Guild Wars 2

why

we are literally getting smaller “Tornado” skills as normal skills that are ADDITIONAL on our bar, they don’t even take up slots
just an “elite” trait line for…..4 “elites”?

more damage (ticks WAY faster on fire/air,probably even larger radius)

more defense (really? protection? auras? swiftness? LUCID SINGULARITY??? how is the toughness/vitality bonus even compared to that since these aren’t even an elite skill)

lower cooldowns (…………)

water even gives a healing option

only thing they lack are some inconsistent knockbacks for whoever was dumb enough to stand next to you swirling around as a big “i’m here” sign for 2 seconds or whenever it ticked next
or when you stood still for the giant rock/cow to hit you
or some randomized blind that barely hit anything

sojust
why
why does Tornado even still exist
even if it changes (which it should) why were these ideas even brought up before a Tornado change?

-flips desk-
more of a rant post i suppose since i realize Tornado is such an annoyingly common topic
but it would still be nice to hear thoughts/ideas on the comparison between them
i mean, i understand they start cooling down your attunement, too…. but, just…. really?
this is what tornado should have had from launch
>,>

Tornado>Overload. Why? Stability.

Overload>Tornado. Why? Low cool-down.

I don’t understand why Tornado was ever a elite skill to begin with. Its so ridiculously useless.

They should just swap Tornado out with Ice Bow. Ice Bow, a real skill deserving of being an elite skill.

Wouldn’t even care about 2 conjure weapons being an elite skill, why? cuz they deserve that classification.

ChoChoBo.6503:

Tornado>Overload. Why? Stability.

Dude, 1 stack of stab every 3s? Have you seen a “tornado” gets knocked around by a Rampage warrior?