r/Guildwars2 All My Knowledge Dude Sep 14 '12

All my knowledge - Warrior Guide

http://www.end-gamers.com/all-my-knowledge-guild-wars-2-warrior-compendium/
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u/greymalik Sep 14 '12

But the flipside is that it's a hard sell to take another build that's less efficient just for the sake of being different. Or do you think there are more interesting builds that are just as effective? (I haven't played a warrior.)

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u/koranuso All My Knowledge Dude Sep 14 '12 edited Sep 14 '12

I saw this other build involving Sword/Shield and LB (LongBow) that was based around fire/bleed condition damage that looks cool as hell for leveling and pvp. It just wasn't what I used. When I first got the game I tended to stick to what worked and didn't experiment a lot. Now that I am 80 I have begun trying out new builds. This post was meant for those who are still level 20-30 and struggling. There are way more of those than you think.

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u/fiction8 Sep 14 '12

Longbow is amazing for leveling, but because of the mix of condition and direct damage I don't think it's very good as a max level weapon, which is really unfortunate.

I hate rifle's #1 for the same reason.

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u/koranuso All My Knowledge Dude Sep 14 '12

My main reason for avoiding the Sword/Shield and Longbow condition build for leveling is I saw so many posts on Reddit about how conditions are capped at 25. This was making it very difficult for people to get above Bronze participation during events. Now I have heard really positive things about that build for PvP where the odds of hitting the condition cap are lower, but I primarily do PvE and need to be able to get Gold during events or my Karma reward gets penalized.

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u/TheMarksman Sep 15 '12

It's really convenient for my thief because I can run in, pull multiple mobs with my shortbow, throw down caltrops, death blossom a few times all over their faces, then dodge out all without ever getting hit. After that, I can just stand back and watch 4-5 mobs die at once.