Guild Wars 2

So elites are more powerful than classic builds for the most part. I reeally dont think it would be imbalanced for the Death Shroud to have access to the reaper trait line. I really want that 15% attack speed buff in DS for WvW

Well if you’re taking the reaper line you only have access to Reaper shroud not DS…

Me Kill You.9035:

Well if you’re taking the reaper line you only have access to Reaper shroud not DS…

I think that’s what he’s asking for (that you should still have access to Death Shroud, even when taking the Reaper trait line), although he sort of phrased it backwards.

It may or may not be balanced in that one case, but they separate elite mechanics (traits, weapon, utility, anything else) because otherwise balance would be exponentially harder with every addition to the game. Keeping it all separate just makes it way easier to balance, and considering ANet already has trouble balancing what we have, that’s probably better for us.

Cam Ron.4170:

So elites are more powerful than classic builds for the most part. I reeally dont think it would be imbalanced for the Death Shroud to have access to the reaper trait line. I really want that 15% attack speed buff in DS for WvW

Do you mean that taking Reaper should add Reaper’s Shroud (using the same cooldown and Life Force pool as Death Shroud) as an F2 instead of overwriting Death Shroud as our F1 skill?

If so… I dunno. Part of the reason why Reaper’s Shroud is allowed to be so strong is because we lose access to Death Shroud as a ranged option. While the ability to pick between which to use on the fly would be nice, Reaper’s Shroud would probably have to be nerfed to compensate and I don’t want that.

Blaine Tog.8304:

Cam Ron.4170:

So elites are more powerful than classic builds for the most part. I reeally dont think it would be imbalanced for the Death Shroud to have access to the reaper trait line. I really want that 15% attack speed buff in DS for WvW

Do you mean that taking Reaper should add Reaper’s Shroud (using the same cooldown and Life Force pool as Death Shroud) as an F2 instead of overwriting Death Shroud as our F1 skill?

If so… I dunno. Part of the reason why Reaper’s Shroud is allowed to be so strong is because we lose access to Death Shroud as a ranged option. While the ability to pick between which to use on the fly would be nice, Reaper’s Shroud would probably have to be nerfed to compensate and I don’t want that.

I’m pretty sure he’s asking to keep DS but have the reaper traits modify DS as is. so, the 15% attack speed.

TL;DR OP wants DS 1 to auto attack faster because its slow.

Sheobix.8796:

I’m pretty sure he’s asking to keep DS but have the reaper traits modify DS as is. so, the 15% attack speed.

I understand that. However, there’s not a way to accomplish that without giving Reapers access to both DS and RS. You can’t get Reaper traits without being a Reaper; that’s the whole point of Elite Specializations.

Why should free-to-play get access to elite traits without paying for it? People still dont understand, GW2 is now pay to 2 play (or pay to win depends on your perspective) with HOT expansion release.

Guild Wars 2 was always pay to play, now its free to play with DLC.

rchu.8945:

Why should free-to-play get access to elite traits without paying for it? People still dont understand, GW2 is now pay to 2 play (or pay to win depends on your perspective) with HOT expansion release.

That’s rather a non-sequitur, wouldn’t you say? The OP is asking to use Reaper traits with Death Shroud, not for access to Reaper traits to be added to non-HoT accounts.

Blaine Tog.8304:

rchu.8945:

Why should free-to-play get access to elite traits without paying for it? People still dont understand, GW2 is now pay to 2 play (or pay to win depends on your perspective) with HOT expansion release.

That’s rather a non-sequitur, wouldn’t you say? The OP is asking to use Reaper traits with Death Shroud, not for access to Reaper traits to be added to non-HoT accounts.

except the reaper traits are part of what you get for buying HoT.

sucks to be a mooch

Sheobix.8796:

Blaine Tog.8304:

rchu.8945:

Why should free-to-play get access to elite traits without paying for it? People still dont understand, GW2 is now pay to 2 play (or pay to win depends on your perspective) with HOT expansion release.

That’s rather a non-sequitur, wouldn’t you say? The OP is asking to use Reaper traits with Death Shroud, not for access to Reaper traits to be added to non-HoT accounts.

except the reaper traits are part of what you get for buying HoT.

sucks to be a mooch

Except, again, literally no one here is proposing that Reaper traits be given to people who haven’t bought HoT. That has absolutelly nothing to do with this discussion. You do know it’s possibly to play a base Necro even if you have HoT, right? And that someone who has HoT may still prefer Death Shroud for certain content, right?

rchu.8945:

Why should free-to-play get access to elite traits without paying for it? People still dont understand, GW2 is now pay to 2 play (or pay to win depends on your perspective) with HOT expansion release.

I gotta stop reading here, how is it pay to win? sorry you lost me bro.
I understand maybe dropping cash to afford ascended armor or weapons, but that’s still in no way p2w…
You can’t buy 1000 power or 1000 precision or 1000 condition, in what part of the gem store does it allow you to buy gear with stats even?
You don’t pay monthly, the only thing you’re paying for is the expansion.
At that point it’s not pay to win or pay to play, it’s BUY to play.
p2w,p2p implies monthly payments or ability to buy overpowered cash only gear.