Guild Wars 2

Me and a friend were talking about Character builds just moments ago and an idea hit us: Why don’t we have the option to save character builds so we can swap between them at the press of a button (or two)?

For PvE this could be enabled anywhere while not in combat and would allow players to fill in builds they want, save them, then when the time arrives that they need another plays style they don’t have to go in and refill all their traits and skills.

For PvP it would work the same way, however it would ONLY be enabled in the Heart of the Mist outside combat. This would keep everything in SPvP the same except cut down on time for the player who needs to switch it up. WvW could work the same way as SPvP or as PvE at the developers/players discretion as to what would be OP and what wouldn’t.

We could start off with just 2 slots to save (1 for PvE and one for PvP) and then more slots could be sold alongside character slots in the Gem store. It’s a win/win for developers and players alike.

I just got done adding this to my own massive suggestion list so /signed

Yeah, was about to suggest this myself. Rift allowed several different builds that you could switch between when out of combat. I wouldn’t mind if extra build slots needed to be bought with gems, providing they aren’t too expensive. It is pretty essential to at least allow switching between a PvP build for WvW and a PvE build for dungeons, as you rarely want to be using the same build for both.

Guild Wars 1 had this, actually. I suspect the reason the sequel doesn’t is because resetting traits costs coin.

Hopefully, it’s just that they haven’t got around to adding this yet. Presumably, if a gold sink is needed they could charge you for another book when you unlock a new build template. Would prefer not to be charged for flipping between the different trait builds tho.

I think that for pvp this would be super useful and won’t change anything, but saving time for the player (which goes hand in hand with everything gw2 is about).

For the PvE i can see the problem being related as you said to the cost, but would still like the option to save a build and pay the amount needed if i decide to switch to it.

I also agree that this could be bought with gems, its something i would be willing to purchase.