Guild Wars 2

I think ANet should allow characters in the Mists to swap between professions on their hero screen, and save settings profession settings via loadouts for quick access. Profession choice in PvE will be locked and unaffected by this, of course. Sounds crazy, I know, but here’s why it’ll be a good thing for all players.

1) Instead of having to make a new character to try out a profession, players will be able to access a different one instantly. For new players this cuts down on the time they need to spend in character creation, i.e. it removes a systemic gate for these players.

2) Players will be less attached to a particular profession if their one character has access to all of them. This is extremely important for new players as they’ll be more likely to try new professions upon failure if the option to do so is presented to them on their hero screen. In this case, convenience is conducive to learning.

3) Profession swapping will make grouping much easier and more convenient. No Mesmer in your group? Of course there’s one, just have some swap to it!

4) Players who want to use a specific gender/race/profession combo will still be able to via alts. No downside for them.

5) It’s easier for a player to become recognized by sticking to one display name. Naming many characters similar names for the sake of being recognized can get messy real quick.

6) ANet can sell extra Loadouts for profit.

Other wacky ideas for implementation

1) Earn a certain number of loadouts in PvP. This will serve as a sort of progression for players.

2) Reward loadouts in PvE to lure PvE playes into HotM to try it out.