Guild Wars 2

“Stabilized Armor trait: Reduces incoming damage by 5% while endurance is full.”

This was in the patch notes.

I guess this means they didn’t do anything to this trait since it was already doing what is described.

As far as anyone here is concerned, that’s a buff… no?

Throw elixir U 100% of a wall! that’s about it :P
this update! 5% buff 95% nerf!

Well, I was attempting to make a sarcastic remark in light of the KR changes about how we would consider them leaving something alone as a buff.

More to the point, it doesn’t make any sense that this sentence is in the patch notes. Is this subpar trait changed or not?

Yes, the buff to elixir U is nice though, extra stun break if needed and full projectile block without loss of any stealth possibilities. Although I kind of consider the loss of quickening zephyr on the drink version a nerf as that was one of the more forgiving ones to get… frenzy means you’ll be hurt more and haste takes away your dodging, but I don’t find myself popping quickness to heal too often instead of bursting.

yah.. about that… elixir U is our water down version of the warrior’s vengeance, you get up! and then you can’t dodge or take more damage so you go down again! for good

elixier U is now a stunbreaker

Haralin.1473:

elixier U is now a stunbreaker

Although by breaking a stun you will either take double damage for 5 seconds or not be able to dodge for awhile… much better to focus on using it for burst damage, only capitalizing on the stun break it you’ve expended all other options.

Yamsandjams.3267:

Haralin.1473:

elixier U is now a stunbreaker

Although by breaking a stun you will either take double damage for 5 seconds or not be able to dodge for awhile… much better to focus on using it for burst damage, only capitalizing on the stun break it you’ve expended all other options.

Aka 0 synergy.

The stun breaker on Elixir U made me laugh the most and realise they have really lost the plot, because you would only be able to take this as a secondary stun breaker.

As was said above you use your primary stun breaker as you are about to take a kitten ton of damage, why the hell would you make their life easily by taking double damage or limiting your dodge – Useless!

If they had to pick an Elixir for a stun breaker why not B or C at least it would have been useful!

fishybill.6908:

The stun breaker on Elixir U made me laugh the most and realise they have really lost the plot, because you would only be able to take this as a secondary stun breaker.

As was said above you use your primary stun breaker as you are about to take a kitten ton of damage, why the hell would you make their life easily by taking double damage or limiting your dodge – Useless!

If they had to pick an Elixir for a stun breaker why not B or C at least it would have been useful!

C would’ve been a great choice for a stun breaker, although there’d be a bit of lack in synergy since you might stun break while removing no conditions or remove conditions without stun breaking… it’s not like we’re the “kings of versatility” or anything, remember?

B would not have been a good choice for stun break since it’s already good where it is.

I’m guessing they didn’t want us to have a stun break on a 30-40 second base CD that could be traited down.

I’ve actually realized the stun break an instant cast wer not buffs to elixir U, but were just proxy effects from other professions having their quickness abilities provide a stun break. Both frenzy and haste break stun and activate instantly, so the extent of the stun break “buff” on elixir U was really more of a bug fix.

fishybill.6908:

The stun breaker on Elixir U made me laugh the most and realise they have really lost the plot, because you would only be able to take this as a secondary stun breaker.

As was said above you use your primary stun breaker as you are about to take a kitten ton of damage, why the hell would you make their life easily by taking double damage or limiting your dodge – Useless!

If they had to pick an Elixir for a stun breaker why not B or C at least it would have been useful!

QFT

google.3709:

Throw elixir U 100% of a wall! that’s about it :P
this update! 5% buff 95% nerf!

There must be a LOT of nerfs not mentioned in the patch notes if all those turret buffs only account for 5% of the tweaks.

fishybill.6908:

The stun breaker on Elixir U made me laugh the most and realise they have really lost the plot, because you would only be able to take this as a secondary stun breaker.

As was said above you use your primary stun breaker as you are about to take a kitten ton of damage, why the hell would you make their life easily by taking double damage or limiting your dodge – Useless!

If they had to pick an Elixir for a stun breaker why not B or C at least it would have been useful!

Making elixir c into a stun breaker alone would open up many builds than they managed to create in 4+ months by covering conditions healing and stun break in 1 shot. This change alone would be all I ever need.

Raijinn.9065:

Making elixir c into a stun breaker alone would open up many builds than they managed to create in 4+ months by covering conditions healing and stun break in 1 shot. This change alone would be all I ever need.

This would do it, though it would make Elixir C virtually a compulsory choice for a utility slot.

Zenguy.6421:

Raijinn.9065:

Making elixir c into a stun breaker alone would open up many builds than they managed to create in 4+ months by covering conditions healing and stun break in 1 shot. This change alone would be all I ever need.

This would do it, though it would make Elixir C virtually a compulsory choice for a utility slot.

Wouldn’t it just turn it into a more random, slightly shorter cooldown Contemplation of Purity?
Yeah, pretty sure that’s an accurate description.

the flame turret got a buff, i don’t know if anyone noticed but the radius on it’s smoke field is huge.

like pre-nerf smoke bomb huge.

also the whole toolbelt skill having half as long a cooldown and the turret actually hitting targets now.