Spear Preview: Warrior, Thief, and Engineer | Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds

[@Roshi_Goth]

Warrior is giving Paragon vibes Edit: Voltaic Spears anyone?

[@arkanaloth2617]

noticed that too eh?

[@miLesDesu]

Spellbreakers originated from Paragons who broke their spear tips to use as daggers due to Joko's decree to wipe out all Paragons.

[@marshal8358]

Gotta love the roleplay potential

[@A-wm1hu]

Aaaaaaaaaa omg omg we getting paragons

[@ShinoharaMiyu]

All their named attacks from the blog post are actually named after Paragon skills from GW1, so its 100% on purpose!

[@benjaminfast5496]

Engineer finally getting the love and attention it deserves! That was epic! It was like he was a walking lighting rod on the verge of combusting!

[@alimendil4257]

Imagine if it was possible to switch weapons and u were in scrapper 😭

[@benjaminfast5496]

@@alimendil4257 Yes! That would be epic!

[@rclines001]

Although it did take him a lot longer to kill his target than the other 2 did. That's a little concerning.

[@paulmatthews8049]

​@@rclines001 im hoping thats just for showing off the animations rather than a ttk.

[@Teletric]

​@paulmatthews8049 The auto-attack animations do look to be recycled melee staff animations. Hoping those are placeholder and that we also get to do some stabby stabs!

[@GonzalezS777]

Omg I was just thinking last preview “please make warrior throw javelins”. This is pretty much it.

[@suitedpanda3108]

Lol That’s literally what I wanted from Staff warrior but I guess Anet knew what they were doing

[@DDSN]

i feel like the range will be short but i like having a rifle/bow replacement option as a close to mid range warrior, really excited for this as a berserker warrior main

[@shiveringisles3509]

I wish warrior in particular can wield it one handed too, so I can be a spearman, the most clasic unit throughout history. No reason a weapon master can't wield a spear and shield at the same time.

[@patdj]

@@shiveringisles3509 having the same thoughts. Someone pointed out that the spear has two upgrade slots, which would make it stat-wise OP. There should be solutions for it. I wanna see a full paragon, not just a half-baked version. Look at the skills, he barely uses the left hand.

[@bernardo879]

lmao wtf???? they took the melee combat out of war, again! Another shitty move by anet yikes cant wait

[@creap32]

THIS IS ALL I EVER WANTED FROM GW2, THE WARRIOR FINALLY EVOLVES INTO A PARAGON, MY JOY IS CURRENTLY ENDLESS

[@punkmaster1864]

I loved the paragon in GW1 and tried to force my character (thematically) into that archetype, especially in PoF. Very hyped right now

[@shiveringisles3509]

Paragon's other signature companion weapon is the shield though, with paragon only shields, and they can dual wield with spear. But I like that you can melee with gw2 spear in close range.

[@Martin-uh9mz]

Engineer goes hard

[@furtsmagee1513]

As always!

[@TheEightDomain]

@@furtsmagee1513 As always??? u guys forgot about Shortbow Engi already? Watch it become an unused weapon like the SB

[@battlebots1]

Some appreciation for the editing, giving much higher quality than soto reveals

[@arturogutierrez7463]

Thief rocks!!! it has the entire package, long range attacks, cutting distance, stealth access and stealth attack, the good animations are the icing on the cake.

[@bazs7722]

Finally the animation department got money!

[@hHahansbuz]

You are making guild wars 2 look refreshing again. The animations are really nice!

[@teigezuheltzer]

YO. ENIGI DID NOT NEED TO GO THAT HARD!!! AMAZING!!!

[@Cross_111]

IT DID ❤

[@orrthehunter]

It did after how badly it got received with shortbow.

[@Tybal65]

Short bow redemption arc and I’m here for it

[@labdG]

I read the blog post about it and thief spear has assassin combo skills like in GW1! :D I am so happy right now!

[@BluboxBattleSquad]

Hope the Revenant will have some Dervich abilities with a Scythe-like skills and old 6 gw1 gods avatars effects ! 😀

[@labdG]

@@BluboxBattleSquad Maybe. xD I actually already play herald with scythe staff skin and use the facets like dervish enchantments to get that dervish feel.

[@benlee8225]

@@BluboxBattleSquad what if revenent gets a legend AND spear dervish legend or somthing or legend echo of the gods or somthing

[@DemethVLK]

Those transitions are awesome Thief doppelganger 'looks cool af!

[@pokeylope6108]

Where do you see a doppelganger?

[@chimichanga2982]

@@pokeylope6108 If you look closely when he went into stealth it left a shadow clone behind

[@pokeylope6108]

@chimichanga2982 no that's just the stealth animation from.theif perspective, when you stealth it looks like Predator cloaking.

[@chimichanga2982]

@@pokeylope6108 I am not talking about the thief camouflage. Right before the thief leaves stealth and the reveal symbol (yellow eyes) appears you can see a shadow clone disolving into particles. That usually doesn't happen when thieves go into stealth or leave it.

[@Wolfdoggie]

Oh, yeah.... looks like Noob Saibot popped up and then faded away.

[@GRIFFINPOLSKA]

1200+ range elementalist spear next pls anet

[@Wolfdoggie]

Hopefully 100% pure range glass cannon atomic nuke weapon for the reckless Black Mage/Dragons Dogma Sorcerer playstyle we're missing.

[@Relhio]

I do love me some new animations, also props on the improved quality for the previews!

[@mrbuster3106]

Engi: RAAAAWR! Thief: Doesn't look special, but has fun mechanic Warrior: Someone ordered 2012 weapon design?

[@jeremywright9511]

Probably a way to honor paragon

[@MAVP5]

Not Warrior being more ranged than Elementalist ever will be...

[@DocM94]

Imagine if Ele spear is a 50 range melee weapon, where you have to be literally glued to your enemy to even hit 😂

[@manmataya]

I will uninstall and get a refund.

[@Peshyy]

@@DocM94 I fear this is what it'll be and I'll be very salty...

[@Cross_111]

@@Peshyy😂❤

[@rclines001]

I hope Ele spear is crazy good. Tired of Ele being constantly S on. And a range class with very little range.

[@luckypeanut9943]

So glad theif has shadow magic involved, really love that the stealth is a flurry rather than one big strike like most others

[@TohnR]

As a "heavy" main, thank you for that Warrior Spear, it's gonna become my main ranged weapon 🔥

[@lucleadergaming3487]

spear pistol or spear shield? 🤔

[@DocM94]

@@lucleadergaming3487 Spears are 2 handed weapons so you can't use them with pistol or shield

[@NatEff3ct]

@@DocM94 they should’ve made the spear be both depending on the class make it two-handed for some classes and one-handed for others

[@lucleadergaming3487]

@@DocM94 are you sure? They only told us 3 weapon skills for all 3 of these classes. 🤔

[@lucleadergaming3487]

Nevermind lol the first 3 seconds of the video say 2-handed spears

[@johnwalsh1774]

Thief with spear in water and out is just fun. My little guppy will feast upon the corpses.

[@Wolfdoggie]

Yeah; Underwater Spear is Thief's best moveset, honestly.

[@brunomunemassa8266]

Warrior has a new ranged !? YEAHHHH

[@kevincassidy187]

Theif and engineer looks sick. Warrior getting a new ranged option is nice. Can't wait to try these all out.

[@valsarash]

Spear actually looks so dope.

[@otterix]

love the transitions between each of the classes.

[@evaidem]

So...when are we getting a graphics update?

[@La.máquina.de.los.sueños]

aww... poor dredge, he was only looking for his hamster wheel, to get belly rubbed and to eat peanuts 🐭

[@scottlind1]

Those engineer skills look dope as hell! I cant wait!

[@scottlind1]

Okay, after reading the blog post i am even more excited. I wanna try spear holosmith!

[@garethwilkins6744]

As a warrior main I must say... all the other professions have had awesome looking abilities.

[@reidnerborges1716]

I fell you bro

[@garethwilkins6744]

@@reidnerborges1716 I'm not exactly too worried, I play bladesworn, so nothing is going to beat s/p or a/p. So it's all good. Just wished we got good animations but there is only so much you can do with the physical class.

[@Tybal65]

They just need to slap on the paragon wings

[@drewjohnson1130]

I guess it's nice to have an actual ranged option? But let's be honest... If we wanted that we'd play a different class

[@soulguardian.6203]

Please give us the option to use the spear one-handed, so we can use a shield with it... or other weapons.

[@borislavangelov3697]

Golden age of GW2! 🎉🎉🎉

[@tamryn_bloodworth]

All the skill animations look great for every profession! Oh, and a big "whoo hoo" for ranged spear for warrior! Yes!

[@Insig385]

omg the thief and engi animations look amazing! I don't play either that much but I think I need to reconsider 😂

[@UnGatoCelta]

Omg thief looks so awesome!!😍😍

[@socram3254]

Yes! I love that for warrior it's a ranged weapon

[@ryanl4821]

Love the engi skill effects…. Although it looks more like melee staff than melee spear. Where is the stabbing?

[@duchaneaux]

Warrior Paragon my joy is immeasurable and my day just got better!

[@alessiogirgenti597]

Waiting to test it on beta, i think that Anet can improve the Engi spear autoattack as the ranger one, with lightning bolt/beam if it is ranged and what we have seen when in melee distance. This because we can't swap and a lot of players likes to play WITHOUT kits --> as full signets Mech or full gyros scrapper, or full elixirs holo. Improving the autoattack with both melee and ranged option could be a smart move to have a smooth gameplay.

[@kristiankelloway127]

I beg of you, let the Elementalist spear be a ranged weapon

[@deepakmenon6720]

Huh why was no light armour class revealed today?

[@itsjp89]

who cares, wait until next week.

[@bertoandon9681]

Saving the best for last?🤞

[@SQLdb]

Picking a melee class to be forced into ranged abilities. At least I hope it turns out good.

[@DUBSTEPwebg]

Engineer looking good for WVW 👌

[@cresentj]

Putting a video up to tell people some of the expansions are on sale would be good marketing for potential players

[@TheBrokensaintvxvx]

The fact that the engineer doesn't take the spear and use it like a gun, like a Goa'uld, disappoints me to no end

[@Destructivepurpose]

Yay! Feels so good seeing new animations for the game, really pumped to try out spear on my thief

[@SimonRobeyns]

this game still exists? wow i had no idea

[@TeleologicalConsistency]

I wonder if the warrior javelin will be a bleed condi weapon. It looks like it.

[@JamzP14]

Hopefully engineer has lots of blasts and leaps.

[@labdG]

Yooooo! It looks so cool! :D

[@DarnHyena]

Was hoping the engineer would of gotten something more ranged based, but still looks quite fun.

[@jonyb4]

Yes let's gooo, warrior just made best spear class hands down, proper paragon vibes!!!🎉

[@ThreeDaysGraceGod]

HYPE!!! These are almost like mini elite specializations with the weapons having mechanics. I like!

[@spyrelionsol7683]

Wait, the most warrior like mele themed weapon, a spear, is used on distanced on warrior??? 😅

[@itsjp89]

did they not just give warrior a staff?

[@elocfreidon]

Throwing spear on Warrior makes the most sense.

[@jeremywright9511]

Paragon, ahem

[@orrthehunter]

GW1 players been waiting for throwing spears so they can have the Paragon class experience with Warrior. The released information about the Spear weapon attacks are Paragon attack skill names.

[@BlackPrinny]

Finally, I can perfect my Shout-Support Warrior to be the Paragon he always meant to be! :-)

[@shiveringisles3509]

I was waiting to see which class would get the zeal fast multi jab skill from diablo2 haha, glad thief got it. One of the most satisfying attack animations ever.

[@oooSKYLIGHTooo]

Transitions are on point...

[@CheezecakesMinis]

I love this game, but sadly, I'm just not a spear person. Will the old weapons still be viable if I don't enjoy the spear? I don't want to go into the expansion with any jaded view just because of what I personally like the look of.

[@UndeadR]

There is always more that one weapon viable. Not always new weapons are op. And in open world content you can play whatever you like.

[@CheezecakesMinis]

@Levkonsky that's good news I've never been actively playing on a new expansion launch due to playing other mmos which have sadly gone down hill in my opinion so this will be a first for me lol

[@IsAcRafT]

With the new warrior spear being ranged carrying a rifle won't be a meme warrior build any longer 🗿.

[@orrthehunter]

Warriors been waiting years for this since Path of Fire expansion. Best part is that the blog post reveal all their skills are GW1 Paragon attack skills

[@JoeKaylor]

They even used skill names from GW1 for the warrior and thief skills.

[@xDburnsDx]

Love it thankyou

[@Draconicrose]

Thief looks incredibly cool.

[@AlgaInventory]

Amazing that they actually gave ''Paragon'' style for Warrior but not Guardian, lol (which is basically a mix between Monk, Paragon [and Paladin]) but Im happy warrior is just like Paragon, thx!! Finally!

[@Preventmm]

Is this worth buying i quit gw2 since last year but should i come back and get this i have all the expansion the current one i have is secrets

[@noapteapestrada7139]

Ah yes , the spear. The famous two-handed weapon that seems to be only held in one hand because not using recycled animations would be too taxing on the devs

[@McPilch]

My teef ain't gonna sleep a wink between now and beta!!!! PLEASE add in weapon skins for Black Lion collections that are missing the three underwater. Make it so you get em for free if you've got all 16. My teef is currently rocking Dokkaebi and so needs the spear! Any chance of doing something similar for Aurene legendaries?

[@ardekakka]

do i need to buy janthir for spears???

[@UndeadR]

Yes, these will be masteries in new exp.

[@TheEightDomain]

Power weapon again for Engineer??? When are they gonna release another Condi weapon? Pistol is weak af

[@tiobi6633]

Charr qScrapper here - Spear will be actually a good synergy with power/quickness melee build

[@Butterf1ingers]

warrior is actually full range, holy

[@paroxetine6846]

新的传奇长矛需要打十人副本产出吗？希望不是😢

[@alejoflorez4715]

Please don't make thief's spear mechanic be obligatory positioning, i thought you had already realized how bad that is as a mechanic for most of the major encounters in the game EDIT: y'know what? after reading the blogpost i sincerely apologize for this coment, i rushed without really having the entire context, and now that i do have it, i want to congratulate whoever was in charge of thief's Spear design, it sounds like a really fun system and i CAN'T WAIT to get my hands on it, really, Kudos to the team, i am super excited for the expac.

[@alejoflorez4715]

y'know what? after reading the blogpost i sincerely apologize for this coment, i rushed without really having the entire context, and now that i do have it, i want to congratulate whoever was in charge of thief's Spear design, it sounds like a really fun system and i CAN'T WAIT to get my hands on it, really, Kudos to the team, i am super excited for the expac.

[@strikeman26585y56]

It's ok bro we all rush to conclusions sometimes. Btw, I think you can edit the last comment and add a EDIT: part to make sure people actually get to see your evolvement of opinion. Godspeed kind sir have a lovely day

[@usernamemctypey428]

How is nobody talking about the sick thief front flip pole vault move

[@SolarisNox]

I eagerly look forward to the final installment of this.

[@snakeman830]

Those transitions between each showcase were beautiful

[@kenirainseeker539]

Is guardian getting it? I really hope so

[@DocM94]

Guardian was in the last week prevew. If you didn't see the trailer go check it out, it's pretty cool

[@joesunday199]

Devs not likely to read this but; I hope we can get Stables for our Mounts!

[@luioskattusch3497]

At 0:23 the Thief should have rolled behind the enemy for max coolness/damage

[@thommorden4342]

I've wanted spears as an on-land weapon since launch. I feel so vindicated!

[@jakubizdebski7177]

I was hoping that my engineer main would finally get a new ranged weapon (using spear sort of like a staff). Oh well :(

[@Zekent]

Ranged, that's exactly what i was expecting and that's just what warrior needs, more ranged and less melee bonk

[@lilbladeknight]

Im still waiting for offhand sword or gs for thief.

[@ColdMystery]

Why 2 medium classes at once...? I really wanted to see Ele OR Mesmer instead of 2 medim classes...

[@rdmaiki]

I play mesmer, ele and rev, Imagine how I'm feeling about this

[@pokeylope6108]

Well next Thursday you will get all three at once. Lol

[@bertoandon9681]

Saving the best for last I'm sure

[@ColdMystery]

​@@rdmaikiI'm in your shoes ^^ I play Necro/Mesmer/Ele/Rev ^^

[@Banshee704]

Cant wait to see Ele at this point!

[@ButtercoreFTW]

Not sure where warri is gonna play that tbh. Am hoping for a supportive paragon style in wvw. But this doesnt look to fit any real playstyle. Maybe power berserker as range option for zerging. IF most of its skills arent projectiles

[@squirrelteamseven.5236]

The last time I bought a GW2 Expansion based on flashy looks and future promises I got a *Gunsaber with skills that don't work and give 0 utility.* JW looks good, but until you fix: Bladesworn (the first class that got me into the game) I'm not buying it.

[@stryker290]

Would have liked engineer to be ranged with spear. Someday might be able to use something other than rifle.

[@patdj]

Please add a new elite spec with which the warrior can one hand equip a spear and hold a shield in the other. 🥰

[@SharkRoach1]

no spartan kick for warriors.

[@Parere_Pare]

As a theif main all I can say is... YEAAAAH ITS A MELEE WEAPON LES GOOOO!

[@kharchieff]

now make the thieff combo system baseline for every thieff weapon so we can move on from the spam the number 2 skill this would be the best update for thieff ever and would easily swap my main to thieff if that was the case

[@MrBozack]

I like that a 12 year old game is still coming up with new content. I'd like it more if the content was good.

[@nexeus7302]

New to MMO's? Kinda works like that. If you don't provide it to its players, the players won't provide for you. Imagine if they stopped at HoT. What game would have been today GW2? A dead one.

[@CZARFACE-g5x]

@@nexeus7302 I don't think he's new to MMO.

[@V-Revan-V]

Eh, Warrior had too many ranged moves on that.

[@ch.k.3377]

Official GW2 website "Although most skills can attack enemies from a distance, some are more effective against closer targets."

[@aeroblizz1987]

Engineer loooks sick AF 😍

[@ThatDudeJCrash]

Yeah I'm freaking excited to try it out

[@scruffynurffhurter]

yo engi spear is looking good hope for a condi weapon by the looks of those animations but time will tell

[@jdgual]

Engi Spear looks so cool!!! Thief as well with the hundred hand slap! :D

[@Very_Bord]

I feel like War and Guardian should've had their spears be one-handed.

[@DvalinGaming]

Thank you for giving me my Diablo 2 Amazon back!

[@zacharyheritage1438]

Thief literally got the V Rising weapon swap combo LOL

[@uniquename111]

Engineer finally get a 2 handed mele weapon. That is awsome. Also for the thief the Daredevil together with the Spear looks like a good pair.

[@tenaciousgamer6892]

mechanist already has two hander maces, I'm disappointed we can't get a long range power option :(

[@ibigdoofoo]

Engineer Hammer: Am I a joke to you?

[@cloudofbunnies]

It will probably be a 2 handed condi weapon since the dredge is burning

[@cloudofbunnies]

It will probably be a 2 handed condi weapon since the dredge is burning

[@uniquename111]

@@ibigdoofoo Yes =P Nah i actually forgot about it even though it is used in wvw at least.

[@yammoto148]

I hope they don't make the Elementalist spear needlessly complicated and I hope Mesmer spear is fun.

[@jameji_phd]

A little sad that it looks like Warrior is primarily ranged, was really hoping for some good melee spear action with them.

[@iamboringvideos6832]

cant wait for revenent, i need another conditional weapon, and considering the water version is conditional, I don't see why not