Guild Wars 2

It does not make sense to add a new buff mechanic, give it only to mesmers, and separate it from everything else related to the game. At the very least it could be a boon so there is some sort of interaction with other mechanics.

See them wells mesmers cast? Stand in them, it makes mesmer happy that use the trait for wells.

There are dozens of class buffs that aren’t boons.

In all honesty? Alactrity is so incredibly powerful im not sure I want it available to more classes. And I DEFINITELY don’t want it affected by boon duration. The sheer potential power of this mechanic is so high that making it more common in any way is going to affect the balance in all 3 game modes in a pretty kitten significant way. At least as long as its still midly rare it doesn’t have a universal impact.

I’m glad that there’s no incentive to get boon duration.

Alacrity is already so powerful that it’s turning the chronomancer spec in group content into a completely one dimensional spec with how easily it’s been shared since the “All’s well that ends well” trait was buffed.

It’s like warrior banners, but worse. Incredibly powerful effects tied to incredibly boring skills, the only two of which that are viscerally pleasing being the only two that people scream at you not to run, precognition and gravity.