Guild Wars 2

As the title says, when you equip an Elite Spec will it replace your class name? Like when you’re on your hero panel, will it change Level 80 Mesmer into Chronomancer?

I haven’t seen anything official on this, I’ve only heard it thrown around by 1 or 2 people. I personally think it’d be awesome if it did, as well as slightly modify your class symbol while still maintaining it’s original identity that we’re all used to. This would make it pretty easy to tell who’s built as what.

I believe it does but I could be wrong. All I remember for sure is that your class icon will change.

I can’t find a source but yes your profession name will change.

That’s the general idea of what they wanted, but you can only guess how far they actually take it. Since the profession icon will be changing, you can assume the name will also, or at the very least, it’ll be noted.

Jon Peters

So when you make your ranger a druid, you are a druid, you have a druid profession icon and players can know that’s a druid and they have a good idea of what a druid does and what the druid profession mechanics are.

http://www.tentonhammer.com/news/guild-wars-2/guild-wars-2-heart-thorns-specializations-and-jon-peters-qa

Healix.5819:

That’s the general idea of what they wanted, but you can only guess how far they actually take it. Since the profession icon will be changing, you can assume the name will also, or at the very least, it’ll be noted.

Jon Peters

So when you make your ranger a druid, you are a druid, you have a druid profession icon and players can know that’s a druid and they have a good idea of what a druid does and what the druid profession mechanics are.

http://www.tentonhammer.com/news/guild-wars-2/guild-wars-2-heart-thorns-specializations-and-jon-peters-qa

Do keep in mind that quotation is from AFAIK before the new trait system reveal so it might not be that accurate anymore, as from what i understand it gonna work quite different compared to the original plan. So dont really think anyone can say for sure, short of an ANet employee

Oh very nice, I didn’t know the class icon actually will be changing. That’s exciting then, thanks a lot for the update. I hadn’t seen this post yet.