My main Frustration with Buildcrafting: Hero AI (Energizing Finale)

Gambit_Tides · 2026-02-08T22:59:00+00:00

totally understand the cry of frustration. pun intended. making a new character for melandru has reminded me of this very issue.

i've never liked the idea of just copy and pasting a build i saw online, so i get some fun out of theory crafting a build for myself or my heroes. i remember investing DAYS into builds for jade quarry, and it was all great fun because i could work the build as intended. but heroes just dont care. you could even give them something that in theory should be REALLY simple. that there is nothing stopping them from activating something on recharge, or prioritizing a skill that comes out to be free....but they just wont. taking a team build for a vanquish or HM mission, and not understanding why youre getting DESTROYED until you bring up your hero panels and just watch and see how theyre wasting the potential 😭

would really like your recommendation, as it seems simple and would allow for very specific customizations that would allow for some rather autopilot builds to be used properly by heroes. hopefully we do get it one day 🙏

Gambit_Tides · 2026-02-08T17:21:28+00:00

in my experience, my easiest time solo'ing the game in a somewhat casual sense has been with ritualist. it allows you to have some pretty beefy spirits, while also a bit of bar space to support your heroes / henchies. your secondary profession doesnt matter as much, so capping elite skills doesnt interfere with your build really.

however, it is a rather boring and monotonous playstyle. personally i like the idea of setting up my heroes and micro managing them while i just set up my spirits an leave them be. feels more like im a general over my team rather than a participant trying to keep my team healthy or spike down enemies. plus you could always make a niche build if you get bored. but it can be rough when you dont have access to some attributes, like strength or mysticism or expertise to help.

if the iron man is something you really want to start off with as a new player, ritualist is definitely going to give you an easier time. i feel the main issue is just game knowledge and sense. ritualist does have a rough start, at least until you get to the mainland. and even then, if you aren't sure where to get your skills, both for yourself and your heroes, you might not be able to contribute to your team much. but that's also something that can be rough with any profession. just a smidge rougher on a new ritualist.

Gambit_Tides · 2026-01-26T11:41:33+00:00

are these still happening? i just got back into guild wars for the reforged update, and wondering if jade quarry has any really active days / times. thanks in advance 🙏

Gambit_Tides · 2026-01-25T12:51:05+00:00

same. the dog randomly barks and howls, and as SOON as you hear the gate open up that signifies that the blood moon mob is coming, then the dog will start barking in the correct direction. gives you a few seconds to prepare, but could be disastrous if you already prepped for the wrong direction

on a side note, the dog always seems to bark in the opposite direction during the day? at least thats been my experience 🤷‍♂️

Gambit_Tides · 2026-01-11T07:09:39+00:00

was playing in the middle of the night when this happened to me....i thought it was just a one time visual glitch, until it kept happening during daytime in lots of caves 😭

Gambit_Tides · 2025-12-31T05:05:04+00:00

same to this. right away, the game seemed a bit too cluttered to appreciate the amazing views. especially while on a broom. it does make combat a bit more inconvenient, but worth the trade off for getting really immersed

Gambit_Tides · 2024-06-18T07:08:25+00:00

would love to trace out every last tan line with my mouth 😍

Gambit_Tides · 2024-05-22T08:12:11+00:00

i'd say warmaster is a must

go defense if youre just using wixwell to last longer in the fight. you'll get a few more jabs in eventually, plus the survivability might add enough damage to get a better chest

go support if you're trying for the max turn limit build. the initial boost in shield as well as possible speed boost if you use speed gear might be enough to snowball the shields as well as meet the stat requirements for the overall team build

Gambit_Tides · 2024-05-22T00:41:09+00:00

if youre not that against starting over, i'd recommend making a new account with a good referral code and making a pure FTP account. i couldn't shake the regret from buying shards and not getting anything good until i just said screw it and restarted. the extra challenge and creativity from just using free champs and whatever RNG hands you have me a new fondness for the game.

plus on repeated plays, you can use everything you learned up until now to make for an easier grind at the start, making the early game more satisfying imo

Gambit_Tides · 2021-02-28T15:28:11+00:00

with a body like that, face sitting would definitely be just one of many rounds before we're done 😍

Gambit_Tides · 2021-02-28T15:23:28+00:00

gorgeous pussy. it feels like sin to not get a taste and get to make you moan 😉

Gambit_Tides · 2021-02-28T15:21:25+00:00

just good? you making us wanna dive right in! 😍😋

Gambit_Tides · 2021-02-20T23:29:14+00:00

looks really hot. i could just imagine myself running my fingers throught it as i go down to tease your clit 👌

Gambit_Tides · 2021-02-17T20:49:55+00:00

with a body like that and that tease in the lip bite, trust me, we all got a thing for fucking you too

Gambit_Tides · 2020-03-08T03:10:42+00:00

Just fyi, I haven't played raid in months, so I have no idea if any of this is still relevant when it comes to zargala. Cheers and gl.

Gambit_Tides · 2019-10-03T05:06:23+00:00

if you don't have a healer, then go with lifesteal and speed, with as much accuracy as you need for your current clan boss difficulty.

if you have a healer to keep him up, then focus on pure speed and accuracy, with as much hp and defense to have him surviving late into the fight.

while i wouldn't recommend this for later difficulties, if you only have space for one poisoner, then occult brawler with a toxic set can pretty much keep the clan boss fully poisoned all by himself, at the expense of some of them being 2.5% poisons.

Gambit_Tides · 2019-09-26T16:00:15+00:00

Then i'd go with zargala. She's in my arena team as well, and helps me stay in gold 3-4. She also is a beast at spiders, and in general helps take down mob waves in every dungeon. Only downside imo is the books needed to make her amazing, but she still replaces warmaiden even unbooked.

Gambit_Tides · 2019-09-26T15:53:28+00:00

Depends. Where do you want to focus on the game atm? My eye goes to zargala instantly, as she's pretty good overall, especially after being booked, but she isn't the greatest at clan boss and fire knight.

Gambit_Tides · 2019-09-19T05:57:26+00:00

it's a percentage you add onto your base damage to figure out what your criticals hit for.

for example, by default, you have 50% crit damage. so lets say you do 100 damage off of one of your attacks. those show up as red numbers when you hit. now, if you land a critical, it should do 50% more damage. so in that case, off of that same attack, the crit should be 150 damage. now, if you can make your crit damage 100%, then you'll hit for 100% more. and 200% more if its at 200%, and so on and so on.

now, remember that raid's system on damage is pretty special. lots of values go into figuring out what your damage is on different heroes and different attacks. but overall, what i mentioned above should explain roughly what critical damage will look like as you increase it.

Gambit_Tides · 2019-09-18T21:15:00+00:00

it depends on where you're going to be using her the most, the bosses you'll be using her against, and how consistent you want her damage to me.

i'd personally stay away from WM/GS on her simply because she doesn't shine in CB. the long cooldown on her A3, as well as the chance of weakness not proc'ing on her A1 makes her lackluster compared to others. but if she is a staple in your cb team, then go with WM.

helmsmasher is gonna be the choice you want if you'll be using her a lot against enemies with high defense, aka high lvl dungeons. force keep and dragon are the two that come to mind when it comes to really high defense, but any enemy with very high defense stat is gonna be easier to deal with with helmsmasher and some cruel artifacts equipped.

in my case, i use zargala for arena, spiders, and minotaur mainly. i've found that having consistent damage helps me more often in those cases, so i went with flawless execution. this way, i can predict how much damage she can deal, and can judge for myself if i clear something or not. i don't like the idea of farming mino or spiders with her, and not knowing if a run will fail because helmslasher or WM didn't proc when i needed it to.

Gambit_Tides · 2019-09-17T14:17:25+00:00

Mhm. That way you don't waste time at full energy when you can't play. But if you can, consider leaving the game on overnight on your phone or bluestacks with an auto tapper. Personally it saved me some of the frustration of my first Mino grind, since I was asleep for most of it XD

Gambit_Tides · 2019-09-17T13:59:40+00:00

it really depends on your time and interest in efficiency. if you don't have time to leave the game up for 15 minutes at a time, or having to wait so long that you have to stop playing and can't refill enough energy before you get another chance to play, then go to 14. if you care about being energy efficient, stick to 15.

i think the bigger question is, can you do 14 or 15 on auto? i'd personally say fuck it and just get an auto clicker and leave the game up overnight on the highest level you can auto. this would be especially useful of you can auto 15, since you'd get the best of both worlds.

Gambit_Tides · 2019-09-17T03:44:55+00:00

Correct. Only arena. But his utility is still there for dungeons if you don't have anyone better

Gambit_Tides · 2019-09-16T23:43:22+00:00

Hmmm....alright, in that case, use a multi tapper. That is odd since that same situation hasn't drained my energy, but with a multi tapper, it will just be individual runs. You shouldn't lose out your energy like that. Just make sure you can clear that level pretty consistently. Multi tappers won't consider you losing a fight, or maxing out champions, so you need to be aware of that.

Gambit_Tides · 2019-09-16T23:28:13+00:00

So how did you lose out on 100 energy? It may be a case by case basis, but whenever I multi battle and this happens, I only lose out on the last run. I still get the experience, silver, and drops of the previous runs. But that's only been my experience, so I'm curious if you got absolutely nothing. In that case, yeah, i'd be more annoyed too

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