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#2203823 Builds used in Guild Wars 2 Guru's Masters of the Mists Tournament EU

Posted Devourerofmemes on 20 May 2013 - 03:29 AM

#2203415 BM Bunker Build Movie Guide

Posted Xsorus on 18 May 2013 - 02:35 PM

Guide I made discussing the build

#2201306 Giganticus Lupicus 46 second kill

Posted BrazilTheHue on 12 May 2013 - 06:49 PM

#2200783 [Build][Guide] Examination of Ranged Thieves

Posted Loperdos on 10 May 2013 - 09:24 PM

Dahk, on 10 May 2013 - 12:49 AM, said:

Wait, this is a video game forum on the internet. You're not supposed to evaluate a build based on how FUN it is!! Don't you know that the entire point of running a dungeon is to get through it as insanely fast as possible so that you can brag about it to other people on the internet?!?

Seriously though, the build does look fun. I'll have to give it a shot (pun intended).

Its posts like these that make me wish I could like posts multiple times. I lol'd. Hard.

Dahk, on 10 May 2013 - 05:27 PM, said:

One of the big things I love about coming to the thief class is the talent tree. Not only does it allows a large range of builds to be not just viable, but strong, but it also doesn't pidgeon-hole you into a certain weapon set. It seems like almost every build out there is viable with just about any weaponset that thieves have since you can easily swap out a few traits without having to redistribute where you spent points.

Its totally great, just like what Phenn mentioned, you can run a perfectly solid melee build (S/D, most likely) off the same trait setup that I have on my ranged build, its just a matter of swapping out a couple major traits here and there, depending on your situation. The versatility that comes from a thief is awesome. Once I actually get some cash together, I'm going to pick myself up a Zerker Sword and Dagger so I can play with S/D on my ranged build if it comes down to it, hanging onto it in my pack so I can switch when needed.

#2199419 High res weapon galleries from dulfy.net

Posted dulfy on 07 May 2013 - 05:50 PM

Started working on these galleries again! First priority is to add the Fused/Super/Guild Commendation weapons to the existing list and retouch up some of the old galleries (i.e. Greatsword)

#2200434 [Build][Guide] Examination of Ranged Thieves

Posted Loperdos on 09 May 2013 - 09:51 PM

Thorfinnr, on 09 May 2013 - 02:35 PM, said:

~snipfu

Glad to hear feedback, and that you enjoyed playing it.

To be completely honest, going into thinking up this build, I had no misconceptions that it would be an extremely high damage build.  I knew it would be able to hold its own, but just by the simple fact that its a ranged build,  I knew the chances of it doing really high DPS was pretty low.  I was more curious if a build like this would work, IE have value both within the group I usually run with and the pugs that I do from time to time.

That being said, I've been running this build a lot (not quite as much lately, as I am sorta taking a thief sabbatical to play my Ele) and one of the things that I keep noticing when I'm running it is that it is just SO much fun to play.  The mobility on it is intense.  I actually ran it just the other day in the MF dungeon as well, and paired with one of my anchor guardian buddies we were able to keep retaliation up on him 100% of the time while we were fighting.  Between that and the ranger and ele that we ran with, the blast finishers on the SB was invaluable.

The other thing that I'm constantly surprised by is just how much damage Unload does with the P/P side of things.  Again, its not going to be doing as much damage as any of the melee setups, but for a ranged weapon, its burst potential is up there.  I think this is also one of the things that I'm enjoying about this build, that every time I use it in a different situation, I'm discovering different ways of doing things.  On the final bosses, the SB and Shadowstep was insanely useful because it made moving around and out of the red rings of death a breeze.

Once again, really glad you liked the build.

The other main idea that I had about the build that sorta unveiled itself during the course of testing was that I really wanted a build that I felt was fun to play. As I play more and more, enjoying what I'm doing and how I'm playing influences my attitude towards the game.

On a slightly unrelated note, I actually did some farming for the first time in my time playing GW2 with this build, and because I was having so much fun with the build, the farming didn't seem tiresome, a grind or anything like that at all. I started, and two hours later I was like..."wait...what just happened? Where did those 2 hours go?" which surprised me, because I generally find farming quite boring.

#2200441 Rangers Out DPS Warriors?

Posted Kattar on 09 May 2013 - 10:06 PM

DarkHorseKnight, on 09 May 2013 - 11:16 AM, said:

I really hate feeding the troll but here goes....

Math is absolute, when the equations in math say something is equal that is totally irrefutable. However math uses assumptions to allow it to be irrefutable. When you make these spreadsheet calculations you are also making assumptions. Probably very reasonable assumptions. However the real world is chaotic, things change rapidly they do not remain the same. The same is true for the GW2 world.

When you make these calculations you then need to test them and see if your assumptions hold up. You are not doing that. In the game world people are moving to get out of AoEs, latency is slowing your rotation down, people some times just screw up and all these little conditions (or assumptions) start to fall apart.

It is not possible to stay on a flank 100% of the time, no matter how good you are at managing your pet it WILL die sometimes. Same with spirits, they will die sometimes (I would argue most times).

Theorycrafting is JUST THAT the crafting of theory. This theory must then be tested. You are only halfway there and those who have tested your theory have found that it falls apart in the game... Its not shameful when a theory falls apart you just then have to pick up and try again. Brilliant scientists have spent their whole careers working on theories only to see them disproven. That doesn't take away from their work, becuase a lot of meaningful discussion happens along the way, but you are just taking this too far. Your theory has been disproven, and the meaningful discussion that happened along the way was long ago and has now devolved into a flame fest.

Just stop beating your dead horse and move on.

This guy. This guy right here.

This is me helping everyone move on.

#2199965 [TheoryCrafting] Rangers out DPS Warriors

Posted Mootillay on 08 May 2013 - 07:30 PM

Warrior has been my main since release and while I'm just starting to get the hang of ranger, I can definitely contrast and attest to the warrior being superior in pve in just about every way that counts. A ranger can spec a little bit bunker to be more survivable than a warrior when it comes to avoiding damage, they have a great water field in healing spring and the ranger's shortbow is (overall) a superior single target ranged weapon to the warrior's rifle--aoe wise, ranger axe is alright but the warrior's longbow is far more damaging(consider what combustive shot brings to the table along with burning).

Sorry guys, but no.. just no, no.. zip it.. no. Make a warrior and enjoy dps on that character.

#2198819 List of Tournament Builds and Comps from the recent Scrims

Posted Devourerofmemes on 06 May 2013 - 05:04 AM

Game Videos

TP vs IRON
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4

MiM vs TMO
Game 1
Game 2

Harl vs IDL
Game1
Game2

Builds and Comps

Team Paradigm EU (5/5/13)
Warrior-Hman (Subbing for Phantaram)
Elementalist Phantaram
Guardian-Azshene (Running Sanctuary)
Engineer-Teldo
Mesmer-Xeph
Ranger-Symbolic

IRON (5/5/13)
Thief-Jim (Sword Dagger)
Guardian-Ghnoy (Running with a scepter)
Mesmer-Epyn
Engineer-Forsaker
Elementalist-Vexeus (Running D/D)

MIM (5/5/13)
Mesmer-Azani
Thief-Soldaris
Guardian-Tage
Elementalist-Ultima
Warrior-E R O M E

TMO (5/5/13)
Mesmer-Tobzzen
Elementalist-Lee
Ranger-Kenny
Guardian-Morwenna
Engineer-Bry z

HARL (5/5/13)
Thief-guts
Guardian-Prophete
Elementalist-Cara Melting
Mesmer-Adeera
Necromancer-Waffle Wrath

IDL (5/5/13)
Elementalist-Denshee
Guardian-Clik
Mesmer-Xerrex
Ranger-Battosai (Running Double Drake)
Thief Kutlas

Team Paradigm EU (5/4/13)
Mesmer-Xeph
Engineer-Teldo
Guardian-Aszhene
Ranger-Cymbolic
Elementalist-Phantaram
Elementalist(SUB)-Vexeus

That's so Pish (5/4/13)
Elementalist-Selthorn
Guardian-Vonethil
Mesmer-Zorbi
Engineer-Pish
Thief-Fader

Updating list can be found here

Shout out to Android for getting me these!

#2184657 I love PvP... But there's just nothing to it but the combat.

Posted Phadde on 27 March 2013 - 12:48 PM

I haven't played GW1, I've come from that weird place called WoW. I stopped playing as soon as I saw the Manifesto Trailer for GW2 and I've played during all of the Beta Weekends and Stress tests. I love this game and it's combat, but I just don't find sPvP enjoyable.

Conquest is great, but as the only game mode? The map designs are great, but the secondary objectives isn't enough variety to make it interesting.

sPvP feels like a mini game. I don't really care about how much GPs I've. I don't care for the (sub)randomized items that we're rewarded with. I miss working towards that shiny set of armor, or that sword with the slight glow-effect. I miss playing organized PvP with Guildies while everyone is uptight, trying to ensure a victory. What tension is there if I don't care if I win or lose?

Does anyone agree? Will this be solved and what could be done to do so?

(Please, no unnecessary comments about how I should just get back to WoW, stay in PvE, WvW or that I should stop whining. English is my second language so there will probably be a few grammatical errors etc.)

#2198626 Rangers Out DPS Warriors?

Posted matsif on 05 May 2013 - 07:08 AM

Dempsey911, on 05 May 2013 - 12:16 AM, said:

Ah I wasn't aware as I only play my ranger in PvP, that being true keeping them alive is still a task, until they buff spirits enough to have proper armor or some other form of damage mitigation, or open the option up to "gear" pets, I think buying and styling pets with different armors would be fun. Though the cost would have to be low for even the best gear since other classes wouldn't have to spend any on such a thing.

the pet microing isn't really as big a deal as people make it out to be.  Now that pets get equivalent agony resistance and got a vitality and some toughness boost, and the new AI that tries to keep them behind the enemy if the enemy is not targeting them, their survivability shot way up.  If you can play a heavy kit switching engineer build, or a heavy attunement swapping ele build, microing your pet isn't a problem at all.  The problem with the pet is it can't cleave, dodge, or evade anything, so essentially it is the dps of a bad thief on 1 target that dies when a boss drops a heavy PBAOE skill, not the micromanagement of the pet's skills or the pet AI itself.  If the pet did a dodge roll every time the player did or something, then it wouldn't be such an issue.

But the only reason rangers are in the conversation right now is because of a master level trait that got buffed to make frost spirit actually worthwhile to take for a team.  The spirit itself still dies fast, even with the extra hp from the lower level trait you would take if you wanted to get Spiritual Knowledge, and in many fights there is nowhere to hide the spirit so that it both buffs your party and can not  die before it's recharge.  And, if the fight lasts longer than a minute, then as a ranger you have to drop your personal DPS to go replace the spirit in that safe spot.

If I did do speed runs, I would never take a ranger right now even after the buffs.  20 points down a horrible trait line for offense to make the one skill that keeps rangers in the dps conversation viable is laughable to me.  I'd rather take a 3rd warrior with a defensive banner, or a dps guardian, or an engineer, or an ele, etc. and so forth.  And until there is video proof of an organized team doing a faster run with 1-3 rangers instead of 1-3 warriors, I'm not sold that the spreadsheet numbers (which are theoretically and mathematically correct) work in practice.  I just don't see the theoretical numbers being true when you have to use the 2/3 skills to keep you alive while your endurance bar/healing spring regens, and there are way too many situations where keeping the spirit alive is just too complicated to make the benefit worthwhile over just taking another warrior.

#2197990 Rangers Out DPS Warriors?

Posted NuclearDonut on 03 May 2013 - 04:41 AM

Epitaph_Blade, on 03 May 2013 - 03:44 AM, said:

That's exactly where we are.

But that its also an stalemate, we can't discuss further, unless new information is provided, in this case, a video. Theorycrafting is too short in this matter, it doesn't matter if in the numbers a ranger appears to do some insane DPS, in the practice that doesn't happen, so many factor play a role in the outcome, and the only thing we need is one person, in one video, showing that a ranger can do it better (or equal), then we can theorycraft again and understand why.

But it really isn't a stalemate.

Warriors provided X amount of theory and X amount of proof to back it up.

Rangers provided X amount of theory and no amount of proof to back it up.

By these simple terms, Warriors are the victors right now. If the world ends right now and no one ever posts in this thread again, then Warriors will out-DPS Rangers.

If and when GK gives us a video of Rangers matching Warrior DPS in the given circumstances, then:

Rangers will have provided X amount of theory and will have also now provided X amount of proof.

THEN it would be a stalemate.

If GK provides a video of Rangers actually out-DPSing Warriors, then Rangers will be the victors. Once Warriors can match Rangers again, it'll be back to a stalemate.

As it stands, it's been long enough that it can no longer be a stalemate

#2197909 Rangers Out DPS Warriors?

Posted Kattar on 02 May 2013 - 11:23 PM

Xunlai Agent, on 02 May 2013 - 11:19 PM, said:

At no point was there any aggression, the level of moderation on these boards is simply deplorable. He attributes malice to Strife and myself so I rebuke him in the mildest possible terms and you attack me for doing so? How about dealing with the post in question? The behaviour of moderators on these boards is completely ludicrous, do any of you even realise how ridiculous the status quo on Guru is? I love how I am the one being aggressive when I offer a completely neutral rebuttal. You need a reality check...

Eviscerating someone because you don't like their use of the English language is not something you need to be doing anywhere on these boards. Make you point without resorting to ad hominem attacks or do not make them at all. That's not a very difficult thing to do.

If you wish to have a discussion about the moderating practices of the staff here, we will do that elsewhere. Further discussion on this topic, or behavior of a similar nature will not be tolerated.

#2197897 Rangers Out DPS Warriors?

Posted Epitaph_Blade on 02 May 2013 - 10:51 PM

Xunlai Agent, on 02 May 2013 - 07:04 PM, said:

Actually offering gold for free if he provides the community with the technique seems like an incredibly generous thing to do. If GK provides a video mowing down one of the bosses we listed then the entire Guild Wars 2 guru community would profit as a result. Why rewarding somebody for contributing to the continued evolution of the PvE community on Guru is considered an act of bad faith is beyond me. Having evidence instead of misplaced faith makes perfect sense. Why would you wish to attack people that are incentivising GK to merely provide some footage for his claims, footage that you yourself seem to want, by offering him free gold? If anything Strife and myself are encouraging the further development of understanding of an entire community that gets to free ride on our bet.

I'm sorry, but I don't believe you.
The fact that Strife offered him 100g, and you 20g or 40g, is not because you want to encourage him to actually succeed, but because you don't expect him to, so offering 100g or 1000g is the same, you expect him to fail, and therefore, you use the gold as a way to lure him to a situation where he will be ridiculized. "GK" never asked for any form of reward for sharing his information, and the only proper reward he can get is respect if what he claims ends up being true. If not, then its the same respect he will lose, because of the numerous claims he'd made.

Now, I don't expect that you or anyone here to be generous or philanthropic, but don't be cynical trying to show that act as an act of generosity.

On the other hand, I seek the same you do, but with different motivation, I don't expect to ridiculize anyone, I want the video too, but I'm asking it in the most honest way I can. If he doesn't succeed, I find it okay too, I only care about the information, not feeding egos. I value the fact that he tries, where others just take other's opinions as facts.

I still want the video, because I don't have the time or resources to prove it myself, like most players, nor do I have the interest in the ranger class to make one and try it, but the information can be useful when grouping with rangers.

@dahk: Im sorry dahk, I meant groups in this "efficiency" fashion, I assume we are talking about, I know rangers, as any other class, can beat content, but right now, they are not desirable because of the mechanics of the class, and the general opinion about their performance.

#2197596 Rangers Out DPS Warriors?

Posted NuclearDonut on 02 May 2013 - 03:47 AM

GuanglaiKangyi, on 02 May 2013 - 02:51 AM, said:

It's actually the other way around.  Warrior has more spike but ranger has more sustain.  If you look at my video vs. Strife's, it's actually pretty obvious.

Let's take Time Warp aside for now, and Whirlwind, Eviscerate, and my pet utility skills out of the picture, because that makes this too complicated, and they normally aren't a significant part of overall DPS output anyway.  Also, they don't actually contribute that much to overall DPS.  Getting an 18k crit with Eviscerate at the end of a one-minute fight where you've potentially done millions of damage, for example, isn't a very big difference.

His warrior gets 38k from HB (4s channel) then Whirlwind for 18k, so that's 56k over 5 seconds.  However, that means he's now stuck on auto-attack for 6.4 seconds, which we see dealing about 4.8k per swing.  GS auto is .83s per swing so he's getting about 5.8/s on his GS auto.  That means that over 10.4 seconds, he gets 5800 x 6.4 + 38000 = about 75k.  Divide that by 10.4 and you get about 7.2k/s.

On the other hand, if you look at my video, I'm hitting about 3k average on each hit on my auto-attack chain (there's so many numbers popping up so it's hard to tell exactly which hit is what), so a full chain gets about 9k.  Sword chain is 1.8s (it's fast, which is what makes it so strong), so it's hitting about 5k/s.  Meanwhile, my pet is hitting about 3k average per hit, and felines attack every 1.2s, so 2.5k/s.  That means my sustained DPS is 7.5k/s.  Also note that while Strife's group maintains 25 might and vuln for the entire burst, my group doesn't; we're fluctuating from 20-25 might and 10-15 vuln, which means I have at least 10% more potential damage.  Making a conservative estimate, I can probably hit 8.2k/s pretty easily.

These aren't "spreadsheet" numbers.  It's basic addition straight out of the video.  Basically, warrior damage "bursts" upward then dips downward, while ranger output remains stable and never gets quite as high as what warrior gets at its peak, but is higher on average.

This is some nice math but we literally have proof of a Warrior taking down a boss in less than half the time it took you. Do we really need any more hypothetical numbers? I just don't understand why this is still going on.

Dahk

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