After i skimmed all those posts, i felt like maybe someone might like my thoughts for the Spite – 30 trait.
Since Spite is about Condition Duration and Power i feel like burning is just in the wrong place in that traitline (don’t condemn me for that – i would love to see burning in Curses rather than Spite, it should be balanced though ).
I don’t remember where i read it, but i think John stated somewhere that Necs should increase their survivability though controlling the opponent (sort of how they compensate the lack in mobility).
Out of that i conclude that a possibility to freeze our opponent would be in the right spot there. Of course the necessity to keep it balanced is there – if not this is definitely OP .
Just that this sort of control synergizes very well with power builds (or others) – where you depend more on the “direct access” to your opponent.
Again, it should not get something too strong (since we won’t players to take 30points in power if they play on conditiondamage only because of that, right?).
Additionally i just want to say that – for me – definitely DS is why i love the necro playstyle – so i would not bother if that 30 Trait gets bounded to entering Shroud like a freezing Shroud (similar to the weakening Shroud [my first idea was like a burnig shroud instead of Dhuumfire, but i think freeze is in a better place here —> Spite]). That might lead to some sort of more action-playstyle.
And as it’s freeze (since power-Necro seems pretty single-target"ish" to me), it would be great that beeing AoE (so it has some Point in PvE too, i mean a like 1-2s slow on only one target out there -_-) and while it does not deal damage, as AoE burning does… (i can’t say how this is for PvP)
Although i quit GW2, i still love to theorycraft; back when i was active (ingame), Necro was one my favourite profession. This being said – atm i cannot judge if that is total absurd or maybe…might be an option.
