GW2 PVP How to play Vindicator Guide!
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- čas přidán 14. 04. 2024
- A continuation of my guide series on how to play Revenant, this time focusing on how to play Vindi. This guide focuses on more of the macro game than the micro. If you have any questions please feel free to ask in the comments.
Thanks very much for watching!
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Definitely beat the 500 you asked for, could go way higher though, the content is definitely worth it. Be the guy to post and keep up to date the pvpbuilds out there and we're cooking. You make them well.
Thank you very much! Was very excited to hit the big 500! I've been enjoying doing a video each week. I also enjoy the comments I get on them.
I've been thinking about making more build focused content
love the video! thanks to you i'm working on unlocking Herald to try after playing Revenant for so long for some refreshment!
Thanks very much. Glad to hear you're trying Herald, it's my favourite spec of all time, you'll love it
What's your build?
Great video! Love the format of how you introduce the class and the general advice to prioritize learning to survive over big damage. The commentary examples at the end were fantastic and glad you showed the flaw that we're all prone to go into ego dueling at some times hahaha. Subbed!
Thanks very much for such a nice comment! I'm glad you liked it. I try not to hide my mistakes and instead try to learn from them!
This is really good, unique content and pretty helpful
I felt like I needed to comment
I would love to see more revenant content❤
Thank you very much, I really appreciate such a nice comment!!
hey man! im always looking out for any new videos u put out. lets go
Thanks very much I really appreciate it!
great video! love the pacing, it helped me learn a ton!
when you hit that 500 sub count, i'd be happy to make a intro theme for ya!
That's awesome wow thanks very much! I might take you up on that :)
i didnt know about the jump leap, thanks! it's surprisingly to see someone with such a good atitude as you in pvp
Thanks very much, I'm glad I could show you something new!
@@homage3 i tried it in game and its so hard to pull off, how do you get it every time? i tried jumping and using nomads advance at the same time, and it only happens like once every 10 tries
@@asatsuki9250 the timing is tricky. It's similar to a jump dodge on classes that have regular dodge rolls. Make sure you have nomads advance bound to a key you can easily reach and just practice between games. It's tricky but you'll get the timing
YES!! been waiting for this
Hahaha thanks very much!!
This is awesome! You really know your stuff about the vindicator! I wish I could get this good with my holosmith. Nice job! 😃
Thanks very much. Wood and floody are good people to watch for holo content :)
Great vid, super clear commentary!
Thanks very much! I think I watched some of your vindicator videos right when EOD came out? Maybe I'm mistaken
@@homage3 yes, probably! I started over due to some copyright issues with music so I have less vids now, but I’ll probably have more on the way soon :)
Looking forward to seeing more from you - I didn’t know about the skyhammer phase smash interaction, I’ll have to give it a shot sometime!
Amazing video man, i am a Soulbeast Solo Main and i wanted to learn Revenant to get the legendary backpack. This guide its PERFECT for noobs to the class!
Thanks very much and best of luck with your backpack
Seen you a few times, you're generally a pretty chill dude... I'll be sub 499, hopefully 500 comes soon.
Thanks very much! Came home from work after a long day to find I cracked 500!!
This is a really nice guide. Im a newish player/returning and this was very helpful.
Thanks I'm glad it was helpful! If you have any questions feel free to ask away
Great video!
Thanks very much!
My recent forays into WvW and yak babysitting made it clear to me that I had some work to do, so even as a non-PvPer this was pretty awesome. Thanks for posting!
A couple of questions
- Are you going to follow up with a L2P renegade video? That's the one I've yet to delve much into.
- Do you dabble with condi builds at all? I generally prefer power builds (Timmy brain likes big numbers) but cele builds are pretty rock solid in pve/wvw
Thanks very much! I tend to stick to PVP mostly. WVW is a very different animal it's crazy.
I've definitely thought about a renegade video, and have ran a couple polls on my channel to ask what people wanna see, and you're the first person to ask for renegade content! I would be down to make one, but it kinda feels like there isn't a ton of interest.
I personally don't find condi builds fun to play. I recognize that they are strong and can definitely be better than power in a lot of scenarios. But as a personal preference I much prefer the instant feedback that power builds give when you nail a big combo. A condi Rev video is definitely something I'd consider making though
@@homage3 100% agreed- power is much more satisfying. It's just pretty nice in WvW and soloing to have the sheer "nope, not dying today" survivability of celestial or trailblazer builds when things get tough. And the condi burst of shortbow 4-3-2 isn't the BOOM of a power build, but it's certainly eyebrow raising.
Mostly on renegade I probably just need to actually sit down and play it for a while to get my head around it... that's just tough when I could be playing vindicator instead... ;)
Great vid! makes me want to make a rev and try it out looks interesting still new to the game in general.
Give it a try! I was a ranger player for a long time but once I tried Rev there's no going back haha
Another banger video 😎
Thanks so much!
wow that dodge jump over ledge technique is new to me, and i've played so much rev!
I'm glad I could show you something new. There are spots you can use/abuse it on just about every map. Thanks for leaving a comment :)
You can this with every class, but it's harder, requires more perfect timing with dodge/jump
@@homage3 honestly this video has brought me back to gw2 after half a year off. Never seen someone rock hammer in pvp and make it look fun. I was trying it yesterdays was such a blast, great video mate
@@maxouaddane232 that makes me super happy to hear :)
That's incredible content and I rarely even play pvp! Instasubbed ^^
Wow thanks so much I really appreciate it
what a legend ! btw, jump + nomad's advance seems to not work anymore?
Thank you! It still works, but the timing is very tight and finicky.
You want to press space bar and then nomads advance with only a tiny delay between the presses. The timing is tight. Practice it while you queue for games or wait for raids to fill and you'll get it :)
Rev AND TF2 enjoyer? def earned a sub just on that! Also been out of the gw2 scene for a bit, why are vindi's using hammer now? i thought they used sw/sw staff gs no?
Yesssssss TF2 was my favorite game through my teens. I actually played the OG orange box on the XBOX 360 hahaha.
There have been a bunch of sweet buffs to all the Rev weapons that makes them all pretty viable. The team that won the last monthly tournament ran a hammer Vindicator as their DPS.
You can mix and match any weapons together except maybe mace for power Rev. I loooove the hammer. Hammer + GS is my personal fave with Hammer + Sword/Sword as close second.
@@homage3yea i've got like almost 7k hours on TF2 atm but the state of the game is a bit depresso.
yeah hammer looks lit!
Oh no ! I should not watch this video. Now I wanna reroll to Revenant and I would have to do all HP again
Amazing showcase !
Hahaha the work is worth it to play the best class in the game :)
im subscribing so bro can get money
nice video btw
Hahaha I appreciate it!
Cool guide
Thank you!
Greetings. I'm learning how to play the Vindy, and I always happy to watch your videos! I'd be very happy if you could help me with some advice. That's a big problem for me to fight against the willbenders. I can't survive their damage, even if they use most of the skills. So many boons, so many aegis...
Hey thanks!
Willbenders can definitely be tricky to face because of how much damage they deal. But they tend to have a big giant burst and then quickly run out of cooldowns.
So I recommend starting a fight against a willbender on the back foot. Start defensively with a defensive weapon and a defensive legend (such as hammer and Saint Victor), try to dodge and avoid as much of their burst as possible, and then when they run out of cooldowns then go aggressive and counter attack.
Patience is key! Best of luck
@@homage3 Thank you so much!!!
Any chance you can share a build for those of us wanting to get into vindi?
Absolutely! Builds are funny because everyone has their own play style, and what works for one person won't work as well for another. Another aspect is the fact that you enemies might be running different things that could counter you such as a condi heavy team comp for example. So here's a few examples you can go off, but I recommend changing some things around to suit your personal needs.
The default vindi build:
gw2skills.net/editor/?PmgAEJlxQmMP6k1RpMOClRSqMCqkpsVfMD-DaIPkGlAZqC6VIY07AAA
This is the bread and butter. Will work generally well against most things. Somewhat weak to condis.
The big damage:
gw2skills.net/editor/?PmgAEJlxQmMP6k1RpMOClRSqMCqkpsVaMD-DaILkGTgMrgeDBb/GAAA
This build was used for a lot of the clips in the start of the video where you see some meaty 10k hits. This build hits extremely hard but is tough to play without a support.
A little extra cleanse:
gw2skills.net/editor/?PmgAEJlxQmMP6k1RpMOClRSqMCqkpsVfMD-DaILkGTgMrgeDBLPBAAA
This can be used if you're finding you're dying to condis and struggling to survive.
A fun little experiment:
gw2skills.net/editor/?PmgAEJlxQmMP6k1RpMOClRSqMCqkpsVaMD-DaoPkMVB9KEKYCYpvBAA
This build gets very close to 100% crit chance with fury. It's a fun test build that doesn't get as many big hits, but deals very nice consistent damage. A good friend of mine is high plat 1 playing this. Worth a try!
Feel free to swap out the weapons to whatever suits you. You can take dual swords, or a staff, or a shortbow, or basically whatever you like except the mace. Play around with it and see what feels right for you. I happen to like the hammer + greatsword, but you might not!
If you want some help or have questions feel free to come back and ask away :)
@@homage3 S-tier response
It's me the Jake Moves there. Hmm good observation. WP
Nice! GGs thanks for watching
do you rely on jade ult for cc's? seems like its one of the only cc's in the whole kit. sorry i'm new to rev
Yep jade winds, amd the stun break on the red alliance are your only 2 CCs from your utility bar on vindicator.
You can make up for it by taking the trait that makes your f2 give extra energy, and using that extra energy to cast jade winds more often
Couple of questions on the Vinci dodge:
1 - What is the evade frame, if I want to actually dodge an attack? I keep being hit and dying mid jump.
2 - Can you clarify the key sequence for the dodge jump? First dodge and at some point jump? Or is the same dodge jump quick tap that all classes can do?
P.S. Great vid BTW.
Questions are always welcome!
1. The evade frame is the entire length of the dodge, from when your feet leave the ground to when you touch back down. That being said - certain things can pull you out of a dodge. Dragon hunters F1 pull, warriors full counter pull, guard staff 5 wall, the ele staff earth wall (if you walk into them), and maybe some others others can CC you even if you're dodging at the time. It feels bad to be on the receiving end but it's only a handful of skills and you'll learn what to look out for. The big one is the dragon hunter F1
2. You want to dodge while holding W, then once you're at the peak of your dodge that's when you want to jump. It's different from other classes you don't press dodge and jump at the same time, there's a bit of a delay between the dodge and the jump. You can just dodge and then spam space bar until you see the timing for it!
@@homage3 I managed the jump on Eternal Coliseum, thanks. I just have to learn how to survive now. I suck at PvP.
@@danielfreitas9301 nice work man. Practice your survival on the blue lord in the lobby. If you have any questions feel free to come back and ask away
Most of it is really understanding what is going on. Yesterday for instance, there was an Elementalist (I think more than one spec pulled it off) that just left me rooted in place/bouncing around or a loooooong time, enough for me to die without being able to react. I think it was a combination of stuns, push, pulls and/or immobilize. I was not able to move after the first stun using Reaver's Rage and I could not swap back to Assassin legend as it was on cooldown. Immobilize shuts down movement skills, including dodge and all the charge/get away skills. Basically I was trying to Reaver's Rage/Nomad's Advance/Phantom's Onslaught without success.
Reaver's Rage does nothing for immobilize, that's why I think that's was what they used. If I knew what was going on, maybe I could have switched to blue alliance to use Tree Song to try to clear immobilize to then dodge/move away.
@@homage3 BTW, Jump + Nomad's Advance is damn hard to achieve :/. Dodge jump I can get pretty consistently, but this other one...
Great vid. What's the opening song?
Thanks very much. The opening song is Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years (Distant Matter Remix). I love the original by Steely Dan but didn't wanna use it because of DMCA. So this remix was the next best thing :)
vi vi WINdicator!
Hell yeah 😎
does this jump thing still work?
nevermind just did it, great video btw
Everything shown in this vid is still working
@@NatteBadMuts awesome. Thanks very much!