I like the staff rework

[Arcaedus.7290]

> @"Brutaly.6257" said:

> > @"Darknicrofia.2604" said:

> > > @"Brutaly.6257" said:

> > > Been playing around with staff in pvp and wvw and got to adjust some of my suggested tweaks.

> > >

> > > On #5 add in a fire field and a knockback when placed.

> > > On #4 let us move when casting

> > > On #1 add a small heal on every cast.

> > >

> > > I found a power/hybrid FB build that also works nice in both pvp and wvw, enjoying staff/Scepter/Shield.

> >

> > Staff 5 is already a light field, adding a fire field to it makes 0 sense.

>

> The fire field (or any other field BUT light) makes perfect sense imo due to:

> 1. there is already 2 light fields on the staff and replacing one type would diversify the ability to support with the staff.

> 2. Making it a fire field would improve the ability to ranged damage oriented support.

> 3. Light fields in abundance in pve is just bad, adding a light field and a knock back when placed would increase the value of the staff in pve.

 

I had an idea along the lines of your #3 some time back. It would involve changing the functionality and animation of staff 5. It would become a ground-targeted skill and use either a spinning or horizontal slashing animation, releasing a light wave that traveled to the location. This wave would explode causing a CC (knockdown, knockback, or daze), dealing some damage/burning and leaving behind the ward it currently does.

 

Point of this would be to add some damage and CC to staff since it currently is incapable of doing either in pve making it one of guard's more useless weapons there.