Guild Wars 2

Add 1 second delay before they start pulsing. To all offensive necro and chrono wells.

For what reason, you know wells also have other effects that can be effected by traits and skills, combo fields etc.

Considering how strong Wells are something should be changed. 1 second delay before actual damage kicks in is not bad idea.

It is part of larger problem in GW2 where ranged AoE skills are horribly OP.

First fix CoR before you nerf something as simple as wells. They have a 40s cool-down, and TBH aren’t THAT strong, ele lava font does more on a five second cd, and Rev CoR does FAR MORE on a less cd. as for boon corrupt, that has always been broken.

Want to avoid necro wells? well then don’t step in the giant red circle. Want to avoid CoR? hope you’re lucky

Considering also the long cooldowns and obvious visual effects serving as a warning, a delay before any damage or effects would dramatically reduce its effectiveness

Mezmere.3241:

First fix CoR before you nerf something as simple as wells. They have a 40s cool-down, and TBH aren’t THAT strong, ele lava font does more on a five second cd, and Rev CoR does FAR MORE on a less cd. as for boon corrupt, that has always been broken.

Some have 28 second cd.

Also, since you claim wells are not that strong, I guess half the WvW population playing wellmancer Necro is clearly picking randomly some weak build so they don’t kill enemy too fast.

It is usually not about single damage number that makes some skill better compared to other. You should consider all the benefits skill provides. For example when you cast well on your frontline pushing forward, it provides Protection to them. Also, they siphon health. And you really only cast the well after target(s) are immobilised.

If you wish to complain about CoR, start new thread and I am happy to argue about why it does not need nerf anymore.

Ground targeting skills are always the king in WvW. It is really not just the wells.

If OP can’t give any context as to why he feels wells need a “nerf,” then I really can’t support the notion. Even so, given the cooldown wells I don’t think they deserve a nerf.

Not trying to offend, but basically you need to ask yourself the following.

Am I frontline specced (2.8 armor min) or backline specced (2.5k power min)?

Am I roaming or zerging when dealing with enemy wells?

Am I open field or in choke when dealing with enemy wells?

Why do you think necros choose to mostly have wells?

Nerfing necro Wells this way would completely ruin most of their use. Wells and staff are the only thing a Nec has for decent group ranged pressure that doesn’t make you a huge target; ie lich form. Base necro has life blast, but running without reaper is a very dangerous thing to do with no stab access. And Wells only see majority use in WvW because no one is dumb enough to stand in one in a small fight. Yes, large AoEs are a problem in WvW, but this isn’t the fix.

And CoR doesn’t need a nerf, it needs a rework along with the rest of rev hammer. There is 0 defending that skill that serves no purpose other than to spam in the background with massive damage on a 4 sec CD. I played rev back liner and spammed CoR for a while, many dead bodies that never knew what happened

Wells don’t need a nerf. They’re effective only if the enemy is CC’d, otherwise the targets can run out of your bomb. The issue the insane amount of CC in big fights and how often they land since the stability change. The HoT additions didn’t help. Honestly, in big fights, meteor shower is more of a problem simply because of its ridiculous radius.