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Well, I assume groups are looking for support FBs, not dps ones. This is from the guardian part of the site: https://snowcrows.com/builds?profession=Guardian The only recommended FB is the support version. Quickness FB can be "effective" as seen from the second page, but I guess not really in demand?

Alright, I want to have a viable PvE spec/gear for any profession despite not playing it much, just in case I have the sudden desire to do it. Mighty Teapot released such tier lists from time to time, but there is nothing since the last balance patch(which I did not read because the number crunching and profession balance is not something I can get proper conclusions about). From what I understand, Revenants are the top-tier PvE beats at the moment, with each of its specs being good or even broken. What about guardian? I checked snowcrows and it seems they have listed 3 recommended specs - HfB and two variations of the Willbender. I had Quickness Firebrand equipped in mostly ritualist exotics, but it seems to have fallen off. I guess it's time to scrap it and change to Willbender. But which version? Power or condi? Is celestial Firebrand viable? Especially in fractals? Vallun released video years ago, but it's obviously pretty outdated, so I wanted to know if it can still work? Is Firebrand even good for anything but support?

People find strange things to complain about...

Harbinger doesn't seem to have very much to do with necros theme-wise. I always thought Harbinger should have been the elite spec for engineers, and Mechanist for necros, with suitable visual changes, ofc. Could have been called "summoner" or something. . Anyway, I came to the conclusion that skulls and pointy things sticking from your gear don't work well with Harbinger theme-wise (personal opinion). I want to make my necro look similar to a demon hunter from Diablo or Van Helsing. Half the gear I could use is leather...Not many trenchcoats or large hats ( like Jade Tech Hat which is again leather) give me that appearance, though. For pistols, I can use Ebonhawke Crossbows from BLC and that's about it. Has someone done something similar and does anyone have suggestions that can fit the theme?

This game seems to have a huge focus on cosmetics. I try hard to match weapons and armor to the theme of a profession. For example, on a guardian, I use bluish colors especially if they can have a flame on them. Can you list a few items of each type you perceive to be great looking, while at the same time, matching the theme of a profession? For example, I really enjoy the look of elementalist-conjured weapons. They are, IMHO, better than legendaries. Greatsword Volcanus - best-looking greatsword. Looks amazing on a warrior since I connect "battle rage" to fire and anger. It fits for me. Caladbolg on any sylvari, especially rangers. Hammer Mjolnir - hands down gorgeous model that can fit guardian, scrapper, or catalyst. Devil-Rending Axe for revenant Sword Jormag's Breath - excellent for guardian or elementalist. Whispering Blade - purple and ethereal, perfect for a mesmer. Shining Blade is an honorary mention, but it is a legendary. The color palette seems to fit a mesmer particularly well, though. ....... Longbow Glacial Longbow on a guardian, Vermillion Longbow for a berserker (Rebirth looks good 2), Kudzu on a sylvari ranger Rifle The Predator on a deadeye (Blood Legion Longshot for a cheap alternative or Zafirah's Rifle from gem store), Eternal Forged Rifle for berserker, Arcane Marksman Rifle for an engineer. Staff Glacial Staff for guardian and support ele, OBLIVION, Sunscythe Staff, Suntouched Staff, Boneskinner Spire/Final Rest/ for necro, Stellar Spire for mesmer, White Tiger Staff for a daredevil...and a lot more. Honestly, if someone is actually interested I can add many, many more suggestions, but the idea was to look for ideas, not present what I consider the best.

I have made use of celestial gear on pretty much all of my characters. I love it. It works well in open world and is never bad in WvW. Only class I never used celestial stats on was warrior. A very old topic in these same forums warns that warriors don't benefit much from it nd is therefore pointless to try. Is that still the case? Can warriors be good with celestial, especially in WvW?

I want to do Decade of the Dragon achievement and it requires me to do 10 pvp games. I play this game VEEERYY casually and I think I did like 1 unranked game in my entire "career." I am looking for the absolutely most cheesy, totally braindead, but effective profession/spec combo to finish the achievement without suffering too badly in the process. And I mean utterly braindead because I suck quite hard. Would appreciate some suggestions, builds and tips. Thanks.

Which mount skins are your favorite? Why? Especially interested in warclaw skins.

I want to finish several weapon related achievements in EoD in order to unlock the weapons behind them - like the the Purifier, for example. Many of my characters have celestial exotic gear, but in order to finish many of the said achievements, you must do strike missions. Celestial is amazing and highly versatile stat and I don't want to spend tons of gold for at least semi-meta gear, sigils and runes. Can you do strike missions with Celestial or Trailblazer equipment without getting kicked or something? Additionally, I have tried for a looooong time to kill Aetherblade enemies in their hidden camp in Echovald. Wanted to loot one item for the Purifier, but it NEVER dropped. Never. Will magic find boosters help or am I looking in the wrong place?

If you have already started the collection and rely just on RNG fishing to complete it - it gets frustrating. Also, in the very same lake in Echovald there is Grotto Fish and Lutgardis Fish, so the choice isn't as obvious as one might think. Imagine attempting to get the kitten thing again and again thinking you did something wrong, so you might as well try the other options even if you are told otherwise.

Fishing. Some people like to fish. In real life, that is. I don't particularly like it tbh, but to each their own. Then comes virtual fishing. In a game. And truth be told, I'd rather be fishing in real life, since at least I get something to eat. Hunting virtual fish is kinda dumb, imho. If I want to punch giant fantasy critter to death irl, I'm gonna have real trouble making it happen, but doing something as mundane as fishing is a completely different story. But Anet added a feature and they want to showcase it. They want it bad. So bad that they tied acquiring certain weapons to fishing. Let's take the mechanist mace, for example - Percussive Maintenance. One of the requirements is to get "Amber Trout" from Echovald. You need "Lake Fish" to supposedly catch it. Except it says nowhere that you need to look for "Lake Fish" in the first place. You must consult the wiki to get that info. And you can only catch the "Amber Trout" during the day. Except that you can't know that unless you check the wiki again. And personally, I find it very hard to understand if it is day or night in Echovald, in particular. Finally, if you are lucky enough to check the wiki before starting to know when and where you have to catch the fish, you still have to spend HOURS praying to the RNG Gods in order to finish the collection. I have yet to catch the amazingly rare, virtual, orange fish made from pretty unique pixels and it is getting VERY annoying. My heart bristles with anticipation when the random number generator will hopefully decide that I have finally thrown away enough of my time in order to show my amazing achievement to the world! My orange, virtual, fish! YAY! I have no control over this process, no way to speed it up, skip it or do anything, but pray. And for a game that is supposedly respecting your time, wasting so much of it in order to catch VIRTUAL fish looks rather excessive? I mean, if you like fishing, fine, just don't make me spend hours on an activity I don't give a F about in order to get what I DO want.

The UI. For fishing and for the skiff. It is so GINORMOUS that it literally covered half my screen. I couldn't see anything BUT those those GIANT BUTTONS. When I acquired the skiff, the UI for it was so absolutely HUGE that I had to look on the Internet how to hide it from my sight. My eyeballs were bleeding. Seems I was alone in this, because I saw tons of people asking how to fish and how to activate their skiff. They are clearly blind, these people. It is so obvious how to find and use the skiff it is beyond belief. And no sarcasm here. Nope, not at all.

I would be surprised if nobody has already suggested this, but can we get salvage only identified gear option on salvage kits?

Quote where I said expansion is bad because China. All I said is that I don't like the aesthetics and how more of those could be added to appease certain markets. I will help you, you can't quote me because I never said that. First, I do believe asian inspired themes do not work well with the western themes, that is true. Btw, if I just come and say I am not a fan what would be the point? Who cares? Hi, I don't like asian themed fantasy, k, thx, bye. Indeed, I don't like the setting. I have not yet played the expansion, so I cannot say if it would be good or bad. What I can do is express a concern that the setting COULD POSSIBLY be too much, that IT COULD be marketed towards certain demographics to the detriment of the current population. I am not in the dev's heads, I cannot read their thoughts, ok? Ok, now I am done responding. For real. I simply got annoyed when someone calls me out for not continuing my thread when there was really no reason to go further. Bye!

I made a post concerning the game. You made a post concerning how phobic I am. Several, in fact. What is your goal by accusing me? What makes you feel you have some moral high ground? Are you an NPC? What any of this has to do with the game?