Guild Wars 2

All auras in the game currently have tangible negative effects.
Burning, chill, stun, vulnerability (plus retaliation damage) , reflection.
Chaos armor dealt cripple, blindness and confusion.

If blindness became weakness it would be add more benefit to an already strong condi meta. Condi users can’t have glancing blows, and in a world of energy sigils altered endurance means nothing.

It would be a meaningless aura. The confusion it gives is not enough to cause meaningful damage, 1/3 to 1/9 as worse as the stack of burn from fire aura. The protection doesn’t protect against condition damage.

Beyond the occasional cripple (which doesn’t bother any ranged condi user) it would do literally nothing against any condi users.

Daniel Handler.4816:

All auras in the game currently have tangible negative effects.
Burning, chill, stun, vulnerability (plus retaliation damage) , reflection.
Chaos armor dealt cripple, blindness and confusion.

If blindness became weakness it would be add more benefit to an already strong condi meta. Condi users can’t have glancing blows, and in a world of energy sigils altered endurance means nothing.

It would be a meaningless aura. The confusion it gives is not enough to cause meaningful damage, 1/3 to 1/9 as worse as the stack of burn from fire aura. The protection doesn’t protect against condition damage.

Beyond the occasional cripple (which doesn’t bother any ranged condi user) it would do literally nothing against any condi users.

Weakness certainly will help against viper, carrion or sinister. You really don’t see that much rabid/wanderer and settler is going away.

The change is fine IMO, it will help defend better against some of the more powerful dps builds currently and coming 1/26 when two of the four amulet additions are equal power/condi.

skcamow.3527:

Daniel Handler.4816:

All auras in the game currently have tangible negative effects.
Burning, chill, stun, vulnerability (plus retaliation damage) , reflection.
Chaos armor dealt cripple, blindness and confusion.

If blindness became weakness it would be add more benefit to an already strong condi meta. Condi users can’t have glancing blows, and in a world of energy sigils altered endurance means nothing.

It would be a meaningless aura. The confusion it gives is not enough to cause meaningful damage, 1/3 to 1/9 as worse as the stack of burn from fire aura. The protection doesn’t protect against condition damage.

Beyond the occasional cripple (which doesn’t bother any ranged condi user) it would do literally nothing against any condi users.

Weakness certainly will help against viper, carrion or sinister. You really don’t see that much rabid/wanderer and settler is going away.

The change is fine IMO, it will help defend better against some of the more powerful dps builds currently and coming 1/26 when two of the four amulet additions are equal power/condi.

Since when is damage reduction better than damage avoidance??

This also weakens confusion application cause Ineptitude will no long work with Chaos Armor…

Having the ICD already screws with this skill and then they had to go whack it some more…

blakdoxa.7520:

skcamow.3527:

Daniel Handler.4816:

All auras in the game currently have tangible negative effects.
Burning, chill, stun, vulnerability (plus retaliation damage) , reflection.
Chaos armor dealt cripple, blindness and confusion.

If blindness became weakness it would be add more benefit to an already strong condi meta. Condi users can’t have glancing blows, and in a world of energy sigils altered endurance means nothing.

It would be a meaningless aura. The confusion it gives is not enough to cause meaningful damage, 1/3 to 1/9 as worse as the stack of burn from fire aura. The protection doesn’t protect against condition damage.

Beyond the occasional cripple (which doesn’t bother any ranged condi user) it would do literally nothing against any condi users.

Weakness certainly will help against viper, carrion or sinister. You really don’t see that much rabid/wanderer and settler is going away.

The change is fine IMO, it will help defend better against some of the more powerful dps builds currently and coming 1/26 when two of the four amulet additions are equal power/condi.

Since when is damage reduction better than damage avoidance??

This also weakens confusion application cause Ineptitude will no long work with Chaos Armor…

When blind only allows the avoidance of a single skill vs weakness that can effect the target over multiple hits for its duration?

Ross Biddle.2367:

blakdoxa.7520:

skcamow.3527:

Daniel Handler.4816:

All auras in the game currently have tangible negative effects.
Burning, chill, stun, vulnerability (plus retaliation damage) , reflection.
Chaos armor dealt cripple, blindness and confusion.

If blindness became weakness it would be add more benefit to an already strong condi meta. Condi users can’t have glancing blows, and in a world of energy sigils altered endurance means nothing.

It would be a meaningless aura. The confusion it gives is not enough to cause meaningful damage, 1/3 to 1/9 as worse as the stack of burn from fire aura. The protection doesn’t protect against condition damage.

Beyond the occasional cripple (which doesn’t bother any ranged condi user) it would do literally nothing against any condi users.

Weakness certainly will help against viper, carrion or sinister. You really don’t see that much rabid/wanderer and settler is going away.

The change is fine IMO, it will help defend better against some of the more powerful dps builds currently and coming 1/26 when two of the four amulet additions are equal power/condi.

Since when is damage reduction better than damage avoidance??

This also weakens confusion application cause Ineptitude will no long work with Chaos Armor…

When blind only allows the avoidance of a single skill vs weakness that can effect the target over multiple hits for its duration?

The Chaos Armor last for 5 secs. At best this weakness will last 2-3 seconds.

Even then, I’d prefer a whiff and save a dodge/blur/etc. than eat a high damage attack (glance), another condi stack or a CC.

must be trying to make money off of strength runes..