Guild Wars 2

Why not introduce a secondary burst skill under F2 that have defensive properties to help with warrior survival. When dual wielding, Defensive Bursts will use the offhand weapon.

Examples:

Greatsword:

Ebon Dust Storm:
The warrior spins with the GS, avoiding damage, dealing damage to enemies, and blinding with each strike. Lasts 1 sec for each bar of adren. Whirl finisher. Warrior moves 50% slower while spinning.

Offhand Sword

Bloodthirst:
Gain health on each strike. Lasts 1.5 sec for each bar of adrenaline spent.

Offhand Axe

Even the Odds:
Leap and strike one target, all other targets near the target are pushed back on impact. 3 targets with 1 bar, 5 targets with 2, warrior gains retaliation at 3 bars. Leap finisher.

Shield

Gladiator’s Defense:
Block incoming attacks for 1 sec per adrenaline bar spent. Gain health on each blocked attack.

Offhand Mace

Protector’s Strike:
Strike your target and gain protection. Effect is stronger with each bar spent.

Hammer

Defiant March:
For 1 second per adrenaline bar spent, the warrior is immune to all control effects.

Longbow

Smoke Field:
Fire a smoldering arrow that creates a large smoke field. Blinds on pulse, effect larger with more adrenaline spent. Combo field fire.

Rifle

Run and Gun:
Break stun and gain swiftness. Breaks cripple at 2 adrenaline bars and immobilize at 3.

Warhorn

Call of Vigilance:
Aoe heals per adrenaline bar spent. Range increases with adrenaline. Grants regeneration at 3 bars.

Spear

Mariner’s Defense:
Evade attacks for 1 sec per bar spent. Also grants regeneration that lasts longer with more adrenaline spent.

Harpoon Gun

Breaking Current:
Break stun and push foes away. Cripples 2, immobilizes at 3.

I like the idea of this. Give warriors different ways to use their adrenaline.

This would actually be really cool, I would love to see them implement something like this. The problem is that because it would be introducing a whole new mechanic to the class, I don’t see them doing it any time soon. Then again, enough people seem to support the idea of a defensive, offhand F2 skill for warriors, ArenaNet might just end up listening if we keep asking for it.

New DS abilities were added for necros. Also warriors already have the burst mechanic, this would simply add more bursts.

Additionally, the animations required for my proposed abilities already exist in the game. This would make it easier for development to implement them.

The defensive skills you named could use a little tweak and testing here and there, but I definitly support this idea. I feel a bit silly being a defensive warrior and forced to once in a while try to burst someone for a few k dps. I would rather be able to survive longer and defend my position.

Really cool idea. I like it. The specifics could use tweaking of course, but the overall idea is really cool.

I’d LOVE to see the warhorn one implemented. Combined with support healing shout line breaker we run on my server it would just be sweet. Too bad they got rid of “embrace the pain” and turned it into Cleansing ire at a master trait level. However, suppose you could use cleansing ire with the new warhorn idea you posted for some pretty neat support warriors. Between the shouts to heal +remove conditions aoe (if using soldiers for condition cleansing on shout), than cleansing ire + the heals on the proposed new warhorn for some decent and good sustaining warriors.

Would not mind this change, heck if they added this and the proposed idea that you can carry your banners on your back so it isnt as much of a static thing so it can create more mobile and interesting fights.

My two cents

Indeed a very nice idea. Would help make bunker warriors viable.

This has been suggested to death but I do not know why ANet can not do this instead of implementing band aid solutions like cleansing ire.

Some one should keep bumping the thread to keep it alive.

galandor.1059:

Indeed a very nice idea. Would help make bunker warriors viable.

Sadly the devs are going to let the meta settle for 3-6 months, then talk about maybe patching in a few months.

F2/F3 skills were suggested many times already, among with many other changes that would bring Warriors some diversity and viability in PvP.

Btw, you guys should check Warrior threads that are already there, add suggestions to the pool

Collection of Warrior brainstorm threads by Defektive.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/pvp/Regarding-SOTG-Warriors/first

My own thread, with lots of ideas for Warrior changes (including F2/F3 skills) and nice discussion with other Warrior players.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/pvp/Warrior-Redesign-Project/first

+1.

I love your suggestions. I hope that Anet takes into consideration your ideas.

Harrier.9380:

F2/F3 skills were suggested many times already, among with many other changes that would bring Warriors some diversity and viability in PvP.

Btw, you guys should check Warrior threads that are already there, add suggestions to the pool

Collection of Warrior brainstorm threads by Defektive.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/pvp/Regarding-SOTG-Warriors/first

My own thread, with lots of ideas for Warrior changes (including F2/F3 skills) and nice discussion with other Warrior players.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/pvp/pvp/Warrior-Redesign-Project/first

Keep in mind…multiple threads asking for the same thing on the top of the page is a good thing. Just keep them all bumped.

+9001 Thumbs Up. Anet, please make the warrior community HAPPY FOR ONCE and implement this feature. Do it. Do it NNAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Great idea. I think it’s needed to compete with at least Guardian.