Guild Wars 2

Alacrity, too powerful as it stands, should be a boon instead of an effect :

• it can already be shared to allies
• and stacks in duration, up to being permanent, which may be fine,
• but having no specific counter isn’t viable.

Boonstrip would become an effective counter (removal, conversion, theft), and copy/share/lengthen some added strategies.

I personally think it would not only improve the current PvP but also other game modes on the long term (hence this scarce contribution).

The stacking duration would need some fine tailoring, like any other boon, especially the maximum number of times it can occur (as a reminder on how specific it can be : five time-stacks only for Retaliation, while Fury has a time-limit of 3m).

As for converting to what : Taunt obviously (another mechanic that stands on the effect/condition frontier, and yet doesn’t work like its Fear counterpart). which would result in briefly disabled skills instead of shortened recharges.

First, thanks to Shayne for the accurate report list.

I should add that the new long throw of the keg bearer allow some people to instantly send the keg 2/3 of the terrain length away without any risks to be intercepted, lowering by leagues the balance and interest in this addicting mini-game.