Guild Wars 2

The Revenent F1 ability needs a bit “more”.
As of right now, pressing the F1 ability swaps the currently channeled legend, which results in your 6 to 0 skills changing.
I think the F1 ability needs a bit more “flavor”. Maybe granting the player a certain buff or boon when swapping into a legend. Ex: Jalis = 5s Retal, Mallyx = 5s Resis.
This would make the F1 swapping mechanic more of a " utility skill" rather than a “transform skill”.
Ex: As it is right now; your in a fight with a power necro, and you’re channeling Jalis. But then the necro runs away, and one of his condi ranger buddies comes to take over. You then change into Mallyx in order to better match the condi ranger.
With the changes; your fighting teh same necro, and you’re channeling Jalis.
But when the necro runs away you don’t change to Mallyx right away, you stay in Jalis for just a while longer in order to make sure that you gain the utility of a (idk) 5 sec condi immunity. With this small quality of life change. Swapping legends will go from a encounter basis, to a moment to moment basis.

This would also encourage players to keep swapping their legends. In order to keep their 5s retal or 5s condi immunity ready for the upcoming burst.

That’s what traits are for. Right now there are a few but I think they can look into it… maybe tweak/replace the ones already in place.

The basis for doing this available, actually.

When you change legends you get a Legendary Stance. The Invocation Spec does have some things that are triggered by entering a Legendary Stance (ie, all of the minor traits), but there could also be a specific buff, action, whatever that automatically triggers, whether speced or not, such as Jalis gives 5 secs of might, or Ventari gives 3 secs or regen….or whatever

Gany

I’d like to see swapping Legends alter the weapon skills themselves as well as the utility. Would be a possible solution to the grief over lacking weapon swap AND give the potential to adapt to different situations, as in range battle vs close quarters. Example: Hammer skills while channeling Jalis are melee and cc/protective, mid-ranged and supportive when channeling Ventari, mid- ranged and conditional when channeling Malyx, Long ranged and offensive when channeling “Shiro” ext.