I guarantee the metrics of sword use and sword builds are low compared to other main weapons. The ranger sword attacks can still be remade unique while functioning better for end users. The ranger sword has been poorly designed and has been complained about since launch, so it’s time something is done about it. Considering hot introduces tons of new weapon skills, new traits, utilities… the least that could be done is a revisit to a mere 3 weapon skills.
Also, not trying to be rude, but the mere fact that players need to do all the gimmicky detargeting, camera tricks, turning off auto attack… while hoping for a “bit of luck” to make the sword work says a lot about the inherently poor design. You are trying to spin doctor a bad weapon by showing all the player created work arounds. How about we give the Revenant hammer the ranger sword treatment and let’s see how well it’s received by the players.
You guarantee? Well then, a complete stranger on the internet guarantees something, it should be true, right? =D
Anyway, I was just trying to make a point.. ^^
Even though the weapon has its shortcomings, and not being able to dodge while in auto attack chain can be annoying at times, i do not see it as bad weapon design, just different in the way that an auto attack is high risk high reward, usually you get a choice in such skills, like barrage or meteor shower. Having it on auto attack makes it less of a choice, seeing as you have to use the auto attack as your main damage source. But there are ways to play around it.
To me it does make sense, that when you start an attack, you should be forced to finish it, thereby requiring you to think if you actually want to start attacking or rather dodge. Sure in an action packed game like Guild Wars, at times that will get you killed because you made the wrong decision, however, that is the part about high risk high reward that makes the ranger sword fun to use.
The tricks that i mentioned about targetting and detargetting were merely to show OP that there is a lot of stuff that you can pull off with the sword, that would not be possible if they changed the mechanic of the sword.
The auto attack might be something people have been complaining about since launch, mainly because it is not as simple as to press 1 and just go afk, you have to pay attention and actually think of when you want to use which part of the chain. But is that really a bad thing? Is not the fun in playing a game having some kind of a skill cap at least if you want to have one? no one forces you to use sword, especially if you are refusing to use the tools that the game gives you to make the sword auto attack one of the best in the game.
I am not saying we should not be allowed to dodge during leaps, i would welcome that change, everyone would. However, i am saying that the mechanic behind the sword leaps should not be changed, and the OP did say that he would like the mechanic changed to something that allows you to move freely, thus removing the leaps, and in my opinion that is something that should not be touched.
Also, small addition, if you say ‘’not trying to be rude’’ it actually comes over as rude, more at least then if you just state your point without saying that sentence. ^^
i think Sword 2 could use a larger window before the Monarch’s Leap portion times out so many times i try to use this in a very tight spot where i need that extra 0.5 second to be a little more agressive or to down and escape.
Yes, that could be cool ^^ or just make it a flip switch kind of a thing, that you jump back, and untill you jump forward the jump backwards wont become available. It will never be implemented, but we should be allowed dreams right? ^^
Because having dreams has never killed rangers in Guild Wars before… right? … RIGHT?!
