Guild Wars 2

Albione.3894:

At this stage I wouldn’t mind them just gutting almost all of the skills and replacing them with something like this:

• Make skill 1 ‘Bolts of Wrath’. Increase range to 1200. Fires bolts out the end of the staff (essentially keeping the same animation as Wave of Wrath) that can hit multiple enemies if they’re between you and your target.

• Make skill 2 ‘Rays of Light’. Streams multiple beams of light down from above your enemy target burning them every second while also healing allies nearby at set intervals.

• Keep skill 3 the same.

• Make skill 4 ‘Vigorous Blessing’. Cast swirling energy around a target ally, granting continuing stacks of might and regeneration to them and allies nearby. Can target self.

• Make skill 5 ‘Warding Wave’. Projects an immense wave of cleansing energy in the direction of your choosing, turning conditions on allies into boons, while crippling enemies that it passes through.

It’d be nice to get a ‘Core Guardian’ weapon for Guardian that’s longer range than what we have without owning HoT, especially since PoF doesn’t natively come packaged with that expansion.

Gotta say I think this or something similar would work really well and give the staff a better identity, the 2 could even use the same animation as current 1

Hicci.8761:

I literally couldn’t care less about the staff #1 nerf. It’s a boring weapon and it’s other mechanics remain the same, better even. People are quick to whine whenever their favorite class is nerfed even so slightly. So quick in fact that they don’t even realise how big the buffs were to the whole class in comparison. Frankly, I’m enjoying watching you people get kitten over this.

Nice to know constructive criticism = whining or did you not just not read any of the posts in your amusement? The other buffs don’t change this nerf being misguided or the staff itself being useless in pve, anyway I hope that something gets changed if not a return/more sensible nerf a new 1 skill or a rework entirely to make the staff more interesting on Guardian or at the very least a little bit useful : ) Also my favourite class is Mesmer

Genesis.8572:

If it is meant to be frontline support weapon, then why not make it a melee-wielded staff (e.g., Daredevil, Revenant) that also provides some minor heals in its 1 skill, possibly giving skill 1 a skill-chain?

But as it is, I’m not entirely sure how this new guardian staff is meant to be used.

I don’t know how it’s meant to be used either : / and tbh I don’t know if whoever “balanced” it does, they can’t seem to decide if they want it melee or ranged. Not meaning to insult anyone or their work I still just find this change to be so shockingly bad and unwarranted. Still my personal preference would be range with a bit of flash to the animations but well, anything would be better than this. Though I still admit a toned down version of this nerf with a bit of damage compensation wouldn’t be the end of the world lol, just 300 range is so drastic and pretty much melee anyway.

Fivona.5061:

Unskilled-Lazy-Suck Guards = How dare you touch my LOOT STICK!

More like people who love their class don’t want a completely useless weapon and less viable variability. I don’t mind removing the “lootstick” nature of the staff but to leave it in this sorry state is such a waste. If it’s supposed to be a full support weapon then it needs a complete revamp, I personally would love a better option to support as Guardian. If it’s not going to receive that which lets be honest it most likely won’t, then this nerf was too heavy handed and the weapon will barely be used for anything that isn’t speed buff. I think even just a completely new long range auto attack would be great if the aoe is such an overpowered broken mess which it never was.

Think this is a very poor change too the staff is basically useless now and the nerf is completely unnecessary on such a weak attack. Either the size nerf needs to be revoked or damage needs to be buffed or we can just add the guardian’s staff to the pile of useless weapons.