So… I was doing FoTM dungeon one day and I came across my parties chat between 2 GW1 vets. They started talking about how GW2 lacks build viability and how most builds are solo oriented, how combo fields aren’t really doing what they are suppose to do; promote team play and how there were only a limiting amount of builds that are considered “good”. I have never played GW1 before, but I kinda agree with them about the build being viable part. If you look at our major rune traits in ZEAL you can see that many of them are actually pure useless compared to other traits.
Example:
‘Protectors Impact: Leave a symbol of protection when you take falling damage. Take 50% less falling damage’. What kind of trait is that? Am I suppose to lure people into falling so I can kill them?
’Revenge of the Fallen: Deal 50% more damage while downed… Really? When will this ever be useful?
Not only ZEAL, but there are some in other trait lines as well.
Enough with the useless traits… , but many of the traits don’t even synergize well either.
Example:
Unscathed Contender: Deal 10% damage under the effect of aegis. This could be a great trait if there were more ways to apply aegis.
Inner Fire: Gain Fury when you are set on fire. This is highly situational and there is no way to set your self on fire. I though the torch skill would do it, but it doesn’t.
I for one won’t spec anything into ZEAL just because it offers nothing. Condition duration is close to useless because of the 1 condition we have and any major trait isn’t even close to good compared to other traits.
Does anyone else feel the same way?
