Guild Wars 2

So, the number one attribute for support builds is boon duration, so instead of creating a rune set or modifying a set to create a boon duration rune with low other attributes, they have just nerfed them across the board so that the max boon duration you can get (from runes) is now 15%. How is this making support builds more viable!?

They nerfed it because eles like to use it and that is unacceptable. Just kidding, I don’t really know their reasoning, but it really does feel like it was done in spite of eles to me.

Try being a shout Guard. All we do is put boon on others. Now, 30% less effective.

Lol.. It’s not 30% less effective.. Search the forum, the discussion is pretty old.

The build is built around placing boon on other players, if those boons last 30% less time, the build is now 30% less effective. Period.

There’s no ratio between 1.6 and 1.3 that comes out as +/- .3 — Don’t use subtraction to try and determine relative effect .

If you’re devaluing the timing Stability/Protection/condi cleanse, then perhaps you aren’t doing a stellar job of being a support player in the first place.