Guild Wars 2

How many are designed to increase damage? I’m targeting trait that’s only purpose are to increase damage, in order words, you pick the trait to see bigger numbers and not necessary for a build. It’s just there for extra damage and doesn’t benefit from anything.

I will be adding traits that give conditions by random chance to the list or give conditions by critical hit chance.

Keep in mind I am being generous in this list. I can easily include traits like increased range, gives boons on hits or even seeing LOWER numbers, etc.

Out of 600 traits, 158 of them ONLY adds damage or a condition by random chance.
Did you run out of creativity ArenaNet? That is pathetic! Damage increase and decrease should be reserved for mostly Runes and Sigils, instead, they are hogging ~20% traits for each profession.

Guild Wars 2 doesn’t need diverse builds.
Guild Wars 2 needs diverse play styles.

Trash the traits that increase damage dealt/decrease damage taken and add ones that changes play styles.

You know what would be cool? Traits that increase the effectiveness of combo fields.

Mathias.9657:

You know what would be cool? Traits that increase the effectiveness of combo fields.

Or combo fields that do something other than spam boons…

digiowl.9620:

Mathias.9657:

You know what would be cool? Traits that increase the effectiveness of combo fields.

Or combo fields that do something other than spam boons…

There are a lot of cool things you can design traits for.

The problem is ArenaNet doesn’t see it’s bad game design.

So, you’re saying that if I want to be a raw damage character, I should be restricted to even less than less than a third of possible traits?

Xae Isareth.1364:

So, you’re saying that if I want to be a raw damage character, I should be restricted to even less than less than a third of possible traits?

The idea is you can deal damage but in the form of raw damage leads to stale and boring gameplay.

What would you rather have as an Elementalist?
-Gain Might every time you cast a spell while attuned to fire.
or
-When you attune to fire, summon a Lesser Fire Elemental at your location. The Fire Elemental goes away if you are not attuned to fire.

There are TONS of ways to deal damage that is not raw. I can pretty much revamp the entire trait system to affect damage output and input that is not raw.

All it takes is thinking outside the box.

Nova Stiker.8396:

Xae Isareth.1364:

So, you’re saying that if I want to be a raw damage character, I should be restricted to even less than less than a third of possible traits?

The idea is you can deal damage but in the form of raw damage leads to stale and boring gameplay.

What would you rather have as an Elementalist?
-Gain Might every time you cast a spell while attuned to fire.
or
-When you attune to fire, summon a Lesser Fire Elemental at your location. The Fire Elemental goes away if you are not attuned to fire.

There are TONS of ways to deal damage that is not raw. I can pretty much revamp the entire trait system to affect damage output and input that is not raw.

All it takes is thinking outside the box.

I would take the might on spell while attuned to fire.
The AI of minions has proven to be just plain bad so far. Might on spell is a much more controllable benefit compared to an AI that attacks/aggroes something i dont want, dies really fast by running into the enemy mob and is instantly banished the moment i enter underwater combat.

I do agree though with thinking outside the box. Every skill in GW1 had its own unique effect, you cannot find any skill that can replace something such as Shame, Diversion or Blackout. So you have a variety of different “cards” to choose, or deal against.

GW2 on the other hand, only has a specific set of possible effect, which skills can apply. Practically all skills that involve defense will provide protection which is 33% reduction in damage, with different durations and recharges. It is the same “card”, the only thing that changes is how long it remains in play.

So many traits feel like +10% sword damage when wielding a bow.

The trait system is a joke.

Paul.4081:

So many traits feel like +10% sword damage when wielding a bow.

They do and it’s even worse to have +% for underwater weapons that AREN’T Attached to anything else?!?! or aren’t automatically attached to those mini +5 trait points in a line, the ones you can’t choose you know? So basically they either need an underwater trait UI window that auto changes for you when you swim, or they need to change the entire trait system to allow for underwater traits to be attached to the other traits you choose for land.

tigirius.9014:

Paul.4081:

So many traits feel like +10% sword damage when wielding a bow.

They do and it’s even worse to have +% for underwater weapons that AREN’T Attached to anything else?!?! or aren’t automatically attached to those mini +5 trait points in a line, the ones you can’t choose you know? So basically they either need an underwater trait UI window that auto changes for you when you swim, or they need to change the entire trait system to allow for underwater traits to be attached to the other traits you choose for land.

It’s elites and cooldowns all over again. It’s probably the same reason any ‘difficult’ monster takes control away from us the player for as long as possible. lets face it, having no control over your character for 5 seconds during a fight is challenging!

tigirius.9014:

Paul.4081:

So many traits feel like +10% sword damage when wielding a bow.

They do and it’s even worse to have +% for underwater weapons that AREN’T Attached to anything else?!?! or aren’t automatically attached to those mini +5 trait points in a line, the ones you can’t choose you know? So basically they either need an underwater trait UI window that auto changes for you when you swim, or they need to change the entire trait system to allow for underwater traits to be attached to the other traits you choose for land.

There are like 5 minor traits that state.
“Deal more damage when endurance isn’t full.”
I believe the warrior and ranger has the same trait name :\

No creativity… Why don’t they replace those with fall damage traits? Seriously, those traits are so situational.