WoC is driving me nuts.

PM me in-game: Venganza Espirito

Be glad to help you with a few of the quests and help in any way I can my friend, free of course. If you need help, you can PM me in-game too: Jeydra Evenstar

Which I what I'm going to start doing. I've already stated it's bookmarked. That wasn't just for show.
What I don't get, is why there's people saying "it's such a terrible bar" and then not giving any examples as to what COULD be done. You're just telling me something that's already been said. What the guy above me said. You'll see a good increase in damage output from that simple adjustment.

Which I what I'm going to start doing. I've already stated it's bookmarked. That wasn't just for show.
What I don't get, is why there's people saying "it's such a terrible bar" and then not giving any examples as to what COULD be done. You're just telling me something that's already been said. I'm sorry you have to put up with how people are acting here, I wish they'd be more helpful to.

GWPvX and, to a lesser extent, PvX.wikia (which is very outdated at this point.) is a very good place to start. Copy/Pasting builds from the PvE Hero section is lackluster, but effective way to grasp what heroes need to be effective, and how they work with certain skills. Do keep in mind that heroes need different kind of attention and can NOT run normal bars that we can. Even if the bar has no PvE skills, there are some things Heroes can not prioritize well enough to run effectively (energy management). In the same manor, Heroes do a lot of things better than humans can, which is why you'll see a lot of hero builds running interrupt and/or energy management skills like Waste Not, Want Not.

Looking at the old Sabway, Racway, Discordway, and even the new meta of Mesmer heroes gives you a good grasp on synergy and why it is so important to a really effective team build. Once you get even a halfway decent grasp of synergy, you can start tweaking your builds and even creating your own team builds that work well.

Side note as far as MMs too, It's generally good idea to think of minions simply as meat shields. The damage is a complete after thought. MMs are used in a lot of popular team builds because the whole team is caster-oriented, thus has no front line. Minions act as a sort of makeshift front line for body blocking and soaking up damage and hexes, or at least that's the idea of it. Even in non-caster oriented teams, minions are sometimes used simply because extra targets and bodies are good. This is why you don't see many people running anything other than Animate Bone Minions or Aura of the Lich

Which I what I'm going to start doing. I've already stated it's bookmarked. That wasn't just for show.
What I don't get, is why there's people saying "it's such a terrible bar" and then not giving any examples as to what COULD be done. You're just telling me something that's already been said. Sorry, a lot of us are in the same position Wikia is in....can't keep up with the skill changes. I wish they'd setlle pve-skills once and leave 'em.