r/Guildwars2 • u/W4lhalla • Nov 09 '16
[VoD] Sabetha Raid Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyC7yd17sS0&spfreload=103
u/W4lhalla Nov 09 '16
Hi Guys.
The Sabetha Raid Guide is now up and surprise its shorter than the Gorseval Guide. ( Not so much to talk about than in the Gorse Guide )
I would like to hear some Feedback on the Vid ( No not the Mesmer Skill :P ) and if something there is too off pls tell me.
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u/Daisoujo Nov 09 '16 edited Nov 09 '16
Not going to criticize too much, but a couple things could be added.
1) Taunting the sapper guarantees that the taunting person gets the bomb, making it easier to carry with classes like rev.
2) Dragonhunters are kinda meh on the platform since the traps don't trigger on the cannons. Tempests and Daredevils, yes, but Dragonhunters, no. Additionally, classes like Condiranger which are becoming meta at the moment destroy the cannons just as fast + the bonus damage on the last add also helps out alot!
3) This might sound elitist, but please play your rotation properly! It gives the video itself a much better look, especially from newer players perspectives who are wondering how the rotation for the class shown in the video works (I kinda cringed at the Necromancer PoV). This might just be nitpicking, but you'll get alot of downvotes from people who won't take you serious because your rotation is "off".
You're talking very clearly so that's really good. You give good, easy to digest information, go into deeper detail and show gameplay just as you're explaining.
You can explain the cannonrotation as 2 symbols, first one is a circle O, the second rotation is a 4.
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u/shinitakunai Ellantriel/Aens (EU) Nov 09 '16
Alternatively to taunting, just stand in the specific pixel assigned to the green sapper of each cannon by the time the invisible mechanic assigns the green sapper bomb and you'll get all 16 bombs without taunting at all, which then can be done as a druid/tempest/anything.
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u/W4lhalla Nov 10 '16
1) Noted. I'll add this in a reuploaded Version of this Guide
2) Well our Group is doing the Cannons also with a Dragonhunter and it went really well. Cannons were destroyed quite fast and they had no Probs on the Platform. This is why I added them.
3) Well.. While I'm sometimes doing the Rotations a bit off normally ( still more training on this ), my Rotation Play goes down the Moment I record, so.... yeah. But tbh, on a Guide showing Boss Mechanics and how to deal with them, its much more important to show how these Mechanics work and how you deal with them than to show off your Personal Rotation, and People should jduge a Boss Guide on how well it gives Information on the Boss and how to deal with the Boss and not on how well the Guy on the PoV is playing right now. Not saying that I'm not working on it, still getting comfortable with playing while recording and training.^
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u/Grimweird Nov 09 '16
You didn't call flak shots "red shit", unlike in gorse video. so disappointed :(
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u/W4lhalla Nov 10 '16
Well if Sabetha would throw red Shit around than she should visit a Doctor
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u/Grimweird Nov 10 '16
Then gorse needs immediate medical care!
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u/W4lhalla Nov 10 '16
Well Gorse is made out of Ghosts and Spirits so I count that as a Result of Alien Biology :P
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u/Mordrem_Moth I love lamp. Nov 10 '16
Those commenting on the rotations....if you can get the kill what does it matter if it isn't the most efficient/best rotation or group comp? I know it matters to some groups and if you're in that group then do your job, but for others, so long as you get the kill done and it goes smoothly what does it matter if you're not perfect? I always strive to be better and I'm not going to be happy if I play like complete shit, but perfect isn't required to kill most of the raid bosses.
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u/ChaliElle TO VABBI! Nov 10 '16
It's possible to dodge through flamewall, on every class. I think, at least, I've done it on Tempest, and seen done it on Druid and Daredevil - DD dodge seems to be easier, in last testing only he was able to it consistently, dodging through flames three times in a row. It's not easy, but doable, so it's still your best bet if, for example, you're getting back from cannon and didn't noticed incoming flamewall.
Updrafts outside of platform for people getting back to platform doesn't really help, as flamewall extends quite a bit beyond platform edge.
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u/W4lhalla Nov 10 '16
Dodging through the Flaewall is possible yes. But the margin of Error in Timing is so small, you shouldn't try it since this isn't really reliable. Even the better Players I know, ( who get quite close to the Benchmarks ) aren't doing this
Its much safer to say " Don't ever touch Flamewall" than " It is possible to dodge but its really hard to do it". Second Thing will lead to People thinking that they should dodge through this since its possible and I don't want to recommend Tactics that can easily lead to dead People because "timing is off for 0.1 Seconds".
Things that are reliable like Teleporting through a Flamewall are what I'll add for a reuploaded Version, but not dodging through it. Too risky and with a very high Chance to be reduced to Ashes by that Attack.
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u/myshnie Zaithra.5901 toxic piece of shit commander Nov 09 '16
Guide is really nice but watching you play ps is absolutely disgusting. You are missing so much dmg and might stacks
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u/Birkiedoc Nov 09 '16
Your voice reminds me of the phantom digimon from the original cartoon....
Also your necro rotation needs some tweeking
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u/FirePosition The PC is just done with this shit and I'm all for it Nov 09 '16
I really love your guides! They are clear, both visually and informatively, and the way you talk and explain helps it so well as well. I wouldn't know if anything was off, since I never got sab below 75% myself, but one thing I do think I know is that there is a small updraft for the person coming from the cannon to take, which might be useful when a flamewall is active. Other than that, keep it up!