Guild Wars 2

While at work today I had a great idea for either a new elite or a change to the current elite that Tempest is getting.

This follows along with how all our current elites are (read: useless) but with a twist, it is actually useful!!!

Here is my proposed change:

Cooldown: 25 seconds
Cantrip

And that is it, it does absolutely nothing else. The name could be something along the lines of “actually use the runes that work with elites” or something.

Since most eles trait for Cantrips, this has a nice low cooldown for vigor and regen. This also has the added benefit of allowing people to try out those runes, in particular Lyssa and Sunless look like they could be amusing to play with. AND, if you go the Lyssa route that lessens our need to go into water for condi cleanse.

There, an elite that can kind of compete with FGS, but has a use in combat other than escaping.

EDIT: It also opens up more build possibilities than the entire Tempest Spec combined. (my opinion obviously)

The real question is: when has this item NOT been on sale?

I know this means nothing by now, but my wife recently wanted to re-make her Elementalist and I was sadly pre-occupied with something else and she ended up deleting her old one (it was about 1.5 years old, so grandfathered in). All she needed was a total makeover kit because she didn’t like the face/coloring and such.

Now she has to go through some stupid trait hunt just to play her character. It was honestly better when we had to pay to re-trait, because at least then we had access to every trait to change.

@bwillb I believe the interaction with Quickness and any other haste skill can’t really be fixed all that easily. It is how the game is designed and it interacts the same across all classes.

If they were to change it so that the Thief class doesn’t benefit from faster execution or ability speed would that not kind of kitten the class? If there is a problem with a global mechanic then you don’t nerf it for just one class. If there is an issue you fix the skills that are benefiting too heavily from it, not nerf the entire global mechanic.

Boo hoo. I find it highly amusing that Thieves of all classes are complaining. The Thief class has one of the easiest 100%-0% combo in the game (not the highest, just easier than most other classes) a 15% reduction on a spam able skill is nothing. Just look what Eles got hit with, THIRTY THREE PERCENT.

I’ll let that sink in a bit. THIRTY THREE PERCENT. On a skill that has like a two minute cooldown. Is it really so terrible that Arenanet is actually balancing the game and making it so to be good you have to, you know, use ALL of your skills instead of just 2?

Don’t get me wrong, I am by no means gloating about a Thief nerf. I do think it is justified though seeing as how they just have to spam 2 or 3 buttons to get the job done (similar to most other classes).

I will admit that I mainly play an Elementalist, but that is purely for the play style and not the damage. I tried a Thief in sPvP, the damage was sickening. I could be half as coherent and hit 1/4 the buttons as a Thief (and actually kill someone) than I can do on my Elementalist (which only makes them run away or just plain finish me).