The beauty of federated social media is that it doesn't matter which one "wins". Once bugs are sorted out, Kbin can see Lemmy's content and Lemmy can see Kbin's.
Everything here is connected, so it ultimately won't matter which platform or server you choose. Obviously there are levers for admins to defederate (or, refuse to communicate with) from servers who host illegal content or enable spammers. This is generally a last resort though; most admins believe strongly in keeping everything connected.
As much as I'd like that to happen, this part of the fediverse is definitely not ready for a mass migration of users. For now, it's only longtime users and early adopters. The average user probably wouldn't be okay with downtime, and the average moderator would be woefully underequipped to manage the community.
People are still using YouTube because it still works for them. Once Google ships something that changes that, folks will start looking for alternatives. Same goes for Owncast and Twitch.
Compared to week 1, reset was a lot smoother. There was still some fuckery with the borderlands opening when they shouldn't. Queue times were reasonable. That could be simply an issue of less people trying to play. We had very minimal lag as well....
I'm not much of a mesmer player, but I do have some insight that might help you out.
I'm worried I'll get yelled at if I'm not optimized
As long as you're upfront that you're a newer player and want to learn how stuff works, most players in-game will help you. Just ask!
Broad strokes on elite specs in PvE (note that there is a balance patch soon):
Chronomancers get access to Continuum Split. Using it captures your position and skill cooldowns, and using it again moves you back to that point. You'll most commonly see them playing boon support on quickness and alacrity, giving important boons to players that increase their damage. Shield is generally only taken as a boon support; if you're playing DPS then you'll be using sword/sword+greatsword.
Mirages have a modified dodge and play heavily into deception and juking. In PvE, they're commonly played as DPS (with axe) and alacrity boon support (with staff). Unfortunately, the upcoming balance patch is going to make them noticeably weaker than they should be, so I wouldn't recommend mirage right now.
Virtuosos are able to attack at range and do solid damage as both power and condi (damage over time) DPS. Most mesmer players today are playing virtuoso. The dagger is a really strong damage weapon that frees up your offhand for some useful utility like torch, pistol or focus.
Having a sensible build will make the game quite a bit easier. I would recommend MetaBattle for open world and Hardstuck for group PvE like dungeons, fractals, strikes, and raids. Speaking to your point on how guides tend to be lists of abilities, Hardstuck does explain ability usage and what the build does reasonably well.
Every build in the game should be played melee whenever possible, even if they're ranged. Most boons are generated in a short radius around the support players, so staying tight is important.
Hi folks! I'm adding a new rule under Allowed Content:
Advertisements to other fediverse communities focused on Guild Wars 2
For those of you that are new to federated social media, you might be wondering why this is important. The fediverse is decentralized. A quick browse on the default homepage of kbin.social will show you content from other instances of Kbin and Lemmy. Searching #GuildWars2 will show you even more discussion from other federated servers.
If this magazine was the only place on the fediverse to discuss the game and kbin.social shut down (or if I turned out to be an overzealous mod who decided to only allow posts about DPS minstrel core thief), then that would be a huge problem! We'd find ourselves in the same situation we're in right now with the loss of /r/guildwars2.
There's a ton of very nice people around the fediverse who discuss the game. Any assistance posters want to provide in helping us find them is welcome. The conversation is not limited to kbin!
@a_cat Ok, so it looks like there's no functionality to get the rules in a sidebar on a Lemmy server. I do know that the description will federate, so I'll make a post with the text and link it in the description as a workaround.
Hopefully a standard for sidebars and pinned posts can be agreed upon between Kbin and Lemmy devs in the future :)
Yep, that seems to be another issue that needs to be worked out. Similarly, I see the admin of my instance as the mod of any lemmy community.
(and yes, that randomm. nothing concrete on that front yet but i'd like to harness existing channels to bring more people onto federated social media :D)
Hey all, I wanted to break the ice on my end and share with you a helpful guide to getting a Skyscale mount. I keep running across players in the game that ask about the mount itself and how to go about getting one. Since I started making guides to help the community, I just want to share and spread the knowledge....
Nice guide. Having everything on one webpage with waypoint links is good for newbies who aren't familiar with the wiki yet :)
Seasons of the Dragons achievements for LS4 eventually reward 250 of their Volatile Magic mat. Might be worth mentioning that as a potential source, as it's a great long-term goal for new players.
[Reddit/Community Meta] Welcome Back Everyone. Now Where Do We Go From Here. It Is Up To You. (www.reddit.com)
Vote if you like, but the primary reason I'm posting this is because this community has been linked as a reddit alternative in the post....
Rumor that some Fediverse devs and admins had secret discussions with Facebook (mstdn.social)
it's an extraordinary claim, but i don't disbelieve it. has anyone else heard anything about this?
Week 2 of the WvW beta. What are your thoughts so far?
Compared to week 1, reset was a lot smoother. There was still some fuckery with the borderlands opening when they shouldn't. Queue times were reasonable. That could be simply an issue of less people trying to play. We had very minimal lag as well....
MightyTeapot - Is the balance patch any good? (www.youtube.com)
Not sure if this is allowed but MT seems to be one of the more influential streamers for the game and I find his takes to be pretty accurate.
Transferring ownership of a magazine
I'd like to transfer ownership of a magazine I created to another moderator. Is there a way to do this?
Benchmark Brawl - Mid-Tier Raid Tournament (hardstuck.gg)
Which GW2 community is going to be the ONE?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/169206...
Newer player needs advice on Mesmer Elite Specializations
Hi! I've recently started playing, and I love the game so far!...
New Fractal name revealed via email newsletter
The new fractal will be called Silent Surf. (image) Apparently this is a location from GW1.
OC Getting a Skyscale
Hey all, I wanted to break the ice on my end and share with you a helpful guide to getting a Skyscale mount. I keep running across players in the game that ask about the mount itself and how to go about getting one. Since I started making guides to help the community, I just want to share and spread the knowledge....
I personally think that in the past year all the gemstore "chairs" they have designed are ridiculously cool. (twitter.com)
Title and a link to gw2 tweet.