Guild Wars 2

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This Topic is used to discuss about a specific skill or trait and to make suggestions on how to improve it.

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Infusion of Shadow:
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Shadow Arts Trait: V
Gain 2 initiative when using a skill that stealths you.

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Ideas :
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crouze.3078:

Gain 2 initiative when using a skill that stealths you. This effect cannot occur more than once every 6 seconds.

My idea:

Gain 2 initiative when using a skill that stealths you. This effect cannot occur more than once every 6 seconds.

Seems a good idea to me. The most important function of the trait isn’t changed, but it prevents endless stealth stacking ind WvW.

Though i’d make the cooldown 5 seconds, just because i like the number

I thought about 3 sec standard stealth duration + 3 sec revealed = 6 seconds.
I know you might not allways stay the whole duration in stealth but i thought 6 seconds would be a good time to make the users think more about it then just hitting cloak and dagger again as soon as revealed is gone.

The internal cooldown could be increased as well. but i think that might break the gameplay to much.

I think 6 seconds is a great time but i wouldn’t complain if it’s 5 seconds in the end

If someone stays in stealth the whole 3 seconds, he’ll probably not be revealed
But yes, it’s posible with the right timing.
I think that 5 seconds should be enogh, since the purpose is to directly stop stealth stacking through combos.

Something i want to add: this should not affect PvE.