perilisk.1874

A library or codex in the hero tab that would keep the various books we've been collecting in game (and other lore-building information as well) would be nice.

I also sort of want an overhaul to the combo system; an active, deep aggro management system; and replacing passive stats (T&V) with active defensive ones, but that's a big undertaking and a complicated subject.

> @"Trise.2865" said:

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> Partially, but not exactly. From my understanding, they designate certain areas as "water" (just like the no-fly and no-mount zones), and while in those zones, the character transitions into swimming mode (with special "surface" conditions on the maximum Y coordinate of that zone). There are instances of underwater caves (and sunken boats) with air pockets below sea level and underwater passages with different "surface" heights at each end, most obviously in the (https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Font_of_Rhand "Font of Rhand") mini-dungeon and Personal Story step, [Temple of the Forgotten](https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Temple_of_the_Forgotten_God "Temple of the Forgotten"). We can safely assume the "shape of water" is as malleable as anything else in-game.

Hmmm... so, maybe they could have the occasional, Final Fantasy X style, giant floating sphere of water?

Hoping that they

1) Add completely separate build tab for UW build, and completely swap it on entering/exiting. Maybe even put all UW stats on the aquabreathers, like PvP gear. Maybe, maybe, even have slight trait differences on the UW tab.

2) Add an underwater specialization for each profession (only usable in the UW-specific build tab), to (a) have an excuse to rework class mechanics that suck underwater, and (b) ensure that there is at least one set of utilities that works well underwater. Also, as a point sink.

3) Rework water combat in general to focus on mobility and velocity rather than position. In particular, that means minimizing melee combat (given that range is hard to ascertain without landmarks) and focusing more on action-cam style ranged combat. Basically, apply what they learned with gliding and mounts to really polish the movement, and maybe place less emphasis on trying to make a land-combat paradigm work underwater.