I too was using Boon’s and outgoing healing. I’ve amassed aproximately + 76% boon duration with a build I came up with by sacrificing dps and vit to ensure the party survives. I’ve been through some hard dungeons and fractals with beginners and survived because of it.
Thanks Anet, I pretty much solely play my guardian for pugging and keeping newer players alive long enough in fractals and dungeons in order for them to learn with little frustration. Now most builds rely soley on dps. Ive been a fairly active player and have vouched for anet with most of their ideas being for the better, but you’ve ruined guardian for me. I cannot play the guardian the way I like and thus cannot play the game the way I like. I’m probably still going to get on from time to time but I think I’m mostly done until they fix this. Not a big fan of the new build system…. Less diversity.