How do you make Random Arenas fun not frustrating? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

Lux Aeterna · Jul 02, 2009, 04:47 AM // 04:47

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Originally Posted by Chthon

This is terrible advice. Good GVG bars (or HA or even TA bars for that matter) should and do include intra-team synergies, and frontline builds are designed assuming a competent backline (and vice versa). You can't count on any of that in RA... unless you're a synch cheater.

Horribly misleading.

It is, however, a good idea to bring some condition removal because generally one monk will be under too much pressure to remove your blinds.

wire dawg · Jul 02, 2009, 04:58 AM // 04:58

do what lux said and a few forgot the best piece of advice...TURN OFF ALL CHAT..if u turn it off u sure to have a bit of fun cause u don't have to hear the other team call ya noobs when u beat em

riceangel · Jul 02, 2009, 05:52 AM // 05:52

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Originally Posted by wire dawg

do what lux said and a few forgot the best piece of advice...TURN OFF ALL CHAT..if u turn it off u sure to have a bit of fun cause u don't have to hear the other team call ya noobs when u beat em

Its even more fun when u turn off team chat too

360?? · Jul 02, 2009, 06:20 AM // 06:20

Play b-surge and keep local chat on. Guaranteed fun.

zigalot · Jul 02, 2009, 08:43 AM // 08:43

its so easy to win in RA, just run builds that will counter the meta. for example, E/Me with distortion is real popular right now so i just run a shattering assault unblockable sin and gg!

Srinivassa · Jul 03, 2009, 12:24 AM // 00:24

Thanks for all the advice everyone. Some of this I do already. Some I should try. I never did the international district because I always thought it was kind of a cheat. I used to see teams of 4 in RA all from the same guild, and someone told me that's what they did. If it's commonplace now, then I'm shooting myself in the foot by not doing it.

As far as RA goes, I guess I will have to just take it lightly, since I don't really have any other PvP options. I could PuG in TA, but that's just quasi-RA verses really skilled teams. And yeah, my builds aren't cookie-cutter wiki builds, but you can bet that I looked at a few really carefully before I put mine together. I do like to use RA to gauge my own builds, but as discussed, that doesn't always work well.

The was one other thing I wanted to ask, but I'll have to start a new thread. I don't want to get moderated (again) for hijacking, especially in my own thread.

Chthon · Jul 03, 2009, 02:29 AM // 02:29

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Originally Posted by zigalot

its so easy to win in RA, just run builds that will counter the meta. for example, E/Me with distortion is real popular right now so i just run a shattering assault unblockable sin and gg!

This is good advice. Metagaming to screw the meta is sure to get you some wins.

Jul 02, 2009, 04:58 AM // 04:58	#22
wire dawg Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2008 Guild: happy guild moor [hgm] Profession: E/	do what lux said and a few forgot the best piece of advice...TURN OFF ALL CHAT..if u turn it off u sure to have a bit of fun cause u don't have to hear the other team call ya noobs when u beat em

Jul 02, 2009, 06:20 AM // 06:20	#24
360?? Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: F͊̕҉̡͍̘͍̜̬̲̪u͒͗̍̽ͭ& Guild: F͊̕҉̡͍̘͍̜̬̲̪u͒͗̍̽ͭ& Profession: W/Mo	Play b-surge and keep local chat on. Guaranteed fun.

Jul 02, 2009, 08:43 AM // 08:43	#25
zigalot Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2009 Profession: A/Mo	its so easy to win in RA, just run builds that will counter the meta. for example, E/Me with distortion is real popular right now so i just run a shattering assault unblockable sin and gg!

Jul 03, 2009, 12:24 AM // 00:24	#26
Srinivassa Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2007	Thanks for all the advice everyone. Some of this I do already. Some I should try. I never did the international district because I always thought it was kind of a cheat. I used to see teams of 4 in RA all from the same guild, and someone told me that's what they did. If it's commonplace now, then I'm shooting myself in the foot by not doing it. As far as RA goes, I guess I will have to just take it lightly, since I don't really have any other PvP options. I could PuG in TA, but that's just quasi-RA verses really skilled teams. And yeah, my builds aren't cookie-cutter wiki builds, but you can bet that I looked at a few really carefully before I put mine together. I do like to use RA to gauge my own builds, but as discussed, that doesn't always work well. The was one other thing I wanted to ask, but I'll have to start a new thread. I don't want to get moderated (again) for hijacking, especially in my own thread.