Guild Wars 2

Yes in my opinion.

Skilled play would seem to be back in the game.

Previously poor players that got carried on thief/warrior/mesmer/necro with lyssa runes are now being exposed like they should. Thieves who like to run into 1v2s are more likely to be punished for this poor play. Warriors cannot be as stupid to chase you out of position and not be punished. Warriors hoping to bunker a point by running to a point and stand in 3 people till back up arrives are now more likely to be punished for this nooby behaviour. Lyssa gave many specs two lives which was really not fair at all.

Thief now has to use his shortbow smarter to evade with it. They must also be more sensible about whether they hit their pistol whips.

Necros cant just spam with zero skill and put the most powerful condition on you (burning). Whilst a good necro can finally distinguish himself from others (first time in 10 months) but using his skills in a smart way.

Decap engi is now more likely to die if they suck in a 1 on 1, although good ones can still survive for ages/forever.

Honestly, this patch did amazing things for balance I think. It has been a long time since there was some motivation to improve at the game. We have literally had 10 months where skill was almost an irrelevance. Speaking as a necro, I just basically gave up trying when dhuumfire came out because it was impossible to distinguish myself from other necros like I could before this patch.

So, I am really impressed with the patch. Although skill points for traits is a joke