Guild Wars 2

having just asked this in map chat in LA and no one seemed to know (and its pretty hard to test -/im lazy)

can the effect of http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Sigil_of_Generosity trigger whilst you have no conditions at all; setting it on a 10s CD until it can trigger again?
and if so… does http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Superior_Sigil_of_Purity do the same? (as -if it didnt but generosity did- it would be more…. well… not just a worse version of it… then id understand why generosity was added)

edit wow im blind
‘This sigil can trigger and enter cooldown even when the wearer is free of conditions.’ on superior sigil of purity – so it really is just a worse generosity "/
… id still be interested in the generosity info though

The sigil of Generosity does the same, it can go on cooldown when you hit the winning number but didnt have a condition on you.

Where purity only removes the condition (being a protective skill) generosity has also an damage effect with the transfer making it a better sigil.

However, I dislike sigil’s that work on change and I hate the lottery. Specially cause you have three lottery’s in one.
a: the change to hit with a critical hit
b: the change to have the sigil effect to be triggered
c: the change that you actually didn’t have a condition to be removed/transfered.

I rather have my conditions removed in a more reliable way and use my sigil for other things

i’m about to venture into spending the 6g for the sigil but like you, i’m unsure if it also goes on cooldown even without a condition – i’ve read that it MIGHT due to it being the same concept as the purity sigil but the guy didn’t have any proof

it would be nice to be able to test it but without it being in the mists the only way to test it is to take the plunge and purchase it as i don’t think anyone that happens to have the information is around to tell us (considering it’s been over 4 months since the sigils release!)

mercury ranique.2170:

I rather have my conditions removed in a more reliable way and use my sigil for other things

normally id agree… but im bored with only using fire, blood, force, earth, bloodlust or corruption on my PvE weapons… wanted something new; on something like SB ranger i can see it being very useful (high attack rate; bad condition removal)

i have buddies who use it (Generosity) in WvW and they absolutely adore it. since you will have conditions galore when you are in combat most of the time, if it triggers, all the more power to you. i have a set where i have generosity on both weapons as well but haven’t actively played that set in a while..

the only thing i’d be weary of is what sigils you plan to use with it. i never mix on-crit sigils with on-swap sigils for e.g. for on-swap, i have ‘em and want to make sure when i switch my weapons, i’ll have the desired effect. and on-crit sigils may interfere with this.. unless if you actively count when you had sigil effects trigger. which i’ll admit, i’ll probably never be there in terms of gameplay lol XDDD

and what better to throw conditions your foes meant to use against you, back unto themselves. i feel as long as this isn’t your ONLY method of condition removal, it’s not a bad investment.