I honestly don't understand what so many people are complaining about. The whole point is to introduce new ways each profession can be played. If you don't like the new elite specializations, then you don't have to play them. They can't satisfy every single player, but they can listen to the community and respond with new mechanics based on the majority. Also, please don't forget that it's very difficult to create expansions. The fact that they're keeping the level cap at 80, which allows for core GW2 fans to remain somewhat relevant in their builds and specs, is huge as it is. And I greatly appreciate the fact that they're trying to keep each profession as individualistic as possible while still adding more content to each one.
Rainfeather there was a deaf someone on the gw2 Reddit who called for subtitle on these trailers (at the time it was the trailer for S3E6). Seems like they heard them out.
That's actually quite impressive since most gaming companies kind of neglect to actually care for the community's needs enough to convenience them... The only company that I know so far to be really invested in hearing the community and I mean the majority not every single person that cries about something has been Blizzard but I truly believe that Anet has the same goal and that's a admirable...
Wait, what? You mean, Blizzard is the only serious company who DOES NOT listen their community, right? Must be a typo, because what they do listen are some "prominent" YT/Twich streamers who are doing a damage control for them - and that's it.
my question is, will it be bad to not use the new elite specs but use the one ones? like i hope they make it where all elite spec dont out do each other but all do differnt roles / gameplay
oh wow, I just realise Holosmith actually have the fighting style like Noctis from ffxiv. The ability to change weapon type in the midst of battle. Really great implementation, can't wait to try all of the new specs.
well they are kinda like the same concept. Ability to change weapon type. Pretty cool to see anet bring it into a spec especially engis are literally jack of all trades except the theme this time round is a weapon smith.
Pet-haters have been requesting forever for them to stow their pet and have the bonus stats, and that's Anet's answer to them, not much else. I expect we're able to use about 2 additional skills while in infused mode.
It would be all fine if specialization would empower rangers main weapon.. longbow/shortbow, not some dagger melee crap. It proves Anet has no ideas how to evolve their game. They could do so much more with trapper and or preparations like in GW1.... This skills are literally copied from other classes, nothing unique here..
I can't believe how incredible these look compared to the previous ones. Thief finally having a rifle, Elementalists COMBINING their elements, Rangers fusing with their pets to shred enemies [as opposed to the BS full healer spec they got before, still annoyed at that] and, my favorite, Necromancer becoming such a gorgeous offensive support, even if it means sacrificing the Shroud [which i never liked anyway, it felt like most Necros depended on it way too much, which overshadowed everything else they could do].
Reaper still looks like the best since HoT, I will probably keep my Necro as a Reaper through the next expansion. I gotta say the most of the other classes are getting huge improvements on their elites!
Really? is rifle 5 like a stance that allows all of your abilities to hit at 1500 range? Do you know where I can look up the spec's new mechanics and skills?
crypto66 yea it's like a stance that comes with limited "ammunition" aka charges, so you can use 5 like twice if not wrong. And in that stance, your skill do a different thing probably, so 5 is like the stealth mechanic which gives you a secondary attack. There will be a preview that every player can try out next week
+asd asdas Wait, so does how long does one use of 5 last? Like after activating it, how many abilities can you fire off before it turns off? I can't imagine a use will take that long if it has at least 2 charges.
Firebrand: battlefield librarian Scourge: overly protective dead guy Deadeye: Officer, I'm being stalked Mirage: I'm over here...No over here Spellbreaker: Jock no like nerds Weaver: Super-nerd likes to show off Soulbeast: Hippies hug trees, I AM BEAST Renegade: Rebel without a cause Holosmith: the other Super-nerd
so is the soulbeast like reapers shrowed where it lasts a certian amount of time or is it a mode change thing where its permanent and you just decide if you would rather be more powerful or have you pet
The Engineer seems like the most disappointing one, and I mained Engineer. I love the steam punk brass theme with big fancy guns. Anything light based is basically "We take a basic shape and make it a single color" It doesn't feel like it has form or weight. A big flintlock hand held cannon feel like you can smack a giant over the head and crack it's skull. You can make a light hammer the size of a sky scraper and it will still feel like feather weight glass no matter what. Instead of light it would've been much more awesome for them to master plasma and lightning. Infusing their energy like the one flowing through their buildings and golems, and using it to magnetically levitate and fuse their weapons and machines. Imagine having lightning bolts go from your arms to two metal arms for each arm and each single handedly wielding a two handed rifle. Then once your energy to hold them up start to run dry you can launch them as projectiles against enemies or unleash one final rifle flurry enhancing the bullets with your plasma electricity.
You don't know if it's just blatantly the blur effect or some other mechanic though. Those orbs could have some implication on the dodging mechanic for example.
I think they meant it this way: Normally you would dodge by rolling. but on mirage you won't roll, you would have the blur effect instead to help the mesmer to have further tools to deceive.
In my humble opinion they all fit and are good (engineer truly looks bad ass) even though as a necro I have my doubts on giving up the shroud I probably wont xD, but I do have a REAL CONCERN with the thief having ranged they are already really hard to even hit jumping and teleporting all over the place and now with range what would really stop them from attacking while always having distance? >>get close burst jump away and finish with ranged?
Most of the people in my guild talking about how Firebrand and Renegade are crap. I understand that about Guard as being one there isn't much need of support, but Renegade looks badass! But daggers on Warrior and Ranger? Why? Do reaearch on making a new weapon, I can't imagine daggers on a heavy armor class (but ranger kinda fits)
Darryl H I was praying for gs for rev but it seems most of the rev ppl hated hammer and wanted another range weapon. I would not mind a range gs or hybrid range gs(melee and also range) but there's no more love for the gs lovers like us
Revs don't have a second ranged weapon which can be pretty limiting for WvW in particularly. It's fairly likely the shortbow will be condi ranged damage, which they otherwise had no access to. They barely had any other condis outside of axe at all.
Guys pls help me on this. The main races,Human,Norn,Sylvari etc are gonna be deleted and the new races are gonna be these elite stuff? I used to play a Norn Elementalist,will i have the opportunity of do that again or not?
I hope they make a couple alternative factions one can join if wanted, this would enable open world pvp against warring factions. One would not need to join these factions. And if you choose not to join one, then players cant attack you. This would fit perfectly with the game and fix one of the last truly game changing options missing.
hoit hoit yeah it is but dude 29,99€ for basegame, expansion 1 and expansion 2 is really not that much.... save a little money and you'll get it in no time at all (even of you just save 5€ or something per month)
Americans have to pay a huge amount of taxes. You also have to consider that everyone else is doing that. Example is the Switch (300 in America, 330 in Europe). Don't be stupid.
I also think it's going to be the weakest elite. You can't have a medium class with mele-weapons without extra evades. The off hand doesn't count in my book. Some of the reasons why the thief can hold its ground are because of its stealth and evade abilities.
All these people mad about their main class not getting the weapon they wanted to use, or the gamemode they stay in gets unbalanced by a ton of new content
Elementalist - Weaver .... nah... should have bean something more like "sand bender" sand + fire = glass sand + water = QuickSand sand + air = Sand Storm sand + earth = Grinder !!!! Sand = more control over very small pieces of elements
When the hell will i see COATS in game that looks cool and not generic fantasy-ish, I'M ALSO WAITING FOR UNIQUE SKILLS FOR MY DUAL WIELDING LIFE! GIVE ME CONTENT EVEN THOUGH I'M EXCITED FOR THIS EXPANSION
Not only am I upset because the necro elite spec looks awful but they also nerfed Reaper condi dmg, thanks a lot for making all my gear stats useless Anet.
I see what you mean, though this looks like more of a physical/scrimmage speed spec that's arguably more in line with the basic ranger. Bearing in mind the main purpose of elite specs is to open up a new weapon for the class, there's not a lot that fits with ranger that it can't already use. Pistols and rifles may come down the line, though.
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0:46 - Guardian - Firebrand
1:28 - Necromancer - Scourge
2:11 - Thief - Deadeye
2:47 - Mesmer - Mirage
3:27 - Warrior - Spellbreaker
4:15 - Elementalist - Weaver
5:12 - Ranger - Soulbeast
5:42 - Revenant - Renegade
6:21 - Engineer - Holosmith
U are welcome guys ;)
Akarisuu & Furuidesu take the like
Dr. Cynosure
guys what happens with previous specializations like reaper for nectormancer ,do I have to pick one or another or can I use both?
sten260 IMO You have to pick one. You know, those specialization are called "elite" or something like that, so it's like basement for your build. ;)
Thanks alot, really!
I honestly don't understand what so many people are complaining about. The whole point is to introduce new ways each profession can be played. If you don't like the new elite specializations, then you don't have to play them. They can't satisfy every single player, but they can listen to the community and respond with new mechanics based on the majority. Also, please don't forget that it's very difficult to create expansions. The fact that they're keeping the level cap at 80, which allows for core GW2 fans to remain somewhat relevant in their builds and specs, is huge as it is. And I greatly appreciate the fact that they're trying to keep each profession as individualistic as possible while still adding more content to each one.
The ele one looks really really cool
Dr. Cynosure right?? Finally we get the love we deserve :')
What!? They have been super strong since 2012, id love for my favourite class to have had even half as much love and a place in the game as the ele.
and now we can use SWORD!!!!!!!! XD XD bolt will looks good XD
Mech Endeavour i meant love in weapon form. Dude we got the freaking horn let us be happy ._.
Yay, we can use a sword... just as I started crafting The Bifrost...
NOW I have a reason to get the legendary sniper rifle for my thief!!!
lol the precursor prices exploded on the TP after they showed this.
Same x)
Spellbreaker and Holosmith are so cool
Spellbreaker sounds like it can make warriors viable in pvp again
as if they were not viable
Yep these are the best
Spellbreaker is op as fck!
I have mained ele since day one... and all new spec look AMAZING specially the guardian and engi... I want to play them all!
Fun little easter egg that one of the Holosmiths skills looks like the Arenanet Logo :)
Holosmith: Learn to play the piano if you wanna play this class well.
As a warrior main since launch I like what I'm seeing. Good job Arenanet!
Also the holosmith looks very cool
Scourge looks interesting, looking forward to seeing more!
They added subtitles!! I'm sure the deaf community thanks you all a lot
Blind people play games. So I'm not sure why you'd think deaf people wouldn't o_0
Rainfeather there was a deaf someone on the gw2 Reddit who called for subtitle on these trailers (at the time it was the trailer for S3E6). Seems like they heard them out.
That's actually quite impressive since most gaming companies kind of neglect to actually care for the community's needs enough to convenience them...
The only company that I know so far to be really invested in hearing the community and I mean the majority not every single person that cries about something has been Blizzard but I truly believe that Anet has the same goal and that's a admirable...
Wait, what? You mean, Blizzard is the only serious company who DOES NOT listen their community, right? Must be a typo, because what they do listen are some "prominent" YT/Twich streamers who are doing a damage control for them - and that's it.
I am interested in this game if I buy the new expanssion can I still play as a druide?
I was not expecting to be impressed, but I was. Especially in the revenant and engineer specs.
For the Deadeye, it seems like a exact replica of the sniper from SWTOR. You camp down to extend your range and use stronger abilities.
I LOVE their philosophy! Old and improve since the game started up. Dam the warrior's spell breaker op.
Watching this pre Eod. This looks like a godsend.
1:15 - new weapon confirmed: The Ax.
so there is no new hero ?
my question is, will it be bad to not use the new elite specs but use the one ones? like i hope they make it where all elite spec dont out do each other but all do differnt roles / gameplay
They all look and sound interesting!
can i use this as the explaining video fore my 9 eliets
I dont play a dagger class but i have a softspot for daggers in this game. Spellbreaker and Soulbeast looks really cool :)
Sooooo getting my engi ready for this, holosmith looks amazing.
These all seem so much fun, except the ranger one
sooo.... wat happened to the whole heart of thorns abilitys? thiefs always getting the short end of the stick but i guess they had the most fun
oh wow, I just realise Holosmith actually have the fighting style like Noctis from ffxiv. The ability to change weapon type in the midst of battle. Really great implementation, can't wait to try all of the new specs.
asd asdas I thought the holosmith was a green lantern
well they are kinda like the same concept. Ability to change weapon type. Pretty cool to see anet bring it into a spec especially engis are literally jack of all trades except the theme this time round is a weapon smith.
Damn the holosmith is the most creative I've ever seen
What was the armor set that the deadeye was wearing? (The cloaked one not the other one)
They barely touched on Soulbeast. RIP Ranger mains
yeah lol, literally half the time that they spend talking about ele before it.
30 seconds vs 1 min.
Pet-haters have been requesting forever for them to stow their pet and have the bonus stats, and that's Anet's answer to them, not much else. I expect we're able to use about 2 additional skills while in infused mode.
it's probably not nearly as finished as the ele is yet
Well it's probably f1 to absorb pet and f2 to do the pet's special move or something. Too many pets to showcase.
It would be all fine if specialization would empower rangers main weapon.. longbow/shortbow, not some dagger melee crap. It proves Anet has no ideas how to evolve their game. They could do so much more with trapper and or preparations like in GW1.... This skills are literally copied from other classes, nothing unique here..
I can't believe how incredible these look compared to the previous ones.
Thief finally having a rifle, Elementalists COMBINING their elements, Rangers fusing with their pets to shred enemies [as opposed to the BS full healer spec they got before, still annoyed at that] and, my favorite, Necromancer becoming such a gorgeous offensive support, even if it means sacrificing the Shroud [which i never liked anyway, it felt like most Necros depended on it way too much, which overshadowed everything else they could do].
Reaper still looks like the best since HoT, I will probably keep my Necro as a Reaper through the next expansion. I gotta say the most of the other classes are getting huge improvements on their elites!
Will elementalist be able to combine elements at will, like invoker in dota? That'd be cool.
6:30 what's this soundtrack?
How can i get the new skills?
I didnt understand the engis.What weapon will they get?
ikr, like they just pass by the engi... they really should show more love for engi =(
sword
I though i saw something like that but wasn`t sure.
new kit
Its seems they can use all sort of weapons at the same time, probably new tools
That one Guy... i think he found something... REALLY COOL about all of these. I mean he said REALLY COOL every 3 seconds.
Deadeye is basically just "here's your 1200 range now, yeeeyyy..."
crypto66 it seems 1500 for me
the range becomes 1500 if you use rifle 5, which makes you stationary while doing your snipe thingy
Really? is rifle 5 like a stance that allows all of your abilities to hit at 1500 range? Do you know where I can look up the spec's new mechanics and skills?
crypto66 yea it's like a stance that comes with limited "ammunition" aka charges, so you can use 5 like twice if not wrong. And in that stance, your skill do a different thing probably, so 5 is like the stealth mechanic which gives you a secondary attack. There will be a preview that every player can try out next week
+asd asdas Wait, so does how long does one use of 5 last? Like after activating it, how many abilities can you fire off before it turns off? I can't imagine a use will take that long if it has at least 2 charges.
when do you get your elite specialization because i'm at desert highlands and i dont have mine yet
Firebrand: battlefield librarian Scourge: overly protective dead guy Deadeye: Officer, I'm being stalked Mirage: I'm over here...No over here Spellbreaker: Jock no like nerds Weaver: Super-nerd likes to show off Soulbeast: Hippies hug trees, I AM BEAST Renegade: Rebel without a cause Holosmith: the other Super-nerd
I'm really looking forward to trying all these Specializations out!!! Tho I was wondering what weapon the Revenant gets it didn't say?
Roji fox bruh did you not fuckin see it shooting a bow
what weapon did the mesmers get?
Mainhand Axe
so is the soulbeast like reapers shrowed where it lasts a certian amount of time or is it a mode change thing where its permanent and you just decide if you would rather be more powerful or have you pet
permanent until you decide to split again.
holosmith hypeee
The button mashing on holosmiths will be legendary, I'M HYPE!!
MOTOMANCER
So... Have you guys fixed Engineer turrets?
well at least they solve ranger's lousy pet AI in wvw. By absorbing them. You can't blame what you can't see >..>
Does anyone have a solid idea on what that Mirage weapon is?
axe
They are some really cool looking classes.
Hope to see a similar video when EoD launches
Revenant short bow or long bow still didnt get it?
blah blahh short bow
Guess I'll reroll Guardian. And have to catch up on stuff within launch. And possibly find myself a cozy small guild :')
"They're the book nerd gone mad"
lol, you can bet this would be Wooden Potatoes if he was an NPC
hopefully DPS ele will get good again in spvp and wvw :x
Renegade looks fun.
DO I GET MY MAGEHUNTER SMASH?
The Engineer seems like the most disappointing one, and I mained Engineer.
I love the steam punk brass theme with big fancy guns. Anything light based is basically "We take a basic shape and make it a single color"
It doesn't feel like it has form or weight. A big flintlock hand held cannon feel like you can smack a giant over the head and crack it's skull.
You can make a light hammer the size of a sky scraper and it will still feel like feather weight glass no matter what.
Instead of light it would've been much more awesome for them to master plasma and lightning. Infusing their energy like the one flowing through their buildings and golems, and using it to magnetically levitate and fuse their weapons and machines.
Imagine having lightning bolts go from your arms to two metal arms for each arm and each single handedly wielding a two handed rifle. Then once your energy to hold them up start to run dry you can launch them as projectiles against enemies or unleash one final rifle flurry enhancing the bullets with your plasma electricity.
does spamming condi still wreck in pvp? or did they fix it?
thejunkmanlives Still op, annoying, unbalanced and no skill needed.
Holosmith looks amazing!
Im so behind man havnt even played Hot expansion now theres a new expansion! is this free or another paid expansion
Mirage="new type of dodge in mirage? they already have blur effect on basic build,this isen't new,Do they know what they say?
there is,isen't a new mechanic the blur efect,you already can blur and walk in direction to the enmmy
You don't know if it's just blatantly the blur effect or some other mechanic though. Those orbs could have some implication on the dodging mechanic for example.
I think they meant it this way: Normally you would dodge by rolling. but on mirage you won't roll, you would have the blur effect instead to help the mesmer to have further tools to deceive.
when they will release them
22nd next month.
I has a disappoint. I wanted a remake of the Ritualist or the Dervish. :| They all seem pretty cool though.
Same, also there won't be Ritualist anymore because Revenant get ghost utilities.
dude, go and play gw1. ritualist and dervish wont come, because the game EVOLVES and there are new specs that serve their rolls.
In my humble opinion they all fit and are good (engineer truly looks bad ass) even though as a necro I have my doubts on giving up the shroud I probably wont xD, but I do have a REAL CONCERN with the thief having ranged they are already really hard to even hit jumping and teleporting all over the place and now with range what would really stop them from attacking while always having distance? >>get close burst jump away and finish with ranged?
Time for me to start work on the leg rifles.
So how about those new dungeons? Sure excited for those new dungeons. Those new dungeons sure make me want to buy the expansion I tell you what.
well... *I'm* excited for the firebrand
Looks so good!!!!!!!! AHHHH!!! Back into GW222222
Only one I don't like is the one for the engineer. That sort of mechanic seems better suited for the mesmer than the engineer.
Thief specialization is the best one.
Most of the people in my guild talking about how Firebrand and Renegade are crap. I understand that about Guard as being one there isn't much need of support, but Renegade looks badass!
But daggers on Warrior and Ranger? Why? Do reaearch on making a new weapon, I can't imagine daggers on a heavy armor class (but ranger kinda fits)
Was expecting a Greatsword for Revenant/renegade. Why bow though? We can throw our hammer for range XD
Darryl H I was praying for gs for rev but it seems most of the rev ppl hated hammer and wanted another range weapon. I would not mind a range gs or hybrid range gs(melee and also range) but there's no more love for the gs lovers like us
I enjoyed how most rev weapons have unconventional usage, e.g. staff being a defensive melee weapon and hammer being a bursty ranged weapon
Revs don't have a second ranged weapon which can be pretty limiting for WvW in particularly. It's fairly likely the shortbow will be condi ranged damage, which they otherwise had no access to. They barely had any other condis outside of axe at all.
Guys pls help me on this. The main races,Human,Norn,Sylvari etc are gonna be deleted and the new races are gonna be these elite stuff? I used to play a Norn Elementalist,will i have the opportunity of do that again or not?
They made warrior a playable class.
I hope they make a couple alternative factions one can join if wanted, this would enable open world pvp against warring factions. One would not need to join these factions. And if you choose not to join one, then players cant attack you. This would fit perfectly with the game and fix one of the last truly game changing options missing.
looks amazing. wish i could afford it :\
rev? short bo or bow please anwser !!!!
seems like bow
it looked like a long bow. im not sure though
i mean shot bow or long bow:)
Short Bow. The smaller vid about it shows its show bow.
How much will this cost in europe?
hoit hoit the cheapest option is 29,99€ but there are other options with added bonuses that can cost up to 79,99€
Mario Huber aghh, damn I dislike my country not using euro,
i'll just enjoy the non-paid game, is it fun with friends?
hoit hoit yeah it is but dude 29,99€ for basegame, expansion 1 and expansion 2 is really not that much.... save a little money and you'll get it in no time at all (even of you just save 5€ or something per month)
There is no end game content. Sry but without expansion there is not realy much to do. If you enjoy exploring than thats fine.
at 4 minutes, is it just me or is that a harpoon gun on the back?
well, my two favorite classes definitely look cool lol
Path of exile?
what weapon does revenant get lol, they never said which one.
bow
long bow
Shortbow
crossbow
Lol I know it's a bow, but there are 2 types
Aside of WOOs why European version cost more than all other world? Cmon Anet change prices... so unfair
1 Euro = 1.179805 U.S. dollars -.-
Their prices don't include VAT
U trying to say 80$=80€ because VAT? oh pls
I'm not saying anything more than what I exactly said.
Americans have to pay a huge amount of taxes. You also have to consider that everyone else is doing that. Example is the Switch (300 in America, 330 in Europe). Don't be stupid.
Americans pay less taxes compared to europeans.
Love all the new specializations. Never really cared for the thief, but this might have me give it a second look
Holosmith, aka Motomancer
Wow.. This sure failed to get the ranger mains like myself excited...
Why?
I confess that I got a little disapointed by the short explanation.. but be hopeful
I also think it's going to be the weakest elite. You can't have a medium class with mele-weapons without extra evades. The off hand doesn't count in my book. Some of the reasons why the thief can hold its ground are because of its stealth and evade abilities.
All these people mad about their main class not getting the weapon they wanted to use, or the gamemode they stay in gets unbalanced by a ton of new content
ABOUT THE ENGI SPECIALIZATION : ua-cam.com/video/FIvD6F4-KMk/v-deo.html
You wield a Sword normally !
it's me or the deadeye is camping ?
Wellshem basically its a sniper this ain call of duty to run Guns blazing
Mirage and Renegade omg
Simple elite specialization engineers...
I boosted an Engineer for the holosmith
you get a lv 80 boost with the expansion
Elementalist - Weaver .... nah... should have bean something more like "sand bender"
sand + fire = glass
sand + water = QuickSand
sand + air = Sand Storm
sand + earth = Grinder !!!!
Sand = more control over very small pieces of elements
longsword ele *_* ,100%reason to buy this game
RIP GW2 ...
I love my holo!
When the hell will i see COATS in game that looks cool and not generic fantasy-ish, I'M ALSO WAITING FOR UNIQUE SKILLS FOR MY DUAL WIELDING LIFE! GIVE ME CONTENT EVEN THOUGH I'M EXCITED FOR THIS EXPANSION
Btw nice we finally get mounts because HOLY CRAP i'm tired of switching auras and using skills to boost my speed every time i want to go somewhere.
Not only am I upset because the necro elite spec looks awful but they also nerfed Reaper condi dmg, thanks a lot for making all my gear stats useless Anet.
looking forward to theives kill shotting me out of stealth
So hyped , yet can't afford to buy another expansions..
1 $ = 20 EGP ..
EL donia 5rbana hna , el mfrod ydhlna bblash xD
Miraaaaage
Rough. I main Ranger :(
What's the problem?
I don't main Ranger, now I plan to make a new Ranger. Soulbeast looks awesome, thematically if nothing else.
I just wanted more "Ranger" like stuff and not a full turn towards like "Druid".
I see what you mean, though this looks like more of a physical/scrimmage speed spec that's arguably more in line with the basic ranger. Bearing in mind the main purpose of elite specs is to open up a new weapon for the class, there's not a lot that fits with ranger that it can't already use. Pistols and rifles may come down the line, though.
RIP
Let me quickly farm 1700 proofs of heroics so i can unlock these without farming hero points that takes 80 years
YES Sword Ele ty