Guild Wars 2

For an elite spec focused on control, why does none of the traits reflect this? I’m thinking traits along the lines of lightning rod that debuff the enemy when they are cc’ed. Almost every warhorn attunement (except fire, not counting boon strip) has a control/debuff effect. Adding some control related traits would also encourage the use of warhorn and other weapon sets like off-hand dagger. What does every think about this?

Who said it was focused on Control?

The Meet the Tempest article describes the Tempest as “a close-range specialization capable of blasting out damage and support.”

Sagramor.7395:

Who said it was focused on Control?

The Meet the Tempest article describes the Tempest as “a close-range specialization capable of blasting out damage and support.”

But how does it do said support, one would assume through cc.

There’s a difference between Support and Control.

They do overlap in some aspects, but there’s a difference.

Sagramor.7395:

There’s a difference between Support and Control.

They do overlap in some aspects, but there’s a difference.

That’s not the point I’m trying to make, the tools given to tempest to support the group or zerg are in the form of cc, so the traits should reflect this.

Perhaps the devs intended for overloads to be the support aspect and the warhorn to be the control. Either way a good portion the traits need an overhaul.