Guild Wars 2

Heeeey,

Is there any logic why SO is in explosives line while BD being in Firearms?
Ofcourse to begin with it would be more logical to switch it because bunker down creates a mine which is obviously for explosives line.
But next to that, going 6 in explosives for SO gives you very very few choices that are not bound to explosives, where you are most likely to use this trait with gadgets for example (Ram head), which then does not leave space for nade or bomb kit.

This is something I really have been scratching my head off… How cool would it be that they switch and we could make a SD/Rifle/overload build better…

even better, switch experimental turrets with elixir-infused bombs for even more build-synergy between explosives and alchemy.

But then again, a-net is trying to promote something called “build-diversity”, and even tho the idea seems nice, it is nothing but keeping all build-options equally mediocre instead of creating the option for some really awesome builds.
All other MMO’s have a definite meta or two for all classes that people can go to to be most effective. Such thing would not work in GW2 for 2 reasons:
- The combat system is way too fast and reflex/luck-dependent to have stable rotas in the most effective builds.
- A-net is intentionally disrupting the establishment of any meta that is considered over-powered either by nerfing / moving certain traits directly, or messing with the base-values of skills and utilities.

But the later reason is made up artificially, since a-net does not want this game to become something like “either you run this build or you are a scrub”, which is a valid concern, but also limits the fun a veteran can squeeze out of the class(es) he mains.

GW2 is meant for casual players, which is not a bad thing, but that comes with trade-offs to those who seek to constantly climbing up to the skill-ceiling. It is -intentionally – limited, which is one of the many reasons why the attempt to get some e-sport presence for gw2’s PvP is perceived as the big joke it is.