Guild Wars 2

Hi, I have both a thief and ranger and know, maybe not as much as others but still, that these two mechanics could use some fixing. Not redesigns but just making the two work better for the player and be more efficient. Such as:

Channeling: Lets say your target dies while you are starting a channel spell(such as multi arrow), you can tab or select another target and the channel will target them instead so the reaminder of the channel is used up on something other than the ground or air. Some channel spells don’t see this issue as they are short but long channel spells are wasted if the target dies early, atleast this lets you (if quick enough) place the rest of it somewhere needed.

Stealth: Perma stealth=bad. 1 minute stealth?= bad. What we do need is some minor fixes however.For example, stealthing should break channel spells targeting, so you arn’t spotted out while trying to make a break for it. for the few seconds you have it, stealth is pointless if they can channel onto your exact spot. If not, add 2-3 seconds onto stealths(excluding things like Shadow Refuge since it lasts 15 seconds) that way you have time to think your strategy out or break free of a channel spell. For pvp, reduce this time to the 2-4 second base since extensive stealth in pvp is a serious advantage and makes escaping to heal too easy. However for pve this is hardly the case. With a 2 second addition stealths could last between 5-8 seconds which is NOT long, and gives more use to some traits that only activate for 3 seconds of stealth. Idk for mesmers but thief stealth builds are fairly useless with soo many limitations on it. To not allow stealth abuse, increase the time between stealthing by also 4-6 seconds so they must wait sometime b4 reentering stealth. If some don’t mind the short durations then perhaps make this extra stealth time a part of the stealth trait route so it is “optional”.