Ok, lets talk about how the new update helped/hindered your characters!

Lets share some information about how this update has revitalized or killed some of your in-game habits.

Here is what I have found:
Well right after the update I tried Warden farming outisde Arborstone using the Vengeful Rit build...bad news...the Wardens run away from you and alternate attacking groups. I can't kill them before they run out and get healed.

However, the vermin farming still works but it is a little slower.

Friends have reported that the 2 man UW still works, which is great to hear!

What have you guys/girls found?

** I am able to farm Vermin perfectly fine, until I aggro more then 2 groups, then they scatter like cockroaches**

Troll/Mino farming as a 55 is now pretty much moot. GG chinese farmers.

:P I didn't even think about the chinese gold farmers....oooh how I wish this update would be the downfall to the E-bay gold sellers. *keeps dreaming*

Every thing is nerfed staffs,farming,55 necro and 55 monk any thing 55 is nerfed i think they have totlay F**ked up imo i hate gw now unless they fix it i quit and they also meesed all the green staff my ghial's staff is crap

With the nerf to spirit bond, 600 monk and necro is no more for me. And the nerf to AoE again, 55 monking and necro is useless to me too. Apparently Cyclone axe was even nerfed. No more solo farming minotaurs and trolls for me. Q.Q

Edit: I'm not certain, but I believe Barrage has been included in this nerf. GG ANet.

If anyone does FoW or UW tonight, (not the 2-3 man, a full 8 man team) can you post if this significantly effected the difficulty of those areas please?

and now the prices increase for everything.

Well, the good news with the new enemy AI is that now people will be forced to rethink all of thier builds. The bad news is that....now people will be forced to rethink all of thier builds.

Talk about a double-edged sword.

I take it as good news.

cant complain...

I sold an amount of Ectos for a lot today.

Trying to figure why my post was deleted....


Anyway, what I said was:

Thank you, Anet. *bows*

BTW: Not being sarcastic, here.

staff problems seem to be a bug/error that may be fixed: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10066894

I love these updates

I personally don't like 55 monks very much, seeing as they can reduce 200+ attacks to merely 5 damage. It ruins the game =/

Actually, I think all solo farming is retarded. Why solo in an online game, you antisocia reclusivle jackass. Go farm with actual people and have some real fun!

Everything works out fine for me. Once again Anet comes through with everything I've been asking for. I was hoping that weapons from Tyria and Cantha would be able to use inscriptions, but we still have inherent mods. Oh well, I guess it's a good thing cause it doesn't de-value all the weapons people have found or bought.

As for the complaints I'm reading here I was unaware that Barrage, Spirit Bond, Cyclone Axe, etc... were changed. I read through the patch notes, but haven't tried them in game yet? Could someone please explain?

Seems like there was only 1 or 2 skills that were nerfed. Most skills changed got a pretty sweet buff.

And you don't think people will adapt and find new ways to get the same thing accomplished?

Well. It is the enemy AI buff that is causing most of the skill problems. SS, and almost any other spell that effects multiple targets is causing problems. Even Energy Surge on my mes is causing them to scatter because it effects people around the target...same with deep freeze on ele's.

works out fine I hate pve anyway, wanted to quit playing and had this update come a week ago I would have welcomed it as a foot out the door.

but I already paid for nightfall so it's kind of like I just got kicked out of the door into a brick wall.

so I'll put my main character through nightfall and then just work on gladiator and hero titles, and ultimately stop playing and go back to FPS games, kinda glad knowing I won't be encouraged to buy chapter 4 now =).

Well, since any decent Mesmer energy gain outside of Power Drain got a swift kick to the junk, I'd say it affects my Mesmer a lot. Say goodbye to fast cast nuking.

Ya I love my mesmer with a passion, he was my 1st character 16 months ago...now I will need to think of ways to keep the dust from collecting on him.