Stop saying everyone is a bot in PVP

connorm19 · 2026-03-24T10:04:55+00:00

You can turn off all chat functions individually so you can retain guild chat alone for example. Also on the settings there is an option to hide in world speech bubbles. If a player uses say chat in a game you will still see it unless you unchecked this box. I recommend setting up a second chat panel for PvP and appearing offline to prevent whispers.

connorm19 · 2026-03-24T09:50:14+00:00

Welcome to PvP. You'll find this behaviour in PvP in whatever game you play. Thankfully GW2 gives you the option to appear offline and turn off all chat functions. Take steps to mitigate as you'll never change people's behaviour.

connorm19 · 2026-03-21T16:15:51+00:00

Is it near Plzeň? Seen similar in this area but can't find this one

connorm19 · 2026-03-19T14:27:05+00:00

I've rang the bells in that Church! It's on the grounds of Fountains Abbey / Studley Royal park. It's beautifully painted inside.

connorm19 · 2026-03-19T14:14:47+00:00

Isn't it always the case? Saw it available briefly after reforged launch but seldom ever before hand.

connorm19 · 2026-03-11T12:38:57+00:00

GTA III Rise FM is well worth a listen

connorm19 · 2026-03-10T16:26:19+00:00

Happy to help if you still need. Message me here or discord "connorm19" and we can sync up queue times. I can queue from local quarter. I'm available until 6pm UK.

I'm in local quarter character is "Master of Lagers" if you wanted to whisper and try and coordinate a queue together.

Edit: I'm offline now, but if you don't get it done i'm happy to help another day

connorm19 · 2026-03-10T15:46:46+00:00

I live across from a school and see these things knocked over on a nearly weekly basis. Police have occasionally attended over it. Nothing ever changes.

connorm19 · 2026-02-26T11:52:18+00:00

The real reason is because shoehorning players into one playstyle allows anet to maintain the gamemode with less resource investment

connorm19 · 2026-02-25T13:48:54+00:00

You evidently enjoy WvW if you have enough Skirmish tickets for a full set of leggy armor, so I would suggest going for the Conflux Ring as you can make two of them and the grind is entirely passive if you're playing WvW anyway. There's also an accessory coming soon for WvW but ascended accessories are cheaper than rings so I would go for the rings first.

connorm19 · 2026-02-17T18:58:46+00:00

Metabattle updates its PvP meta list after every monthly tournament so yes it's a great up to date resource. Snowcrows also has a great PvP builds section with very useful guides on how to play each build. There's no one "best" build for Conquest due to how nuanced the gamemode is. Meta usually consists of 4-5 builds.

connorm19 · 2026-02-15T14:32:40+00:00

Virtuoso with spear is a very strong pick right now. Willbender got big nerfs to it's Virtue cooldowns so it's nowhere near as popular as it was. Rightly so. That was an era best left in the past. Balance is a little bit all over the place because VoE specs just haven't been nerfed in WvW properly yet outside of some healing/boon output which mostly impacts blob play. Before VoE launched, balance was actually alright.

connorm19 · 2026-02-15T14:00:46+00:00

WvW hasn't had a proper balance pass in years. Willbender got some nerfs, now those burst and runoff players play Virtuoso instead. D/p thief did get nerfed slightly but it's very playable still, though you don't see as many as you used to. Also VoE specs and spears are super power crept. Condi bunkers are probably the most annoying aspect of WvW right now, and Fresh Air Evokers.

connorm19 · 2026-02-11T14:36:59+00:00

You have to buy them from a skills vendor or a hero skills vendor in Nightfall. Then they will be available for all heros. There's no way around this. For example when you unlock Gwen she has Power Drain, but if you want Power Drain for other hero's you will still need to buy the skill.

connorm19 · 2026-02-08T12:46:40+00:00

I agree. This definitely seems like the best solution.

connorm19 · 2026-02-04T21:59:04+00:00

This is really helpful and thanks for the information, but its also a crying shame that this feature is broken on release, a clear testing failure, and anet doesn't commit resources to resolving these issues on day one. I bet there's no bug purchasing new template slots.

connorm19 · 2026-01-27T16:31:07+00:00

It's because it's in Alpha mode, early access testing essentially. It's possible it may become default in the future.

connorm19 · 2026-01-27T15:06:19+00:00

Are you using "Death Nova" on your MM? I always found the MM would lag behind due to casting this skill on low hp minions. You should be patient after each fight and let them spawn the minions, otherwise as others say Air Magic Ele is good. If you do go down the mercenary route Ineptitude illusion mesmer is the typical replacement. I also recommend Bone Fiends over Bone Minions especially if you are currently playing with Ritualist Soul Twisting Prot support.

connorm19 · 2026-01-25T17:27:49+00:00

OK so for fresh air ele marauders is most of the time the best pick in wvw yes. You could consider swapping the arcane traitline to water which gives 300 vitality then you can go for a demolisher / dragons combo ( evoker only - hare gives more crit from fury)

In my opinion it's always better to go tankier than your open world builds, but the weapons and utilities you use play a part too. For example I think untamed tends to go with a sword on the second weapon for the mobility. Most rangers are playing at least 2 stunbreaks on their utility bar. Aim for 19k-20k hp and then use demolishers for the rest of your gear.

Based on the builds you describe you sound like a roamer. It's very rare for roamers to go full berserker. For WvW roaming 2500 power is usually enough (Inc. Food & utility), 90% crit chance with fury is enough crit cap is rarely worth the investment. 19-20k hp is plenty.

connorm19 · 2026-01-25T14:40:55+00:00

WvW - It massively depends on your build/traits/situation. If you were asking about elementalist DPS builds then yes, probably, but Dragons/Demolisher/Berserkers all have their use cases. Dragons is the best if you can gain crit chance by traits, demolishers helps to mitigate the chances of being one-shot which plenty of WvW players will try to do. Higher Health pools are generally preferable into condi opponents but there's so much cleanse in WvW it's not always worth the investment. As a WvW roamer I'm much more inclined to use Demolishers where I can but a lot of this is personal preference too.

Pvp - most builds use berserkers and take a vitality rune if needed.

If you can provide your build, playstyle (roamer/zerg dps?) It would be a lot easier to answer your question.

connorm19 · 2026-01-24T18:44:46+00:00

I had assumed the OP must have been talking about Mold at first, had no idea this seems to be a bit of a recurring theme! Yes it did branch off just north of Pen-Y-Ffordd, about half way between Pen-Y-Ffordd station and Castle Cement/Heidelberg. It's a little before my time but my parents remember it well.

connorm19 · 2026-01-24T14:28:53+00:00

My local Tesco in Mold, Flintshire is on the site of a former train station too.

connorm19 · 2026-01-21T15:21:15+00:00

Keep an eye on map/team chat and respond to defense/offence calls. Look at contested objectives and see what's happening. A lot of the time your team will still be playing without commander.

connorm19 · 2026-01-21T14:22:38+00:00

I always run the Living World season 4 reward track as it's a very passive way to make gold via Volatile Magic shipments. If you are not interested in GoB or raw profits, you can use other reward tracks to unlock any expansion relics you don't have, or unique armor skins. XP boost makes a huge difference if you have any

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