I'll guard you. Let them come through ME first! - Guardian discussion thread.

[zcks]

Since the PVP instances are pretty much point capping the ranged characters have to stand on the point. This will balance a lot of these issues out.

True, I think the only place guardians will really have trouble is when they come across ranged enemies standing on top of things like buildings, keep walls etc because the teleport abilities we have seem to have trouble figuring out how to get us there. (however I do think the greatsword ability binding blade can be used to yank them off ledges etc... if they are in range )

Those instances will be when builds that use retaliation really become useful.

[Larynx]

I don't keep up with this thread or Guardians at all, but it seems like they have very very weak ranged capabilities, and probably the worst of any profession.

How much of an issue will this be?

[grandpab]

I don't keep up with this thread or Guardians at all, but it seems like they have very very weak ranged capabilities, and probably the worst of any profession.

How much of an issue will this be?

The only time I could ever see it being an issue is on large scale pvp, but even then you still have an aoe death grip ability.

What you lack with ranged abilities is made up for with utility, control, and support abilities.

[Larynx]

The only time I could ever see it being an issue is on large scale pvp, but even then you still have an aoe death grip ability.

What you lack with ranged abilities is made up for with utility, control, and support abilities.

aoe death grip?

dear lord arenanet, you've stolen my heart.

[grandpab]

aoe death grip?

dear lord arenanet, you've stolen my heart.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Binding_Blade

I missed it the first time myself, I didn't realize it was aoe til someone else pointed it out. I don't really get how it works though. Usually when a skill has a 2nd effect the wiki will list it like that specifically, but for this ability I don't see a second ability that appears after you use the main attack.

For the most amount of ranged dps abilities you'd have to use scepter + torch, but it's mostly aoe abilities.

I'm really anxious to play guardian just to see the what the trade off is for having all the extra support and control. Support and control are 2 concepts I've always tried to apply to my play style. For example my main in WoW was an ele shaman, so I was always dropping earthbind totems, tossing out random heals for emergencies, just stuff like that. I always tried to do more than just dpsing, so it's because of that I think guardian will be a good choice for me. Putting out good dps and supporting allies is just something I've always done.

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http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Binding_Blade

I missed it the first time myself, I didn't realize it was aoe til someone else pointed it out. I don't really get how it works though. Usually when a skill has a 2nd effect the wiki will list it like that specifically, but for this ability I don't see a second ability that appears after you use the main attack.

For the most amount of ranged dps abilities you'd have to use scepter + torch, but it's mostly aoe abilities.

I'm really anxious to play guardian just to see the what the trade off is for having all the extra support and control. Support and control are 2 concepts I've always tried to apply to my play style. For example my main in WoW was an ele shaman, so I was always dropping earthbind totems, tossing out random heals for emergencies, just stuff like that. I always tried to do more than just dpsing, so it's because of that I think guardian will be a good choice for me. Putting out good dps and supporting allies is just something I've always done.

It's going to be fun to aoe deathgrip a bunch of people and then knock them away with the bubble ability.

[grandpab]

It's going to be fun to aoe deathgrip a bunch of people and then knock them away with the bubble ability.

I'd love to see a guardian call out for people to get ready to cast AoE damage on him, so he can Blinding Blade people and then switch to a hammer and use Ring of Warding to lock them in.

[zito]

how are you able to post the link as an image? I havent been able to get it to work.

Also Zcks, what do you think of my 2h burning build in my previous post?

When you are looking at the skills tool page, there is a bbcode at the bottom of the screen, just press it, it will do an auto copy for you and just paste.

Also, that build seems to be very heavily spirit weapon based, if you take the talent in virtues to double spirit weapon duration it may help allot.

This is the problem. I went 30/30 valor because of one thing. Crit, which is what my orginal build was based off of but I forgot about crit so I had to alter it.

Now I had 10 points for spirit weapons since shield with its aoe can spread burning easily and bow seemed like a better heal. Now what should I pick? Longer duration or not destroying it on command. I have no leeway room for both.

I went with not destroying because of how often I would actually be using command.

I just feel like dropping bow though for merciless intervention. Combined that (free teleport to lowest health allied) with mace/shield combo. That's an extremely good combination to use.

[Cassandrea]

See now I came up with another questions >:P

If I am a heavy burner with spirit weapons - will a remove condition remove the whole stack, or just a portion of the stack. I mean if I build up this huge duration of flame on one guy, does he just have to purge once to get rid of all of them... if so that is realllllllly stupid.....

[DrakeWurrum]

See now I came up with another questions >:P

If I am a heavy burner with spirit weapons - will a remove condition remove the whole stack, or just a portion of the stack. I mean if I build up this huge duration of flame on one guy, does he just have to purge once to get rid of all of them... if so that is realllllllly stupid.....

Understand that abilities with condition removals tend to have decently sized cooldowns. It's not like dispel in WoW which, until MoP comes out, has no CD.

[Cassandrea]

Also...

I am in the camp that the second hammer ability for guardians should at least cripple... which would be awesome >:P

[Deleted]

I'd love to see a guardian call out for people to get ready to cast AoE damage on him, so he can Blinding Blade people and then switch to a hammer and use Ring of Warding to lock them in.

*drool*

/10charr

[zcks]

I don't keep up with this thread or Guardians at all, but it seems like they have very very weak ranged capabilities, and probably the worst of any profession.

How much of an issue will this be?

Guardians do have some medium ranged damage, but it is lower then other professions. Mainly because it also provides some healing to allies it passes through.

That being said they shouldn't have any problems getting into melee, they have a ton of teleport effects, a leap attack with the great sword, an AOE death grip with the great sword & an ability called "Zealots Defense" with the 1 handed sword (it's on a low CD, blocks ranged attacks & sends out magical damage projectiles to your attackers).

They also have a shitload of ways to remove conditions from themselves & allies as well as a few ways to increase run speed by 33%.

Then if all else fails you can also use a build heavy on the retaliation boon (it reflects a % of all damage that would be done to you back at your attackers, some retaliation buffs also apply to every ally in range as well)

So all in all the only time guardians will ever need to really use a ranged weapon is in PVE in those rare occasions when a boss is sitting on an unreachable area, & even then those are usually during add phases.
(also if all else fails you can throw shit like rocks at the boss.)

---------- Post added 2012-03-08 at 12:53 PM ----------

Understand that abilities with condition removals tend to have decently sized cooldowns. It's not like dispel in WoW which, until MoP comes out, has no CD.

true, but unlike dispels in WOW it will be very easy to get multiple condition removers in GW2.

For instance look at the signet of resolve & the abilities smite condition, contemplation of purity, bow of truth & the talents that cause shouts to remove all conditions.

---------- Post added 2012-03-08 at 12:56 PM ----------

See now I came up with another questions >:P

If I am a heavy burner with spirit weapons - will a remove condition remove the whole stack, or just a portion of the stack. I mean if I build up this huge duration of flame on one guy, does he just have to purge once to get rid of all of them... if so that is realllllllly stupid.....

The way that the burn condition currently works is that it's a very short duration (like a couple of seconds) medium damage per second DOT.
When reapplied it simply stacks a few more seconds onto the duration, so even if dispelled you should be able to reapply it fairly easy with builds that specialize for it.

---------- Post added 2012-03-08 at 12:58 PM ----------

I'd love to see a guardian call out for people to get ready to cast AoE damage on him, so he can Blinding Blade people and then switch to a hammer and use Ring of Warding to lock them in.

Lol that would be funny as hell.

Also if allies aren't around he could also use a build that applies allot of retaliation boons.

That would mean anybody stupid enough to attack him after being pulled in would just be damaging themselves.

---------- Post added 2012-03-08 at 01:13 PM ----------

Also...

I am in the camp that the second hammer ability for guardians should at least cripple... which would be awesome >:P

Would be nice, though if it did the CD would need to be longer, say maybe around 12-15 seconds with a 10 second duration.

[Cassandrea]

Would be nice, though if it did the CD would need to be longer, say maybe around 12-15 seconds with a 10 second duration.

I would totally go with that... not gonna lie we somewhat need some sort of slow with the melee weapons, because If I am not mistaking (not counting utility) we only have 3 leaps/blinks - 1 for 1h sword, 2 for 2h sword (leap and a deathgrip)... so having a cripple would be so nice!

[DrakeWurrum]

true, but unlike dispels in WOW it will be very easy to get multiple condition removers in GW2.

For instance look at the signet of resolve & the abilities smite condition, contemplation of purity, bow of truth & the talents that cause shouts to remove all conditions.

Unlike in WoW, choosing more condition removals results in losing other utilities and bonuses.

[Lothaeryn]

True, I think the only place guardians will really have trouble is when they come across ranged enemies standing on top of things like buildings, keep walls etc because the teleport abilities we have seem to have trouble figuring out how to get us there. (however I do think the greatsword ability binding blade can be used to yank them off ledges etc... if they are in range )

Those instances will be when builds that use retaliation really become useful.

Yeah, i wasnt sure if I wanted to use a hammer or greatsword for my spec. I really felt like using the image of a WCIII pally with a warhammer though, the concept of hammer skills are nice, but greatswords will definitely shine in PVP for guardians.

Doesnt matter to me anyways, i always love 2h swordfighting, its the reason i wanted to play a Pally in the first place. (Arthas, always my favorite unit with wielding frostmourne)

[Wikram]

I'd love to see a guardian call out for people to get ready to cast AoE damage on him, so he can Blinding Blade people and then switch to a hammer and use Ring of Warding to lock them in.

Holy fuck that sounds so boss

[zcks]

Unlike in WoW, choosing more condition removals results in losing other utilities and bonuses.

True, that's the great thing about this game. Depending on how you trait & what talents you chose each profession has a huge range of flexibility but make a choice, at the same time you could also have a very balanced build that wont be the absolute best at everything but can fill multiple roles depending on how it's equipped.


However it is slightly less true when the off hand weapons are concerned. If your focused on Damage dealing & offense you can still do pretty good with a sword + torch combo while having allot of potential for removing conditions.

[DrakeWurrum]

However it is slightly less true when the off hand weapons are concerned. If your focused on Damage dealing & offense you can still do pretty good with a sword + torch combo while having allot of potential for removing conditions.

There's plenty of utility you can choose from that isn't condition removal, including summoning spirit weapons, signets that instantly revive allies, an extra teleport, reflecting projectiles, etc etc.

There is a LOT of condition removal, though, I will admit - I think Mesmers are going to hate Guardians.

[Deleted]

Holy fuck that sounds so boss

I just hope people experiment with these kind of things. I know I will.