This is just an idea, maybe it’ll turn out good, so listen out.
People are always complaining about Hundred Blades, generally those outside of the class, and some inside. Because of Hundred Blades, Greatsword, in some people’s ideas end up becoming more of a PvE weapon. The burst is high, the cooldown is low, it can repeated a lot, but it’s easy to avoid, and this pretty much takes a good percentage of the warrior (the player doesn’t becomes useless after losing his Hundred Blades to cooldown, or the other skills to set it up)
Many people are also complaining about the use of Arcing Slice as a Burst Skill. Myself, I also find it lackluster. It has medium to average damage, and it’s effect after use is below average in my opinion. The Hammer’s Burst Skill and the Bow’s is a lot better and more viable to use. For that sole reason I ended up using a build, for both PvE and PvP which focused more on keeping my adrenaline up and increasing my power by a lot while I had full adrenaline.
Myself, I am a fan of more technical combat. For that reason, I’ve always loved counter mechanics in most MMOs, and there are plenty in GW2. I also love dashes, rushes, leap skills, gap closers, and they’re really cool in my conception. What could be done, in my opinion, to fix this issue I’m having personally, and maybe some other people, and perhaps increase a little the Greatsword’s control in order to make it more viable is the following.
1) Take out Arcing Slice from the Burst Skill slot.
2) Put Hundred Blades in the Burst Skill slot, leave it with the 10 seconds cooldown. If needed, due to the little availabilty, have Hundred Blades apply a short 1 second cripple each second so it hits more. If needed, also reduce damage by the needed percentage.
3) In the place of Hundred Blades, put a move called Hilt Counter. The skill works exactly as the name, you’re set in a stance, if hit in melee range, you will counter the attack and hit the opponent with your hilt, dazing (or stunning if preferred) for a brief duration (1/2 second is cool, but 1 second if you prefer). You can also double tap the skill in order to execute Arcing Slice, applying a 9 second Fury buff, decrease Arcing Slice’s damage for a little if required, or leave it be, as it’s damage is cool. I recommend an 8~10 seconds cooldown on this one.
4) (OPTIONAL) Change Rush’s animation with the one Rangers have (minus the eagle appearing from the character), in my opinion, it works a lot better, there is a run, and there is a leap, two cool things in one, and the response is much faster.
Comment if you want, don’t hate me, I’d like to keep the discussion civilized, tell me what you think of my ideas.
