Guild Wars 2

I’ve got an idea for this skill :

Gust
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Push foes backward with a burst of air.

Knockback: 400
Range: 1,200

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Gust

Instead of functioning (sic?) the way it does now ….( we all know that it misses 90% of time:

• because it goes straight in front of you ; without having some awareness of target movement, terrain ,etc…
• because your enemy is jumping from your front to your back and so on , or the target is moving fast around you , it goes in cooldown without actually firing)

to be a :

360 degree / no target / point blank blow of wind (starting from inside the elementalist ,coupled with a thunder sound) that will push back anything around you to 600 units away.

it would be :

• better
• cooler/fancier (like it really gives us the power of wind )
• make a good use of the skill
• gives the staff elementalist a chance to “retaliate” to surprise attacks , or when multiple enemies jump on him.
• it synergies with the fact that after using this skill we could surround ourselves with the static field .

some sort of this :

That, or perhaps a placed AoE which works pretty much like Mesmers “Temporal Curtain” with the “Into The Void” thing.

I could totally see Gust being a Ground targeted burst of air in the shape of a tornado or something that pulls in enemies… then you could be able to drag back things into a Eruption/Ice Spike you prepared but the target escaped from..

Staff elementalist’s air attunement is pretty disappointing in it’s current state imo and could do with a overhaul that gives it that “Superior Crowd Control” it’s supposed to have. Dx

It could work that way, but not at 1200 range.

Maybe if it had say 400 range or so…

a 400-600 range PBAoE knockback? yes please

It is currently bugged and only hits one target, instead of all in a line.

I agree to OPs idea. A most important tool to have and would increase survivability of staffies in PvP as well. Good for keeping people off the point.

Tactu.4867:

I’ve got an idea for this skill :

360 degree / no target / point blank blow of wind (starting from inside the elementalist ,coupled with a thunder sound) that will push back anything around you to 600 units away.

Based on your description, it seems like it should also come with a Poison/Torment cloud

It could also be a blast finisher, if it become an AoE around the player, instead of applying alterations as poison or torment.

Yes plz. Not only gust but also most of the staff skills.