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Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:25:30 EDT

anon posted : How is everyone maintaining health at 80? Is it better to use signet plus the lvl 15 toughness trait to increase regen combined with shouts heal? or use one or the other.

I also play a guardian with altruistic healing and was wondering if it is simply a matter of clicking a heal or if there is something I am missing.

I have been rolling with axes/bow or axes/rifle ... or ... sword mh/axe oh if I want mobility.

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:49:30 EDT

Meeps posted : Level 65 on my Norn Warrior.

Still using the Greatsword signet build with a warhorn offhand for speed. its simply a great build for leveling up, I've been holding my own against packs that have been 2-3 levels higher than me, while using armor that was 8-10 level lower than my current level.

I just upgraded my armor/weapon to 65, mowing through packs like they are nothing now.

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Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:42:35 EDT

TheThing posted : 10% damage when bleeds applied may at times be hit or miss, i've done hundred blades and sometimes it doesnt get applied till half way thru, and every single HB strike of mine crits

GS does have better synergy with rifle than dual axes... HOWEVER I run GS main Dual Axes secondary, purely for aoe dps in zergs to get loot tagging, rifle is great at single target dps, but you are going to have problems looting tagging during zergs...

GS+rifle sounds great for PvP tho

sigil that gets might on crit is mad expensive
sigil that stacks +10power on kills is made expensive
sigil that does aoe fire is mad expensive!

EDIT: I also think a lot of this is gear based as well. I would rather have bonus damage on full rage, than bonus crit chance on full rage. again, because My HB already crits on every stroke, so any additional crit chance would be purely wasted.

50% bleed duration I think is mainly to keep up the 10% bonus for bleed target, unless you are using a bleed sigil you are going to find you are not stacking that many bleeds.

if you are running 1H sword, then bleeds stack like insane especially when using a bleed sigil

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:28:40 EDT

puppy posted : I found this posting last night, very similar to your build:

»www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/746···atsword/

It's a nice thread, basically he goes:

10 into Strength:
- Berserker power (crit% based on adrenaline)

30 into Arms:
- rending strike - 33% chance vulnerability on crit
- deep cuts - bleeds 50% longer
- forceful greatsword - might on GS crit, 20% CD on skills. This can be swapped to Crack Shot (Rifle and harpoon gun shots pierce. Rifle and harpoon gun skills recharge 20% faster.) on the fly if needed

30 into Tactics:
- empowered (more dmg% for each boon you have)
- lung capacity (shouts 20% CD)
- vigorous shouts (shouts heal)

I think this might be a slightly better setup than yours because it get attack of opportunity (grandmaster minot trait - 10% damage to bleeding foes, which with all your crits and precise strikes (adept minor trait for 33% chance to bleed on crit) should always be active. This 10% applies to rifle as well, instead of the slashing power only applying 10% to GS/Spear. The extra precision helps to build bleed/vulnerability/might stacks on crit.

The thread goes into runes and skills as well. They rune it to +boon duration and +might duration, which along with +30% boon duration from tactics means a huge uptime on might stacks.

Superior sigil that gives might on crit, and bloodlust on the rifle to build the +power buff on trash mobs.

Again, a lot like your build. I have a new project now to level my warrior to 80. Thank you! :D

Edit: Because I love axes, esp axe #5, I might use 2 axe as offset for AOE dps, with bloodlust and fire sigils. It's too bad these yummy traits are all GS based, I would love to have axes as main weapons.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:59:54 EDT

TheThing posted : yes :)

for the most part hundred blades + 4(throw sword) will wipe out most orr mobs in one rotation

this does not apply to karka crabs

shouts recharge so quickly, that you are spamming heals

its great in groups, pvp and dungeons, you are great DPS and healer :)

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:58:45 EDT

puppy posted : So you don't bother with removing conditions at all then, you just heal through them all :D

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:57:33 EDT

TheThing posted : together with swiftness. plus GS 3 ability, plus GS 5 ability I am sprinting across the map like a cheetah :)

be sure to turn off auto targeting, this way you can run away without targeting trash with 3 and 5

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:55:05 EDT

TheThing posted : On My Mark + For great justice

Only use shake if off sometimes, maybe in PvP, or maybe in dungeon when want more heals from shouts

everything else looks exactly like my build!

instead of shake it off, I use the signet that passive gives power, and on use gives power +fury? and I ALWAYS use it as soon as it becomes available to start might stacking

without even getting into combat I can sit there, spam shouts and power signet, and fury signet(i think thats the elite signet that gives swiftness) and get to 20-25 stacks of might without moving

swiftness lasts me 50.5 seconds if i recall correctly, and is back up for use in 9 seconds LOL

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:51:47 EDT

TheThing posted : Yes I choose: (Increases damage for every boon on you)

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:48:26 EDT

puppy posted : General question, I guess I can try it when I get home, but idling at work so posting :)

Can I pick 2 master traits and a grandmaster in the same line? If that's true then I would pick "Shrug It Off" (Use Shake It Off automatically when you have more than 1 condition. This can only trigger once every 30 seconds) over either of the empowered traits.

Edit: If that's true then I can get 2 grandmaster traits in the same line... Seems OP...

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:37:44 EDT

puppy posted : OK here I construct TheThing's build based on his description.

Strength: 20
- Berserker's Power: Increases damage based adrenaline stage. 3/7/12%
- Slashing Power: Greatsword and spear damage is increased by 10%.

Arms: 20
- Rending Strikes: 33% chance to cause vulnerability on critical hits.
- Forceful Greatsword: Gain might on critical hit with a greatsword or spear. Greatsword and spear skill [sic] recharge 20% faster.

Tactics: 30
- I couldn't guess what the adept trait you took for Tactics. I guess either Empower Allies (Increases power of nearby allies by 70 points) or Empowered (Increases damage for every boon on you) would be what I'd pick, both kind of sucky but better than the others I see there.
- Lung Capacity: Shouts recharge 20% faster.
- Vigorous Shouts: Shouts heal.

I assume you have 3 shouts on your utility bar? For great justice, Shake it off, and maybe On my mark?

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:04:55 EDT

TheThing posted : Bow is probably better for attacking keeps(castles) as well

I think if you spec into it, warrior bow gets greater range

you can toss up some Bow aoe on keep walls and burn those F-ers trying to guard it on top

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:56:20 EDT

Meeps posted :

said by TheThing:

For WvW you really need to think about what role you want to play.

I either run Axes/Rifle or GS/Bow

or some melee/ranged combo

if you want to focus on a single target kill build then I would run something like GS/Rifle, where Rifle gives great single target damage

if you want to help your group out in massive group vs. group encounters then I would go with BOW where you can lay down combo fields for everyone to use and benefit from

rifle for single target, bow for combo fields and massive encounters

Thanks for the info :)

I'll probably be staying in the group til I get used to pvp, thats why I was thinking longbow (for the AoE), I haven't really tested rifle out that much on warrior. I'm going to have to try it out later to see what kind of damage output it has.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:13:33 EDT

TheThing posted : /agreed

I never use F1 on GS

rather have +12% damage up at all times

highest crit on hundred blades reached 18k in an event last night

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:10:41 EDT

puppy posted : Yar the greatsword F1 is kind of bogus, I don't think it's worth the 12% lost dmg to get the fury boon.

You should be running into the Risen more now, so you will probably have to lose a signet to pick up "Shake it off" shout. Sometimes I even use the heal that removes conditions, making the +precision/signet trait kind of meh, but not much else is better. Stacking vulnerability when soloing is kind of blah.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:10:31 EDT

TheThing posted : For WvW you really need to think about what role you want to play.

I either run Axes/Rifle or GS/Bow

or some melee/ranged combo

if you want to focus on a single target kill build then I would run something like GS/Rifle, where Rifle gives great single target damage

if you want to help your group out in massive group vs. group encounters then I would go with BOW where you can lay down combo fields for everyone to use and benefit from

rifle for single target, bow for combo fields and massive encounters

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:02:13 EDT

Meeps posted : My warrior is level 46 now, I've been playing on and off (and also testing a few new characters), trying to just get those levels.

I still crit a lot with the signet build which allows me to clean up enemies as I explore the map (rage signet/warhorn for speed boosts).

This signet build tons tons of damage, and with reduced incoming damage at 90%+ HP along with regen from the healing signet... Its pretty easy to take on mobs several levels higher than yourself so long as you don't just sit there.
Greatsword seems very versitile to that end also,
1 has enough aoe to be useful
2 has big damage and aoe.
3 has a surprising amount of damage and can allow you to dodge blows in combat easily.
4 is great to use after 3, it has enough range to hit what you want in mid combat and cripples them, allowing a bit more time for regen to make you healthy again.
5 allows you to rush back in to combat, doing a reasonable amount of damage.
Not a big fan of greatsword's F1 attack, but then again, there is a trait that gives a 12% damage buff if you don't use F1, so yeah.

Also, I tried my first WvWvW yesterday, so much fun! I was on my ranger, didn't know what to do so I mostly just followed the pack. I'll probably try it on my warrior tonight. Longbow would be best for WvWvW, right?

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:48:42 EDT

Meeps posted :

said by puppy:

In case you did not know, you can change your traits at anytime (like I -> III or something) out of combat, you just need a trainer to reset points. Also, to reset points it is just a minimal cost, you do not need to buy a manual to do so.

Yeah, I ended up going to Lion's Arch myself after posting and resetting it there. I'm slowly getting the hang of the giant map :P
I hit 30 last night and got signet of Rage because of the speed boost (and other boosted stats).

I'll be trying this signet crit build for a while, it sounds pretty hax.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:42:03 EDT

puppy posted : If you look 5 posts above you, I posted that a signet based build is really your easiest bet for leveling. I used it all the way upto 50ish, just mows mobs down. Runs out of steam near 50ish since 40 precision/signet doesn't count as much, and you need more condition removal when you start to fight the Risen.

Not sure where the closest trainer is in Wayfarer Foothills, but since I upgrade my gear every 5 levels, I usually just port to Lions Arch and you can retrait there, near all the profession trainers.

In case you did not know, you can change your traits at anytime (like I -> III or something) out of combat, you just need a trainer to reset points. Also, to reset points it is just a minimal cost, you do not need to buy a manual to do so.

Edit: BTW once you get to 30, get the Signet of Rage for your elite no matter what build you use, it is really the best overall elite. I carry a warhorn, and you can use the warhorn #4 and that signet to get pretty much permanent swiftness, awesome for leveling. Since swiftness stacks in duration, you do not need to wait for your buff to wear off before using the warhorn again, it just adds to your current swiftness boon's timer.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:49:39 EDT

Meeps posted : Alright, so I found engineer not quite to my play style (mostly due to being somewhat of a glass cannon), so I made a warrior (Norn, level 25 so far).

Is there any suggested trait lines I should go down? I've spent 10 on tactics and got Empowered, 5 on Defence for Thick Skin (which seems cool with healing Signet's regen).

Using Greatsword because of sheer power and AOE, with a longbow offhand because it has it's uses. Using Signet of Might, Signet of Fury and "For Great Justice!".

To be honest, I haven't tried many combinations for weapons, Greatsword seems to be packing enough punch by itself right now (Hundred Blades is AMAZING and I enjoy whirlwind strike because it allows me to control battles a bit).

Also, wheres the nearest place I can reset my traits from Wayfarer Foothills? I want to look at all the adept Trait slots. (not so much a warrior question, but while I'm posting, might as well ask :P).

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:54:00 EDT

TheThing posted : So right now I'm running with Greatsword build:

+10% GS damage
-20% GS skill CD
+12% damage on full rage bar
GS crit applies vulnerability
33% on crit to apply bleed
33% on crit to apply vulnerability
+30% Boon duration
-20% shout CD
Shouts heal

freakin beast. Vitality tree gives more life, more regen, and more DPS. I can't see any reason to go down the toughness tree.

slight overlap with 33% crit applies vulnerability. But I keep this because I switch to dual axes during events. where axes 5 does spin to win, which registers more hits when many mobs, resulting in more drops, and its not rooted like GS HB.

GS > axes for champion and veteran mobs however, for dps with HB

using/spamming shouts to apply boons and heal to teammates, i use very few signets

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:22:51 EDT

TheThing posted : at least in that game rooted combat is awesome :)

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:48:14 EDT

puppy posted :

said by TheThing:

rooted combat

Plants vs Zombies? XD

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:57:27 EDT

TheThing posted : just remembered how much I DONT miss rooted combat in Tera

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:03:26 EDT

puppy posted : My warrior princess just hit 40 last night. Highest alt I have since she is so easy mode (well, at least buy her dinner!)

For anyone starting a new warrior, the easiest leveling spec is the signet crit build. Basically you go 10 points into arms to get the "Deep Strike" trait (Gain +40 precision for each unused signet you have equipped) and put signets (dolyak, fury, might, rage, mending) in all your slots. At low levels this amount of precision = ridiculous amounts of crit chance, so you just mow down any mobs you reach.

After these first 10 trait points, what I am planning on doing is:

•10 points into tactics for "Empowered Allies", you get that 70 power as well. Only shows up in combat though. The vitality is nice so I'm not so fragile.
•5 points into defense for "Thick Skin" (100 toughness when life is over 90%", then 15 points for "Adrenal Health" (regen based on your adrenaline) later.
•10 points into strength for 12% more damage on 3 bars of adrenaline.
•10 points into Discipline for Heightened Focus, 9% more crit% on full adrenaline (my crit % is already falling off from the high 90s in level 20 to 60? in level 40 due to diminishing returns of 40 precision points per signet).

I personally run "For Greater Justice" in place of the might signet. You get about the same power but also 8 sec of 20% crit, and good to support groups in DEs (although usually there's a few other warriors shouting the same thing).

Be warned though that there is hate on the forums for this noob build because it is selfish and dies too easily in dungeons (which I don't do), so use something else more sturdy and support in groups I guess.

I use dual axes, although eventually the traits that give you might stacks on greatsword crit and 10% more damage on greatsword will probably force me to go that way. I like axes more because the #5 skill is a true 360 degree AOE. Greatswords do look much better though, I haven't seen any axe models that I like (I want a fiery axe with trailing flames, dammit)

Keep your gear up to date. I used to make my own gear but ran out of iron so now I just buy a new set every 5/10 levels. Weapons I just upgrade every 5. Probably overkill tbh, leveling so fast. I also rune for more vitality/toughness, not just power/crit, so I don't eat dirt much at all.

Finally, another reason why I love the warrior is the swiftness she has. On my weapon swap is the warhorn, so you can have 10 seconds of swiftness out of 20 seconds. Once you get the signet of rage, that gives you 30 seconds (60s CD). You can press SoR and get the 30 secs then blow warhorn right away, the durations stack (so now you have 40s). 20 seconds later you can blow warhorn again, repeat then hit SoR again. Truly amazing for exploring the map.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:29:28 EDT

malem83 posted : You can buy any high-end armor or weapon and transmute them into armors/weapons or you level.

I didn't notice a lot of choice while leveling though. Looking at karma vendor seems the best way of getting different looks during levling process.
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La vie continue ... / Life goes on ...

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:51:04 EDT

puppy posted : Yar, but she is a red head there, and didn't seem so epic tall in that movie.

My new Brigette Nielsen warrior is doing well, hit 21 last night. I do like her look more. Norn female seems to run faster than norn males, and no molasses loping animation of the charr. I did feel kind of bad when I went on my charr warrior to spend his karma on food ingredient vendors to get ready to delete him, he is a handsome fella.

So far I am leveling cooking (I love cooking, so fun and useful) and armorsmithing for my warrior. My amazon 8 feet tall woman making a pie and forcing people to eat it :D

Right now every 5 levels I make a whole new set of armor for her then buy new weapons (I love dual axes, although later traits for great sword seems to good to ignore) and runes/sigils off the TP. Seems to be working well. Seems to be enough to level 25 points of crafting as well, so if this keeps up, I would hit 375 as I hit level 80.

BTW I know I can get the jotun greatsword skin off a karma heart vendor in Snowden area, but are there other low level great skins? Maybe I can buy a charr greatsword off the TP.

Also at the end level, if I don't plan on forging my legendaries or run dungeons or PvP (I'm just a pve kind of casual player), am I doomed to sucky skins? Last night an elementalist dropped a conjured fiery greatsword and I would *love* that.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:42:12 EDT

Josof posted :

said by puppy:

Since she's blond I keep comparing her to Brigette Nielsen when I first saw her in Beverly Hills Cop 2 (really dating myself) XD

Have you ever seen Red Sonja? :P
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"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." - Sun Tzu

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:07:51 EDT

puppy posted : Yar I agree. I think all the warrior/guardians that had me stop and gawk were norn male warriors. They run like boulders rolling backwards though, so slow, so I compromised and made a female norn, so beautiful ^_^

I first made her the shortest possible then felt like she was too short, then made her the tallest possible... now she's a freaking giant when I went to the human question zone, like 30% taller than NPCs there. An asura comes up to my thigh. Since she's blond I keep comparing her to Brigette Nielsen when I first saw her in Beverly Hills Cop 2 (really dating myself) XD

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:35:45 EDT

Josof posted : i rolled a human male, but the Norn look pretty badass with a nice heavy armor set.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:22:38 EDT

puppy posted : BTW what races do you guys think look the best for a warrior? While asurans are cute (my casters are all morphing into those little guys), I think they are too small for their armor to look distinguished and sexy.

I have a charr warrior but my altitis is eyeing him for a remake. I saw the charr warrior armor and it's all super spiky... :P

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:22:04 EDT

Josof posted : I've started playing a support warrior in dungeon runs.
Went sword/warhorn with a rifle swap and traited mostly Def.

With all the boons and personal survivability it has made dungeon runs alot easier for the group. Its hard to get out of that warrior tank or dps mindset but support and control is a different kind of fun.

also swapped a bolo/fear me utility for even more support when stuff gets hairy.

Removing conditions on allies and instilling Weakness to enemies on short cooldowns=win :)
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"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." - Sun Tzu

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:19:03 EDT

Josof posted : Just ran AC for the first time. Im very happy warriors have viable ranged options. Found myself switching back and forth to melee as the situation dictated.

The Ranger boss(forgot the name) and the final boss, i mostly stayed ranged.

the ranger boss ports around like Arugal in SFK(WoW) and the king boss is like the final boss in Lightning Halls(WoW) with a massive aoe
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"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." - Sun Tzu

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:33:06 EDT

Josof posted :

said by I AM:

Stop lying to me!!! I know people just want me to heal at 80! lol.

lmao, my cousin tells me we just use him for his bubble-heals.
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"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." - Sun Tzu

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:24:48 EDT

I AM posted : I'm jelly of Mystics as well. I hate fighting a mystic in pvp when they do that dumb clone thing. Who am I fightin'!?

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:14:45 EDT

TheThing posted : next toon will be mesmer... once i get my warrior to 80

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:09:33 EDT

TheThing posted : actually i just wanted to use you for your bubble... but i'll take healing too...

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:07:46 EDT

I AM posted : Stop lying to me!!! I know people just want me to heal at 80! lol.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:04:25 EDT

TheThing posted : I don't know man... guardian looks pretty pimpin too

with your shadow sword or whatever

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:55:17 EDT

I AM posted : Ya'll make my guardian look so boring....That's it I quit my guardian. I don't care if he's 60!

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:25:27 EDT

TheThing posted : ADRENALINE RISING... THAT'S THE STUFF

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:50:30 EDT

puppy posted : Hmm I'm 28 and my crits is already going down to 80s. I only have 10 points in arms though, I'm putting the next 10 points in the first trait line so I can get 12% more damage when my adrenaline bar is full.

As for the bow/rifle, yar I don't like the rifle on the warrior, but the longbow has 2 AOEs which I like (#2 and the adrenaline one). On the ranger you only have barrage which has a long recharge, and the shortbow is more single target. I find myself lamenting that the ranger longbow isn't more like the warrior's, because I would like to have a tanking pet.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:08:00 EDT

Gordo74 posted : I personally use 1H Mace + 1H Axe, so I get the mace for stuns, then axe for AOE + dmg output. I'm running 5 sigils now and my crit is still ~95% with my traits in arms.

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:25:09 EDT

anon posted : I must be missing something. I absolutely hate Longbow and Rifle on Warrior, both feel so slow and clunky it puts me off ever using them especially when I have a Ranger who just seems so much better with his bows.

As for Warrior, yeah they are crazy strong at lower lvls but it has no real impact later on so just enjoy it. I use Greatsword but that's because bizarrely I haven't actually got any axes yet. I like the GS, ut Hundred Blades locking me in place is annoying

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:47:15 EDT

puppy posted : I have no idea about pvp but definitely hammer/rifle seems to fit more for single targets.

Try double axes, the AOE is crazy and lots of flashing for eye candy. #5 on axe you turn into "The Last Starfighter" when he uses his mega weapon, haha ^_^

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:28:33 EDT

Josof posted :

said by puppy:

said by Josof:

5 signet warriors overpowered?

My warrior hit 24 over the weekend and this is what I am running. I think definitely OP at lower levels but I'm already seeing my crit chance drop from 95% to 80%s. Since this does not impact PvP or even level 80 PvE, I doubt they will fix it. Meanwhile it's fun though.

Most of the guides run greatsword but I have a huge preference to double axes, which has a skill to put vulnerability on target and 2 AOEs (#2 and #5). I also don't like that greatsword whirlwind ability that you have to target, annoying in the heat of battle.

The #5 AOE practically fills up the rage bar by itself, so I usually do #4 (vulnerability on target), rage strike (tons of dmg), #5 then #2. Not many mobs live through that and you hit a ton of people around you.

BTW what makes the warrior a lot more leveling-friendly is the charge ability on the warhorn. 10second of swiftness, 20sec cooldown. Whee!

Edit: Want to give a shoutout to longbow as well. Love the AOE dps on that, I prefer it more than the warrior gun or even the ranger bows. Kinda sad actually, makes me not want to play my ranger at all :P

For some reason greatsword feels off to me. It does have nice AoE skills though.

Dual wielding is alot of fun as well, the only difference from your setup is i went main hand sword/off hand axe. I took sword for the bleeds and went down the trait line that enhances bleeds/crits.

Longbow is awesome. Seems like the rifle is more single target/pvp friendly. Going rifle for now because of the bleeds as well.

What do you think? it seems

Greatsword=pve aoe
2h hammer=pvp aoe

longbow=pve ranged aoes
rifle=pvp?

it doesnt really matter, its all so much fun!
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"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." - Sun Tzu

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:33:58 EDT

puppy posted :

said by Josof:

5 signet warriors overpowered?

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 11:32:03 EDT

Josof posted : Nice! Just hit 30. about to hit the first dungeon shortly. Going to go sword and board with a tanky trait build and def sigil and banners.

Looking forward to seeing how threat(lack of) and healing work in this game.

Warriors ftw! :P
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"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." - Sun Tzu

Re: GW2:Warrior Thread

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:51:28 EDT

Gordo74 posted : I've been going sigil/banner route on my Level 20 warrior. He holds his own in any fight. The story has been a breeze for me so far with 3 sigil (4th on it's way) activated. I use banners when I am in groups. Other than that, I don't use anything but my weapon skills.

GW2:Warrior Thread

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:10:21 EDT

Josof posted : Wanted to hear how you other warriors were going about your builds.

5 signet warriors overpowered?

Ranged pvp builds?