Oh hey, GW2 beta
Nov. 4th, 2021 07:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tanithryudoJust noticed that the third beta event is running to introduce the various new specs.
Then I skimmed through some of the feedback on reddit...and yeah, no impetus to play still. (Also realized I skipped all of Halloween this year...and don't feel motivated to play Xmas either. Eh. There's something wrong when I am willing to shell out much more cash to play a 2D dressup game than a 3D MMO...)
The new ranger spec seems to be way too over-tuned for PvP and thus doesn't do any damage in PvE.
The new ele specs seems to be another overcomplicated main mechanic that feels too gimmicky.
The engi mace is meh, and the pet mechanic... is actually the ranger type pet, with similar pros and cons. So far the only reviews that were mixed. I mean, the bearbow ranger build is the easy mode PvE build for a reason.
The mesmer spec will likely come out the best, because that class is always Anet's favored child, so really don't have to worry there.
And the rest of the classes I don't play enough to worry about new specs. =P
Then I skimmed through some of the feedback on reddit...and yeah, no impetus to play still. (Also realized I skipped all of Halloween this year...and don't feel motivated to play Xmas either. Eh. There's something wrong when I am willing to shell out much more cash to play a 2D dressup game than a 3D MMO...)
The new ranger spec seems to be way too over-tuned for PvP and thus doesn't do any damage in PvE.
The new ele specs seems to be another overcomplicated main mechanic that feels too gimmicky.
The engi mace is meh, and the pet mechanic... is actually the ranger type pet, with similar pros and cons. So far the only reviews that were mixed. I mean, the bearbow ranger build is the easy mode PvE build for a reason.
The mesmer spec will likely come out the best, because that class is always Anet's favored child, so really don't have to worry there.
And the rest of the classes I don't play enough to worry about new specs. =P
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Date: 2021-11-05 03:23 pm (UTC)Yeah, GW2 needs to have prettier armor. The design is really lagging behind some of the mobile games. Also, it's way too time consuming to get anything there.
Wait, Engie runs hammer for pets? Or did you mean Bow-Pet? Either way, it sounds like Engie is getting screwed left and right. I guess it's Holosmith and nothing else when it comes to Engies. (Is Sword/Gun even a viable combo?)
I'm getting really fricking tired of the Mesmer love from Anet. They make their biases too obvious.
Am sad that bunny thumper has no real utility in PvE. I guess Druid is still the way forward for Ranger? Or has PoF thrown that meta out?
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Date: 2021-11-06 03:44 am (UTC)I don't run sword on engi, so no idea how it works with the offhands.
On ranger I've been playing Soulbeast because it has a mechanic to make the pet go away, which can be useful when I've trying to avoid/escape aggro. Other than that, there's pretty equally viable builds (for general PvE) for base ranger, druid, and soulbeast, so in that respect, the various Ranger specs have been pretty "balanced".
On ele I still play Tempest. Never got into weaver because it felt too complicated/gimmicky.