Guild Wars 2

Shield
We were trying out defiance bars on player skills in a few places, but it didn’t really work out. Defiance bar is balanced around being on creatures which left some pieces of it feeling awkward for players. It also had essentially a duplicate functionality to stability. In the end we felt like it didn’t play well on player skills so we removed all player defiance bars.
Envoy of Exuberance: Decreased the energy cost from 15 to 10. Fixed a bug so that this skill will properly heal at the target location instead of around you.
Crystal Hibernation: Removed the defiance bar. This skill will now block attacks for the duration while regenerating health. Lowered recharge from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.

I couldn’t be more happy. The CD reduction was kinda needed. I liked the idea of the break bar for pvp standpoint but just didn’t work that great. Plus the energy cost on shield 4 was a bit high to I thought

Finally, after 3 long years we can start pulling out our shield skins! Thank you so much Roy for these changes looking forward to my new main even more.

Sylent.3165:

Finally, after 3 long years we can start pulling out our shield skins! Thank you so much Roy for these changes looking forward to my new main even more.

You know, I bought the Dwayna skin to use on my Rev, but I kinda want to make to make Flameseeker now…

Misguided.5139:

Sylent.3165:

Finally, after 3 long years we can start pulling out our shield skins! Thank you so much Roy for these changes looking forward to my new main even more.

You know, I bought the Dwayna skin to use on my Rev, but I kinda want to make to make Flameseeker now…

If only it matched my armor I’d save for it

Sylent.3165:

Misguided.5139:

Sylent.3165:

Finally, after 3 long years we can start pulling out our shield skins! Thank you so much Roy for these changes looking forward to my new main even more.

You know, I bought the Dwayna skin to use on my Rev, but I kinda want to make to make Flameseeker now…

If only it matched my armor I’d save for it

what armor you planning to use? race and gender?

this is a double edged sword because it’s only a block now, not an invul anymore. this means that all the unblockable skills like greater marks 5, mirror blade, phoenix, tool kit pull will go through this.

not saying that it is bad, just saying that it also has new downsides.

Jekkt.6045:

this is a double edged sword because it’s only a block now, not an invul anymore. this means that all the unblockable skills like greater marks 5, mirror blade, phoenix, tool kit pull will go through this.

not saying that it is bad, just saying that it also has new downsides.

On the other hand, now it synergizes with Runes of the Guardian.

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

Jekkt.6045:

this is a double edged sword because it’s only a block now, not an invul anymore. this means that all the unblockable skills like greater marks 5, mirror blade, phoenix, tool kit pull will go through this.

not saying that it is bad, just saying that it also has new downsides.

On the other hand, now it synergizes with Runes of the Guardian.

Togheter with sword#4 … mmmmm

Misguided.5139:

Sylent.3165:

Misguided.5139:

Sylent.3165:

Finally, after 3 long years we can start pulling out our shield skins! Thank you so much Roy for these changes looking forward to my new main even more.

You know, I bought the Dwayna skin to use on my Rev, but I kinda want to make to make Flameseeker now…

If only it matched my armor I’d save for it

what armor you planning to use? race and gender?

I’m ending up with male sylvari blue with warden shoulders, body, legs, arborist hands and feet, shadow shield and dreamthistle sword all dyed black with a face mask thingy. Wanted an assassin type look that Flameseeker shields just to bright on the setup as I’m doing abyss black dye

Sylent.3165:

I’m ending up with male sylvari blue with warden shoulders, body, legs, arborist hands and feet, shadow shield and dreamthistle sword all dyed black with a face mask thingy. Wanted an assassin type look that Flameseeker shields just to bright on the setup as I’m doing abyss black dye

Sounds cool. I use Warden helm and Arborist shoulders on my guardian. Sylvari have some great cultural pieces.

Misguided.5139:

Sylent.3165:

I’m ending up with male sylvari blue with warden shoulders, body, legs, arborist hands and feet, shadow shield and dreamthistle sword all dyed black with a face mask thingy. Wanted an assassin type look that Flameseeker shields just to bright on the setup as I’m doing abyss black dye

Sounds cool. I use Warden helm and Arborist shoulders on my guardian. Sylvari have some great cultural pieces.

Sadly anything else though gets really big and bulky lol

Sylent.3165:

Misguided.5139:

Sylent.3165:

I’m ending up with male sylvari blue with warden shoulders, body, legs, arborist hands and feet, shadow shield and dreamthistle sword all dyed black with a face mask thingy. Wanted an assassin type look that Flameseeker shields just to bright on the setup as I’m doing abyss black dye

Sounds cool. I use Warden helm and Arborist shoulders on my guardian. Sylvari have some great cultural pieces.

Sadly anything else though gets really big and bulky lol

Yeah, I do avoid the Oaken stuff for that reason.

Just have to lol. Post went from talking about fixes to shield, to a personal conversation between two people about fashion. Didn’t know this was reddit.

leftyboy.9358:

Just have to lol. Post went from talking about fixes to shield, to a personal conversation between two people about fashion. Didn’t know this was reddit.

Dude, it’s fashion wars 2, get with the program! But seriously, I love the shield changes. Just can’t wait for the expansion to come out to start playing my new favorite profession. Talking about silly stuff helps pass the time.