How to fix dragonhunter

How to fix dragonhunter

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Posted by: Ragnar the Rock.3174

Ragnar the Rock.3174

Like many of you I have been playing the betas. During that time I have been taking notes about the dragon hunter (as well as other classes/specs).

Here is some feedback as well as some suggestions for improvements to the lack luster skills, traits etc…

Starting the virtues

1: Spear of Justice. Make the cast time instant.

2: Wings of Resolve. Make it daze enemies it hits.

Now for the traps

1: Purification. When triggered this ability should remove or convert conditions into boons.

2: Procession of Blades. Cut the CD by 20%, but make each hit apply a 4 second bleed at base.

3: Test of Faith. Make it hit multiple times so that it better interacts with traits. It also needs a reason to make enemies want to leave its radius (how about a 1 second burn per second to enemies within its radius)

4: Lights Judgment. This skill could use a bit more damage, if it did a 1 second burn per pulse it would be great.

5: Fragments of Faith. Make it hit multiple times to better interact with traits.

6: Dragons Maw. Split it into multiple hits to better interact with traits, also Make it effect up to 5 enemies.

Now for the traits

1: Piercing Light. Reduce the bleed duration to 4 seconds, but make it effect all trap, bow & sword hits.

2: Zealot’s Aggression. Given the low amount of ways guardians actually have to apply the cripple condition perhaps this could be changed to trigger off of any condition like the old grandmaster minor radiance trait used to, or if other changes are used just make it trigger off of bleeds.

3: Soaring Devastation. Given the long CD of wings of resolve perhaps this could low the cd slightly in addition to the 1 second immobilize.

4: Dulled Senses. Again given the fact that the guardian has so few ways to cripple perhaps this could be changed up a bit.
If it triggered off of knock backs,launches, knock downs, daze, fear float & sink then it would be awesome. (as well as give some build options)

5: Heavy light. As is this trait is unreliable and knock backs should just be baked into the bow somewhere.
Instead it would be great if it did two things
First cause all traps triggered AOE regeneration (4-5 seconds) on nearby (600 radius) allies when triggered.
And second cause all traps to immobilize (say 1-2 seconds) enemies (within their radius) when triggered.

Lastly for the bow

1: Puncture Shot. Given the damage this ability actually does perhaps the cast time could be lowered to 1/2 second.

2: Deflecting Shot. If this shot were to do a knockback when it hits enemies it would make allot of guardians very happy. (it would also have more counter play then the previous knock back on heavy light had.)

How to fix dragonhunter

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Posted by: zaw.6741

zaw.6741

the best ‘how to fix’ is

1a for hot, if you main guard, change it to any other proffesion if you want to play elite spec
1b if you dont need elite spec, just play core guard. for now, every single trait line and weapon is better than drogonhuntur

2 wait for 2nd guard elite spec and hope itll be as good as reaper/berserker/chronomancer/auramancer(aka tempest)/passive boon machine (herald) (or who knows what medium classes will get)

its kinda too late to make it good. tweaking numbers may make it strong, but strong doesnt really mean good. i hate the very concept of it. its sluggish and boring. not one bit interesting. after seeing what other classes get, its really super underwheelming. it got the worst traps among all classes that got em. maybe after making bow faster it wont terrible anymore, just bad.
check forums, reddits, youtube comments…id say that there’s more ppl that dont like it (or even hate this whole thing) than those who actually like.
and anet seems deaf to our complains. cause someone had a brilliant idea ‘lets make guardian a ranger. but weaker, slower and overally worse’ and is super happy about it.
even basic ‘its too late / we dont have time to make something better, but 2nd guard spec will be really amazing’ would be better answer than none