Elem getting greatsword?
I’d like to know too. Heard a rumor about it at some point… would be nice to get a high dps, low control weapon for pve.
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I remember hearing a comment about them having considered it, but there was nothing to indicate they’re actually planning to do so. I guess I’d say it’s just a possibility for the distant future.
There’s the elite greatsword, but I doubt that suffices?
i figured they would include a weapon we dont already “have” like a mace, sword or axe
or better
GREATAXE
i figured they would include a weapon we dont already “have” like a mace, sword or axe
or better
GREATAXE
I want a 1handed sword for my ele. Magic swordman!
i figured they would include a weapon we dont already “have” like a mace, sword or axe
or better
GREATAXE
yeah, that would be prefectly lore friendly for an ele to wield a great axe. Personaly I am looking forwart to get rakes, hoe, shovel (surely ele is best farmer at the moment).
I want dual potato launchers
I wouldn’t mind it. GS are so kittening sexy, but I like my ele more than my mes.
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i figured they would include a weapon we dont already “have” like a mace, sword or axe
or better
GREATAXE
yeah, that would be prefectly lore friendly for an ele to wield a great axe. Personaly I am looking forwart to get rakes, hoe, shovel (surely ele is best farmer at the moment).
TBH, we can use axes and GSes anyway…
we can also use bows, shields, 2 handed hammers, and punch the ground with enough force to make giant spikes of rock spear our enemies…
I don’t think that physical strength is a problem for any profession :P
We need dual pistols nothing says caster like a caster gun from outlaw star. Seriously, make it happen.
This is an mmo forum, if someone isn’t whining chances are the game is dead.
It wouldn’t make any sense. The Elementalist is the magician class, with staves, scepters, daggers, foci and wizardly things.
The “battle mage” class is the Mesmer.
As an asura, I do this all the time.”
i want proof of this speculation.
Lvl 80 Sylvari Guardian – Tzenjin [GF]
Lvl 80 Human Elementalist – Tzenkai [GF]
Yes, Warriors are also getting pistols, Guardians longbows, Necromancers greatswords, Thieves rifles, Engineers hammers and Mesmers daggers…
I hope the rumors off. Why does the whole game have to be GS? There are more classes that use it than don’t.
I’d prefer Longbow as that’s a more tactical weapon built for long range. I’ll be especially displeased ele does get GS and it’s a long range weapon…like that makes any sense at all >_>
Greatsword and/or scepterthatactuallyfunctionsatrange + sword, please.
I want others to behold my swordsman of elemental arcana.
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Only if mesmers can get MH dagger.
Only if mesmers can get MH dagger.
Elementalist: Staff / Scepter / Dagger / Focus
Mesmer: Staff / Sword / Focus / Torch / Greatsword / Scepter / Pistol.
Your already getting buffed for having trouble fighting Minion Master Necros, cuz they’re too OP (Devs said so, it must be true)
Lvl 80 Sylvari Guardian – Tzenjin [GF]
Lvl 80 Human Elementalist – Tzenkai [GF]
Wheres the rumor come from exactly?
1h sword for ele would be better!
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New weapons for my ele could be cool – we certainly could use more build diversity.
Personally I dream of a shortbow ele.
i figured they would include a weapon we dont already “have” like a mace, sword or axe
or better
GREATAXE
yeah, that would be prefectly lore friendly for an ele to wield a great axe. Personaly I am looking forwart to get rakes, hoe, shovel (surely ele is best farmer at the moment).
your just mad jelly of my semi automatic Nunchaku
i figured they would include a weapon we dont already “have” like a mace, sword or axe
or better
GREATAXE
yeah, that would be prefectly lore friendly for an ele to wield a great axe. Personaly I am looking forwart to get rakes, hoe, shovel (surely ele is best farmer at the moment).
your just mad jelly of my semi automatic Nunchaku
swordchucks, yo.
I would absolutely love to have my ele kitted out with a greatsword. The elite greatsword skill is amazing when you use it. Something like that on a permanent basis with appropriate skills for attunement swap would be great! Please make it happen devs!!!
Good lord. If elementalists are getting a new weapon, the mace makes much more sense than the greatsword. The GS is a weapon for warrior/soldier types. I may be nerfing myself, but I won’t even equip one on my mesmer because it’s just so wrong.
Is anyone going to comment where these rumors originated?
As much as I would LOVE the idea of getting my charr ele a greatsword, I don’t think we will. Except the worst, but pray for the best I guess.
There’s the elite greatsword, but I doubt that suffices?
This.
Greatsword would be a dumb idea for an elementalist. We already have access to one. You don’t have a staff-summoning skill, and if you’re limited to one weapon group it would be rather foolish to take something you already have.
A two-hander like shortbow/longbow/greatsword would be awesome, or sword AND torch would be a welcome addition (anything but guns).
I don’t expect to get any weapons that we already have access to through conjures. Personally hoping for 1H swords.
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How about fist or knuckle,……
Personally I’d prefer if they made our conjures more viable weapons…
today in lions arch I saw an afk ele with a juton greatsword in her hand. What is the trick I do not know about because when I mentioned it in /g no one else was really surprised.
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1 handed sword has my vote, I’ve always liked the whole ‘battle mage’ and given the lack of variety for Ele’s in terms of weapons it would be pretty awesome.
Engineers have a similar problem but at least they have kits that act as a 1 second CD weapon swap.
New weapons for my ele could be cool – we certainly could use more build diversity.
Personally I dream of a shortbow ele.
No no no no
{{80 ele Soap 80 engi Flush}}
Sigh.
Ele’s already have a bunch of weapons. Why not just fix the ones we have?
Staff: 1 in all 4 attunements seem to be there to just fill a slot.
Water: 2 is completely stupid. Yes vulnerability is nice but a heal would be better. At least make it a blast finisher?
Air: only air 3,4, and 5 are useful, and the cd is too long. Gust is poo because and half the time it doesn’t work right.
Focus: take the one useful, air 4 off this and put in on the useless staff air 2 where it belongs. Then scrap the rest of the skills and start over. Focus is awful.
Scepter all and all, I’d like to see the condition damaged buffed. Make fire 1 more useful but buffing it.
That is all I can think of right now.
{{80 ele Soap 80 engi Flush}}
“Question on if they plan on introducing new weapon types like scythes or spears.
Colin: Coming up? No, but I certainly wouldn’t rule it out. I think that with the way that the weapon system is built, it’s really easy for us to add new weapons and tie skills to those.”
(23 February 2013) http://www.guildwars2guru.com/news/1036-qa-with-colin-johanson-part-iii/
It wouldn’t make any sense. The Elementalist is the magician class, with staves, scepters, daggers, foci and wizardly things.
The “battle mage” class is the Mesmer.
This.
An Elementalist should wield the power of the elements and not “military equipment”.
New weapons for my ele could be cool – we certainly could use more build diversity.
Personally I dream of a shortbow ele.
No no no no
Why not? Although I’d aim for Longbow to aim for the concept of longer range.
Sigh.
Ele’s already have a bunch of weapons. Why not just fix the ones we have?
Staff: 1 in all 4 attunements seem to be there to just fill a slot.
Water: 2 is completely stupid. Yes vulnerability is nice but a heal would be better. At least make it a blast finisher?
Air: only air 3,4, and 5 are useful, and the cd is too long. Gust is poo because and half the time it doesn’t work right.
Focus: take the one useful, air 4 off this and put in on the useless staff air 2 where it belongs. Then scrap the rest of the skills and start over. Focus is awful.
Scepter all and all, I’d like to see the condition damaged buffed. Make fire 1 more useful but buffing it.
That is all I can think of right now.
How is Staff Air #2 useless? It’s a decently hard hitting AoE blind. Put it in your #2 attunement rotations and it works wonders but faster than the other attunement #2s.
It wouldn’t make any sense. The Elementalist is the magician class, with staves, scepters, daggers, foci and wizardly things.
The “battle mage” class is the Mesmer.
Well what about bows? It’s not quite traditional for sorcerers to use bows but it’s not unheard of (unlike daggers). Also, bow isn’t a dueling weapon which is the concept of Mesmer so no bow for them.
Ideally, I feel every type of profession should use every type of weapon just like you have a soldier class using scepters and staff, and a scholar using pistols and greatswords.
Well what about bows? It’s not quite traditional for sorcerers to use bows but it’s not unheard of (unlike daggers). Also, bow isn’t a dueling weapon which is the concept of Mesmer so no bow for them.
Honestly, something that looked like bare hands casting, like gauntlets, would fit much better than a greatsword.
That, or 1H sword, that would also fit nicely. Or longbows. We could use a long range single target DPS weapon.
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all classes should have access to all weapons. What to do with ‘em, should be only player’s concern.
1. take all skills from conjures
2. create a single new 2h weapon with those skills
3. replace conjures with useful utilities
4. ?
5. profit
all classes should have access to all weapons. What to do with ‘em, should be only player’s concern.
Completely disagree. Access to many weapon types is one of the perks of the warrior and soldier-type classes. Their specialties are tied to having such a variety of weapons to use. Warriors, especially, have little else other than basic toughness.
Scholar-type classes have tons of flexibility, unlike the warriors, that is not tied to having a variety of weapons. That’s one of the sacrifices you make choosing a scholar. If all classes have all weapons, then the specialness of the warrior becomes null.
Well what about bows? It’s not quite traditional for sorcerers to use bows but it’s not unheard of (unlike daggers). Also, bow isn’t a dueling weapon which is the concept of Mesmer so no bow for them.
Honestly, something that looked like bare hands casting, like gauntlets, would fit much better than a greatsword.
That, or 1H sword, that would also fit nicely. Or longbows. We could use a long range single target DPS weapon.
I did have a write-up on my idea for Elementalist Longbow. I think it could be a fun little weapon
I wouldn’t mind a bow. The greatsword is what really makes no sense.
My thinking on the daggers was using them for incantations and such. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a lot of wizards/witches uses daggers for rituals and things.
As an asura, I do this all the time.”
2 Hand Axe and Whip would be awesome =)
Imagine an Ele with a 2 handed Axe :P
Sigh.
Ele’s already have a bunch of weapons. Why not just fix the ones we have?
Staff: 1 in all 4 attunements seem to be there to just fill a slot.
Water: 2 is completely stupid. Yes vulnerability is nice but a heal would be better. At least make it a blast finisher?
Air: only air 3,4, and 5 are useful, and the cd is too long. Gust is poo because and half the time it doesn’t work right.
Focus: take the one useful, air 4 off this and put in on the useless staff air 2 where it belongs. Then scrap the rest of the skills and start over. Focus is awful.
Scepter all and all, I’d like to see the condition damaged buffed. Make fire 1 more useful but buffing it.
That is all I can think of right now.
Focus useless? It has the BEST EARTH SKILLS!!! It has a blast finisher that removes 3 conditions and cripples and Obsidian flesh that gives you invulnerability.
No greatsword. Please close this thread.