Unlink New Weapons from Elite Specs?

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Posted by: Justine.6351

Justine.6351

Is there any reason (mechanic and/or balance) not to unlink introduced weapon sets of the elite specs from the need to equip the elite spec?

Just thinking that once you start an elite specialization it would unlock the linked weapon on the account and you could use it on said class without the need to slot the elite spec going forward.

Just a thought.

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Posted by: Hyper Cutter.9376

Hyper Cutter.9376

The entire point of linking weapons (and skills) to elite spec trait lines is so that you can’t use them with another elite spec once we have multiple ones.

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Posted by: Dulwitch.8976

Dulwitch.8976

The entire point of linking weapons (and skills) to elite spec trait lines is so that you can’t use them with another elite spec once we have multiple ones.

^ This! it starts becoming Very broken Very quickly and we don’t want to have to sit through 12 gig patches when they realise hey’d have to nerf EVERY class, it’s weapons and specs.

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Posted by: Justine.6351

Justine.6351

The entire point of linking weapons (and skills) to elite spec trait lines is so that you can’t use them with another elite spec once we have multiple ones.

Yes but any of them alone so strong that it would mater what elite spec is taken?

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Posted by: Hexinx.1872

Hexinx.1872

I find it funny that many people sometimes slot in elite specs and don’t use the weapon. Yet this is basically the same thing, just asking for the ability to allow the opposite.

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Posted by: Nike.2631

Nike.2631

There are MANY reasons.

Not least of which is doing it this way allows the to be an unlimited number of elite spec’s able to reuse weapons instead of professions like warrior running out of new choices very, very quickly.

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Posted by: IndigoSundown.5419

IndigoSundown.5419

The original GW game taught ANet all they wanted to know, and then some, about unintended synergy. This occurs when players combine character capabilities to produce greater effectiveness than the devs intended. GW2 character mechanics are designed, at least in part, to reduce or eliminate unintended synergy.

This is both bad and good. What’s bad includes limited build options and stifled player creativity. What’s good includes greater ease in game balance and the generation of opportunity costs.

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Posted by: Astralporing.1957

Astralporing.1957

The entire point of linking weapons (and skills) to elite spec trait lines is so that you can’t use them with another elite spec once we have multiple ones.

Yes but any of them alone so strong that it would mater what elite spec is taken?

Not really. Besides, for all of them the supporting traits are in the elite spec traitline.

By the way, notice how half of the elite spec builds don’t even use those weapons?

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