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What builds are you enjoying playing recently? (self.guildwars2)

submitted 2 years ago by amadeus to c/[email protected]

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I've just started playing a bit after 6 months absence or so and was wondering what people are playing and having fun with. Are the upcoming balance changes going to change much up for you?

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[–] necropola 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Since I have been playing a Signet Power Reaper Open World Build with Greatsword and Axe+Warhorn on my main for ages, I really enjoyed to add a Celestial Harbinger Open World Build with Staff and Pistol+Focus to my arsenal. I love how different those specs play.

Also my Reveneant which I used to play as a Celsetial Renegade with Shortbow now has a Power Vindicator Build with Greatsword as an alternative which also plays very differently. I guess, I like variety (as in I decide to try something new and not ArenaNet changes stuff that wasn't broken).

As for the Upcoming Balance Changes ... I really hope that they reconsider some of the changes, e. g. Scourge.

[–] amadeus 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I love playing Cele builds. They feel so powerful yet versatile! Definitely would be interested in checking out that Cele Harb build if you've got a gw2skills link?

[–] necropola 8 points 2 years ago

My build is very similar to the Celestial Harbinger Open World Build on GuildJen. I'm running Focus instead of Warhorn and I have slightly adjusted the traits:

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[–] onizuka89 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

These days mostly enjoy Quickness Herald, and condi Firebrand. Not given it much thought before, but seems like I really like quickness.

Didn't pay much attention to changes that affected these, but know that I should probably make a new healer as sounds like Heal Scourge, is going to be hit hard.

[–] amadeus 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nice! Yeah I've been the same in past having enjoyed Quickbrand, Quickness Herald, and Quickness Scrapper.

Thinking I might branch out a bit more though and try some elite specs I've never tried before

[–] onizuka89 4 points 2 years ago

Very understandable, I try out different ones too, as is fun to try out new mechanics and skills. See above that you seem interested in the Harbinger, and that's a fun one at least when I tried it around release of EOD, so that's probably a fun one.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

At the moment I enjoy playing Daredevil pistol/pistol in PvE. It is rather satisfying spamming Unload :D I have almost the same build in PvP, except of using Unload, I use Sneak Attack to bleed my opponents to death, then Black Powder and dodge to stealth. Repeat XD

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You actually mean Daredevil and not Deadeye?

[–] onizuka89 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

was surprised too, but after looking it up think was Daredevil. As I understand it, Black powder make a smoke field, doing a leap finish in a smoke field give 3 seconds of stealth, and daredevil have access to leap finisher on dodge.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Yes, that’s the combination for PvP. Black powder, leap out use sneak attack and black powder. Repeat

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Daredevil, yes :D

[–] pory 5 points 2 years ago

All reaper all the time, soul spiral go brrrrrr.

[–] Zaros 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In open world I've been having fun playing dagger-dagger condition daredevil. The amount of sustain I get combined with all the evades makes me basically unkillable in most environments. :D

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I find pure condition builds too slow in Open World. Especially when you go to Core Tyria Zones where a Power Build pretty much one-shots everything and is off to the next target while a Condition Build is still ramping up its damage. Not to mention weapon racks and other environment targets which are still pretty much immune to condition damage in Core Tyria Zones.

[–] Zaros 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's very true. Although, I would argue that a too strong build takes fun out of fights in open world. For me the fun is in using my abilities just at the right time to evade and survive ridiculous situations, adventuring in an environment that actually feels dangerous.

I do need to create and try out a proper power build at some point... Maybe on my Reaper once I manage to level my necro.

[–] necropola 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Power Reaper is ridiculously strong in Open World, but I think that Necromancers kinda earned the right to have such a strong build. I played a Necromancer "Main" (I'm an Altoholic) from launch and I still remember the days when we were kicked from Dungeon Groups, because we were considered to be dead weight.

[–] stellarforce 4 points 2 years ago

I play everything, but I'm especially enjoying heal alacrity tempest lately. Fractals go so smoothly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I've been playing a lot of Power Berserker lately. It's still more of a glass cannon build than I'm used to on a warrior, but it's really fun if you can keep executing those bursts over and over. I'm curious to see how the changes to rifle impact the build. It would be good having a solid ranged option.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is very timely for me.

I got burnt out last November and haven't touched GW2 since. But lately I'm getting the itch again.

[–] sigh 3 points 2 years ago

Same here.

Playing any other games in the mean time?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Burnouts is quite common if you rush through the gameplay. That’s why I always try to take it slow and just enjoy the journey :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I've been playing since just before HoT, friend, I've taken most of it slow, but occasional burnout is just part of the game for me.

Honestly the biggest thing that led to this one was that I've been working towards Bolt...only to find out that I can't just use my tyrian exchange vouchers for dungeon currency to buy gifts I need. Now I need to finish the specific dungeon's explorable path 5 times before they'll even sell it to me.

And since I mostly play solo and dungeons are so buggy, I basically just gave up on it, which left me pretty aimless.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Haven't changed my builds in forever. Since I have a tonne of alts but generally only play my main, my main has gotten every single possible build

Power Mirage open world swiss army knife build, a tool for every situation and mobility for days. My favourite.
Power Chrono 20k solo DPS glass build, for when shit has to die and isn't too much of a danger to me.
Condi Virtuoso 15k solo DPS glass build, for when I want to scale with support or I need sustained self-heal.
Diviner's Chrono Quickness bot, build to drown as many people in as much Quickness as physically possible.
Condi Mirage Alac bot and preferred killbuild for if shit has to die and will fucking wreck me otherwise.
Memestrel Chrono because I can't be arsed to wait for an actual healer, Mesmer can heal just fine.
Diviner Chrono superspeed bot because that NPC takes fucking forever and ain't nobody got time fo dat.
Trailblazer Condi Mirage built for max mobility because fuck you I can't be arsed to deal with bullshit builds in WvW while doing easy dailies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Condi virtuoso. 3-5k dps without buffs so far and 11k with buffs. starting work on legendary armor and a legendary great sword. Might look for a condi great sword build or just a simple rotation build.

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