Exalted Quality.8534

A whole day with no response... sigh

compounding chemicals in alchemy is still not giving concentration....

FB has never received any semblance of a tradeoff which is insane as it is one of the most consistently used/stacked specs at higher levels of competitive play.

I believe getting rid of in-combat weapon swapping on FB would be a fair tradeoff if they slightly reduce tome/mantra CDs.

in general, they listen to what people are wingeing the most about on forums (squeaky wheel gets the grease).

for this update, they went super lazy and just pained a broad stroke over anything that heals or ccs not considering how useless certain skills already were (did you really need to nerf renegade shortbow..smh)

also, the fact that dh/fb doesn’t yet have a tradeoff is ludicrous.

gives 0 concentration...haven’t tested the healing...

they need to rework experimental turrets to give 20% cooldown reduction for turrets.

are we going to keep pretending that firebrands have a tradeoff?

my suggestion is to get rid of in-combat weapon swapping when using fb e-spec. tomes are analogous to engineer kits and elementalist attunements (both engis and eles can only swap weapons ooc). tome recharges would need to be adjusted to keep it playable.

can you increase the range of holo forge 5 to 450 now that it does no dmg?

i think they forgot that engis were the prime target of the last nerfs lmao

I think a good way to balance stealth would be reducing movement speed by either 50% or 66% while stealthed and make any successful attack (excluding condition ticks) reveal. This would require anet to repurpose skills that currently reveal, but would add some juicy counterplay.

Logically, It makes no sense that a person would be running full speed while trying to be sneaky, but who needs logic anyways?

you need to install the latest version of c++ or something (if that’s not it, whatever you need should be mentioned on the github page) for the latest version to work. also, wouldn’t hurt to do a clean installation.

i think anet forgot that revs were never supposed to have big cooldowns in the first place because of the resource mechanic. it’s time they 1) remove energy costs from weapon skills 2) scrap the energy mechanic all together or 3) add cooldowns to thief skills ....

i think anet forgot that revs were never supposed to have big cooldowns in the first place because of the resource mechanic. it’s time they completely scrap the energy mechanic or add cooldowns to thief skills ....

dragonhunter

> @"bravan.3876" said:

> > @"Ben Phongluangtham.1065" said:

> > We're investigating.

>

> Can you check new seasons duration pls? Looks like it is only 7 weeks this time not 8 as usual. Is that on purpose?

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its okay tho. they are still i n v e s t i g a t i n g

they already know about this and they say they are "investigating" it, but are they really?

> @"Spike.3025" said:

> The situation is worse now. Every day I am not getting Tournament rewards, and I have not had an answer as to if or when this will be fixed, and if I will get the rewards I am owed (approaching 200 gold right now). I don't understand how this situation is allowed to continue. Action needs to be taken right now in my opinion. I have kept playing because I really like to play, but I have to question now, because of the continuing bugs, no fix, and no communication, if it's still really worth it.

They have communicated...

- They've claimed the issues are being "investigated" but failed to provide any specifics or ETA of fix

- You will never be compensated for any rewards lost due to the constant garbage bugs bcuz Anet

- There is a sweet new outfit in the gemstore :}

Hopefully this helps.

what is your obsession with nerfing holo? do you have repressed memories of being violated by a holo or what?

Not gonna name names, but I saw one of the MAIN holo complainers on this forum use double dodges while I had my weapons stowed...bruh....

> @"SeikeNz.3526" said:

> > @"Exalted Quality.8534" said:

> > laughing at all the people that think they know how to balance holo...nerf sustain, nerf dmg, nerf cc, nerf all core traits....really??

> >

> > the change to photon wall is fine, but heat therapy should remain as is. if you decide to nerf heat therapy, passive portion of healing signet should be nerfed too as some have already stated.

> >

> > can we talk about why firebrands aren't on the chopping block?

> >

> > the combination of dmg, support, aegis, weakness, immob, and cc can be just as oppressive (if not more so) than fighting a tools holo.

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> fb don't do all that at same time, if they pick support they cant dmg, while holo do everything while killing

maybe you not played against a good symbolbrand? what league do you generally play in?

laughing at all the people that think they know how to balance holo...nerf sustain, nerf dmg, nerf cc, nerf all core traits....really??

the change to photon wall is fine, but heat therapy should remain as is. if you decide to nerf heat therapy, passive portion of healing signet should be nerfed too as some have already stated.

can we talk about why firebrands aren't on the chopping block?

the combination of dmg, support, aegis, weakness, immob, and cc can be just as oppressive (if not more so) than fighting a tools holo.

i agree with those who don’t believe sigil of agility should be removed. maybe drop the quickness to 1s on an 18s cd and leave the swiftness as is or change swiftness to 3s on a 9s cd (if its possible to split cool downs on the same sigil)

@"Cal Cohen.3527"

Coming from an Engineer main of many years, I respectfully believe you’re missing the mark with the Elixir U and Kinetic Battery nerfs.

Most people that actually play PvP would probably agree that the largest pain point with holos is the damage output, specifically, the forge auto attack chain.

The main concern is the tendency to nerf core trait lines and skills to address holos over-performing. Rest assured that people who can’t read holo forge’s hugely telegraphed skills and dodge said skills are likely to continue to complain about holos. When this happens, and the balance team finally decides to reduce forge damage a bit, please go back to revisit core engi skills/traits that have suffered because of holo’s prevalence in PvP.

Additionally, as some have already stated, don’t forget you already (understandably) nerfed corona burst stability for counter play reasons. Taking that into consideration, a move from 6s base to 1s is drastic, to say the least.

Don’t forget that scrapper is underperforming and core engi is non-existent. The more you weaken core skills, the worse this will get.

At any rate, we appreciate the communication.

Edit - please consider changing Toss Elixir U. The stun break on allies is almost always useless.

> @"huluobo.7036" said:

> > @"Ayrilana.1396" said:

> > If GW2 didn’t attract those who still play GW1 then GW3 likely wouldn’t.

> >

> > I vote no for GW3.

>

> That's because Guild Wars 1 can't jump, no wvw, no mounts

you could jump in gw1...../jump

and alliance battles > wvw