Guild Wars 2

This is only a minor idea and if there’s already a topic about it then sorry. I’m too lazy to search :P

When I say midair skills I mean skills (only) useable during a jump or fall. Midair skills in GW2 could be like slamming into the ground and knocking enemies away with a massive shockwave.

I don’t really think utility midair skills would work out so maybe just make some weapon skills useable and different in midair. Like the guardian’s second hammer skill “Mighty Blow”. Use it in midair and you smack your hammer to the ground, causing extra damage, knockdown and (maybe) less fall damage for the user (this is only an example). Or maybe the ranger’s third greatsword skill “Swoop” would slice into the ground like a guillotine and cause doubled bleed effect (once again, only an example).

A new skill slot for a midair skill could maybe also be an opportunity. The warrior could for example have “Ground Slam” which quickly and fiercely stomps on the ground and knocks back nearby foes.

I’m not saying these should be useable from a mere jump. More like falling from a greater height (doesn’t have to be a damaging fall). Of course if this type of skill would come to life it would probably be buggy as hell but also epic and awesome!

Feel free to tell me what you think!

Unless they also add a buff that lets you jump higher (which won’t ever happen because they would need to revamp the whole world because people will find new ways to exploit), I can only see this as being extremely situational, where these skills would rarely be usable but still clog up your skill bars and slots. Also, I can’t quite think of a single spot where this might be usable. Sure it sounds fun to jump down on a mob from a hill and unleash hell, but again, how would this be usable in PvP and dungeons which are mostly horizontal?

However, I think it might be cool to add some alternative effects to the already existing skills if they are used while jumping. So you actually might be onto something there.

I’d suggest that it should require a damaging fall. That way there’s a risk/reward involved, rather than just a free opening move that leaves you with all your current weapon skills available. If it behaves similarly to how the diving goggles’ skills appear, that would probably be best imo.

sounds interesting… just add “falling” state the same way as stealth and when someone gain this state, his first skill would change for something else, just like with thiefs stealth

Each profession already has a trait reduces falling damage by 50%, so having the abilities mitigate damage is a no-no. You want the damage debuff, get the trait. The traits are listed here: Falling Damage

Aside from that, I love the idea. I’ve found high drops while adventuring as my mesmer tons of times, just so I could cause a chaos-storm on impact. I don’t know if giving each weapon different falling skills would be…sane? That’s a LOT more skill to cover in a highly situational setting. I do think it’d be good to give each profession a set of skills, just like each profession has downed-state skills.

WvW is full of times I wish we could do this.

Hell just let us use our skills while midair, andyone that’s drilled to swing a sword or an axe would be able to do it while falling too. Just have it deal less damage.

Runiir.6425:

WvW is full of times I wish we could do this.

Hell just let us use our skills while midair, andyone that’s drilled to swing a sword or an axe would be able to do it while falling too. Just have it deal less damage.

Exactly! It would be epic to use midair skills in WvW. A fort is under attack and a warrior jumps off the fort’s wall to slam into the ground and knock everyone away.