Guild Wars 2

Going 6 in tools makes it hard to spec elsewhere effectively for most builds, so the grandmasters have to be much better to make it worth it. Our new one, Gadgeteer doesn’t bring much we can use unforunately. Boons are nice, these are lackluster in such small quantity and being the only effect of the trait.

Gadgets are a lot like elixirs, except elixirs have 2 traits that are both interesting; HGH and cleaning formula. This allows the elixirs to fill multiple rolls, adding a lot more depth to their use as both the belt and active skills provide the traited bonus.

Gadgeteer needs a build-changing buff like HGH and cleaning formula are, and I think it’s in one area where the Engineer is a bit weak; fighting boons.

On use, the gadget should remove/convert/steal 1 boon on the target(s). This wouldn’t be OP because 6 in tools is a lot to invest on top of running gadgets.

It will be a niche build, filling a role better filled by other classes, but makes the grandmaster much less lackluster in being able to hand certain boon-reliant classes better while creating a new weakness for the Engineer using the build in lack of other helpful damage/survival traits. Buffing a trait doesn’t have to be with the intent in making it meta-worthy, after all.

Anyways, there is my half-asleep wish list item for a far off future balance patch