GW2 far more complex than GW1?

[Kouki]

Guildwars 2 is the most simple mmo out there for New players while being more later as you learn.

There are 4 main stats, and then 2 stats for each talent tree "Trait line".

With only 1 stat on your last Trait line just for your class. think of it more like mastery.
More of any stat is good, none suck.

[Durzlla]

also condition damage is limited compared to direct, which can be taken all at once from infinite sources, the way conditions apply their damage over time and the limitation of 3 different ways regulates the damage even more

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i THOUGHT armor was % and tough was flat reduction, im not sure, i jsut assumed. otherwise why split it up?

Omg i must be really bad at explaining things because i was trying to say this the ENTIRE TIME....

toughness absorbs a flat amount of damage X (at least it did last beta) where armor just reduced damage done by what ever amount, they were different but both reduced damage...

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Guildwars 2 is the most simple mmo out there for New players while being more later as you learn.

There are 4 main stats, and then 2 stats for each talent tree "Trait line".

With only 1 stat on your last Trait line just for your class. think of it more like mastery.
More of any stat is good, none suck.

it's actually moved up to 7 main stats, but they're all very straight forward, power = more flat damage, precision = more crit, prowess = more crit damage, toughness = damage reduction, vitality = more health malice = more condition damage, compassion = more healing done, Cunning (or something like that) = longer conditions, and w/e the last one is called = longer boon times.

I thought it was really easy to get ahold of, however i do think they should really say early on "There are no Tanks, DPS, or Healers don't build like there will be." because a lot of people would just go pure power, precision, and prowess and effectively die the second someone glared at them.

[Deleted]

it's actually moved up to 7 main stats.

Actually there are 9 main stats : power (damage), precision (chance to crit), vitality (HP), toughness (dmg mitigation), malice(condition damage), expertise(condition duration), prowess(increases crit damage), compassion (increases outgoing heals), concentration (boon's duration).

Plus every class has it's own 10th stat with unique effect: engineer-ingenuity, elementalist-intelligence, thief-cunning etc, etc...

So yeah, this is system IS easy to get in to, but deeper it's a true nerdgasm for math freaks ;p

Quoting out of sheer laziness ;s

[Delias]

It's technically 4 primary stats, 5 secondary stats, and 1 profession stat. >.>

[Durzlla]

Quoting out of sheer laziness ;s

lol wow herpaderp i can count!! i put down 9 conditions but said 7 xD thank god i'm not a math major....

[DrakeWurrum]

because a lot of people would just go pure power, precision, and prowess and effectively die the second someone glared at them.

Survival of the fittest. If they don't learn, they'll get swept aside in the tides of battle.

[Glytch]

It's technically 4 primary stats, 5 secondary stats, and 1 profession stat. >.>

more correctly:

4 attributes which are modified by 4 primary stats, 5 secondary stats, and 1 profession stat (of which there are 10 of)

the underlined is important, it means we can use the terms toughness and armor interchangeably, but it means we cant

armor is the end result damage reduction after toughness is added

toughness is the bonus from traits, gear, and leveling up thats added on top of total defense from your gear

health is your base health + any health effects + vitality *10

[Durzlla]

Survival of the fittest. If they don't learn, they'll get swept aside in the tides of battle.

lol you make a very good point there... it's also fun crushing someone very quickly when you're stacking vitality compassion and toughness xD