Guild Wars 2

Please…grandmaster traits are not exactly lacking for the majority of classes. Elite skills on the other hand, we do not even have a handful of that aren’t race specific or actually useful.

The new system for searching/hunting for Grandmaster traits should have been used for finding new elite skills tbh (ala GW1) which would have a far greater impact overall for players builds and combat.

Hopefully in the future, being able to choose our weapon skills, and creating our own builds will actually be a thing as well, one can only hope.

Try again when you consider all aspects of the game, not just one.

Elite skills aren’t as important as traits, traits are far more useful and build defining,

Lindbur.2537:

Try again when you consider all aspects of the game, not just one.

Try again once you read the thread and know what is being discussed. Please do not post unless you have something constructive to say.

maddoctor.2738:

Elite skills aren’t as important as traits, traits are far more useful and build defining,

That is exactly why it needs to change, currently skills are just there, they have very little impact because they are usually always the same ones everyone else uses and are just a staple to basic combat. Currently traits have far more impact because they effect the classes proficiency, and the weapon skills are just “the tools you are stuck with.”

Unfortunately, gw2’s elite skills are mostly flashy gimmicks and offer little else to build crafting.

Traits are currently the most build defining system in this game outside of weapon’s skills.

Would you like me to echo what maddoctor and Diogo just said? You appear to simply want it to change for the sake of changing it, you haven’t actually offered anything good to start the ball rolling.

Why are there so many closed minded naysayers. This isnt a change for the sake of change, it is an addition to better diversify player builds and combat potential. Just because elites mean nothing right now, doesn’t mean it has to remain that way forever.

Lack of vision is a poor trait to have.

I don’t think it has to be instead/either/or. Having both GM traits and new Elite Skills be unlocked as outlined in the blog post seems reasonable to me.