Guild Wars 2

Ive played a lot of HotS and there block refreshes every 5 seconds and stores up to two charges. Aegis on Guardian already being a squishy class compared to Necro or Warrior? 40 whopping seconds meaning it gets used once per average fight. What about 10 seconds considering as sPvP fights are longer than in HotS?

I can’t tell if you’re being serious or not, are you trolling?

Heroes of the storm is a completely different genre to GW2.

Also guardians are far from squishy..

Guardian has access to both a passive aegis and an active aegis, so it’s more than every 40s already. Also blocks are not the only tools for defense open to the class, making it block every 10s would make it close to unkillable in some cases.

Isnt being the close to unkillable the whole point of Guardian class? And yeah, 4.5 more attacks blocked per minute will make him INVINCIBLE.

JoshuaRAWR.4653:

I can’t tell if you’re being serious or not, are you trolling?

Yes, i TROLLL. No i do not TROLLL. I do not believe in troll anyways.

Heroes of the storm is a completely different genre to GW2.

5v5 capture the objectives is different from 5v5 capture the objectives? Of course, infinitely wise one.

JoshuaRAWR.4653:

Also guardians are far from squishy..

Compared to Necro with 2 hp pools or Warrior with 5 active self-heals? Of course, infinitely wise one.

Guardians already have enough access to block, invulnerability and blind. No point in aggravating the situation.

Clearly the OP hasn’t been playing bunker guard right.

Aegis can be ridiculous if you trait it out. You can trait it to damage, heal even increase your damage. You can gain aegis from revives, cleansing, shouts, and your virtue.

GW2’s combat system is more about player skill than facerolling and winning, though PvE can make you forget that sometimes.

GW2’s combat is also very fast yes, so a passive 40 sec is an eternity, but that also means that a single well-timed aegis can turn the tide in an instant. Which makes GW2 so fun.

AoC is already OP if one knows how to use it correctly.

Here is an example: Wait for the 40s Aegis to be used > Use AoC > Wait for the new Aegis to be used > Use Renewed Focus > Wait for the 40s Aegis to be used again > Use AoC again.

Four blocks and two seconds of invulnerability.

Rainbowsand.2438:

Compared to Necro with 2 hp pools or Warrior with 5 active self-heals? Of course, infinitely wise one.

Guardians have dedicated Heal 6, activating Virtue of Resolve, 3 meditations that self-heal, activating Renewed Focus for a second Virtue of Resolve.

I count 6 active heals on the Guardian, Damage buff from fury, invulnerability, 2 cleanses, 2 stun-breaks, 2 active blocks (3 if you use shelter for your heal), 1 passive heal, 1 passive block. This is pretty tank on paper, you must be playing wrong.

Blood Mist Mirage.5610:

AoC is already OP if one knows how to use it correctly.

Here is an example: Wait for the 40s Aegis to be used > Use AoC > Wait for the new Aegis to be used > Use Renewed Focus > Wait for the 40s Aegis to be used again > Use AoC again.

Four blocks and two seconds of invulnerability.

While doing zero damage and not contributing to point cap and whole combo having 1.5 minutes of cooldown.

You’re making a few common newbie mistakes here, OP:

1. You assume that Aegis is the be-all, end-all in terms of Damage Mitigation for Guardians. You couldn’t be more wrong. Guardians have plenty access to Blinds, Blocks, Protection, Stability, Vigor, Healing, Immobilize, Wards, Projectile Defense and Condi Cleanses. They have so many ways to effectively null incoming damage and attacks that they’re one of only 2 Professions in the current PvP Meta that can afford to use the Berserker Amulet effectively. (The other being Thief, who can stealth and reset a fight while having the best Mobility in-game.)

2. You assume that the Passive effect of Virtue of Courage is the real pull behind this Profession Skill. Also wrong, the Passive effect is only there to assure that the Guardian enters combat with a free block. The real power behind this skill is an Instant Failsafe that can be activated at Any time to Block an attack aimed at you or your allies. If used right, this skill is a Game changer and one of the reasons Guards are always part of a good line-up when Team Fights are expected. Not only that, but it can be Traited to Grant Stability to allies as well, which conversely reduces the Cooldown of the Passive effect to 30s.

3. Guardian has lower Health than Necromancer, but in return they have Heavy Armor which is a substantial bonus to Survivability. Also, Guardians have all the aforementioned ways to mitigate, while Necro has barely any of those in the same capacity as Guardians. Necro and Warrior may be able to soak up more damage by facetanking it (Barely), but facetanking anything on GW2 is a Horrible idea. You dodge attacks, you blind them while they wind up, you cripple and immobilize them so you can kite, you conserve Healing and Cleansing for when you need it and you Pop Aegis either as a Last Resort or as a Clever form of setting up a counter-attack.