Guild Wars 2

There are a lot of players, including me, that don’t want to run with Hammer or Mace because:

• Light fields constantly messing up Elementalist’s en Enginerr’s fire fields for Might Stacking.
• Slow attacks.
• Both rely almost exclusively on auto-attack for optimal dps.
• They’re weapons related to support.

Because of the “great” idea to make us go only with 3 trait lines I see Zeal has 3 skills to offer in Grandmaster:

• Expeditious Spirit (no thank you)
• Symbolic Avenger (don’t want to play Hammer and/or Mace)
• Shattered Aegis (only viable option for me)

Now, Shattered Aegis was an Adepts trait and now is Gransmaster. It’s never been too useful so all I wanna say is: It better do A HUGE DAMAGE!

Edit: Typos

Shattered aegis breaks stealth if you step into an AoE or get hit so …

Vizardlorde.8243:

Shattered aegis breaks stealth if you step into an AoE or get hit so …

Wow didn’t know that… Well it makes it suck even more. I seriously think we should ask for a different Grandmaster Trait, we are being forced to go with symbolic avenger. Zeal used to have Kindled Zeal (now Master) and Amplified Wrath (now on Radiance).

We should ask for Kindled Zeal being Grandmaster (buffed from 10% to 15%) and Shattered Aegis moved to Master (doesn’t matter what they do with dmg)

I know there’s a lot of people against symbols, they’re only good in some situations in PvE (FotM Hammer) and they suck in PvP are we supossed to be like “hey, please stand there there so I can get a 20% damage buff”. This HAS to be changed, Guardian with symbols and traps is becoming even more a static profession.

Personally I’d love some type of personal quickness buff that proc’s on critical hits.

Something like

“Zealous Speed” Gain quickness when you critically hit. 4 second duration, 15-20 second CD.

That would be good with pretty much any weapon and be really nice in PvP.

As for shattered AEGIS, they could just move it to a minor and merge the other 2 minors.

Ragnar the Rock.3174:

Personally I’d love some type of personal quickness buff that proc’s on critical hits.

Something like

“Zealous Speed” Gain quickness when you critically hit. 4 second duration, 15-20 second CD.

That would be good with pretty much any weapon and be really nice in PvP.

As for shattered AEGIS, they could just move it to a minor and merge the other 2 minors.

Hey Ragnar, long time no see. Agreed with you, anything besides the 2 options we’re getting besides symbolic avenger. Quickness would be really nice indeed. Could also be a damage boost what about 7% extra damage while you haven’t activated any of your 3 virtues? Spirits Weapons and damage on Aegis are very lackluster.

I’ve run with Shattered Aegis and quite like its damage burst potential in groups, over say, Scepter Power or Focus 20% reduced cd.
The current 3xx damaging shattered aegis can reach 5xx damage on power builds and crit for 1k. The improved Shattered Aegis will likely crit for 1500, give or take 100. That makes for a lot higher burst potential in groups, especially if you pull off multiple Aegis procs.

Numenlord, SA might be just as lackluster if the recent readyup has any indication. It looks like SA was nerfed down to about 10% which to me, now makes the whole Zeal line pretty much unappealing. Might as well go Radiance.

Arken.3725:

Numenlord, SA might be just as lackluster if the recent readyup has any indication. It looks like SA was nerfed down to about 10% which to me, now makes the whole Zeal line pretty much unappealing. Might as well go Radiance.

so its no longer the 20% ?

that means ill have to choose another trait line i was about to use it with mace, and its already dammmmn hard to be mobile with mace with a shield that is lackluster….

^we need this weapon set viable…….

Requesting Anet revision back to 20%!!!

It wasn’t confirmed but Karl mentioned around 10% and I honestly thought that was a joke. My previous argument still stands that it’s nearly impossible to keep a competent player even near your symbols. I can see this being incredibly strong in PvE where mobs stand still.

Saiyan.1704:

I’ve run with Shattered Aegis and quite like its damage burst potential in groups, over say, Scepter Power or Focus 20% reduced cd.
The current 3xx damaging shattered aegis can reach 5xx damage on power builds and crit for 1k. The improved Shattered Aegis will likely crit for 1500, give or take 100. That makes for a lot higher burst potential in groups, especially if you pull off multiple Aegis procs.

This is only viable in PvE group play. This will not work anywhere else.