Suggestions for Firebrand

Suggestions for Firebrand

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Posted by: Duke Blackrose.4981

Duke Blackrose.4981

After my experiences with this past elite spec preview weekend, I have the following suggestions to make for the Firebrand.

Tomes

- Remove cooldowns on tome equip.

- Make tomes share pages.

- Tome pages naturally regenerate over time.

- Power of the Virtuous speeds up page recovery.

- Loremaster reduces the cooldowns of the Tome weapon skills.

- Renewed Justice refills 1 Tome Page.

- Justice is Blind triggers on F1 tome weapon skills rather than equipping the tome. Gains a 5 second internal cooldown when Firebrand is equipped.

- Absolute Resolution triggers on F2 tome weapon skills rather than equipping the tome. Gains a 5 second internal cooldown when Firebrand is equipped.

- Indomitable Courage triggers on F3 tome weapon skills rather than equipping the tome. Gains a 5 second internal cooldown when Firebrand is equipped.

- Inspired virtue triggers on its respective tome weapon skills rather than by equipping the tome.

Mantras

- Rework both Guardian and Mesmer mantras to utilize “background casts.” This means that while charging mantras, the Guardian/Mesmer can take other actions while speaking the words of and charging the mantra. Any stun/daze/fear/launch/knockdown/float or other interrupt cast on the Guardian/Mesmer during this duration that is not stopped by Stability would interrupt the charging of the Mantra in addition to any other actions that the Guardian/Mesmer is currently taking. If necessary, increase the charge time to 3+ seconds to compensate.

- Weighty Terms – rework completely. Keep the charge recharge reduction, but remove the immobilize on final charge activation. Instead, have each Mantra activation apply Swiftness (3 seconds) with the final charge applying Swiftness (5 seconds) and Might (5 stacks, 5 seconds). Rename to Motivational Speech.

Goals

The goal here is to improve the Guardian’s flexibility and round out some of the crippling weaknesses of the elite spec.

By using the much-suggested initiative system for Tomes, we can rebalance tomes around intelligent use of individual skills rather than dedicated equips that lock the Guardian out of their main skill bar for extended times. This should be a large increase to the viability of the F2 and F3 tomes.

With the Mantra rework, the Firebrand will get some additional mobility. The general rework to tomes should encourage players to actually use the final charge of their mantras.