Guild Wars 2

The placement of Axe & Hammer traits in Grand Master line hinders the synergy needed when configuring traits to allow these weapon sets to be on par with the other weapons. If a direct comparison was done between the Forceful Greatsword trait and Axe/Hammer traits the greatsword trait is just as good if not better but available at the Master tier. The Grand Master traits should be reserved for abilities that alter a builds game play, rather than reducing recharge/buffing weapon damage. If these were moved we may see more viable builds using a variety of weapons.

P.S. Please give rifle some love…

We all know why, PVP, PVP, or what i like to call, stand in circle and defend rinse and repeat.

Axe Mastery with Berserker’s Power would be OP, simple as that.

As for Merciless Hammer: Hammer has always been a build where you had to sacrifice something. Previously, they made you choose two from Cleansing Ire, Merciless Hammer and Unsuspecting Foe. Now they’re making you choose two from Merciless Hammer and Burst Mastery.

And their choices make sense. Axe regenerates adrenaline like crazy, so choosing between Axe Mastery and Burst Mastery would be silly. The opposite is true for Berserker’s Power and Merciless Hammer, since Hammer has a very slow attack speed.