Guild Wars 2

I just wanted to add some suggestions for the Dragonhunter. I don’t know if this is possible due to the release date of HOT being this year but but I would like to offer some suggestions to improve it end had some synergy between the traits of the Guardian

I would add an F5 mechanic which will periodically give AOE resistance and fury to you and your allies. Thematically this would work because the theme of the Dragon Hunter is resisting the corruption and fighting all those who are corrupted.The active would be an aoe boon strip or a Aoe knockback in the form of an explosion radiating from the player (haven’t thought of the range yet)

I think crucially what the dragon hunter needs is rewarding gameplay so for example our elementalists can use signets and still retain their passives and I think the same thing should be applied to guardian in terms of virtues for dragonhunter.

Also, true shot could be changed to have an ability where there is more damage dealt when standing still so instead of rooting you to the ground it rewards both a mobile and static gameplay

Mechanically wise, I would also add a resource. Anet has demonstrated greatly with the revenant and necromancer that they have the capabilities to add a resource to a profession and I think for the Guardian it could be willpower.This is because the idea of a Guardian is based on the willpower to protect allies and smite their foes which is slightly diluted with the dragonhunter.

What could be added is longbow skills or existing weapon skills tied to willpower that could act in a similar way to deathshroud In a way but the difference would be gaining willpower every time your allies take damage and every time you heal allies and damage foes. Thematically your willpower increases the more your allies are injured.The activation of this willpower bar would be the form of a break bar and a sort of evolved version of the dragon hunter virtues with added effects and skills.

I would also add ground targeting to traps to make them different from the Rangers I think they should function in a different way to ranger traps they could function by having passives when inactive all when activated and different passives when standing in the traps yourself and adding warding to traps and these are just some suggestions and wish you and your team all for the best for HOT and thanks to anybody reading this as this is kinda just a ramble.

mm f5 mechanic.. so.. Do we just skip the f4 because we like prime numbers?

ps: Our specialization just need 4 things.. a new name, a better longbow, better traits and better skills.. just this.
pps: Robert Gee would works too
ppps: And for the love of god, if you had a good idea DO NOT SHARE IT.. or arenanet take it from you for their new class/specs (see revenant shield or warrior torch)