This balance patch note has touched a lot to unused traits …
… It is great, but it feels like it is useless work, Arenanet.
Most of the traits are located in traitlines that are never taken, either because they generally suck, either because there are “must have traits” in other traitlines, which therefore prohibits these “new traits” to be ever taken.
All the weapon skills and utilities are linked to traits. The choice of a traitline therefore disadvantages some combinations of weapons and utilities (and gameplay in general) just because there will be traits in this traitline that will favour a specific weapon and a specific kind of utilities. Of course, this totally kills the build diversity.
The older trait system was fine. Not the best, but already 200% better, especially regarding the build diversity. Please, do something about that, Anet.