Guild Wars 2

I have been thinking about this ever since the Reaper elite spec came out. The necromancer playstyle revolves around being able to juggle in and out of death shroud. We’re only able to enter either Reaper Shroud or Death Shroud if we choose to use the Reaper Elite Spec or not. So, why not allow necromancers to get access to the base Death Shroud even if we choose Reaper Elite Spec? How? F1 for base death shroud, F2 for elite specced shroud.

Not only would this open up a lot of gameplay possibilities but would make the necromancer even more interesting to play as. It also allows necromancers to be a bit more versatile as they can pick either shroud form depending on the situation.

What do you guys think? Why should it be a thing or why not?

This was discussed few times, at least. And its not the best idea.
I had different idea. Add the option to swap Shrouds to F1, like its utility. No matter what Elite spec is used you can change to whatever shroud you like, out of combat.

It should not be a thing cause even if RS is an improvement of DS, a few tweaks/reworks can make them par to par. If we apply your proposition instead, theres no point on not taking the elite spec when thinking about shroud cause you will have everything, while when playing core necro just DS

it will make the necro way too strong.

Im in support of shroud becoming a selectable utility slot in the future. Im also in support of elite spec weapons becoming available without the use of elite spec. I dont support giving us access to both shrouds at the same time though.

I believe using weapons freely is essential for long term customisation and appeal on classes, especially when we have multiple elite specs and new weapons to choose from. The shroud choice i think is less important. But it is a nice idea which would help with future build customisation.

I much prefer that Elites be meaningful choices, if anything I’d like to see MORE trait lines that force you to give up mechanics (a la Path of Exile), plus it helps them balance effects better. But I prefer that Elites stay as really different to the base, instead of just being able to have everything be the same but a different trait line.