Guild Wars 2

I love my Ranger and I was worried that the Druid could be a permanent class change could someone from Anet say something about this I would love to check out the Druid but like I said I REALLY love my Ranger

I would assume that you could switch between different specializations.

I forgot to say but my Ranger is a Sylvari so he is going to have it hard already

It’s not permanent. They stated you can switch between the specializations if you wanted to.

Awesome I was just extremely worried about that lol now I just need to find out how much money I am going to need so I guess I will just play it safe and save $59 just in case

HykCraft.4610:

It’s not permanent. They stated you can switch between the specializations if you wanted to.

Where did they state this?
Not because I don’t believe you, but because I’d like to show the post to guildies.

I’m just hoping that Druid isn’t the only Specialization that Ranger gets… REALLY hoping there’s one with a new class mechanic that isn’t a pet… In which case I’ll be switching to that one and never switching back

Yea, I would like an Archer specialization. That could get rid of the pet and only use bows.

Like lots of bows like in GW1 that had different ranges, trajectories and did different things. Recurve Bow. Flat Bow. Etc.

You guys are thinking inside a pretty small box right now when it comes to this whole specialization thing.

It was during the Q&A after the livestream. Folks report Colin stated that you can switch back to no-specialization when out of combat.

@thefantasticg: It’s being said that there’s only one specialization per profession (for now). So no Archer-or-the-like just yet.

lordkrall.7241:

I would assume that you could switch between different specializations.

I really hope so, specially because there should be more than one, i mean if its specialized that means there’s more than one choice, otherwise it would just be “new skills and weapons for your class”.
And it would be awesome to be able to try them all out without having to buy a hundred character slots.

Truth is we do not know much of anything at this point. So no one could really assure you it will not be a permanent change.

Personally I believe specializations are far more simple and less extensive than people seem to believe, or hope.
I expect it to simply be a choice between which weapon and trait/skill you want access to, on top of all the baseline Ranger stuff.

But again, nothing is certain because very little information has actually been shared.

Theres no logical reason for it to be permanent when trait choices arent permanent. Plus it was confirmed at the Q&A after party.

Right… But from the transcript I read Colin specifically said, “…almost like a secondary profession.” which indicates it’s not a simple change. And true there is only one Specialization that we know about at the moment but I didn’t read in the transcript that there will be ONLY one Specialization either.

Secondary professions werent permanent in GW1.

These things were confirmed with the devs at PAX at the after party. I doubt people made them up.

Smitty.9432:

HykCraft.4610:

It’s not permanent. They stated you can switch between the specializations if you wanted to.

Where did they state this?
Not because I don’t believe you, but because I’d like to show the post to guildies.

It was during their live Q & A session.

Baltov.9608:

I love my Ranger and I was worried that the Druid could be a permanent class change could someone from Anet say something about this I would love to check out the Druid but like I said I REALLY love my Ranger

From the latest MMORPG interview Colin just did:

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/473/feature/9340/page/1

MMORPG: That’s a one-time thing, correct? I’m a ranger, I do my stuff and bam, I’m a druid, I can use druid powers?

CJ: Correct, and then you can swap back and forth, you can say “My character’s a druid, but I’m going to play as a ranger today.” It’s very similar to changing out your skills and traits, you can go in and change whenever you want, as long as you’re out of combat.

I’m glad they clarified this. I love my Sylvari Ranger, but if it was permanent, I would never change her. I’ll be all over this now though!