Guild Wars 2

DreamyAbaddon.3265:

A build consist of 3 things: Skills/Traits/Stats.
You choose skills that fits your playstyle
You choose traits to enhance your playstyle
You choose stats to suppliment your playstyle.

Your build is based on how you like to play your class and I have 5 builds per class.
I play 8 classes so that’s 40 different builds I have. I’m also working on 2 new builds with Guardian and Warrior so I’ll soon have 42 builds.

Honestly a build system is only broken if you are forced to play 1 way for all contents. The fact that you can make any builds you like and be creative makes the combat exciting. This isn’t like games like WoW where your stuck playing 1 way or the high way. You play it how you want and master it. That’s why I suggested L2P instead.

Why thank-you, I really do have five eighties and over 10000 AP in this game without knowing what a build is. /rollseyes

If one or a small group of playstyles are superior in every way except enjoyment what happens to the players who are driven by rewards and competition? They all flock to one small group of playstyles, the most efficient in those areas, the gameplay stagnates, and then they leave. There is no medium between fun and rewarding for those players, and the game market is plenty active enough that they don’t have to compromise. Granted there are people who really don’t care about rewards over just having an enjoyable playthrough, I’d wager both me and you fall in that category.

But let’s be honest, look at the MMO industry, who do you think is the majority? Us or them? They are, without a doubt, 10000 to 1 or more. And I’d prefer they stick around so we can have people to play with and ANet can afford to keep the lights on.

xDudisx.5914:

KngGilgamesh.3481:

Won’t this just make assassin and zerker stronger?

No because they dont focus in aoe healing skills. The only exception I can remmember now would be guard using virtue F2.

but they are the ones with high critical chance and critical damage so all of their healing will be much more effective. That is unless there is some different critical chance and damage modifiers for healing.

Tao.5096:

Yes, let’s add it.
So Elementalists can heal even up to 15k with crit like no tomorrow.

What? Can’t pull off two instaganks in a row? What’s wrong with you?

people keep on assuming that the crit heal will apply to the caster, but it doesnt have to.

Stand The Wall.6987:

people keep on assuming that the crit heal will apply to the caster, but it doesnt have to.

They prefer to ignore all the positive aspects that it would bring to the game and just point out some possible problems. Those problems could be avoided. My initial suggestion is not perfect but devs can ajust the numbers and % if they decide to implement to the game.