Guild Wars 2

I went back and read Part 2 of the Dev’s Blog on Specializations, and found this part interesting in light of today’s reveal of the Reaper Elite Specialization for Necromancers:

New Skills

Almost every elite specialization will gain access to a complete set of new skills: a single heal, four utility skills, and one elite skill. Revenants will gain a healing skill, an elite skill, and a set of utilities of the same type. One specialization will have access to traps, while at least one profession’s elite specialization will be a full set of six shouts.

It seems like we’ll get at least 6 shouts. I think the chance that at least a few of the 6 shouts would bring some form of group utility is rather high. This is good news.

I’m excited to see the livestream tomorrow.

What do u mean at least? Reaper will get exactly 6 shouts.

Presuming no other specialization gets shouts, you’d be correct in your conclusion.

However, that does not prevent the Reaper from getting, say, 3 shouts and another elite specialization from getting 6 shouts.

Wat

Read this https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/meet-the-reaper-necromancers-elite-specialization/

“To fit in with the area-of-effect theme of the greatsword, the reaper gets a full set of shout skills. "
We are the class that got the shouts, a full set of them, 6 of them. I’m not sure what you’re saying with this.

I understand that these shouts are designed to deal damage, perhaps we could gain support indirectly by having each apply unique debuffs, similar to debuffs provided by Death Knight diseases in WoW.

I’m happy that our shouts are unique and may be very good… But I’m also upset because I personally hate shouts, lol.

I’d really love to have shout “THIS WON’T END WELL” – probably AoE chill or fear …

..I see people still don’t fully read stuff and jump to conclusions..

Shouts are mostly instant
Shouts are quite powerful
Shouts provide effect not just dmg

Id say for those looking for some type of support from Shout, you most likely get that in the Heal-Shout we will be getting, maybe in the Elite. However Reaper Shouts will be dmg-based and not grp/self buffing.

Isn’t Adrenaline Rush (Warrior heal) becoming a Shout?

koffein.9374:

I’d really love to have shout “THIS WON’T END WELL” – probably AoE chill or fear …

moving on.

Shout ideas:

*RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!-
Chill and weaken nearby enemies and grant swiftness to nearby allies and fury. Enemies are soul linked to you, transferring conditions on you to them, and stealing their health over 7 seconds.

*GO TO HELL!-
Shout, sending up arms of the grim reaper from the ground, to grab and knockdown the enemy and hold them in place for 3 seconds before pulling them all to you.

*SCREAM OF PAIN!-
Shout a painful terror into the soul of nearby enemies, damaging them, fearing them and healing nearby allies for half the damage done, and spawning a minion if you hit three enemies above 50% health threshold.

*I AM DEATH INCARNATED!-
Heal self, and heals nearby allies, and heals fallen allies 25%. Gain resistance and protection for 6 seconds. You gain 30% Life Force and reset Shroud Knight Cooldown.

Sabre.8627:

Wat

Read this https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/meet-the-reaper-necromancers-elite-specialization/

“To fit in with the area-of-effect theme of the greatsword, the reaper gets a full set of shout skills. "
We are the class that got the shouts, a full set of them, 6 of them. I’m not sure what you’re saying with this.

This is good to hear. I thought Elite specs get 5 new skills. But we get 6…

‘I SHALL BE RELEASED’
Instantly go into downed state, where you deal double damage. If you do not rally, respawn as a revenant.

‘YOU ARE DOOOOMED’
Switch profession and build with your foe for 30 seconds.

I got a couple of legacy shouts from GW1 that I wouldn’t mind seeing in GW2.

“You Are All Weaklings!” – Did AoE Weakness. Could probably do the same.

“On Your Knees!” – This one would recharge stances if used against knock downed opponents. Though a skill that would recharge other skills sounds nice, I think I’d rather see this be a non-fear CC.

“Enemies Must Die!” – This was a monster shout, and all it really did was made other baddies focus on the target. The function would obviously be completely different, but I think the name of the shout/what you would be shouting would fit a Necromancer better for a ally buff/support shout that most of the other shouts from GW1 (Though “Go For The Eyes!” (which increased Crit chance) and “Find Their Weakness!”(which boost the damage and added a condition to their next attack) might also work)

Knighthonor.4061:

Sabre.8627:

Wat

Read this https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/meet-the-reaper-necromancers-elite-specialization/

“To fit in with the area-of-effect theme of the greatsword, the reaper gets a full set of shout skills. "
We are the class that got the shouts, a full set of them, 6 of them. I’m not sure what you’re saying with this.

This is good to hear. I thought Elite specs get 5 new skills. But we get 6…

All elite specs except revenant get 6. Heal, 4 utilities (of which you choose 3) and an elite.

koffein.9374:

I’d really love to have shout “THIS WON’T END WELL” – probably AoE chill or fear …

That made me chuckle.

“ALVIN’S HOT JUICE BOX”
Transform into shadow form, teleport to target, target is stunned, teleport back to original location, target recieves 5 stacks of confusion.