Guild Wars 2

Nike.2631:

No one who watches the ebb and flow of professions could possibly have thought Feel My Wrath wasn’t gonna get a longer cooldown on the next balancing pass. Which has now arrived. Maybe we can get 40 seconds instead of 45, but yeah. No surprises there.

Shield got two really good buffs. Now it’s at least plausible to use it.

All and all a pretty good day and a couple of our regular foils got kicked in the junk as a bonus. Plus the possibility of more on Tuesday.

SAYONARA ! 5 guards permaquickmess parties T-T

Obtena.7952:

These are all very reasonable changes. We got shield buffs that’s we have been asking for forever

I think that what most of Guardian players have been asking for forever to the shield is changes: a block, maybe a shield bash or instead an area blind or some cripple or chill…

Polishing cooldowns and making a few iterations over the current shield skills will not make me to wield a shield, no even if they turn both skills to 10 seconds cooldown.

I need from the shield something useful for duelling/roaming/pvp, otherwise I’ll be anchored in the focus forever, and that is sad, due the shield is supposed to be one of the iconic feats of our class, of our lore, and instead what defines this class to me is “the character that never uses mace or shield”.

^^ The Aegis addition is a change and it’s inline with what you have outlined; it provides a method to block on a very reasonable cooldown. In addition, it’s strongly supported by our traits. What’s not to like?

Will people be converts from focus? I don’t think so because frankly, focus is probably too strong to abandon. I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten knocked down a little.

lilz shorty.1879:

You have problems and that is all I need to say. Apparently you cannot read within the lines and understand what I am getting at.

I get what you’re talking about. I don’t see the relevance about you hammering on changes you didn’t like in the past and how that relates to the proposed patch which is the topic of this thread. Let me ask you a more direct question to get you ‘into’ the topic:

Do you like the shield changes? Why or why not?
Do you think the FWM CD change is reasonable?

Here is your opportunity to contribute.

Obtena.7952:

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Will people be converts from focus? I don’t think so because frankly, focus is probably too strong to abandon. I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten knocked down a little.

Not really, focus blocks 3 or 4 atacks (in my case i avoid focus because i find easy to burn those 4 ticks, and thus avoid the damage), but is a bit more selfish, still i think it still prots your team mate if u stack on the same cell against some atacks.
Shield now looks more a serious team savior(in some situations) and support than before, does not compete with focus both have their own role.
SoA has been amazing abrosving all that range CC skills, i for sure will run SW SoA + shield again :P.
So players will use the weapon depending how they prefer to play the guardian, being focus more often on offensive builds.

2 bubbles +SwSoa Aegis on command, plus retreat, plus aegis on block, might not be a shabby combo.

Pitty that Sanctuary is still weak no bubblemancer.

Obtena.7952:

lilz shorty.1879:

You have problems and that is all I need to say. Apparently you cannot read within the lines and understand what I am getting at.

I get what you’re talking about. I don’t see the relevance about you hammering on changes you didn’t like in the past and how that relates to the proposed patch which is the topic of this thread. Let me ask you a more direct question to get you ‘into’ the topic:

Do you like the shield changes? Why or why not?
Do you think the FWM CD change is reasonable?

Here is your opportunity to contribute.

Well my phone crashed mid essay and do not feel like retyping everything I said.

1) I am half and half on the shield changes because they feel half a**ed. They have had recommendations for years and this is all they come up with? The changes warrant no change in what it’s already being used for as we speak. Slapping on aegis offers nothing more and is like a basic go to for Anet when they don’t half-kitten it.

1. Shield 4 could easily offer resistance as a way to mitigate coni damage. 4 on focus removed while 4 on shield would mitigate and offer protection lie focus does.

1. Shield 5 is laughable because no one will think to channel that at any high level with no new application for it unless you were pveing. If the damage you absorbed healed you while inside or you had immunity to damage inside, then that would be a different story.

2) The change to FMW was unwarranted in pvp. In pve or WvW, maybe but that’s not my concern here. In pvp we sacrifice a lot of we ever gave up RF, but we finally got something worth taking over it even if we sacrificed survivability a little. Guardians are cooldown dependent due to how long of CDs we have and this was a nice cd that helped our surviabilty mainly cuz of AH. It helped sway so many lost matches as a gusdian because of it which is all we can do since we offer no damage. No one complained about it at all yet it warrants a nerf somehow for no reason in pvp?

Eh, I’m kind of sad about the nerf of guardian.
As a pretty new player I’m still trying everything out, and after 10 rounds of engineer I wanted to try something else, got my guardian with some bunker build from internet.

And it was the most fun I’ve ever had in spvp, the tankness, support, the numerous pop ups like “most healing done, most boons on allies” just felt amazing!
I truly had fun with him, I really feel attached (even after like 5 games) to him and I’m going to play him even more. He didn’t felt stupidly op, and I generally died with myself doing a bad rotation and stuff.

On the other hand, I only found out that feel my wrath gives quickness which higher skill cast time, I thought it was fury and swift :/

Meh, thinking about it I’m not even really sad about it, and mace+shield (Classic Templar set) would look awesome!