Guild Wars 2

Hey;
just thought i’d share my thoughts on Elementalists.
I currently play one; level 68; I just feel in any PvP format they are the complete SLOWEST profession.
I have +68% movespeed yet NOPE; other people outrun me with VERY little effort.
They are already squishy as hell so why do all classes outrun me; it makes me feel like they need a serious buff or something; i already get 3hit by people tankier, faster, that deal more damage when it comes to 1v1s.
maybe its a bug and im not really gaining the movespeed properly???
but NOTHING should outrun an elementalist with that much movespeed; especially since i stun them then they just casually stroll up to kill me after that anyway.

Thoughts?

-LordChuckles

i thought swiftness was capped at 25%. also i think the passive runspeed traits and things don’t stack with the active skills (from what i’d read in bwe theory crafting).

funny thing is that i thought ele and thief were the fastest.

Move speed don’t stack above 25%. +33% move speed from swiftness is fastest you can obtain. Backpedalling is slower than running forwards. Being in combat mode snares you (by 15% I think) so if anything hits you/ you deal damage or you take fall damage, your chasers will probably catch you.

Best snare on the run is Frozen Ground since while you may hit some people with Unsteady Ground or Static Field, the other chasers who manage to avoid them will catch you.