Guild Wars 2

Hey !

I’d see the druid with minions.
As I seem to understand, each elite spec takes a “skill tree” from another class, alongside with a class mechanic from another class.
I’d see the druid with necro-like minions. Little spirits that follow him and can activate a skill. Necro has that, Guardian has that.

What do you guys think ?

Datamining revealed “aspect swapping” and glyphs for druid, so it seems they’ve taken a leaf out of elementalist book

Oh well that can be nice too :o

I think a lot of people are fed up of minions that die in second as soon as there is a tiniy aoe. Beside, Renger already have it’s share of minion with their core mechanism (the pet) and Spirits.

I believe that the Druid is more suceptible to get a bunch of Glyph (Skill type that doesn’t exclude invocation), a mean to “attune” himself (mainly what we refere as aspect) and a traitline that would give a feeling of Arcane spec from elementalists.

Probably something like that :

A druid have a deeper bond with his pet. While a ranger affect his pet, the druid is also affected by it’s pet.

New mechanism :

The druid obtain a passive attunment named aspect that maybe influenced by certain pet.
Base attunment is the Flesh aspect and is granted if the druid use one of the base pet of the ranger.

New exclusive pets :

Rock dog : The rock dog have the basic skill of all canine’s pet. Their command [F2] is the aspect of earth passively granting 20% damage reduction to the pet as well as attuning the druid in earth aspect. (Active effect is the same as elementalist SoE)

Ice Imp : The Ice imp is a range caster pet firing Ice bolt on it’s target. Their command [F2] is the aspect of water passively giving health to the pet as well as attuning the druid in water aspect. (active skill have the same effect as elementalist’s SoW)

Oakheart : The oakheart is a treant pet which skills mainly focus on controling foes around him. Their command [F2] is the thorn aspect granting condition damage to the pet as well as attuning the druid in the Plant aspect. (active do damage and poison you foe)

aspect :

The aspects will mainly affect side effect of the Druid’s glyph.
- Flesh aspect add direct damage bonus (might/vulnerability) component to the glyph effect.
- Earth aspect add damage mitigation (protection/weakness) component to the glyph effect.
- Water aspect add soft mobility component (swiftness/chill) to the glyph skill effect.
- Plant aspect add health management component (regeneration/poison) to the glyph skill effect.

Weapon : Staff :
AA : hopefully it will be a non projectile range attack that summon a root on your foe feets to damage and bleed it.
utility skills :
- a root line that block projectile and do damage to foe that cross it
- a targeted aoe that enlarge itself every second doing damage.
- a blow that knockdown foe in front of you
- a summoned root that entangle your foe and bleed it.

Glyph :
Heal : Glyph of symbiose : take root at your current location disabling all incoming damage for 3s and healing you and your allie periodically

utility :
Glyph of natural power : For 30s your pet’s attack have a chance to grant boon to it’s surronding allies depending on your aspect. Number of target 5. Range 600. ICD 5s.
- Flesh Aspect : grant 3 might stacks 10s.
- Rock Aspect : grant protection 3s.
- Ice Aspect : grant fury 3s.
- Plant Aspect : grant regeneration 5s.

Glyph of natural wrath : set a trap spell based on your aspect.
- Flesh aspect : damage and inflict vulnerability
- Earth aspect : damage and weaken foe
- Ice aspect : Damage and chill foes
- Plant aspect : Poison and torment foes.

Glyph of natural power : for 30s your attack have a chance to inflict a condition based on your aspect.

Glyph of lesser natural spirit : summon a wild spirit based on your aspect.

elite :
Glyph of greater natural spirit : summon a wild spirit based on your aspect.

Traitline :
minor :
Druid path : give you access to staff and glyph. You are now under the effect of an aspect.
Symbiotic life : aspect also have an effect on you. reduced efficacity by 50%.
Lingering aspect : Using the command [F2] no longer let you lose the passive effect of your aspect.

Grand master :
Natural breeze : Allie around you are also affected by your aspect effect.
Symbiose : You gain the full passive effect of your aspect.
Animal vow : While under the effect of flesh aspect your pet do 10% more damage and you do 5% more damage.