Ive been playing alot of core builds lately and even though ive had success i realize it wasnt because of me winning it. I just wasnt losing it.
If we want to have a real discussion about PvP in the forum i honestly believe the truth is we cant.
All the HOT specs create these 1 OP meta builds. I have found i really enjoy playing core builds so much more even though im at a disadvantage.
The recent patch for me shows everything this game is heading towards. They increased " For Great Justice" might stacks from 3 to 6 and then give shouts increased healing and boon removal.
Instead of the opposite which is what should of done and reducing the amount of boons each class is having. I mean i hate playing against meta warriors now with the amount of stability they have, it truly creates 1 style of fighting in the game.
This last patch did it in for me, with Pro Season being solo/duo and the way it was being manipulated and all the alt accounts, (Anet showed up at the last 2nd but for some reason didnt give it a real push, only punishing a few players) with the way the meta game is going with all the thieves running spam, mesmers throwing condi bombs and being invulnerable, engys being impossible to kill, warriors being boon spammers to the highest levels, guardians sitting on points with a potential mine field of horror and then ranger being the jack of all trades. Not being OP in any 1 section but seemingly having everything without having to give up anything. Ele is still just a robotic machine that heals other players.
I personally believe that any entertainment of tournaments in game or out of the game is gone, many of the castors like blu in the first WTS is gone. Storm moved on and these guys were actually competitive in the game as well. Not to mention build diversity has been shot in the face.
Before HOT my guild team use to run a power necro for its lich form. We did well and even used it in the TOL tournaments. The meta at the time was obviously not this build since NOSCOC was running a 1 vs 1 build.
Which is crazy to me how we dont have those anymore. The idea that we are 5 seasons in and about to be in the 6th season and build diversity, skilled game play, reward system, prestigious awards are still straight garbage.
As someone who didnt like the PvE scene of HOT and the raid crap. For me WvW and the PvP scene are probably simply gonna fall to the waist side and be just kind of mini games for GW2.
I guess its nice they have decided to focus on just being a PvE game but man it feels like a big missed opportunity with how great the mechanics are and with how could core gw2 build diversity could of been.