Guild Wars 2

In regards to attunement swapping: Have any of you found success in PvP while using the base cool down?

I ask because I am trying to learn the flow of the elementalist that doesn’t dip into the arcane line. I’ve been able to play effectively with only 10 pts (12 1/2s cd) in arcane, but it seems—it feels like the extra 2 seconds is an insurmountable wall.

So, I am curious if there are any other brave souls attempting to live—to thrive with a higher cd.

I’m experimenting with a non bunker D/D build in sPvP right now with only 20 points in Arcane (11 sec cooldown) and it’s working, the 2 extra seconds have tripped me up a few times but I’m getting used to it. Also been enjoying catching people off guard since most people see a D/D coming at them and assume bunker. You’ve got me thinking though, maybe I’ll give it a shot with only 10 points. I could definitely put those points to use somewhere else

blackgoat.5172:

I’m experimenting with a non bunker D/D build in sPvP right now with only 20 points in Arcane (11 sec cooldown) and it’s working, the 2 extra seconds have tripped me up a few times but I’m getting used to it. Also been enjoying catching people off guard since most people see a D/D coming at them and assume bunker. You’ve got me thinking though, maybe I’ll give it a shot with only 10 points. I could definitely put those points to use somewhere else

I’ve come to realize that the higher your cooldown, the more you’ll be auto-attacking. A helpful warning: water attunement is the last attunement you want to be stuck in. Believe it, or not, I actually use water first for a few auto attacks, frozen burst and frost aura. And then I use fire, because its easier to land burst on a chilled opponent.

But yeah, haven’t quite gotten use to 15 seconds yet. Still working on it with a 25/15/10/20/0 set up.