Guild Wars 2

Could Rebound be redesigned again?

The new version of it is frankly just the new worse elite skill in the game after the asura’s power suit. Why can’t we just have something simple and useful? Like the Reaper’s new elite (or every other prof elites for that matter)…

The previous version version that was supposed to reduce your next skill cooldown by 25% didn’t work well at all and was scrapped, but this new version just seems rushed for HoT’s release (same visual effect for a completely different skill, barely useful effect) and isn’t much better. The only thing that is reliable on it is the delayed aura, but auras aren’t even that good to start with.

There is a lot of stuff quite questionable about Tempest, but Rebound is where it really completely fails to be interesting.

I think the squishiest class in the game deserve a better elite.

I like the current Rebound. It’s not super great, sure, but it synergize with the regular utilities and traits for once.

It’s really seems like as only an aura. Only good thing is shocking aura as counter for a stealth enemy’s opener. If you use it while you are spiked from enemy burst you simply die without any difference. And if you use it for help a team mate focused its a waste of time because with the delay and the low heal It’s really better swap into water near him for heal him up. The few time i play Ele now, because now I have really more fun with other classe, i slot fgs….

It needs to last maybe a second longer, and heal for more. I think 25% would be a good starting point. Currently the 2.5k hp heal just leaves you getting auto attacked to death a second after it ends.

Even with the aura traits granting regen and healing, it still isn’t enough to keep you alive when you are low, which is the point of the elite.

At least it is synergistic with the build though…

The only problem I have with the current Rebound version is that when I survive an attack there is NO ANIMATION at all so I end up downed anyway. Also the heal amount is too low.