Getting tag credit without damage

[LoreChief.8391]

So I had a wild thought the other day; "What if I ran the Istan farm as a support class, such as the new and improved Herald? Ventari even?"

 

Obviously fairly quickly though, I realized this would never work because you don't get champion bags without hitting a damage requirement on a mob. Further, champs die so quick in meta events that you have to basically be optimized for getting tag credit to even have a chance for bags in the first place. Even running as a power holo with a full turret arsenal, I'm only ever able to get at most about 80% of the bags possible.

 

But it would be nice though. I'd like to contribute something more interesting than mash-mash DPS, such as buffs, heals, barriers, all-of-the-above, and still be able to reliably get pouches. But playstyles like Ventari, although useful and fun to play - don't get loot credit!

 

So I would like to ask for a change to the tagging system. Something like; "If you heal at least X amount and/or provide X amount of boons and/or cleanse/convert X amount of debuffs - and a unit you've healed within the last 20 seconds gets tag credit & kills a monster, you also get tag credit". Extra emphasis placed on cleansing or providing powerful effects (such as granting allies Quickness or purging Slow).

 

So for example(s);

 

1. Herald provides 10 stacks of might to 5+ allies, and 1+ of those allies get tag credit on a champion = Herald gets tag credit on the champion.

2. Chronomancer provides Quickness to 5+ allies, and 1+ of those allies get tag credit on a champion = Chronomancer gets tag credit on the champion.

3. Elementalist cleanses 5 conditions from allies and generates 10k+ of healing on allies over the course of 20 seconds, and 1+ of those allies get tag credit on a champion = Elementalist gets tag credit on the champion.

 

Thanks for reading.

[Khisanth.2948]

Heals and boons already give you a percentage of the damage done by those people you heal/buff do to you.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

ANet's adjusted this a couple of times. The system requires some amount of damage, and gives lesser credit for support. A more fundamental change would require overhauling the system and probably wouldn't be a good use of resources, compared to other projects we'd like to see.