Guild Wars 2

I feel there just isn’t enough freedom to change and adapt builds in GW2 in comparison to GW1.

The ability to quickly change a build by loading a template and changing 1 or two pieces of armor was one of the best things the original guildwars had to offer. I found it highly enjoyable experimenting with the countless combinations of skills.

In contrast the mechanic of how armor, runes and sigils work in GW2 and the complex nature of trait lines, makes it feel like you are constrained to sticking to a single build for every occasion, unless of course you have enough gold to purchase countless sets of high end armor, runes and sigils. These restrictions lead me to sometimes become bored with the sheer repetition.

My suggestion is to incorporate some sort of purchasable interchangeable component to weapons and armor that would modify their stats according to whatever trait line / build you wish to experiment with. I.e. Berserker Gem, Carrion Gem etc that a player could reuse whenever they so wished. Similarly there should be a way to remove runes and sigils safely without salvaging the armor or weapon it came from.