Guild Wars 2

I don’t like the new lingering light. Even when it was 3 seconds CD i didn’t use it.
I did like the old one the one in the beta.

The wisp around you made the druid to be noticed, if you want healing you stay close to the ranger now the other players get random healing that can’t be attributed to the druid.

The idea of the wisp (in the staff and the trait) to apply blind seems interesting though. But the actual lingering light is not fun because it does not give the heal needed.
300 heal every 12 seconds is not noticiable.

I do like the idea of the wisp being around. Players knew where to go if they needed heals, and it made the Druid’s life easier as the players who probably needed the most healing would already be huddled around you and your wisp.

Or this is how I imagined it would end up working if it had more than 3 days in the game.

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i’d just wish they would add the blind part of the trait directly to the asteral wisp so it will have a cooldown .

then re-add somthing different to Lightering light and reduce its ICD to 5seconds maybe they can add somthing like Retaliation.

Hammerguard.9834:

I do like the idea of the wisp being around. Players knew where to go if they needed heals, and it made the Druid’s life easier as the players who probably needed the most healing would already be huddled around you and your wisp.

Or this is how I imagined it would end up working if it had more than 3 days in the game.

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During the beta i did some WvW and the wisp were amazing. The mesmers and eles just hugged me so i could tank as much as i liked. While they were safe.
The druid then was kinda fun.

The blind to the wisp (the staff and the trait if changed back) would be a very nice addition to make the skill actually useful in offensive deffenses something the players are asking from the druid.

Right now if you are not in the middle of a zerg you are a even weaker than the core ranger because you are missing a defensive/offensive trait line. A wisp that blind foes in melee range would be a much needed offensive sustain.

I must agree. I liked the old Lingering Light more, but it’s unlikely to return given recent changes.