Guild Wars 2

notes:
1. this topic is placed here to seek feedback from non warrior players as well.
2. please do not merge this topic as this discussion is about burst precision only

burst precision is too weak! buff please!

from wiki:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Burst_Precision

currently,
Burst Precision | Warrior | Arms | Grandmaster | Major
“Burst skills have an increased critical chance.”
Critical Chance Increase: 100%

pales in comparison against other grandmaster traits.
lets buff it!

i propose:
Burst Precision | Warrior | Arms | Grandmaster | Major
“Burst skills deal more damage and have an increased critical chance based on adrenaline level.”
Adrenaline Level 1: Critical Chance Increase 50% , Damage Increase 10%
Adrenaline Level 2: Critical Chance Increase 75% , Damage Increase 15%
Adrenaline Level 3: Critical Chance Increase 100% , Damage Increase 20%

discuss!

update:
after some thought, perhaps adding more damage is not suitable, since the arms specialization is mostly about critical chances, conditions, adrenaline management so here is my revised proposal for burst precision.

Burst Precision | Warrior | Arms | Grandmaster | Major
“Burst skills have an increased critical chance. Gain fury when you hit with a burst skill.”
Critical Chance Increase: 100%
Fury (10s): 20% Critical Chance

discuss!

by the way, as my other topics were wrongly merged into this, i will have to start new separate topics for them again.

note: this topic is placed here to seek feedback from non warrior players as well.

burst mastery is good, but other traits are better!
buff please!

from wiki:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Burst_Mastery

currently,
Burst Mastery | Warrior | Discipline | Grandmaster | Major
“Burst skills deal more damage and restore adrenaline on use.”
Damage Increase: 7%
Stage 1 Adrenaline Restored: 3
Stage 2 Adrenaline Restored: 7
Stage 3 Adrenaline Restored: 10

it is good, but there are better traits!

i propose:
Burst Mastery | Warrior | Discipline | Grandmaster | Major
“Burst skills deal more damage and restore adrenaline on use based on adrenaline level.”
Adrenaline Level 1: Adrenaline Restored 3 , Damage Increase 10%
Adrenaline Level 2: Adrenaline Restored 7 , Damage Increase 15%
Adrenaline Level 3: Adrenaline Restored 10 , Damage Increase 20%

discuss!

note: this topic is placed here to seek feedback from non warrior players as well.

merciless hammer has been nerfed so many times in the past, and now it has been ridiculously shoved into grandmaster tier! it was a major tier trait! buff please!

from wiki:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Merciless_Hammer

currently,
Merciless Hammer | Warrior | Discipline | Grandmaster | Major
“Hammer damage is increased when attacking a foe that is dazed, knocked down, launched, or stunned. Reduces recharge on hammer skills.”
Damage Increase: 20%
Recharge Reduced: 20%

it is good, but it was a major tier trait!
and it underwent many unjustified nerfs!

i propose:
Merciless Hammer | Warrior | Discipline | Grandmaster | Major
“Hammer damage is increased when attacking a foe that is dazed, knocked down, launched, or stunned. Reduces recharge on hammer skills. Earthshaker stun duration increased based on adrenaline level.”
Damage Increase: 20%
Recharge Reduced: 20%
Adrenaline Level 1: Stun Duration Increase 1 s
Adrenaline Level 2: Stun Duration Increase 1½ s
Adrenaline Level 3: Stun Duration Increase 2 s

discuss!

note: this topic is placed here to seek feedback from non warrior players as well.

thick skin is a really useless minor trait.
however, it has been buffed 20% recently, quite generous?
no! it used to give 100 toughness when your health is over 90% but now it gives 120 toughness instead. still useless.

from wiki:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Thick_Skin

currently,
Thick Skin | Warrior | Defense | Adept | Minor
“Gain toughness while your health is above the threshold.”
Health Threshold: 90%
Toughness: +120

it is useless, the extra +120 toughness is only good for the first hit and it does not reduce much damage at all. lower the health threshold and increase the toughness bonus drastically.

i propose:
Thick Skin | Warrior | Defense | Adept | Minor
“Gain toughness while your health is above the threshold.”
Health Threshold: 75%
Toughness: +300

now the figure seems more fair. 75% health threshold is a bit more fair and the extra 300 toughness will make a difference. now it truly can be called thick skin.

discuss!

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

burst precision is too weak! buff please!

from wiki:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Burst_Precision

currently,
Burst Precision | Warrior | Arms | Grandmaster | Major
“Burst skills have an increased critical chance.”
Critical Chance Increase: 100%

pales in comparison against other grandmaster traits.
lets buff it!

I present you
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Hidden_Killer

A Similar Thief Trait in, in the same position which it doesn’t pale in comparison to.

Hidden Killer | Thief | Critical Strikes | Major
“Gain bonus critical-hit chance while in stealth.”
Critical Chance Increase: 100%

So while you’re making a case for Warrior go ahead and consider this one as well.

OIIIIIO.7825:

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

burst precision is too weak! buff please!

from wiki:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Burst_Precision

currently,
Burst Precision | Warrior | Arms | Grandmaster | Major
“Burst skills have an increased critical chance.”
Critical Chance Increase: 100%

pales in comparison against other grandmaster traits.
lets buff it!

I present you
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Hidden_Killer

A Similar Thief Trait in, in the same position which it doesn’t pale in comparison to.

Hidden Killer | Thief | Critical Strikes | Major
“Gain bonus critical-hit chance while in stealth.”
Critical Chance Increase: 100%

So while you’re making a case for Warrior go ahead and consider this one as well.

hmmm thanks for the feedback but i don’t play thief very often.
you are correct though this thief grandmaster trait is certainly quite lackluster in features. perhaps adding another feature to it may be fair.

regain endurance ?
regain initiative ?
reduce charge time on steal ?

gimme some feedback regarding that and i’ll gladly start a new topic for hidden killer.

edit:
what if, hidden killer also did extra damage based on current Initiative remaining ?

extra 10% , 15%, 20% etc
4 / 6 / 8

Can I have +20% damage in Death Shroud from Death Perception too?

Aktium.9506:

Can I have +20% damage in Death Shroud from Death Perception too?

sounds good, imma gonna make a new topic for that too!
everyone needs more buffs !

maybe we can make it deal extra damage based on lifeforce threshold ?

say
+10% / +15% / +20%
25% / 50% / 75%

fair?

yes, i’m pumped!
imma new new buff request topics!

note: this topic is placed here to seek feedback from non necromancer players as well.

death perception is okay, but other traits are better!
besides, everyone else is getting damage buffs!
buff please!

from wiki:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Death_Perception

currently,
Death Perception | Necromancer | Soul Reaping | Grandmaster | Major
“Increases critical-hit chance while in shroud.”
Critical Chance Increase: 50%

i propose:
Death Perception | Necromancer | Soul Reaping | Grandmaster | Major
“Increases damage and critical-hit chance while in shroud while above the life-force threshold.”
Life Force 0%: Damage Increased 10% , Critical Chance Increase: 50%
Life Force 25%: Damage Increased 15% , Critical Chance Increase: 75%
Life Force 50%: Damage Increased 20% , Critical Chance Increase: 100%

discuss!

Aktium.9506:

Can I have +20% damage in Death Shroud from Death Perception too?

Why should Death Perception get a buff? The crit boost works with all 5 skills.

Burst Precision only works with one skill.

Uh death perception is borderline OP as it is, especially when you look at how it can play with the upcoming Reaper traits (you can get 80+% crit chance in shroud with 0 precision investment). If anything a lot of the traits need toning down, not buffing them to insane burst levels. We already have enough of that kitten turning what should be action combat with a heavy focus on movement and positioning into a BOOM HEADSHOT fps.

I would still take “Heightened Focus” or whatever it’s called over it.

Please don’t talk about decent necro traits on the forums. Simply mentioning them on the forums makes them more likely to be nerfed until they are all extinct.

Ristillath.6745:

I would still take “Heightened Focus” or whatever it’s called over it.

what if merciless hammer instead increased hammer attack speed based on adrenaline level ?

for example,
Merciless Hammer | Warrior | Discipline | Grandmaster | Major
“Hammer damage is increased when attacking a foe that is dazed, knocked down, launched, or stunned. Reduces recharge on hammer skills. Hammer attack speed is increased based on adrenaline level."
Damage Increase: 20%
Recharge Reduced: 20%
Adrenaline Level 1: Increased Attack Speed 5%
Adrenaline Level 2: Increased Attack Speed 10%
Adrenaline Level 3: Increased Attack Speed 15%

runeblade.7514:

Aktium.9506:

Can I have +20% damage in Death Shroud from Death Perception too?

Why should Death Perception get a buff? The crit boost works with all 5 skills.

Burst Precision only works with one skill.

Because I want 12k Life Blast hits in PvP.

Aktium.9506:

runeblade.7514:

Aktium.9506:

Can I have +20% damage in Death Shroud from Death Perception too?

Why should Death Perception get a buff? The crit boost works with all 5 skills.

Burst Precision only works with one skill.

Because I want 12k Life Blast hits in PvP.

On an auto-attack? Okay.

runeblade.7514:

Aktium.9506:

runeblade.7514:

Aktium.9506:

Can I have +20% damage in Death Shroud from Death Perception too?

Why should Death Perception get a buff? The crit boost works with all 5 skills.

Burst Precision only works with one skill.

Because I want 12k Life Blast hits in PvP.

On an auto-attack? Okay.

No. Passively on a 1200 range AoE.

OIIIIIO.7825:

Deimos Tel Arin.7391:

burst precision is too weak! buff please!

from wiki:
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Burst_Precision

currently,
Burst Precision | Warrior | Arms | Grandmaster | Major
“Burst skills have an increased critical chance.”
Critical Chance Increase: 100%

pales in comparison against other grandmaster traits.
lets buff it!

I present you
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Hidden_Killer

A Similar Thief Trait in, in the same position which it doesn’t pale in comparison to.

Hidden Killer | Thief | Critical Strikes | Major
“Gain bonus critical-hit chance while in stealth.”
Critical Chance Increase: 100%

So while you’re making a case for Warrior go ahead and consider this one as well.

That is for any skill in stealth, for warrior its only burst skill, it is also alot easier to dodge a warrior burst skill and almost impossible to dodge a attack from stealth.

So may I ask if from the point of view of balance there is actually ANY reason to buff warrior damage? Warriors have a solid power build right now, whereas (according to the ominous metabattle website) currently necros, engis and rangers are not in the meta. If anything, rampage is way too strong and must be looked at.

I mean if we start this from the point of view that things must be changed because some trait on some profession is weaker/stronger to a comparable trait on some other or the same profession then you are up for a LONG discussion that is bound to end with nothing.

War should get something…it’s good for attacking points but when it comes to 1v1 where distance can be created it’s pretty close to the bottom atm. Also it’s by far the easiest class to evade.

If warrior would be oneshotting teamfights with autoattacks from the other side of the map this guy would still be asking for buffs.

The trait is for use with tank amulets like valk/cav so that you can be defensive and still have the occasional burst via a guaranteed crit.

However the power creep from 23rd patch has made these amulets redundant.

The skill is fine and does what it is supposed to. its the amulets/damage overall that need to be looked at.

witcher.3197:

If warrior would be oneshotting teamfights with autoattacks from the other side of the map this guy would still be asking for buffs.

burst percision sounds nice, i might finally take arms line.
currently this line is useless in pvp
in pve, it’s only for the signet mastery..
even condi build, strength line has a better one.

thanks everyone for the feedback!
i have a revised proposal!

after some thought, perhaps adding more damage is not suitable, since the arms specialization is mostly about critical chances, conditions, adrenaline management so here is my revised proposal for burst precision.

Burst Precision | Warrior | Arms | Grandmaster | Major
“Burst skills have an increased critical chance. Gain fury when you hit with a burst skill.”
Critical Chance Increase: 100%
Fury (10s): 20% Critical Chance

discuss!

by the way, as my other topics were wrongly merged into this, i will have to start new separate topics for them again.