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The original was posted on /r/guildwars2 by /u/SpudsMackenz on 2025-07-22 12:16:29+00:00.

I’m realively new to sPvP and I want to get better and more competitive. I’m trying to learn as much as possible from youtube and build guides.

I main condi specter and sometimes dabble in a bit of core necro.

One thing I’ve noticed is that there’s players that i cannot manage to even hit once - whilst they bonk me and my teammates down with precise combos and escape healthy as they were on the way in. It’s a really confusing and deflating experience

I’m drawn to gw2 pvp because it’s not as gear focused as other mmos and the rewards make for a fun progression, but I’m truly daunted by the skill curve and the extremely confusing experiences I’m having getting steamrolled frequently

Im hoping to get alittle bit of insight as to if there anything super obvious that I’m missing and need to work on as a priority?

Sometimes I just get cleaved down super quickly by rogue AoE on the outskirts of a fight making literally 0 impact and its very confusing.

Edit - I’m not at all saying anyone is cheating, I’m just wondering how common this experience is because it’s pretty confusing and hard to learn from,