Guild Wars 2

June 23 patch of 2015 imo definitely was the beginning of the crazy powercreep. Like who kitten was the pothead who thought it was a good idea to scrap the trait system that they had been balancing for 2 yrs? And when HoT was released hell was unleashed.

In the old trait system, I recall multiple traits needed involving a single utility type. For example, warrior shouts had 2 individual traits which now has been made into one trait with the new system. Also many traits were made passives, such as mantras giving additional toughness on mesmer.

One thing I liked about the specialization trait system was the philosophy of getting rid of traits-line stats. That needed to go because it limited the creativity of builds. However, traitlines still offer stat buffs (for example, gain 250 HP when you have regen in inventions).

In summary, the new trait-system gave players too many traits, thus spiking powercreep, and severely reducing the skill to play pvp.

Like the title suggests, it’s crazy why PvP balance hasn’t been made separate from PvE or even WvW balance. Anet is seriously investing into esports and this NEEDS to be done.

I agree. Verbal abuse is so damaging, especially when you are playing by yourself. If anet wants to be serious about esports they also need to make PvP balance completely seperate from PvE balance. Putting PvP into a separate box would help so much!

Signet of Shadows has been around forever, but this just drives me crazy:

Ele’s signet of air grants the same passive as signet of shadows…..but it’s a stunbreak on the active effect AND it has a lower cooldown.

What makes air better than shadows? I demand (suggest) that signet of shadows should have its cooldown reduced OR given a stunbreak.

I main engineer and am interested in joining (even as a sub) this PvP team.

I read that with the new specialization trait system, skill points will be completely removed and every skillpoint you currently have will change into crafting materials. What will happen to scrolls of knowledge? Should I use all of them?

What I really don’t like is that we either have to trait for elemental attunement and evasive arcana. We can’t get both anymore ;_;

Since we lose the 300 power in explosions with the new trait system, the cele engi is not going to be as high damage as it used to be.