Mentioned 😩 Another reinvigorating wvw video dude, no need to be modest you were steadily killing my reaper there after you fine tuned :p Hopefully see ya in the mists again o7
@@itssobalancedHahaha youtube didn't send this comment to me but that's awesome I'm glad you tried it out! If you'd ever like a coaching session let me know, I owe you one!
@@homage3I don’t understand how you’re going to offer help to an incel that incites violence against two of the most prominent, inviting, and kind players in the game. I thought your videos were better than that. I guess you’re an incel too supporting people who edit fake videos to try and clout chase off of more successful players
Man I thought you did really well in the first video but this was a huge improvement! Good job! Also, when someone in WvW is jumping like that it's sort of a friendly hello. So ultimately you had more friendly encounters than you realized. =)
I like how you take on everybody. I usually avoid necros, mesmers, and thiefs, but I also never take food, utility, and armor buff. I also learned that I’ve been playing Revenant like a boxer from the 1920s instead of like Bruce Lee, going in and out. Thank you for your tutelage, Sensei.
I found out about your channel because the first video of you trying WvW showed up for me so I thought “why not?” and been here ever since. I, personally, believe WvW is way more toxic than PvP. In PvP you can get some toxic teammates, have people corpse jump and emote but that’s it, whereas in WvW you can be, literally, hunted down for a long time until you leave that game mode. But yeah, whenever you enter a competitive scenario it’s quite expected to have some toxicity but in WvW things tend to go overboard at times. Glad you met ItsSoBalanced, he’s a really good and chill WvW player and I’ve been using his Mesmer and Weaver builds for roaming :D Thanks for making these videos and for being so calm and respectful, mate!
I'm glad you found my video! Expanding into WVW has exposed me to the great WVW community that I've never interacted with before. The few bad apples don't spoil the bunch for me. I've had way more positive interactions than negative. Same goes for PVP too. Thanks for leaving a comment!
It's very satisfying to see a video like this from WvW. Roaming (unedited) gameplay, calm, relaxing in high definition, with your observations during the game. The Desert map always surprises me with its beauty.
That DM into instant block reminded me so much about my wvw roaming experience from several years ago. My take is when you get salty whispers and a block, you have done something right! Just laugh it off and add it as a feather to you cap! :) I enjoy watching your commentaries. Hope you keep making them.
@@rudrasgamingcafe875 Thanks man, I appreciate it! I agree 100%. If someone is salty enough to whisper and block you in WVW then that's a win in my book hahaha.
@@homage3 the thing about long duration boons on roaming builds is because of Celestial gear. This is going away very very soon. Kinda excited to get back into wvw after the next patch!
Solid video man. Main rev in WvW is rewarding and humbling at times. Patience is definitely a gift in WvW for roaming also happy to see someone giving power herald some love
These videos are great. As a fellow roamer who is still trying to improve its nice seeing even very experienced players dying from time to time. And unfortunately toxicity in wvw is common but not all roamers are like that. It mostly tends to be Celestial players who hit a wall against decent players and don't like it (as demonstrated by that mirage). Luckily the upcoming patch should oust most of them 😅 I've rarely come across toxic power players, usually they are just glad to have some fun duels against non bunker stuff. Also not sure if you already know the etiquette on duels and stuff but doing a /bow is how most people initiate a duel. And you can block a player, double click their name from block list and then unblock them to shoot them a message. Met a lot of awesome people that way
@@PanTheGu I'm glad you're enjoying! I don't want to be a highlight channel I want to show the good and the bad all in good fun. I've had much more positive interactions than negative. The good outweighs the bad tenfold. I have heard about the proper duel etiquette, and use it on duel servers, but tend to forget about it in the heat of the moment in WVW! Still learning!
ngl, this was a refreshing vid to watch, keep up the good work, nice to see someone with a calm demeanor actually enjoy the content for a change. youre not doing yourself any favours with your build though its not a dueling build let alone a build that helps you outnumber. even in pvp its a jump in jump out kinda build that suits best for mobility and +1 would be good to see you explore different roaming builds and experiment and see what you like the most, dont get me wrong if the build youre playing is what you enjoy the most more power to you.
The God of WVW shruged because you kinda ran and waited for cooldowns, its common on sPVP but not really good on the eyes for those who only roam. - About Toxicity, hard to say, i think its pretty much equal but expressed in a different way. WVW people have Roamer Ego and Server Ego, and as you said, it will always be towards the enemy, because everyone wants to be seem in the "fucking god tier server" (it went down a little after the alliance servers). PS: Dont worry about rank, some people will be REALLY BAD and its on 9k 10k level, because they only do group run which gives you a lot of xp, roamers spend 70% of their time walking, 30% fighting and 5% getting xp lmao, so it doesnt really tell if someone is good or not based on their rank
I think I may have put too much stock into rank in WVW. In my mind, more time played would mean a stronger player. But I guess that isn't always the case!
@@homage3 As OP said... high WvW lvl is in most cases a sign of someone who is rather bad then good in 1vs1 or small scale battles. Zerging all day around and PvD is what gives tons of WvW experience.
@@dexer.2173 Yup! I've been in that game mode for 8 years (though with some breaks in between). And I just hit Gold last week lol There are some who both zerg and roam, so there's still a lot of good high level fighters. But it's always just a toss up.
I have high rank in wvw but i am very bad at dueling 😅 so rank doesn’t mean player is good , also i just learnt a lot from your video . Keep posting please 🙏
Great vid! Welcome to the other side of the mists! WvW roaming is its own brand of fun lol. Hope to see you out there, and don't sweat the whisper bros you'll see its mostly the same people being toxic in wvw, similar to pvp in that regard from my experience.
@@MightyMicah Hey thanks a lot man! I actually really enjoyed the videos you put out a couple years ago before I started doing UA-cam! If you ever wanna collab or just play some games hit me up! My discord is in in the description :)
awesome video, looking forward to seeing this become a series! you're going to love the october patch when celestial gets nerfed, all those condi classes you were having a hard time against are going to be much easier to deal with. hmm what i'd like to see... probably some group skirmishes would be nice. either small skirmishes like 2-5 on each side, or larger ones like you in a zerg and giving your thoughts about how thats different. although i suspect you might not like zerging
Thank you! Yes the Cele nerfs are interesting - I'm curious to see how it plays out and what new builds develop in its wake. Some group fights definitely aren't out of the cards. I think I just need to find a group to join! Not sure how I go about that
@@homage3 i'd be happy to roam with you if you're on the moogooloo server this restructuring, but in general if you go to ebg there and circle the perimeter around smc (the big castle in the middle), there will usually be some roamers, just follow one of them and eventually you'll see enemy small groups you can fight. or if you want to join a zerg to see what that's like, go to each one of the maps and check if there is a public tag, and if yes join them and follow along
Really enjoying these- it's fun seeing you adapt from PvP to WvW. On that note, I would *love* to see a recording of you zerging for the first time, getting into a keep or a blob fight and learning about that part of the game where everything you ever learned is wrong. 😛
@@homage3 Generally you'll find them in EBG during prime-time hours. If there's a tag on the map you can just join the squad and link up for bags and glory. :)
I love the WvW stuff Homaged, been trying to get into it too. I just started playing QHerald in PvE and it’s really fun, I wanna get my chops into PvP with it. The freaky frog guy arc was amazing ! 😂
@@2pacMemories Please do! I've been doing some coaching sessions and have seen some great improvement in the people I've coached. Hit me up on discord any time I owe you one for your support of the channel!
I rarely play WvW, but the few times I have played, I have experienced more toxicity than in my many hours of spvp. Being jumped on, emoted on, whispered, sieged on, etc. It’s funny that the egos come out more in a game mode where gear stats gives you an advantage vs. spvp where it’s a level playing field.
@@Dawnstarrr I think a bit of tribalism comes out in WVW. The enemy is the other. But smack talk has been around forever I just find it entertaining at this point
We need some more wvw content 😊 check out the other maps and maybe try roaming on EBG. Maybe show your build briefly or provide a link to the build editor in the description. Love the commentary!
First. Welcome back to WvW. It is a fun game mode. So many build varieties. Second: like your vids. Learned some neat tricks for my rev. Third: as someone who has been playing wvw for 12 years. Helped when i disabled whispers on main chat window. And swapped it to another tab labeled "salt mine". Four: more angry whispers, means better you are doing. Do this long enough, and your guild tag [if you rep one] ends up being a "kill on sight". Keep up the good work. Oh, last note [pardon wall of text]. Keep a stack of salt. Mail it to your sweatiest of angry whispers.
Hahaha thank you very much. The salt trick has been noted. I personally find the smack talk hilarious. It doesn't really get under my skin. I KNOW I'm bad at WVW, there's nothing they can say to me that I don't already know hahaha.
desert bl is probably the worst map to roam on, but at least you don't get too overwhelmed by the amount of ppl maybe try alpine BLs before you to EBG, try to go to north camp most of the time you'll find content, this is kind of a hidden zombie game mode, see how many waves you can handle but yeah EBG is like going to the zoo, there is a lot more clouding and/or zerging, so you'll get caught up in outnumbers very often also I forgor, nice video again ;) really appreciate the kinda newbie take on roaming, just go with the flow ig who knows maybe some day we'll see some montages or build videos
Hey I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I thought maybe these style of videos may be boring to the WVW pros but I'm glad that hasn't been the case so far. What's so bad about the desert map? I think it's my favourite because of the beautiful scenery and interesting terrain
@@homage3 most roamers tend to avoid desert map because you get a lot less fights, especially if you start duo/group roaming If you can find guild groups maybe you can have some fun, but yeah it's mostly the same few guys that are here either to scout or get a few camps. But I do agree it has interesting terrain, too much even
i do watch its so balanced hes the one (well his videos) made me play ele i cant play any other char now, but i do want to play willbender more then harbinger but yes one death and i go back to ele
Hey, I really enjoy your videos. Very chill commentary and overall great attitude. I'm new to rev (gave the class a shot 'cause of your vids) and after some time getting used to it, it finally clicked and is a ton of fun. My brain just didn't get rev all that well until today cause sometimes when I want to swap weapons I accidentally swap legends instead and vice versa lol. Didn't think it takes that much time getting used to it but it's a lot more engaging than my warrior. Your guides helped a lot, keep up the great work! Btw is there any chance we could get a pvp guide on pvp heal support rev? I'm trying to wrap my head around it but currently using ventari with its tablet is still too much for me
I'm very glad to hear you tried rev because of my videos! It's one of the hardest classes in the game so congrats to you for sticking it out and learning! It is so rewarding once you get the hang of it, and nothing else plays quite like it (IMO). A heal rev video is a great idea. It's a funny build that takes the micro-management of rev and turns it up to a million. I'll see about a heal rev video some time soon!
I think you used to be able to get a little closer to spawn and the guards would kill you. Now it teleports you before they aggro. If you tag a guard at a tower, keep, camp, or sentry, you do not have to stay if someone else is there to take it and you will still get credit.
i play power hammer catalyst(beserker gear 17000hp),and i use action cam,i love watching this and thinking how many times i would be dead as you and vs you in these fights
Condi mirages, when they are not allowed to win the stat check. And I agree, WvW can be far more toxic. At least once a PvP match ends, you moooostly do not interact with your teammates again. In WvW you often get BM'd, even if WvW is far less balanced. especially roaming.
Your doing very good so far.after the cele nerf playing herald will feels much better.right now the boon spam in wvw is very annoying to deal with.also i think wvw is more toxic xD be ready to see bm body jump seige on your body.also frog man is very spooky watching ya all the time lol.hope to see you do more wvw i started to herald again after watching ya keep up the good work bro
I usually miss messages in WvW from anyone else other than commanders, so I have not experienced it. But on point on PvP. My block list is full of past teammates.
I've pretty much only really played WvW since launch and it's hands down the most toxic gamemode, but it comes as part of the territory I feel - especially due to how you're extremely limited in the ways can interact with the enemy. Corpse jumping has always been a thing and is pretty much the GW2 equivalent of tea-bagging but throwing siege used to be a tactical thing, because it prevented your allies from rezzing you, forcing you to waypoint. I usually just hit people with a /sleep to imitate them being dead if they've been particularly toxic 😅 Also, just as a side note, don't put too much faith into food/oil - they're minor stat boosts at best which are obviously nice to have but not necessary - with the exception of Orrian Truffle & Meat Stew, which you'll mostly likely want to run on a Vindi build at some point.
Hey glad you're enjoying! I play power herald just because I enjoy the build the most. It's actually my favourite build in the whole game. Condi rev is super strong though and I've been playing it a lot in the new push PVP mode lately.
About the sentries : as long as you got made enough damage for the kill, you dont need to stay on the circle to have exp from the cap ; if another teammate captures it without you, you'll get the exp
I went the reverse, as i felt like pvp got very stale, and i retired around the time stronghold released, so it's nice to see your videos, as for the most part people in wvw are pretty nice, compared to pvp.
I'm returning to the game also and I looked at WvW solo builds as my first thing. I want to invest in legendaries some soon and for that I need a WvW roaming build that I don't get bored with very fast.
@@homage3I was in a blob skirmish and I got a down on him, but I was freaking out at the sheer craziness of the timing! ...I also got separated from group and nuked while mashing my screenshot button 😂
@@homage3 join an open tag, or follow around a closed one and see if you can join their guild. Or, when it gets closer to a wvw team reset I could try and invite you to a guild alliance to play with.
I am that frog Holo. I thought you were the one stalking me lol. But I too got hate mail from savage pixie for killing them. Lol called me an incel among other things. Was fun fighting you though
@@Bryn8511 Hahaha amazing I'm glad you saw this. No shade intended just the way you were lurking around at night gave off spooky vibes LOL. Good fights though you're a very good holo
@@Nino-bu9mj lol it's all good. I honestly thought you were the one stalking me. Getting going places just to find you there. But seriously had fun with our fights you did 👍
Cant read thru all comments but if he is jumping next to you he is saying "hi" and if u want you can /wave @ click on him to wave at him. And for toxic whispers/mails, thats just a compliment to you that you are good, people are usually salty if they cant win and you are better then them.
Been playing two weeks and have put around 160 hours. Only one person in PvP was kinda annoying. Smacking pings and such when I was learning. WvW I had more time in but definitely noticed the commander nazis.
How long did it take you to get used to using your camera like that? I only found out 2 days ago you can set a button on your options to instantly turn your character 180°, but it's still so weird for me to use it in actual duels.. good video btw~
@@SaikoShark When I first started using an about face keybind, I would sit in the PVP lobby spamming it while waiting in queue to build muscle memory. After a few days it felt normal.
Im curious as to what tweaks you made to your build to make it fit you better, this video inspired me to give herald another go after not liking it in wvw a long time ago.
i watched this video a few days ago and i really enjoy your content! (i don't even play GW2 lol) BUT please I NEED TO KNOW WHAT SONG PLAYS AT 25:15 it's driving me nuts LMAO
@@bigwiener481 Thank you big Weiner lol. It's from a game called hades. I believe it's the final boss music. That whole game has a 10/10 soundtrack and I use it in my videos a lot
Very nice video, I like watching proper roaming commentaries, it's chill and cozy. I wish I was back into the "innocent" state you are in right now when you are playing WvW and it's new to you, after a while you learn about the community and how people react to getting downed and it slowly starts to ruin your experience. But sadly there is no going back, people hold grudges in this game like you stabbed their family and burned their house. Yeah, I do see your improvement from the previous video, more kiting more dedicated attention to decision making but you still seem to wait a bit too long sometimes before reengaging. Shame you are on NA, I like following people with similar behavior and watch them fight and if they fail (get down) I intervene in the fight, get them up and make sure they try again without engaging what they fought.
That Mirage's salt is one of the reason why i'm not into GW2 PvP/WvW >< Fun video anyway. And yeah for the toxicity point. from my PoV (higly casual PvPer) i get more toxicity from PvP than WvW... but like u said in PvP it's more from your teamate where in WvW it's from foes... and Anet gretly limit messenging from them, so i guess that help a lot to "hide" it, where it be very problematic to "cut" chat between allies in PvP. So more toxic? at first look yeah, no point for me, but mainly cause it's Harder on WvW so i guess without that it's roughly the same
Do you prefer Herald to Vindi? What’s the main diff for you when roaming? I usually play vindi but herald is quite interesting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Herald is getting a buff next patch too!! Will probably stop goofing ground on core rev and go back to it😂 red bl does have tricky kiting spots, moreso bc u cant shadowstep over some cliffs, and its a pain navigating it lol. I like ur patience tho on setting up bursts, where as i keep thinking its 2019 power herald and just try to mega burst everyone😅, i hope to duel you sometime in wvw!
@@maxu4615 Yes sooo excited when I saw herald is getting some love next patch. Vindi is fun but herald is my real favourite. If you see me go easy on me lol
@homage3 if you see a core rev roaming, by all means, give it to me🤣. I've been around all sorts of nonsense in wvw, it'd be nice to fight something normal haha. I'd wish they would reduce the trigger time on some skills tho. Like yeah, you can sheathe weapons to fake an animation and bait out a dodge or util, but dear god sword 4 and staff 5 can be dodged by a fresh gw2 player😭.
TBH harbinger is kinda broken atm. It can absurd damage with the lowered health sacrifice, but then they have all this healing that it entirely negates negative impact of its mechanic. Itd be like if the holo trait to not overheat, also just let you go in and out of holokit whenever you want to cool down some heat.
Nice vid again! "I'm not going to stand much of a chance just running into 3 of them" - Proceeds to run into 3 of them lol (and keeps them busy while surviving haha) What did you mean by: "I was dodging instead of stowing" as a bad habit ?
@@rabidmonkey04 Thank you very much! The dodging vs stowing thing is specifically to not hit the spellbreaker's full counter. I could have explained that better. You can use a stow weapon bind to cancel your attack and not pop the full counter. I was dodging to cancel my attack and not hit the full counter. Stowing is better because you don't waste dodges
On the subject of toxicity, I get a lot of angry whispers when I win fights, usually I respond by complimenting their skills and most people soften up. Some real weirdos will get more angry though. Was recently accused of hacking because I “healed to full” during their burst. I linked the “infuse light” tooltip and they thanked me for the evidence and claimed to report me lol
Not sure if I ran into you in desert when you filmed this. I was a core warrior and we had a really long fight, that you won and you bowed and left me to rez
So I didn't make any drastic changes to the traits. The main thing is the weapon sigils, food, util, and armour buff. I think I also found I had a couple wrong stats on the last video :( Here's what I ended up landing on. Probably not the very best, and I'm open to feedback, but it's feeling a lot better than the last time: gw2skills.net/editor/?PmwAwyZlpQMMLyjdRdMMijJSksCigpsVbbF-DWRYBB5JGdchlRbJQmVQvhQgglImBAA-w
I do not get many salty whispers. But when I get them, it is from mesmers. Mesmers who got screwed up because their clone/phantasm/whatever the bullshit it is called today generating skill hit my reflect and now they have to fight their own crap.
yo, PVP Herald enthusiast here, who also wants to dip his feet into WVW roaming. Do you mind making your WVW build public, as you were talking in the beginning about how much fine tuning it really helped your roaming experience. Cheers!
@@Shookspearion Every time I send a build link, UA-cam seems to delete my comment. It's the same traits as my "classic power herald build" video, but with full marauder stats. And air & energy signals on the swords. Food & utility is just the power DPS stuff from raids
On toxicity, I haven't experienced much in WvW, but in unranked pvp I've had people afk and trash talk because I was new. I have had some good experiences. Some fun matches, people seem friendly enough, offering advice for builds. But this level of sportsmanship killed any interest in the game mode. My WvW first impressions; I had a wonderful 1v1 series in a Harbinger mirror. Got a friendly whisper afterward too.
I'm a player with maximum rank in wvw, ultimate dominator and all that junk titles that the game provides and to be quite honest, these titles say nothing about the player's skill. Many of these titles are earned by the player playing in a zerg boonball. Just to be clear, I don't think I'm an excellent player, but I've killed players with maximum rank, "Ultimate Dominator II, III" titles that the player seemed like a newbie in the game as well as I died several times to low ranks, but the player knew what he was doing with the class. About toxicity, wvw is made up of players with so much, but so much ego, that currently I only play "invisible" so as not to receive so many whispers and still, I receive people complaining by email, dropping siege, etc. Just keep creating these videos, you're a very good player and soon you'll realize that these ranks mean nothing.
WvW Roaming is just as if not more toxic than PvP. But roaming is a tiny minority in WvW. Most WvW is done in groups and that is far more friendly usually.
i dont play this class much but when i do i always turn on "c" from the green legend (dont know the name) when using a skill... i would hit 3 wait right before for the dps to actually kicks in, i turn on "c" then turn it off... im i wrong? if so that sucks because its the most fun part of the class to me.
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Another reinvigorating wvw video dude, no need to be modest you were steadily killing my reaper there after you fine tuned :p
Hopefully see ya in the mists again o7
Thanks again for your help!
@@homage3 you inspired me to try herald last night in wvw for my first time. I will not be doing that again lol
We love to see this :)
@@itssobalancedHahaha youtube didn't send this comment to me but that's awesome I'm glad you tried it out! If you'd ever like a coaching session let me know, I owe you one!
@@homage3I don’t understand how you’re going to offer help to an incel that incites violence against two of the most prominent, inviting, and kind players in the game. I thought your videos were better than that. I guess you’re an incel too supporting people who edit fake videos to try and clout chase off of more successful players
Your commentary, calm demeanor, and respectful attitude make your WvW videos helpful for someone who also wants to learn to roam.
@@DubiousByName Thank you! It's bloody hard to learn how to do this roaming thing lol. But you can do it!
Really funny how the frog man kept cropping up, it's like you sparked his fascination in the first duel and he couldn't stop himself studying you.
@@Revtheoryhellyeah He's a good dude. We didn't exchange any words but he gave good (but also spooky) vibes
Engineer mains man
Keep coming with this WvW content! Love to see it, your pvp experience clearly translates over, but we all love your commentary and calmness.
@@brandorino Thank you so much! What a nice comment. Glad you enjoyed
Man I thought you did really well in the first video but this was a huge improvement! Good job!
Also, when someone in WvW is jumping like that it's sort of a friendly hello. So ultimately you had more friendly encounters than you realized. =)
Thank you! A little time invested into build craft went a long way for sure, I felt way more capable this session than last.
I like how you take on everybody. I usually avoid necros, mesmers, and thiefs, but I also never take food, utility, and armor buff. I also learned that I’ve been playing Revenant like a boxer from the 1920s instead of like Bruce Lee, going in and out. Thank you for your tutelage, Sensei.
@@thekaimurai4146 Tutelage! What a great word
You gotta float like a butterfly on Rev, bobbing and weaving in and out.
Glad you enjoyed the vid!
I found out about your channel because the first video of you trying WvW showed up for me so I thought “why not?” and been here ever since.
I, personally, believe WvW is way more toxic than PvP. In PvP you can get some toxic teammates, have people corpse jump and emote but that’s it, whereas in WvW you can be, literally, hunted down for a long time until you leave that game mode.
But yeah, whenever you enter a competitive scenario it’s quite expected to have some toxicity but in WvW things tend to go overboard at times.
Glad you met ItsSoBalanced, he’s a really good and chill WvW player and I’ve been using his Mesmer and Weaver builds for roaming :D
Thanks for making these videos and for being so calm and respectful, mate!
I'm glad you found my video! Expanding into WVW has exposed me to the great WVW community that I've never interacted with before.
The few bad apples don't spoil the bunch for me. I've had way more positive interactions than negative. Same goes for PVP too.
Thanks for leaving a comment!
It's very satisfying to see a video like this from WvW. Roaming (unedited) gameplay, calm, relaxing in high definition, with your observations during the game. The Desert map always surprises me with its beauty.
That DM into instant block reminded me so much about my wvw roaming experience from several years ago. My take is when you get salty whispers and a block, you have done something right! Just laugh it off and add it as a feather to you cap! :) I enjoy watching your commentaries. Hope you keep making them.
@@rudrasgamingcafe875 Thanks man, I appreciate it! I agree 100%. If someone is salty enough to whisper and block you in WVW then that's a win in my book hahaha.
@@homage3 the thing about long duration boons on roaming builds is because of Celestial gear. This is going away very very soon. Kinda excited to get back into wvw after the next patch!
Salty /w is the best at wvw. People can be so vulgar when mad 😮
I watched all of this in 1 sit through, so entertaining!
@@Lol-ww8xd Really glad you enjoyed!
Solid video man. Main rev in WvW is rewarding and humbling at times. Patience is definitely a gift in WvW for roaming also happy to see someone giving power herald some love
Great content. The long form style is really enjoyable to watch.
@@whitesta8685 thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed. There will be more coming soon :)
Haha Savage Pixie! I screenshot all the whispers as funny memories 😂
@@StagWithLag Oh yeah I screenshot it and sent it to my friends right away for a good laugh LOL
These videos are great. As a fellow roamer who is still trying to improve its nice seeing even very experienced players dying from time to time.
And unfortunately toxicity in wvw is common but not all roamers are like that. It mostly tends to be Celestial players who hit a wall against decent players and don't like it (as demonstrated by that mirage). Luckily the upcoming patch should oust most of them 😅 I've rarely come across toxic power players, usually they are just glad to have some fun duels against non bunker stuff.
Also not sure if you already know the etiquette on duels and stuff but doing a /bow is how most people initiate a duel. And you can block a player, double click their name from block list and then unblock them to shoot them a message. Met a lot of awesome people that way
@@PanTheGu I'm glad you're enjoying! I don't want to be a highlight channel I want to show the good and the bad all in good fun.
I've had much more positive interactions than negative. The good outweighs the bad tenfold.
I have heard about the proper duel etiquette, and use it on duel servers, but tend to forget about it in the heat of the moment in WVW! Still learning!
Absolutely love the WvW content from the perspective of someone newish to the gametype. Glad you're enjoying it, and keep it coming!
Glad to have you in wvw with us. Dont let the salty wvw people discourage you. Good fights are always appreciated.
I liked your vid, you are so chill! And you had some good help, cool of him to help you :)
Just picked up Herald yesterday and watching you play has helped me learn a LOT about my cooldown usage and abilities. Appreciate it man
@@jayfaulkner2602 Awesome, best of luck on your herald. If you have any questions you know where to find me :)
ngl, this was a refreshing vid to watch, keep up the good work, nice to see someone with a calm demeanor actually enjoy the content for a change. youre not doing yourself any favours with your build though its not a dueling build let alone a build that helps you outnumber. even in pvp its a jump in jump out kinda build that suits best for mobility and +1 would be good to see you explore different roaming builds and experiment and see what you like the most, dont get me wrong if the build youre playing is what you enjoy the most more power to you.
You're going to look out your window and see a guy with [FROG] over his head outside.
@@tandemawd LOL
The God of WVW shruged because you kinda ran and waited for cooldowns, its common on sPVP but not really good on the eyes for those who only roam.
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About Toxicity, hard to say, i think its pretty much equal but expressed in a different way. WVW people have Roamer Ego and Server Ego, and as you said, it will always be towards the enemy, because everyone wants to be seem in the "fucking god tier server" (it went down a little after the alliance servers).
PS: Dont worry about rank, some people will be REALLY BAD and its on 9k 10k level, because they only do group run which gives you a lot of xp, roamers spend 70% of their time walking, 30% fighting and 5% getting xp lmao, so it doesnt really tell if someone is good or not based on their rank
I think I may have put too much stock into rank in WVW. In my mind, more time played would mean a stronger player. But I guess that isn't always the case!
@@homage3 As OP said... high WvW lvl is in most cases a sign of someone who is rather bad then good in 1vs1 or small scale battles. Zerging all day around and PvD is what gives tons of WvW experience.
@@dexer.2173 Yup! I've been in that game mode for 8 years (though with some breaks in between). And I just hit Gold last week lol There are some who both zerg and roam, so there's still a lot of good high level fighters. But it's always just a toss up.
You should have a loooot more subs imo. Extremely entertaining and professional video
@@blacksunslair Thank you!
I like these videos as they are. The format is perfectly ok 🙂
I have high rank in wvw but i am very bad at dueling 😅 so rank doesn’t mean player is good , also i just learnt a lot from your video . Keep posting please 🙏
Best attitude, and gameplay so far. Hope you keep the good job. I want to watch you more. Streaming?
I have considered streaming! I may try it some time if there's demand for it
And also thank you for the nice comment I really appreciate it and am glad you're enjoying :)
Great vid! Welcome to the other side of the mists! WvW roaming is its own brand of fun lol. Hope to see you out there, and don't sweat the whisper bros you'll see its mostly the same people being toxic in wvw, similar to pvp in that regard from my experience.
Thanks man, no sweat off my back all just for laughs and fun around here
Loving the video & commentary! Don't change a thing at all.
"Getting smoked like a Christmas ham" LMAO
I love this, man. Good stuff!
@@MightyMicah Hey thanks a lot man! I actually really enjoyed the videos you put out a couple years ago before I started doing UA-cam!
If you ever wanna collab or just play some games hit me up! My discord is in in the description :)
awesome video, looking forward to seeing this become a series! you're going to love the october patch when celestial gets nerfed, all those condi classes you were having a hard time against are going to be much easier to deal with. hmm what i'd like to see... probably some group skirmishes would be nice. either small skirmishes like 2-5 on each side, or larger ones like you in a zerg and giving your thoughts about how thats different. although i suspect you might not like zerging
Thank you! Yes the Cele nerfs are interesting - I'm curious to see how it plays out and what new builds develop in its wake. Some group fights definitely aren't out of the cards. I think I just need to find a group to join! Not sure how I go about that
@@homage3 i'd be happy to roam with you if you're on the moogooloo server this restructuring, but in general if you go to ebg there and circle the perimeter around smc (the big castle in the middle), there will usually be some roamers, just follow one of them and eventually you'll see enemy small groups you can fight.
or if you want to join a zerg to see what that's like, go to each one of the maps and check if there is a public tag, and if yes join them and follow along
Really enjoying these- it's fun seeing you adapt from PvP to WvW.
On that note, I would *love* to see a recording of you zerging for the first time, getting into a keep or a blob fight and learning about that part of the game where everything you ever learned is wrong. 😛
@@loopgru To be honest I don't even know how to find / join a zerg. If I ever get the opportunity I'll be sure to record though
@@homage3 Generally you'll find them in EBG during prime-time hours. If there's a tag on the map you can just join the squad and link up for bags and glory. :)
I love the WvW stuff Homaged, been trying to get into it too. I just started playing QHerald in PvE and it’s really fun, I wanna get my chops into PvP with it.
The freaky frog guy arc was amazing ! 😂
Well if you'd ever like a coaching session on and rev build let me know. I'd gladly spend some time with you and show you the ropes!
@@homage3 oh that’d be sweet! I might take you up on your offer, thanks man 🙏🏻
@@2pacMemories Please do! I've been doing some coaching sessions and have seen some great improvement in the people I've coached. Hit me up on discord any time I owe you one for your support of the channel!
my favorite series rn ty ❤
I rarely play WvW, but the few times I have played, I have experienced more toxicity than in my many hours of spvp.
Being jumped on, emoted on, whispered, sieged on, etc.
It’s funny that the egos come out more in a game mode where gear stats gives you an advantage vs. spvp where it’s a level playing field.
@@Dawnstarrr I think a bit of tribalism comes out in WVW. The enemy is the other. But smack talk has been around forever I just find it entertaining at this point
Glad to see you making more WvW videos!
Thank you!
When you get whispers of rage it means your doing it right lol
100%
We need some more wvw content 😊 check out the other maps and maybe try roaming on EBG. Maybe show your build briefly or provide a link to the build editor in the description. Love the commentary!
First. Welcome back to WvW. It is a fun game mode. So many build varieties.
Second: like your vids. Learned some neat tricks for my rev.
Third: as someone who has been playing wvw for 12 years. Helped when i disabled whispers on main chat window. And swapped it to another tab labeled "salt mine".
Four: more angry whispers, means better you are doing. Do this long enough, and your guild tag [if you rep one] ends up being a "kill on sight". Keep up the good work.
Oh, last note [pardon wall of text]. Keep a stack of salt. Mail it to your sweatiest of angry whispers.
Hahaha thank you very much. The salt trick has been noted.
I personally find the smack talk hilarious. It doesn't really get under my skin. I KNOW I'm bad at WVW, there's nothing they can say to me that I don't already know hahaha.
Love seeing you explore the game modes. Definitely still interested in pvp coaching. I'll shoot you a DM on discord.
Bomb video as always man
Thank you!
desert bl is probably the worst map to roam on, but at least you don't get too overwhelmed by the amount of ppl
maybe try alpine BLs before you to EBG, try to go to north camp most of the time you'll find content, this is kind of a hidden zombie game mode, see how many waves you can handle
but yeah EBG is like going to the zoo, there is a lot more clouding and/or zerging, so you'll get caught up in outnumbers very often
also I forgor, nice video again ;) really appreciate the kinda newbie take on roaming, just go with the flow ig
who knows maybe some day we'll see some montages or build videos
Hey I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I thought maybe these style of videos may be boring to the WVW pros but I'm glad that hasn't been the case so far.
What's so bad about the desert map? I think it's my favourite because of the beautiful scenery and interesting terrain
@@homage3 most roamers tend to avoid desert map because you get a lot less fights, especially if you start duo/group roaming
If you can find guild groups maybe you can have some fun, but yeah it's mostly the same few guys that are here either to scout or get a few camps. But I do agree it has interesting terrain, too much even
Very fun to watch!
i do watch its so balanced hes the one (well his videos) made me play ele i cant play any other char now, but i do want to play willbender more then harbinger but yes one death and i go back to ele
Yes he's a very strong WVWer and makes great videos. Needs to get better music taste though LOL.
I'd be willing to reinstall to show you a couple of things on herald. Nice video though dude!
@@xHeyItsLeo I'd be honoured. My discord is in the description shoot me a message any time!
Hey, I really enjoy your videos. Very chill commentary and overall great attitude. I'm new to rev (gave the class a shot 'cause of your vids) and after some time getting used to it, it finally clicked and is a ton of fun. My brain just didn't get rev all that well until today cause sometimes when I want to swap weapons I accidentally swap legends instead and vice versa lol. Didn't think it takes that much time getting used to it but it's a lot more engaging than my warrior. Your guides helped a lot, keep up the great work!
Btw is there any chance we could get a pvp guide on pvp heal support rev? I'm trying to wrap my head around it but currently using ventari with its tablet is still too much for me
I'm very glad to hear you tried rev because of my videos! It's one of the hardest classes in the game so congrats to you for sticking it out and learning! It is so rewarding once you get the hang of it, and nothing else plays quite like it (IMO).
A heal rev video is a great idea. It's a funny build that takes the micro-management of rev and turns it up to a million. I'll see about a heal rev video some time soon!
wonderfull vid mate
Thanks a ton!
I think you used to be able to get a little closer to spawn and the guards would kill you. Now it teleports you before they aggro. If you tag a guard at a tower, keep, camp, or sentry, you do not have to stay if someone else is there to take it and you will still get credit.
i play power hammer catalyst(beserker gear 17000hp),and i use action cam,i love watching this and thinking how many times i would be dead as you and vs you in these fights
Watching some of these fights back, I was surprised I survived a few of these LOL
Condi mirages, when they are not allowed to win the stat check.
And I agree, WvW can be far more toxic. At least once a PvP match ends, you moooostly do not interact with your teammates again. In WvW you often get BM'd, even if WvW is far less balanced. especially roaming.
I do respect mirage players though! Always personally had a soft spot for mirage and mesmer in general. Just... maybe not THAT mirage.. lol
Your doing very good so far.after the cele nerf playing herald will feels much better.right now the boon spam in wvw is very annoying to deal with.also i think wvw is more toxic xD be ready to see bm body jump seige on your body.also frog man is very spooky watching ya all the time lol.hope to see you do more wvw i started to herald again after watching ya keep up the good work bro
Yes definitely looking forward to the Cele nerfs, but I can't help but wonder what new cheese will be thought up and take it'd place 🤔
good vid man keep this up
Thank you very much!
23:42 you did.. he was just playing around.. see him jumping away :)
I usually miss messages in WvW from anyone else other than commanders, so I have not experienced it. But on point on PvP. My block list is full of past teammates.
@@danielfreitas9301 Mayhe the reason I see less toxicity in PVP is because of my long ass block list LOL
I've pretty much only really played WvW since launch and it's hands down the most toxic gamemode, but it comes as part of the territory I feel - especially due to how you're extremely limited in the ways can interact with the enemy. Corpse jumping has always been a thing and is pretty much the GW2 equivalent of tea-bagging but throwing siege used to be a tactical thing, because it prevented your allies from rezzing you, forcing you to waypoint.
I usually just hit people with a /sleep to imitate them being dead if they've been particularly toxic 😅
Also, just as a side note, don't put too much faith into food/oil - they're minor stat boosts at best which are obviously nice to have but not necessary - with the exception of Orrian Truffle & Meat Stew, which you'll mostly likely want to run on a Vindi build at some point.
Boston on the outro earned my sub hehe
love the WvW content. more plz :)
i enjoy the longer commentaries
Your herald game play is immaculate.
@@Lol-ww8xd Thanks very much! I'm not the best herald but I really enjoy playing it
Let's go
Love these videos homage!
As a noob, Im curious why you chose Power Herald over Condi? I thought condi was stronger on general? I could be wrong
Hey glad you're enjoying!
I play power herald just because I enjoy the build the most. It's actually my favourite build in the whole game. Condi rev is super strong though and I've been playing it a lot in the new push PVP mode lately.
@@homage3 I see thanks you
About the sentries : as long as you got made enough damage for the kill, you dont need to stay on the circle to have exp from the cap ; if another teammate captures it without you, you'll get the exp
Good to know!
I went the reverse, as i felt like pvp got very stale, and i retired around the time stronghold released, so it's nice to see your videos, as for the most part people in wvw are pretty nice, compared to pvp.
Stalker frog man . Love it 🤣
I'm returning to the game also and I looked at WvW solo builds as my first thing. I want to invest in legendaries some soon and for that I need a WvW roaming build that I don't get bored with very fast.
I am literally not joking here.
Watching this video while WvWing
freaky FROG man is in my map LMFAO
@@TheLastDraconic he's a legend. But also very good at holo. Approach with caution Hahaha
@@homage3I was in a blob skirmish and I got a down on him, but I was freaking out at the sheer craziness of the timing!
...I also got separated from group and nuked while mashing my screenshot button 😂
Great to see you doing WvW. I play in organized fight groups, it’d be cool to see you join one of those and see what your thoughts are.
How do you go about finding / joining a big group? Do I just walk up and ask to join? Lol sorry I'm a noob
@@homage3 join an open tag, or follow around a closed one and see if you can join their guild. Or, when it gets closer to a wvw team reset I could try and invite you to a guild alliance to play with.
Good stuff . More wvw videos pls .
Thanks! Will do!
Great video.
Very nice, thank you..:)
Level says nothing. Many high levels are playing alt accounts to troll people..
Noted for next time!
the most wholesom WvW/PvP player
great video, great roaming, but I would like to see the build
Frogman lurking like the Boogeyman 😂
@@Nino-bu9mj I felt like he was my spooky friend by the end LOL
I am that frog Holo. I thought you were the one stalking me lol. But I too got hate mail from savage pixie for killing them. Lol called me an incel among other things. Was fun fighting you though
@@Bryn8511 Hahaha amazing I'm glad you saw this. No shade intended just the way you were lurking around at night gave off spooky vibes LOL. Good fights though you're a very good holo
@@Nino-bu9mj lol it's all good. I honestly thought you were the one stalking me. Getting going places just to find you there. But seriously had fun with our fights you did 👍
Cant read thru all comments but if he is jumping next to you he is saying "hi" and if u want you can /wave @ click on him to wave at him. And for toxic whispers/mails, thats just a compliment to you that you are good, people are usually salty if they cant win and you are better then them.
nice vid!! do u think this build would work on vindi as well?
Thank you! Yea definitely works with vindi. I'm just a huge herald enjoyer.
i hope you can provide us with a guide ! I want to get into WvW, but it just seems like a lot and i’m terrified lmao
@@shaunanigans3364 I appreciate the thought but I'm probably the least qualified person ever to make a WVW guide lol.
Been playing two weeks and have put around 160 hours. Only one person in PvP was kinda annoying. Smacking pings and such when I was learning. WvW I had more time in but definitely noticed the commander nazis.
@@Thestoopkidgaming Yep I've been kicked from my fair share of squads in my time hahaha
How long did it take you to get used to using your camera like that? I only found out 2 days ago you can set a button on your options to instantly turn your character 180°, but it's still so weird for me to use it in actual duels.. good video btw~
@@SaikoShark When I first started using an about face keybind, I would sit in the PVP lobby spamming it while waiting in queue to build muscle memory. After a few days it felt normal.
Im curious as to what tweaks you made to your build to make it fit you better, this video inspired me to give herald another go after not liking it in wvw a long time ago.
Awesome content
just because a player is ranked 10k doesn't mean they are any good. probably just a zerg player
i watched this video a few days ago and i really enjoy your content! (i don't even play GW2 lol) BUT please I NEED TO KNOW WHAT SONG PLAYS AT 25:15 it's driving me nuts LMAO
@@bigwiener481 Thank you big Weiner lol. It's from a game called hades. I believe it's the final boss music. That whole game has a 10/10 soundtrack and I use it in my videos a lot
@@homage3 oh my god thank you, you just saved me! i knew it was from something ive played before, thanks a ton hahah
Very nice video, I like watching proper roaming commentaries, it's chill and cozy.
I wish I was back into the "innocent" state you are in right now when you are playing WvW and it's new to you, after a while you learn about the community and how people react to getting downed and it slowly starts to ruin your experience.
But sadly there is no going back, people hold grudges in this game like you stabbed their family and burned their house.
Yeah, I do see your improvement from the previous video, more kiting more dedicated attention to decision making but you still seem to wait a bit too long sometimes before reengaging.
Shame you are on NA, I like following people with similar behavior and watch them fight and if they fail (get down) I intervene in the fight, get them up and make sure they try again without engaging what they fought.
You got more roaming action on red bl than i have in 4 months combined
Hahaha everybody seems to hate the desert! I like that map. It's the most interesting to me
That Mirage's salt is one of the reason why i'm not into GW2 PvP/WvW ><
Fun video anyway.
And yeah for the toxicity point. from my PoV (higly casual PvPer) i get more toxicity from PvP than WvW... but like u said in PvP it's more from your teamate where in WvW it's from foes... and Anet gretly limit messenging from them, so i guess that help a lot to "hide" it, where it be very problematic to "cut" chat between allies in PvP.
So more toxic? at first look yeah, no point for me, but mainly cause it's Harder on WvW so i guess without that it's roughly the same
Do you prefer Herald to Vindi? What’s the main diff for you when roaming? I usually play vindi but herald is quite interesting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I do prefer herald to vindi. Not because herald is stronger, but because I like the spec more. If I ever wanted to really tryhard I'd go vindicator.
Great content! Where do you get this "armor enhancement buff" you mentioned at 2:50
@@mushaa2 Thank you! Any of the anvil icons on the map will give it to you :)
12:37 - says Glenna and posts Zojja... i am sure someone was offended by it lol
Dude! No one has noticed! (except you) I'm shocked lol
@@homage3 🤣
Herald is getting a buff next patch too!! Will probably stop goofing ground on core rev and go back to it😂 red bl does have tricky kiting spots, moreso bc u cant shadowstep over some cliffs, and its a pain navigating it lol. I like ur patience tho on setting up bursts, where as i keep thinking its 2019 power herald and just try to mega burst everyone😅, i hope to duel you sometime in wvw!
I do the same! Lol
@@maxu4615 Yes sooo excited when I saw herald is getting some love next patch. Vindi is fun but herald is my real favourite. If you see me go easy on me lol
@homage3 if you see a core rev roaming, by all means, give it to me🤣. I've been around all sorts of nonsense in wvw, it'd be nice to fight something normal haha. I'd wish they would reduce the trigger time on some skills tho. Like yeah, you can sheathe weapons to fake an animation and bait out a dodge or util, but dear god sword 4 and staff 5 can be dodged by a fresh gw2 player😭.
TBH harbinger is kinda broken atm. It can absurd damage with the lowered health sacrifice, but then they have all this healing that it entirely negates negative impact of its mechanic.
Itd be like if the holo trait to not overheat, also just let you go in and out of holokit whenever you want to cool down some heat.
Nice vid again!
"I'm not going to stand much of a chance just running into 3 of them" - Proceeds to run into 3 of them lol (and keeps them busy while surviving haha)
What did you mean by: "I was dodging instead of stowing" as a bad habit ?
@@rabidmonkey04 Thank you very much!
The dodging vs stowing thing is specifically to not hit the spellbreaker's full counter. I could have explained that better. You can use a stow weapon bind to cancel your attack and not pop the full counter. I was dodging to cancel my attack and not hit the full counter. Stowing is better because you don't waste dodges
On the subject of toxicity, I get a lot of angry whispers when I win fights, usually I respond by complimenting their skills and most people soften up. Some real weirdos will get more angry though. Was recently accused of hacking because I “healed to full” during their burst. I linked the “infuse light” tooltip and they thanked me for the evidence and claimed to report me lol
Hahaha I take those salty PM's with pride. And "hackusations" are a badge of honour in my book :)
I wish i get angry whispers, i dont win any fights 😂
@@icata12345 Funniest comment so far 🤣
Not sure if I ran into you in desert when you filmed this. I was a core warrior and we had a really long fight, that you won and you bowed and left me to rez
@@StagWithLag Hey glad we bumped into each other. Not common to see people on core warrior so you gotta respect it haha
Would you mind sharing changes you made in gear/build for wvw? Thanks!
So I didn't make any drastic changes to the traits. The main thing is the weapon sigils, food, util, and armour buff. I think I also found I had a couple wrong stats on the last video :(
Here's what I ended up landing on. Probably not the very best, and I'm open to feedback, but it's feeling a lot better than the last time:
gw2skills.net/editor/?PmwAwyZlpQMMLyjdRdMMijJSksCigpsVbbF-DWRYBB5JGdchlRbJQmVQvhQgglImBAA-w
I do not get many salty whispers. But when I get them, it is from mesmers. Mesmers who got screwed up because their clone/phantasm/whatever the bullshit it is called today generating skill hit my reflect and now they have to fight their own crap.
yo, PVP Herald enthusiast here, who also wants to dip his feet into WVW roaming. Do you mind making your WVW build public, as you were talking in the beginning about how much fine tuning it really helped your roaming experience. Cheers!
@@Shookspearion Every time I send a build link, UA-cam seems to delete my comment. It's the same traits as my "classic power herald build" video, but with full marauder stats. And air & energy signals on the swords. Food & utility is just the power DPS stuff from raids
@@homage3 Awesome, thanks for the swift response!
@@Shookspearion NP! Good luck out there!
On toxicity, I haven't experienced much in WvW, but in unranked pvp I've had people afk and trash talk because I was new.
I have had some good experiences. Some fun matches, people seem friendly enough, offering advice for builds. But this level of sportsmanship killed any interest in the game mode.
My WvW first impressions; I had a wonderful 1v1 series in a Harbinger mirror. Got a friendly whisper afterward too.
I'm a player with maximum rank in wvw, ultimate dominator and all that junk titles that the game provides and to be quite honest, these titles say nothing about the player's skill. Many of these titles are earned by the player playing in a zerg boonball. Just to be clear, I don't think I'm an excellent player, but I've killed players with maximum rank, "Ultimate Dominator II, III" titles that the player seemed like a newbie in the game as well as I died several times to low ranks, but the player knew what he was doing with the class.
About toxicity, wvw is made up of players with so much, but so much ego, that currently I only play "invisible" so as not to receive so many whispers and still, I receive people complaining by email, dropping siege, etc.
Just keep creating these videos, you're a very good player and soon you'll realize that these ranks mean nothing.
WvW Roaming is just as if not more toxic than PvP. But roaming is a tiny minority in WvW. Most WvW is done in groups and that is far more friendly usually.
i dont play this class much but when i do i always turn on "c" from the green legend (dont know the name) when using a skill... i would hit 3 wait right before for the dps to actually kicks in, i turn on "c" then turn it off... im i wrong? if so that sucks because its the most fun part of the class to me.
you should do a video where you join a zerg for fights, GEM runs pretty big and has some good fights
thats a tame pixie comment ngl
usually he sends you a 500 word essay calling you worthless and a virgin
Well that sounds like something that would give me a good laugh! Looking forward to it 😀