Guild Wars 2

(just copied and paste the comment I put on another but basically what I mean down there)
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I wish Anet remove the CD in order to switch the main attunement. For example, IF we are on Air switching to Earth, the CD for Earth should be zero (only for Earth) so we can immediately access the main offhand instead of being disabled and have to wait for 5 second CD to switch again. Say for example in the middle of fight I am on Fire… I need dagger offhand 4 to CC, I have to switch to Earth 5 second before that in order to properly switch to the offhands that I need for CC and that’s 5 second later? I die already probably. :p
this is a bit silly. a bit disabled in this sense.

E.g. equipping D/F pew pew pew in fire attunment… then some thief with riffle.. pew pew me from far.. I need focus air 4… switch to air for swirling wind.. but no…. only can use it 5 second later?

Talindra.4958:

(just copied and paste the comment I put on another but basically what I mean down there)
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I wish Anet remove the CD in order to switch the main attunement. For example, IF we are on Air switching to Earth, the CD for Earth should be zero (only for Earth) so we can immediately access the main offhand instead of being disabled and have to wait for 5 second CD to switch again. Say for example in the middle of fight I am on Fire… I need dagger offhand 4 to CC, I have to switch to Earth 5 second before that in order to properly switch to the offhands that I need for CC and that’s 5 second later? I die already probably. :p
this is a bit silly. a bit disabled in this sense.

E.g. equipping D/F pew pew pew in fire attunment… then some thief with riffle.. pew pew me from far.. I need focus air 4… switch to air for swirling wind.. but no…. only can use it 5 second later?

That is good, but I still would prefer a reduction of the global cooldown to motivate you do be jumping through attunments faster – just being able to more easily go to your current main hand attunment doesn’t make the elite spec feel much unique – almost makes it an extra work (which is basically what the Unravel utility skill is).

oh yes ofc for global cd for the other attunements otherwise ele will become too op. having free access to so many skills.. If it is possible removing only the CD for the main attunement while the other attunement have the normal global cd.
either that, or the middle skill (attunement combo skills)need to be buffed up a bit more atm I think a bit weak (?) that barrier is like nothing, not defensive enough while a lot of offhands skills for ele are good for defence .. unless anet wants ele to completely change the play style.

take my comment back (cant delete post :P). after testing it out more I find it cool. just need a bit of adjustment with timing and such.

4 sec CD is by design. Use Unravel to get the goodies you like.