Guild Wars 2

how is this not a symbol?
i’m just confused why it isn’t.

i have had this cross my mind more than once myself , makes no sense, just like i think ur 5 skill when having a shield should be a blast finisher

Abraxius.6429:

i have had this cross my mind more than once myself , makes no sense, just like i think ur 5 skill when having a shield should be a blast finisher

i thought of one good reason. symbols last longer would mean smite would do a ton more damage.

lol lord forbid we have a viable ranged weapon XD considering its the only one we got and “Staff” is NOT a ranged weapon not for guards any way

Not a symbol -

Pros:

• Allowed to tick faster than once a second

Cons:

• Gains no benefit from trait line symbol modifiers
• Does not count as a combo field
• Does not evenly damage multiple enemies, causing it to be worse for AOE
• Projectile/bolts can miss, leading to an average 8-9 smite hits out of the advertised 15 (depending on target size)

Would making it a symbol be worth the high dps it “can” do if all the bolts hit? If it was a symbol it would only tick once a second instead of be a “flurry” style attack that hits multiple times in a second.