A couple corrections 0:40 I said it was a 33% damage reduction. Actually works out to be just shy of 20% reduction. I got my numerator and denominators flipped when trying to math it out in my head. Oops. 11:00 I said the team used a support vindi, I meant to say DPS vindi. I recorded this one late at night sorry about that haha. Higher energy video next week.

@pim433

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the corrections!

I definitely agree that ANET has a list of builds they want in the meta. I remember back when guardian was their little love child who they very selectively nerfed while simultaneously nerfing ranger into the dirt lol

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

The scepter ele Era was a dark, dark time.

@maxu4615

2 ай бұрын

I mean willbender has some serious mobility creep issues and anet seems fine with that class being able to do braindead damage on mobility utilities, while also out of combating so fast bc theyre a map away😂

I remember back in 2016 when Hammer 2 has a range of 1500, instantly downs ppl with 1 hit. Now its barely worth pressing anymore.

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

I remember getting one shot by staff 5 back in the day LOL. Good times

@maxu4615

2 ай бұрын

Ah yes the golden age of rev players... one day it'll come back

The only new good change in that patch => hammer skill 2 having a higher Y-axis for the damage. So now it goes over the obstacles it used to bug out on, more reliable. Overall, hammer is still fine imo and I don't see why it should need some bufs/nerfs. (coming from a rev main)*

I'm surprised by the Urn change. I thought if anything they would just copy the WvW version where dropping the Urn has an increased cooldown. This seems overly harsh.

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

Definitely a heavy handed reaction! I do see how having unlimited heals on a DPS seems OP. On the other hand vindicators have to spend like 20 seconds fiddling with healing skills - and are very vulnerable to CC while doing so. More experienced people would CC me when I'm fiddling with my Urn and it would suck lol. I heard many complaints about the amount of damage vindi does, many complaints about the amount of evades, never heard complaints about how much healing it had. Oh well! Keep on keeping on

Awesome Video :)) ❤ had a little bit trouble understanding everything because the GW2 volume was a little bit high

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

Noted! Appreciate the feedback!

@Weasel6x6

2 ай бұрын

@@homage3 sure, thanks for doing content :)

I just think anet disliked having rev as meta even tho it naturally has a higher skill floor, and even higher skill ceiling than most classes. Like yeah power herald used to top meta for a while in all game modes way back, but playing it was a different beast of burden.

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

I agree. Playing herald back when every class could one shot you was pain. I remember picking up herald for the first time, asking my friends to duel me for practice, and literally losing a hundred duels in a row lol. It's a fine line to walk. If you let classes with high skill expression be really strong then the good players become gods. But if all the fun classes are boring then no one plays lol. Hoping (and doubting) the newly announced herald buffs will make it the premier Rev spec again

@maxu4615

2 ай бұрын

@homage3 oh 100%, my jaw dropped when i had to learn to manage energy usage, not only on utilities but weapons too😂. But realizing the potential with facets and trait lines made me stick around, and I still think it isn't the strongest out there. It's genuinely the damage modifiers on vindi that make any weapon they touch seem godly, and evidently, the whole class suffers, not just vindi.

Awesome Video

@homage3

28 күн бұрын

Thank you Trama, means a lot coming from you!

Good to hear you will try out support rev!

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Maybe I'll make my next video dedicated to support Rev 🤔

@pim433

2 ай бұрын

Haha, I tend to hear what I want to hear. Only do it if you feel like it my friend.

@drios9000

2 ай бұрын

@@homage3 condi sup vindi still better then hammer vindi now and before nerf ^^

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

@@drios9000 I'm sure you've shared your build with me before, but could you share it again? I'll give it another try

@drios9000

2 ай бұрын

@@homage3 Yea sure, I think I have also changed from back then 1 trait). - Retribution traitline: 1-2-2 - Salvation traitline: 3-2-1 - Vindicator traitline: 2-2-3 Sage amulet/ rune of the druid / relic of the flock. Mace/shield + shortbow => sigils of transference + sigils of energy. *Few tips: Since urn change, you can use it little bit less for sustain healing, but no worry there is still some nice amount you can do with your other support kit in saint viktor. Urn can be use together with the heal, you can choose to keep it little bit on and then denotate for some extra burst :). Energy meld gets used 99,99% of time in centaur stance, use the empowerment well from elite skill for stability. You can also use that cc to lock enemies in your weapons/allies aoe for full effect. For moving around map with/without allies, use centaur projectile bubble on and off and, don't move it, let it los so it gets destroyed and you do the same again. When you enter the fight and tablet is resseted by los, you have full energy and empowerment + no retri projectile trait procced by moving it. This is also nice way to start fights by having free projectile barrier for you/allies by the trait reliable more :). Mace 3 leap skill can also be used to kite if you detarget enemy, the small leaps can sometimes be enough weirdly to put some distance needed. If you use any alliance stance heal, you can swap inside the stance and to ur core stance while still channeling the heal. This gives you little extra time for extra energy recovering/smoother crossover. Why I prefere this over the pure support version, this has more damage pressure to enemy team. 1 big example of last night, someone was about to finish a downed ally, he had stability so I couldn't interupt with tablet while reviving. I put up fast shortbow 4 aoe and mace 2 aoe, he was forced to leave or he would have died. i use energy meld for more energy so I could self stability while same time reviving and potential cc him if he tried to attack me. You can use also tablet abilities if you're cc'd or reviving. THis is in real short the basics.

Hey, I am new to the game and picked up rev and absolutly love this class. Currently playing shortbow herald but want to swith over to more damage focused. Like GS/double swords and hammer (as secondary, really like this playstyle), that looks really fun. Do you have a up to date guide on how to play the class properly. (I have some learning disabilities, sorry for asking) I do very little spvp but really love roaming in WvW with my 1 friend. Any assistance in learning this class more would be great. Thank you Homage

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

Hey welcome to the game my friend. If you go to my channel there's a Playlist called guides where you'll find all of my videos that you can learn from! Best of luck and if you ever need help let me know :)

Hey man, been loving your videos, very informative, great quality. Also, do you plan on making this channel rev only or are you planning on going for other classes as well?

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, I appreciate it! Also, the timing of this comment is unreal. I've actually just started work on a video showcasing another class. I play all the heavy armour classes, not just Rev, and have been having a ton of fun on another build lately!

@skoomadealer5173

2 ай бұрын

@@homage3 amazing! I mostly play heavy classes, so that sounds great! Ngl hoping for berserker or willbender, but I like mostly everything.

that deadeye is annoying af

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

Pew pew pew pew

Rev vs Mesmer is impossible as a Rev right ? Because I really have trouble against them, feels like impossible to win if he has hands

@homage3

Ай бұрын

Power Rev vs condi Mesmer favours the Mesmer heavily. Power Rev vs Power Mes is probably pretty even, maybe slightly favours the Mesmer. Biggest thing for fighting those guys is trying to count their defensives. Try to bait their distort out without blowing all your energy, once the distort is gone THEN you wanna do your big burst.

@gcgui

Ай бұрын

@@homage3 They have too many defensive tools that's horrible but thanks for the tips gonna try it, what do u think about Rev vs Ranger now ?

@homage3

Ай бұрын

@@gcgui I think Rev vs Soulbeast favours the Rev heavily. But if it's Rev vs Untamed the Rev better run for his life!!! lol

@gcgui

Ай бұрын

@@homage3 Ok that's exactly what I was thinking, Druid is something else too right ? Like vs Untamed or Druid it's just better run for ur life and thanks for ur time btw

@homage3

Ай бұрын

@@gcgui Druid's a funny one because they tend to pick a node and camp it on it all game. They're quite slow so they don't pose much of a threat of killing you. But they're very tanky so you don't have much of a chance to kill them. You can kill them if you spam enough CC on them though

Is it me or does hammer vindi feel really bad since the nerf?

@homage3

Ай бұрын

I think it's still a good build. But it's very far from a meta build. Try swapping the Intel sigil on your hammer for a cleansing sigil and using the ranger rune. Not saying this is the optimal build but has been working for me.

What is the build for this?

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

Disclaimer: I am literally always changing my build. I swap traits around, sigils, runes, like crazy depending on what I'm feeling and what I'm up against. That being said, here's what I used for this game - gw2skills.net/editor/?PmgAEJlxQmMOKl1RoMP6kRSqMCqkpsVbMD-DaIPkMlA9qEqYEo2TAAA

Whats the benefit of using staff over greatsword?

@homage3

2 ай бұрын

The staff was the defensive weapon of choice for many years. It has a nice set of skills that help keep you alive while still doing good damage. Having a condi cleanse (staff 4) on a weapon is really handy for a class that suffers against conditions. Ultimately comes down to personal preference

@maxu4615

2 ай бұрын

​@homage3 I really hope they bring back the damage on staff 5 for pvp and wvw (I'm coping really hard) 🥹

@Kyraios

2 ай бұрын

@@homage3 i'll just have to wait for you to upload some staff gameplay so i can fully understand!! :D

@user-ib9ry8we9x

Ай бұрын

@@homage3 "for a class that suffers against conditions"? sounds like there are clases which dont suffers against conditions

@homage3

Ай бұрын

@@user-ib9ry8we9x Definitely. Warrior and guardian both have a ton of condi cleanse. I hear holo has a good amount of condi cleanse. Certain ranger builds are very good against condis. Tempest has a lot of condi cleanse. Probably a couple more I'm forgetting