Guild Wars 2

Hi,

Well, I’m currently playing a warrior (lvl 74) and it just feels like the traits aren’t working.

For example, the trait “Warrior’s Sprint” (Run faster while wielding melee weapons) has no noticeable effect at all (and yes, I’m melee). There’s no buff icon indicating how much faster I’m running or whether it’s even active or not. Would be really helpful if there were additional stats such as Movement speed and Magic Find – why haven’t they been included in the game?

Same goes for traits such as “Blade Master” (Increases your critical-hit chance with a sword by 10%), “Berserker’s Power” and “Hightened Focus”, which are meant to increase damage/critical hit chance based on the level of adrenaline. However, when I wield a sword, or build up my adrenaline, there’s no indication at all of gaining those trait bonuses – my stats remain the same in the Hero panel. There’s just no sign of them being active.

I’ve also messed around with the trait line “Defense” (toughness and healing) and no matter how many points I add to it, it just doesn’t seem to make much of an impact. I still take as much damage as I do with 0 points invested into it.

So can someone please explain to me what’s going on with the traits? Am I missing something?

It would also be nice to hear from more experienced warriors regarding their trait allocation and play styles, because at the moment it feels like my progression damage/defense wise has been linear since level one – traits or no traits, feels the same.

Thank you.