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wasnt worth it to me honestly, testing everything in full cleric… coefficient was meaningless… not even worth building healing power

Agrotera.1254:

I say no to giant pets. It covers up your enemies and makes it impossible to see what is in front of you.

Tell charr and norns to permanently duck then… =/ im sylvari

To be blatantly honest…. We are entering a giant sized overgrown jungle that is floor is so far down…

Let alone we haven’t set foot in the jungle for how long?

I would like to argue that these creatures should not ever be restricted to being full grown at knee-height.

I would like varying sizes of pets, such as the Giant Bristleback <3

@Irenio,

Thanks for being willing to change the coefficient and usefulness of healing power.

However, since we are extremely limited for dps and already extraordinarily low on damage…..

Please let our damaging abilities scale better for us building healing power.

Kill The Zerk Meta, by giving us better bonuses TO NOT USE ZERK pls

Hopes are with you

I would actually enjoy it more if our damage output was focused primarily on our Healing Power and Power stat combined =/

Druid lacks significantly more damage with staff, the entire kit was based around 1 thing and 1 thing only. Don’t expect to do near as much dmg to keep your sustain up. Aside from that, healing scales extremely poorly. (<5% on most skills for healing power)

Exactly as Skitz said, none of the others were exclusive to 1 thing only

Thats like since they wanted to bring back tanking a little bit

The tank class should have 1-2 actual dmg abilities (low dmg) but everything else draw aggro with 0 dmg… It just makes the option worthless

Option on solar beam….

How bout the heals are not given directly to allies within the beam but create an aoe burst around the target for healing.

If the healing was burst around the target it would be seemingly a message of “Kill this one now”

Agreed, with the negatives sadly enough.

Its not strictly Irenios fault however….

We have other devs spitting in and smashing our cake when it starts to look semi decent.

Druid need more potential of doing damage, but overall massive buff to healing power scaling on all heals

Macilien.3078:

A shout/banner warrior actually gets something from healing power, you can double those heals by getting 1000 healing power.

Though there are other heals that only see a 15 – 20% boost from 1000 healing power.

And here the druid sits with 2.5-5% healing power scaling on their skills…

LockeLiefather.1085:

Chill out guys and wait with bashing company that gives you entertainment for 2 years straight without subscription fee for expansion release. When HoT comes live we’ll see how f2p accounts will be feeling, and how in fact everything will work.

I’m a ranger… I’m waiting for the justification of “entertainment” I mean, sadism for 2 years of being a ranger

Can we get a buff to the scaling on healing power as well as more damage on the staff… It feels like your doing nothing for both…

Prophet.1584:

I think Anet’s going to have to boost the HP on all the bosses for Druid to see any use in old content. also the mechanics in most of the old content is too simplistic to really require constant healing, if the Druid did more dps on staff and burst healing in celestial form it wouldn’t be so bad.

Fully Agree with this,

aside that the healing #’s need better scaling with healing power… 2.5% scaling is pretty meaningless

Note how Druid was nowhere to be seen by OP

I agree with Kidel, if they want druids to be healers… and with the current heals/stats thy are given…

Other classes need to lose a SIGNIFICANT amount of healing potential. Scale the dps output to the potential healing. Lots of Dps/Limited to no heals…. and vice versa

Kitty.1502:

Dawdler.8521:

Kitty.1502:

Dawdler.8521:

Ackzar.9156:

The idea to make the Druid a part of the meta by making it a heavy healer is an interesting idea.

Interesting, but fighting them and seeing what they can do, that’s apparently not what it does best… At least not in WvW. The Druid as is can insta-kill any class. No healing will ever be needed lol.

A druid can’t insta-kill any class…

Yes they can lol. I have no idea how they do it – I havent played them. But I have seen druid insta-kill people from full HP. Its some type of pulse attack that does 4K damage each. But hey at least its balanced by 30K killshots, hah!

The beta weekend gave me a real feel of p2w… You’re going to need HoT to compete, no question about it.

On my full zerker power ranger glyphs can do 4k damage, only two glyphs are able to do that, so its 2 skills that do 4k each. Still not one shooting someone. Mind you also you have to lose a bit of defense utilities to pick up these glyphs so the ranger will be at a disadvantage. Furthermore, at only a range of 300 these glyphs will miss relatively easily.

Kitty don’t forget, he is talking about druid…. Druid who has overall less dmg output than a ranger and less dmg skills overall

yea but if that became a thing, there would logically be no “downed” state for beserkers… its insta death upon health = 0

Dawdler, after I played the beta plenty as druid… I can clearly say… there is NO WAY possible with the ratios on dmg and healing skills on the druid that they can even remotely hit that high

Agree with you Pure, if healers don’t get rewarded for healing…. why not make it that only the player who gets the final blow gets the loot?

Its around the same logic… it would make no sense

zinkz.7045:

Kailee.8790:

Wait, give me a link that they are killing our adorable bristlebacks… I dont want to believe it

Page 2 of this thread…

Well we don’t know for sure that they will keep it… Bill may have removed it but we are showing support to keep it. I would say its up in the air

Wait, give me a link that they are killing our adorable bristlebacks… I dont want to believe it

im dying of laughter and love for this big beautiful beasties

smalls.2463:

With healing power food, full benevolence stacks, and full ascended clerics my death shroud 4 heals for 9k.

On a class/spec that is not intended solely for healing and with 1-2 only forms of dps…

Anet… either kill the necro’s healing by SIGNIFICANT amounts… Or prove to us you wanted us to be healers..

For the rangers… at least let us have this 1 minute thing that is meaningless…

yea its not hard, ive got it a bit faster in a world event

Cmon Anet and Bill, we show you our demand and wishes for the thing…and you have the supply/ability to supply….

Lets shake hands and keep it

I agree with Ohoni, its the problem im seeing atm

I tried a full cleric set w/staff, healing was moot. The healing coefficient (ratio) on most of the heals is so insignificant it makes Healing power worthless.

If they wanted druids to be healers, it wouldnt be as such… and if they wanted us to do damage… WE WOULD NEED MORE DAMAGING ABILITIES

BillFreist.1527:

Kailee.8790:

Ok Ok… I have heard enough… Its time Anet replaces Bill with a Bristleback…

I’ll just leave this here

xD, I haven’t known you very long… but I am already loving ya… just please bring back biggy bristleback… I love the adorable beast when he goes super cute size

Inverse.2967:

BillFreist.1527:

Sure, but that’d mean a feature from HoT would have to be cut in order to make up the lost development time. Is that something you could live with?

YES !
Bristleback isn’t a bug, he’s a feature !

Agree, Big Bristleback has been the best feature so far for rangers/druids, even better than the launch of druid

Ok Ok… I have heard enough… Its time Anet replaces Bill with a Bristleback…

BillFreist.1527:

Sure, but that’d mean a feature from HoT would have to be cut in order to make up the lost development time. Is that something you could live with?

Yes if anything trade it back, Giant Bristleback should be a feature

Im waiting for Reapers to hold their scythes from behind their knees, or warriors to wield their swords on their foot…

Thats how ridiculous the animation appears

StinVec.3621:

“Big bristleback…Big bristleback chase me!”
(The Great Outdoors, <3 John Candy)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CknFDVrYDa0

<3 Love it… and I also miss that man =(

Keep Big Bristleback in John Candy’s Honor

Omega Zoa.3859:

Kailee.8790:

Omega Zoa.3859:

Kailee.8790:

Omega Zoa.3859:

Kailee.8790:

…If this was easy, then we need a massive overhaul on dps for the druid…

I went full cleric with staff… it took ~2-3+ minutes for 1 veteran beetle… I just press 1 and alt tab

Beetles are immune to damage depending on where you attack them from.

well they would rotate and spew stuff from their rears, but I have smacking it from all around, still feel like this laser pointer is a laser pointer

Also these beetles are “tanks” so..makes sense..a healer specialized specializiation fighting a tank seems kinda awkward eh? but yes druid needs a upgrade to damage maybe, go to the ranger forum and give feedback ^^

well the thing was, damage was pretty much the same across the board everything I fought in the jungle… Doesn’t really matter what it was… it was always 200-300 per tick for staff 1

Also, have been… I just didn’t quite see how the Difficulty has been reduced mainly because Druid was not released yet

300?…LOL that is low..like laughably so..as the guy who above you posted dps is garbage apparently..but again…its a healing spec..its ment for group healing..not dps..but yeai think dmg should scale abit higher…300 lol

Yea I know 300 is laughably low… aside from cleric stats being “Healing Power, Power, Vitality (i think vitality, may be toughness)”

In Addition the Staff 1 procs like 1x every 1.5 seconds, I’ve been able to put 12x that damage with a ranger using all my skills/boosts consistantly

Omega Zoa.3859:

Kailee.8790:

Omega Zoa.3859:

Kailee.8790:

…If this was easy, then we need a massive overhaul on dps for the druid…

I went full cleric with staff… it took ~2-3+ minutes for 1 veteran beetle… I just press 1 and alt tab

Beetles are immune to damage depending on where you attack them from.

well they would rotate and spew stuff from their rears, but I have smacking it from all around, still feel like this laser pointer is a laser pointer

Also these beetles are “tanks” so..makes sense..a healer specialized specializiation fighting a tank seems kinda awkward eh? but yes druid needs a upgrade to damage maybe, go to the ranger forum and give feedback ^^

well the thing was, damage was pretty much the same across the board everything I fought in the jungle… Doesn’t really matter what it was… it was always 200-300 per tick for staff 1

Also, have been… I just didn’t quite see how the Difficulty has been reduced mainly because Druid was not released yet. Although from what I am seeing, the mobs are already tanky enough (from a druid perspective)

StinVec.3621:

I admit, I squee’ed the same as everyone else when I saw one.

Am I the only one that had the “babyback ribs” song pop in their head right away though?

• I want my bristleback, bristleback, bristleback BIG.

BRIIIIIIIISTLE…… Bristleback BIG!

Omega Zoa.3859:

Kailee.8790:

…If this was easy, then we need a massive overhaul on dps for the druid…

I went full cleric with staff… it took ~2-3+ minutes for 1 veteran beetle… I just press 1 and alt tab

Beetles are immune to damage depending on where you attack them from.

well they would rotate and spew stuff from their rears, but I have smacking it from all around, still feel like this laser pointer is a laser pointer

Problem with druid tho is the healing ratio for Healing Power

There is not much benefit at all for even the slightest bit of socketing Healing Power

…If this was easy, then we need a massive overhaul on dps for the druid…

I went full cleric with staff… it took ~2-3+ minutes for 1 veteran beetle… I just press 1 and alt tab

@Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582,

What do you mean zerging…. If I saw a horde of giant Bristlebacks charging… I would fall off my chair laughing at the amusement

@dbill.7483, Sadly… I think that may be very true….

also @Donari.5237 OMG I LOVE THAT PIC XD

Mcrocha.3891:

As long as it does not have an insane hotbox so it could body block more effects then I don’t really see how they could justify taking it away.

No, the hitbox is still the same, and I don’t think we have the capability to aim vertically

Aside from the fact it has a 3 sec cast/animation time and about a 4-6 second lifespan for the giant size

Justine.6351:

Kailee.8790:

Justine.6351:

It’s not going to stay…
Beyond the obnoxious look/aesthetic it would be horrible to fight with this thing blocking screen.

Well as a tiny sylvari, I have to look at norns, charr, etc… they are too big and block my screen and targeting… does that mean they will remove those races for being too obnoxious and blocking my screen

Yes they are removing norn/charr because you wanted super sized pet left in that is clearly bugged.

Don’t read into it that much, I was stating how the Bristleback isn’t as much as an eyesore as you take it to be. Aside from the fact its very temporary and not an indefinite buff

Druid has abysmal healing ratios

Base Heal Scalings are all 5% or less on Healing Power, only 1 skill uses 100% of the healing power for its ratio…

Healing Power is pretty much worthless on a class that is intended to be a HEALER

@Mono, Please post it in the current most active thread regarding the support for Giant Bristleback

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/ranger/Please-don-t-fix-the-Bristleback-campaign

This discussion already has an active thread in the ranger forum and several child threads in HoT forums

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/ranger/Please-don-t-fix-the-Bristleback-campaign

Justine.6351:

It’s not going to stay…
Beyond the obnoxious look/aesthetic it would be horrible to fight with this thing blocking screen.

Well as a tiny sylvari, I have to look at norns, charr, etc… they are too big and block my screen and targeting… does that mean they will remove those races for being too obnoxious and blocking my screen

did my part Zalani

A Larger Discussion on it is over in the ranger forum. Follow the link from @Zalani.9827 for the correct location for this discussion.

Side note: so far all but 1 on the thread actually love it and don’t want it removed

The legendary Wyvern Fight in my honest opinion was amusing but extremely disappointing as playing a druid for it… Most of the time I felt as if I were drawing on the dragon with a laser pointer (damage was meaningless and extremely low) aside from that it became mash wisp whenever it was up…

When that got boring I ran around jumping and talking in chat as other classes were dead in the wyverns flames… just chatting til i could pick them up.

But all in all, yes… pet was dead 95% of the time