(edited by Dragon Ruler X.8512)
All Elite Specializations Analysis
Hello, guys,
First of all I wanna say that i couldn’t wait to get my key for HoT.
However, when the Beta Week 3 started I was quite disappointed.
I know that we are supposed to give a feedback for the classes. I play GW2 since it was first out. Actually I bought it 3-4 days before it was out in all the normal shops from a shop in the Netherlands. I was so happy.
And then I met my guild and started playing pvp. They taught me a lot.
I still don’t claim I know everything about it.
Far from that.
So. To the point.
During those 3 days of Beta Weekend I played quite a lot of pvp matches and the GENERAL CONCLUSION which I came to was that the normal classes (let’s say the classes without the specialisation) VS. the specialisation classes – there couldn’t be a comparison.
*In PvP there was ABSOLUTELY NO BALANCE between the classes. As you can suggest, the new classes were A LOT BETTER than a normal good PvP build. *
So, Developers, Gods of the GW2, I call upon you to FIX these instabilities and TEST a lot the new classes versus the old and put down all their new skills which make them so OP.
Thanks for reading,
Maria
As long as they leave reaper alone I’m happy. Reaper seems to be at the level of the good classes pre elite specs.
In PvP there was ABSOLUTELY NO BALANCE between the classes. As you can suggest, the new classes were A LOT BETTER than a normal good PvP build.
You may be slightly underestimating the Core Specializations or overestimating the new Elite Specializations.
It is true that you can make really good Elite Specialization builds, but it’s also true that the Core Specializations were here first and were designed to have complete synergy within their core group.
Finding powerful Elite Specializations that function in every way required for good PvP is not easy, but will certainly become easier once builds are shared online. However, when you choose to take that Elite Spec. you must forfeit a Core Specialization which can sometimes really break the tight synergy you had in your “normal” build.
Some Core builds can still out perform the Elite Specs. when you limit your focus to a specific goal – or “scope”. For example: A Dragonhunter trying to use Traps will fail at providing good support where as a Guardian focused on Shouts will excel.
Every build has a purpose and a play style that suits the player, therefore it’s a bit difficult to immediately call out that the Elite Specs “made the players better”. In some cases it made things “easier” for them, but it didn’t necessarily make the player any more skilled.
If you’re seeing huge differences between the Elite Specs vs the Core Specs then either you’re a good player who knows how to play that class or you were fighting good players who knew how to play that class because more often than not – adding an Elite Spec will actually make it harder for you if you’re not skilled with the class (some exceptions apply).
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Exactly my words. This guy knows what he’s talking about. Listen to him.
I am lazy to write it over and over. So sorry for my English.
All Elite Specializations Analysis
in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
Posted by: Mayhem Maelstrom.9562
Great stuff! My world is turning upside down and I’m not a big fan of change, but posts such as this will make it easier. Many thanks for the considerable effort and thought you gave to the subject(s).