Guild Wars 2

Currently the trait Light on your Feet in SM only triggers on dodging even though it is for the most part a shortbow trait. It would make more sense if it triggered on dodge and evade or simply evade to go better with the evade on SB #3. Also either the duration or the tool tip is bugged/wrong. The tool tip says it lasts for 4 seconds but when triggered it only lasts for 2.

What’s Good:

• Piercing Short-Bow Arrows
• Lower Cooldown on Short-Bow skills

What can be optimized:

• The other effect.

I really loved the original proposition of the damage bonus when moving, was super sad to see it gone, especially since many other ranger damage modifiers were removed or nerfed.

Mandatory:

• Fix the actual duration, it lasts 3s (as the 1 second to 0 second is actually 1 second)

Few possible mechanics suggestions :

• Make it activate on both Evade & Dodge – it’d give greater synergy to Shortbow (3), Sword (2) and (3), dagger (4), greatsword auto-attack and (3) and Lightning Reflexes.
• Change it’s base duration to something higher (6 seconds)
• Make its duration stack – this one is tricky though as if it stacks, there are many many possible sources of evade if it is activated on evade aswell.

Suggested Rework:

• Revert back to the original proposition and tweak it:
  5% damage bonus when moving and
  10% condition duration.
  Would have good synergy with most weapons except Sword’s Auto as you’re rooted. (If it acted like Seaweed Salad, it means this trait’s effect would only be active when moving your characte, not movements caused by skills.)

I would be fully ok with any of that.