Guild Wars 2

as of now, the new elite specs allows a profession to use a new weapon (two-handed, main-hand, off-hand) that they cannot use normally.

but, if we follow this formula,
warriors will run out of weapons to use very quickly,
warriors only have the following weapons not used yet
- short bow
- staff
- focus
- scepter

and it might be kinda hard to try to think of a new spec to use those limited choice of weapons. of course, other professions may not share the same problem as some of the professions can only use a few weapons.

so instead of new weapons, perhaps they could also introduce completely new skills to existing weapons for new specs. or even limit the weapons they can use.

for example,

a new warrior elite,

highlander
can only use swords
but they get completely new skills for both sword 1 2 3 4 5

something like that.

what do you all think ?

Don’t forget that they can always introduce new weapon types too. It’d be a fair amount of work, but what isn’t? It’d be feasible enough for an expansion.

Me, I wish they’d de-couple weapons from elite specs entirely. Just slowly add weapon options to the classes as needed. Make the special part of an elite spec JUST how the class mechanics change.

You bring up some good points but theres no reason to worry about running out of weapons right now, if they are releasing expansions every 2 years like they have so far with Heart of Thorns and now Path of Fire that means we would have 8 years till the Warrior runs out of new weapons for Elite Specs to use… so thats plenty of time for them to come up with a solution

Other options alongside having the skills for current weapons changed would be allowing water weapons such as the spear and trident to be usable on land and the possible inclusion of a new race… for example say after this 4th or 5th expansion they have run out of weapons to give elite specs or just run out of any new ideas for elite specs, they could add a new race such as the Tengu, Dwarves etc. that would have to come with enough content to make up for the lack of new elite specs as it would have a new racial city, new personal story etc. etc.