[Official] Guild Wars 2 Discussion, Video & Screenshot Thread - Page 360

up to date on patches so far My main test for this BWE is too see if the tough bowstrings (warrior trait) increases the bow range to 1200. But I am starting to lean more towards a ranger...

Cant wait til the Beta starts, it will determine if i buy the game or not as its current price even without monthly fees is a bit on the expensive side. Likely going to go with a Necro or Ele. Doubt i'll consider the Ranger as it seems very Meh and the "pets" all look horrible...if only it was like the wow version with sweet looking pets and such

Going with the Plant people or the asura as my class none of the others really interest me in any sort of way. I dont think i have EVER been a human in any MMO/ fantasy RPG (Tes, ect)

According to the meil i got about the beta : This Beta Weekend Event begins Friday, July 20, at noon PDT (GMT -7) and ends Sunday, July 22, at 11:59 p.m. PDT (GMT -7).

Does that mean it starts at 5am for those of us in England? or is it the opposite and it starts at 7pm? i hate all this bloody time zone, GMT crap :/
Edited by ArmageddonAsh - 7/18/12 at 7:26am

^ My quick thoughts on ranger and elem:

The ranger is very well thought out in terms of how fluid it is plays..but for me it felt slightly too simple..kind of felt like easy mode (at least in 1 v 1, maybe not vs. a big group of mobs)..there was less thought needed compared to the likes of an elem. I felt the ranger was somewhat flat-line in terms of gameplay (probably because it was more "consistent" than other professions)...but then again I only got to level 12. Notice - this is really not a bad thing.

I also don't like pets in general..though the bear was a great 1 v 1 tank for me (contributed to "easy mode" feeling). I still actually like the ranger and it has it's appeal..it just seemed so organized and clean (if that makes sense). It felt like a very "proper" profession that knew what it was doing and how it was suppose to be played. Notice - this is really not a bad thing.

That said, I think if I had spent more time with ranger and used the sword as a switch weapon...maybe my feeling would be different. I think bow as primary and sword as secondary could add an element to the ranger game play that I did not experience in the last beta. Perhaps that would of made it more exciting for me...but like I said - the ranger is a very solid profession...almost too solid for me. lol. Notice - this is really not a bad thing.

In the end, I'm pretty sure I am going elem on release...which was versatile, not easy, and extremely interactive (dodge, kiting, etc)...there is more sense of "danger" with elem...but that's where the "fun" came from...lol. Elem felt more like "AHHHHH!!" - there is a sense of frenzy. It felt powerful and weak at the same time!

Elem is not as well organized or clean as ranger..and you def. die faster if you are not careful. Less armor and no pet! That said, it feels more like a veteran profession that takes skill to master and has a higher learning curve than most professions. If you can play it right - it should do well in both 1 v 1 and group scenarios.

I also felt I could do a lot of diverse things with the Elem...but I didn't really excel in any one of them (no targeted strength, though I guess AoE is). I had to combine all my different skills together to be effective - which was challenging/chaotic, but fun (rapid attunement switching). I just felt like I had to work twice as hard as everyone else...lol.

I guess I am attracted to craziness, since it provides a sense of excitement. Kind of counter intuitive eh? I also still need to try the other classes out a little more...but i am pretty sure I am going human elem.

PS: The only races I like are a muscular Human or the shortest Norm..everything else looks a little goofy to me. I don't like the plant style Sylvari (looks ugly to me)..nor the tiny alien Asuras. Chars running animation looks kind of annoying and not a fan of the feline look for my main. Big norns also look goofy to me..like a BFG.
Edited by malikq86 - 7/18/12 at 8:06am

I like to role play my characters to some extent. Rangers for Charr (Ash legion), Warriors for Norn. Guardians for Human. Elementalist for... in general I try to pick for what I feel is best for the role.

My ranger could deal with most any character in 1v1, and against up to 5 or so mobs at a time, depending on the mob.

I'm going to go for an Emo Plant aka Slyvari Necromancer lol

im glad they reduced server size to only 18 for US...it's a much "healthier" amount for the game imho.

What are you talking about, Rangers are awesome Played one in the first BWE, and what I really liked was that I could play as a melee class. And I don't think I've ever played a Human as my main character in any RPG either. Too normal for me.

And since you're still unsure of when the beta will start: Its at 8 in the evening in England. I am absolutely sure of it. But I will say this though, the servers might open a bit earlier. In BWE 1 they opened the server one and a half hours before schedule.

Maybe it will just take me too actually play them too know if they are good or not as im going from videos but seeing as how they are so different from the kind of "ranger"/"hunter" character im used to from WoW/Rift might have something to do with it and the pets are pretty meh from what i have seen thats something i LOVE about WoW having a hunter i love going rare pet hunting ( i have 8/9 of the rare spirit beasts coz they look epic!)

Yeah for this kind of game i dont really see the point, of course PvP players will 99% of the time use Humans in wow due to an ability they have but too me it just doesnt seem fantasy to use a human.

Cheers, got an alarm on and at about 6pm im going to start trying

what server is the guild/users going to be using?