Guild Wars 2

I have an idea about Death shroud, how about if it had 2 options.
A form to tank and absorb damage like now.
A second form, or ability! to use life force to help boost the dps of direct damaging spells.

I feel this would open up more options to the necro community, and let them build their necro the way they want it, and allow for more spec options and customization. Instead of always having to have low direct damage because of the tankiness of death shroud. I think it should have the option to tank like it is now, or use the life force to make direct damaging spells stronger.

That way we can customize the necro to our playstyle instead of being forced into tanking with our class mechanic.

What do you guys think?

I think death shroud should have 1 form with ability choices much like the utility bar so it can be customized per necro and be reliable for all specs instead of just situational for all specs.

I suggested multipe DS forms during beta:
- one for direct damage builds
- one for condition builds
- one for support builds
- one for tank builds

Even if four forms might be a littel over the top, we definitively need separate forms for condition and power builds. Or the should rework the current form so its damage gets increased no matter what your main damage comes from.

/edit
I don’t think a custsmizable DS is very likely.

Yes! Exactly. I hate being forced to play a certain style, I would love for instead of us not being able to do damage because of trying to balance around death shroud, if they gave us an option to make it a dps boost and lose he extra survivability that it gives in exchange.

Just a suggestion to help the necros playstyle become more diverse and have more options.

nachtnebel.9168:

I suggested multipe DS forms during beta:
- one for direct damage builds
- one for condition builds
- one for support builds
- one for tank builds

Even if four forms might be a littel over the top, we definitively need separate forms for condition and power builds. Or the should rework the current form so its damage gets increased no matter what your main damage comes from.

/edit
I don’t think a custsmizable DS is very likely.

If each ability had a direct and a condition component, it would be a non-issue.