Guild Wars 2

So as all you necromancers who use any ult such as lich form, plague, heck even death shroud gives you 3 or 5 skills and everything else that was 6-10 removed completely from your bar. WHY? I never did understand this, I get that the ult replaces our current dps skills because we are changing forms etc. But why are we now handicap because of the removal of our utility and healing skills? If other classes do not get this removal then why are we kitten? Because as of now your making us a glass cannon and taking away survivability which is what you DEVs are all talking about in the next update. So fix?

Other classes do get that removal… they are transformations, and every single transformation works in the same way, it removes your skills and replaces them. Now, we happen to have 3 transformations, which I believe is the highest of anyone, but its not like we are uniquely harmed by it.

Its a balance thing. Lich Form simply could not be as insanely powerful if it also had access to heals/utility skills, because it would be able to cover its own counterplay. Plague couldn’t be the crazy defensive CD it is if you could also be using offensive abilities while using it.

Bhawb.7408:

… Its a balance thing…

This is true, but in my more cynical moments I’m convinced that transformations are just lazy game design.

DS is a transform where the character takes no physical damage. It is hard to expect there is no trade in utilities.

I don’t mind the loss of transformations, but I would like to see all transformations treated as a kit, where you can jump in and out of them at will.

Maybe have a time limit, like you have access to Lich Form for 30 seconds. Jump in and out as desired for 30 seconds. Then 180cd or however long it is.