diedthis garbage ass mission
>>2109129Ahh, soul-reaping. That does sound cool and looks like it keeps you loaded. It looks like it needs a pretty hefty investment, though, right? Like, if I felt like randomly spirit-spamming, doing a lightning ele thing, or some dumbass mes build when I'm trying to vanquish every zone, would necro be able to facilitate running it "good enough"? I do want to make one, this shit looks so cool and the minions are sick as hell, but I'm curious if it's able to do what I want on a "do everything" character.
I always wanted to play a warrior with ranger sub on this, specifically to melee alongside my pet.How should I build this? I am thinking deep wounds and bleeding with a sword.
>>2109174you probably want ranger/warrior instead, pet skills are all energy costing and expertise will bring them down over strength just giving you a bit of armor pen
>>2109174The key skill you want is Never Rampage Alone.https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Never_Rampage_AloneFrom here, try to build around adrenaline. The Elite Stance Battle Rage works extremely well with this setup. Here is a sample build of this.
>>2109174>>2109220Also Im retarded. I forgot to slot in Whirlwind Attack so you can have some AoE.
>>2109174Yeah, R/W is a lot better at doing melee fight alongside your pet since it's pretty energy taxing to keep stuff up like Rampage as One or Together as One or Strike as One. You also have the benefit of doing any martial weapon. Just pick whatever you want, and it will work. You even have the benefit of doing scythe/spear/daggers with your pet.If you are dead set on warrior (understandable) and want to maximize the use of your pet, you have to set up conditions, so either sword or axe will work. Scavenger Strike should be okay at keeping the energy up for pet stuff if you can pop conditions consistently.You also can, if you just think a pet is cool and don't care about making the most of it, do a normal build, drop 1 skill for comfort animal, drop down a skill level, and get beast mastery to like 5 or whatever.
>>2109174There was a good build based around ranger stunning with warrior 2h hammer while his pet bitchslapped everything.
>have to get through factions to unlock the area for 7 weapons stanceFUCK FACTIONS
>>2109232I meant never rampage alone instead of strike as one. But still.
>>2109238>have to play the game to get good stuffree
>>2109158>able to do what I want on a "do everything" characterthis does not exist at the same time but you can make a bunch of builds as necromancer and just swap them around when you feel like it
>>2109238Oh no you have to play through the best part of the game
holy shit this bonus objective for bloodstone fen is cancer with henchmenlittle thom can't move five fucking feet without being bodyblocked and then he just starts attacking and never stops
>>2109246Sorry, when I meant do everything, I meant all HMs and Vanquish every zone. I've never done that before, but it sounds fun. I've tried a few times now, but I get a bit tired of it. I didn't mean a character that can "do everything". I know that's not possible.
>>2109259Are you flagging your heroes to stay in one spot while you run around with the seeds?
>>2109271that's more about how you set up your party than what your character can do personally
>>2109158Necros are very flexible; I personally run my Necro as a Discord spammer, but you can also do a minion master, a Spoil Victor/Spiteful Spirit curse build, or a healslut/support bitch if you dip into Rt.
>>2109274>>2109259I wrote heroes but I mean henchmen / party in general.
>>2109274i flagged them to stay back but then i just get killed by the scarabsthen i tried flagging them to walk past but they just get bodyblocked
>>2109271you can probably afk yourself and have 7 heroes do all HMs for you if you set them up autistically enough
>>2109286If they get body blocked you should spam the flag command to manually move them around, path-finding in GW1 is basically a straight line without consideration for obstacles. NPCs will stop whatever they are doing and move to the new flag position if they aren't already right near it.
>>2109279blood is power is one of the most absurd skills in the game but boring to use as a player
>>2108038cute
>>2109299I never said being support bitch was fun, but if you're in a full player party, someone has to jump on the grenade.
>>2109292Yeah, I'm sure I could just get the 3 mesmers and let them carry me, which is why I don't mind playing dogshit bars for some variety. I just want it to feel sorta, not ass.>>2109276That's fair. I might start up one of them and just shake everything up herowise. Maybe the time away will have freshened my feelings in regards to my PC's good builds.>>2109279Actually, how does being an MM feel? It sounds like you'd have to be pretty active in keeping up like, death nova on your dudes.
Are there any Necro builds where I walk up to someone and they explode? That's my favorite playstyle
>>2109332Yeah, look here. >>2108482 you also have a chance of exploding.
>>2109332unholy feast/vampiric swarm/vampiric touch/vampiric bite spam
>>2109311nta but I started a Necro with the intention of being a MM like a Diablo 2 "oops all skeletons" build, I'm level 12 and I'm already really bored of spamming my summon skills just to keep 3+ of them going at any given time. I'm working on a skill set to keep Flesh Golem and maybe 1-2 other summoned critters that I don't need to re-summon every 10 seconds.
Not sure where else to ask this:Me and some friend are wanting to do GW1 Reforged and go through all the campaigns. I get that to do presearing you have to pick a class from prophecies, but if someone wants to play a class from factions, how much will they miss storywise? I know you can run to Lions Arch but that feels like A LOT missed.
>>2109340Yeah, like I mentioned, it sounds like a lot. I do wonder if a Rt/N with Spawning Power and Death Magic would be good for "big fuck off minion that sticks around".
>>2109352it's a bit more than a quarter
>>2109352You'll get a little recap, but a fair bit. It's probably for the best, if you want to run through all the campaigns together, that you all pick 3 characters to do the intro bits for (lion's arch/kaineng/dock), and then everyone can switch to their chosen favorite and you all come together and work backwards like that.
>>2109355I see, so its probably better to all start together in prophecies, and if they want to switch when we hit a new expac do that. Shame cuz the later classes look neat.
>>2109340when you can put more points into death magic they'll get tankierthey're probably level 10 with 280 hp now, once you can cap it out with runes they'll be like 400 hp>>2109353with 12 death magic 13 spawning power your bone horrors will have 577 hp, and a flesh golem would have 760
>>2109358I understand you need someone to "run" you from the other expacs to Lions Arch, is that still the case with reforged? Would we be able to afford if we all start together in prophecies and go to Lions Arch? Thanks!
>>2109352Just do prophecies up to LA together, then both of you create new Factions characters and get to Kaineng together. After that, go back to your Proph character and have your buddy take the boat to LA.
>>2109352If you come over from Cantha and then play the story as directed from there, you're probably about a quarter of the way into the story. You don't actually really "miss" much IMO since everything up to that point is relatively self-contained and coming to Kryta as an Ascalon refugee versus a Canthan or Elonian doesn't really change a whole lot, apart from one short mid-mission scene near the end.You can also just come over from Kryta and then backtrack from there to the first post-Searing mission and play through from there. Then the only story you miss are the quests that link missions together, and if you're in a party with someone who has those active then you'll be able to play through the quests anyway IIRC.
>>2109340mm is boring as shit to play unfortunately
>>2109366So for factions, once you get to kaineng center, you get quests that will take you to lion's arch and kamadan. You don't need to run. Some prophecies characters get a run to LA so they can go to other places early (because it's much farther into the story compared to factions/nightfall). You will have to, say if you have someone who wants to be a dervish, go backwards from Lion's Arch to Ascalon, yeah. But it's super fun and worth doing at least once since missions can really teleport you around the map. You'll get to see a lot of new-ish sights.
>>2108934be a chad and only buff yourself and the pet fuck them other people
>>2109366The "runs" are basically autopiloting you through the tutorial island bits so that you can get the quests to take the boat to LA.
>>2109220I run a sword variant. Final Thrust is really nice since you'll rebuild the adrenaline insanely fast anyway
Fuck my nigger life, I missed my opportunity to capture Barrage during Against the Charr.Can you replay EoTN quests so as to get the bosses to spawn again?
>>2109381Hey, with TaO, you can make all your heroes X/R with pets and buff 8 pets at a time. That shit is fun.
>>2109388yes
>>2109388Every mission can be replayed.
>>2109382>>2109376>>2109371Thanks all. I havent played since middle school, so I think to save ourselves headaches well do proph up to LA and if anyone wants to switch at that point we will do that. Kind of wish reforged made playing other classes earlier more of an option but I understand why they didn't.
>>2109373death novaing is engaging but it's high apm if you want to zone out
>>2109394>>2109397A fucking helmet?Really?
>>2109352>>2109399be aware that weapons and runes only drop in the appropriate campaigns. assassin daggers only drop in factions and nightfall, dervish scythes only drop in nightfallskill trainers and skill quests also only apply to the campaign you're in. there are no assassin or dervish skills in prophecies, no dervish skills in factions, and 14 non-elite assassin skills total in nightfall (none after the first area). if you pick one of the new professions, the game expects you to play it through that campaign first
I'm running a Me/Mo build, and I'm looking at options to slot into 1 empty skill slot to help with enchantment stripping. I'm considering Dwayna's Sorrow or Smiter's Boon.They're both cheap and easy enough to maintain and importantly, last 30 seconds with 0 point investments. Is that a fine idea? Are the other ways to protect against enchant stripping? Is there a better skill to slot in for Me/Mo for this?
Can one of you cool dudes invite me to the guild? Player name is : Khonithius Roidmaxx
>>2109426vigorous spirit? cheap, quick cast time, and actually does something for you
>>2109340Yeah unfortunately one of the best MM elites is in one of the last campaign missions
>>2109297i took another attempt and it *almost* worked, but claude got stuck on a bit of terrain and i couldn't flag him off of it despite minutes of attempts to do so while he slowly died to the guardian's autoattackthankfully the rest of the party survived and i got the bonus
>>2109422That actually kind of sucks, thanks for info. I guess well just run through an entire campaign together then.
>>2109383i love the doubled up skill from the faction dupelooks like two bros touching tips
>>2109440>vigorous spiritThat's perfect. Lowest cost, shortest cast time, and quickest recharge I've seen. I was worried I missed something; glad I asked. Thanks!
I've been having fun on Sin so far but I'm kind of missing my Swords/Smite Wammo.
>>2109429Invited
Hey does they guy who was trying to charm a bear in pre still need help?
>>2109476you max level on your warrior and able to bring it over?factions has some based war elites, plus ray of judgement
oh shit this game has blue magic too? I wonder how this escaped my sights for so long when I loved ffxi so much
>>2109523Sorta. You can only have one of those on your bar at a time, but there's a set of achievements for hunting all of them. Still fun.
how does the bonus faction week work with the guild donation? triple or quadruple for gifting faction?
>>2109532>You can only have one of those on your bar at a time,Three.
>>21095373 PvE skills, but only 1 can come from signet of capture, right?
>>2109546SoC is considered a pve skill, you can have 3 elites if you cap properly
>>2109546you can have 3 socs I think>>21095354x what you see in your faction window I believe
>>2109556Don't you lose extraneous captured elites the moment you leave the zone? Do people plan out their elite captures for that single run anyway?
>>2109495Nah got him to 15 and in Lion's Arch right now, kind of waiting to see if my friends are gonna play again before I keep progging.
>>2109567>Don't you lose extraneous captured elites the moment you leave the zone?Yeah.>Do people plan out their elite captures for that single run anyway?No, but it can be done. Theoretically you can run around with 4 elites for a while but it's mostly a meme.
>>2109556>>2109559Oh, that's insane. I would love to see a triple capture build work for a bit. I guess you can vanquish a few HM maps without hitting a town.
>>2109577you get dropped to 1 when you zone iirc, and you can only cap any skill once
>>2109577>>2109582by that I mean you can't cap a skill, come back another time and cap it again if you already know it. you can only do it once
>>2109556well technically you can have a full bar of elites equipped, if you leave your skillbar empty and pop a bunch of tomesthey'll disappear the second you leave the outpost though
Elona brings me happinessCantha brings me great sorrow and emptinessI must... return home....
How is main Ritualist compared to Necro? Does Spawning-Power(I think it's called) Provide anything in particular or is it sort of generalist like Soul-reaping? Currently playing Necro, but I think Rit looks super cool, but I was wondering if it's worth leveling someone new for? Or if Necro/RT works just as well if not better?
>>2109775ascalonians migrated from elona thousands of years ago
Didn't Guild Wars 2 have a Cantha Expansion? I can't wait to see what they did with the Kurzicks and Luxons, surely they didn't like remove them entirely and slopify everything into a uniformed Korea Approved art style.
Cantha: "It's not a shithole, it's a shithome"Elona: [desert music playing]Tyria: Intro_to_DMing_DnD_Campaign_Template_v1.01.txt
>>2109776Spawning Power doesn't do anything at all like Soul Reaping. It makes summoned creatures hardier and weapon spells last longer.They're different professions and so different things. I swear it's like every new player asks "I'm an X but I want to be a Y". Then just make a Y too if you want to be a Y.
>>2109832
>>2109832still can't believe they just paved over shing jea to put the empress's court theretogo would never stand for this
all of the traders are like this, its all gone arm barons playing around
>>2109832You don't want to knowAlso arm barons strike again, all merchants have been bought out and emptied. If you need dyes/runes/materials you'll need to ask your fellow anons. Remember to do your civic duty and sell dyes and runes to the traders when they drop.
>>2109838all my apes…
>>2109832Buckle up buttercuphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxTiwKvp348
>>2109832www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxTiwKvp348Even if you play GW2 up to that point, some of the shit is infuriating. Like how Joon outright tell you she hurt you dragon daughter and your character didn't just kill Joon right on the spot. Joon is a GoOd gUyS because GIRLBOSS
>>2109832Yes and they literally destroyed cantha, as in they wiped it off the map and remade a new city that turned everything into Korea because the gooks at ncsoft threw a tantrum.>I can't wait to see what they did with the Kurzicks and LuxonsThey were killed off, they dont exist anymore.
>>2109850>everything into KoreaThat is a funny way of saying Washington State.
>>2109850>They were killed off, they dont exist anymore.That isn't enough. They made two legendary warriors gay for each other.
>>2109855really disappointing that they fucked up that class so badly. i mean, fucking ventari stance? there are a hundred better characters that you could channel.hell, if you want to stick with the staff give me a togo stance that lets you actually summon spirits, unlike the shitty 'ritualist' they added that can only summon in the necromancer's dumb lich form
>>2109855I interpreted this in the same way as one guy ripping on the other for saying something sappy. Any kind of banter instantly being interpreted as gay is such a fucking ball achehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3v86PrYMuo
>All the rune and material traders are cleared outGood thing I'm not a newbie
>>2109861perhaps normally, but this is GW2, and EoD besides, so it's definitely just homosexual
>>2109859Remember, this dumbfuck is the reason the sylvari exist in Maguuma Jungle, and Sylvari are their pet race.
>>2109869yeah but his skills are boring as hell! if you really want a sylvari legend you could do so much better with just a random firstborn
This is the Guild Wars 1 thread btw
>>2109850my favorite is the old man in echovald who tries to make a war joke and his grandson chides him for being racist>grandpa: why does new luxon navy have glass bottom boats?>grandson: really, grandpa? a luxon joke?Also there's no way in hell a single middle-aged woman could pull an insanely traditionalist nation like cantha into a supermodern age (complete with skyscrapers, robots and fucking microwaves) in half a lifetime, with technology better than fucking ASURA, even IF she had the current empress's ear. I always hated stories where all the technology was created and maintained by one person
>>2109874i can't complain about gw2 in its general they're too busy erping in there
wtf is this sell price
>>2109882Mesmerway casts its shadow upon the market
>>2109872I get it and I still hate him. He isn't worthy of shit and the only reason he eve consider one is because the race he foster is a mary sue race. He was a fucking faggot when he is about to get kill by the white mantle. I have more respect for the Centaur in Elona since they actually do shit, like Zhed blackmailing you or that quest where you help the Centaur fight wave after wave of Margoniteshttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Battle_of_Turai%27s_Procession
Did this shit with vendors ever happen back in the day or is it just due to the economy being extremely fucked from people hoarding money for 20 years?
>>2109877i think the worst part for me is how they decided "oh yeah the deep sea dragon that's meant to evoke fear of the ocean, the one that drove the krait out of the deep and is implied to be at war with the largos? the one we talked about in interviews as probably the most powerful of all of them and just as evil? turns out it's Good, Actually, and it was hiding the whole time in a in a power plant"they couldn't even stick to the whole theme of the game, the big-ass boss battle with dragons, without making it gay and stupid.
>>2109882it was 19 already earlier
>>2109886It happens for years now.
>>2109886It happens every anniversary in April, but this time I think it's a combination of returning and new players google gaming so we may be in for a longer dry spell.
>pc prices going up>gw prices going upso much for escapism
what the fuck kuunavang just flopped over
>>2109891I'm talking about the sell price can you goobers look at the right part of the image.
>>2109898That's why I'm inclined to believe it's a bug. If they were sold out normally wouldn't the selling price be huge?
I crashed the market with no survivors
>>2109902black dye is 1g so it's probably the same thingno stock > no value
>>2109912BUY BUY BUY
SHORT THE DIP QUICK
>nightfall ele can have a mullet and stache for some reasonsweet
What kike cartel is fucking with the market?
>>2109902I just saw some random Ranger rune in stock and when I clicked request quote it was gone already, so I think the system's working properly.
dev is in LA ae2
>>2109912That's ass-backwards. If the NPC merchants need stock, the price should go through the roof to encourage players to restock them.
>>2109929>dragon age fanyeah that checks for modern anet
>>2109929>leliana of oralsHuh?
>>2109934She's the red head from dragon age.
>>2109929yeah good chance they cuck the arm barons
>>2109944
>>2109944GMs, doing something?
>>2109944>hmm this might be a bug, better ask all of you players :^)total armsbaron death lets go
>>2109944they're turning this game communist aren't they
>he uses consyou didn't beat the game
>>2109957i'm gonna admit somethingi don't even know what 'cons' is
why don't material vendors have any materials
>>2109957I'm gonna admit somethingI use a conset to beat Rescue at Minister Cho's Estate everytime during WoC
>>2109960I bought them all
>>2109960Someone has cleared out the vendors, even the devs are confused.
>>2109957shut up kid*drains another Keg of Aged Hunter's Ale in front of you while maintaining eye contact*
>>2109960read the thread nigger
>>2109965
>>2109960共産主義
>>2108982>Bond yourself>Maintain ER and Aura>Mash infuse and spirit bond like a gorillaYou think this is more fun than monk?
Why does Japan have their own District again?
>>2109974pantsu
>>2109974Japs are genetically compelled to play games that feature relentless grinding for nth percentile drop chances
for a second i was worried
>>2103063>reforged>nothings differentWAT how you gonna call it reforged when its literally the same.
if you used the /bonus imp you didn't beat the game
>>2109998the fact that the size of the game had no change proves that they didn't do shit. They renamed it, thats fucking it.
if they wanted to 'reforge' the game, how about putting in an asura gate to rata sum in the eye of the north? i don't want to do that 3 hour fucking run again
>>2109962WEAK
>>2109998corporate needed a hit after aion 2 died on launch
The game requires too much fucking reading for it to be considered good, sorry but I just wanna sit back and relax when I play games, not read quest text.
>>2109976There is not a single japanese in game
>>2110010then just don't? skip cutscenes and follow the green shit that pops up.
>>2110016what green shit? theres no green shit. I just uninstalled because I literally had like 5 fucking quests that did not show me where to fucking go.
>>2110010>reading questslol
>>2110017>a basic reading ability is required to enjoy this game
>>2110017Anon, I think you're colorblind.
>>2110017when you open the map, it shows you where to go based on your active quest and a green arrow on your minimap/compass.
I'm cooking something here I think
>>2110017r u avin a giggle m8there are green spinning starburst quest markers on both your local minimap and the big map
>>2110030my nigga out here cooking!!!
>>2110029A bit lazy on my part, but here are the three indicators you can use.
>>2110033Mind you I'm still in the tutorial but I think I'm about to go do the first mission?
>>2109930If no one's buying it means there's no demand :^)
>>2110037do your thing homie
kamachat still not working
It's incredible to me that EOTN is still not working and there ahs been no official statement from the developers to my knowledge. Considering the relative success of Reforged it seems crazy that it's still unplayable
>>2110060What's going on with reforged and eotn?
>>2110076People who bought EOTN after reforged launched aren't able to access it at all. Seems to be a steam only issue
>>2110080tourists can GET FUCKEDGWEN'S PUSSY IS MINE (KEIRAN CAN HAVE IT AFTER I'M DONE LOL)
>>2110080they really should have included eotn in the $20 bundle.
>>2109839>everyone is ironman nowSOVL
>>2109902the entire store has 1 rune and its a +2 marksmanship one
>>2109839vendors are only taking 1g its over
>>2110085>he wants to fuck a cunt>he wants to fuck a cunt that have her cunt ravage by charr's barb dick for a decade
how do you get enemies to focus on you in this game? there are pretty fun abilities to tank up as dervish but its all kinda moot if the pack just sprints past me and beats my monk into the cement
>>2110104game is smart
>>2110104Aggro management options are very limited unless you use cheese strats like cornerblocking.
>>2110104Could always flag your henchies and run in first then call them back to you, but other than that it's stuff like getting enemies bunched up on corners or slows/snares. Enemy AI is just smart enough to target the lowest armor party members in your party which are always your healers/casters.
>>2110104That is the intention from the start. Unlike most game at the time, or now, there is no "threat" in this game. Enemies will go for the weakest party member in the team aka your casters and healers. One of the reason why Minions and Spirits are so popular is because they're weaker than caster and the monsters will attack them instead.
>>2110030That wasn't so bad actually.
>>2110111Congrats. That is the highest difficult peak of the tutorial. Its should be easy from here on out. Especially now that you can get 6 henchies instead of 4.
Isn't there a pseudotanking build where you're relying on enemies choosing to target you? I know I've seen something like that. But I don't remember specifics.
>>2110112>Its should be easy from here on out.JOTAROOOOO
>>2110112Yeah getting more henchie slots will be nice
>>2110104The AI is smart enough to tell you to tell your warrior to suck a bag of dicks while it spikes down your monk instead.
>>2110109more importantly IMO, they make a wall
>>2110104Your party needs to convince the enemy that it's better to fight the melee than to ignore it. Block their way, pressure them, slow/kd them, and/or have your casters avoid them just long enough that they give up the chase.
>>2109839I am PRETTY SURE it's a bug given the sell quotes are all 25g
>>2110144This is just what happens when something hits 0 stock. It's the same with black dye. The items will sell for their merchant price to the trader if the stock is 0.
i wish there was a way to search keywords in your skills. maybe thats something we can get eventually.
>>2109966just for that I'm hiding 5 of your posessions in the desolationAND exposing you as a fraud
How do I split stacks of items?
>>2110104put on your 5ar starter armor to draw the enemy aggroyou did keep your default armor, you didn't delete it for space, right?
>realized only after I bought a bunch of bullshit that skills get more expensive with every purchaseohh fuggging shidd i hope I don't have to reroll I thought you guys said this was buildcrafters dream game why am I being punished for not metawhoring
>>2110184skills cap at a max of 1plat per skill (+ skill point tip)
>>2110184It's fine, platinum comes fairly quick once you're near the end.
>he isn't swimming around in Zcoin to buy any skill he wantslol. lmao
LA is a good time
>>2110184just wait til you start doing Skill Hunter
>>2110193Wait these people are having too much fun shit talking each other we need devs to clamp down on this. The community CAN be better!
>>2110184if you're in prophecies do the skill questsif you're in factions go do the training dojo shit at shing jeaif you're in nf good luck lel
>>2110171hold shift and drag it to a new square
>>2110197Hero Skill Trainers give you a fuckload of free skills in NF.
I keep losing my fucking Primary Quest and it takes me way too long to find it each time it gets lostI wish it would just keep track
IDK why my I'm so much more attached to my Prophecies characters, I guess pre-searing was just that comfy and memorable to me.
>>2110223you spend more time developing them, Factions is practically a speedrun and Nightfall is more about the heroes
>>2110223>comfy generic fantasy world>a little follows you around after you gift her some stuff>the only big conflict is some Royalist that butthurt that their land is taken from them>peaceful And then the Charr took it all away.
>>2110242I guess that makes sense, prophecies is a much slower paced campaign overall.
>>2110242Factions and Nightfall had to fast track your character to 20 on their islands. Even though they were stand alone expansions, they're still expansions so the majority of their maps had to be made for lvl 20s. Prophecies by comparison is a more gradual 1 to 20 experience and you don't even get things like the extra 15 attribute quests until over 2 thirds through.
>>2110223it's very simpleascension towards divinity framing>prophecies: an entire civilization has failed before reaching the final test: facing yourself. no one else has tried it since, no one has ever succeeded>factions: it's a normal thing, everyone does it, you just have to know a guy who knows a guy and he'll give you a test>nightfall: you don't get to ascend, only some npc does. how did she do that? by fucking everything up.total story shape>prophecies: magical adventure epic>factions: archaelogical mystery speedrun>nightfall: woman moment cleanup
>>2107622In general, dagger attacks needed to be looked at again. Everyone knows db is busted but people underestimate how good having activation times on skills is.
man.
>>2110320I think Mesmer might be good in this game.
>>2110246>butthurt that their land is taken from themeven worse, they're butthurt that adelbern is king instead of barradinbetween you and me and the hundred other anonymous posters, I think King Barradin would have been sucking charr dick within months of the searing
>>2110320>25g>Im Sorry Master
Man I'm glad I geared out my heroes a few months back and sold off my ecto during Halloween. Should have bought a stack of black dye or two though
Anything about Mo/W to justify it over Mo/E or Mo/Me?
>>2110325Barradin's recklessness got Althea killed
>>2110335Anniversary hammer memes. /Me or /E is better for generic healing
>>2110325>King Barradin would have been sucking charr dick within months of the searing>EVERYONE just bails to Kryta early on, even before the Dwarf civil warHow is this a bad thing?
I want to make a new character but Im not sure what to playI used to play a trapper ranger but is that even viable anymore? Whats something fun that can solo the story I usually like support/buffer classes but I dont know if ill ever run in to people for a party
>>2110356Paragon is the ultimate support bitch
>>2110362Nah like paladin type tanker supports not women healer supports
>>2110373Paragon is the closest you're gonna get to a paladin support.
ign The Timas
>>2110391FUN says all officers are offline D:
>>2110373Paragon is literally a tanky support class, they use shields and have 80 base armor lvl. If you're expect someone to give you a warrior support build or something, no can do champ.
What is the most to least useful Hero Classes?
im so glad i went ele. i just blow up on every pack of enemies.
>>2110422ritualistmesmernecromancerelementalistmonkrangerparagondervishassassinwarrior
>>2110422melee is kind of bad. maybe dervish is ok cause they can explode a lot.
>>2110432>warrior lastDamn... is it really that bad? My first character ever was a warrior and I was hoping to revisit it eventually.
>>2110440Warriors are good. Melee hero AI is kinda retarded, so all melees go near the bottom of the list for hero profession usefulness.
>>2110440the less the AI has to move, the better.
>>2110440That's as a hero. As a player, melee are substantially higher. Warrior is pretty bad for speedruns but that's niche. Warriors are very versatile melee and with the anniversary elite or warriors endurance can run a lot of different weapons or bars but they're not always the highest damage option. Variety is a very good thing to have though, especially if going for gwamm.
>>2110443>>2110446>HeroI'm retarded, I thought this was an actual profession ranking.
>>2110440As a hero, yes. They're really only good for 2 things, which the other martial class does better. Knock AoE with Earth Shaker and stance removal. That it.
Considering the market is inflating like hell, what classes can get full meta gear on the cheap?
>>2110491Nobody wants monk heroes, so their runes were at rock bottom prices. Ranger is an unpopular class in general.
>>2110491Paragon is probably the best bang for your buck in terms of how powerful it is when running a meta build vs. the cost of gearing it. Centurions peak at a like 1.5k and you can get a perfect furious spear from the end of prophecies, plus whatever decent green shield. But you don't get awesome solo farming ability like rit or dervish, with which to get all your nick gifts and make back the money you spent.
what the hell is up with diessa lowlands it's so hard
>>2110528Did the Hydras get you?
>>2110528It's one of the final areas in Ascalon before you move on to Shiverpeaks, so it's harder than most other areas in the early game. If you wound up there early because you got given a quest to send you to Piken Square, and from there got sent to do the Diessa quests, then you might want to do some quests in earlier areas or clear out some missions first. It's also huge and a clusterfuck maze of a zone.
>>2110528Storm Riders punish spellcasters with BackfireThere's several ears with multiple groups of Charr, you need to pull them by getting to the edge of aggro range and backing up so that they don't all gangrape you.
>Level 20>full heroes in /bonus gear>can't outlevel hard fights anymore>only way to improve is to farm bis gear for myself and my heroes, or buy a ton of new skills and capture good elitesThis feels like it's going to be a huge pain in the ass... can't imagine what Hard Mode is going to be like
>>2110536You can unlock skills with balth faction from pvp for your heros. Helps for elites that only in one out of the way place like the fire islands or DoT.
Arcane mimicry unlock elite skills permanently or not?
>>2110528I think it's supposed to be annoying so you do the missions instead of running straight to yak's bend>>2110536you don't need best in slot shit to beat anything. if you're just hitting level 20 and thought outleveling was a real strategy you probably fucked up bad alreadyjust put odurra, cynn, herta, eve in your party and fix the remaining guys
>>2110558no
>>2110567Oh okay, ty
>>2110536This guy's right >>2110563 Henchmen are better than badly built heroes. Focus on gearing 2-3 heroes and use henchies for the rest. You originally could only bring 3 heroes and the game really doesn't give you many resources to fund more than that as you play through the game at first.
What should I do with some purple weapons that dropped on diessa? Salvage them?
>>2110595Identify and either salvage or merch them, whichever is going to get you more gold. If you don't know which will get you more gold, then salvage them, because that way you learn what items salvage into and how much those materials tend to be worth. Although, last I checked, trader prices are completely fucked due to (((arm baron))) chicanery.
Why is everything 10g and 25g? Nygga I am broke.
got my vaettir farming going
>>2110424Wait till you get to hard mode where you're the most useless caster option
>>2109973>prot everyone before fight starts>mash one button the entire fight like a gibbonYeah
>>2110600We were blaming an arms baron, but according to devs someone did an exploit that broke the traders. They're looking into it.
>>2110624Really?I'm running hard mode with 2 ele heroes
>>2110631I was memeing. There's no useless classes. Ele is the worst caster damage option in hard mode besides monk, but that doesn't make it bad by any means. The problem with ele is that all of your skills are armor dependent and a good chunk are AoE. Hard mode counters both.
>>2110637They got rid of the hardmode bonus to armor a gorillion years ago. Enemies only receive a bonus to armor if they were below level 20 in NM, and then they only get armor equivalent to a level 20 mob.You still get to eat a dick when fighting naturally high armor enemies like destroyers, though.
Big gains from smokey
What are green items, are those like set pieces or just an Uber rare?
>>2110648Green are max item with max stats, BUT you cannot change their stats with mods or inscription. What you see is what you get. It give make them "Unique". Unique that it was once own by a special boss that drop it.
>>2110646gz bro that's money, if you're not planning to stay in pre you can flip the kit to post cash, you'd have to check the ratio when I was doing post/pre it was 3:1 a few months back
>>2110650Ah okay, thanks.
>>2110650Also you can't salvage or sell them to merchants, so if you don't want it you can try to sell it to another player, but a lot of uniques are barely a step above having nothing at all.
Are there any functional differences between different heroes with the same primary class? Like Ogden vs the two Nightfall Monks, or Vekk vs the centaur guy I just got? Is it just flavor?
>>2110654I forgot to add there are green that aren't Max damage and usually found in Newb Island in Faction and Nightfall, but still have max stats.
>>2110658ogden is shorter, and vekk is more annoying
>>2110658Flavor. That is why most people would take EotN heroes over Nightfall Hero if given a chance. Would you rather take Hayda over Morgan Freeman, or Livia over Olias or Master of Whisper? Sadly, you're stuck with using Gwen or Norgu for mes. Take the Merc Pill if you're rich.
>>2110661>>2110662Thanks, that's a mild reliefMercenary seems like a headache, I don't want to level my own Mesmer and Ritualist to 20 if I don't have to
>>2110667you just make a pvp char and turn them into a merc
>>2110652Thanks. I'll probably end up selling it as I'm only staying for the title and then leaving.
>>2110669
>>2110639I looked it up and you're rightAlso, they apparently get the following, never noticed> Have halved activation times for skills that normally take more than 2 seconds to activate
>doing Divinity Coast NM>going for bonus>villager gets one tapped the second I get into compass rangeFuck you, I'm not doing it again
>>2110674the third chosen is fucking impossible to save unless you bring henches/heroes and flag them ahead of the spawn
bros I rolled MONK/MESMER in Propheciesjust finished defending the wall, all feels "ok" so far with henchmenI overheard some chads saying that monk/mesmer is the ultimate buck broken weakling at 20 that cant really do anythingis this true? shall i reroll whilst I'm only 3 missions deep? level 8 atm
>>2110684Monk is the "worst" caster and weakest player class if you're going with heroes/henchies, but it's more than capable of doing all content without issue. Are you having fun? If so, don't worry about it.
nta but is it possible to get close to 55 Monk with the dagger spammer package? Doesn't need to be exactly 55
>>2110684monk can actually be fun first time in a while because you will find people to do the missions with, healing henchies is no funat the endgame monk is probly the most sought after class in addition to soul twisting ritu so you'll get invites out the ass
>>2110694No you need a unique offhand to get down to 55hp for the build to work. Without the offhand you end up with 105hp and will take to much damage to stay alive.
>>2110684Monk is a support god, actively protting people is a lot of fun and very engaging. It's just that doing it to brainless AI henchmen isn't the most rewarding thing. If you can group up with other human players you'll have a blast though.And mesmer is a good secondary for it, especially early on, for energy management. Channeling which you get once you've left Ascalon is really neat and scales well throughout the game.
mf charrs stripping my aura of restoration
>>2110688>>2110695>>2110717+respect for the prompt reassurance I will continue my healing hands journey
Oh my god
I'm gonna make a signet mesmer build that spends all its freed up energy on big monk prots and be a pest in FA/JQ
>>2110742Just use Arcane Languor, healers in FA are too braindead to notice.And the exhaust persists after death.
whose alt is this
>>2110740>Show elite capture locationsWhy doesn't my toolbox have that option?
>>2110723Enchantment removal is the sole reason I use drunken master over critical agility on my assassin. No matter how I try to cover it, it's always the first thing removed. At least stance removal is relatively rare.
>>2110792Because once it refreshes from critical strike it moves to the front of your enchants
>>2110792You cant properly cover critical agility because every time it refreshes it goes on top. A solid skill ruined by that one thing
>>2110793>>2110794It sucks. I want more non-IAS PvE skills so I can use save yourselves with the anniversary skill, but the only one that isn't outright terrible is Frenzy and I'm not trading double damage for an 80% damage reduction. That math ain't mathing.
>>2110795non-PvE IAS skills* It's too early for this shit.
>>2110795Flurry
>>2110795I typically run Crit Agi, Shadow Theft and SY or I am Untappable.If there's heavy enchantment removal I switch to WoTA
>>2110798That's actually a good shout. I hadn't thought about using flurry because of the reduced damage. Does it affect attack skill damage too?
>>2110802Asura Scan is too useful for me to take it off my bar, esp in HM where every other mob has block, and/or blind.
>>2110803It reduces only the base damage, so the + damage is left untouched. Having said that it can be energy intensive even with shadow theft
>>2110803No, just the base damage. And -25% of 7-17 daggers you won't even notice any difference.
>>2110805Asura scan is why i wish you could give heroes pve skills, it would make melee heroes usable.
>>2110792I'm in pre bro
>>2110813Don't use aura when fighting chaots.
>>2110813Yes, but it is only going to go downhill for you from here. Good luck.
>>2110017ELONIAN SPOTTED>>2110060to be fair this update has accidently stress tested the servers and now they are putting out fires. It's only been 5 days and in that time they've mostly been fixxing steam deck things, post processing bugs with drunk active, skill icon issues etc...>>2110193dangerous levels of fun being had.>>2110391Invited>>2110491Anything that isn't Ritualist, Dervish, Mesmer, Assassin, or Necro. There is some pretty cheap off meta insignia's you can use on those too though. >>2110597>>2110595Sell purple items, selling almost always nets more when it's purple or gold. Best to salvage whites, sometimes salvage blues (if you know what they salvage into it helps). Always sell purples and golds. I'll take 100-400 gold any day over 10-20 wood lol>>2110684Monk/Me is fine, mesmer has some pretty powerful utility and energy management that makes it a very common combo. People can sometimes find Monk a little boring to heal your NPC allies, but like other anon mentioned, if you ever want to do end game content you are basically an instant invite to any party.Also if you want to join our guild feel free to post your IGN. >>2110743Yeah I was playing that in RA the other day, it absolutely ruins monks in 4v4's.
>>2110816it's my 3rd ldoa
>>2110808It wouldn't make them usable, but it would make them less shit since once they finally stop running around playing grab ass they could hit whatever before they start running around again. I don't get how melee hero AI is worse than fucking pets.
>>2110817pic rel
I have 0 knowledge of this game but have interest in Dervish and especially Mesmerpossibly Necro tooAny pointers for what to do/skills/builds etc?
>>2110831Starting out, you should build your character how you like it. Don't go looking for skill builds until you finish at least one campaign, imo. Dervish is the best AoE melee and you get to start in nightfall which is beneficial if you want to experience the game without other players, but it jumbles the story up a very very tiny bit for you. Mesmer is the strongest caster in the game and you can start anywhere. The general recommends starting in Prophecies first then making a new character for subsequent campaigns. I do not agree, but do what you want.
>>2110831Do not look up buildsWhat's fun is coming up with your own
>>2110836>>2110835I get easily overwhelmed early on without some form of guideline, doing my own stuff is a non issue once i have some knowledge of the game etc, but atm im not sure how frustrating trial and error/resetting skills would beAlso, is Nightfall a single player campaign?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9K__8alPmk&t=616sat the 9:40 mark you can feel wawaa excitement seeing those 2 grenth dervs
>>2110839>is Nightfall a single player campaignNo, but it gives you heroes, AI team mates where you can customize their skills and equipment. The other campaigns, and also Nightfall, have henchmen which work similarly, but you can't customize them at all so they're less helpful. If you want a bit of handholding, Nightfall is your best starting point as it's pretty heavy handed on the tutorializing. From what you've said so far, I'd avoid starting in Factions. While it's midway between Prophecies and Nightfall on the tutorializing, once you get out of the tutorial area it slaps the shit out of you. Prophecies is oldschool with little in the way of really telling you what to do because it came with a 50 page booklet that you don't get a digital version of on purchase, which is why I don't recommend it to new players.
>>2110845Alright, i'll see if Dervish or Mesmer looks better in Nightfall and go from there then, thanks alot
>>2110335I played a Mo/W back in the day purely for Shaolin sword monk flavor vibes, other than things like that nah not really.
>>2110104get every warrior hero and turn them into secondary monks so they have the highest armor score
>>2110843No wonder he wants to drone strike ncsoft and anet headquarters
>>2110848If you do start in Nightfall, once you get the ability to change your secondary profession, I recommend doing the quests Sunspears in Tyria and Sunspears in Cantha, doing those two campaigns, then coming back to Nightfall. It'll ease the story issues of starting in Nightfall first while also letting you go through the other two without as much reliance on other players.
What's some noob friendly ranger solo farm to try to learn?
>>2110831Dervish is a warrior priest that fights in melee and manipulates enchantments (self buffs) to do both offensive and defensive stuff, often AoE. Also has the option to be a caster using magic from other classes, but it's a bit niche and relies on very specific key skills to function.Mesmer mindrapes enemies and manipulates their skill usage (interrupts, punishes, slowdowns etc) and energy resources, or can just do a bunch of damage in various ways. Lots of spamming spells and reacting to/countering specifically what an enemy is doing.Just read carefully what your skills and attributes actually do, and experiment with builds yourself. Prophecies especially has a slow learning curve and will gradually increase the amounts of skills you have available so you have plenty of time to learn them all as you go. Just avoid investing into more than 2 or 3 different attributes at once and you'll be fine.
>>2110817I still feel like an Expansion being unplayable for a whole Platform like Steam should be a top priority, and at the very least be acknowledged by the Devs. It's still not working to this day I am super disappointed personally.
>>2110857Very easy and its very short
What is the best way for new players to make some gold? I was wondering if I could farm Plant-Fibers solo outside of Kamadan or something similar maybe? Any other decent way's of going about it? They don't have to be the best
Is Toolbox recommended to use/usable for Reforge?
>>2110104Enemies focus the weakest in the party as there's no aggro system, you have to try and put your tanks in the front line and block them from getting past you. Use walls to funnel them as they really struggle with moving around people.
>>2110869If you're new new, go do your quests and keep playing. The money will come naturally, especially as you get into later quests, and you don't need much of it just yet.
>>2110104>there are pretty fun abilities to tank upDoes he know?
>>2110843i don't want to talk about it
>>2110873I started about 3 Days ago, and I am nearing the end of Both Factions/NF campaigns. The income from just playing normally has honestly been decent. But there is so many skills I wanna get for both me and my heroes, and that's going to get expensive unless I start doing some PVP for skills instead
>>2110876LOL you gotta cuck them man backfire insidious etc you might want to drop /a for /w and try prot d or something
>>2110877Hero Skill trainers are significantly cheaper than regular skill trainers, both for you and your heroes. Either way, you should have a decent chunk of change if you're actually near the end of NF/Factions, esp factions. What have you been spending all your money on?
>>2110876We get you, derv is cancer
>>2110848Nightfall is an ass ache of farming points to progress story, give you a dozen skills then tells you you're on your own to get the rest, and a shitty starting campaign all together imo.We like to recommend Prophecies because it is slow to hand out new stuff and gives you most of your skills through quests.But follow other Anon's advice if you want (and you have to start in Nightfall if you want a Dervish anyway).
what goes here? another belt pouch won't fit
>>2110883Equipment Pack
>>2110883Equipment Pack. It's not essential by any means and will be expensive for a new player.
>>2110880Skills
>>211088550 flowers gets you a small pack in pre
>>2110887Have you been buying them from Hero skill trainers in Nightfall after you got there?
>>2110889Yea. And I am all out of Hero points. I am working on getting some decent builds up and running for all my heroes too.
>>2110864> dwarven stabilityEotn skills are kinda hard to get for noobs
If you're a noob in Nightfall remember to check out the hero skill trainers for their pve only skills.
>>2110891Don't worry too much about it, then. Work with what you've got and keep chugging along. Finishing prophecies is no sweat. You might have some issues with Raisu Palace in Factions and Gate of Madness in Nightfall, but you got plenty of time to get a little dosh built up before then. Be sure to compare loot you get with what your heroes are using.
>>2110864Thanks.Dwarven stability will be a bit of a grind to get to full duration, but it seems like a staple skill so I was going to do that anyway.
>>2110878this is what the world without grenth looks like
>odurra still outdamaging my mesmer heroes sometimes with them fully in the https://gwpvx.fandom.com/wiki/Build:Team_-_7_Hero_Beginner_Team buildsholy shit I fucking kneel what is she made of
>>2110898Odurra isn't using gear meant for level 5 characters.
>>2110894Thanks bro. I am also saving up for my Kurdick necro armor. Their sets look so fucking great
>>2110898meat
>>2110905Unlike some other characters
>>2110898Odurra is a potent VoR mesmer
>>2110197you get 33 FREE skills in nightfall
>>2110906imagine being an assassin and coming to elona just to see herta's fat fucking tits lazing about the about while you're stuck with the body of a twelve year oldtruly they must all suffer
>>2110906I remember this that was a good fow run
>>2110910fem assassins are bred to be flatless energy spent on shadow steps, less mass and all
What's the fastest way for a new (returning) player to get elite tomes of a given class? I'd like to start a new character to get back into the game, but want to use elites I've unlocked ages ago.
>>2110892>>2110895Sadly these days most farming builds have at least 1 eotn skill cuz they are bullshit.You can also try it without it, probably substitute it with another speed boost.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uxfw9zPHkY heres a link on what a build looks like in action
>>2110916Either buy them off other players, use zaishen rep to unlock the skill, or do zaishen dailies on your old main to get coins to buy tomes.
>>2110918>zaishen dailies on your old main to get coins to buy tomes.How bad of a grind would that be?
>>2110920Do you have spare balth or imperial faction?
>>2110921I think the only thing I have plenty of are luxon/kurzick points.
>>2110920Well, it's doubles weeks so each hardmode daily is worth 1 gold coin which is 1 elite tome. 3 per day, every day for the week, do the math.
I noticed that I'm only getting the skills for my classes from the prophecies quest rewards. Do you have to play through prophecies 3 or more times to actually unlock them all?
>Finally lift the droknar curse>Teleported to perdition rock>A lot of elite skills to capture >Reach 1p/skill capture>Cry bc poorThanks for reading my rant
>>2110928No, you can buy the others from skill trainers once you ascend.
This is the first time I see a mmo where male armor mogs female armor this hard
>remiering Wed at 7 PM PT: The Making of Guild Wars: Celebrating 25 Years of ArenaNet! Go behind the scenes of the franchise, the people who built it, & the community that calls Tyria home.
>>2110936>the people who built itNone of those people work for Arenanet tho.
>>2110915sounds like weapons-grade cope to me
How armor/weapon scales into other expansions? Is prophecies elite gear equal to factions elite gear? Or they are like direct upgrades.
why did they set factions in a gargantuan chinky bug hive?
>>2110939Max level armor is the same across all campaigns. Prestige gear is the same as other max armor gear, it just costs more and full sets can be added to the Hall of Monuments. Pick what you like looking at. There's full galleries on the wiki.>>2110942>chink campaign set in chink landWhoda thunkit
invite saars ign cola sipper
Can you buy gw1 store stuff using a steam account? I can't, not sure if it's a problem on my side or what
If I cast Spirit Bond on an ally that I have Life Bonded, will Spirit Bond check the 50 damage clause before Life Bond halves the damage?
>>2110948The GW site store is off and on broken at the moment and buying EoTN on Steam is broken broken.
>>2110536hop into nightfall to get your free rank 6 sunspear title and 9 hero skill points
>>2110662you forgot best boy razah as the third mesmer
Guys I want to play a minion necro but Ive only ever really fucked around in prophecies any tips? Want to make a nightfall or factions character this time
>>2110963Minion master is pretty hard to fuck up>Summon minions>press y to bring up minion menu>cast death nova on ones that are about to die>rinse repeatThe only build more braindead than MM is spirit spammer
>>2110967i last played when i was 10 years old so I dont know what im doing at all and all the guides are like for people that already know the game it feels like
Any class recommendation for a beginner?Also, any control settings youd recommend should be changed?
>>2110976Dervish is pretty noob friendly
>>2110978RightI'll likely make a Dervish for Nightfall and a Necro for Factions asian FemNecros are pretty hotNo idea what to make for Prophecies yet
>>2110973You only need like 2 skills for minion master to be effective>your minion of choice>death novaThat's it
>>2110985i wouldn't recommend necros for fuckability, anon, they're (ironically) dead fish
>>2110987what sublcass and campaign should i fix? does what campaign i pick first even matter
>>2110989Prophecies if you want to start the intended way, Factions if you want to be thrown into the grinder as soon as you leave the tutorial area, Nightfall for the easiest start. The general recommends starting in Prophecies, personally I recommend Nightfall until you're able to change your secondary profession then going to Prophecies.
>>2110988I don't know if the classes have lore behind them and they are actually dead fish or if its just a phrase, but asian goth gf is worth the super-aids gained
>>2110994ok ill start nightfall then, whenever i start prophecies i get fomo when i leave pre ascalon without doing all of the quests so it takes forever
>>2110989If you decide to start factions you will be able to get access to the flesh golem elite skill faster which is to be clear not the meta pick, but it is the most fun.
>>2110999ok factions then give me an excuse to play an asian babe thanks brother
Can you access Prophecies customizatiom if you use a make-over kit on a Factions character?
>>2110963>>2110989if you start in nightfall you can spam fiends and shambling horrors and keep them all alive with blood of the masterput a hex (like parasitic bond) on an enemy then spam necrosis (sunspear skill) for single target damagelater on you can get putrid bile to make the enemy explode aswell when it dies
>>2111002you have to use one of the total makeover kits iirc, they cost more
>>2111002Ye
guys pleasei will flip a coin
>>2110850This is the way.
>>2111008Nightfall start gives you access to stuff like blood of the master earlier which is a staple of keeping you undead men alive between packs. Prophecy you don't get access to that until a skill quest in kryta iirc. Also in NF you can jump ship to cantha after finishing the istan area and progress a little bit to cap the flesh golem anyways. You also get heroes early in NF and I know people in these threads have argued up and down whether it's viable or not to use heroes over henchmen as a new player with limited skill unlocks but personally I think it's just more fun to have dudes you can customize.
>>2111017>I think it's just more fun to have dudes you can customizemaking 8 builds is more fun than 1simple as
Can I do everything with one character or I need alts? I'm still lv 6 but I kinda understand how the skill system works and I know the endgame is about customizing pawns with skills you own so do I need a character for every class to unlock skills or nah?
>>2111041iirc you can get everything on one character, since you can swap campaigns after a certain point and have access to all skills because of secondary professionst. played for half a year back in 2006 and just bought Reforged again
I am making something very silly
>>2111041You can do everything, including every title, with one character, assuming you start in Prophecies. It's the only campaign with a title that can only be gained by starting in that campaign, but you shouldn't be going for it if it's your first character. You'll burn out in a hurry.
>skill I want to use for my necro can only be gained from the end of prophecies>armor I want is from eotn rep>if I do prophecies first then I will have to get the new armor infused>if I do eotn first that's one less campaign I get to do with the build I want
this guild wars toolbox shit and the way it changes the map has made life so much easier, toggle brain off, follow green line, collect exp
>>2111058It's not a big deal to go get the armor infused and also like half the time I kill mursaat packs with uninfused armor because prot spirit carries.
>>2111061Yeah, but I hate prophecies as a campaign. I know everyone else loves it, but it's my least favorite of the big 3.
>>2111060GWToolbox is working for reforged? I thought it was borked.
>>2111049I see what you're doing and if you're gonna bond and still cast prot spells you'll need some kind of e management. There's signets Leech and Ether but I don't know if that's enough.
>>2111064It was but fixed now
>>2110676Depends on spawns. I just did the bonus twice, both groups full of players who were mid prog, and had no problem saving all the chosen.>>2110684Monk with henches/heroes is fine in terms of power, like you're not going to hit a wall you can't get past outside of the usual filters. Their AI is obnoxious to deal with as a healer for various reasons (doubly so as a ritualist), and you don't get the warm fuzzies from healing real people.
>>2111063There's some annoying bonuses for sure, where it's easier to just intentionally fail the mission to complete the bonus and then run it again just for the mission. I also hate how long THK takes.
>>2110335Mo/W is meta in PvP. Tactics for some defensive skills is really good.
>>2111068I considered Blessed Signet, Fast Casting makes it a 1s cast and it's fairly spammable. I also considered Mantra of Signets (I'm already on Artificier insignias), which would require lowering Prot and speccing into Inspiration a bit, and would massively increase my own tankiness, and allow more Life Bonds to go out. But that would require Blesed Signet at the very least and probably more. But then bar space becomes a bit of an issue, would probably have to ditch some of the rupts and go whole hog on bonding, but that's not as fun as protting and then being an annoying bastard disrupting as an additional "prot".Could also just be very conservative with the bonding, I'm making this for FA primarily where it's mostly just about bonding one key NPC at a time so it's not a huge energy drain. Definitely need to test this a bunch.
>>2110335Shield Bash
>>2111049>>2111068Blessed signet is an option if you're lobbing bonds everywhere. Mantra of Inscriptions can help, too, but then you're cutting into your ability to run any offensive signets.
>>2111084Oh yeah you should use blessed signet if you're binding, I forgot it'd be using your FC attribute also.
>>2110335Judgement Strike hammer is fun
any solo classes that can do the story without henchmen or anything
>>2111110Mesmer.
>>2110646holy shit can't say I've ever seen a single enemy drop 5 items
Troll build for FA to teach those pesky healers a lesson.Suggestions?
I WANT FUN NECRO BUILDSDUMP FUN NECRO BUILD TEMPLATE CODESI DON'T CARE WHAT THEY AREI WANT TO COLLECTI MUST COLLECT
>>2111125OAdTUYD6VSBcBymcXMm8Loq6oCAConstant EVAS, YMLAD and FH spam.
>>2111041>>2111052Well, you can do everything except for the early story/tutorial stuff, so like for example if you play a Nightfall or Factions character, you don't get any of the pre-searing story stuff. So you if you want to 100% experience all the campaigns, it's best to start a character in each one at least once.
>>2111111>misatoMan of culture also nice digits
>>2111125OABDQcpGSzBeNFCuBAAbh0BAAAIIRC I run +1+3 death magic and +1 blood magic with this, but this is largely due to inventory convenience, there are probably better rune setups.
Does Nightfall have no quests that have skills as a reward? You just get the starter kit and have to buy everything else?
>>2111147Yup, you only get free skills from the churhir fields dudes + 2 cap sigs once you reach Kourna.
>>2111111
>>2111124Do people still throw down EoE in FA to fuck with everybody? I used to do that a lot.
God, Cynn is so hot, and she's got a really good skill bar, she's auto-include in the party. But by god she has a dial in her brain set to "cunt", and someone turned it to 10 then snapped it off.
>>2111145what are you running secondary with this?
>>2111150Huh.Good thing Dervish is pretty tight (both in terms of p. low build variety and what with the skill count not being bloated with all the expacks) or that would get expensive.
>>2110839>im not sure how frustrating trial and error/resetting skills would beyou can reset your skills and attribute points in town at any time for freeyou'll be more distressed trying to make builds with skills you don't have access to than you will just experimenting vs starter island enemies
i went all through the falls at 4 spider legs, getting fucking nothing for the whole time, then my party got wiped by thirteen wind riders at once and i rezoned.four legs dropped within five minutes. i feel like the game is mocking me.
>>2110909you hit r10 lightbringer mid-nightfall? very impressiveyou get 33 max for 8 professions worth of heroes
>>2110860classic guild wars experience
>>2111124makes me want to kys myself just thinking about being on the receiving end
>>2110898I really strongly recommend against using PvX and especially the """beginner""" team because the goal of the team is not to have fun, but to instead speedrun the campaigns as fast as possible where the goal is to unlock easy mode as fast as possible. All campaigns can be beat with EXTREMELY bad builds. You only need """meta""" builds for doing HM stuff, and most of that can be completed just by good tactics and good synergies. Again I really can't emphasize this more, the fun part of GW1 is designing cool builds. It's like a CCG the early game experience is like building your deck. By using PvX to set up a meta build is like bringing a nuke to a knife fight. It might be fun for a bit, but the novelty tends to wear off, and it's not very engaging in the long run. If you are struggling with a mission or quest, consider using the wiki as a way of getting help. It has useful strategy guides without holding your hand in solving it for you.https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Page>>2110944Please redeem my invite saar>>2110998The only quests you are missing out on are ones that give 500 XP and like 100 gold. For reference I can make that in under 5 minutes in post.>>2111124This is a build I designed a few months ago to be annoying as fuck. You just spam cast Frustration and Arcane Conudrum on spell casters to ruin casters days, and soothing images/etheral burden on melee's to ruin their day. I use fragility as a cover hex (and because cups was running a spear build at time) but you can replace that and Etheral Burden with whatever you want. Something like Wandering Eye + Phantom pain probably be decent. Just be aware a lot of monks in FA run hex clears so make sure you always have a reliable cover hex for Arcane (Ether Phantom is a nice choice). I'd personally drop Cry of Frustration for something else - overcast doesn't get triggered if you rupt them you WANT them casting spells. Empathy is a good anti melee.
>>2110898She's geared and running a build that excels when your group is slow at killing things. Your heroes aren't fully geared. Mesmers and healers need all their runes and weapons, or they will feel significantly weaker than they should be.
>>2111164Can be whatever. /A for Dark Escape or Shadow Sanctuary can be nice. /D with 4 in wind prayers for Signet of Mystic Speed is OK, kind of a long cooldown. /Me for Arcane Echo to double up on Gaze or Feast works, too. Very often, I'll just run some PvE skills in the empty slots, like IAU and/or Mindbender. Some kind of IAS and/or defensive buff is nice to have.
>>2111171can't they just use AI no unspaghetti the code?
>>2111216oh no no no no
>>2111171>if the prices of six certain items get out of a certain range within a certain amount of time a "global trading halt" happens
>>2111199Fun is more important which is why i run Thackery and Margrid the sly on my rangercombined with the good ole SoS and ST ritsthinking of adding a necro with Flesh Golem because i feel like i need more allies in my team
>>2111218Could be related to big ticket items like ecto. If somebody finds a dupe and tries to flood the market, the marketplace automatically shuts down so GMs can investigate.Or it was just some oopsie spaghetti code.
>>2111216SCW is a based autist engineer, he wants to tinker with shit himself and personally optimize everything to the finest degreehe'd never use AI
>bought a new character slot a few days ago>messed up the order of my characters on the login screen>they're still messed upThis is fucking with my muscle memory. There's no way to change them back right?
>>2111216The only response an AI would have upon being tasked to analyze a competent dev's code would be to kill itself immediately.
>>2111218hey ive seen this one before
>>2111228if you're constantly swapping you can use /rr in toolbox with the char name or class
>>2111228What's the "Unsorted" order?
>>2110246When are we supposed buy black dyes, ectos, obsidian shards, now the prices have crashed or we waiting?
which campaign has the best designed areas?
>>2111177lets not pretend like people have melonni koss or spearchucker in party for quests that dont require them
Genuine questionHow absolutely fucked of a grind is God walking amongst mere mortals for a newbie
>>2111252It's fucked
>>2111243Aesthetically or gameplay?
>>2111125OABDQTxGTIVUB4B5iTVVVkibhATurret defense simulator
>>2111252Looks painful.https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guide_to_God_Walking_Amongst_Mere_Mortals
>>2111252Even with daily play it will take you months, if not over a year to get it.
>>2111252What's the fucking point, gw2 sucks
>>2111272Not gonna bother then>>2111270>gw wiki blocks mullvad vpnffs
>>2111275What does gw2 have to do with anything
Do inscriptions by themselves sell or how do I liquidate them? I have a ton of 15^50 I salvaged off golds
>>2111275Its weird, GW2 probably has my favorite action combat in general and femnorn are hot but everything else about it is just so painfully gay
>>2111280Post in trade chat that you're looking to sell your inscriptions. Google kamadan trade chat to see how much your shit is worth.
>>2111252Complete newbie? The biggest issue is money. Mostly for the three consumables titles. The account wide alternatives are either even more expensive or are far longer grinds. The other thing is having money for a good team. Doesn't need to be full meta or anything but getting runes, decent weapons, and actual skill builds for the heroes will drastically speed things up.
>>2111276>Not gonna bother thenProbably a good idea. The good thing about gwamming is that a lot of it overlaps and you can do it in bitesized morsels. The bad thing about gwamming is that you're taking bitesized morsels out of a literal fucking mountain.
alright, finally got my 61 armor setthat was a pain in the ass
Anyone want some free weapon mods? I've realized I'm never gonna have the patience to sit in Kamadan trying to sell these, especially since they're not meta bits, and I wanna free up a bunch of bank space. Post your IGN and what you want and I'll toss em your way if I'm online (will be for a few hours at least after posting this)I've got>STAFFInsightful x2, Defensive x3, of Defense x1>WANDof Quickening x2>SWORDVampiric x1, Zealous x2, of Defense x2>AXEVampiric x2, of Defense x2, of Fortitude x3>HAMMERof Fortitude x2>DAGGERVampiric x4, of Fortitude x1and a "Don't Think Twice" inscription
why do kournan bowmen have a better block rate than me or 90% of the melee mobs I fight
>>2111252I did it on a character that I had already beat all the campaigns on and I already had a strong team of heroes setup and decent knowledge of the game, it took me about a month to grind out all the titles including farming enough gold to buy the consumable titles (I afk farmed destroyer cores while I watched TV). This was when I was jobless so I spent like 12 hrs a day doing it.
>>2111308give them all to spirits
>>2111313Stance removal skills are frequently useful in Nightfall; have one on your bar at all times if you're a physical DPS.
>Tfw the mob enters lightning stance and throws dirt at you but they weren't counting on me having a bullshit skill like Asuran Scan
>>2111252Just make a Prophecy character with legendary defender of ascalon
Pretty fun running scuffed, campaign-specific builds like this again. Amusing to think I was so bad back in the day that I probably didn't even throw together a build as good as this, as mediocre as it is.
>>2111328how much money does that even save you? it's one of thirty titles
there was a funny pasta from wiki on assassins does anyone remember that
>>2111319feels bad having zero stance removal on rangerplaying a bow team in kourna is pain
>>2111330I don't know why people even say to do that. The buyable titles aren't even that bad to afford. Legendary Master of the North isn't even worth skipping imo because it synergizes with earning the rep you needs anyways for the other titles in eotn + doing the dungeons at least once if you never have is fun.By all means if you have it, I would skip the party title track because iirc that was the more expensive one, but by no means is it some kind of requirement. I see so many new people saying they're starting prophecies so they can get Legendary Defender but it's not worth it to burn yourself out trying to get lvl 20 pre on your first character. Just enjoy the game first and they maybe go for it on an alt if you want to.
>>2111329im going to farm up some zaishen shekels so i can get tomes for my ranger in prophecies to avoid this
>>2111345It's a lot of fun running into battle with your pet and impotently swinging an axe around while they do 3x your damage thougheverbeit
Half the returning player base is AI btw, not memeing.
>>2111353Walk me through that one, chief
So how much micromanaging is needed for this game? Do heroes play themselves or do i need to look after them (after i already put a build on them)?Do i understand this correctly that im effectively supposed to get heroes and gear up 4-8 characters (PC and Heroes) to solo instance everything?
>>2111353Dhuum about to be getting a workout on that scythe then
>>2111354AI players
>>2111250that's more than 1/3 of the missions. and if you're an experimental type who wants to buildcraft like him then it sucks to hear>lol just ignore those ones, put sprint and power attack on his bar and wait til you get a couple eles and a mesmer
>>2111357Henchmen? Heroes?
>>2111360Maybe you're AI
>>2111361*your
>>2111361You remind me of the time the gw2 general got spammed by a dudes autistic bots for a few months, just posting complete nonsense
>>2111345if it was factions I'd get it but prophecies is not that hard. that was a challenge 4 secondary skill build
>>2111358personally i only use female heroes unless forced not to because i'm not gay but you do you
>>2111367YOU'RE a bot
alright how hard is the crystal runner mission actuallydo i need to bring pin down/dodge and/or other people for it?
>>2111355You can slap seven henchmen in your party and complete everything but the hardest content if you don't want to build out your heroes. The seven hero team builds are just powerful optimized constructions.
>>2111355You'll need to do some basic micro even with busted party comps, usually because you're trying to pull a mob pack away from another so you're not fighting two at a time. Some mobs and bosses have problematic AoEs that will really fuck you up, so it's good to have your party pre-spread or for you to manually flag your heroes around so that they run out of AoEs.
>>2111371Claim one of the shrines after the first and then camp there until no more White Mantle come. Walk back to kill the Demagogue then light the rest unopposed.
>>2111369Me but I also use sousuke because we all know he's a twink
It's kinda nuts how much a resto bip and a st help. Bringing those and one other healer lets me get away with way too much
>>2111380I remember when I hero/henched my way through Nightfall back around release on my Ele, and I was constantly afraid of getting fucked up by accidentally pulling two packs. Now with the meta hero comps, you can just facepull and shitstomp multiple packs without a care in the world.
>>2111355The most common micro you will do is not with the skills themselves but just manually spreading your heroes for difficult pulls that have enemies with strong aoe abilities. It's not something you have to do for every pull.There's a few common buffs I micro on myself for better uptime (they will use them automatically also) and there's some defensive buffs I micro on myself when out of combat just so they're active when I engage enemy packs. Other than that the heroes play themselves just fine, obviously their AI works better and worse with some builds.
>>2111238Ecto's value peaks in October. They typically drag the value of other rare mats up with them as well which is prime sell time.Black Dye not worth investing serious money in. You are better off buying lockpicks.The best time to BUY ectos will be during or slightly after the January boardwalk festival. Alternatively you can take a gamble and wait till April to see if they fall even harder (if new content releases there's a good chance they will unless that new content has an ecto sink)>>2111252I only got it for my first time after nearly 15 years of playing. It's very much one of those stretch goals you slowly work toward, very doable with a daily routine but easily 1000+ hours as a new player. You are better off working on your HoM.>>211128015^50 is pretty common, you might be able to sell that to someone but I wouldn't hold more than 1. ANA and a few others are the only ones worth holding onto due to rarity and large usage by playerbase.>>2111308I have a alt which I am hoarding mods for alliance usage if you want to donate will be on in just a sec
>>2111369we're all #gay4goren here
>>2111308forget to post IGN oopPrepare for Pwn
Man I was going to the defender title in my first character but whew 1k xp per day isn't cutting it.
>>2111252Probably looking at 600-800+ hours, but honestly most of it is completionist stuff moreso than repetitive grinds.>Do every mission and dungeon in normal and hardmode>Vanquish every zone in normal and hardmode12 titles. This is "just" completing the game fully. Make sure you're doing your story books for missions/dungeons. Overlap with zaishen quests when you can, because that gets you coins which are worth decent money, and lets you group with other players which is more fun than doing everything with heroes imo.>Fully explore every zone and cap all skills8 more titles, 20 total. You can put a big dent in skill hunter and get 90%+ done on carto during missions/vanquishes.>Max all reps6 more titles, 26 total. These should be close to max, if not max, by the time you finish vanquishing/guardian. Zaishen quests and bonus weeks help here, without them you won't max all reps just by vanquishing and doing guardian, with them you can max all reps for "free" while doing other activities.Then you need Survivor + 3 Consumable titles. Consumable titles cost money, but since all this prior stuff takes so long and (aside from skill hunter) generates money, you'll have had plenty of time to do your weekly nick gift exchanges and build up a pile of zcoins. So you will probably be able to afford these titles, or at least be close to it. If you buy nick sets and turn them in, you're looking at probably around 10-15e/week. Depending on how much you overlapped vanqs and missions with zaishen quests, you should also have a decent amount of silver zcoins.All that said, there's no need to aim for gwamm as a new player. It's an autism challenge for people who are already heavily invested in the game, and you can't lock yourself out of it. You're not going to ruin your chances of getting gwamm down the road by playing suboptimally for your first hundred hours while you figure out if this is a game you want to sink a massive amount of time into.
>>2111406There's a reason they made it into a title; it's a pain in the ass (especially when you had to death level mobs).
>>2111406LDoA on your first character is nuts.
>>2111406people who tell you to do ldoa are checkbox nerds. it's what you to do hang out in presearing, not a 20 hour grind you're obligated to do before playing the game and having fnu
>>2111406The meta strategy is to get the quest that spawns the two guys outside of foibles fair and they scale with your level so you just exit and kill them over and over again. It's really boring but you can do it in like 19 hours of grinding. I do not recommend people do this for their first character lol.
>>2111308all gone, ask this guy >>2111405 if you want them now
I read that people who already owned GW1 would get Reforged for free but I'm not seeing it on my Arenanet account. Anybody know what's going on with that?
>>2111424It's the same game. Just load Guild Wars like usual and you will get the updates.
>>2111424It's a glorified patch. Update your game with -image.
>>2111424It's should show up as "Guild Wars" (it's an update not a new version of the game)
>>2111406>defender title in my first characterDon't do that, save that for an alt.
>>2111424what they meant with that is that if you only owned one or two campaigns for some reason, you'd get the remaining ones unlocked for free"Reforged" is just the rebranding for the Proph/Factions/Nightfall trilogy pack(EotN sold separately)
>>2111425>>2111426>>2111429>>2111431Thanks for the clarification.
>>2111420yeah both were me, I forgot to include my IGN in first message
I got a weird weapon, is this worth anything?
>>2111478yes, double vamp weapons are valuable because they're used by sync pvp bots to suicideq11 docks it a bit but probably still worth something
For my good deeds I gave away 200 mesmer tomes + 100 plat for some guy's armor.What have you done to keep newbs in GW?
>>2111478yay dual vamp you might find a buyer for this
>>2111482I give them the greatest gift of all: nothing
>>2111482I just dumped a bunch of wep mods on the guild quartermaster
>>2111481do the PvP botters know they can get the Chalice of Corruption effect on them for an extra -2 health degen?also cool roleplay stinky aura that's visible even in outposts (I have this on my PvE necro for this reason)
>>2111478Yes. It'll be like 1-3a but also it'll take a long time to sell.
where should I look to see what I can sell dyes for in pre before I leave?
>>2111482I helped one guy in pre searingKinda crazy how reforged brought new blood despite changing very little
>>2111478>Common Materials: Iron Ingot, Wood Plank>Rare Materials: Steel IngotHow did you get this info in-game?
>>2111508Why wouldn't you just hold onto them until you leave pre?
>>2111510gwtoolbox. 3rd party extension with 50gorillion features, Google it if you want to download it. Yes, it's safe to use.
>>2111511Because they're worth more in pre where there are no dye traders
>>2111509Only thing the game was missing was a playerbase, now you get returning players telling their friends, GW2babbies wanting to check out what all the fuss is about, etc.
>>2111514thanks mate, will look into it
>>2111521What exactly are they going to pay you with?
>>2111534EXPOSURE
>>2111482I didn't give away anything because im cheap, I did help people with some of the harder missions. I've run Tahnnakai about 20+ times now helping people getting walled by it.
>>2111524Not true, the game at least needed what toolbox does
>>2111509I like to tell people to run Mantra of Flames, it fucks over the flame guardians, the ele's, and the rangers (who use kindle arrows) pretty good. Plus it's basically a free pick for any heros who are running /Me for power drain.Can run greater conflag to make it even better.
>>2111550MoF is a pretty good skill to have no matter what campaign you're going through. And it only needs few points of investment
>>2111534money, retard
>>2111548what parts of tb
>>2111548>filtered by classic game design
Should I worry about Nick if I haven't finished exploring the map and all expansions?
>>2111593Nick changes his location every week. the wiki keeps track of him so dont worry you can't lose him, if he is in a location you can't reach yet you have a week to get there which is plenty of time.
>>2111593Not really, if he's in an easy spot or has an easy farm item I would consider it. For example this week is drake kabob which is not that bad to farm, and he's in early nightfall. I think next week or week after that will be Amber (rare mat)
>>2111593no. if you're playing campaigns just keep playing campaigns
>>2111593It's something you can do in your free time to generate some cash, that's all.
>>2111598>>2111600>>2111601>>2111599Thanks all. I do have access to this week's location so I will do that then try to finish Factions and Nightfall
Can I change my profession later or an I locked in for ,life?I'm trying to decide between the scythe class, ranger, or monk. Normally I'd go spear but I hate throwing spears.
>>2111599please tell me your farm, drakemasterthey fucking hate dropping for me
>>2111626Can only change secondary prof.
>>2111626Your primary is permanently locked in. Your secondary will eventually be changeable.
>>2111626you can change secondary profession but not primary. go ranger through prophecies it's pretty versatile
>>2111626You can't change your primary profession, but you can change your secondary at will once you progress through a certain portion of the campaign.You're going to want more than one characters anyway, so just pick one of those for each campaign.Also, you don't NEED to run spears on paragon. You can go /D for scythes, /A for daggers, or /W for everything else.
>>2111482I've been dedicating my time to rotating around mission outposts creating parties for players to join, using characters appropriately leveled/geared for the sub-20 ones to give a more authentic experience instead of carrying. I stick with all-player parties whenever possible, and the good thing is that almost everyone is happy to be patient and wait a little while before starting the mission if we're short.I'm waiting for people to start showing up in numbers for the Crystal Desert and Mainland Cantha missions, that's where the real fun™ begins.>>2111626You can change your secondary, but not your original profession. However, GW1 endorses and rewards you for having multiple characters in order to experience the different classes. Your stash is shared, for example.
Just to confirm, the only thing you can't change on a character is their primary confession? Secondary, user name, appearance, build, everything else is never permanently ruined or missable by screwing up?
>>2111635You have to buy a change for appearance and name in the store with real money, but otherwise they are changeable.
>>2111635build is changeable at-will, name and appearance are changeable for real life money
>>2111627Simple have a stockpile already built up from years of hoarding kabobsBut Rilohn Refuge is the best area to farm them imo. You can just start the mission and there's a big pack of drakes and then just restart it repeatedly to keep farming them. Drakes of Plain quest is pretty good way as well. >>2111635yes. The only thing unique about your profession is - armor, runes you can apply, your primary attribute.
>>2111635Primary profession is locked, secondary can be changed later in the campaigns, and from then on you can switch on the fly to any secondary profession you have paid the 100g or whatever for at a profession changer. Name and appearance can be changed for a fee from the Anet store, a name change will run you $6 and an total appearance change will be $4https://store.guildwars.com/en-us
>>2111635>user name, appearance,this costs real monies
What's the easiest class to dip into support/sorta healing while duoing with a friend in the super early parts of the proph (pre LA)? Necro or Ele?
I like the looks of characters in non prophecies campaigns but I want to start in prophecies.Can I make an elementalist in prophecy then make them look like one from another campaign?
>>2111646Maybe E/Mo
>>2111635Changing your username or appearance cost real world money, you have to buy it from the store. You can change your secondary class, attributes and skills anytime you want absolutely free as many times as you want but only in outposts and towns so you can't change them mid-mission.
>>2111646Ele has a big energy pool and can be a good off-healer.
>>2111648>>2111650Groovy. Easy dps when it's just us, Mo stuff if we can get a full group for a mission. I can dig it. I don't know what early healing looks like, though. Orison? Hands? Reversal of Fortune?
I vaguely remember someone saying Factions and Nightfall are worse if you are not playing a native class(assassin ritualist, paragon etc), is this true?
>>2111653No, I don't know why they would say that.
>>2111653no factions has incredible necro, ele, warrior, smite monk skills. you just shouldn't play it first probably
>>2111646Depends how you want to support him.If your friend is playing warrior I'd go with N/Mo necro has a lot of melee buffs it can apply. Alternatively you could play E/Mo as ele's big pool of energy good for casting monk spells on your friend. >>2111652Prot skills tend to be underrated early game. >>2111653No, it's perfectly fine not too some classes even have really great skills in factions. I'd almost say the opposite in regards to Assassin as it's miserable trying to get through factions on an Assassin. I don't know what anet was cooking in their meth lab when they made a campaign with enemies who do AoE explosions on death, and decided "lets put a lowest armor melee in this campaign"
>>2111647Should be able to change it to anything with a makeover change from the online store.
>>2111653You miss a little story introduction stuff, but I wouldn't say that it's essential to start a fresh character for Factions/Nightfall, since only 2-3 missions are on the tutorial island. This is in contrast to Prophecies, where you miss out on 6 or so missions and a considerable amount of story if you bring a Factions or Nightfall character over.However, you should absolutely beat Prophecies and Factions before going more than halfway through Nightfall, since there's a lot of plot points from those campaigns that get brought back up.
>>2111652>Orison? Hands? Reversal of Fortune?I don't think I'd use RoF without divine favor, unless you're an absolute god at reversing only the highest damage packets. Healing Breeze is solid prior to hitting Northern Shiverpeaks, due to the low amount of enchantment removal in Ascalon, plus it gets relatively less of its healing from DF. Orison is kinda shite, but you'll probably have to use it at least sometimes. Shielding Hands is godmode early on.
we're_rich.wav
>look for a rune or insignia at the rune trader that I need>not in stock
>>2111696Are the rune/material traders still fucked?
>>2111696>he fell for the mesmeme
>>2111696
>>2111478i gotta call in a buddy, who's a expert in these sort of things
What classes do dot damage?
>>2111707health drain or repeated packets of damage
>>2111699They stock up again but certain runes and insignias run out fast.>>2111700I need shit for monk and warrior actually.
>>2111709uh like affliction warlock from wow
>>2111707All of them, but ranger, necro, mesmer probably have the most emphasis on it.
>>2111712there's nothing like that in guild warsthe closest you're getting is, like other anon said, health degeneration.
>>2111712You'll want GW2 for that.
Mandatory guild erp has begun
>>2111721can't bulee you'd put our cup on blast like datwawaa ahh post
>>2111707>>2111717I'm sure there is some sus Necro/Paragon combination (or reverse) that can apply Bleeding, Deep Wound, Poison, Burning and knockdown all at the same time, even if it wouldn't be good. Homebrew cooks feel free to chime in.
>>2111741Degen being capped at 10 pips means that the damage you can get for it will inherently be limited. It's fine for PvP, where healing pressure is very valuable, but not so much for PvE.
>>2111744There's several skills that mimic health degen but are actually just damage packets, and thus stack with degen. Think Glimmering Mark, Illusion of Pain, Renewing Surge etc.
>Fixed a bug where the Bonus Mission Pack and Eye of the North DLC showed as owned in "Manage Account" but were not recognized in-game, preventing access to purchased content for Steam players>Fixed a bug preventing task tracker position customization when gamepad hints were disabled>Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the game while using the virtual cursor>Fixed a rare crash at the end of music tracks when OpenAL environmental effects were enabled>Addressed an issue where every trader in-game decided to stop trading (fixed in the evening of Dec 7 without a build)
Bros why does GWtoolbox crash my game
>>2111712necro
>>2111771what's the error like? do you rawdog it or have a launcher?
>>2111784I just ran the exe for the first time after launching the game. GW1 window stops responding right after I close the in game GWtoolbox settings window
>>2110791https://www.gwtoolbox.com/history>Version 7.14>[New] Added elite skill capture locations to world map
>>2111794hmm I actually don't know what could be the problem, I only ever ran toolbox integrated with a launcher, someone else should know
i don't know what i should and shouldn't be salvaging
>>2111806everything
>>2111794Did it update? It should be ver 8.3Alternatively, if you start it and then go to a loading screen before it finishes loading (~3sec) it'll crash
>>2111721piipo was just standing there asking for it
>>2111806Salvage everything until you have 250, then feel free to be selective. Gold is easy to come by.
feels gud to get bonus items
do you think people made bank when they added the zaishen chest by mistake ahead of the update and it didn't require a key, it think it was removed real quick after but it must've been a gold rush
>>2111823i dont think
>>2111841based, honestly
>>2111841
>>2111806usually the items used to make consets (iron, dust, feathers, bones) are more valuable than average at the mat trader. cloth and tanned hides might be good for your armorif it's magical, bone, looks metal, or says "rod" or "wand," salvage it>>2111823you used to be able to straight up dupe items and people duped like the 1/1 henchmen tonics and minipets that were rewards for art contests
>>2111847>mfw Scam Risk becomes Level 21
>>2111358i mean sprint and power attack got me through nightfall to exactly that pointalso you wont have an assassin or a ritualist so actually its more like your class + monk necro mesmer and ele you need to get skills for
>>2111858you're agreeing with me>got me through>you need to get skills forthe point was about being able to experiment, not being able to beat missions while ignoring half the heroes. you can beat the game with like 15 hero skills total if you had to
When I unlock the ability to swap secondaries will I have to ping pong around the various campaigns to grab every skill for new ones or is there like a master endgame skill trainer I can hit up?
>>2111865every prophecies skill is available from 1 dude at the end of the gameevery factions skill is available from 1 chick at the beginning of the game
>>2111867Cool
>>2111865>>2111867>>2111871Also, at least for several martial skills, there are duplicates with different names & icons. So if you are looking at warrior/ranger skills make sure you aren't buying the same skill again unless you want more than one of it on your bar.
>working on primary quest>watch cinematic>dropped and left in a hub>no quest tracker>can't seem to find a mission nearby (the NPC in front of me doesn't have one)>cinematic kind of tells me what to do but not how to do it>wiki is vague>spend five to ten minutes wandering around>this happens for me at least once a dayEasily my biggest complaint about the game. I know other games overdo it with breadcrumb trails and so on, but a Main Story Quest should not outright disappear over and over unless it's DONE.Will continue looking through the wiki and wandering around town until I find it again.
>>2111902What town are you in, sport?
>>2111902Armen the Guide
>>2111508only black dyes are worth extra in pre
>>2111902I think my favorite instance of this is getting to Lion's Arch and you kind of just have to remember you need to go to D'Allesio Seaboard two zones over.
>>2111909why black
>>2111918das rite white boi
>>2111915Well, when you leave Lion's Arch through it's only exit there is a guy standing right outside with a quest to go there. The place I do remember getting disoriented is To Kryta, because once you step outside the ice cave you have to turn 180 degrees and talk to the tall man in ambiguously homosexual attire.
HOLY SHIT NEW CONTENTWhat do you guys think this "Eye of the North" DLC will be all about?
>>2111922Holy fuark bros are we getting a werebear profession?!
>>2111922>Guild War: Eye of the North>GW:EotN>GW:ENHOLY SHIT THEY'RE BRINGING BACK GWENSCREENCAP THIS POST
>>2111923hope so, hope it's really good in pve and changes up all the strats for speedclears, they've been needing a little revision
>>2111921Oh that one too I don't know why they placed him like that
>>2111905>>2111906>>2111915The solution for me this time in Nahpui Quarter time was to open the Party Members panel and hit Enter Mission. I'm used to talking to a guy that does the same thing in Nightfall, but hopefully I remember the button exists this time around.
>>2111929Ah, yeah that's the norm and Nightfall is the one that needs you to talk to a guy so he can check you have the right hero in your party.
wtf are professions
>>2111947classes
>>2111947jobs i.e. classes i.e. mario suits
>>2111947wagecucking
wow this shiro guy seems like a real asshole, hope he doesn't do anything too crazy
>>2111962this minus the s
>>2111962i don't know who this shiro guy is but someone in old ascalon gave me a mini of him
>>2111962THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE OF PLANSTHE EMPEROR
>>2111947>>2111950>>2111955>>2111961You damn professionals and your so-called professionalism. How dare you.
Why would Shiro listen to a random fortune teller anyways after spending so many years in service of the Emperor and probably getting to know him on a much more personal level than even many of his advisors? Is he retarded?
>>2111962shiro is the victim here
>>2111981Yes, actually.
>>2111983Hmmm....
>>2111981well hes a guild wars villain so retardation is just assumed
So uhh, are you normally able to clear pulls like this? Had to go around the long way because I certainly can't with my current setup.
>>2111994That's one(1) group. This is Kaining City, we blobbing up in this motherfucker, get your 6v6 ass back to Northern Shiverpeaks
>>2111994Sometimes they'll split off which makes it easier, but if not then you're shit out of luck.
>>2111998>>2111994Same thing really
>>2111994get yourself a minion bomber
>>2111981she told him his fortune correctly like 3x, and he wasn't his bodyguard that long
>>2111994One of those times were Panic is more useful than E Surge.
>>2112009get yourself a kryta bomberhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puR7ZMosEY
>>2111994can't you get a good ele aoe elite early in kaineng
>>2112017Christ almighty, watching pre-2010 YT is like living in the ruins of a great empire that mysteriously collapsed.
>get the eye of janthir>told it humbles those who are not worthy>Justiciar Halbion gets knocked down
>New players getting stuck in Embark Beach after talking to that Zaishen NPC in every outpost
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT I DID IT AGAIN I FUCKING FORGOT TO TALK TO THE DUDE FOR THE CHOSEN ESCORT NOW I NEED TO DO THE WHOLE FUCKING MISSION AGAIN
>see new cool elite>learn elite>broke>scrounge up enough for a new signet of capture>see new cool elite>repeat ad nauseum>broke bitch for the past week, it never stopsWhat a world
>>2112095la vie de bohemeremember to identify your drops before selling them
secondary professions don't add anything if you don't take any skills from them right like they don't give you base stats or anything?
>>2112118Nope, just the ability to use their skills.
why is the gw1 wiki so fucking autistic? I can't parse any useful information from it
>>2112133What article are you looking at? Compared to other games I've always thought GW1's to be the best.
>>2112133I wish every wiki was as structured as the GW wiki honestly, it's pretty clean and concise IMO.
>>2112133but the gw wiki is goated
>>2112133What the fuck are you talking about? Is it words? Is reading words what kids think autistic people do?
>>2112138for example, https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guide_to_playing_as_a_mesmerdoes there really need to be a link to the fucking art of war??? a more serious complaint is : https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guide_to_making_a_buildThis is the most useless, tel me nothing page i've ever read in terms of actually helping me construct a skill build
>>2112171Would explain why the literacy rate has plummeted in the last few years.
>>2112172>looks up a strategy guide for how to play a difficult class>wtf why is there so many wordsWere you expecting a GW2 "just auto attack and spam buttons off cooldown" type explanation? https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/MesmerJust click one of the attributes and look at the skills. Boom all you need for finding what skills exist in the game.As far as the second page - what do you mean? It literally told you everything you need to know about how to MAKE a build on your own, even warns you about common mistakes people do when creating builds which causes them to not work so well and tells you the basic roles in a guild wars party. What were your expectations coming into this page? That'd it'd be full of builds for you to instantly run and not know a single thing about like GW2? Have you considered just playing the game anon?
>>2112172>This is the most useless, tel me nothing page i've ever read in terms of actually helping me construct a skill buildreally?>if you build around this attribute, this is your role, link to article detailing exactly what an effective player looks like>go 12-12-3 unless you really need the utility of your 3rd attribute>add one of [linked] skilled to fuel your energy, unless you have a battery>bring versatile skills or ones tailored to the zone, don't bring similar skills unless they have long cds, don't try to double up stuff like stances>don't try to stack +ar crazy high, or casting speed degen, or health degen/regen>space on your bar is a resource, an efficient non-flashy elite might be good, or you might spend space on your bar to compensatethat's all pretty great advice. what else do you need to know? were you expecting them to tell you what skills to put on your bar? there have been hundreds and hundreds of meta builds over the years, and thousands of functional ones
>>2112172Anon, the link to art of war is a silly joke about Mesmers being an often reactive play style, so being a good Mesmer means anticipating what enemies and players in pvp are going to do next. Mesmer vs Mesmer is like a wild west duel at high noon. I don't know what you're expecting here, if you've ever read literally any kind of guide or instruction manual it's no more flowery in writing style or opaque in meaning. Are you waiting for the wiki to simply tell you in specific detail what skills to equip and attributes to allocate in order to be The One Optimal Class build?
>>2112189whatever that page is is a lot more what i was expecting when i clicked the how to make a build page.>>2112197>Are you waiting for the wiki to simply tell you in specific detail what skills to equip and attributes to allocate in order to be The One Optimal Class build?no but apparently i have triggered some sacred cow reflex in all of you that I don't think anything constructive will come from continuing. Wiki still sucks though
>>2112214but then what did you want the page to be when you clicked it? honest questionmaking a good build is hard and specific, and that goes into some of the details and edge cases. if you just want guidelines I don't think it's hard to figure out>put some shit that hurts the enemy or helps your party>spec hard into it so it's effective, try to find synergies>add a couple things to help your survivability and energy, if your party can't handle it
Isn't Mesmer one of the hardest profs to build for just because of how many weird and esoteric interactions it has with basically every facet of the combat system?
>>2112237
>>2112240That's what I've been told before and why I've never tried one out
>>2112237not really desuall the skills basically do what they say on the tin
>>2112243Oh
>does there really need to be a link to the fucking art of war???
>>2112247you can read them and judge for yourselfhttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/List_of_mesmer_skillsit's not as simple as "deal x damage" but you can pretty easily figure out the use case or context for every skill
>>2112220>but then what did you want the page to be when you clicked it? honest question>making a good build is hard and specificif its that hard to generalize then I don't think a page like that should exist in the first place. When I click on a "how to make a build" page, I am expecting some easily digestible ideas on "if you're this class, your good at these things" I suppose.
>>2112237Funnily enough, no. I find it to be the easiest because it's core principle of punishing skills is so strong that it's hard to fuck it up, and then Mesmers also have a fair few really good "fuck you, eat this direct damage" skills. They're an "anti-caster" that out-damages most casters. As for fighting against Mesmers, they have a really hard time with instant-effect skills and attacks, and virtually everything they do is a hex, so hex removal gives trouble - most of the time. Sometimes they have a build based on giving you a hex and then using the hex as ammo for a big fuck you slap when it gets removed, either by you or them.Fuckin Mesmers, man.
>>2112237>>2112243It's more difficult because it requires meta game knowledge to identify which mobs are which professions to know which one to cast anti melee like empathy on, and which one to cast anti caster like backfire on.When I walk up to an enemy party of Kournan's I know to prioritize my rupts on the Scribe and the Oppressor because the Priest and the Seer cast spells too fast for me to rupt. Or I know that the Zealot is the best one for me to cast empathy on because he is a dervish, so his scythe will trigger empathy multiple times compared to the warrior or paragon. Or in early proph realizing Grawl Ulogdyte is a healer so you need to deny their ability to heal the melee.A lot of mesmers don't read their skills carefully either for example realizing power spike only interrupts SPELLS, while cry of frustration can interrupt any SKILL including melee skills and signets which can be an extra source of confusion why power spike isn't working.It's why I'd never recommend Mesmer as someone's first character, but it's ok to do as second character it's really not that bad once you understand how the game flows and you read your skills.>if you're this class, your good at these thingsYou mean like it says in the first paragraph? lol>deliberating or the saboteur profession>rely on control-based abilities>mesmers enjoy a vast array of tools to disrupt or turn enemy actions against themBut if this was too meaty for you, right below this section the guide gave brief summaries of each of the 4 attributes and what they do in 30~ words or less. And gave linked examples of skills they refer too lolI'm not trying to shill the wiki, but reading is a helpful life skill to have. But failing that, we have a youtube video linked in our OP that has a profession guide.
>>2112256>if its that hard to generalize then I don't think a page like that should exist in the first place.here's your page for why you shouldn't play assassin
>>2112256why would they hide information just because it's not simple>some easily digestible ideas on "if you're this class, your good at these thingsisn't that the first thing in the articlealso you linked a page which does say that, like mesmers are just a class which does a lot of weird shit, if you look at the monk version of that page it leads off with >Monks are the healing backbone of a party, keeping the other players alive and healthy. They get the unique Divine Favor bonus and two entire skill lines solely devoted to protecting and restoring those health bars. They also have the most hex and condition removal skills and the most resurrection skills.which is about as simple as you can ask for. the ele one says like "you do aoe dps." I think the problem is partially that you picked a weird class and then wanted it to be simple
I'm a Warrior and I like to hit things with my sword
>>2112256Well, you don't even need a wiki for that. The classes insofar as what they are meant for is straightforward, but the variety of skills and how the are free to interact is what makes the builds, and there's a lot of them. In order for the page to be a guide of any substance beyond "If you''re a warrior, equip a sword and go hit things, dummy", it needs to start digging into the nuances of what kinds of roles and playstyles the classes can have. For example right now I'm building up an Elementalist, and normally that means I sit in the back and cast fireballs or whatever. However, there are a fair few spells that damage and debuff whatever is right close to me, or touch/melee range, and while normally that might be considerd a defensive spell to get people off of you, I'm fucking around with build that teleports into a group of enemies, does a bunch of close range damage and debuffs, and then teleports back out before they wise up to my bullshit and wafflestomp my glass cannon ass. I'm still a magic caster type of character, it just works a little different to the typical. That's the cool thing about GW, you aren't as class-locked into a playstyle as it seems, even though you still fit the archetypes.
>>2112237Mesmer has a good chunk of build that is retarded proof>E-Surge is aoe ignore armor DPS>Keystone Signet is spamming Signet on CD>Ineptitude is AoE Melee Hate>Panic is mass interrupt on easy mode
>>2112273>>some easily digestible ideas on "if you're this class, your good at these things>isn't that the first thing in the articleIts not comprehensive. Wheres the faction and nightfall classes for this chart?
>>2112171>>2112178It's all about visual nowadays. So yea, from the zoomies point of view, the web look outdated and full of boomertism. It's part of their gib me nao mentality.
>>2112171Speaking of conditions I am getting fucking raped by shit in Kryta and of course the old anet devs thought "hey wouldn't it be cool if the one monk henchman didn't have any condition removal at all?"
>>2112286it's so straightforward it seems boring. originally i was thinking after prog i'd look to bring it to factions/nightfall prog but now i dunno. maybe i'll make a warrior instead. or, god forbid, a ranger.
>>2112289the purity of the game design went out the window after prophecies, rit communing does support and damage and control. no one knows what the difference between earth prayers and wind prayers is, science has never figured it out. it would be more confusing to categorize them all than to leave them outanyway, the axioms for making a good build are the same regardless once you pick a role, and you know the pages that tell you at length what the potential playstyles for any class are. it can't both be too exhaustive and in need of generalizing and simplifying, and not comprehensive enough
>>2112306Check'd on the post time
>>2112279i'm an elementalist and i like to cast rodgort's invocation
>wake up>update game>type /bonus>remain implessfukou da...
Overcast is so ass, how do I unfuck myself from this shenanigan?
They should let you keep using the stone at 20, like who gives a fuck I can spawn infinity bonus weapons at any time.
I havent played in 15+ years. I know its a lot to ask, could I have a summary of the classes? Im thinking Me/Mo and ive watched summary videos but i still cant be sure. Is paragon not viable?
>>2112341>>2103063>New player and not sure what profession to run?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSQQe_3P1P0
>>2112341Meant to reply to second part but forgotParagon is fine, it's in better spot (meta wise) today than it was a few years ago, but it's still a very ehhhh class. If you like it, then play it.
>found the ghost of althea>overwhelmed with sadnessbros they burned her alive ;-;
>>2112338if you have a weapon set with 2 +15/-1 energy weapons, you can spend energy you don't have, but then you have to wait for that to regen before you can even get back to 0. it's like high apr payday loans>>2112341all classes are viable, basically all combos are too. me/mo is fine>warriorsall melee range, knockdowns and conditions and damage and more damage, very tanky>rangerbows, traps, pets, and cheap energy builds using other classes' skills>monkheals, redbar and predictive protection, slightly weak offensive caster>necrominions, offensive casting and debuffs, hexes and conditions, some incidental party buffs using corpses or enemies. lots of free energy>mesmerfucking with the enemy with magic. all kinds of debuffs and "stop hitting yourself"s and damage. casts and recharges spells fast>eleoffensive magic, dps and burning and slowing and a few party buffs. big energy pool>sinsquishy melee that crits a lot with daggers and fucks with enemies a bit>ritsummons offensive and defensive spirits, buffs party members, has some direct damage and heal spells too. can make tanky necro minions>paragonparty buff bitch, ranged melee, some interesting skills but relegated to insanely boring builds>dervjack of all trades scythe melee, lots of aoe and tanking and enchantment spam
>>2112343Ive watched your linked video and quite a few others and read the wiki's skillpage kinda thoroughly. Still kinda uncertain...Im a hybrid player, so i feel like no matter who i choose kinda obligated to go secondary monk. I dont know much about the 4 new classes (Derv/Para/Assn/Rit)Is a primary class significantly more important than secondary?
>>2112368your primary is unchangeable and sets your armor class, energy regen, and primary attribute. your secondary can be changed anytime for free once you get to a certain point in the story.
>>2112368primary classes have primary attributes and can effectively use the skills in those attributes, and can level them more than secondary ones (with runes, e.g. to 16 instead of 12)they have different armor levels (warrior tanky, ele squishy) and energy regen levels (warrior slow, casters fast)a me/mo will get off long duration heal spells faster. a e/mo will have a bigger energy pool. a n/mo will have constant energy influx
>>2112365Thanks for doing all this for me. I like knockdowns, but I didnt really like warrior last time I played. I like ranged CC, but didnt really wanna do water elementalist, although maybe that would be most CC oriented for me(?) Back when i played 15+ years ago I was a mesmer, but i didnt make it super far...Are any classes able to kite in range? Like archer has most range with longbow and he spams cripple? Something like that? Is the range of an archer actually further than spellcasters to a point you can actually kite or not really?
>>2112368I think you're overthinking itGW1 is a horizontal progression game meaning even if you play the class you are uncertain of until level 10 and decide you don't like it. You've just unlocked all of those skills for the rest of your heroes on your account. Reaching max level in guild wars takes maybe 10~ hours. You are encouraged to play every profession in this game because it helps build your account "deck" of skills to try out. >>2112375Ranger has different types of bows that do different things. But yes, ranger has the longest range out of any class in this game https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/BowLongbow and Flatbow both have a range of 1.48 (1.0 being agroo circle) additionally all projectiles are affected by height, so you can easily make it go even further.You can kite in this game, but generally people don't unless they are solo-ing without heroes or hench, or stuck at a REALLY difficult group of mobs.
>>2112375ranged almost anything is the distance from the center of this compass to the edge of the small circle surrounding it. there are bows with very slightly longer range, with shorter range and quicker flight time, a few touch or half range spells, but it's all marginalyou can kite projectiles, but probably not consistentlyI think you should probably just try playing me/mo and see how it goesalso idk what cc means. if it's crowd control mes can do that too
>>2112011he was the emperor's bodyguard for at least 14 years, likely longer
>>2112397how do you know that? I know he was in the army or whatever for a long time, but not that he was his bodyguard
>>2112365>2 +15/-1 energy weaponsSo according to cgpt I will need seize the day and live for today inscription, which I'm assuming it will be expensive, correct? Time to grind my ass off then.
>>2112375There are a lot of different methods for doing CC (I assume you mean crowd control).If you want to be a caster and still do knockdowns you can do earth magic, they have quite a few spells that do knockdowns (but they often come at the cost of "exhaustion". Rangers can do knockdowns too via hammer "bunny-thumper" builds. IMO, rangers are probably the most versatile and flexible martial class.>>2112384>Reaching max level in guild wars takes maybe 10~ hoursIIRC, with Factions, that might be as little as 3-4 hours.
>>2112404you can craft them in factions for a few plat and matsI was mostly joking, your build should not have that much exhaustion. cut some skills or don't spam them so much. you want just enough to trigger conditional effects usually
>>2112402>A master of the Assassin's disciplines, Shiro was the Emperor Angsiyan's bodyguard, entrusted with his sovereign's life. He famously repelled an attack by Am Fah rebels in 1368 [Canthan Calendar], beheading the leader of the ambush and executing even those who surrendered.source: https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/An_Empire_DividedJade Wind happens in 1382, 14 years later.
>>2112404>cgptuse the fucking wiki, it has all the info you need and will always be correct and won't never hallucinate some bullshit for you
Thoughts on making an Ele hero run earth/water magic for knockdowns and snares?
>>2112415probably good, give it a shotonly concern is maybe them running into enemy balls when you don't want or expect them too
>>2112411Oh, sorry bro, I'm clueless about the game, so I don't get the joke. I thought that how it really works, since it's how I feel most of the time with the loan thing. I'm still at the ring of fire quest chain atm, so I will check factions crafting when I'm done with prophecies. Thanks.
>>2112416This is assuming I'd be frontlining as a Warrior/whatever to try and get enemies caught up on me.
>>2112415Its easier to just make a hero a pure earth as earth provide knock down, knock down if they run, and ward. Making them /P and giving them Fallback also help if they can manage their own energy.
>>2112422Can you chain knockdowns? I figured there would be some kind of delay which is why the snares would help keep them grouped up.
>>2112417hf, factions ele is fun as fuck once you get there. ring of fire too actually has a ton of cool ele elitesoften people put just one overcast skill on their bar and use it to pop the conditions on all those spells that require a little, you have to be measured with it so you can regen before you reach the next fight or you end up in hell. +30/-2 sets are a real thing, especially in pvp, but just for energy not more overcast
>>2112421well there's only so much you can do, they're gonna try to rape the ele instead if it's close trying to spam pbaoe spellsgive it a try though, you don't need any gear for a basic test
>>2112429Oh right true, yeah that's why I really like this game you can just fuck around with shit and see how well it works.
>>2112427Yeah, I'm grinding ele elite skills over there atm, just finish stealing eidolon mist and now back to grind more shekel for the next skill. I think it's one of my favorite map so far.
>>2112424yeah you can quarter knock (look it up) but that's high level sweat for PvP, mainly so that monks can't even cast 3/4 sec casting spells in between kd's
>>2112415Run all heroes as X/Me, slap Signet of Clumsiness onto each of them. They'll use it on CD and perpetually shut down enemies.
>>2112063How come the Eye of Janthir doesn't notice that we're Chosen?
I got a skill unlock pack from the GW store.Does one tome unlock one skill, so I will need 100 tomes?
>>2112118Weapon mastery stats increase weapon damage and meet requirements even if you don't take skills for them, but there aren't a lot of situations where you'd do this.
>>2112479The skills are unlocked for you account, so you could roll a pvp char and use all of the skills from that campaign, but for pve chars, you'll still need to use a skill trader or tomes.
>>2112482>tradertrainer
>>2112482Awesome thx
>>2112237Whenever I do some kind of iron man or otherwise restricted prog as a mesmer, I feel like the class does a great job of rewarding my game knowledge by letting me shut down specific annoying enemies with particular counters, and the design of the class as a high skill control caster really shines through. Whenever I play mesmer at level 20 I feel like my brain is dripping out my nose as I cast panic and mistrust and wastrels on caster balls then go afk.
>>2112248Funny enough, I first learned about The Wart of War because of a Guild Wars PvP guide I read back in 2007. It linked to Sirlin's Playing to Win, which references Sun Tzu a bunch. I still have a soft spot for it, even if relating AoW quotes to vidya is cheesy as fuck.
>>2112237No, Mesmers are the hardest to master but once you do they become one of the best classes in the game. It's the reason so many people stack mesmer heros.
>>2111929Maybe you should have just played in release order like we told you to?>>2112298Yeah, that's when they start introducing conditions more heavily is also when they give out skills to deal with it like Plague Touch and Antidote Signet.>>2112338Eles have a big ass energy bar specifically to manage this.>>2112237It's only as hard as you make it. But yes, gittin gud and making entire mob groups kneel with Psychic Instability makes you feel like an evil genius.
>>2111962this into 18% adept staff headpraise istan
>>2112498i did not mean to reply to shiro poster
>>2112260>Sometimes they have a build based on giving you a hex and then using the hex as ammo for a big fuck you slapRA mesmers powerblocking my cure hex has given me incurable lifelong trauma.
>Running a build based on linkrel in FA just to absolutely cuck the luxonshttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Peace_and_HarmonyGod I love being Kurzick
The moment you see a mesmer in pvp you know you're in for a shit time. They don't even want to win they just want to ruin your day.
>>2112475
>>2112237you press arcane echo into esurge and do more damage than the next 2 guys in the party combined lmao
>>2112516>1/4s cast, 8s CD, no energy cost>AoE interrupt, knockdown anyone using attack skillsPairs well with any other interrupt designated for spells.
>>2112512I used to run PnH all the time in AB. It was fun throwing that on somebody vs. sin bars that required conditions for their dagger chains to work properly. Then it got nerfed from 7s cooldown to 12s, plus it lost duration. I kept running it because I could not be fucked to learn condition/hex removal priority.
>>2112521>cry of frustration + signet of clumsiness for 2 mass interrupts with 0 point investmentwell designed class
mesmer rework 2026
>>2112525>Inspiration was under utilized, so we have buffed Tease AoE to earshot.
>>2112524Yes. You can build every hero to shut down enemies 24/7, with zero investment It really does trivialize the game. You'll also lose interest in playing mesmer yourself, because it's impossible to compete with heroes for interrupts.
>>2111947vocations
damn dervish is a brick shithouse
>>2112570*brickhouseEven if you manage to kill one and he dies near you you're suddenly blinded, crippled, bleeding and on fire
How many people were on average playing the game before Reforge?Mostly just asking because i never wanted to play GW1 before since i feared it might die at any moment which is also my fear with XIV and WoW, but slightly less soAlso, usually never use /vm/, is it normal that the thread is at 1.5k? lmao
>>2112529yeah this is why you make some shitposting build for your own mesmer instead because you have a reaction time and a shit ass ui to fight against
>>2112579probably low thousands online at any given time, total active players in the low tensnow with reforged probably five times easily.
>>2112529That's why you make a mes build that's not about interrupts.
>>2112529You just aren't setting your heros up right to buff your play style.Play a dom mes build with heavy rupts, PI is my poison of choice can easily team carry when played by a human. Run wastrels for free damage. First mesmer - classic ineptitude anti melee illusion mesmer which will be attacking foes you don't normally rupt anyway. Run frustration and arcane conudrum. Both spells make rupting easier, and make your rupts do more damage.2nd mesmer - shared burden or stolen speed with more illusion magic spells. Run frustration on bar.3rd mesmer, either run Fevered Dreams or run Lyssa's Aura so you can arcane mimic steal it for infinite energy. Either way frustration on this bar as well.Add 2 necros, 1 playing BiP, 1 playing sanity incoming with the bone minions.add 1 ST rit.If you have a fevered dreams mesmer, add an air ele with thunderclap. If you didn't run fevered dreams, go for an ele attunement fire ele for DPS or if you're a try hard, add a 2nd rit on for SoS.The illusion mesmers will cripple the melee who you won't be targetting, and the frustration + arcane will make spell casting miserable and buff your ability to rupt that I bet you'd be able to reliably rupt 1/2 and 1/4 second skills. Especially if you go with the fevered dreams mesmer. >>2112581Yep. I run a 5 ele team on my mes.
only really ever played ranger back in the day, but in wow and shit i played lockany class with a bunch of dots?
>>2112579In 2022 anet announced that the playerbase had tripled in the last 5 years. Official player numbers aren't known but it was estimated before reforged to be between 1.5k and 2.5k (and this is a very low estimate due to nature of game). Post reforge the game is easily hitting 10k+ players logged in. That said, GW1 has an excellent single player experience the game population could be dead and other than PvP you'd still be able to play and complete entire game.Our thread is absolutely FLYING normally we don't move this fast, but in addition to game population going up by 10X, the thread posts went up by 10X as well.
>>2112589Which is weird because when I visit azn districts they're always empty, not even 1 player.
>>2112590The entire playerbase groups up in the NA districts, most of the people playing in the asia districts are not people looking to see other players/hang around in outposts.
>>2112591But how am I supposed to find my gw playing future asian wife?
>>2112583>>2112589Thats actually alot more players than i thought, i figured it'd be 500~ at max>That said, GW1 has an excellent single player experience the game population could be dead and other than PvP you'd still be able to play and complete entire game.Yeah i know, it's moreso the feeling of playing a "dead game", being in cities/hubs and not seeing another person etc
>>2112593The community is pretty dedicated to keeping the game alive. Even before reforged back when it had been a decade since a content update and there was 0 hope of GW1 ever getting anything ever again, people were still organizing weekly community PvP and you could still find player groups for daily missions and bounties.Failing that, we're starting our next ironman prog in January, I believe this will be our 10th prog since our guild has started organizing 3 years ago.Never been a better time to jump in and try it, from everything I've heard anet was overwhelmed by the amount of interest reforged created and new content seems to be increasingly likely.
>>2112593People have no choice. If someone wants to scratch the Guild Wars itch his only choice is GW.
>>2111909okay, so original question but for black dyes then since I have some of those
>>2111922>picyou just know...
>>2112133>why is the gw1 wiki so fucking autistic?Because that's exactly what you want a wiki to be, retardo. The autists include all the info you need.
>>2112600If your black dye is in post searing, it is worth whatever it's worth at the dye trader (1-5k). Until an arms baron attempts to corner the market again and drive black dye prices up.Black dyes in pre searing are only place they are worth anything because the community uses it as a pseudo currency.
>>2112410i got my dervish to kaineng center at 18 and got 2 levels in like 20 mins because the quests are 3k xp a pop
>>2112613Anon.Holy fucking shit.>>2111508>where should I look to see what I can sell dyes for in pre before I leave?>>2111909>only black dyes are worth extra in pre>>2112600>okay, so original question but for black dyes then since I have some of thoseWHERE CAN I CHECK WHAT PEOPLE IN PRE ARE BUYING BLACK DYES FOR SINCE I CURRENTLY HAVE BLACK DYES IN PRE?
>>2112597>reforged is huge success, player base explodes and demands more content>ANet obliges>starts adding dailies and other QoL stuff to pre to keep permas engaged>eventually sells an expansion that adds an alt timeline ending where you stop the searingcould you imagine the level of basedness?
>>2112620You can find what they are asking to buy/sell for here:https://ascalon.gwtoolbox.com/
>>2112585That's an option, yes. I can also just outsource the interrupts to the NPCs and play something ridiculous like >>2112574 suggests. Literally everything becomes viable if your enemies can't fight back.
>>2112597>Failing that, we're starting our next ironman prog in January, I believe this will be our 10th prog since our guild has started organizing 3 years ago.What are the rules?
i have grown to hate my bip hero not casting it on martials by default and having to micro that shit every fight
>>2112620google ascalonchat I swear if you niggas don't start checking links in OP and rudimentary searches on gw wiki I'm gonna crash out
>missing .1% of elona>boot up texmod>open map>game crashesThanks anet, for breaking a mod where no fix will ever come
Can you still mix dyes and exploit the metallic sheen of silver dye?
>>2112648Yes
>>2112647Well someone will probably make a new one eventually, temps was always extremely buggy anyways.
>>2112647we use gMod now unc, what is this 2009? texmod will crash gw for sure
>>2112654I've been using texmod without issue for decades. Shit, it worked over a week ago.
>>2112661well it don't anymore probly cause of reforgedlookup gMod it's on the same repo as toolbox
>>2112644I mean yeah that's on me, but the fact that it took so many posts restating the exact same very simple question to get one nigga to actually read it is way more damning than me missing something in the OP if you ask me.
>>2112665>have to compile your own exeI'm not gonna fuckin do that.
>>2112672Nvm, I'm a blind retard that missed the release list
>hard mode unlock is account widei need to read the wiki even more it seems
>>2112672it says in the notes down below that all you gotta do is swap the d3d dll to inject manually bro... please... read the notes... PLEASE
>>2112676that's hacking
>make it to yak's bend>game no longer has charr firey destruction filter over itBeautiful
>>2112521get a earthbound rit so you can knock down foes that normally cant be effected by knock down
can i make a necro and not focus on minions? i'll probably still raise a couple because why not, but i like the blood magic and debuffs and want to be more of a caster than a babysitter.
>>2112704Yes
>>2112704literally every necro attribute is good
>>2112704Icy Veins is fun. Fevered dreams, despite being a mesmer elite, is best on Necro. You can even play as a suicide bomber if you want.
>>2111406I'm doing it too because of brain damage, I guess.On the other hand, blowing up these charr packs is satisfying. Just wish they fixed this /bonus thing sooner. If imp is really that useful for this it would be nice, aggro is driving me crazy sometimes.
>>2112726nta, but I am currently doing ldoa title aswell with my first character. Imp would be really helpful not only because it adds up to the kill speed, but as you said aggro. Having to spend extra times wiggling around with the aggro adds up quite a lot of time. All in all it is definitely slower and more painful without the imp, but doable.I've moved on from charr farming to farming vanguard quest as I hit 14 and the imp would still be helpful just for the kill speed. At this rate might even hit 20 before they fix it as the best farming mission is coming tomorrow.
>>2112704You don't have to play minions even if you spec into Death Magic, the attribute has plenty of stuff besides minions in it
Can I get a guild invite? My IGN's Mage Initiate.
>tfw today's ZM is T-TempleHuman Resources: ON
>>2112776I don't get why you guys hate TT so much. There are far worse missions in Factions like Vizunah and Raisu Palace.
>>2112776>They were... disgusting
>It's a pack with three Awakened Cavaliers episodeVanquishing Joko's Domain is such a ballache
>>2112794Vizunah is fun as fuck with people.It's the funniest clusterfuck.
>>21126209k
>>2112794Vizunah is FUN wtf are you on about
>>2112794I haven't had issues with vizunah after that initial section where Togo can just die if you're on the foreign side.
>>2112800>>2112804I would like it more if it wasn't so buggy and/or Mhenlo and Togo weren't retards.>See this chest? I can't walk around it.>Oh, lemme just run in to that triple group of afflicted instead of letting them split up firstFucking gook retards
>>2112794I don't hate it. I think it's easy (with HR on).We have 4/8 for ZM LOG ON
I am going crazy, where is the option to turn off salvage info in toolbox?
the zaishen shekels are tempting but then i remember togo ai having to be tard wrangled with longbow pulling
>>2112799Think I spent literally 5+ minutes fighting a pack like that back when I did elona vanquisher
>>2112847Yeah, luckily I was in the Junundu so it was basically impossible to die, but shit was still ridiculous.
>>2112799I rezoned so I could grab frozen soil and I would try and pull backs out of the wastes so I could fight them not in the fuckin wurms.
>>2112719>>2112721>>2112721>>2112738thanks for the responses homies. i may have finally settled on a class.
>>2112704>>2108482
>>2112704Slap hexes and condis on mobs then burst them down with Discord and Necrosis.
>play monk in factions>become secondary necromancer for flesh golem>put every reflect shit spell on the flesh golem>???surely this will work and the enemies wont just ignore the flesh golem right
>>2112895You know the game is mostly parties of 8, right?Why would you need the golem?
>>2108482It's just vos but necro
>>2112635>Literally everything becomes viable if your enemies can't fight backhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmSO2cz2ozQ
>>2112898>not wanting a good goy
>>2112898i can make it a party of 8 with a bonus member
>>2112899and not actually scaling exponentially
>>2112898>he doesn't want to build around a giga Chad lvl+30 flesh golem
>>2112906>secondary NecroDeathmagiclets need not apply
>>2112905It scales the same as VoS, +1 proc per target hit. Unless you mean combining it with Mark of Pain.
Did they fix traders
>>2112934Unless it broke again after they fixed it yesterday, yes.
Not gonna lie, the game has always been really intimidating for me to get into, especially with all the terms being thrown around that mean nothing to meI also wanted to start with a Mesmer in Prophecies but got told that Mesmer is nearly impossible to play unless you know the mobs on the maps in advance, so that doesn't helpi really just wanna play a Mesmer, but GW2 is so fucking shit atm
>>2112898because it's swagged out
>>2112939whoever told you that is a retarded liar, like nigga just check skill tips lmao nigga read keywords
>>2112939>Mesmer is nearly impossible to play unless you know the mobs on the maps in advanceit's notjust stop being a pussy
>>2112939>I also wanted to start with a Mesmer in Prophecies but got told that Mesmer is nearly impossible to play unless you know the mobs on the maps in advanceLOLLMAO
>>2112939You don't need to know everything about everything, but knowing it makes you a better Mesmer.You can start gradually with that's a physical dude, so I'll slap him with Empathy, and that's a caster dude, so I'll slap him with Backfire.
>>2112939Just read your skill tooltips, and pay attention to the little monitor that shows what skills are hurting you. Interrupt the big ones. It's fine to die a bit as you learn. Eventually you can get a feel for what the other professions are. Usually elementalist are your highest priority to interrupt.
>>2112947>sunspear skill ebon skill dwarf skillhe's dumb but you are too
>>2112948>>2112950>>2112942Alright, i'll do that, thanks>>2112947Sorry that means nothing to me, but why is the armor on the right acting zesty?>>2112943rude
>>2112959It's a really meta build that is braindead easy.
>>2112956>retard doesent understand that you upgrade to this and the whole eotn shtick is replaceablenever played a mesmer have you ?
>>2112947I prefer this if I'm just being an ape. Evas is a whatever skill, and gole can be swapped out. Ymlad is honestly really good though, since it can be used mid cast bar to still kd and interrupt a cast, and it can create a good spike. Mistrust>esurge>ymlad all hitting at the same time is great. Serpents quickness+dwarf stab is annoying imo.
>>2112959Its the the final form of the most brain dead build in the game, yes it rivals some of the derv builds in brain deadness.Who ever the fuck told you you need to be a pro mlg player to play this fucking class i a retarded nigger faggot.This build just vomits damage and thats pretty much it
>last time i played the game everyone was trying to make their whole team necro's>now its all mesmerslol. just do whatever you want.
>>2112973*is
>>2112968>Serpents quickness+dwarf stab is annoying imoIt can be especially if you are doing some of the harder stuff and you are constantly popping them to be an optimal damage dealer.Also the build you posted is very solid, would run.
>>2112964didn't realize I was dealing with a frog, I'll be respectful of your mercurial temperamenthe said "in prophecies," meaning he's not gonna have any of that shit. there's like 3 unconditional damage mesmer spells and you can't dstab serpent's quickness to spam themyou can take all the nuance out of the class if you want but it takes a while and no one forced you to
>>2112982A thing I don't like about SQ is the wilderness req to have it full up fully, and it locking you into Me/R. And not having echo or mistrust is sad. On the build I posted, I'll change around the bottom four skills as needed. Drop glyph for cap sig, and to free up your secondary. I'll sometimes add in power drain/spike, empathy, cry of frustration, or shatter hex/enchant as needed. Auspicious is an okay alternative to glyph when combod into echo. Spiritual pain is ENTIRELY just to burn extra energy and make the bip work. If you're not playing with one, drop the skill. It's really easy to fuck yourself over. Mistrust is goated. I just dump it on an ele, sometimes necro. If there's a priority interrupt, that's what ymlad or a power drain would be for.
>>2112977this, just allymax by playing rangers with pets, a minion master, spirit spam and get a asuran summon
>>2112947>>2112964>it's playable because of this specific hypermeta build>>>reddit/guildwars
cannot believe it takes until crystal fucking desert to get bone minions in prophecies
>>2113016https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Bakkir_the_Forsakenhttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/The_Royal_Papers
>>2113016it doesn't
>>2113022>>2113023yeah i said the wrong thing i meant bone fiends, the ranged ones
>>2113026No quest or trainer until then, but you can cap it in Kryta.
>>2113026you can soc it way earlier but yeahI guess it's a way to give you a change of pace and new playstyle even that far into the game. some of the ele attunements or conjures take ages
>>2112524>Signet of clumsiness + Cry of Frustration + Web of Disruption + Mistrust + Power DrainI don't know what class or build you are but you can fuck off alll the same
i got a priority interrupt for ya *cums in your face*
Is elona really like this?https://youtu.be/56fFOvgMlG8
I need Paragon Hero builds.
>>2111406Tomorrows quest makes it a joke. It spawns ads right next to the ice mountain outpost and you even get help via the monk whose right there. Makes lvls 10-20 a cakewalk, not sure why no one talks about it...
>>2113057Incoming, fall back, that's all a Paragon hero is good for.
>>2113050imagine how long it took to make that
>>2112990Anons whole point here was >Mesmer is nearly impossible to play unless you know the mobs on the maps in advancethis is false even with proph only skills, yes you will have some conditional damage like empathy/backfire but those are very easy to know who to toss on as long as you read the skills and identify who is martial and who is a caster>there's like 3 unconditional damage mesmer spells and you can't dstab serpent's quickness to spam themyes because 23 seconds on serpents is not enough time to spam out all of those chaos storms and energy burns right ?My whole point here is that you dont need to be "pro mlg gaymer" to play this class, is practicing your rupts better ? Yes ofc it is.but if you want a smooth brain mesmer build thats gonna be effective well you can have it simply because the class is busted, and its busted even with proph/core only skills that dont rupt
aaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA EVERY QUEST EVERY QUEST NOW GO AWAY PLEASE
>>2113084FOOL, YOU FACE KOSS!
>>2113084or as some sayKossm
man i'm getting tired of just being thrown from one mission to the next with minimal story in betweenare all the campaigns like this or just prophecies?
>>2113096Factions and especially Nightfall are much better about that.
>>2113095
>>2113101And EoTN is the exact opposite when you're starting out where it's>run all the way across the map>now do it again>now do it a third time>here's a not dungeon>oh you thought you were done? repeat the previous four steps another two times
>>2113105That's because EoTN is three mini-campaigns in a trenchcoat.
>>2113057i think leadership is ass so they just give the high cost skills to ele
Someone posted this on r*dditHoly shit
>>2113102I learned the other day Micolash was voiced by the comedic relief tax collector guy from the human village in the Hobbit movies.
'Da Perch
>>2113050I wish I had friends
>>2113084>Give him 100 blades and Sun & Moon Slash along with some health regen>You now have a very dumb, hard to kill blender you can throw at whatever and make it their problem
>>2113120Newfag here, why is this weapon good? Does the life drain offset the negative health regen?
>>2113120infinite arms hack
>>2113134Max damage with req8 is very rare. Usually you'll only see r9-r13.The inherent modifier (dmg +15%, -1 Health regen) is perfect as well and one that someone might actually use.
>>2113134>8 attribute requirement for a max damage weapon>unconditional +15% damage>vampiric and fortitude are nothing special>random extra health degen, which normally isn't possible
>>2113120>Two -1 health degensI've never seen that before.
>>2113134As a weapon it's just OK. Its relevance is as a collector piece for people who are into that sort of thing. And since the people into that sort of thing have loads of money, the item pictured is absurdly valuable.It's a q8 max damage bow, which no longer drop.It's a desirable skin that only drops from mobs that spawn in elite areas.The mod is inherent, not inscribable, which increases its value since it's rarer to get a good base + good inherent mod.The inherent mod is the very rare "dual vamp" which is +15% damage at the cost of -1 health regeneration.It's a bunch of improbable, perfect rolls bundled together on an item which is no longer obtainable.
>>2113134q8 max damage on a bow does not drop anymore at all, it's impossible to get new ones15% damage with -1 health regen is an extremely rare mod, and can ONLY drop as an inherent mod in Prophecies in Factions areasShadow Bow is a rare skin that only drops in one elite area of the gameso it rolled three features which all are individually very rare, and it's impossible to replicateit might literally be a unique one of a kind item in the entire game, ever
>>2113134With that one you gain 5HP per -any- hit, including skills that cause multiple hits which will stack it, and at 5 it vastly offsets the -2 health drain. So out of combat you are slowly losing health which is easily covered by any means of healing or health regen spell, and in combat you are gaining back HP on every hit you make. It's a little annoying but worth it just for the +15% damage alone.When the game's items are patched and possible combinations of bonuses change, old ones stay as-is while any newly generated ones will have the updated random table to draw from. There is a small collector market for "pre-nerf" items.
expertise 8 is the break point for skill costs, right? going to 9 doesn't help much? I just hit level 20 and have to decide where my last points go, trying to figure out if one extra second from apply poison is worth more than a bit of discount
>>2113172wiki has a handy tablehttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Expertise9 expertise is a breakpoint for 10 and 25 energy skillsnotably, a lot of bow attacks cost 10 energy, so getting to 9 (or 12, or 14) is really nice on bow builds
>>2113172Depends on the skill's energy cost. Helpful table here:https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/ExpertiseAlthough the rules for rounding just changed slightly, which might change a few breakpoints.
>>2113172Are you a Prophecies character? If so, you still have 30 extra points you need to go questing for.
>>2113172You will eventually have enough attribute points to go 12-12-3 in skill lines.
>>2113081>23 seconds on serpents is not enough time to spam out all of those chaos storms and energy burns right ?yes? with sq you get 15 second recharge chaos storms, 10 second eburns, vs 3.5 second spains and 5 second unnatural signets, which is why those are on that bar. let's say 4 eburns in 23 seconds with fast casting resulting in 288 single target damage for 40 energy is not blowing my socks off. if you take the energy denial aspect out, that's like 5 flares in 5 seconds and 25 energy, which would be aoe damage with no scatter. you can add 3 more for armor and still be aheadI agree that mesmer can be made dead simple and that you don't need crazy foresight when building your bar or crazy mechanical ability to play, but if you go into it specifically wanting to spam conditionless damage at things you should just pick ele. the average new player going through prophecies will enjoy it infinitely more when they get to a skill trainer and can use more than 10% of what's available
>>2113177i seei've been desperate for another 5 energy shot worth a damn since i haven't been able to reliable spam 10 cost ones but this should help, thanks
Are "Of the Mesmer" mods any good on Ele?
>>2113214if you're using mesmer skills maybe. most cast times are not long enough to need it compared to a 20% hsr
>>2113214They're kinda cool for earth ele
Should I be prioritizing a Superior Rune of Holding or a Heavy Equipment Pack? Or is there something else more profitable I can spend my gold coins on and parlay the profits into one of those?
Every character in the campaigns is retarded.The future rightfully belongs to the Charr and I can't even be mad about it.
>>2113252I would take a holding over an equipment pack, you will hold more normal items than weapons.
I WANT MESMERS NERFEDI'M TIRED OF THOSE GREEN RIVERDANCING NIGGERS
I would like them to remove the scattering AI. It's kinda retarded how some AOE's scatter the HM AI making them much harder to use as a sort of nerf to alAOE, but the game is still filled with tons of powerful aoe that doesn't do this so the meta is just stuck using them instead.
>>2113282Another empathy is headed your way :^)
>>2113292If you're an ele, use churning earth and watch everything get permaknockdowned
>>2113292If human players are allowed to run out of AoE, why aren't the mobs?
>>2113292or they could just make those skills cause scatter too
>>2113303>Everything is just running around constantly
>>2113292If only there was some way to prevent enemies freely moving, like a kind of slow or knock down. Maybe one day.
>>2113252the rune of holding gives 5 slots while equipment pack gives 15 more than the basic pack you get from merchants, right? if you use only 1 build and have no weapon swaps, rune of holding might be better. As soon as you throw in weapons and armor sets for multiple builds, equipment pack becomes the clear choice.
>>2113310Equipment pack can hold non-customized gear too, so if you're just looking for somewhere to park purples and golds that you pick up during a vanquish train, it could be useful.
>>2113252just because it says equipment pack doesn't mean it's only for equipment you use, most of the shit that fills your inventory is drops and at least half of the drops are weaponsmy pack will be full of shit I need to sell or salvage when I come back to town and it's more economical per zcoin
>>2113252Holding, imo. You can get a 10 slot pack for really cheap in kamadan, and that's enough for your main build, your four weapon sets, and a few pieces to swap around. If you're swapping between entirely different armor sets, or have more than two builds, then the heavy pack is more worth. Like if you have a fire ele set, an air, earth, and e/mo bonder set. But if it's just something like domination and illusion builds for a mesmer, 10 slots is fine.
>>2112947Unironically are you from the Darktide community by any chance? You sound just like them. New players say starting in proph is rough as a mesmer and you link him a build they can't even use until they go through most of the game. You need to go back.
>>2113308I mean yeah, if they're moving they're not casting at you, and if you want them clumped then you'd have to bring snares or knockdownswould make the system deeper and more interesting than>lole just spam aoe death at mobs who don't reactwhich we have now for a subset of skills or with everything if you killed scatter
>>2113302They don't avoid any other damage so why are AOEs special?
>>2113360They will move away from AoE that stays in place once it starts, they don't scatter from each other if one of them has a hex/enchantment attached to them that's doing the damage.
I thought scatter only happened with AoE DoTs and not standard AoE
>almost done with zb>server crashes>get sent back to olafsteadThanks anet, you fucks
>>2113360because other damage can't be avoided once it startsif you attack a monk they'll run away
I can't decide between Elementalist or Warrior as a secondary to Necromancer...
>>2113373>>2113366>player admits to not knowing much about the game>"LMAO ITS EZ YOU'RE JUST STUPID"Not reading your excuses, go back.
>>2113395>newfag buzzword strawman chimpoutsasuga
>>2113395you fail reading in elementary school or some shit?how the fuck did you get that from my post
>>2113393Does Warrior secondary have good synergies with Necro? Ele you can kind of just slot in Glyph of Lesser Energy and call it a day.
>>2113395Whom are you quoting? None of those replies have the snarky attitude you're implying.
Best all around class ?I'm the kind of guy that can never stick to a single character.Thinking about going either ranger, ritualist or negromancer.
>>2113393Choose Ranger so you have pet to fuck around with
>>2113408ranger or necro are the easiest to play other classes on imo
>>2113408Good for you then that this isn't a game where you stick to one character.Play all three, one for each campaign.
>>2113411If I wanted to pick Ranger then I would have included it in my initial post
I am planning on going R/W and tanking (or at least attempting to) is this gonna be disaster and warrior main is the only real tank or will it be ok? or can R/W be a dps in case its awful?
>>2113402I have no idea I'm new.I just thought the idea of summoning my undead dudes and getting in there and meleeing with them would be cool.
>>2113427No such thing as a tank. Aggro always goes to the squishiest person and you can only really mitigate it by corner blocking.
>>2113427ranger has decent armor, better than warrior vs elemental damage. r/w will be good and let you play with cheap warrior attacksthere isn't really tanking in the sense that you attract aggro away from your weak party members though
>>2113427There really isn't "tanking" in normal PvE or PvP. It's more of something done in speed clears or farming.Ranger does have some excellent Stances that give you great dodge chance.>>2113432Bear in mind that as Necromancer, your armor is less than a physical profession so you will be squishier, and since the AI likes to go after squishy, you're basically offering yourself up. Not saying you can't do it, though, especially in Normal Mode. Necros have lots of touch range skills that you might want to experiment with. Going /W will give you some options to be more durable too.
>>2113432Well if you're planning on melee you could just take adrenaline skills to offset any energy costs from your necro skills. Could even eventually experiment with Warrior's Endurance down the line which would help with energy management. Just try it out and see if you like it.
are of the (profession) mods only attainable in hardmode or on any gold drop?
>>2113448Any gold
>>2113445it's the opposite, no? necro will find it easier to run an energy attack bar than a non-warrior without warrior's endurance because of soul reaping
>>2113368Any single source that puts out multiple packets, like Spiteful Spirit, will cause scatter.
'Da Arch
>>2113451i only got 2 +5s so far, guess its a very low droprateused the necro one on my pew pew ranger and now he has big energy, these things are so much fun
>>2113465What do you think they do over there?
>>2113457but somehow a skill like ray of judgement will cause a slow scatter compared to other aoe skillsdont nerf this though anet monks are bad enough as they are for pve
>>2113468Where do you think all those White Mantle are stationed?
>>2113465>finished working as a dye trader in lion's arch>head home for the night>have to summit 30 feet of cliff to reach my apartment building, then go up 20 flights inside a castleit's a living
>>2113468Talk about how lame it would be if some angry lesbian destroyed the city.
how do you get another pet after already taming one
>>2113489Gotta send them to the big Menagerie in the sky.https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Pet_tamer
>>2113489https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Pet_tamerif you already got to lion's arch, go to gtob, then the zaishen menagerie, and show it to the one there so you can get it again in the future
>>2113489Drop off your current pet to a Tamer. You won't get it back though.If you're able to, you should deposit it in the Zaishen Menagerie.
>>2113492yeah i finally figured out which one to talk to. i just want a damn crocodile.
>>2113489You know what must be done
I may have replied to the wrong people...
>>2113498>i just want a damn crocodileREAL NIGGA alert
>why yes, i did complete the nightfall campaign so i could buy some panties. how could you tell?
>>2113519Now merc'd her
nightfall is so transparent with the padding AAAAAAA
>>2113519I just realized there's no cat or bunny ears in the game. Imagine the bang Anet would make if they released them as either cosmetics or craftable in the same vein as glowing arms. Fractions of pennies on the dollar.
>>2113534There are cat ears. It's a Halloween festival hat iirc.
>>2113534You sure about that?
>>2113534here
It looks like reforged massively boosted popularity and probably brought in a lot of sales, you think we will get some real new content from this? I would love if we got the OSRS treatment.
>>2113540
>>2113541UTOPIA ANY DAY NOW BROTHERS
>>2113541they got 3 devs and an artist contracted out, so maybe
>>2113534
>>2113541Realistically I doubt it, but if player retention stays strong for 3 months or so, maybe. I don't follow closely so I don't know how much access the "new" dev team has to the game's programming and content tools. I don't hold any hopes for an expansion or anything of that scale but some new dungeon or mission maps and armor & weapons would be a pleasant surprise.
>>2113539delete this
>>2113541If the game is still popping like this 6 months from now, maybe.
If a female profession does not have a panty armor, then it's not worth using.
>>2113547Is this right outside of Ran Musu Gardens?
>>2113556No, it's by the fountain in LA.
>>2113556Looks like Lion's Arch.
>>2113538>>2113539>>2113540>>2113547Aw fuck<<<<<<<<<<Anon was defeated[Return to Outpost]
>>2113545I want to believe.
Look, if FFXI can somehow soft-restart development and fix up playonline literally anything can happen these days.
>>2113541>you think we will get some real new content from this?I'd be happy if anet never touches gw1 again. I don't trust them after what they did with gw2. Does anyone have that video of gw2's story summary and oops its all 'YASS QUEEN SLAY' tier writing?
>>2113567>>2113545But do you trust GW2 dev to write for GW1
>>2113570Aren't the guys they have working on GW1 reforged actual anet oldheads they pulled from the basement?
>>2113567Xiv though is filled with literal cheaters. Imagine if toolbox had no built in security to it and players could do whatever they wanted with it; thats what xiv players use.Any devs that allow shit like that should not be running a MMO.
>>2113570https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxTiwKvp348
>>2113573He was talking about XI, though.Granted XI is extremely plugin dependent with gear swap bullshit.
>>2113573Yeah, that's why I don't take people doing ultimates seriously. But the XI devs are about as far removed from the XIV team as you can possibly be, I think it's literally two dudes.
>>2113578Same company same scummy practices. Willing to bet money theres a similar cult in that game too.
>>2113572Yeah, though I don't think any of them are like story writers or whatever, just devs, so in the unlikely case that we actually got some kind of new story content, I'd imagine they'd either hire on someone else or pull from the regular current ANet staff for that.
>>2113573I hear they have dildo attachments. I think we need those here too so we really feel the quarter knocking anal rape in PvP.
>>2113586I mean if chess masters do it...
>>2113583The people still playing XI retail are probably as old as everyone in this thread and from the same generation of netizens.
>>2113574>being a mesmer makes it easieris the implication that troons are using illusion magic to mask their hideous true forms
>>2113574>That's brave of you>No option to ask to see its cock3/10 preorder canceled
>>2113574>Aids Worker Syafucking lol
>>2113574Anyone got a picture of what it supposedly looked like before trooning?
>>2113569>>2113570Anet isn't working on reforged, a new team is with older anet devs on it. They don't seem to hate GW1 like the devs for 2 do.
>>2113574this npc is funny cause its right near the wvw portals. so on resets you have like 100 people sitting there getting spammed by her monologue
what are some fun ways to play ranger?i'm lvl 10 in old ascalon
>>2113630>what are some fun ways to play ranger?with your dick out watching porn on a second monitor
>>2113574>Being a mesmer makes it easierBut mesmers are illusionists...
>>2113630beast master is actually pretty good
>>2113632i don't even have a 2nd monitor
>>2113638grim
>>2113630Rangers can play a lot of roles comfortably thanks to expertise, you really can't fuck up a ranger. The easiest would be probably a beast master build. If you have access to eotn you can get the stupidly broken elite "Together as one" and become a one-man wrecking crew.
>>2113630Play with beast skills, they tend to get overlooked by people new to Rangers, other than that you can experiment with traps if you want to do more than shoot bows. What did you choose as your secondary profession?
>>2113636That's the point.
>>2113638I can mail you an old one if you want, a barebones second monitor for your browser/chat/whatever is maybe fifty bucks.
>>2113644>What did you choose as your secondary profession?necro which i read is only really good for touch skills and only in pvp
What the fuck, was there a rollback or something? I don't have ecto I traded for earlier and my items I traded for ecto are back.
I'm retarded, what's the correct way to build up kit for dervish on a budget?Wind/earth headpieces with additional wind/earth runes as needed.+1 scythe +1 mysticism runes on two other pieces of armor, vigor and vitae on the rest.Get Windwalker prefixes when I can afford it.Sounds good?As for scythes I think you can get a meta-compliant one for finishing EotN and another for finishing Prophecies.
>>2113651Ah yes, the Touch Ranger. That is a troll build specifically design to destroy melee class and 55 monk trolls. Beside the usual mesmer shutdown, their weakness is simply kiting them.
Which classes are immune to Mesmer interrupt bullshit? Particularly the automated kind.
>>2113651I think energy management is going to be tough if you deploy several necro skills, I'm not an expert but I can't think of any particularly good skill combos off the top of my head, especially that early on. But the good news is that even if you totally ignore Necro and play pure Ranger skills it's still good. Old Ascalon is still pretty limiting on what you have available, it takes a while before you get access to a wide range of skills by reaching Kryta.
>>2113666>Which classes are immune to Mesmer interrupt bullshit?Dervishes. Can't do shit vs flash enchantments. Then again, mesmers have lots of ench removal.
>>2113666my understanding is that a bm ranger is hard to interrupt since all the pet attacks are instantbut that's about it
niggas iffy UH blicky got the stiffy UH
>>2113676the attacks activate instantly from your bar but don't happen until the next time the pet attacks
>>2113679well yeah but you can't interrupt me hitting predator's lunge, which was the point, and you're not gonna drop an interrupt on my moa, are you?
>>2113666They're usually better at shutting down melees or casters, so send whoever's best suited and bring someone with hex and condi removal to support.
>>2113666Mesmer, they can't interrupt you if you interrupt them first.
>>2112639Will be discussed next thread, I had intended to make it part of OP of this thread but someone beat me to making a new thread>>2112642I'm pretty sure if you swap to a staff or wand set the BiP will target you. But I forget how it works>>2112755Invited
Can I use runes from my secondary profession?
>>2113718no
>>2113720I guess that would be too easy huh
>>2113726then anyone could be anything dawg
I can see why people say they hate the Maguuma segment, this spot right here especially with the 65 vietcong spiders dropping from the trees raping my party with poison while I'm trying to fight the wind riders
>>2113739>scarab bro pops out of the ground to give you a friendly high five
>>2113739The jungle is cancer with all the popups and especially when you get lost your first time through.
>>2113741>It's a 5 Life Pod popup in Hard Mode episode
>>2113741CEASE
>>2113663blessed insigs are fine and worlds cheaper
im newfor the best playing experience which dlc should i start with and which profession should i choose?
>>2113768The one you like most. You don't get a choice if you want to play Dervish, Assassin, Ritualist or Paragon. Just play through them and use henchies while you're missing heroes, if you rush for a full team with the right skills you'll be broke as fuck for the first 50 hours or so.Only tip I wish I knew before is to not buy skills if you don't plan to use them, the early skill discount would have come in clutch if I didn't buy all these junk skills on discount and waited to get the skills I actually wanted. Not the biggest deal long-term, but it did set me back.
>>2113768There are three campaigns and one expansion. Each is more or less self-contained.Most of us will recommend you play in release order with a new character in each.That would be Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall. Then the Eye of the North Expansion which was made to guide players to GW2.Prophecies is slower and guides your leveling more, which some players like and others hate. Factions rides you fast to full level and drops you out on your own, with similar likes and dislikes among players. Nightfall has spoilers for the first two campaigns and is less like the other two.
>>2113768I would start in prophecies or maybe factions
playing factions makes me feel like a young master
ooooh
do i have to be only one faction? do i have to pick the same faction as my guild no matter what? can i two-time and max out kurzick and luxon at the same time? luxons are ugleh
>>2113786The only thing that is dependent on your guild/alliance affiliation is the title track. You can still do the story, get all the armor, play on their PvP side, use the same skills, etc. for the other faction that isn't your guild.
>>2113697i just bound hero action x to a key and put necro as the first hero in my party
>>2113768READ THE OP THERE'S AN HOUR LONG VIDEO ON PROFESSIONS FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
>>2113792Addendum: you CAN progress the title track for the non-alliance faction, it's just much more difficult.And since you probably don't really know what the title track gets you, it's really just a title. Both factions' title tracks give you the same skills with different icons.
>>2113768Most of us recommend prophecies first, it teaches new players mechanics slowly and has lots of thoughtful design when it comes to skill acquisition, exploration, and enemy types.Factions tends to be faster pace if you get bored of prophecies consider making a factions character.Nightfall can be slightly overwhelming for new players as a first campaign but if you really want to play heroes immediately that's always an option. GW1 has horizontal progression meaning every skill you unlock is unlocked for all heroes on your account, so we prefer people do nightfall last, so they can go into it with skills already unlocked for their heroes.If you want to join guild don't forget to post your IGN in thread
Could I get a guild invite?Sara Lexa
>>2113784i remember in the first couple years of the game superior absorption was extremely rare with 100k purchase price at the rune vendor
>>2113803I'm assuming the price is totally cratered by this point, still will be really nice to keep in the pocket for when I get further into the game.
>>2113806100g
>henchies don't go where I want them to>use flags to tell them to go where I want them to>they stack in a huge ball like complete idiots>enemies use AoE attack>all seven of them get knocked down, blown the fuck out, die>so I either don't use flags and they stand behind walls auto-attacking>or I do use flags and they stack like idiots>or I try to fight with it doing some half-and-half to get a passable spread>more fights are being decided by this... >:(
>>2113801you need to leave the guild you are currently in
>>2113809this is when you>git gudit'll solve all your problems
>>2113809You are better off only using flags to tell them to stay put, in cases where you want to move ahead and draw aggro or something. Treat it less like a "fight here" command and more like a "Drop what you're doing and move here asap".
>>2113809skill issue
>>2113786>he does not like artillery turtlesshit taste
>>2113809play factions and learn the way of the togo
>>2113803Didn't they change the functionality of Absorption runes? I think that's what ultimately caused the price to crash.
Fresh kino:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6FDBIYnmg
>>2113836the goat descends
>>2113836babe wake up new peter dropped
>>2113837#partner>can hardly blame him
>wood is selling for nearly 4 plat a stack>iron tankedWhat the fuck happened in the last 3 days
>>2113836Not Coombox/10
>>2113840I don't know, but I was making bank off of salvaging bows.
>>2113843unc alert
>>2113836>shitting on my clean nigga paragonsSomeone post the picWe niggas are gettin' spurned
>>2113836What's his problem with coasters and fools?
>>2113836God, all those numbers are making me hard.
Is this game worth playing as a zoomer? I heard it's fun but wanna know if it's "fun fun" or "fun because I played it when I was younger fun"
>>2113870Wawaa, wake up and interface with this thing in your zoomer language. I can't tell what it's saying.
How good is the synergy of Balthazar's Spirit and "For Great Justice!"? Assuming 8 points in Smiting with a base of 4/25 points of adrenaline that'd be 8/25 points right?
>>2113873I'm just asking a genuine question brother. Is this actually fun or just nostalgia
>>2113858wtf is a solo para farm, I've never even seen one>>2113870ts slaps ong
>>2113876It's actually fun, yes, but it's more like a classic CRPG than a modern movie game.
>>2113876Do you like party-based tactical gameplay and having to learn how to utilize your skills effectively?
>>2113880>ts slaps ongI have no idea what that means>>2113881Is it faster or slower than classic wow?
>mfw this scenewhat is this guy's fucking problemmm mannnnnn
>>2113886He's an unironic retard.
>>2113884I never played WoW, personally.There's no grinding levels or equipment or anything like that if that's what you mean.
>>2113884>classic wowgw isn't a grindy game at all. if you could play classic wow you could easily play prophecies
>>2113625They took down this video a long time ago.
>>2113836dervGODS can't stop winning
>>2113870literally active for 20 years>does this game have legs ya'll??shut up nigga
>>2113870>>2113876it's fun, play it or don't
>>2113886He bewared the harvest ceremony
>>2113886>shiro in trailer: badass takes power>shiro in game: spooked to death
>>2113919Posting again because it's epic.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxm1d4TlOp0
>>2113925I love seeing Impossible Odds in motion.
i'm tired of clicking on the button with the scepter, is there a hotkey for 'drop item'? i looked in the menu and couldn't find one but i wasn't looking really hard
What are fun optional Hero build replacements for something different than generic mesmer stacking
>>2113941Searing Flames Ele stacking
Hi I'm new I just got to the point where I need to choose a side, I want to pick Luxon but all of the quests are sending me to PvP zones My gear and build are terrible and I'd really like to avoid PvPing until after I have a setup I'm happy with, what are my PvE options to get the necessary rank to unlock Luxon skills? The wiki listed a repeatable challenge mission which I'm doing (Jade Arena?) but I'd like to know if there's a more effective farm I'm unaware ofThis is the page I readhttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Luxon_faction
I don't believe for one second that the male ritualist's body texture was updated.>Pecs still look smooshed>abs still have no definition yet somehow the elementalist looks more jacked than us>You can literally still see the seams on his elbows>Tattoos on armor still look jagged/blurry/pixilated as fuckWhat the actual fuck Anet?
>>2113945The wiki page for the Befriending the Luxons page gives you tips. Just doing Boreas Seabed with the Master bonus gives you 3k faction.https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Befriending_the_LuxonsBTW, you'll want to do Befriending the Kurzicks also eventually so you can explore the Kurzick side.>>2113953They didn't update any textures.
>>2113953https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Mount_QinkaiGet luxon blessing from shrine and kill EVERYTHING in the map.
>>2113945It's not exactly avoiding pvp but just doing it with that character.In the temple of Balthazar, there are representatives of the two factions. You could make a pvp character, do some rounds of Fort Aspenwood or Jade Quarry and redeem any imperial faction gained as Luxon on your PvE guy.
>>2113961MEant for >>2113945
>>2113960>>2113961>>2113963I see, thanks all. I seem to have more points in Kurzick Yunnan Luxon, so what I should do is get 10k with Kurzick, complete the quest, spend it all then focus on Luxon so I'm not wasting points?
>looks like there wont be a war>kormir walks in>WHY ARENT WE AT WAR?what is her fucking problem?
>>2113970you weren't at war
>>2113968more Kurzick than Luxon**
>>2113960>They didn't update any texturesThey 100% did update armor textures, at least for some armors. Tattoos are on separate textures though.
>>2113968You don't actually have to spend the faction for the quests, just gather it to that amount.I like to keep a baseline of 10k faction in each just so I don't have to get stuck on the Befriending quests for any subsequent characters.But yes, if you do spend the faction, it will reduce the other faction by the same amount.
>>2113960They manually touched up some skill icons.
>>2113911Im asking if its enjoyable if you have no nostalgia attached. I'm interested in playing however loads of old games dont hold up unless you played them as a child
>>2113870Its slow. You can't treat it like a game from the 2020s
>>2113973They said they replaced skill icons. perhaps they count those as textures. They never claimed to have changed anything else, and I think they would have said if they were fixing up armor textures.
>>2113974Oh okay, I seeI'm mainly interested in the PvE skills ans completing quests but this is all good to know
>>2113973It would be nice if the model textures got touched up more but I think they mostly just updated the skill icons (they do look noticeably sharper imo)
>>2113989>We've updated the skill icons with HD versions, most of which have been reencoded from the original source. The rest have been upscaled and manually repainted. We have focused on preserving the look and feel of the icons while adding sharpness and clarity.
Last time I played, I fucked up and did the Searing too early. Playing again after all this time, I can't believe how much presearing content is in the game.
Hopefully steam machines will lead to even larger font scaling options. The largest is fine handheld, but on a tv it could be slightly bigger.
>>2113973do you seriously believe there is a single artist on payroll for gw1 in any capacity at this moment in time
>>2114015There's so many cool areas in pre-searing. It really is an experience unto itself.
piggies
>>2114027
>>2114033Now that's a good shot
>>2114036I am pretty proud of that one, I need to take more screenshots honestly.
>>2114015What is the dead giveaway for when the Searing starts? i.e. the final point of no return?
>>2113970>whenever Kormir isn't onscreen, other characters should ask "where's Kormir"
>>2114050the game straight up tells you "hey make sure you do everything else you wanna do first" with the guy in front of the big gate
>>2114056Cool, thank you. Not playing pre-Searing for a long time but knowing helps.
>>2114040I didn't even know you could view into the Catacombs from above like that until recently. Very cool perspective.
>>2113662I think so, I lost some of my captured elite skills
>>2113569>YASS QUEEN SLAYturns out gw1 do be liek dat too but way more cringe
>>2103063who is this chick anyway?
>>2114138The iconic necro henchie from Prophecies
I really need to learn to swap out abilities because I'll just have a skill on my bar I'm not using for a whole mission and then realize I could just swap it out
>>2114138that chick is my wife
Don't let anyone tell you this game is ugly. Just had my cat stare intently at my Melandru's Stalker pet for the past hour. When it would go off screen my cat would follow it behind the tv. When it got close to the camera he'd paw at it.
>>2114176
>>2114159no puebs???
>>2114216This ain't mesopotamian, ain't any pueblos.
Is there a way to unequip my secondary profession on my hero or myself? I need an easy way to tell apart my useful heroes from the ones that are intended to collect dust in the dropdown menu.
>>2114258>I need an easy way to tell apart my useful heroes from the ones that are intended to collect dust in the dropdown menuEasy, just make all the useless ones have the /A assassin secondary.
Is it my time?
>>2113896I meant the character, but gross
>>2114328>During the Battle for Lion's Arch, s(he) had the appearance of a generic Order of Whispers agent.
kill your local charr
>>2114351ts so tuff
Is it that important I have the requisite tactics skill level for shields or can I kind of just ignore it for now?
>>2114149>>2114159hot
>>2114368if you don't meet the req it acts like an 8 ar shield I thinkif the mod is useful it might be fine
>>2114389I'm just using the serrated shield since nothing decent has been dropping.
>you need 10k rep to Befriend the Luxons>complete the quest>jk you need 100k to actually earn the Friend of the Luxons title:|I'm going to sleep, this can wait until tomorrow
what's the most effecient way to turn common materials into platinum? in other games you'd just throw it on the auction house, but i dont know if this game even has one
>>2114414Sell to the material traders. Use the plat to buy the Ecto dip.
praise jolo
>>2114414some mats can be combined +fee at an "Artisan" into rare mats for more money. not all of them though, some you're better off selling as common mats.
>>2114402only thing you need luxon rank for is pveshit, you can progress the story with 10k factiondon't spend it or your kurzick faction before you move on thoug
>>2114428You can do that? Wow, that changes a lot of things. I've been needing Steel Ingots for the longest time to craft a new set of armor
>>2114414SELL WOOD NOW, IT'S WORTH A LOT FOR NO REASON I'VE NOT SEEN IT THIS HIGH IN MORE THAN 10 YEARS
>>2114440Why, how much could it be- OH MY GOODNESS
>>2114437I'm playing Factions specifically for the PvE skill, I will probably go back to other campaigns the moment I unlock rank 1 of the skills I like
>>2114441damn I fucked up my joke but still
>>2114440should i wake up to sell it or will it be the same price in the morning?
>>2114444Made like 4 plat off it tho lol
>>2114445SELL SELL SELLI honest to god have no reason why it's this high there's only like 5 things in this game that actually use it besides artisans, it was selling for 300 gold per 10 earlier.
>>2114445It's been ~350 for 2 days now, I don't know why it would drop suddenly.
Does Glitterdust normally sell for 230 as well?
>>2114455Don't sell dust. Dust buy price is usually around 300-600 on a good day, I've seen it as high as 1k per 10.
>>2114458Okay
Oh boy time for my favorite mission ever Bloodstone Fen.... hooray.
>>2114440>>2114441>>2114444>>2114448got out of bed, sold all my wood, crafted some of the armor i wanted and bought a couple skills. still have some money spare for later. thanks bud. kept the rest of what i had but i can always convert it/flip it later.
Some users are not able to receive the "Igneous Summoning Stone" when using the "/bonus" command in game, despite being eligible to receive the item: resolved 12/9.>resolved 12/9Imp gang
>>2114440>>2114458It almost seems to be following the progression cycle for characters, during the first couple of days it was Tanned Hide and Iron that was through the roof, they've come back down and now we're on to wood planks, plant fibers, granite slabs, feathers. I'm putting some bets on Steel Ingots spiking not long from now.
>>2114448all the newfags are CRAFTING weapons, can you believe it!
>>2114492What the fuck apparently I had a bunch of bonus weapons sitting waiting to be claimed for god knows how long, 12 years at least.
To that anon who suggest me to bring bow to beat the tahnakai temple ele bitches, THANKS. That bow tactic is a game changer. I whoop their ass. Feels so good.
>>2114442what kind of pve skill
Every now and then some bullshit happens and I have to open the wiki, search up the monster and figure out what spell just owned me. Happened with Jade Brotherhood Mages, Stone Shard Crags, Rot Wallow packs chaining knock downs and a few others.
>>2114502The Luxon PvE skills? All of them. I like collecting skills.
How do I know if a golden drop is BiS/worth keeping? Also is there a good way to sell it for profit?
>>2114509yeah but why rush them down if there's nothing you're looking for in particular
>>2114505go to your interface settings and make the damage monitor both bigger and more centralized so you'll see itwhen you die it'll freeze and show you what killed you
So how much ecto am I buying?
>>2113697Feel free to make the next OP once we reach the image cap, mods don't seem to mind
>>21145191. it's level 202. its attribute requirement is 93. its stats are perfecthttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Perfect4. it looks cool (important)
>>2114550Thanks anonI'm using a Scythe of Corruption a friend of mine gave me ten years ago, but I have like seven golden items that I just put in the bank because I have no idea what runes, insignias are worth keeping or how to sell them
>>2114493>>2114495That's the funny thing, they aren'thttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Wood_PlankWood is only used in 3 types of ranger armor. And 1 type of ele armor. 2 of them are eliteWood is also used for Artisans charcoal (useless), roll of parchment (cheaper to buy), roll of vellum (cheaper to buy) and spiritwood planks (cheaper to buy)It's also used for Perfect Salvage kits, which is a pretty niche use item. And stars of transference which are also very niche.The ONLY weapon that uses wood for crafting is bows. So unless every new player is a ranger who somehow has not been able to find enough wood by salvaging items ingame, and they are all running the same 3 armor sets, there's no way.>>2114547Jeez, the only reason I am trying to be careful is the /vm/ mods tried to kick us off to /vg/ once a year or 2 ago. And 99% of the time we don't have enough activity to stay on /vg/. Being a full board away from /vg/ gw2 thread also helps keep them away from us.
>>2110917>Sadly these days all builds have at least 1 eotn skill cuz they are bullshit.FTFY
>>2114555feels good not being an EotN(igger) owner
>>2114553>Being a full board away from /vg/ gw2 thread also helps keep them away from us.Fair point, that's reason enough to be careful. I was there when the autist snapped; multiple generals died forever, not just the sequel. Grim
>>2114553My crackpot theory to the wood thing is a few days ago all the traders in the game stopped trading due to 6 items getting mass bought extremely quickly which broke all traders. I think a botter bought 100 stacks of wood extremely quickly to break the merchant and as a result the value of wood went up dramatically.
I doubled my plat on my new character with the wood run so I can't really complain
>>2114571bro turned 2k into 4k
>>2114574hey man 4000 gold will be a lot in 250 years, you'll see
>>2114574No from like 7 to 14
>>2114575true true
I would pay 60 dollars for a 'remove both playable and enemy Mesmers' expac.
>>2114628Yay I missed running Necro stacks
Where can I go to read about past and present PvP metas, maybe tournament results? I want to know all the builds that were popular year by year and how they worked
>>2114636This is probably what you are looking for, for REALLY old GvG'shttps://www.gw-memorial.net/Hubet is a youtuber who has been covering the last several years worth of MAT's good way to keep up with the GvG scene. He provides commentary to the GvG's.https://www.youtube.com/@HubetHamsterhurter/videos
Good ways for Dervish to deal with knockdown mobs without EoTN rank bullshit?Just pop Dolyak signet once you're balled up and call it a day? I don't see any sustainable knockdown counters in Dervish's kit.I'm trying to
>>2114656Balanced stance if you're not running any other stances, but you'd have to put points into Tactics to get any real use out of it
>>2114656Also Brace Yourself if you don't mind paragon secondary, probably your best bet for getting the most out of it without putting extra points into it
>>2114628i would pay 30 dollars for a 'remove Zurrie and Jesus from the game' expac
>>2114656Ward of Stability is nice, It's 10 second duration even with 0 Earth Magic and gets better the more you're willing to spec. Earth Magic has some AoE that could be neat for Dervish anyway. Though honestly your best bet is to just block and blind the enemies who would knock you down. If you're fighting giants spamming Giant's Stomp then the ward is great for your whole team too.>>2114678Brace Yourself can't be self cast
>>2114681just give zurrie good players
>>2114644>Hubet Hamsterhurterwhat elite skill can I cap from this guy?
>>2114402It ends up being a lot easier than you might think, especially with storybooks and the faction bonus weekend.
>>2114553Maybe some jew is trying to cash out his skill points by selling Stars of Transference to returnees
Goodbye chinktown, you will not be missed.
>>2113836oh baby cant wait to never be able to buy the fucking +5 armor per enchant insigniasthank you youtube man
>>2114723What did you want him to do, lie and say it was ranger so that pyrebound insignias go to the moon?
>>2114727not make the video until i have my insignias of course
>>2114728I have 5 windwalker insignias I will never use because they were on a derv I deleted to convert my old account into a pure PvP account, just sitting in my xunlai chest if you want them. Also a (customized) scythe with zealous and guided by fate and some vigor/vitae that I will also never use.
>those days when gott were 10e/ea, ecto was 10k+, and sup vigor was 20kWe didn't know how good we had it...
Sheeit I just turned three stacks of wood into charcoal because I'm so used to wood being worthless
>>2114735how much for the insignias? i got like a grand total of 40 plat because im broke
I made 16 plat from wood thx to my gw2 hoarding habit, and now I can't spend it because hoard baron hogging all the derv shit
>>2114747nothing, they're free if you want em
>>2114753get me a district and name and im there anon
>>2114754AE1 Great Temple of BalthazarIGN Having Runes
>>2114750>hogging all the derv shitDerv runes/insignias are cheap as chips tho. Windwalkers is like, a plat and none of the runes are even 500g
>>2114756Okay, somebody showed up and took the stuff. Hopefully that was you and not some sneaky lurker.
>>2114756holy shit i double kneel anon
>>2114761Yeah but there's none. I've been trying to grab windwalker for 2 days now, only got one so far and it's 2 plat
>>2114761Someone has been going around buying up everything.
>>2114770Blessed (if it's available) is a decent replacement also, since you're only losing value if your derv has 3+ enchantments. Depending on build and team comp, blessed can be equal or better than windwalker sometimes.
>>2114762yes it was me i cheered
this wouldn't have happened if we had a mod merchant just saying
>>2114773Yep, blessed was also empty yesterday, now there's some, I just bought a few a couple of hours ago, also 2 plat each.
>>2114742>He didn't stock up on super vigor and apply them to his ass heroes as free bank spaceStay poor this is how the rich get richer>>2114775I only hoard weapon mods not runes/insignia. Maybe if GW utopia ever gets announced.
>>2114781>KormirSomeone get the rope.
>>2114116I managed to sell my items again but that was weird. And I haven't seen anyone else mention it.
I'm swapping my runescape gold to arms I'm tired of being poor.
>>2114799On the topic of arms, it seems all the returning players is driving the value of arms down
>>2114802Aw hell I see people selling arms for as low as 28e what the hell, they were 40e a pop a few months ago. Idk what else to swap it to then, maybe lockpicks?
>>2114786*rape
Emergency arm baron talk (no talkie unless you're holding at least 100a): fellow barons our purchasing power is plummeting what is the contingency plan for investments?
>>2114812zcoins
>>2114812IT'S OVER THE MARKETS IN FREE FALLSELL SELL SELL
>>2114812I bought all the wood planks.
>>2114816buy highsell lowwolf of kamadan
>>2114812i thought black dyes would be safe but i keep seeing them pop up on the trader for 2.8k
>newfag sitting at 9 wood>material trader won't let me sell until I get 10Fastest way to get wood? I want to set myself up for success.
>>2114826Blame Cups for that he is the black dye baron
>>2114830try thinking about ur mum xD
>>2114836loooooool
Which Campaign has the best femesmer armorAlso, anything i should focus on specifically when starting in Prophecies?
>>2114848https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Mesmer_armorPick the one you like.
>>2114836thx babs worked a treat x
>>2114848NF has Vabbian, Factions has Elite Kurzick, Prophecies has Enchanter, so I'd call it a draw. Well, you get the primeval panties in Nightfall, so maybe that's a tie breaker.When starting in Prophecies you don't really have a lot of options early on, I don't think you get access to all the non-elite armor models until Droknar's Forge which is like 80% of the way through the game unless you pay a runner the big bucks.
>>2114851EotN Norn and that's not even closeOther than those , Elite Canthan and normal Kurzick for sureDo i need to create the character in said expac for the armor? Or can i get every armor on a Prophecies character>>2114853Oh yeah, Enchanter looks neat too (both normal and Elite)
>>2114855You can get any armor on any character.
>>2114848shing jea basic bitch armor for that shoulder + thigh kino
>>2114856Radical, Prophecies start it is then
Are there any suggested custom huds (if there are any to begin with) or control settings worth changing?I already swapped strafing to A and D as you do in MMOs but the controls in this game are certainly unique, escape not untargeting etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4NiSdL9CD4Still too many rupts on bar for my liking.
>>2114874Skills to something easier to reach e.g. 12345QER, QERF/ZXCV, whatever you find comfortable.Something to flag heroes/henches is nice. You can even make individual flags for each one, but this only works for heroes. It's nice to have, but doesn't need to be anywhere terribly convenient, I use numpad.Later on if you want to tryhard a bit, you can assign hotkeys to individual skills on your heroes' bars. Nothing to worry about for the moment, but can be nice for a few key skills at times, like buffs you want your heroes to maintain on you.For PvP specifically, you might want to remap cancel action and weapon swaps to something more convenient than Escape and F1-F4. Also if you are healing in PvP, then binding keys for selecting party members 1 through 8 is a good choice. This is less useful for PvE, because while in PvP you get numbers telling you the position in the team of each party member, this is missing in PvE for whatever reason, with no option to enable it.
>>2114874definitely change the 6 7 8 keybinds to something better
>>2114884>>2114885I dont do PvP and doubt im willing to touch it in the future either, but thanks, i'll definitely be swapping the skill keybinds around
>>2114896>doubt im willing to touch it in the future eitherbut it's the peak gw experience
>>2114899Sorry, i'm just not a PvP personI've tried hundreds to thousands of times to get into it in other MMOs in the past 15 years and its always just a frustrating and unfun experience to me
Noob here, does "vs. Charr" mod affect spells?
>>2114934just weapon damage
are there any recommended secondary professions as mesmer for just starting out?
>>2114950Elementalist for Glyph of Lesser Energy is helpful. Necromancer to hexxmaxx.
>>2114027In my opinion the effort they've put into pre-searing really puts modern triple-ass turboslop developers to great shame. It's just a tutorial area and it's more soulful, polished and feature-complete than full-price titles.
>>2114963It's also more polished and feature complete than the rest of the game combined. The catacombs are pointlessly massive because they obviously had bigger plans but suddenly remembered they have to do the rest of the game too.
I wish you could customise the Stygian Daggers.
>>2114956Will probably use Ele then since i currently have energy problems, thanks
Saars invite me to the guild.Chief SiegeI redeem spirits
>>2114934is this pre? you could make some proper cash off this
>>2114968>catacombsWhen I've returned I've set up a few rules for my new charactery one being>Whenever I enter a new zone for the first time I have to kill all NPCs and explore 100% of it, before I can leave.I am certain that I didn't even see a third of the catacombs when I played it at release 20yrs ago.
>Todays ZB>The DarknessesSo I gotta do HA on a PvE character, is that right?Where the actual fuck do I go?
>>2114848Sunspear and it's not even close
>>2114986it's at the tomb of primeval kings
>>2114979Yeah. Sounds tempting.>>2114984>>2114968Catacombs here really reminded me of one of the mine areas in Lineage 2 in Dwarf starting zone. It's a pretty deep mine and in the end there is a huge heart, which meant to be heart of the earth or whatever or something or other, I don't know. And a succubus. You kill her and steal her panties to receive a class promotion.
>>2114986Tomb of the primeval kings anon
>>2114848Nightfall. Primeval armor pant for mesmer female is just panties
atleast its a 5min mission but this should be illegal
>>2114830Savlag3e kit a item with wood
is +15% dmg, -5 energy worth anything?
>>2115042It's useful for energy hiding if you're a pvp autist, and that skin isn't available in inscribable form, so maybe somebody will want it. I kind of doubt it, though. The damage isn't maxed, which doesn't matter at all in terms of gameplay since nobody will ever actually use that as a weapon, but it will negatively affect the value anyways because autists are autistic. You can ask people on Guild Wars Guru.
>>2115054Sorry, I meant Guild Wars Legacy, not Guru. Guru is kill.https://guildwarslegacy.com/forum/board/12-price-check/
>>2114934i bought the same salvaged charr pommel for 25 black dyes, the 18% pommel, which is max for pre, is worth supposedly 75 black dyes.
I was told to do sidequests in Prophecies but holy hell, theres so much even in just the first 2 areasAlso, i gave Gwen the broken flute, flute and 3 iris flowers, anything im missing?>>2115011>>2114989Hmm, is there a way to change the look of the character to a different expansions? Prophecies Mesmers is pretty...bland
>>2115064The number of side quests decreases after Ascalon. You want those skills, don't you?
>>2115064the character makeover in the website store lets you mix faces and hairstyles from the expansions
>>2115064>anything im missingCape or more flowers
>>2115064There's a cape you can buy from the merchant for 200g in Ascalon to give to Gwen.>Change lookYou can buy a makeover kit in the store. I got one for the exact reason of having roled up a Proph femesmer. All but 1 or 2 faces are bogged beyond belief. Makeover kit lets you also pick face/hair/skintone mixes not ordinarily possible. So e.g. Factions face + Nightfall hairstyle + Prophecies skintone and hair color, if you want.I think steamies are currently cucked from buying anything from the anet store, though. I'm sure they'll fix this sooner or later, though, since they are just leaving money on the floor otherwise.
How much do charr bags go for pre-searing? Thinking about picking one up before leaving ascalon.
>>2115090used to be 500g each max, no idea nowno real point in taking them if you're leaving though
>>2115090Get both yourselfAnd the small equipment pack tooAnd max armor
Some of the early quests are rough without Henchmen, like the Bandit raid
just made it to crystal desertwhy are all the collector armors i'm seeing tagged with "no insignias allowed"is that just a thing maxed armor does?
>>2114553>>2114568this is what I thought, when they said buying out 6 mats would freeze the market or whatever, I thought that it was a failed attempt to do thatif you think about it, I'm a hero for dumping my wood planks and keeping the stock up
>>2115119Because they already come with one that can't be removed.
>>2115127ohi didn't notice that
How did people get of kaineng city with just henchmen. I cannot fathom it. I know I didn't beat factions till like, EotN had been out for a while. (Got my ass kicked)
>>2115134Through blood, tears, sweat and 60% dp.
>>2115134Very careful pulling with a longbow and avoiding fights whenever possible.
What do people even use tomes for? Just like, setting up a bar on an alt? Elite tomes, I get. I've spent way too long getting stuff in south shiverpeaks with random boss spawns.
>>2115141I've had all my skills unlocked through pvp before I started my mesmer. Made tomes very useful.
>>2115141Pretty much.
>>2115134Also back in the day, the elementalists weren't so dangerous
>>2115064>I was told to do sidequests in Propheciesyou don't have to do all of them if they don't interest you. the ones that give you skills are valuable but you can buy those skills for gold in the next area
>>2115119no, that's a thing maxed collector armor does. I don't think they have an inherent insig either
>>2115162pretty sure it's so people actually have to craft their forever max armor
>>2115127no they don't>>2115119Because you can craft max armor later on, and they don't want the collector armor to make max crafted armor redundant.
>>2115149I am having some fun, its just that a few quests are really challenging without party members
>>2115176Then invite someone to come along in town.
>>2115176did you try to find althea's ashes solo
>>2114978saars i am asking for a guild invite
>>2115183man the final pack there at the top of the stairs is just complete bullshiti had to just sac my entire party and run for the item and even then it took me two tries
>>2115187No officers online atm probably. The needful will be done eventually.
>>2115134Back then I didn't have to henchmen it because there was hoomans everywhere, but I remember some missions like Arborstone and Naphui Quarter being a complete pain, multiple groups just disbanding in the middle of them. But that's also because the average gamer back then was really bad. Also keep in mind Henchmen builds were buffed in like 2009 so it's alot easier to beat the campaigns with them now.
>want to try farming>seemingly every farm on pvx demands exact equipment with exact addons>can't farm to easily afford them (potentially having to try another if they're bad or whatever)Uhh, are there any easy undemanding farms you're meant to start with to get enough money for 1 gorillion weapons and inscriptions amd runes?
>>2115195Your heroes don't need all those weapons and runes. Whatever "play the game for me" 7hero team you're looking at will do just fine without them.
>>2115134Get both monk, both rit, Su the necro as she has minion, the mesmer, and kai yang for earth magic control
>>2115195yes, the nick farm>go to kama>find the cheapest guy saying wts nickset (15k this week)>walk to nick and give him the nickset>sell 5 gifts for 20e
>>2115134>>2115198Seconding this. GrabSister TaiChiyoProfessor GaiKai YingCynnSuLo ShaLater on, Erys Vasburg, and Argo are good as well
>>2115195Do zaiahen mission with all your alts and sell zcoin or stuff in zshop.
>wooden planks suddenly worth something>even more then iron oredamn i used to have 2 bank tabs filled with these
When are we going to find the ceiling for these, I feel like I'm about to get rugpulled
>>2115235Buy high sell lowThe Kamadan way
you people sound very poor(found sup vigor that day too)
>reinstall GW after over a decade >ask for help with the res signet quest >some high level person offers to help>have no recollection that doing so may screw up Gwen's quest if they completed itGwen... forgive me...
>>2115249Is there a single quest in the game that permanently screws up your character/misses out on an important reward?
>>2115251Plenty of quests that you don't want to complete because doing so may screw your farming potential
>>2115249its ok, she grows up to be a bitch
>>2115261t. charr
>>2115261I can fix her but I don't want to be cause total charr death
>>2115261honestly the fucking wedding plotline between her and Generic Ranger Guy did significantly damage my respect for gwen as a characteri liked her more when she was all TOTAL CHARR DEATH not "uwu logan! he mightt've gotten hurt by the white mantle and i never got to tell him how i feel!"
>tahnakai templewhat the fuck is this bullshit
>>2115277Tahnnakai claims another.
>>2115277Enjoy
>>2115277
Can you capture multiple skills per boss if you have more than 1 signet captured? Asking in regards to the anniversary elite skills, might as well capture a second one while I'm there if possible.
>>2115288yeah
I FUCKING HATE THE GIMMICK GRIFFON
>>2115281>>2115284im on my 5th try
>>2115277Welcome to Cantha, bitch! Better make sure your aggro pulling is on fucking point or else you better bite that pillow because the horde of ugly bastards are all going in dry.
>>2115291Cool, thanks
>>2115323Looks like it was designed for when people played the game.Feels impossible to clear with henchmen.
>get Tapestry Shred>go post searing>find Gwens broken fluteNooooooooo
>>2115327It is you just have to take it slow, ignore the timer there's no need to rush.
>>2115327It's tough even so because their AoE spells are motherfuckers and you're mostly in narrow areas where you can't spread out until after the fight is well underway, and you can't tell togo or Mehnlo to stay put if you are the only player. Ideally another player carefully pulls aggro and you pick apart the Afflicted from the Guardians, and you use those narrow areas to your advantage. And don't be too concerned with the timer, you gain more time with each boss you slay and you have plenty of it.
>>2115330Hold on to that tapestry shred.
>>2115327it's not a fixed timer, you get more time every boss you killalso you can't find a pug? are people just more nostalgic for prophecies or something?
3 greens from topk wtf
>>2115277AFFLICTED HATE THIS ONE TRICK AND BASICALLY YOU'RE FUCKING DUMBHOW?ASK ANY SKILL TRAINER
>>2115354>Hold on to that tapestry shred.yeah right
>best classes for heroes: mesmer, ritualist>least common hero classes: mesmer, ritualist>only get two of each plus razah, have to swipe if you want morewas this planneddid they know
>>2115376You only need one rit unless you're trying to munchkin as hard as possible.
A single ritualist can do the work of 5 monks
>>2115357I think that's kinda the case in terms of most players both new 7 returning are still progressing through Prophecies, and the difficulty spike for players starting in Factions means they're not showing up in numbers to Tahnnakai Temple yet.
>>2115254>tfw turned in the quest that gets you entry to unwaking waters on my DervishNow I will never make 100a in 45 minutes by running people through Factions
>>2115382And a single Mesmer can solo all of them combined.
How is the PvP balance? What classes go wild there? (besides Mesmer, I know they're the God Class that does everything except certain farms)
>>2115379but muh splinter bot
>>2115391Strictly speaking the PvP balance is OK. Considering the degree of customization available and the sorts of wacky combos you're able to come up with, plus the variety of game modes, it is unreasonably good. It's a miracle that after 15 years of no balance updates, nobody has figured out some cheese builds unforseen in 2011 that utterly break the game.
>>2115391Mesmer is much more balanced in PvP since Fast Casting doesn't reduce cooldowns and the PvP versions of Mesmer skills are nerfed.
>>2115391Dervs still OPWarriors and Eles are much stronger than in PvE
>>2115327it was designed before the mind burn boostdo away with mind burn and the mission becomes simple as fuck
>>2115391Mesmers arent that broken, yes in the hands of someone who really knows what they're doing they're going to make you have a bad time but that can be said for any class except paragon.
>>2115400>Dervs still OPWait really? What would they even do in PvP to shine? I thought they're just enchant/AoE bots that spam attacks kinda like Warrior.
>>2115408They all run the exact same Avatar of Grenth build and are unkillable, just like in PvE.
>>2115376Here is a tip. Right before I brought merc, you can effectively use Ranger Heroes as SoS Offensive Spammer. In my opinion, Ranger are the second best SoS due to Expertise and great defense. It's not even hard to set up gear wise.
>>2115401>that one room where you walk down the stairs and 15 eles instarape youhells precipice tier>>2115408grenth rapes in casual pvp, balthazar and lyssa rape in gvg
>>2115376getting a merc is about as expensive as getting a beer when i go out
>>2115376>heroes are a bunch of fat or old elonians with preset armor>mercs are a bunch of hot young ascalonians with arbitrary armoryeah, of course
>>2115376No originally you could only take three heros with you at any time, they only later removed that restriction a number of years later.
>>2115376No, also the OG meta hero team was Necros before the mesmer reworks. You'd be surpise to hear it but mesmers weren't always considered pve gods and stuff like ST Prot rit is also a product of later buffs.
>>2115419>beer>go outGo back
At what price should I stop selling Wooden Planks? When it goes below 100g for 10, or...?
>>2115412if I do the equivalent of spamming flashbang grenades to keep blinding them would that help?
>>2115520they used to sell for basically nothing, just keep sellingdon't worry about it too hard though, it's probably gonna make you like 10 plat or something max. it's just a novelty to see them worth something
still in tahnnakai district, theres no other players ive been searching for a group for hours now
how do i pwn?
>>2115460i have 10k+ hours in this game if anything i need to go out more
>>2115525they'll cripple you with harrier's grasp and screw with someone else>>2115530ask spirits, he knows how to prepare for it
>>2115530I'll help you
>>2115540meant for >>2115529
>>2115530first you must prepare
Currently not having alot of fun with my Prophecies MesmerAm post searing though, so i'll give Dervish a shot
>>2115529TT was yesterday's daily not today's which is why nobody is there. You can still do the daily.
>>2115536Joke's on them, I'm not some kind of apeish pleb that relies on my feet to move me around but reality is I would probably have a great time for about 5 seconds before getting carved up like a prime rib.
>>2115556how far did you get in post-searing? I feel like mes opens up a lot after you get some rupts, some real damage and ways to mess with enemies
>>2115567Not too far, unlocked some more Mesmer skills and stopped when i got told to get better armor, would need to farm gold and cloth pieces for that atm
>>2115566pvp ride the lightning is 10 second recharge, and they have 6 seconds of you being crippled and them being speed boosted to get out of therealso yeah if you're actually a problem for them you're gonna get pinged and btfo by their rit or air ele
>>2115529>>2115543im at tahnnakaki templeeveryone come let's help bro out
>>2115574I really want to change my secondary to Assassin for Shadow Step skills just to be extra wtf, I am utterly Telavnni pilled and if I can't teleport or levitate to get there, I'm not going.
>>2115529OHare you doing normal TT? are you progressing through factions? hop online friend
>>2115582you would like ee speedrunningone guy with 50% ims sprints through a dungeon and everyone just chain ally-shadowsteps onto them to skip everything but the essential mobs>>2115571I'll give you the mats and 200 gold or whatever if running around killing shit with the same skills is boring you, I'd just mainline missions to get out of there and get some variety
If i bought the base game on steam should i buy eotn from the arena net website?i see the eotn dlc has mostly negative reviews
>>2114978>>2115187Invited>>2115141creating a library in your bank to satisfy hoarding tendencies
>>2115596>i see the eotn dlc has mostly negative reviewsbased and true, steam players know ballI'd just wait until it's fixed for sure desu
>>2115591Appreciate it, but i'll do it myself tomorrow, just feeling like peaking into Dervish/NF atmWould you suggest focusing on the main quests in general and do sidequests once i have resources?
>>2115596That's because they fucked up and the dlc doesn't work for arenanet accounts. If your using your steam account it's fine.
>>2115596If you bought the game after the reforged version was added on steam. You have to buy the DLCs from steam aswell. They are not compatible if you buy them from the arenanet store as the store is meant for arenanet accounts only.Supposedly both the eye of the north and bonus mission pack dlcs are now fixed on steam:https://help.guildwars.com/hc/en-us/articles/47097767620627-Guild-Wars-Reforged-Known-IssuesAlso the cash store does not work with steam at the moment, but they seem to be terrible at communicating so even this information you have to find yourself.Q: How can I purchase costumes and other content for the game on Steam?Additional content – including costumes and skill unlock packs – will be available for purchase from within the Steam version of the game client at a later date.Please note that serial keys for content purchased from the Guild Wars Reforged store directly are intended for use on ArenaNet game accounts and CAN NOT be redeemed to a Steam account.Steam users must purchase DLC content and items via their game client or the Steam store directly and will be unable to redeem serial keys for content purchased from the Guild Wars Store
Just got my first Signet of Capture, prophecy campaign. Can I capture skills from my main and secondary profession or just my main, and as a Me/Nec do you have any recommendations for skills to steal? I'm guessing the elite skills come later and it looks like my first steal will reward me with another Signet so maybe I'm worrying over nothing.
>>2115605no the very beginning of prophecies is just not that challenging and it picks up a bit once you're past that first zone or two. if you find them enjoyable I'd definitely say to do side quests that reward skills, it'll save you a bunch of money and give you them early
>>2115391Mesmers and dervs are both busted in pvp
>>2115605Focus on the quests that give you skills. The others you don't really need to do if you don't want to.
>>2115616Both main and secondary, but only from bosses. You can cap normal skills too which sometimes comes in handy.
Is there a way to turn off henchmen names specifically, but keep merchants and other important town NPCs visible?
>>2115616you can capture from eitherif you feel like slamming your head into a wall, you can go cap a mes or necro elite from the zone outside beacon's perch. it's just extremely hardhttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Lornar%27s_Pass/Mapthe wiki will usually tell you if there's an socable boss for a skill before its skill trainer, you can take a look and see if any mes or necro skills pique your interesthttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/List_of_Prophecies_skill_trainersyou also can buy socs for the same as any other skill, so don't worry about wasting them
>>2115616If youre in Lions Arch, just take a trip to Faction or Eye of the North and capture an Elite early on.
>>2115616>>2115638don't do this it makes mustard gas
>>2115634>Level 28 bossesI might leave them for later, but thanks for the information
>>2115648>>2098655you haven't lived til you've zoned in and out of beacon's perch 50x hoping for the right boss to spawn, and then trying to dodge patrols and racking up death penalty getting destroyed by random avicara and wurms just for the chance at an early elite 3/4 your party can't usebut yeah, almost all the gw map is connected and that's a route from beacon's perch to nearly the end of the game, so the enemies are a giant keep out sign for new players. lots of knockdowns and snares to trap and kill you
>>2115620Is there actually a way to see which quests give skills, other than checking every quest and their rewards?
>>2115686https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/List_of_skill_acquisition_quests
>>2115632when I was fucking with texmod I saw the henchman names in town flicker while scrolling through textures which means they should be replaceable perhaps with an image with 0 alpha. idk if it will fuck up other nameplates tho
>>2115661This is the kind of fun stuff we do when we run progs, so join us for the next one and you too can get destroyed by Chung, The Attuned.
we are doing topk for zb NOW hop on guild game and let's roll 4/8!!!
>>2115725but I'm eating dinner D:
>>2115727well chop chop nigga!!!
It's a bummer that Maguuma Jungle is a really annoying place to play and doesn;t havae much in it to reason returning, because it's got a nice aesthetic and a lot of interesting sights.
i just realized i sold some materials to the [materials] guy instead of the [material trader] guy
>>2115817nice composition on the shot
>>2115817I was caravan vanquishing the whole jungle yesterday, and I wanted to an hero by the time I was done.
>>2115827The Wilds?
>>2115817why are the falls so fucking big and out of the waythe temple and falls are cool but my god
>>2115833No, starting from ToA and vanquishing all the zones starting from the Sage Lands to Tangle Root. Thankfully I already vanquished The Falls for a Z mission, so it cut down on some time.
>>2115833Just some random spot in Sage Lands where you fight a heroic Wind Rider in An Eye for Profit
can someone toss me a guild inviteSkipjack Sazo
>>2115875sent
Newbietard herewhat does vanquishing mean? clearing a full zone of all enemies?
It's a well known fact that all Elementalists are mega sluts, especially those in [FUN]. >image limit reachedhttps://files.catbox.moe/mjp6uv.png
>>2115889On Hard Mode, yes
>>2115894>honk honk
>>2115895Not gonna lie, that sounds miserableNot because of the fighting, but because of hunting down every little shit in the areaGuess i WILL be maining a Dervish for that
>>2115894>tfw will be making an Ele if the store ever works again and I can buy a slot>am in [FUN]h-ha ha
>>2115903wdym when the store works, ive been buying stuff
>>2115905Steamies are cucked so I hear.
>>2115894is it normal to find the girls in this game to be sexy
>>2115908can you not just buy keys off the regular store and then add it to your account in game
>>2115909Yes, that's why I have Hayda in every party I make.
>>2115905wouldn't even load for me earlier today, looks like it's working nowone more megaslut ele incoming
you vill grind ze titles to progress goyim
Is using Balthazar's Spirit and a Zealous weapon together overkill or is the energy gen on hit/on received damage worth completely losing passive energy regen?
>>2115943Depends how fast you're hitting.You can also swap to a non-zealous preset out of action and dismiss the enchantment.
>>2115945I'd be using Swords w/ Flurry or Frenzy
>>2115909granted that elementalist looks a little too slutty even by elementalist standards
>>2115946>Flurry or Frenzythis is rarely a good idea except in certain circumstances
>>2115952I thought anything that gives you increased attack speed was a net positive?
>>2115909Hell yeah son.
>>2115955Well, Frenzy can kill you.
>>2115955>FlurryYou deal less damage as a cost>FrenzyYou die
>>2115955Flurry also gives -25% weapon damage, so it's basically moot to even use the skill on a sword build.Frenzy is a "McFuckin' kill me" button most of the time.
>>2115959>>2115958That's a risk I am willing to take. Pretend I posted the one farquaad gif.
>>2115961Okay well is there a warrior stance skill that gives attack speed without horribly negative costs?
>>2115968Flail is fine if you stance cancel it with something like Dash.There's also pve-only skills.
someone else bake, i need to post a picture....come on...
>>2115968There's Tiger Stance in Factions, and Dervish, as usual, gets free IAS with no conditions at all.
>>2115970>>2115974I haven't gotten past prophecies yet but I'll keep these in mind.
>>2115973There's already two threads, we don't want to get pushed to /vg/.
Maybe a bit of a silly question but does mob positioning here work similar to XIV?In XIV mobs will spread around you if theres too many just so they can get to you, but if theres no way they can (because theres a massive amount or a huge mob etc and youre against a wall) they will sit in the back but still be considered right next to youIm noticing mobs acting similar so far and even had 3 dudes stack inside one another earlier because i walked near an edge
>>2115977>Guild Wars 1 gets enough of a resurgence to force us to go to /vg/ A horrifying notion.
>>2115968 https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Never_Rampage_Alonehttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Seven_Weapons_Stancehttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Soldier%27s_Stance
>>2115982I don't think mobs have collision with each other so they can stack on each other like that yeah, they do tend to try and space out depending on their mob type/ai package.
>>2115984The dude is in Prophecies, where the game is still balanced around paying a price for being able to attack 25% faster and not bullshit Nightfall skills like Onslaught.
>>2115968frenzy is fine, just bring another stance to cancel it like sprint
>>2115943Get a zealous weapon of the ranger. Expertise 5 is 20% off energy costs for attack skills.
>>2116015>hey dude fresh off from Nolani Academy, just hop to Kamadan and drop 25e on a new five month old mod that totally breaks the game for your req4 long sword
Is Illusionary Weapon any good still? It looks kinda fun, but I don't know what would even make good use of it.
>>2116025If he's got zealous anything I'm pretty sure he's well past Nolani. Especially since balth spirit is either beacons perch or LA. Also I don't think it's 25e for a sword expertise mod cause nobody runs that shit
>Ecto's and Shards are 3.5KDo I buy now or wait?
>>2116039I don't have a zealous weapon right now I was just asking generally.
>>2116039Kamabox has it for 3-5e.>>2116041Balth spirit is more of a question than zealous. Zealous is almost always the best choice for prefix mod unless you're doing something specific
>>2116034>any goodNot particularly.>funYes. This is what I run: OQFTA4AXHCrIEgVEEYBgEABsEAAGet a +20 enchanting melee weapon and spam Flurry, keeping IW maintained. The rest are optional but useful. Great Dwarf Armor helps your survivability and functions as a cover enchant for IW. Illusion of Weakness cast every time you zone and functions as an "oh fuck" spike savior. Distortion is your emergency button for when IoW saves you. The rest are dealer's choice, but keep in mind any time casting is time not dealing damage with IW.
Is armor just cosmetic in this game?
>>2116049Armor sets have an Armor Rating and can have insignia/runes applied to them. Apart from that, there's no difference between any of the sets except appearance. There are no sets that you can't get at max AR.
>>2116043I'm using BS as a Warrior primary since I'm going in and getting hit a bunch
>>2116049yes, but only after you get to the max armor rating for your class. there are armors that are worse than others, but all endgame armor is the same
>>2114499longbow pulling is the solution to like 90% of the shit ass areas in this game
>>2116047Oh yeah, this is what I needed. I couldn't imagine how to survive, but this looks like it'll come together perfectly. Do you rock a scythe, daggers, or something and a shield? I assume a shield since you have a blocking skill.
>>2116062Scythes are slow, but maybe useful if you think you can reliably hit more than one enemy.Dagger are fast and double strikes with them will hit from IW twice.I personally have the anniversary shield, so I run sword. Keep in mind that with any other shield, you're only going to get half the listed AR.https://files.catbox.moe/r9jg1d.png
just unlocked vanguard quests in pre searingis there some trick i should be aware of to lvl up efficiently? or should I just complete the quests normally?I only ask cause I messed up my charr farming experience because I completed across the wall too soon and missed out on a free npc to help farm with
>>2116074>is there some trick i should be aware of to lvl up efficiently? or should I just complete the quests normally?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BMS4kxRV_Ahttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guide_to_Legendary_Defender_of_Ascalon
>>2116074Lots of people grind with the one quest that puts enemies right outside Foible's Fair. When i did my LDoA, I just did the quests I felt like daily until I reached 20. That obviously spreads the effort over a longer period.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imizHx-1-QM
>>2116081fuck off e"celeb"
>>2116072Got it. Frankly, I'll look at weapons and pick whatever looks the coolest then. The AR and more bonuses on the shield would be nice, but we'll see where I end up. Appreciate the wisdom!
Utopia bros.....
make a new thread*imagine this is an image of robert baratheon telling you to do it before he pisses himself*
Is this the largest thread on /vm/ in the history of the board?
We should be given royal treatment for how amazing our threads are.
>finished exploring all of Kurzick and Luxon territory>finished both Befriend quests>feel ready to start rep farming to get the skill I need for my build>try the Luxon AFK strat in that one mini game>my heroes aren't strong enough to not die there yet>don't have Hard Mode unlocked yet, so can't do Mount QinkaiHmm... so I guess I just dohttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Boreas_Seabedduring the faction Boost weekend? When is the next weekend event thing? Also, are there any quests in that Zaishen Embark Village place that I should be doing daily? I've been ignoring it so far since I haven't explored the full game yet
>>2116098It's comp missions week. Go do JQ or FA.
>>2116100Okay, thanks much
>>2116098if you are at those territories you are like 3 back to back missions from hard mode
the ecto market... dying...
>>2116110WOOD BARONS OUR TIME IS NOW
>>2116110DONT QUESTION IT JUST BUY THE DIP
>>2116115HOW MUCH WOOD WOULD A WOOD BARON BEARIN' IF A WOOD BARON WOULD BEARIN' WOOD
>>2116109Really? I'm that close? Okay, cool, in that case I think I'll just beat the story, do some JQ, then if I get bored or filtered do MQ Vanqs.
>>2116125Factions is really quick
i just sold 7 plat worth of wood
>>2116130Did you also get wood
>>2114475Park at the leftmost crystal when you walk in, and top it off to keep them coming back to re-color it. the enemies don't respawn so after a few waves you can just walk tot he back for the bonus
Just realized I can salvage mob trophies for mats, so that's cool
>>2116133you WHAT
>>2116134Yeah I got like 10 glimmering dust off of 3 maguuma manes
>>2116136*glittering dust
i got searing flames. im comfy now.
Is drake kaboobies really that hard to farm? I've been genociding a lot of mobs that drop the mats to make it, but no drop whatsoever.
I think it's a testament to the game that the combat is fun enough where I actually don't mind running into shit that I need to kill while exploring or just exploring a zone to kill stuff.
I like MOX
>>2116159are you doing it by yourself or with heroes
>Npcs have the sickest armors ever >No way to get itthis is pissing me off
It's uphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpm2fBvrAbw
>finished crafting my Elonian armor>got all the dyes I wanted>runes all set up>just need four more Blessing insignias and some PvE skills to tie it all together>then farm a set of unique weapons for my heroes and some armor to get them up to speedFeels great !!
>clear out the falls because I want the exploration % and its a cool area>quest I turned in wants me to go back to the fallsAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Is there like a mod or overlay or something that let's me see which parts of the fog of war I missed after completing a campaign? I honestly can't tell between the blurred and revealed terrain half the time
>>2116259https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Player-made_Modifications/Cartography_Index
>>2116247Daily reminder that Colin is a lying faggot and you should never take his word as truth. He also told GW1 players to play GW1 if they complain about GW2
>>2116247Save you the trouble, the cut off point where they start bullshitting about GW2 starts at 20:00s>our streamers cried when two worthless lesbian bitches finally get married>all the streamers are trannies or womankek
>>2116247>they start talking about Pride Parade
>>2116275Excellent this is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for, thank you
>>2116225With 2 henchmen, I'm still lv 14 and there's that one quest that need one food from some npc including kaboob
>>2116290henchmen steal your drops
>>2116283>>2116247https://youtu.be/dGowjtiu908
I think my one real complaint with this game is sometimes the game kind of freaking out when trying to move around an enemy and kind of just shoving you in a random direction because it thinks you're inside of it. It always throws me off when trying to reposition.
>>2116303Targeting on controller feels weird as hell, the way it determines who to lock onto first is arbitrary and not a consistent Target Nearest To Me decision. I still have to fight with it by pressing B and RN over and over until it gives me the person that's in front of my face.
>>2116312>not a consistent Target Nearest To Me decisionidk how keybindings work on control, but there is a button for that on keyboards (c by default), if you can remap stuff you should be able to bind that to something
>>2116312Yeah tab targeting can be kind of fucky as well but at least target nearest works on keyboard.
the targeting system needs a hybrid 1 button bind of the existing 2 modesif you have no target it should target the nearest and then start going through other targets in range instead of needing 2 keybinds for thatmelee attack abilities and autoattack should also have target nearest baked into them
I want to play the campaigns in order but I want the appearance from Factions, can I create and faction character and jump to prophecies? How do I do it? (Already did pre-searing in another character so I'm not missing any lore)
>>2116347You can, in Factions once you leave the intro/tutorial Island (usually takes a few hours or so at a casual pace) you get to Kainign City, from there you can talk to Guardsman Chienpo in Kaining Center to travel to Lions Arch.
>>2116347You have to finish the tutorial on Shing Jea Island which is like 2 story missions then jump on a boat to Lion's Arch. I forget if you can instantly teleport to the early missions in Old Ascalon or have to make your way back to them manually.
>>2116347you make a character in factions, play through shing jea, get to kaineng, pick up the quest to go to lion's arch, then walk backwards until you reach ascalon. the lion's arch to ascalon part you can ask for a runner, people sell that service but maybe someone in here would do it for you.or you start in ascalon, go through pre-searing, then get the same run forward from ascalon to la, buy a makeover ticket or whatever it is, talk to the guy in temple of balthazar that accepts that ticket, change your look, then go back to ascalon.
>>2116347>>2116351you come out 7 missions into prophecies, you need a run back to ascalon city
>>2116366oof
>>2116350>>2116351>>2116357>>2116366thanks guys, I wasnt aware you could buy makeover changes, this should be easier and I can play in the intended order
>>2116291That's too bad, I can't solo anything yet. I'll just ignore the quest then
>>2116373you can buy them in the 5 for $5 sense, not in the 200 gold doubloons sense
Hi everyone, I'm new to the game, what subclass do you recommend for a Ranger?
>>2116399Warrior, assassin, necromancer are good
>>2116399warrior will probably give you the most build variety, monk will give you a reusable resurrection skill which is useful, but you can't really pick wrong, just play around
>>2116368It's not that big a deal, it would just take time. You would arrive in Lion's Arch at least level 15, which is slightly higher than Proph characters arriving at the same point. Running through each area will only get easier as you get closer to Ascalon.
Can we make a new thread please? This one is so long that it's lagging my browser
>>2116399Warrior is always hard to fault because of Frenzy(attack 33% faster but take 2x damage) and some other low-cost skills that complement Ranger skills/attacks, and others are fine but the spell-casting professions be hard to combo due to their high spell costs. The good thing is that even if you only equip purely Ranger skills you'll have variety, Rangers are good. When you first get the quest to choose a secondary profession, you can try them all out before confirming your choice. Don't worry about trying to get everything right on one character at the start as everything can be changed later. The game is also designed with the intention that you'll create multiple characters to experience the other classes.
>>2116417I'll do it, stand by.
>>2116423>>2116417Fuck I have to wait 5 minutes, and on second thought I am not the anon organizing the prog and such, I remember he wanted to include info in the next OP so I'll leave it to him.
Good, lets get this thread to 3k.
>Shaman insignia 21p eachg...guys.... please... stop this nonsense, I can't keep up
>>2116437The ride never ends!You may leave when your stash accounts are empty
>>2116440Surely after 20 years of hard work you already have everything, r... right?
so when i fill up my material storage do i just like, go talk to an artisan and convert it all into advanced mats? sell it? i don't know
>>2116441Absolutely not, I can feel it in my taint that any day now, a new set of ultra-prestige armors and weapons are going to be made that require 250 Ectos and a pre-nerf Green as ingredients for each piece.
>>2116444Yes and yes, always sell to the material traders rather than merchants, but it helps to look up what armor or weapons or whatever on the wiki that you want to get later on so that you aren't wasting any money on advanced mats you won't need.
>>2116444check whether it's worth converting into rare mats first, some are really not better rare. parchment would be the highlighting example of the moment.
>charr drop a tactical nuke because their mongolian asses NEED to get rid of that wall>somehow player characters in GW2 with them integrated into societysomeone explain this shit to me
>>2116467actually the ascalonians deserved it because they stole the land from the native charr three hundred years beforethe searing was just reparations
>>2116467I am not going with this retarded meme >>2116469. This is 250 years. The Legion that that did all this was the Flame Legion and the other Legions team up and rebel against them, lead by a female Charr. Female Charr under the Flame Legion are told to stay in the kitchen. All of this sparks since Eye of the North. Then there is the retarded book about how the Queen of Kryta tell the Charr that hey, this giant ass dragon Kralkatorrik is fucking shit up. No point in fighting each other when this giant lizard is fucking your land up. They reluctantly agreed since the Charr has like 3 difference front to fight, the Ghost of Ascalon that kept respawning, the Kralkatorrik's Branded, and the Flame Legion. Agreeing with the Truce mean the Legions do not have to fight with the humans.
Does Adelbern even know his son is dead during Prophecies?
>>2116476>"A long time have I fought for Ascalon. First as a soldier blessed by Balthazar, now as its king. Though I have survived one more battle, and I will see another day, it will not make me any more wise… only one day older. I have lost all that a man can lose. All that I have left is this antiquated set of armor and the remains of this tattered kingdom. I thank you for your help today. Rurik would have been very proud of all you have accomplished."From the Titan quests
I picked a mesmer because the girl in the class art is holding a rapier and so far I only found wands and staves for it, was I lied to?
>>2116487technically you can use swords but you'll always be shit at it because you wear shitty armorjust enjoy your power fantasy of never letting anybody except you cast a spell, what else do you even need?
>melee skills have a cast timewhat the hell were they smoking in the aughties
>>2116493cast times make it possible to use on demand. otherwise you're waiting on attack speed.
>>2116487https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Illusionary_Weaponry
>>2116491Oh I picked it because the art got me thinking it was like a Int/Dex mage or a red mage>>2116498that's cool I will try to get it
https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/King_Kolecan't make this shit up
Good morning I hate womenhttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Melka_Blanston
Inv to guild pleaseQatun Shahrath
Hey OP.I suggest (temporarily) moving this general to /vg/ as /gw1g/. With current levels of posting acitivity this thread is clearly far too fast for this board. The previous thread hit image limit a week ago and still hasn't even dropped off the board. There's almost two and a half thousand replies in this thread currently. We can't post properly without images, and it's not really proper to have 3 or even 4 concurrent GW1 threads on /vm/.We could easily survive on /vg/. Currently this thread feels more active than even /gw2g/ and they have no issues staying bumped. And honestly, being on /vg/ is a kind of exposure and might even increase activity further, instead of staying on a relatively obscure board.If (or when) Reforged hype and activity dies down again, we can easily come back to /vm/ if /vg/ becomes too fast. But currently this board is too slow for us.
>>2116601We will not set the precedent.
Do people still buy the original/tradeable versions of the pets that were added during the 20th anniversary?
>>2116601Image limit is rather lame, but I personally do not like /vg/ too much. It's a schizo central and it's a dice roll if one nests itself into your general and it becomes unusable indefinitely. This isn't board specific or anything of course, but it's just what I've seen when browsing some generals on /vg/.It does have the added benefit of more exposure as you said which can be a good thing.
>>2116601frig off we don't need images
>>2116601If rather not be able to post images while Reforged hype remains high than swim in mental illness on /vg/.
>>2116613Yes. Arm barons still want something to Lord over the non-botting honest players.
>>2116601>>2116628>we're getting moved to the guys that paint their fingernails pink image board
>>2116632erm i'm a guy that paint my fingernails black
>>2116634you owe me 50e
>>2116601https://files.catbox.moe/9g0m77.jpg
>>2116467Modern New York City proves how realistic this is.
what's the coolest looking foe in the game in your humble opinion?stone summit dwarves are awesome, awakened dervs look cool too
>>2116650Margonites are neato.
https://files.catbox.moe/odgtac.pngI did it, I can finally start playing the game. I do have to say the feeling of pre-searing being a "game mode" within a game is quite comfy and fun.
I wish there was gw1 merch I'd rock a gw factions t shirt all day EVERY day
>>2116656Congrats, Anon.Are you gonna keep her a perma-pre and make a n character or go right into Proph with that one?
I'm getting molested in northlands, how do I kill the char packs and the named bosses as a Mesmer? (I don't have the imp)
>>2116660I can help you in half hour>>2116656you should keep this char in pre and have a regular one for normal play, everything up to crystal desert will be boring with a 20 lvl character
>varajar bull boss was impossible for me to solo without eotn cheat skill>piss easy with it, even at low rankwell that was anticlimacticgive me entry-level dervish some solo farm to practice
>>2116665drake kabobs so you can farm this week's nickset and make a few ecto selling spare setsthis is a good one for practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs0mkoJyNDI
>>2116659I'll be continuing my journey outside as I simply wanted the title before leaving. There are pets I want to tame and I never got around doing the story and campaigns when I was younger. Tons of stuff I want to see and experience.>>2116662I don't really mind as my goal is to take this character into all of the campaigns and onwards. I might make another pre-searing only character at some point, but for now I'll continue.
>>2116665Also it's spectacularly homosexual that you need to get all the way through nightfall before you get a useful regen skill in Earth Prayers, whole attribute basically useless.>>2116668>drake kabobsdid them, it's what bought me my dervish kit>this is a good one for practice thanks, I'll take a look at itare dead swords somehow particularly desirable? is it about the chance of q8 drops?
>>2116677yeah because it's HM but the mobs are quest mobs (so lvl 20), there is a chance of them dropping q8 max energy/dmg itemsI think post-nerf the only q8 maxes dropping are swords, foci and shields\same thing for jade bros off the marketplace with that one quest
>>2115720I'll never forget that one prog where we wiped to Chuung like 10X and our strategies devolved into whoever had the least DP was now the tank for pulling.>>2116040>>2116119WAIT DONT BUY THE DIP YET, they will go lower I am forecasting ecto dropping to 2.8k this IS financial advice>>2116089>>2116430>>2116417I will make a new thread tomorrow after I get home from work our old thread is page 10 so it should be gone by then.>>2116399If you're interested in a guild invite drop your IGN in the thread.>>2116581Invited>>2116601Oh god oh fuck I hope you're not a janny please don't banish us to /vg/ I promise we'll be less racist to elonians. Exposure would be the only reason I'd consider a move but to be honest I feel like we have the best of both worlds being in /vm/. The /vg/ GW2 thread seems to be sending people here when I checked on reforged launch and we are a multiplayer game so I'd rather not compete with gacha games or have people feel the need to make spam bump posts when we start hitting page 9 too quick I am honestly quite happy with the current thread activity and fully expecting it to start dropping in the coming weeksalso we're not even the worst offender on this board >>2114547Also in other news, we are going to try and take a factions outpost this weekend depending on borders hopefully full luxon control. Please try to max out your stored imperial faction and luxon faction, on Saturday we are doing Mount Quinkai runs, and Sunday we will be doing Deep Runs (and potentially engaging in a tiny bit of AB match manipulation in the event we need AB to swing luxon)
>>2116650https://wiki.guildwars.com/images/8/85/Stygian_Lord.jpg
>>2116703How much should I be selling unidentified purp and gold weapons/shield in pre?
>>2116716https://ascalon.gwtoolbox.com/no golds in pre
Hows Assa? I wanna make a cute asian murder gf
>>2116720oh nice, thank you!when I post should I let them know I'm in pre or is this chat pre only?
>>2116722Fun
>>2116725pre only, it parses the trade chat in ascalon cityfor kamadan you have the kamachat
why cant we buy stuff from the store with steam credit I have some leftover cash in steam fuck off they are such jews
I know the game's called Guild Wars but if I'm an antisocial cunt and want to play completely solo is there any benefit in being in a guild?
>>2116761You need to be in an alliance to most easily progress the Luxon/Kurzick title track.
>>2116761>is there any benefit in being in a guild?You can see our tirades on the Tyrian Banking System.
>>2116761You get to wear a sick ass cape
>>2116722Probably highest APM class. So if you like to constantly be pressing buttons it's the class for you.
>>2116634why are you painting them at all bro lol consider a nice cold glass of bleachor learning how to replace the injectors on your diesel engineeither option will put some real hairs on your chest, where they should be!
good morning saars, i have successfully redeemed the needfulhttps://files.catbox.moe/67l3p9.jpg
I want to gamble, are there any farms that drop mostly salvage items with runes and insignias?
>>2116722bad news anon, they're perma flat. utterly unfuckable. just recruit zenmai and imagine she's hiding something under those clothes
>>2116827Feather farm for minor runesMissing daughter or halcyon farm for superior
>>2116761i dont know i made a 1 man guild to turn in luxon rep for 4x value
>>2116795there's APM and APM sin APM does not begin to compare to monk APM at high level play (be it pve or pvp with pvp naturally leading)
>>2116795I am a autistic high APM enjoyer>>2116830>compression clothes for P-cup titsAll gud
Why didn't Rurik respawn at a resurrection shrine? Is he stupid?
>>2116888He was an ironman character.
>>2116871sin is high APM low TPM (thoughts per minute)also I hate how much more fun healing is in GW than any other game I've played. I still like healing in other games, but it just hits different in GW
>>2116908>MonkHigh APM, High TPM>AssassinHigh APM, Low TPM>MesmerLow APM, High APM
>AssassinHigh testosterone>MonkHigh estrogen>DervishLack of frontal lobe
>>2116939>Low APM, High APMtypical mesmers
>>2116939Fug, supposed to be:>MesmerLow APM, High TPM
Pious renewal dervish is faster than dagger spammer
>>2116945im trans btw
>>2116973t. male para player
https://nudepatch.net/vergils-nude-guild-wars/
>>2116945Based and factpilled.
https://nudepatch.net/bondage-eve-guild-wars-nude-hack/bros
>>2117014>>211698416 pixel tiddies...
>>2103088Helps them reach the higher branches of the Acacia tree
>>2117018https://youtu.be/LgmFGG_cMpMSOVL
Is there any resource that breaks down the best skills for each profession per expansion? For example, if I want to make an elementalist, would I want to start a character in Prophecies, Factions or Nightfall for the most efficient path towards optimal skills?
>>2117069Elementalist is pretty slanted towards core, generally, so it doesn't matter much. Additionally, since you can change regions pretty fast it's largely moot. A lot of the good skills are gonna be after the point you get to LA/Kaineng/Consulate Docks. You'd just take the same character through it all. Factions usually the fastest to get to that point+max level, armor and bis weapons.
>ectos in freefallBUY THE DIP
>>2117069Every campaign gets "core" skills with some additional. It really doesn't matter where you start.That being said, Nightfall skills are generally powercrept as fuck compared to Prophecies.
>>2117084How do you sell them? A high level player gave me two of them for free.
>>2117120You can sell them to the rare material traders (not recommended since it's the lowest value) or to other players, but they're also used for trading in place of money too. The price is fluctuating right now but maybe around 3ish plat per?
10 hours in and I'm not having fun with mesmer...I think I'm gonna reroll
>>2117147The good news is you can shuffle your stuff onto the new character, and unlocking mesmer skills is good for heroes.
>>2117145Weren't they like 4.5k a week ago? I'm assuming they will go lower because there are more players farming them.
female rits have the most insane hip to waist ratio ever imagine a ritu wife
>>2117228it would probably be really uncomfortable honestlythose head wraps make it hard to have intimacy, eye contact is very importantalso she'd be seeing/manifesting spirits everywhere watching you bang and i just can't imagine that being fun for either of you
>>2117069Just go with a Dervish and never worry about campaign-specific skills or secondary professions.
>>2117228And so bendy.
>>2117243Like that one segment in VHS?
Picked up the steam version of Reforged plus the dlcs. Is there a way I can quickly check that I have them actually unlocked? I know there were issues with that originally.
>>2117360Edit account, the third for key, show list
>>2117228>casts Brutal Weapon on your dick>It turns gray and glows faintly blueish
can I get an invite to the guildDawa Muus
I wanna play a minion/spirit summoner, incase I get bored with it and want to try something else with the same character is it better to go main Necro or main Rit?
>>2117388Necro is a more engaging minion master, and has more alternatives if you get bored. Ritualist is a bit shoehorned into some form of spirit spammer, usually
>>2117388Necro absolutely
>>2117380sent
>>2116945i have all 3 for schizo maxing
I don't have a warrior, monk, or necro. Which should I play for factions prog?
>>2117505Ah yes, the mohawk professions.
>>2117069The most efficient path towards optimal skills is almost certainly to start Factions for every class that can do it, simply because it unlocks campaign travel the fastest. If you want to be autistic about it, you'd do something like this>Finish Shing Jea, immediately bumrush to Kaineng Center>Get whatever you want from Michiko>Go to EotN, progress as far as the eye, pick up some heroes and get access to Micah>Go to Nightfall, do starter quest, complete Consulate Docks, getting more heroes and access to Tohn + Medando>I can't remember if Hunted! quest unlocks profession switching for Factions characters, but if it does, do that>Go to Prophecies, backtrack from LA to Beacon's, then fight your way to Thunderhead Keep using heroesYou now have access to all non-PvE EotN and Prophecies skills, nearly all Factions skills, and most Nightfall skills. If Hunted! doesn't unlock profession change, then you'd want to do 2 more missions in Factions to become Weh No Su, now you can buy almost all skills you want.
>Complete secondary quest>Character brickedDefend this
>>2117505W/Mo/Nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEeDT928m5E
>>2117535please explain for a noob
>>2117582You can't actually brick a character by doing quests, but some quests are useful for farming or skipping content for other people, and if you complete them, then you might lose the ability to do some particular farm or player service on that character.
my mesmer fatigue is turning into mesmer exhaustion...
>>2117609dis nigga overcast irl
>>2117610Hi. Please don't say the n-word in our thread. Thanks.
>>2117615>ourIt won't happen again, nigger.
>>2117582I guess he refers to the myriad quests in pre-searing. Your best bet is to not complete any until you hit lv16 -- e.g.: use 'Charr at the Gates" to level 1-10. The second best is to atleast not complete the quest for secondary class, so that you can change depending on vanguard quest (e.g.: monk for the quests featuring undead), if you can't stomach the Hamnet farm. There's also a quest for the Northlands (i.e.: "Across the Wall") that gives you access to a NPC follower you can use to farm the Charr with (even if it's not sure whether it steals loot or not).
>>2117615>please don't say niggerThe GW2 general is on /vg/, mein Neger.
>>2116601fuck off fag
>>2116601>>2117615fuck off fag
I'm in the post-D'Alessio area and getting confused by the quests. Some are for the Shining Blade while others are on the White Mantle side. Will I mess the story up in some way if I do all of them or does it not matter if I help both sides out?
>>2117376https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Weapon_spell#Appearance_of_weapons_while_affectedif she casts a weapon spell on my dick to give it a better skin I'm drowning myself in the shenzun shit sewers
>heroes don't BiP martial classesf I was really excited to finally unlock that skill for olias
>>2116601make the thread I'm tired of no pics this is an imageboard
>>2117704nope you're good
>>2117781Just hotkey it
>>2117625>>2117644>>2117674Mods, please action.
>>2117881I genuinely can't tell if you're baiting and giving a predditor impression, or genuinely selectively illiterate. You're the first in a total of +4500 posts across two megathreads to cry about naughty words.
>>2117921And I will see you in three days, good sir.
>>2117921It was statistically likely for us to attract newfaggotry with Reforged. It was only a matter of time.
>>2117930>And I will see you in three days, good sir.Either you're a master of your craft or you shouldn't be allowed to use the internet unsupervised. If it's the latter, then you should atleast exhaust your options and filter or hide the naughty words that cause you so much physical pain, before you attempt to summon the jannies, mein Neger.
>>2117704The quest design in early maguuma is weird like that. You won't mess up quests, but if you do Envoy Ero's quest, you'll get sent to an outpost that you'll otherwise arrive at 2 missions later. If you accept quests in that outpost, you'll get sent to the final mission of the Maguuma region, potentially skipping the 2 missions that actually explain why you're working with the Shining Blade. Just make sure to do 'A Brother's Fury' and the mission it takes you to.
It is really unacceptable for people here to write the n-word so unabashedly and arrogantly. I hope that mods will take swift action to rectify this and shield us from such disgusting displays. Also, we should really move to /vg/. This thread moves WAY too quickly.
>>2117996>usNo, nigger.
>>2118007Okay, whatever magadickhead. Enjoy your vacation. We will discuss Guild Wars in a friendly environemnt and you will mald like the chud you are.
>>2117996If you managed to type that with a straight face, I do applaud you.>>2118007He truely is a master of his craft.All the performative faggotry aside: I am approaching the end of Nightfall and genuinely hate the worm minigame. Will I have to vanquish these zones in full later on, or are the minigame areas excluded?
Wish I could post an image right now
>>2117989I ended up in the exact situation you described, talking to a white centaur wondering what the hell was going on. Thankfully I tabbed out to see your message before progressing more so I'll go back to finish A Brother's Fury
>>2118047you can skip the arduous quest of getting wurm elite by skipping to ruins of morah straight from bone palace, that's about it
>>2118047All he's doing is spamming buzzwords and pretending his personal opinion is shared by everybody else, like all other newfags. Please remember that newfags will intrerpret your post at face value and genuinely think he is "trolling" successfully. He is a master of nothing and doesn't even play this game.
>>2118047You still have to vanquish the Desolation if you're going for the title. You can skip Hordes of Darkness and go right to the next mission however if you know how.
>>2118060I have GWAMM, two kids and a successful business. Your only achievement is saying the n-word on a website for losers and losing every FA game because you can't figure out that you should cancel flail with enraging charge. Sit down kid.
>>2118057>that's about itGuess I'll vanquish these zones last.
>>2118060its just someone fishing for (you)s you tend to get in general, just ignore.
>>2118080>newfag strawman>website for losersWhy are you here, dumb nigger?
>>2118092I came here from /gw2g/ to see what's all the hubbub about. Not much it seems.
>>2118101Go back to your dead general for your dead game, maybe some anime wings are on sale in the gemstore.
Stop feeding the troll.
>please go to /vg/ so our schizos can latch onto your gameNo
>>2118115You sure showed me, loser. Racism is a seven day ban, hope you get a chance to touch some grass and get good at the game.
>>2118115>some anime wingshttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Aion_wings
>>2118047>Will I have to vanquish these zones in full later onno, you don't have to vanquish any zones if you don't want to :^)
>>2118060He has upset you so much, that you deprive him of (You)s and narrate his schtick.>>2118080You want a new thread and will do whatever is necessary to get the old ones jannies, I get that. I don't think it's a good aporoach.
>>2118149>jannied*Bleh.
>>2117582There's a handful of quests that give grant you things like farming opportunities, running opportunities and such and completing quests can end them.https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/A_New_EscortObviously completing quests doesn't brick your character in any way.
love playing the game and getting high I hit the bong in shing jea island just chilling with it and I'm golden order some KFC too
>>2118149I'm the guy who posted about moving to /vg/. I have nothing to do with this guy trolling you currently.
>>2118175Why would you lie so blatantly? This is very much unlike you. Should I post the Discord logs?
>>2118175did it make you reconsider it in retrospect given someone just endorsing your opinion constitutes trolling
>>2118149Did you reply to me? Haha trolled you!! GOT YOU XD
>>2118184I still think it's a good idea. Not being able to post images sucks ass. And evidently the schizos find their way here just as easily anyway.
https://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/728102003#bottomUse v thread instead of vg then.
I'm banning you all from posting shut the fuck up retards
>>2118200it'll die down soon enough, and we can make new threads he's just being cautious and waiting so he can post stuff about the factions playthrough in the op
Gwen says after she's done wiping out the charr, niggers are next.
uh oh
...so it took +4500 posts for the thread to get derailed. That's actually impressive.
>>2118060you're getting trolled man jesus christ boomers are so embarassing
>With the reforged update the rounding of skill recharge times has been changed:>Previously, after applying all modifiers the remaining time was "rounded to even", e.g. 2.5 was rounded to 2, 3.5 to 4 and 4.5 to 4 and so on.>Now, to my understanding after applying all modifiers if the remaining time ends in .5, it is rounded up instead.
>>2118275Uh oh
>>2118275probably good change
>Fastcasting breakpoints are affected in the same way: At 10 FC, Cry of frustration (15s base cooldown) "should" be at 10s, but is at 11s now.>Numbers which are not exactly at .5 are uneffected, e.g. at 11 FC cry of frustration has 10.05s CD, which is correctly rounded to 10.
Wintersday starts on the 19th right?
>>2118048Just make a new thread then, unless you actually plan on waiting for a faggot like >>2116694 to do it for you.
speedclearbros we are dhuumed
>>2118313You are correct:https://www.guildwars.com/en/events/wintersdayMark your calendar! Wintersday events begin at 12:00 p.m. Pacific (UTC -8) on December 19 and run until 12:00 p.m. on January 2.
I've never actually played during a holiday event
>>2118275>>2118310Apparently the attunement spells are buffed by this behavior
I don't think I can stomach the Hamnet grind much longer. I've barely got started...
>>2118381I actually enjoyed doing the hamnet grind while watching stuff on the side. Grinding charr before the imp was fixed was more annoying for me and the catacombs skeletors was comfy, but obviously slower. Hamnet felt really fast to me and I was expecting it to be a much longer grind from what I've read about others talking about it.
>>2118381just do the daily quests as daily questsldoa is free now, you don't have to make it more annoying
>>2118343>>2118310>Fast Casting nerfed>Ele buffednew dev team already saving the game
Total mesmer death.
>>2118399no
>>2118386I don't get why new players are grinding ldoa on their FIRST character what is the point? I blame all the youtube guides like what the fuckyou go into post with a max level char and don't struggle through shiverpeaks big fucking deal you just killed the SOVL, die jewish freak (this is hebrew behaviour, this lack of sovl)
>>2118409>You place the Mesmer in the guillotine and release the blade>You chop your own dick off>The Mesmer prances away laughing
bring back iw mesmer for esurge 2026
>>2118423>infinite warfarewhat?
>>2118438go play some zaishen elite but don't bring ench strip
>>2118449what?
guys I think I solved the wood price mysteryhttps://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Symon%27s_History_of_Ascalon
>>2118452I wonder how many new players will merch the 55HP Grim Cesta from the followup quest reward.
>>2118451what?
>>2118463Used to be 40e to 1a for farmers and some very niche sc usage but it took time to offload it. Save for these unorthodox uses I doubt any player, especially new, needs that cesta. So what's the problem?
What are "arms" and "e"? All I know is platinum, I don't know the colloquialisms for this game. I'm assuming it's like Stone of Jordan, or...?
>>2118512Glob of EctoplasmArmbrace of Truth
>>2118512Keys are https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Zaishen_KeyE's are https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Glob_of_Ectoplasmand arms are https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Armbrace_of_TruthThey're used as currencies for things valued over the plat cap.
>>2118512arms = armbraces (of truth) >https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Armbrace_of_Truthe = (glob of) ectoplasm>https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Glob_of_Ectoplasm
>>2118515>>2118519>>2118520oh you call ectos E in this game? okay gotcha. thanks!
Do you get an achievement for completing every quest in a zone? I did everything except one quest in post-searing Ascalon because I didn't know you're supposed to enter a mission for the main story quest.
>>2118386I remember death leveling, and Hamnet does rival it in monotony.
dervish is fun for solo farming but god the pure tedium of slogging through story missionsespecially compared to my previous prophecies run with ranger where you can just pop your attack buffs and autoturret your way through itand NF mission design seems to be tediumaxxed where there's ALWAYS a bunch of armor sponges ALWAYS backed by a backline of healers hardcoded to never be [adjacent] to each other
>>2118416I am grinding it on my first character created AFTER 15yrs inactivity. All my other characters are stuck in different places across three different campaigns, or have completed them with builds I don't understand anymore. I've started the grind for LDoA to pass time and set up a passion project -- still, I'd probably just do the dailies as such, the monotony is aggrevating.
>>2118538you get inner satisfaction and zengw didn't have much in the way of completionist grind until eotn
>>2118538No
>>2118556>15 yearswhat kinda tonics do you have on your pre char?
just blew a hinge date off cus I'd rather stay home and play guild wars
>>2118578None, my other LDoA characters have left pre-searing 15yrs ago and some of them suffered through the ordeal of death leveling.
>>2118588Dodged a fuckin bullet there m8
>>2118611I know the game is just too good!!
>only way for Non-Factions characters to gain access to Vizunah Square (Local Quarter) is to party with a Factions charcter that is able to gain access to this outpost after having completed Zen Daijun by being in a party with said Factions character while they complete the quest Mayhem in the Market - the entrance will otherwise be blocked to non-Factions characters.What the actual fuckNo wonder the Undercity walk was so fucking painful, Factions mains didn't have to do the walk in the first place! This is ass. Might ask for help with this tonight.
>>2118625That's one of the main reasons most of my characters are factions based
>>2118625you can enter the local quarter with an older version of toolbox
>>2118625>>2118683I have that quest if you need it. almost none of the factions primary quests have to be completed. if you don't need the xp you can just abandon it instead of turning it in
>>2118625Is there something important you need to access in that area or is it just to be able to hang out there if you want to?
https://files.catbox.moe/d6l5pe.jpgi fucking had it all fucking grenth players must fucking die I will personally go door to door to execute you
Does the Kensukebank have a https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Avarr%27s_Scepter
huehuehue I am grenth lmao
>>2118714I'm a completionist + running to Undercity seven times for seven quests is a pain
>>2118733you're first( -_•)︻デ一
>>2118723QRD on that grenth thing. It's something about Dervish in PvP, but what's the issue? If it depends on the avatar thing, why not strip enchantments?
do I miss anything important if I don't do that long ass runback from lions arch with a foreign character?
>>2118734Does it unlock permanently once you get ferried in?
>>2118746yes, any time you get to an outpost you can map back, except for the deep and urgoz's warren I think
>>2118741it's infinite sustain and they can remove cripple at will so good luck kiting themhttps://gwpvx.fandom.com/wiki/Build:D/any_PvP_Avatar_of_Grenth
>>2118754oh cool okay, I'll probably ask if someone wants to get me to it when I get to factions
>>2118744yes you'll be a filthy foreign interloperjust ask someone to run you, it's easy as fuck
>>2118741it's a form, not an enchantment, otherwise you could just run rend enchantments and be done with it
>>2117582do not talk to aikodo not approach aiko
>>2118723>trying to kill a GODWhat a grand and intoxicating innocence
>>2118810the chances of dropping a q8 are 0.0001% then a chances of dropping a dual modded q8 are 0.000000001%, then with those mods perf and actually useful is 0.000000000000000000001%farming moddok and slave spirits is way better, otherwise just chest run for q8's
>>2118810>Aiko as a Japanese girl's name translates to "love child".freaky ass devs, who fucked aiko's mom and made a bastard?
>>2118817but anon, if I get a q8 bladed with +10vs. demons I will finally have enough arms to retire and then I can uninstall and never play again
>Timberland Guardianwawaa ahh boss
>>2118844when will they add chaos black timbs
>>2118128Our anime wings are based and cool. Their anime wings are cringe and gayJesus all the people bitching and moaning about not being able to post images. Fine you god damn niggers I'll make a new thread
>>2118723play bsurge ele and laugh at their impotence
Will GW1 add a new wings emote when Aion 2 comes to the west?
NEW THREAD>>2118887>>2118887>>2118887>>2118887NEW THREAD
>>2118744You miss at least a quarter of the game, and the entirety of the tutorial area.Make a new Prophecies character.
>>2116601Kill yourself
I have a monk that’s 244 months old that I’d like to start playing again, but it looks like Monks are pretty trash now? Based on everything I’ve read, Monks are significantly outclassed by Rit and Healing Necro. And those classes have more flexibility. If I’m going for PVP and GWAMM, is it better to just roll a new Rit or Necro?
>>2119406monks are goated in pvpthey're also still pretty goated in pve, they're just boring to play if you don't have humans to play with
