Guild Wars 2

I don’t know how often Anet reads these forums but I hope they will see this suggestion and take it into consideration for a future update.

I would like a change in the UI that shows the cooldowns of Death Shroud skills when you are not in DS (preferably just above the life force bar).

For example, as a terrormancer it’s very important to know when Doom is off of cooldown to be used effectively. Sometimes I have to enter DS just to check the cooldowns on DS skills since counting seconds in your head while concentrating on a fight in PvP is not a very reliable way to keep track of such things.

It’s important to know the cooldowns of pretty much every skill in DS except Life Blast.

Been suggested before + we need to see cooldown of utility skills in DS.

Please anet, lower the skill ceiling for necromancers, turn us into a running joke.

Mammoth.1975:

Please anet, lower the skill ceiling for necromancers, turn us into a running joke.

+1. It is not uncommon at all for any game with transforms to have CDs hidden. Its really not hard to get a sense for your CDs if you’re paying attention. Its actually a nice skill thing to separate people who really understand what they’re doing from someone who is newer.

You mean there are people who don’t have an innate sense for when their DS spells are off cd?

Lolrerollers.

-1 to this suggestion.

This is one of the things that we have to demonstrate our mastery on the profession. Showing CDs is just dumbing this profession down.

Now, one thing regarding cooldowns that I can support? Show in trait tooltips what the ICD is.

One thing about cooldowns that needs to happen is for them to stop being full duration if you use a instant skill to self interrupt the action… such countless times marks and lich form dont pop but still go on cd just because of dooming or swalking…

It isn’t fundamentally a bad idea, but it is of paramount importance for the UI to remain as clean as possible. You’ll eventually get an intuitive feel for your DS cooldowns so I’m inclined to think this isn’t a necessary addition.

Eventually your head will count for you, your brain will learn how to count down 17-20 seconds and before you know it, you will never go into DS without doom off CD.

Andele.1306:

One thing about cooldowns that needs to happen is for them to stop being full duration if you use a instant skill to self interrupt the action… such countless times marks and lich form dont pop but still go on cd just because of dooming or swalking…

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

Now, one thing regarding cooldowns that I can support? Show in trait tooltips what the ICD is.

This.

I’ve been asking for visible CD timers for inactive engineer kits ages ago, others for the same with elementalist stances. No reaction. Then again, once you learned to juggle with a three kit build, DS seems easy to handle.
Semi off topic, the target unit frame in top center annoys me much more, colliding with ground target spells and limiting distance sight.

I support this change… There is a difference between challenge and impractical. You can but octagon shaped tires on a car. Sure you can call it a challenge… But your suspensions kittened when you get to where you’re going anyways.

WereDragon.6083:

I support this change… There is a difference between challenge and impractical. You can but octagon shaped tires on a car. Sure you can call it a challenge… But your suspensions kittened when you get to where you’re going anyways.

Except DS cooldowns are made around its usage uptime vs cooldown, every second DS youll get a 2 and 3, 4 (and now 5) every third or fourth if you used Doom on a quick tap as a defensive tool… Ofc 2 traits kinda tend to screw up the exact timings but whatever. DS cooldowns showing are like on the bottom 5 lines of the “kitten to fix and improve on necro” 10 page list.