User:Gauzy/Group Tips

(Almost always) Universal Tips

The following applies to nearly all group encounters in Guild Wars 2. Unless otherwise specified, follow these guidelines!

“Stack!”

Usually, you should be stacking on tag. This is still true even if you are using ranged weapons or abilities. Staying close allows for the most efficient boon and healing distribution.

“The floor is lava, don’t stand in fire!”

Avoid standing in enemy area of effect zones, which are usually denoted by orange shapes on the ground.

Good circles, bad circles

Green circles: Green circles will sometimes appear underneath players, or at different spots on the floor. Green circles generally mean stack together, so always look for and move to these.

Orange circles: Some enemy attacks trigger expanding orange circles underneath some or all players. Spread out when this happens! It is okay to overlap the orange circles, but make sure that you’re not in range of two or more areas of effect!

“CC!”

Always break defiance bars unless told otherwise. Crowd control is a shared responsibility, but never assume that “somebody else will do it”.

“Rez your friends!”

Resurrect downed players! Always resurrect downed players as soon as it is possible to do so safely. This is another shared responsibility, but generally the DPS players should be the first to start resurrecting, so that the support players can continue their support duties.

Ready?

Only answer “Yes” to a ready check if you are actually ready to begin the encounter! Wait for the ready check to clear before engaging the enemy!