Guild Wars 2

I’m sure I’m not alone when it comes to forming a dungeon group and, lo and behold, there’s someone using every single signet available to them and you just groan and roll your eyes, with the intent to just kick them. I’ve literally seen 3 signet eles, 3 signet rangers, 3 signet mesmers, 3-4 signet guardians, and of course the infamous 5 signet warrior. I don’t know about you guys, and I know some signets are very good, but I absolutely hate selfish builds. I mean kitten , if we’re running a dungeon, try to give at least a LITTLE group support. Even in an entire zerk team, it is still possible to give group support (banners, spirits, traits benefiting groups, boon sharing).

So, since team work is such a huge thing in GW2, why not make the signets benefit the entire group? They could have, say, a 600 range or so. I only say 600 because, knowing Anet, they would probably make it about 300 range or smaller, benefitting melee users only and not ranged users. The group would only benefit from the passive, and the individual user benefits from the active part of the signet. Ideally, I would love it if signets benefitted the whole group both passively and actively but I’m sure if that were to be the case, signets would have to be nerfed pretty hard OR Anet would have to introduce new traits which lets everyone benefit from the active as well.

So, thoughts?

I don’t think that’s a good idea.
Basicly you want to change the whole game. Make everything unbalanced.
make every party OP as hell. Change the way how PvE, PvP and WvW works aswell.
signets are good. Don’t try to nerf it so you have party buffs for dungeons?
I think its Easter if you ask the players to change utility skills instead of trying to change the game.

No i think thats a terrible idea, support is NOT the only way to contribute to a group, also having a signet build does not necessarily indicate a bad player.

Why not ask those 5-sig warriors you dread so much if they would kindly switch to a banner or two as well during the duration of the dungeon instead of ask the devs to change how the signets work? I’m more than happy to switch if someone asks since I usually run PvE and generally forget that the signets only help me.

If they then refuse to switch is when I say the reaching for the horribly designed kick mechanic is justified.

What makes you think that Signets offer less group support than other abilities?

Selfish
adj
Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.

— Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary