Guild Wars 2

I get the reason for the CA nerf was due to people playing non-traditional healer builds generating extra self heals they normally wouldn’t have access to (Insert your ZOMG DPS Druid Build.) The result is, that the healer role that many of us have been dying to play has been ransacked. The intention was noble and after a week of boycotting the game,(Still not playing WvW until this is resolved, just completing some old story lines) I had some time, between reading everything Brandon Sanderson ever wrote, to take an outward view.

The Final Solution -

Simple and Elegant

Superior Rune Of The Druid -

Remove
500+ Healing Power for 3 Seconds

Add
Generates AF x per second

That way, for non-traditional builds to utilize the CA at the same equivalency of a healer build, they would effectively nerf the point of the DPS Builds, and be forced back into meta.

And let’s us healers have access.

Your Welcome.. send me 50K Gems.

Pooka.3420:

The Final Solution -

Simple and Elegant

Superior Rune Of The Druid -

Remove
500+ Healing Power for 3 Seconds

Add
Generates AF x per second

That way, for non-traditional builds to utilize the CA at the same equivalency of a healer build, they would effectively nerf the point of the DPS Builds, and be forced back into meta.

And let’s us healers have access.

Your Welcome.. send me 50K Gems.

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That would be a bit ridiculous to make a rune specifically affect one particular profession’s elite spec. What if a Ventari Revanant wanted to use it for additional healing power? They’d get nothing from that stat.
I’d rather that they keep tweaking AF gain than to force us to choose between sticking a Staff to one of our hands or using those (hypothetical) runes for AF generation on non-healer builds.

(To be honest, my only real gripe with how things are is that its near impossible to generate AF out of battle, and that a weapon that I dislike using is effectively the most reliable one for charging AF now. I wouldn’t mind not having the healing power of a “dedicated” healer if I could still reasonably charge AF with a weapon I actually like playing, like it was before this patch, but a little less extreme than easy CA within 15 seconds.)

Its called Superior Rune of The Druid..You can get 100 Healing Power from several other runes.. the effect is the point. I do appreciate the response!

I’m probably within the minority. Simple and elegant solution (for me) would just be a bump for Astral Force on damage to 1% and on heal to 2%.

Wondrouswall.7169:

I’m probably within the minority. Simple and elegant solution (for me) would just be a bump for Astral Force on damage to 1% and on heal to 2%.

This is much more reasonable.
Personally, I believe that both should be 1~2% at most, though…if only because whether you decide to dish out damage or be a party supporter, both should be able to charge up AF at a reasonable rate. Maybe even a time based system could work where it gathers over a period of seconds.

The biggest difference will be that when a damage build reaches CA to use it, their heals will be /notably/ weaker than someone using a healing build, but they can still draw on it for some degree of party healing if its needed.

I just feel like CA access should be equally accessible no matter how you go about gathering it, with benefits and drawbacks for different styles. Healing builds wont have much personal damage but can help their party pull stronger comebacks from near-death, while Power/Condition users only get minor heals but can still chug out damage between CA use.

Both can still buff their parties with GotL, too.

Edit: It slipped my mind, but the Druid Rune already is a bit specific seeing that the 500 healing comes from a glyph. Still, I dont think a mechanic that works off of both damage and healing should be embedded into a rune.

Pooka.3420:

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No, not a solution at all.

OGDeadHead.8326:

Pooka.3420:

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No, not a solution at all.

<3 I was playing with you.

You trolls are fun though. Come play with me on Yaks bend. I haven’t changed 1 thing from what I normally do.. Now it just feels natural/earned.

Its good – Druid = Pure Awesome

Can somebody stop these saboteurs from posting ridiculous topics with deceiving and manipulating headlines?

I am not even surprised druid is so screwed as it is.
Because ANet actually listens to the wrong people.

And no, forcing everyone down a single rune is a horrible idea.
Your contribution is a negative experience for forums and is violating rules of conduct. Just letting you know.

Make it like dolyaks rune only aoe ;-)

Give me half of those gems!

But yeah you are right. Too many want to take their old MOAR DMG builds and bolt druid on. When people post stuff like “I paid 50$ for the ranger upgrade and you keep nerfing my reset button!” its kinda lol worthy.

Did you want fix? Play.. learn it.. complain less. get good.

Thats the answer your seeking

I find it strange how you made your title “the final solution- Irenio”. Sounds pretty bad if you’re familiar with history.