Guild Wars 2

FoF should be instant cast, IMO.

Remove the 3/4 second cast time or put it down to 1/4 second skill, at least for PvE only. FoF is a dps only skill. The auto-attack is better than FoF.

It feels awkward to use considering that it works best at melee range. By the time you are in melee range, it is better to just switch to your melee set and dps more because the cast time is so slow.

The only thing I want to do with FoF is to fire all the long range skills while closing in then use FoF for more burst damage and then switch to my melee set.

I wish they would speed the casting up also. Sometimes I lose positioning in the 3/4 second it takes to fire. That’s partially a L2P issue, but the long cast seems to further complicate a skill which loses lots of it’s lethality at ranges just outside of melee.

You half answered your comment.

Your right, FoF is weaker then an auto attack… at long range. At close range it is another viable AoE skill on the longbow. Many fights you cant melee but your able to duck in a little closer for a single FoF.

I think its fine, its not built to improve single target DPS, look at the rifle skills for example, you only need 1, 3 and F1 on some builds, 2 4 and 5 all are not worth casting 95% of the time.

FoF near melee then switch to melee weapons and continue attacking while they are burning? I don’t see a point in changing casting time tbh…learn to target and think ahead. Fighting is like chess, always be 1 step ahead of your opponent.