Guild Wars 2

Lately ive been seeing alot of permabuff builds maybe its just me but this seems kinda wrong. The ones ive been seeing most are engineers and eles though i also see some guardians and warriors with various buffs almost almost on. Every single time i see then they always have buffs on or if they arent on they are getting ready to apply them for 30s or more.

So im just curious if its intended that some classes can almost always have buffs but other classes get almost no buffs?

Not sure if…..

Called signets….

wait… did I just get trolled… FML

Mostly referring to the engineer build were they always have almost most every buff. I understand there are abilities and such to get buff but im just curious if they are really ment to be able to get so much up time with them.

Elixirs do that for them. They can trait for them to have cool down timer shorter. Also can trait into it so when they swap kits they get swiftness..soo perma swiftness.

I figured it was elixirs im kinda hoping for a red post about if they are ment to have those buffs up all the time or if its being looked at.

There is no engineer build where we have “every buff” all the time.

Vigor and Swiftness we can have up nearly 100% due to Speedy Kits and Invigorating Swiftness.

Protection can have fairly high up-time with certain runes plus protection-proc traits.

We can have a few stacks of Might up all the time with Juggernaut.

We have a trait that gives regeneration as long as a kit is equipped.

If you are using Elixir C, and you have traited it down to around 30 second CD, you can convert conditions to boons fairly often.

Potentially you can use a bunch of elixirs to buff yourself for long durations, but you’re nerfing yourself in other areas.

You’re exaggerating nonetheless. We don’t even have signets that give passive 100% up-time of boons.

I dint mean literally 100% up time just that have a lot of buffs fairly often. Also your post list a fair amount of buffs that it fairly easy for engineers to keep up a lot of the time.

Which professions don’t have at least 1 build that grants a lot of boons?

Necromancer
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Necromancer, uhh rangers dont have a whole lot of buffs

There are ways to get perma retaliation, perma swiftness, perma might, and perma regeneration on Necro, but they take specficic traits and unoptimal skills, so you never see them. Well, the perma regen can actually be mixed into other builds pretty easily, but perma might and perma retal force you to play and trait differently from the popular conditions and well builds, and most people hate Spectral Walk so there goes perma swiftness.

Ok so how bout this some classes have access to permabuffs on viable builds not all do.

So you are saying that different classes bring different things to the table? Interesting concept there.

There are also abilities in the game that take advantage of people that have lots of boons. If they are such an issue then maybe you can run one of those counters?

Also, while some classes may be able to keep up some boons for an extended period of time, there are very few classes that can keep up 100% uptime of a boon and they tend to be the weaker boons i.e swiftness/regen.

I consider swiftness of of the the best boons but that’s just me.