Guild Wars 2

Warrior is pretty much super lame with our banners, and i’m not sure anyone but great-sword kids play us now, what can you add to a class that just get’s super angry and smashes things just cause? I hope it’s not something generic like “Berserker.” Maybe make shields more viable and give us a reason not to go zerk builds…? I know I would personally like to see some offensive shield use, like a bash or something.

Maybe, something like a myrmidon? Throw your shield and use it all for offensive?

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Diablo II paladin-style shield-bash insanity? That would be excellent

And I run a spec with dual axes as main weapons cause maces are not nearly hardcore enough. Though I admit to carrying a GS in the off slot for that undeniable (boring as all kitten) I WIN button.

People are thinking daggers or pistols as the only martial weapons left that the warrior doesn’t actually carry. Shortbow is also possible but the sb/lb thing already doesn’t work for Rangers. So probably pistol or dagger.

Rytlock has been seen with a pistol before, and carrying it as a weapon, not simply that Charr racial skill, in the super early personal stories (because npcs are allowed to break the rules like that).

And dagger brings the possibility of some kind of brawler.

I want warrior profession to be able to dual large heavy weapons.
For Name? It does not matter as long it make sense to the warrior profession

DarkSyze.8627:

I want warrior profession to be able to dual large heavy weapons.
For Name? It does not matter as long it make sense to the warrior profession

World of Warcraft did this with “Titans grip.” Not sure, if I would personally wish to see that. As it would look really clunky in GW2 and almost comical.

Tbh it’s the opposite in PvP, theres no reason for warrior to go zerker there.
they need to create a better zerker war.

The only reason I plan to use the new elite spec is if hopefully both of these things happen.

1) They get access to taunt. Currently only ranger F2 can get traited for taunt of the core 8, with Rev getting 50% uptime on it. Since the Dragon Hunter didn’t get it (kinda shocked about that) war is the only one left that makes sense. [Though we’ll see by the end of the week, in the back of my head I bet they gave it to the necro spec because they feel that necro’s jobs are to take a punch].

2) It is the only way to get access to the F2 that was screen caped (assuming I like the skill). Maybe give the shield a 1/2/3 sec block with AoE taunt (work amazingly well with the combined shield master trait).

My current build got shrunk into two trait lines, so I’m just picking up an entire new line and getting stronger (or picking the spec if it turns out to be better), either way I don’t think any weapon would make me want to switch from my current s/sh & lb set up.

Rev is getting taunt. I don’t think war is getting any new weapons, but instead it’s elite spec will change the functionality of certain existing ones. Like sword will become power and mace faster, axe condi. Etc

Azure.8670:

Rev is getting taunt. I don’t think war is getting any new weapons, but instead it’s elite spec will change the functionality of certain existing ones. Like sword will become power and mace faster, axe condi. Etc

Go re-read the press releases.

Every class will be getting

1 weapon
a new subset of Utility skills
a new Elite skill
and a new trait line

Azure.8670:

Well then it’s a condi dagger I guess

people are guessing the new F2 skill will allow you to weapon swap with the burst skill

i.e. your in GS and build up adrenaline, then you can push F1 to use the GS burst, or you can use F2 to eviscerate and weapon swap at the same time to Axe/Mace

That would be very underwhelming i think ^^

Beeing able to burst with the weapon not in your hand would be nice. On your example: i’m with my GS, i press F2, i evicerate, at the end of the evicerate, i’m still with my GS in hand.

On my mind i though to this:
F2 enable you to burst with your offhand weapon.
+ : gives new burst skill
- : no use for 2H weapon making it 100% useless for hammer + GS build

That would be cool too.

I’m still hoping that it does something else….I actually have the Warrior getting paired with the Revenant in my predictions, so hopefully its a stance that you can only go into at full adrenaline and lets you channel a legend to give you a new set of utilities and you get to Hulk out a bit. I know we have beserker stance, but it’s kind of bleh.

Well, if the Warrior elite spec gives an off-hand burst skill, and assuming 2-handed weapons don’t gain a second burst skill, then the new Warrior weapon would have to be an off-hand. The only realistic options are dagger and torch. But assuming the theme will be about specializing in two weapons, it would have to be dagger. And also assuming it’s about being a gladiator, I’d say the best bet for its new skill type is Tricks.

Warriors aren’t OP at all already… Oh wait…

/S

If Gaurd didn’t get Dragonhuntah, I would aim for similar theme, but more mercenary-like.

Pistols, one-handers, quicker, more fluid combat. Some type of engaging fighting, with playstyle introducing maybe some kind of dynamic, rewarding blocking/initiative attacking, building momentum on proper blocks/skills into more and more powerful sequences? Combo-like. And maybe some alternative to Fast hands trait?

I’d certainly like to see quicker, slightly more acrobatic Warrior building momentum and powerful sequence combinations via good usage of defenses and with active, rewarding blocking.

They will get tough love. It’s the only love they deserve.

The Armsmaster.

Can switch between 4 weapon sets, but instead of separate burst skills for each weapon like now, you get one single new set of burst skills for all of them that charge faster through use of multiple weapons.

I think it would be interesting if the Elite actually takes away weapon swapping, and gives decent bonuses across the board to anything you’re armed with. Basically, instead of being good with two weapon sets, you become great with one. And second burst skills linked to your offhand weapon, or a second one for any 2-handed weapons.

As far as the new weapon goes, I expect it to be the pistol. We’ve seen it in the game already, from an NPC that will no longer be going into battle as a warrior. It would also allow mainhand melee with some offhand ranged, which is fairly useful.

Banners will become mobile pets. Seems pretty obvious to me.

Now War can get its magic hat on. Watch those unintended water fields, though.

Its actually going to be a mainhand pistol, and the specialisation is called Space Marine.

Sube Dai.8496:

Its actually going to be a mainhand pistol, and the specialisation is called Space Marine.

My warrior has been ready for this day for months now.

Sube Dai.8496:

Its actually going to be a mainhand pistol, and the specialisation is called Space Marine.

Space Marine is ready for action!

i really love berserker destroyer warriors.

All this barbarian head on rush, shield bash, eviserate, rampage, hammer chain, hammerstun, lickshot(meh), handarandblades etc
If they could procced this ideas to make warri more viable at dps role pvp/wvw (currently semi viable) i would love it.

What i don’t want to see is MAGIC. Pls no. I like playing warrior cause he doesn’t have all that fluffiness.

Well, warriors do not have Karl designing them, so you should be fine.

Would be funny if warriors got potions.

But instead of mixed potions you drink different types of alcohol to go into a drunken rage!

warriors already have almost all weapon choices and have one of the highest DMG, what more love do you want to give them?

sorudo.9054:

warriors already have almost all weapon choices and have one of the highest DMG, what more love do you want to give them?

Minions, its the only thing they are missing. Once they get it, They’ll be able to have a single mercenary (henchmen) out at a time.

After that, they’ll basically have everything

Penguin.5197:

sorudo.9054:

warriors already have almost all weapon choices and have one of the highest DMG, what more love do you want to give them?

Minions, its the only thing they are missing. Once they get it, They’ll be able to have a single mercenary (henchmen) out at a time.

After that, they’ll basically have everything

A caddy.

“Bruce, hand me my greatsword of Nightmare Court slaying, please.”

Melee staff and meditations, Monk. They can already do everything else, might as well give them something cool!

If they decide that they suddenly hate warriors it will be minions.

I hope for better sustain and a taunt for my Warrior specialization. I wish the best way to bunker as a Warrior wasn’t to reroll Guardian, and while I reckon that this game will never really have tanking, I’d love to be able to throw an AoE taunt to save a bud. With short immunities like Shield Stance and Endure Pain I think it would work very well for Warriors. As someone who plays tanks in other MMOs, that kind of moment where you feel you’ve saved someone by taking hits in his/her stead has been sorely missing for me. A trait on our elite spec to make shouts AoE taunt on top of their normal effect would be very nice.

Personally, I’d like staff more than pistol or dagger as the new weapon. Smashing faces with a 2-handed staff would be a lot more warrior-like than stabbing or shooting from far away, and I could see staff have blocks and some support as well. As for the new skill type I think elixirs would be best. Maybe mantras or meditations if the specialization is more magic-themed, but it probably won’t be.