Guild Wars 2

As many of you know by now, quickness (not Time Warp specifically) was nerfed across the board for ALL professions, not the Mesmer alone. However, even though quickness was nerfed in its effectiveness (from 100% to 50%), it was also given an extended duration. Unfortunately, this “extended duration” does not apply to Time Warp.

With that being said, many Mesmers have regarded this as a nerf geared direclty at our profession, and more specifically, one of our best elites, if not our most useful elite in a group setting. As a way to compensate for our loss, I’m proposing that Time Warp retains its present duration and cool down; however, in addition to giving quickness to ALLIES, it also provides a type of debuff to ENEMIES that reduces their attack speed by 50%. This would make the skill more useful in all game types (slower boss attacks in PvE, an AoE speed debuff in PvP, etc.) without rendering it OP. Furthermore, the Mesmer is known for the duality of its skills. Chaos storm, for example, can be a boon shield for allies or a slight debuff field for enemies. Null field removes boons from enemies and conditions for allies. Why shouldn’t Time Warp operate in a similar manner? Isn’t it time for Time Warp to actually warp time in both regards rather than just speed it up? It’s an interesting thought…

Unwarranted.

The quickness skills that got a duration change also had bad side-effects (and the side effects were adjusted as well).

All quickness that had no side effects weren’t altered, which includes sigils/runes and traits.

So what makes Time Warp so special, exactly?

Time warp is the single strongest group buff in the game, even after having its effectiveness cut in half.

I don’t think we need more work arounds to justify it.

Dahkeus.8243:

Time warp is the single strongest group buff in the game, even after having its effectiveness cut in half.

I don’t think we need more work arounds to justify it.

No it isnt anymore. Esp with a 210s cd.