Guild Wars 2

I’ve noticed that the sound for Burning Speed (Dagger Fire 3) has been changed since the latest patch, and not for the best, I feel. The old burning speed had a deep sound to it like Drake’s Breath (Dagger Fire 2) with a nice thud at the end, while the new attack has a high (and obnoxiously loud) whooshing sound followed by a tinny exploding sound effect. This patch has taken all of the power out of Burning Speed’s sound design, and it’s much less fun to use now :c

I actually like the new sound effect more.

I’ve noticed this and also that the line of fire behind my elementalist is a broken series of sideways lines crossing the path it took half the time now and just visually looks bad.

Deano.7913:

I’ve noticed this and also that the line of fire behind my elementalist is a broken series of sideways lines crossing the path it took half the time now and just visually looks bad.

Fun fact: It looks normal when you have a speed buff on while activating.

I didn’t notice before. The fire animation is aligned to some axis (it is not quite north for me). It will look worst when using it diagonally, and perfect when you happen to be facing the right way. Sometimes all sprites are grouped in a bunch where you started the burning speed. If this is where the actual aoe is, then this is a bug.

Screenie of burning speed. We might actually hit something in melee range now

It’s the unpleasant sound of rushing water. It doesn’t match burning speed IMO, and I much prefer the previous sound.