Guild Wars 2

So ive read about those aspects and seen that they will be able to use glyphs.
at first glance it seems like druids will be able to “attune” to different aspects and gain different effects for their glyphs depending on the current aspect.

i was just wondering, do you think druids will be able to “attune” to some sort of group healing/protection abilities?

Or do you think the “supportive” attunements will be more of some sort of cc ?

Atherakhia.4086:

If it were me doing this, this is how I’d approach it…

The Druid retains use of their pet just like normal for the Ranger with one addition… F5.

You press F5 and your pet controls are removed and replaced with effectively the Elementalist’s attunement and the additional F5 to switch back to your pet.

Since we have no idea what aspects ANet will choose, I’m just going to stick with the Norn aspects and choose Bear, Bird, Cat, and Dog. It doesn’t matter what weapon you had equipped, each ‘attunement’ would have the same 5 skills.

Each attunement has 5 skills to choose from designed around the nature of each individual animal. Cats would be like fire with more DPS oriented skills. Bird would be like air with more speed and bursty skills. Bear would be like Earth with more tanky skills. And dog would be like Water with more utility minded skills.

On top of this the Druid would have a staff.

I hope the above quote is correct. I hope this is the way they do it and I will finally have the option to be rid of the pet. After thinking about it a minute I would literally ALWAYS be in Druid with F5 active if Anet does it like Athera would. I would always be in the MM, SKM, and Druid trait lines because WS and NM are worthless to me.

Atherakhia is talking about the pet always being there, we just lose the pet controls when using aspects.

I imagine aspects applying buffs would be more likely. The nature of that buff could be anything though.

Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582:

Atherakhia is talking about the pet always being there, we just lose the pet controls when using aspects.

Oh, well, nevermind then. My Ranger can stay on the shelf where it’s being a fractal ring mule.

Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582:

Atherakhia is talking about the pet always being there, we just lose the pet controls when using aspects.

Sort of. If you hit F5 to take on the aspect, your pet would be removed and their controls would turn into the elementalists attunement bar.

Picture your pet taking on a ‘spirit’ form and then merging bodies with you kind of thing.

Or you could go all DBZ/Bleach and you put your hand on your pet and it disappears in a flash of light only for you to remain with long hair and a bright aura around you!

See, that’s how I read it. The pet literally disappears and you gain it’s “aspects” which is what was discussed in the CDI.

Oh man, if you’re right… I’d actually be hyped for the Druid.

TheFantasticGman.9451:

See, that’s how I read it. The pet literally disappears and you gain it’s “aspects” which is what was discussed in the CDI.

Oh man, if you’re right… I’d actually be hyped for the Druid.

Just so we’re clear, I’m not saying this is happening. This is just me 100% wish listing

Sooooo… about the glyphs and healing/protecting support aspects type abilities? :/

Atherakhia.4086:

TheFantasticGman.9451:

See, that’s how I read it. The pet literally disappears and you gain it’s “aspects” which is what was discussed in the CDI.

Oh man, if you’re right… I’d actually be hyped for the Druid.

Just so we’re clear, I’m not saying this is happening. This is just me 100% wish listing

I know… that’s why I put the IF in there…. If you are right though, I’d pick my Ranger back up. I’d like Druid to be that brawler/support like D/D ele so I can bring my Ranger into fractals instead of my Ele, but I don’t think that’s going to happen.