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I was afraid of that..
The 6,7,8 and 9 keys on the warrior are for buffs but I haven't seen a speed buff for them so far.

I did have a horn equipped but gave that up PDQ.
I'm at level 15, about half way to 16, been working on all the different weapon skills and have maxed about half of those available. I spend too much time doing things that are above my pay grade..well, that and getting the hell kicked out of me when I stray too far from a group.

The game has been a blast so far, many funny moments.. I went rescue a guy who was down while fighting group of Sons. He got them all but one when I happened by, so I jumped in and got my arse kicked quick. As we lay there, all hope gone, the guy said,"lol we dead".

No good deed shall go unpunished.

I can't tell you how many times I have jumped into the fray like Walker, Queensdale Ranger to fight enemies off of a downed player, only for that player to resurrect at a waypoint right when I am about to revive.

fricking possum trolls.

Aww hell, that's what they are doing then.

Kinda like that movie where the old guy busts into the cabin on Robert Redford and says "You skin griz?, well skin this un while I go get another."

During the first week or so, people would drop their personal golem banks in front of crafting stations or important NPCs to make it difficult to access them. I can't help but chuckle sometimes at how resourceful griefers are.

No agro table? Interesting...

also, being able to deposit all collectables to your bank, without being near a bank, has to be one of the most convenient and awesome things ever

We ran AC last night and I felt like I was being focused quite a bit, even as a longbow ranger. I actually backed off on damage slightly to see if the typical threat mechanic was there, and I seemed to be able to avoid fire more. Could have been a coincidence.

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We ran AC last night and I felt like I was being focused quite a bit, even as a longbow ranger. I actually backed off on damage slightly to see if the typical threat mechanic was there, and I seemed to be able to avoid fire more. Could have been a coincidence.

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Since I was often first in, I was also often first down. They would target me no matter what, even downed. Until I got the hang of the weapons (and switched to GS instead of hammer) things were ok. I'm thinking scepter shield next time we run it if I am support, if we have another melee of course.

I was going to say, you should be call targeting next time. I can still pull.

But some of those rooms....just wow. Long aggro ranges and event triggers were tricky.

Well done ANet, it was challenging, but fun challenging, not frustrating challenging.

it sounds like some real organizing will need to be done to complete some of these instances. Do you guys know much about combo's or how to utilize them in a group/dungeon setting like this? I have a feeling those kind of small mechanics that people don't pay much attention to (or work together with) will have the ability to make a huge difference when it comes to failure or success. Communication is going to make a comeback it seems like!

As an example, my buddy was talking about how his Elementalist could drop down a frozen ring (like the fire ring) and shoot an arcane ability through the ring which would cause the combo to go off that creates a title wave healing everyone inside the ring.

I'm half way talking out of my arse on this as I haven't actually participated in one of these instances yet, but seeing the chatter hear and listening to some of the "holy shite that was rough" type comments on vent last night while you guys were making the run makes it sound really tough inside those dungeons.

Basically, you have abilities noted as "combo fields" and "combo finishers". For example, my ranger's Flame Trap creates an AoE combo field, wherein other abilities labeled as combo finishers can be used in conjunction to create burning effects, fire armor, or might boons.

There are also 4 subcategories of combo finishers - blast, leap, projectile, and whirl finishers.

Here's a link to a diagram for just Ranger combo fields.

So, to use another example, I drop my healing spring, which creates a Water combo field, and another party member uses a "blast finisher", like the Engineer's Big Ol' Bomb. The result is additional AoE healing. Or if someone uses a "whirl finisher", like the thief's Death Blossom, the result is Healing Bolts.

Just because the combo field indicates a type or element doesn't mean that the finisher has to have that same type or element. Anything that says "combo finisher" is fair game.

I hope I explained this somewhat adequately.