Guild Wars 2

Hi guys,
Not sure if this has been suggested before but I think it’d be a good idea given the ease at which we can re-trait/re-gear on the go.
Basically each character has say 3 favourite/most used build/gear templates that you can save and at the touch of a button (providing all gear is in your inventory) you can switch between them.

For example in wvw say you run a staff elementalist zerging build which is great whilst running with a group however if you need to respawn or get cut off from your group, rather than risk walking back to a blob and being instantly flattened by opposition you’d need to retrait regear etc, which can take a bit of time and thus miss out on the group fight.

Same can be said for pve and dungeons where one spec is more desirable against a specific boss/mobs – it’d be handy to switch setup instantaneously rather than having to stop and faff around.

It’s a great idea, although I think separate, pages for gear would work better than carrying all of it in one’s inventory. This potentially provides quite a few benefits for everyone involved.

- Increased economic activity : Transmutation charges and skins from the gem store, gear from the TP.

- Increased cosmetic freedom : Each gear page or template would be transmuted separately, allowing players to store their favourite looks and switch between them instantly.

- Encourages build diversity : Makes it easier for players to experiment with different stat combinations, and playstyles.

There is literally no downside to this, other than the cost and effort required on ANet’s part. A few of us have suggested this in the past, but for the most part the community seems to be comfortable with the current set up (these topics sink to the bottom pretty quickly). Here’s hopin’ though.

This is a good idea for GW2. We had the build template back in GW1.

I’ve had this idea like 10 times myself now. It just pops into my head when I think “omg I hate having to constantly change each trait over and over again.”

xD

Btw, dye templates = <33

Please, dye templates too.

This is a great idea. So great in fact that is has dozens of threads about it already. Some recent, some more than a year old. That isn’t a criticism, who wants to swim through all these threads (search is not great). Point is a lot of people (including me) have asked for it and even more think it a great idea. I believe Anet has even expressed that they liked the idea before. Let’s hope the new traiting system is a first step towards this ultimate goal.

Really? That’s good to hear. Let’s try to keep this discussion alive.

I’ve stated this before, but apparently either Anet doesn’t want to do it or the player base just doesn’t care about it :/