Guild Wars 2

Especially running mace/shield in PVE it can feel a bit sluggish moving from mob to mob. The current shield bash is ok, but i feel like the range could use a slight buff so that i can clear enough ground to make impact. As it is now, mobs sit just slightly outside the range, and a lot of the time the attack does not connect.

With that said, I’m unsure what this will do to balance in PVP..

Erm, may I ask what you feel the need for using mace/shield?

If you’re looking for gap closers/mobility, you’re using the wrong stuff for it. Shield bash has no tell and it’d be pretty overpowered in PvP if it could be used from a distance.

Shield bash melee attack that can knock you down long range is kindaoverpowered if you imagine it.

I’m pretty sure Shield Bash was never intended as a gap closer.

Lower cooldown on shield stance would be neato tho, like 25 seconds cd instead.

Despite problems with the warrior profession, the range on shield bash hardly comes to mind as a problem. And I wouldn’t want a range increase if it meant the skill suffering from the same problems as Bull’s Charge.

If you trait Shield Master, all of your shield skills have a 20% less cooldown. You also gain more toughness for carrying a shield.