Guild Wars 2

Food and sigils that build up to 25 stacks of condi damage/power damage weren’t usable in wvw? I know i know, most will say its the worst idea NA but remember what anet almost did (or will do in the future i don’t even know) to aoe? If we couldn’t have insane condi damage/duration and huge bursts from power builds with food/stacking sigils, i don’t think aoe nerf would ever be mentioned because everyone would deal moderate damage.

WvW allows a lot of powerful effects and those sigils do not stand out.

They are popular because their mechanism allows you to swap out the weapon with the sigil on while still keeping the power stacks. They are like extra sigils slots.

If anything I would have the power stacks taking effect only while you wield a weapon with the sigil on.

Korgov.7645:

If anything I would have the power stacks taking effect only while you wield a weapon with the sigil on.

I like that idea.

To be honest, I wouldn’t be against removing sigils, foods and oils from WvW altogether though, either. It’s just one more thing to juggle for a fairly small return. Just my 2 cents.

Korgov.7645:

WvW allows a lot of powerful effects and those sigils do not stand out.

They are popular because their mechanism allows you to swap out the weapon with the sigil on while still keeping the power stacks. They are like extra sigils slots.

If anything I would have the power stacks taking effect only while you wield a weapon with the sigil on.

You would loose stacks after weapon swap. There is no easy solution on this it seems.

Nuka Cola.8520:

Food and sigils that build up to 25 stacks of condi damage/power damage weren’t usable in wvw? I know i know, most will say its the worst idea NA but remember what anet almost did (or will do in the future i don’t even know) to aoe? If we couldn’t have insane condi damage/duration and huge bursts from power builds with food/stacking sigils, i don’t think aoe nerf would ever be mentioned because everyone would deal moderate damage.

What do you think all the guild groups running in full PVT sets do? Deal moderate damage. The game is all about that boring crap already.

Adris.1859:

Korgov.7645:

WvW allows a lot of powerful effects and those sigils do not stand out.

They are popular because their mechanism allows you to swap out the weapon with the sigil on while still keeping the power stacks. They are like extra sigils slots.

If anything I would have the power stacks taking effect only while you wield a weapon with the sigil on.

You would loose stacks after weapon swap. There is no easy solution on this it seems.

I meant that the power stacks would stay on your character during weapon swap. They would just not take any effect when wielding non-stack-sigil weapons. The user interface could gray out the stack symbol or even hide it altogether.

I like the food etc. myself. It allows for greater build diversity.

The stacks… I agree. You shouldn’t be able to get 25 stacks then inventory change to another weapon and retain those stacks. I do this on every character I have that I play in WvW though lol.

Aberrant.6749:

I like the food etc. myself. It allows for greater build diversity.

The stacks… I agree. You shouldn’t be able to get 25 stacks then inventory change to another weapon and retain those stacks. I do this on every character I have that I play in WvW though lol.

I don’t think its that bad. At least it means that if you get downed, you lose some effectivity that you need to gather back.