Guild Wars 2

Hey Guys,

I’ve been playing a war since pre-release, and by far its my favorite class. I know I am waiting impatiently for the new elite to be released so here’s my thoughts on what it could be. My idea is somewhat research based, but at the end of the day who knows what anet comes up with!

I’ve noticed so far, many of the other profession’s elites, and their skills are closely tied to other professions, and some, if not many of them are skills from gw1. For example, Necro Elite “You Are All Weaklings” is a norn shout from gw1 (based on the wiki); the new guardian traps are similar to traps we have as well as some from gw1 too, and chronomancer was supposed to be released with GW Utopia.

My prediction, is wars will truly get an offhand, I could def see it being pistol or dagger (Torch gets the close 3rd). Given that they are weapons masters these seem the most plausible.

Looking through all the gw1 professions I could easily see (with the F2 screenshot from approx. a month ago) warriors getting some kind of new burst mechanic designed off of Assassins “Dual & Offhand Attacks”. These types of skills, which range from regular and elite style attacks fit in with the up close and personal warrior style, while possibly introducing some new higher skill ceiling to war. Here are a few skills that fit us:

Shattering Assault: Elite Dual Attack. Deals 5…41…50 damage. Removes one enchantment. Unblockable. Must follow an off-hand attack

Horns of the Ox: Dual Attack. Deals +1…9…11 damage. Causes knock-down if the target foe is not adjacent to any of its allies. Must follow an off-hand attack.

Temple Strike: Elite Off-Hand Attack. Interrupts a spell. Inflicts Dazed and Blindness conditions (1…8…10 seconds).

Golden Phoenix Strike: Off-Hand Attack. Deals +10…26…30 damage to target and deals 10…26…30 damage to adjacent foes.

Here’s a couple just to list for a thought. I know most of these are based on dagger skills, but some could easily be adapted to a pistol offhand too. I don’t have any names for these, no need to guess at that, especially since some have guessed the offhand could be called “Captain” which is very fitting too, as they carry sidearm pistols with a sword in combat (many years ago & there is a stat type called combo {power, PRECISION, toughness}). Just my two cents as we wait guys, I hope its good!