Guild Wars 2

Sadly I have to agree with all of you.. I also was somehow interested when I saw this change coming, but in the end it just made things worse.

I do not think the basic idea is bad, and I like the little colorful touch, but the implementation really needs fixes. The delay on the elemental actually performing the skill after the elementalist’s command is indeed too much for an effective use in a competitive scenario – especially when the elemental is already attacking the target.

It is as the time when the skill hits almost feels like random.. and that is not acceptable considering the PvP combat flow of GW2.

I really hope Anet will fix things giving us some more control on the skill, e.g. reducing the time between the command and its execution by the elemental or considering some other fixes suggested by other players in this thread.

It would be nice to also introduce a clarifying note in the skill description including the interval between execution and command – i.e. the ‘casting time’ of the elemental. The fact that it lacks right now is already an indicator that something is wrong.