I would also like to see some of the trait lines combined a bit tighter. For instance, have all the venom share traits in one line. This is really our only group support and it seems that group support for raids is paramount.
It also seems that Acrobat is very much needed for the daredevil build.
I get the reasoning with spreading traits out among specializations, but the thief looks like a headache for raids and we’ve really gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to the new trait lines. This could be remedied by the combing of trait lines so we have more advantages.
I will say a rifle would have helped much more than a staff. The staff is a horrible weapon. In fact all of its skills can be done better on other weapons. I’m not sure why anyone would equip the staff over our other weapon sets. This was just a horrible decision on Anet’s part.
A rifle could have helped us on range, then shadow stepping in for hard melee damage then shadow out with some more range to follow. It would also have helped with venom share while ranging then shadowing in and out. This would have been a lot more fun than another short range melee weapon that doesn’t do anything particularly well.