Greandier: badly designed trait

Greandier: badly designed trait

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Posted by: Steel Fenrir.2791

Steel Fenrir.2791

Thanks insanemaniac. So do you guys think a buff on vulnerability such that it also affects condition damage would be too OP (since might affects condition damage as well, but there is a condition damage cap), or should there be a separate ailment condition that increases condition damage, something that works similar to vulnerability?

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Posted by: insanemaniac.2456

insanemaniac.2456

no, condi damage needs nerfs in general right now. either scaling, food, or accessibility. anets too busy fixing the pve zerker meta to notice.

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Posted by: digiowl.9620

digiowl.9620

no, condi damage needs nerfs in general right now. either scaling, food, or accessibility. anets too busy fixing the pve zerker meta to notice.

In (s)PVP perhaps, but in PVE it is pretty much worthless outside of solo world roaming thanks to the hard cap on stacks.

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Posted by: Guanglai Kangyi.4318

Guanglai Kangyi.4318

I have a question, since grenades cause vulnerability, which is more important, stacking vulnerability on opponent (+25% damage) or stacking might on yourself? Also, does vulnerability apply to condition damage as well, or just pure incoming damage to any source?

You aren’t precluded from doing both with a grenade build. If you’re just rushing through trash in open-world though don’t bother with might stacking, the mob will be dead before the bombs even go off if you just attack normally.

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Posted by: Aenesthesia.1697

Aenesthesia.1697

I agree with the OP. Grenadier is a good trait, but poorly designed because the Grenade Kit is not useful without it.

It’s not the only one. For example, flamethrower is not viable without juggernaut and deadly mixture. That’s 40 points you have to spend if you want to put out mediocre damage with the ft.

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Posted by: coglin.1867

coglin.1867

Vulnerability if your in a party, at least in the scenario you offered. This offers a 25% damage increase X5

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