Guild Wars 2

By next update, both Meteor Shower and Fiery Greatsword will receive bug fixes that lower the usefulness and uniqueness of both skills.

So I wonder, will there be any corresponding buffs to balance it up, or will Elementalists just be less useful in PvE and WvW?

i’m aware of the FGS Lightning Flash fix, but what’s happening to Meteor Shower??

Meteor Shower is getting the red circle. I heard that it also wont be possible to use the Meteor Storm and Tornado combo that they are making the buff from Tornado ONLY affect Tornado skills. Not sure how true, but that would be a nerf to another Elite that is below average as it is.

Tornado and GoE both need some big changes and buffs they are both lacking and both near pointless in most situations. Would be nice if Tornado got projectile reflection and increased toughness. I would remove GoE and make an elite that turns US into big elementals

Meteor Shower does not get the red circle. It was in the fake patchnotes.
Also, I can’t find anywhere devs saying that tornado+MS combo will not be possible after patch.

The FGS fix was much needed though.

sorrow.2364:

Meteor Shower does not get the red circle. It was in the fake patchnotes.
Also, I can’t find anywhere devs saying that tornado+MS combo will not be possible after patch.

The FGS fix was much needed though.

Not sure where i heard about Tornado and MS, i know it was on the forums somewhere. Maybe not from a dev. Dunno it was awhile ago. Should really be fixed anyway.

Interesting, i am sure i read a Dev comment in a post about it. Maybe i misread it.

sorrow.2364:

The FGS fix was much needed though.

Don’t get me wrong, bug fixes that makes the game more consistent is never wrong.

I just would like that when bug fixes reduced the usefulness and uniqueness of a skill, they get improved in turn to keep them equal useful and unique afterwards. Nerfs should only be done intentionally and not as an indirect effect of bug fixes.

ArmageddonAsh.6430:

sorrow.2364:

Meteor Shower does not get the red circle. It was in the fake patchnotes.
Also, I can’t find anywhere devs saying that tornado+MS combo will not be possible after patch.

The FGS fix was much needed though.

Not sure where i heard about Tornado and MS, i know it was on the forums somewhere. Maybe not from a dev. Dunno it was awhile ago. Should really be fixed anyway.

Interesting, i am sure i read a Dev comment in a post about it. Maybe i misread it.

Yeah I’m also quite sure I saw a dev responding to someone complaining about meteor shower. They said it will get a red circle. Didn’t hear anything about Tornado tho.

Belorn.2659:

Don’t get me wrong, bug fixes that makes the game more consistent is never wrong.

I just would like that when bug fixes reduced the usefulness and uniqueness of a skill, they get improved in turn to keep them equal useful and unique afterwards. Nerfs should only be done intentionally and not as an indirect effect of bug fixes.

To be honest, FGS is already unique.
Fiery Rush+Lightning Flash was just a glitch, not even a reliable one. It has nothing to do with the uniqueness of the skill. I wouldn’t even call it a nerf.

actually we don’t have a choise, use bugs or not. before they nerf them, they need to buff our elites and make em viable.