Comparison!

Top: Level 55 / 60 / 65 light armor set (tailor)
Bottom: Level 70 light armor set (tailor)



This post has been edited by deodorant: Sep 10 2012, 09:08 AM

nice...

14 more lvls for me

ok a slight update on some experiments with DDs, not enough time to do decent and accurate test since im still spending time doing story and earning to gear up with lvl70 exotics (cheaper lulz)

tbh i feel abit weird, DDs are bloody good against melee mobs in PvE, but against ranged or caster mobs? ur practically kinda effed up in a sense...you can technically kite off melee dmg by running around the mob while lashing with lets say wind attunement or bleed stun them with earth and win it without getting dmged, but when it comes to ranged, they just hit you in every way and its basically a hit trade see who dies 1st situation which is retarded.

ive got a theory to settle that problem thou, lets say earth attune 4th skill aoe knockdown. im thinking of getting 30 earth traits and some arcane traits(i heard it reduces cd) to try chain some attunement combos without having to wait for CDs too long

overall i still feel staff feels more adaptable in battle compared to DD, DD is like all burst dmg feel and you dont rly have the supportish role with it, like we went to AC story mode and this random DD ele cant even do shit for us and kept dying. Which is rly depressing to see.

good insight. but for me, if i see a group i mob, always aim for range. fire attune use 3rd skill trhen 4th then 2nd. cast fire storm from utilities and watch them burn if more then 5 mobs, cast elemental big and small. can sapu all in 2min. lvl 68 so far so good. but ive heard the mobs lvl70 above hits like rock. as for now still able to kite. one thing i love about ele is that casting while kiting. < best thing ever

edit: also while kiting, line the mobs up and use 5th skill. of course better if they are being burn at the same time

edit 2: ah yes agree that dd cant survive in AC. have to change to water staff to support

This post has been edited by moomanhang: Sep 11 2012, 09:47 AM

Still using staff... kinda adapted to it lazy want to switch lol...
But what I gonna do to day is to reset my trait to become 30 earth + 30 or 20 water + 10 or 20 arcane. Which is basically condition damage build rather than brute force version, since yesterday I crafted the mystic staff which focus in earth and water based stats, might as well I follow that in trait and try something new.

So far so good, although 75+ mobs still pack some punches, but not really uber hard still, unless get swarmed... Those auto cast-shield are big help really, 50% health earth armor, 25% health arcane shield. And also put on 75% gain fury aura (crit for next 5 attack), even if not a crit/damage build can benefits from that, as there are also trait skills and sigil/rune that give condition damage such as burn/bleed upon crit.

fire skills are very efficient if you can land all hits on them, or efficiently kite them, i was using them alot compared to other attunement....till i went Orr >_>

Risens run so fast and mobs u too quick sometimes, and the mobs sometimes harpoons you in which screws your kite positioning, in short there is alot of debuff, criple and bleed thats gonna be inflicted on you, hence why i said its a trade blow situation which kinda sux, i should try getting big and small elementals like you and try out since im rarely using fiery GS lately. Mist Form is a must, helps alot to reduce dmg and escape/travel thru Orr

The skill point to reduce CD and extra dmg in fire attune helps. but ive yet to venture to Orr. mayb tmr....

i think in water attune there is a skill (or whatever u call that) where when u dodge you cure 1 condition. not sure if that helps. but ive been trying fire all these while. gonna try other builds later

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Added on September 11, 2012, 10:00 amThe auto cast shield is it a skill? under earth izit?

This post has been edited by moomanhang: Sep 11 2012, 10:00 AM

http://www.arenajunkies.com/news/530-gw2-c...t-elementalist/

interesting read for all fellow ele

hmm im not sure how you feel about scepter and focus build. but i still kinda feels that Staff are the most efficient and adaptable within the non forced trinity concept.

DD has no support skills which already failed that concept, and since we dont have weapon switching, its technically a short ranged glass cannon build(fixed).

Focus Scepter is kinda like a sub par defensive/offensive build(will experiment and post here when i have time).

Staff is the only one that can utilize all 4 traits and adapt in battle, fire for glass cannon, water for support, wind for kite and earth for defense.

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hmm...its hard to say if his supportive role is gonna be efficient in open random sPvP lol, its more of a Tournament build tbh, with everyone knowing what their roles are, as he said, the differences between conditional and power build is huge, i personally prefer power build, its more adaptable in open sPvP. not everyone wants to take down enemy treb in Khylo, sometimes i even have to solo it, conditional removal is almost immaterial at times, against shit like rangers and theifs, their basic burst dmg is enough to rape you even after you remove the conditions, i have to agree on his terms with Mist and Earth shield, i should try the earth shield 50% sometime. but for now im setting the utilities for the crit and mvment passive, mist, and Fiery GS to take down Guild Lords.

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Added on September 11, 2012, 10:31 amits abit odd thou, he have this swap weapon sigil in his staff when we cant swap in battle, assuming he pre swap before entering battle, how long does his 50% buffs last?

This post has been edited by The Amateur Working Bee: Sep 11 2012, 10:31 AM

Any ideas on where to get a quick/fast lvl 80 staff? Just hit 80 on a lvl 76 staff. Not looking for anything fancy, blue also can liao to tide me over while planning/farming/whatever for 'end game' itamz.

^ get it from the TP on the cheap

^ can use karma to buy too? i remember the human town (forgot the name) can buy some rare items for karma. but need alot la....

We get the swap weapon buffs when we swap attunements.

wasn't working for me. which rune you use?

Really? I can't remember the rune names, lemmie go home and check after work. I got this info from gw2guru by the way. And do note there's an internal cool down for the runes after you change attunements. About 10 seconds or so.

http://topvp.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/guil...t-damage-build/

this guy is good with elementalist, can check him out if you guys are interested in sPvP builds

its outdated, but basically thats how you move around in sPvP lol

gotta love how he controls his utility skills and attunements usage, dayum

This post has been edited by The Amateur Working Bee: Sep 12 2012, 09:28 PM

aahh. his spec similar to mine.

but i spec'ed 10earth and use elemental shielding instead (grants protection 3secs when you cast auras).

i'm still dilemma to drop 10fire or 10air... keep re-spec till pk.. zzZ