Balance Patch Preview - WvW

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

Hi Everyone,

Today we’re previewing the upcoming balance update. We’re starting with a bit of process and general thoughts, then following up with a pile of patch notes. Note that this post is identical for the PvP and WvW subforums (minus the changes to PvP build items), but duplicated for the purpose of more easily obtaining mode-specific feedback.

This post will only be discussing the competitive splits. Check out the rest of the update at https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/96747/balance-patch-preview-global

The scope of this update ended up being slightly unreal in the raw number of changes, but there are only a handful of underlying ideas that were then considered against every skill and trait in the game. It so happens that there are a lot of those around here, and so a lot of changes ended up being made.

These changes are not final, and we’re expecting to make further adjustments based on player feedback as well as our own internal review. Some of the upcoming functional changes still need to be looked at for potential splits as well, but we feel that the overall list is in a good enough spot to gather feedback.

Future Balance Cadence

This patch is unusual in that it’s more about establishing a new paradigm than it is a regular balance update, and the result is a giant set of changes. Moving forward with competitive balance, we want to make smaller adjustments more often. The specific cadence for balance will always depend on our overall release schedule, but ideally it will be closer to every 4-6 weeks, while still having the opportunity to make minor tweaks outside of the regular balance update. The goal here is to have better flexibility to fix problems in a timely manner.

PvP and WvW

For this initial update, the bulk of the splits are being applied to both PvP and WvW because the underlying ideas are applicable to both modes. The end result is going to be radically different and moving forward we will be doing more separation and targeted adjustments on a per-mode basis.

Now we’re going to dive into more detail on some of the main targets of the update and our main goals moving forward. If you have no interest in power coefficients, damage calculations, or other assorted jargon you may want to scroll down until you hit the start of the patch notes.

Damage

For this update, we’re targeting a 2.0 power coefficient as the new baseline for big damage skills. These are the skills like Eviscerate; skills that exist to deal large amounts of damage and not do much else. Skills that provide more and more value in other aspects (cc, sustain, mobility, defense, etc.) will have lower power coefficients. In some cases, we’ve pared down the secondary value and in others we’ve shaved the damage. It really comes down to what the desired purpose of the skill is, and as such how much of the skill’s power budget should be spent on damage. The 2.0 is not a hard cap, just the general top-end for single hit, high damaging abilities.

One thing to keep in mind with damage calculation is the differences in weapon strength. For example, a 2.0 coefficient with an axe is approximately equivalent to a 1.82 coefficient with a hammer due to the hammer’s higher weapon strength.

With a marauder amulet and no outside modifiers, a 2.0 coefficient with a 1-handed weapon equates to about a 3.9k crit against a light-armor target. Our goal here is that players should need to invest into damage traits, slot offensive utility skills, and sequence abilities around might and vulnerability stacks in order to achieve significant damage numbers.

Condition damage reductions are a bit less math-y, but we’re continuing to push conditions toward less burst potential by reducing the number of stacks and extending durations where it makes sense. Some of this is handled on the skill level, and we’re also making heavy reductions to traits that apply conditions on hit, on crit, or on other conditions being applied.

Cooldowns and Durations

We want cooldowns to be felt. Longer cooldowns promote more calculated usage of skills; if skills are used poorly it should create an opportunity for the enemy to push their advantage. Shorter durations of high impact buffs have a similar effect. Skillful timing is going to be rewarded, and poor usage is going to be exploitable by enemies. In some cases, it’s still going to make sense to have a longer duration attached to a longer cooldown, but most of the time we’re looking at shorter durations for things like stability, protection, quickness, high might stacks, among others.

Sustain

Raw healing is always going to be closely tied to damage. As damage comes down, healing needs to be reduced as well. As mentioned above, we want to see more opportunity between cooldowns to push through damage, so we’re primarily targeting skills and traits with lower cooldowns or constantly pulsing heals.

Instant Skills and Passive Traits

Counterplay is important. Skills that have a major impact on an enemy player should allow that player the opportunity to react, which means that we want to avoid instant skills that do large amounts of damage or hard cc. In general, this means that instant skills are going to deal less damage or focus more on a secondary effect where applicable. Traits that fire instant skills, or that trigger an offensive effect under easy to fulfill conditions (on hit, on crit, mid-high health threshold, etc.) received similar considerations.

We’ve also done a pass on traits that provide automatic defensive triggers. Traits that negate incoming CC or grant hard damage mitigation are getting large cooldown increases. Lesser defensive procs (protection on cc, auto condition cleanse, etc.) are also receiving longer cooldowns or reduced effectiveness, though not as extreme. We want to promote more active gameplay and this update is a good opportunity to make heavier adjustments to these passive traits.

Patch Notes

Moving on to the patch notes. Remember that these changes are not locked down and we still have some time to iterate. We look forward to seeing your feedback.

-The Systems Team

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

General

Reminder: Also check out the rest of the balance update here https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/96747/balance-patch-preview-global

All splits in this thread below this post are for both PvP and WvW (and not PvE) unless noted otherwise

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

Warrior

Profession Mechanics

Primal Bursts

Arc Divider: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 1.05 to 0.704
Rupturing Smash: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.14
Gun Flame: Reduced power coefficient from 2.2 to 1.54
Decapitate: Reduced power coefficient from 2.5 to 1.666. Reduced might stacks from 5 to 1
Skull Grinder: Reduced bleeding stacks from 4 to 3. Reduced cripple duration from 8 seconds to 5 seconds

Spellbreaker

Full Counter: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.1. Increased daze duration from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds

Weapons

Greatsword

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.7/0.95/1.25 to 0.469/0.6365/0.8375. Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Hundred Blades: Reduced power coefficient of each strike from 0.525 to 0.35. Reduced final strike power coefficient from 1.1 to 0.8
Whirlwind Attack: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.665 to 0.333
Rush: Reduced power coefficient from 1.7 to 1.36
Arcing Slice: Reduced base power coefficient from 1.32 to 1.213. Reduced bonus power coefficient from 1.98 to 1.82

Hammer

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.9/0.9/1.2 to 0.6/0.6/0.8
Fierce Blow: Reduced base power coefficient from 1.8 to 0.77. Reduced power coefficient vs controlled foes from 2.16 to 1.82. Reduced weakness duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 6 seconds to 4 seconds
Hammer Shock: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.7
Staggering Blow: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01
Backbreaker: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.01
Earthshaker: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01

Longbow

Dual Shot: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.44 to 0.293
Fan of Fire: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.44 to 0.39
Arcing Arrow: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.5

Rifle

Fierce Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.605 to 0.403
Aimed Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.53. Adjusted vulnerability from 10 stacks for 8 seconds to 12 stacks for 6 seconds
Volley: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.75 to 0.5
Brutal Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.4. Adjusted vulnerability from 8 stacks for 12 seconds to 12 stacks for 6 seconds
Rifle Butt: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01
Kill Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 2.25/2.75/3.25 to 1.4/1.7/2.0

Axe MH

Autoattack Chain: Skills have been adjusted as follows:
- Chop: Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.47
- Double Chop: Reduced first strike power coefficient from 0.45 to 0.3. Reduced second strike power coefficient from 1.05 to 0.7
- Triple Chop: Reduced first two strikes power coefficients from 0.75 to 0.5. Reduced final strike power coefficient from 1.6 to 1.06
Cyclone Axe: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.88 to 0.66. Reduced fury duration per hit from 2 seconds to 1 seconds. Adjusted vulnerability per hit from 3 stacks for 8 seconds to 1 stack for 6 seconds. Increased cooldown from 6 seconds to 8 seconds
Throw Axe: Increase ammo recharge from 10 seconds to 15 seconds
Eviscerate: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0/2.5/3.0 to 1.333/1.666/2.0. Reduced number of might stacks from 5 to 1

Sword MH

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.6/0.6/1.0 to 0.4/0.4/0.666
Savage Leap: Reduced power coefficient from 1.66 to 0.75
Final Thrust: Reduced base power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0. Reduced bonus power coefficient from 3.0 to 2.0. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds

Mace MH

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.8/0.8/1.6 to 0.533/0.533/1.067
Counterblow: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.0. Adjusted vulnerability from 10 stacks for 8 seconds to 15 stacks for 6 seconds
Skull Crack: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.01

Axe OH

Dual Strike: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 1.175 to 1.0. Reduced quickness per strike from 1.5 seconds to 0.5 seconds. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds
Whirling Axe: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.5592 to 0.373. Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 18 seconds

Mace OH

Crushing Blow: Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds.
Tremor: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.8 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds

Shield

Shield Bash: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01
Shield Stance: Increased power coefficient from 25 seconds to 30 seconds

Warhorn

Charge: PvP will now use the WvW version of the skill (10% damage bonus)
Call of Valor: Reduced number of conditions cleansed from 3 to 2

Dagger MH

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.4/0.4/0.85 to 0.32/0.32/0.68
Disrupting Stab: reduced power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.4
Breaching Strike: Reduced power coefficient from 1.2 to 0.7. Increased number of boons removed from 2 to 3

Dagger OH

Wastrel's Ruin: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds
Bladestorm: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.35 to 0.235. Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds

Heal

Healing Signet: Reduced base heal from 344 to 230
To the Limit: Reduced base heal from 9100 to 7735
Mending: Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 20 seconds
Blood Reckoning: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds
Natural Healing: Reduced base heal from 11670 to 8519

Utility

Bull's Charge: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 0.01
Kick: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01. Reduced ammo recharge from 30 seconds to 25 seconds
Stomp: Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.01. Reduced initial stability duration from 6 seconds to 1 second. Reduced on-hit stability duration from 6 seconds to 3 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 30 seconds
For Great Justice: Reduced might duration from 15 seconds to 6 seconds
Shake it Off: Reduced the number of conditions cleansed from 6 to 4. Increased ammo recharge from 50 seconds to 75 seconds
Dolyak Signet: Reduced stability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 60 seconds
Balanced Stance: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 60 seconds
Berserker Stance: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 40 seconds
Endure Pain: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 40 seconds. Increased duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds
Frenzy: Reduced quickness duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds. Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 45 seconds
Outrage: Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 25 seconds
Shattering Blow: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5. Reduced number of bleeding stacks from 4 to 2. Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 20 seconds
Sundering Leap: Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds
Wild Blow: Reduced power coefficient from 2.5 to 0.01
Featherfoot Grace: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 45 seconds
Break Enchantments: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.1. Increased number of boons removed from 3 to 4. Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 25 seconds

Elite

Signet of Rage: Reduced fury and swiftness durations from 25 seconds to 6 seconds. Adjusted might from 5 stacks for 25 seconds to 20 stacks for 4 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 60 seconds to 40 seconds
Rampage: Some Rampage skills have been adjusted as follows:
- Smash: Reduced power coefficient from 1.6 to 0.91
- Bash: Reduced power coefficient from 1.6 to 0.91
- Uppercut: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.36
- Dash: Reduced power coefficient from 2.4 to 1.82
Head Butt: Reduced power coefficient from 3.0 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 18 seconds
Winds of Disenchantment: Reduced target cap from 10 to 5

Traits

Strength

Reckless Dodge: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.5
Brave Stride: Reduced stability duration from 8 seconds to 4 seconds
Might Makes Right: Reduced base heal from 133 to 64

Arms

Bloodlust: Reduced bleeding duration from 3 seconds to 1 second. Reduced bonus bleeding duration from 33% to 15%
Wounding Precision: Reduced precision to expertise conversion from 7% to 4%
Sundering Burst: Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds

Defense

Adrenal Health: Reduced healing per second per stack from 133 to 100
Shield Master: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 1 second
Defy Pain: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds
Last Stand: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds
Rousing Resilience: Reduced base heal from 2113 to 1056. Reduced healing coefficient from 0.5 to 0.1

Tactics

Marching Orders: Reduced might duration from 15 seconds to 6 seconds
Mending Might: Reduced base heal from 69 to 50
Leg Specialist: Increased internal cooldown from 5 seconds to 12 seconds
Roaring Reveille: Reduced concentration from 120 to 60.
Shrug it Off: Reduced base heal from 517 to 310
Vigorous Shouts: Reduced healing coefficient from 1.2 to 1.0

Discipline

Versatile Power: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Crack Shot: Reduced burning duration from 2 seconds to 1 second
Heightened Focus: Reduced quickness duration from 4 seconds to 2.5 seconds

Berserker

Burst of Aggression: Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds.
King of Fires: Reduced bonus burning duration from 33% to 10%
Eternal Champion: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced stability duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds

Spellbreaker

Loss Aversion: Reduced power coefficient from 0.2 to 0.1
Slow Counter: Reduced slow duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds.
Sun and Moon Style: Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Magebane Tether: Reduced the number of might stacks from 2 to 1

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

Guardian

Profession Mechanics

Spear of Justice: Reduced damage from 0.6 to 0.01. Reduced cripple duration from 1.5 seconds to 1 second
Tome of Justice
- Searing Spell: Reduced power coefficient from 1.1 to 0.6
- Igniting Burst: Reduced weakness duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds
- Heated Rebuke: Reduced power coefficient from 0.45 to 0.01. Increased cooldown from 8 seconds to 10 seconds
- Scorched Aftermath: Reduced power coefficient per strike from from 0.64 to 0.4
Tome of Resolve
- Desert Bloom: Reduced heal coefficient from 0.7272 to 0.3
- Radiant Recovery: Reduced number of conditions cleansed from 2 to 1
- Shining River: Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.26 to 0.1
- Eternal Oasis: Reduced number of conditions converted to boons from 5 to 2
Tome of Courage
- Unflinching Charge: Reduced stability duration from 2 seconds to 1 second.
- Daring Challenge: Reduced power coefficient from 1.4 to 0.01

Weapons

Greatsword

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.8/0.8/1.2 to 0.533/0.533/0.8
Whirling Wrath: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.45 to 0.3. Reduced projectile power coefficient from 0.375 to 0.25. Fixed a bug where the projectiles fired by this skill did less damage than expected.
Leap of Faith: Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds
Symbol of Wrath: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.67 to 0.4
Binding Blade: Reduced initial strike power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01. Reduced pulse damage power coefficient from 0.2 to 0.1

Hammer

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.8/0.8/1.0 to 0.533/0.533/0.666
Symbol of Protection: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.5 to 0.4
Mighty Blow: Increased power coefficient from 1.75 to 1.82. Increased cooldown from 4 seconds to 10 seconds
Zealot's Embrace: Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds
Banish: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01

Staff

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.55/0.65/0.75 to 0.366/0.433/0.5
Holy Strike: Reduced pulse base heal from 221 to 177. Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.25 to 0.1
Symbol of Swiftness: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.5 to 0.4
Empower: Reduced might duration from 12 seconds to 6 seconds

Mace

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.8/1.0/1.55 to 0.533/0.666/1.033
Symbol of Faith: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.65 to 0.45
Protector's Strike: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.5

Scepter

Orb of Wrath: Reduced power coefficient from 0.666 to 0.444
Symbol of Punishment: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.5 to 0.45. Increased cooldown from 6 seconds to 8 seconds

Sword

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.666/0.725/1.5 to 0.444/0.483/1.0
Symbol of Blades: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.6 to 0.45
Zealot's Defense: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.33 to 0.22

Focus

Ray of Judgment: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.33 to 0.21
Shield of Wrath: Reduced power coefficient from 2.5 to 1.66

Shield

Shield of Judgment: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.67

Torch

Zealot's Flame: Reduced pulsing burn duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Zealot's Fire (from Zealot's Flame): Reduced power coefficient from 2.25 to 1.75
Cleansing Flame: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.4 to 0.28

Longbow

Puncture Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.85 to 0.566
True Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.91. Increased cooldown from 6 seconds to 8 seconds
Symbol of Energy: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.69 to 0.43
Hunters Ward: Reduced pulsing strike power coefficient from 0.25 to 0.1. Reduced final impact power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.666

Axe

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.72/0.72/2.4 to 0.48/0.48/1.6.
Symbol of Vengeance: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.6 to 0.45
Blazing Edge: Reduced power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.01. Reduced burning duration from 3 seconds to 1 second. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds

Heal

Receive the Light: Reduced initial self-heal coefficient from 0.8 to 0.4. Reduced allied pulse heal coefficient from 0.6 to 0.2
Litany of Wrath: Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds
Signet of Resolve: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 35 seconds
Purification: Reduced trap heal coefficient from 1.0 to 0.667. Reduced trap base heal from 5475 to 4380
Mantra of Solace:
- Restoring Reprieve: Reduced heal coefficient from 0.54 to 0.25. Reduced base heal from 1330 to 998
- Rejuvenating Respite: Reduced heal coefficient from 0.81 to 0.5

Utility

Hallowed Ground: Increased cooldown from 45 seconds to 60 seconds
Judge's Intervention: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.1. Reduced burning duration from 8 seconds to 3 seconds
Merciful Intervention: WvW will now use the PvP version of the skill (5% revive pulse)
Smite Condition: Reduced base power coefficient from 0.85 to 0.2. Reduced power coefficient when cleansing a condition from 1.5 to 0.3. Increased the number of conditions cleansed from 2 to 3
Hold the Line: Reduced protection duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds
Stand Your Ground: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 45 seconds. Reduced target cap from 10 to 5.
Bane Signet: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01
Bow of Truth: Reduced pulse healing coefficient from 0.15 to 0.05
Hammer of Wisdom: Reduced power coefficient from 1.2 to 0.01. Increased ammo recharge from 25 seconds to 30 seconds
Sword of Justice: Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Fragments of Faith: Increased cooldown from 45 seconds to 60 seconds. Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0
Test of Faith: Increased power coefficient of passthrough attack from 2.52 to 2.8. Reduced power coefficient of initial attack from 1.4 to 0.1. Reduced protection duration from 6 seconds to 2 seconds. Reduced cripple duration from 6 seconds to 3 seconds
Mantra of Flame:
- Flame Rush: Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.3. Reduced burning duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds
- Flame Surge: Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.3. Reduced burning duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds
Mantra of Truth:
- Echo of Truth: Reduced condition durations from 4 seconds to 2 seconds. Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.3
- Voice of Truth: Reduced vulnerability, blind, and weakness durations from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced immobilize duration from 2 seconds to 1 second. Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.3
Mantra of Potence:
- Potent Haste: Reduced quickness duration from 2.5 seconds to 1 second
- Overwhelming Celerity: Reduced quickness duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds. Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds

Elite

Feel My Wrath: Reduced quickness duration from 8 seconds to 5 seconds
Dragon's Maw: Reduced power coefficient from 2.5 to 0.01. Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced slow duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 75 seconds to 50 seconds
Mantra of Liberation: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 60 seconds. Increased ammo recharge from 25 seconds to 45 seconds
- Portent of Freedom (from Mantra of Liberation): Reduced stability duration from 5 seconds to 1 second
- Unhindered Delivery (from Mantra of Liberation): Reduced stability duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds

Traits

Zeal

Lesser Symbol of Wrath (from Zealot's Speed): Reduced power coefficient per pulse from 0.5 to 0.25
Zealous Scepter: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds

Radiance

Lesser Signet of Wrath (from Wrath of Justice): Reduced immobilize duration from 3 seconds to 1 second
Radiant Fire: Reduced bonus burning duration from 20% to 7%

Valor

Might of the Protector: Reduced might duration from 15 seconds to 6 seconds
Smiter's Boon: Reduced base power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.2. Reduced power coefficient when cleansing a condition from 0.9 to 0.3
Monk's Focus: Reduced base heal from 1960 to 1470

Honor

Selfless Daring: Reduced healing coefficient from 1.0 to 0.6
Invigorated Bulwark: Reduced bonus outgoing healing per stack from 5% to 2%
Honorable Staff: Reduced base concentration from 120 to 60. Reduced bonus concentration while wielding a staff from 120 to 60
Pure of Heart: Reduced base heal from 645 to 516. Reduced healing coefficient from 0.5 to 0.3
Empowering Might: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Writ of Persistence: Reduced base heal from 107 to 64. Reduced healing coefficient from 0.075 to 0.04
Force of Will: Reduced bonus outgoing healing per 100 vitality from 1% to 0.5%

Virtues

Retaliatory Subconscious: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 60 seconds
Glacial Heart: Reduced power coefficient of the skill that fires when controlling a foe from 0.5 to 0.1

Dragonhunter

Defender's Dogma: Reduced Justice recharge from 3 seconds to 1 second. Reduced internal cooldown from 3 seconds to 1 second
Dulled Senses: Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Soaring Devastation: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.5
Hunter's Determination: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds
Heavy Light: Reduced stability duration from 6 seconds to 3 seconds

Firebrand

Swift Scholar: Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds
Unrelenting Criticism: Reduced bleeding duration from 3 seconds to 1 second
Legendary Lore: Reduced bonus burning duration from 20% to 10%. Reduced regeneration duration from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds. Reduced protection duration from 2 seconds to 1 second
Stoic Demeanor: Reduced slow duration from 2.5 seconds to 1.5 seconds. Reduced burning duration from 5 seconds to 2 seconds. Reduced internal cooldown from 3 seconds to 1 second.

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

Revenant

Profession Mechanics

Facet of Nature
- Facet of Nature (Ventari): Reduced pulse base heal from 471 to 306. Reduced pulse heal scaling from 0.4 to 0.1
- True Nature (Ventari): Reduced base heal per condition cleansed from 970 to 323
- True Nature (Mallyx): Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Heroic Command: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Healing Orb (created by various skills and traits): Reduced heal coefficient from 0.15 to 0.075

Weapons

Hammer

Hammer Bolt: Reduced power coefficient from 0.95 to 0.633
Coalescence of Ruin: Increased cooldown from 4 seconds to 10 seconds
Phase Smash: Reduced power coefficient from 1.75 to 1.36. Increased cooldown from 8 seconds to 12 seconds
Drop the Hammer: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.01

Staff

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.65/0.75/1.0 to 0.433/0.5/0.666
Mender's Rebuke: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.91. Increased cooldown from 5 seconds to 8 seconds
Warding Rift: Reduced power coefficient from 0.2 to 0.1. Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 20 seconds
Surge of the Mists: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.18 to 0.001

Sword

Autoattack Chain: Adjusted as follows
- Preparation Thrust: Reduced power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.4
- Brutal Blade: Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.466
- Rift Slash: Reduced initial strike power coefficient from 0.9 to 0.6. Reduced explosion power coefficient from 0.2175 to 0.145
Unrelenting Assault: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.57 to 0.38. Reduced might duration per strike from 5 seconds to 3 seconds. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds

Mace

Autoattack Chain: Adjusted as follows
Misery Swipe: Reduced power coefficient from 0.35 to 0.233
Anguish Swipe: Reduced power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.266
Manifest Toxin: Reduced initial strike power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.4. Reduced projectile power coefficient from 0.3 to 0.2
Searing Fissure: Adjusted initial burning from 3 stacks for 3 seconds to 1 stack for 10 seconds. Increased additional burning duration from 1 second to 4 seconds

Sword OH

Shackling Wave: Reduced initial strike power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.1. Increased vulnerability stacks from 8 to 12
Deathstrike: Reduced initial strike power coefficient from 0.33 to 0.1. Reduced second strike power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.7. Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 18 seconds

Axe OH

Frigid Blitz: Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 15 seconds
Temporal Rift: Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.01. Adjusted torment from 2 stacks for 12 seconds to 1 stack for 1 second

Shield

Envoy of Exuberance: Reduced pulse base heal from 1620 to 1215. Increased protection duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds
Crystal Hibernation: Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.5 to 0.125

Shortbow

Shattershot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.65 to 0.44. Increased bleeding duration from 3 seconds to 4 seconds
Bloodbane Path: Increased cooldown from 3 seconds to 5 seconds
Scorchrazor: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01. Reduced burning duration from 4 seconds to 1 second

Legend Skills

Shiro

Riposting Shadows: Increased energy cost from 30 to 40. Reduced endurance gain from 25 to 15
Phase Traversal: WvW will now use the PvP version of the skill (35 energy cost)
Jade Winds: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.01. Increased number of vulnerability stacks from 6 to 10

Jalis

Forced Engagement: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.01

Ventari

Ventari's Will (Project Tranquility): Reduced heal coefficient from 0.33 to 0.1. Reduced base heal from 613 to 306
Natural Harmony: Reduced heal coefficient from 2.25 to 1.25
Energy Expulsion: Reduced base heal per fragment from 985 to 739. Reduced fragment heal coefficient from 0.5 to 0.25

Glint

Facet of Darkness: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds
Elemental Blast (Facet of Elements) Reduced power coefficient per strike from 1.15 to 0.89. Reduced weakness duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds
Facet of Strength: Reduced might duration from 12 seconds to 6 seconds
Burst of Strength (Facet of Strength): Reduced damage bonus from 15% to 7%
Chaotic Release (Facet of Chaos): Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 45 seconds to 35 seconds

Kalla

Breakrazor's Bastion: Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.7 to 0.3. Reduced initial heal coefficient from 1.3 to 0.8

Traits

Retribution

Eye for an Eye: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced protection duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Dwarven Battle Training: Reduced weakness duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Vicious Reprisal: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Steadfast Rejuvenation: Reduced base heal per point of upkeep from 67 to 40

Salvation

Life Attunement: Reduced healing power to concentration conversion from 7% to 4%
Serene Rejuvenation: Reduced outgoing heal bonus from 15% to 10%
Tranquil Balance: Reduced outgoing heal bonus from 20% to 7%
Resilient Spirit: Reduced base barrier per boon from 229 to 170
Invoking Harmony: Reduced outgoing heal bonus from 20% to 10%

Invocation

Spirit Boon: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Rapid Flow: Reduced base heal from 500 to 333
Song of the Mists: Legend swap skills have been adjusted as follows
- Shiro: Reduced power coefficient from 0.93 to 0.1
- Jalis: Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.1. Reduced weakness duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds. Increased base barrier per strike from 586 to 879
- Mallyx: Reduced power coefficient from 0.9 to 0.3
- Glint: Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.3. Reduced burning stacks from 2 to 1
- Kalla: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.3

Herald

Reinforced Potency: Reduced concentration from 120 to 60
Elder's Respite: Reduced regeneration duration from 8 seconds to 3 seconds
Elevated Compassion: Reduced base heal from 389 to 292
Shared Empowerment: WvW will now use the PvP version of the trait (4s might duration). Reduced target cap from 10 to 5
Renegade
All for One: Reduced protection duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds
Lasting Legacy: Reduced bonus might duration from 12 seconds to 6 seconds

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

Ranger

Profession Mechanics

Celestial Avatar

Cosmic Ray: Reduced heal coefficient from 0.469 to 0.25
Seed of Life: Reduced heal coefficient from 0.4745 to 0.2. Increased number of conditions cleansed from 1 to 2. Increased cooldown from 3 seconds to 4 seconds
Lunar Impact: Reduced base heal from 1620 to 1215. Reduced heal coefficient from 1.44 to 0.72. Increased daze duration from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds
Rejuvenating Tides: Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.3 to 0.15

Soulbeast Merge Skills

Swoop (Bird): Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 18 seconds
Brutal Charge (Canine): Reduced power coefficient from 0.64 to 0.01
Tail Lash (Devourer): Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.01
Call Lightning (Jacaranda): Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.5 to 0.4
Maul (Porcine): Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds
Brutal Charge (Porcine): Reduced power coefficient from 0.67 to 0.01
Takedown (Smokescale): Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.01
Smoke Assault (Smokescale): Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.5 to 0.35
Wing Buffet (Wyvern): Reduced power coefficient from 0.3 to 0.01

Beast Skills

Unflinching Fortitude: Increased cooldown from 35 seconds to 50 seconds
Worldly Impact: Reduced power coefficient from 1.89 to 1.512

Pet Skills

Pig Family

Brutal Charge: Reduced power coefficient from 0.67 to 0.01

Canine Family

Brutal Charge: Reduced power coefficient from 0.67 to 0.01

Wolf

Terrifying Howl (F2): Reduced power coefficient from 0.2 to 0.01

Devourer

Tail Lash: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.01

Iboga

Fang Grapple (F2): Reduced power coefficient from 0.2 to 0.01

Bristleback

Spike Barrage: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.22 to 0.165

Rock Gazelle

Head Toss (F2): Reduced power coefficient from 1.11 to 0.01
Charge: Reduced power coefficient from 1.1 to 0.825

Smokescale

Takedown: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.01
Smoke Assault: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.25 to 0.2

Wyvern Family

Wing Buffet: Reduced power coefficient from 0.3 to 0.01

Lightning Wyvern

Lightning Assault (F2): Reduced power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.01

Weapons

Greatsword

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.64/0.8/1.3 to 0.45/0.6/0.866
Maul: Reduced power coefficient from 1.75 to 1.5. Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Increased cooldown from 4 seconds to 6 seconds
Swoop: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.91. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds
Counterattack: Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 25 seconds.
- Counterattack Kick (from Counterattack): Reduced power coefficient from 1.3 to 0.01
Hilt Bash: Reduced power coefficient from 0.72 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds

Longbow

Long Range Shot: Reduced maximum power coefficient from 0.9 to 0.6. Reduced minimum power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.466
Rapid Fire: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.375 to 0.275. Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Point Blank Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.01
Barrage: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.5 to 0.381

Short Bow

Crossfire: Reduced power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.266
Quick Shot: Increased cooldown from 8 seconds to 12 seconds
Concussion Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.01

Sword

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.7/0.7/0.96 to 0.466/0.466/0.64
Monarch's Leap: Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 0.75

Axe MH

Ricochet: Reduced power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.533. Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 5 seconds
Splitblade: Reduced power coefficient per axe from 0.4 to 0.1. Increased bleeding duration from 6 seconds to 12 seconds. Increased cooldown from 6 seconds to 8 seconds
Winter's Bite: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0. Increased bleeding stacks from 2 to 3.

Axe OH

Path of Scars: Reduced power coefficient from 1.2 to 0.01
Whirling Defense: reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.66 to 0.44. Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds

Dagger OH

Stalker's Strike: Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 15 seconds
Crippling Talon: Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.5

Warhorn

Hunter's Call: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.15 to 0.1
Call of the Wild: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds

Staff

Solar Beam: Reduced base heal per pulse from 66 to 30
Ancestral Grace: Reduced healing coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5

Dagger MH

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.4/0.42/0.44/0.88 to 0.32/0.336/0.352/0.704
Double Arc: Adjusted bleeding per hit from 3 stacks for 6 seconds to 2 stacks for 9 seconds
Instinctive Engage: Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds

Heal

We Heal As One: Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds
Troll Unguent: Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds
Glyph of Rejuvenation:
Non-Celestial: Reduced self heal coefficient from 1.708 to 1.25. Reduced ally heal coefficient from 1.4 to 1.0
Celestial: Reduced self heal coefficient from 1.4 to 1.0. Reduced ally heal coefficient from 1.708 to 1.25
Bear Stance: Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds

Utility

Lightning Reflexes: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.1
Quickening Zephyr: Reduced quickness and superspeed duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 45 seconds to 40 seconds
Glyph of Alignment: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds
Glyph of the Tides: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds
Dolyak Stance: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 60 seconds
Griffon Stance: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Moa Stance: Reduced bonus boon duration from 66% to 20%
Glyph of Equality (non-celestial): Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.01
Spike Trap: Reduced power coefficient from 0.2 to 0.01. Adjusted bleeding from 6 stacks from 6.25 seconds to 1 stack for 1 second. Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds

Elite

Strength of the Pack: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced stability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds

Traits

Marksmanship

Stoneform: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds
Lesser Call of the Wild (from Clarion Bond): Reduced boon durations from 15 seconds to 6 seconds

Skirmishing

Sharpened Edges: Reduced bleeding duration from 3 seconds to 1 second
Primal Reflexes: Reduced vigor duration from 8 seconds to 4 seconds
Strider's Defense: Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds

Wilderness Survival

Rugged Growth: Reduced base heal from 259 to 155
Lesser Muddy Terrain (from Child of Earth): Reduced duration from 10 seconds to 4 seconds
Taste for Danger: Reduced vitality to expertise conversion from 7% to 4%
Refined Toxins: Reduced poison duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds
Shared Anguish: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds

Nature Magic

Rejuvenation: Reduced regeneration duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Lingering Magic: Reduced concentration from 240 to 120
Instinctive Reaction: Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Windborne Notes: Reduced regeneration duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds
Protective Ward: Reduced weakness duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds

Beastmastery

Wilting Strike: Reduced weakness duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds
Lesser Quickening Zephyr (from Zephyr's Speed): Reduced quickness and superspeed durations from 3 seconds to 2 seconds

Druid

Live Vicariously: Reduced base healing from 207 to 144
Natural Mender: Reduced bonus outgoing healing per stack from 2% to 1%
Celestial Shadow: Reduced stealth duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Grace of the Land: Reduced might duration from 12 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced target cap from 10 to 5

Soulbeast

Live Fast: Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Eternal Bond: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

Thief

Weapons

Short Bow

Trick Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.55 to 0.366
Detonate Cluster Bomb (Cluster Bomb): Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.5 to 0.375
Disabling Shot: Increased initiative cost from 4 to 5

Sword

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.6/0.6/1.3 to 0.4/0.4/0.866
Infiltrator's Strike: Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.5
Flanking Strike: Reduced power cofficient from 0.8 to 0.5
Pistol Whip: Reduced initial hit power coefficient from 0.37 to 0.01. Reduced stun duration from 0.75 seconds to 0.5 seconds. Reduced flurry hit power coefficients from 0.79 to 0.53. Increased initiative cost from 5 to 6.

Dagger MH

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.6/0.65/1.1 to 0.4/0.433/0.733
Shadow Shot: Increased intiative cost from 4 to 5
Death Blossom: Increased initiative cost from 4 to 5
Backstab: Reduced base power coefficient from 1.2 to 0.9. Reduced flanking power coefficient from 2.4 to 1.8

Pistol MH

Vital Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.575 to 0.383
Unload: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.4 to 0.27. Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Sneak Attack: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.36 to 0.3

Dagger OH

Dancing Dagger: Reduced power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.45

Staff

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.666/0.666/1.672 to 0.444/0.444/1.114
Weakening Charge: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.7 to 0.45. Reduced weakness duration per hit from 2 seconds to 1 second
Debilitating Arc: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5. WvW will now use the PvP initiative cost of 5
Dust Strike: Increased vulnerability stacks from 5 to 8
Vault: Reduced power coefficient from 2.25 to 1.82. WvW will now use the PvP initiative cost of 6
Hook Strike: Reduced power coefficient from 0.65 to 0.01

Rifle

Brutal Aim: Reduced power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.4
Deadly Aim: Reduced power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.533
Spotter's Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.4. Increased immobilize duration from 1 second to 1.5 seconds
Double Tap: Reduced might stacks per hit from 3 to 1. Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.65 to 0.5
Three Round Burst: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.55 to 0.5. Reduced might stacks per hit from 3 to 1
Death's Retreat: Increased initiative cost from 5 to 6
Death's Judgment: Reduced power coefficient from 1.65 to 1.11

Heal

Skelk Venom: Reduced initial heal coefficient from 0.75 to 0.4. Reduced initial base heal from 4210 to 3578
Withdraw: Increased cooldown from 18 seconds to 25 seconds. Increased base heal from 4778 to 5243
Channeled Vigor: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 30 seconds
Malicious Restoration: Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds

Utility

Smoke Screen: Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 35 seconds
Pitfall: Reduced power coefficient of the knockdown strike from 1.25 to 0.01. Reduced power coefficient of the pulsing strikes from 0.5 to 0.3
Infiltrator's Signet: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 35 seconds
Haste: Reduced quickness duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds. Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 45 seconds
Roll for Initiative: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 50 seconds
Scorpion Wire: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.01
Skale Venom: Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Bandit's Defense: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 30 seconds
Reflexive Strike (from Bandit's Defense): Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.01
Distracting Daggers: Reduced power coefficient from 0.55 to 0.25
Impairing Daggers: Reduced slow duration from 5 seconds to 2 seconds
Fist Flurry: Reduced overall power coefficient from 3.75 to 2.5
Palm Strike (from Fist Flurry): Reduced initial power coefficient from 1.75 to 0.01
Binding Shadow: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01. Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Shadow Gust: Reduced power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.01

Elite

Dagger Storm: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.4
Uppercut (from Impact Strike): Reduced power coefficient from 2.25 to 0.01
Finishing Blow (from Impact Strike): Increased power coefficient from 2.0 to 2.5
Shadow Meld: Reduced stealth duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds

Traits

Deadly Arts

Lotus Poison: Reduced weakness duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds
Mug: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.75
Even the Odds: Reduced might and vulnerability durations from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Panic Strike: Reduced poison duration from 2 seconds to 1 second
Potent Poison: Reduced bonus poison duration from 20% to 5%

Critical Strikes

Assassin's Fury: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced might stacks from 3 to 2
Ankle Shots: Reduced cripple duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds

Shadow Arts

Merciful Ambush: Reduced revive percentage from 3% to 1%
Shadow's Rejuvenation: Reduced base heal from 293 to 219

Acrobatics

Feline Grace: Reduced vigor duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Endless Stamina: Reduced concentration from 240 to 60
Pain Response: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 60 seconds
Hard to Catch: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds
Instant Reflexes: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds

Trickery

Uncatchable: Reduced bleeding duration from 3 seconds to 1 second
Lesser Haste (from Burst of Agility): Reduced quickness duration from 6 seconds to 3 seconds
Bountiful Theft: Reduced number of boons removed from 3 to 2
Thrill of the Crime: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds

Daredevil

Weakening Strikes: Reduced weakness duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Escapist's Fortitude: Reduced base heal from 456 to 150
Pulmonary Impact (from Impacting Disruption): Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 0.75
Lotus Training: Reduced power coefficient from 0.1875 to 0.0625. Reduced bleeding duration from 4 seconds to 1.5 seconds. Reduced torment duration from 4 seconds to 1.5 seconds. Increased bonus condition damage from 10% to 15%
Bounding Dodger: Reduced power coefficient from 1.33 to 0.5. Increased bonus damage from 10% to 15%

Deadeye

Payback: This has been unsplit and will use the lower (20%) recharge value in all modes
Premeditation: Reduced concentration from 180 to 60
Be Quick or Be Killed: Reduced quickness duration from 4 seconds to 2.5 seconds
Maleficent Seven: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Fire for Effect: Reduced might duration from 12 seconds to 6 seconds

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

Engineer

Profession Mechanics

Photon Forge

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.6/1.0/1.6 to 0.4/.666/1.066
Holo Leap: Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 0.91
Corona Burst: Reduced might and vulnerability durations from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Photon Blitz: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.3 to 0.2
Holographic Shockwave: Reduced power coefficient from 0.56 to 0.01

Weapons

Rifle

Hip Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.65 to 0.44
Net Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.3. Increased cooldown from 9 seconds to 10 seconds
Blunderbuss: Reduced minimum power coefficient from 1.1 to 0.5. Reduced maximum power coefficient from 1.76 to 1.31. Increased cooldown from 9 seconds to 12 seconds
Overcharged Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01. Increased cooldown from 14 seconds to 15 seconds
Jump Shot: Reduced initial leap power coefficient from 0.3 to 0.1. Reduced landing power coefficient from 2.4 to 1.74. Reduced vulnerability duration from 7 seconds to 6 seconds. Increased cooldown from 18 seconds to 20 seconds

Pistol

Fragmentation Shot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.266
Poison Dart Volley: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.4 to 0.2. Increased poison duration from 7 seconds to 10 seconds.
Static Shot: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.4 to 0.3
Blowtorch: Adjusted minimum burning from 4 stacks for 3 seconds to 2 stacks for 6 seconds. Adjusted maximum burning from 4 stacks for 6 seconds to 2 stacks for 12 seconds. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds

Hammer

Autoattack Chain:
- Positive Bash: Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.533. Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
- Negative Bash: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.666. Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
- Equalizing blow: Reduced power coefficient from 1.4 to 0.933. Reduced might and vulnerability durations from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Electro-Whirl: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 1.2 to 0.68. Increased cooldown from 6 seconds to 8 seconds
Rocket Charge: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 1.1 to 0.74. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 18 seconds
Shock Shield: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.25 to 0.1
Thunderclap: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.8 to 0.45. Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds

Sword

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.88/0.93/1.5 to 0.586/0.62/1.0. Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Refraction Cutter: Reduced strike power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.75
Radiant Arc: Reduced base quickness duration from 2 seconds to 1 second. Reduced bonus quickness duration per 50% heat from 2 seconds to 1 second

Heal

Static Shock (AED Toolbelt): Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01
Healing Turret: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 30 seconds
Med Blaster (Med Kit 1): Reduced heal coefficient from 0.2 to 0.1
Medic Gyro: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 30 seconds. Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.6 to 0.25. Reduced initial heal coeffcient from 0.7 to 0.2
Reconstruction Field (Medic Gyro Toolbelt): Reduced protection duration from 2 seconds to 1 second
Coolant Blast: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds

Utility

Big Ol' Bomb (Bomb Kit Toolbelt): Reduced power coefficient from 2.475 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds
Grenade Barrage (Grenade Kit Toolbelt): Reduced power coefficient per grenade from 0.6 to 0.5
Super Elixir (Elixir Gun 5): Reduced pulse base heal from 204 to 163. Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.1 to 0.05
Magnet (Tool Kit 5): Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds
Elixir B: Reduced boon durations from 10 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 30 seconds
Toss Elixir B (Elixir B Toolbelt): Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Toss Elixir S: Reduced stealth duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Personal Battering Ram: Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 0.01. Reduced ammo recharge from 25 seconds to 20 seconds
Launch Personal Battering Ram (Personal Battering Ram Toolbelt): Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.5
Rocket Boots: Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 0.5
Super Speed (Slick Shoes Toolbelt): Reduced superspeed duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Throw Mine: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 0.01. Increased boons removed from 1 to 3
Mine Field (Throw Mine Toolbelt): Reduced power coefficient per mine from 0.77 to 0.5
Surprise Shot (Rifle Turret Toolbelt): Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5
Rocket Turret: Reduced overcharge power coefficient from 2.75 to 0.01
Thump (Thumper Turret Toolbelt): Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01
Blast Gyro: Reduced power coefficient from 2.25 to 0.01. Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds
Bypass Coating (Blast Gyro Toolbelt): Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 35 seconds
Defense Field (Bulwark Gyro Toolbelt): Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 40 seconds
Spectrum Shield: WvW will now use the PvP version of the skill (25% reduced recharge over heat threshold)
Hard Light Arena: Reduced field duration from 8 seconds to 4 seconds. Reduced bonus field duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 45 seconds to 30 seconds
Prismatic Singularity (Hard Light Arena Toolbelt): Reduced power coefficient from 0.1 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 45 seconds to 35 seconds
Photon Wall: Reduced power coefficient per wall from 1.5 to 0.5
Particle Accelerator (Photon Wall Toolbelt): Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.4. Increased cooldown from 8 seconds to 10 seconds

Elite

Supply Crate: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01. Increased stun duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 120 seconds to 90 seconds
Sneak Gyro: PvP will now use the WvW version of the skill (60s cd)
Prime Light Beam: Reduced power coefficient from 3.0 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 60 seconds to 40 seconds

Traits

Firearms

Sharpshooter: Reduced bleeding duration from 3 seconds to 1 second
Serrated Steel: Reduced bonus bleeding duration from 33% to 15%
Thermal Vision: Reduced expertise from 150 to 60
Juggernaut: Reduced might duration from 12 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced bonus might duration from 20% to 10%
Incendiary Powder: Reduced bonus burning duration from 33% to 10%. Reduced burning duration from 8 seconds to 4 seconds

Inventions

Experimental Turrets: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Bunker Down: Increased internal cooldown from 3 seconds to 4 seconds
Medical Dispersion Field: Reduced heal share percentage from 50% to 25%

Alchemy

Hidden Flask: Reduced boon durations from 8 seconds to 4 seconds
Compounding Chemicals: Reduced concentration from 240 to 75
Invigorating Speed: Increased internal cooldown from 5 seconds to 10 seconds
Protection Injection: Increased internal cooldown from 20 seconds to 30 seconds
Health Insurance: Reduced outgoing heal bonus from 20% to 7%
Comeback Cure: Reduced regeneration duration from 4 seconds to 1.5 seconds
Emergency Elixir: Increased internal cooldown from 40 seconds to 60 seconds
HGH: Adjusted might duration from 2 stacks for 15 seconds to 3 stacks for 6 seconds
Purity of Purpose: Boon durations have been adjusted as follows:
- Protection, Quickness, Stability, Alacrity: Reduced from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds
- Resistance: Reduced from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds
- Fury, Aegis, Retaliation, Regeneration: Reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
- Vigor: Reduced from 10 seconds to 3 seconds
- Might, Swiftness: Reduced from 10 seconds to 5 seconds

Tools

Static Discharge: Reduced power coefficient from 0.33 to 0.2
Power Wrench: Reduced cooldown reduction from 33% to 20%. Reduced elite skill recharge from 3 seconds to 1 second
Lock On: Reduced fury duration from 5 seconds to 2.5 seconds. Adjusted vulnerability from 10 stacks for 8 seconds to 5 stacks for 6 seconds
Takedown Round: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 0.5
Kinetic Battery: Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds

Scrapper

Gyroscopic Acceleration: Reduced superspeed duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Mass Momentum: Reduced stability duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Expert Examination: Reduced weakness duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds

Holosmith

Heat Therapy: Reduced base heal per stack from 49 to 39
Thermal Release Valve: Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.1. Reduced burning duration from 6 seconds to 2 seconds

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

Mesmer

Profession Mechanics

Shatters

Mind Wrack: Adjusted as follows.
- One Clone Shattered: Reduced power coefficient from 1.15 to 1.0
- Two Clones Shattered: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.92 to 0.7
- Three Clones Shattered: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.805 to 0.613

Chrono Shatters

Split Second: Adjusted as follows.
- One Clone Shattered: Reduced power coefficient from 1.15 to 1.0
- Two Clones Shattered: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.92 to 0.7
- Three Clones Shattered: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.805 to 0.613

Weapons

Greatsword

Spatial Surge: Reduced minimum power coefficient per strike from 0.23 to 0.15. Reduced maximum power coefficient from 0.335 to 0.223
Mirror Blade: Increased cooldown from 5 seconds to 8 seconds
Mind Stab: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.7
Phantasmal Berserker: Reduced phantasm power coefficient per strike from 0.23 to 0.15
Illusionary Wave: Reduced power coefficient from 0.3 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds

Staff

Winds of Chaos: Reduced power coefficient from 0.3 to 0.2
Phase Retreat: Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 12 seconds
Phantasmal Warlock: WvW will now use the PvP version of the skill (1 warlock summoned)

Scepter

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.5/0.5/0.75 to 0.333/0.333/0.5
Illusionary Counter: Increased cooldown from 8 seconds to 12 seconds. WvW will now use the PvP version of the skill (1 clone summoned)
Confusing Images: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.38 to 0.255

Sword

Autoattack Chain: Adjusted as follows
- Mind Slash: Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.5
- Mind Gash: Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.5
- Mind Spike: Reduced base power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.666. Reduced power coefficient against foes with no boons from 2.0 to 1.333
Blurred Frenzy: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.2564 to 0.128

Sword OH

Illusionary Riposte: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.0
Phantasmal Swordsman: Reduced power coefficient of the phantasm leap attack from 0.5 to 0.35, Reduced power coefficient per strike of the phantasm flurry attack from 0.15 to 0.1

Focus

Phantasmal Warden: Reduced power coefficient per strike of the warden attack from 0.138 to 0.1

Pistol

Phantasmal Duelist: Reduced power coefficient per strike of the phantasm attack from 0.115 to 0.1
Magic Bullet: Reduced power coefficient from 0.2 to 0.01. Reduced stun duration from 2.5 seconds to 2 seconds

Torch

The Prestige: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5

Shield

Tides of Time: Reduced power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.01

Axe

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.55/0.55/1.1 to 0.366/0.366/0.732
Lingering Thoughts: Increased ammo recharge from 10 seconds to 12 seconds
Axes of Symmetry: Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 15 seconds

Heal

Ether Feast: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds
Mantra of Recovery: Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 18 seconds
Mirror: Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 20 seconds
Signet of the Ether: Reduced illusion summon base heal from 350 to 297
Well of Eternity: Reduced initial base heal from 3230 to 2099. Reduced ending heal coefficient from 1.2 to 0.8
False Oasis: Reduced pulse base heal from 1620 to 1215. Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.5 to 0.2

Utility

Decoy: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 45 seconds
Mirror Images: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 35 seconds
Arcane Thievery: Reduced quickness and slow duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds
Blink: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 35 seconds
Mantra of Concentration: Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 60 seconds. Increased ammo recharge from 30 seconds to 45 seconds
Mantra of Distraction: Reduced diversion recharge from 15 seconds to 10 seconds
- Power Lock (from Mantra of Distraction): Reduced daze duration from 1.5 seconds to 1 second
Power Spike (from Mantra of Pain): Reduced power coefficient from 1.33 to 0.45. Adjusted vulnerability from 5 stacks for 8 seconds to 12 stacks for 6 seconds
Mantra of Resolve: Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 25 seconds
Signet of Midnight: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 35 seconds
Well of Action: Reduced quickness duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Well of Precognition: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 45 seconds
Sand Through Glass: Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds

Elite

Mass Invisibility: Increased cooldown from 60 seconds to 75 seconds
Gravity Well: Reduced pulse power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.01. Reduced final power coefficient from 2.4 to 0.01 Reduced cooldown from 90 seconds to 60 seconds

Traits

Domination

Dazzling: Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Rending Shatter: Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Furious Interruption: Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Power Block: Reduced weakness duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds

Dueling

Sharper Images: Reduced bleeding duration from 5 seconds to 2 seconds
Desperate Decoy: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 120 seconds
Duelist's Discipline: Reduced bleeding duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Evasive Mirror: Reduced mirror duration from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds

Chaos

Metaphysical Rejuvenation: Reduced regeneration duration from 10 seconds to 5 seconds
Illusionary Membrane: Reduced protection duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Chaotic Persistence: Reduced bonus boon and condition duration per boon from 2% to 1%
Method of Madness: Increased cooldown from 35 seconds to 75 seconds
Master of Manipulation: Reduced superspeed duration from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds
Chaotic Transference: Increased toughness to condition damage conversion from 7% to 13%. Reduced concentration to expertise conversion from 13% to 5%
Chaotic Dampening: Reduced protection duration from 4 seconds to 2.5 seconds
Bountiful Disillusionment: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds

Inspiration

Restorative Illusions: Reduced heal coefficient from 0.77 to 0.46
Mental Defense; Increased internal cooldown from 50 seconds to 90 seconds

Illusions

Phantasmal Haste: Reduced quickness duration from 1.5 seconds to 1 second
Maim the Disillusioned: Reduced torment duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds
Phantasmal Force: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds

Chronomancer

Delayed Reactions: Reduced slow duration from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds
Seize the Moment: Reduced quickness duration from 2 seconds to 1 second

Mirage

Mirage Cloak: This trait now reduces the mirage's endurance by 50 in competitive modes
Renewing Oasis: Reduced regeneration duration from 4 seconds to 2.5 seconds
Dune Cloak: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

Necromancer

Profession Mechanics

Death Shroud

Life Blast: Reduced power coefficient from 1.4 to 1.15
Life Transfer: Reduced power coefficient from 0.425 to 0.3

Reaper Shroud

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.875/0.92/1.7 to 0.583/0.613/1.13
Death's Charge: Reduced power coefficient of initial strikes from 0.125 to 0.06. Reduced power coefficient of final strike from 1.625 to 1.3
Infusing Terror: Reduced stability duration from 6 seconds to 3 seconds
Soul Spiral: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.4 to 0.225
Executioner's Scythe: Reduced power coefficients from 2.0/2.6/3.2 to 0.01/0.015/0.02 (Above 50%/Below 50%/Below 25%). Increased stun duration from 1.5 seconds to 2.5 seconds

Shade Skills

Manifest Sand Shade: Reduced power coefficient from 0.666 to 0.1. Reduced torment duration from 2 seconds to 1 second. This skill now uses the PvE ammo recharge of 8 seconds in all game modes
Nefarious Fervor: Increased number of conditions converted to boons from 1 to 2. Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 12 seconds
Sand Cascade: Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 12 seconds
Desert Shroud: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.45 to 0.3

Weapons

Staff

Necrotic Grasp: Reduced power coefficient from 0.666 to 0.444
Reaper's Mark: Reduced power coefficient from 0.275 to 0.01

Axe

Rending Claws: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.5 to 0.333. Reduced vulnerability duration from 7 seconds to 6 seconds
Ghastly Claws: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.5 to 0.333. Increased cooldown from 8 seconds to 10 seconds
Unholy Feast: Increased power coefficient from 0.88 to 1.0. Increased bonus damage health threshold from 25% to 50%. Reduced number of boons corrupted from 2 to 1

Scepter

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.35/0.35/0.5 to 0.233/0.233/0.333
Grasping Dead: Adjusted bleeding from 3 stacks for 10 seconds to 2 stacks for 12 seconds. Reduced cripple duration from 7 seconds to 5 seconds. Reduced power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.6
Feast of Corruption: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.75. Reduced number of boons corrupted from 2 to 1

Dagger MH

AA: Reduced power coefficients from 0.9/0.7/1.2 to 0.6/0.466/0.8
Life Siphon: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.3 to 0.25. Reduced pulse base heal from 450 to 300
Dark Pact: Reduced number of boons corrupted from 2 to 1

Dagger OH

Deathly Swarm: Reduced power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.1
Enfeebling Blood: Reduced weakness duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds

Focus

Soul Grasp: Increased number of vulnerability stacks from 5 to 8

Greatsword

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 1.0/1.3/1.7 to 0.666/0.866/1.133
Gravedigger: Reduced power coefficient from 3.0 to 1.82
Death Spiral: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.35 to 0.3. Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Nightfall: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.7 to 0.364
Grasping Darkness: Reduced power coefficient from 1.3 to 0.01

Torch

Oppressive Collapse: Reduced power coefficient from 1.2 to 0.01. Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds

Heal

Well of Blood: Reduced initial base heal from 6026 to 5122. Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.4 to 0.2
Sand Flare: Reduced barrier coefficient from 1.5125 to 0.75. Reduced heal coefficient from 1.1 to 0.75. Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds

Utility

Corrupt Boon: Reduced number of boons corrupted from 3 to 2. Increased ammo recharge from 18 seconds to 24 seconds
Plague Signet: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 45 seconds
Signet of Spite: Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Spectral Armor: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 45 seconds
Spectral Walk: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 50 seconds
Well of Corruption: Reduced pulse power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.45
Well of Power: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Well of Suffering: Reduced pulse power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.9
Nothing Can Save You: Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Rise: Reduced power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.4. Reduced cooldown from 60 seconds to 50 seconds
Suffer: Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.3
You Are All Weaklings: Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.4. Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced weakness duration from 8 seconds to 3 seconds
Trail of Anguish: Increased cooldown from 35 seconds to 50 seconds
Desiccate: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Increased number of might stacks from 5 to 8

Elite

Charge (Summon Flesh Golem): Reduced power coefficient to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 30 seconds
Chilled to the Bone: Reduced stability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 0.01. Increased stun duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 90 seconds to 75 seconds
Ghastly Breach: Reduced slow duration from 2 seconds to 1 second

Traits

Spite

Reaper's Might: Reduced might duration from 15 seconds to 6 seconds
Death's Embrace: Reduced bonus damage while downed from 25% to 5%. Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Siphoned Power: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced number of might stacks from 3 to 2
Bitter Chill: Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Chill of Death: Reduced power coefficients as follows
- No boons: 0.35 to 0.03
- 1 boon: 0.525 to 0.045
- 2 boons: 0.875 to 0.075
- 3 boons: 1.225 to 0.105
Dread: Reduced bonus damage from 33% to 15%
Spiteful Spirit: Reduced power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.1. Reduced number of boons corrupted from 2 to 1. Reduced additional boons corrupted against foes under 50% health from 2 to 1

Curses

Barbed Precision: Reduced bleeding duration from 2 seconds to 1 second
Weakening Shroud: Reduced weakness duration from 5 seconds to 2.5 seconds
Devouring Darkness (from Lingering Curse): PvP will now use the WvW version of the skill (1 boon corrupt)

Death Magic

Dark Defiance: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 35 seconds

Blood Magic

Lesser Mark of Blood (from Mark of Evasion): Reduced power coefficient from 0.33 to 0.1. Reduced number of bleeding stacks from 2 to 1
Life From Death: Reduced revive pulse from 10% to 5%
Transfusion (with the Scourge specialization equipped only): Reduced pulse base heal from 292 to 204. Reduced pulse healing coefficient from 0.3 to 0.1. Reduced revive pulse from 2% to 1%

Soul Reaping

Fear of Death: Reduced bonus fear duration from 100% to 50%
Unyielding Blast: Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds
Dhuumfire (with the Scourge specialization equipped only): Reduced burning duration from 3 seconds to 1 second

Reaper

Chilling Nova: Reduced power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.1. Increased chill duration from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds. Increased internal cooldown from 8 seconds to 10 seconds
Chilling Victory: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds

Scourge

Sand Sage: Reduced concentration and expertise per shade from 75 to 45
Fell Beacon: Reduced condition damage to expertise conversion from 7% to 4%
Nourishing Ashes: Reduced life force gain from 5% to 3%
Sadistic Searing: Reduced burning duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds
Demonic Lore: Reduced burning duration from 3 seconds to 1 second

Cal Cohen.2358 · January 31, 2020

Elementalist

Profession Mechanics

Overloads

Overload Fire: Reduced might duration from 12 seconds to 6 seconds
Overload Water: Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.2 to 0.1. Reduced target cap from 10 to 5
Overload Air: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.765 to 0.612
Overload Earth: Reduced target cap from 10 to 5

Weapons

Staff

Fire

Fireball: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.666
Lava Font: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.525 to 0.454
Meteor Shower: Reduced power coefficient from 1.6 to 1.1

Water

Water Blast: Reduced base heal from 372 to 223. Reduced heal coefficient from 0.25 to 0.15. Reduced power coefficient from 0.3 to 0.2
Ice Spike: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.91. Adjusted vulnerability duration from 5 stacks for 10 seconds to 12 stacks for 6 seconds. Increased cooldown from 6 seconds to 8 seconds
Geyser: Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.4 to 0.2. Reduced pulse base heal from 552 to 276

Air

Chain Lightning: Reduced power coefficient from 0.66 to 0.44
Lightning Surge: Reduced power coefficient from 1.44 to 1.15
Static Field: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.01

Earth

Stoning: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.333
Eruption: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.25
Transmute Earth (Magnetic Aura): Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.1

Scepter

Fire

Dragon's Tooth: Reduced power coefficient from 2.25 to 2.0
Phoenix: Reduced passthrough power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.4. Reduced explosion power coefficient from 1.7 to 1.5

Water

Ice Shards: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.24 to 0.16
Shatterstone: Reduced power coefficient from 1.66 to 1.5. Adjusted vulnerability from 5 stacks for 15 seconds to 10 stacks for 6 seconds
Water Trident: Reduced heal coefficient from 1.0 to 0.7. Reduced base heal from 1832 to 1099

Air

Arc Lightning: Reduced power coefficients per strike from 0.15/0.3/0.449 to 0.1/0.2/0.3
Lightning Strike: Reduced power coefficient from 1.2 to 0.6

Earth

Stone Shards: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.15 to 0.1
Dust Devil: Reduced power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.2

Dagger
Fire

Dragon's Claw: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.375 to 0.25
Drake's Breath: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.7 to 0.4. Increased cooldown from 5 seconds to 6 seconds
Burning Speed: Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds
Ring of Fire: Reduced power coefficient from 1.2 to 0.6
Fire Grab: Reduced base power coefficient from 1.75 to 1.0. Reduced power coefficient against burning enemies from 2.8 to 2.0

Water

Cone of Cold: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.6 to 0.3
Frozen Burst: Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds
Transmute Frost (Frost Aura): Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.1
Cleansing Wave: Reduced base heal from 1558 to 1302. Reduced heal coefficient from 1.0 to 0.6

Air

Lightning Whip: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.63 to 0.42
Convergence: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0
Transmute Lightning (Shocking Aura ): Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01
Ride the Lightning: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.6

Earth

Impale: Reduced power coefficient from 0.77 to 0.513
Ring of Earth: Reduced initial strike power coefficient from 0.33 to 0.1. Reduced final strike power coefficient from 1.2 to 0.9. Reduced bleeding stacks per strike from 3 to 2
Earthen Rush: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.4
Earthquake: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01
Churning Earth: Reduced power coefficient from 3.5 to 2.25

Focus
Earth

Magnetic Wave: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.25

Warhorn
Fire

Heat Sync: Adjusted might from 3 stacks for 10 seconds to 6 stacks for 6 seconds. Reduced target cap from 10 to 5
Wildfire: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.66 to 0.5

Water

Tidal Surge: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01
Water Globe: Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.24 to 0.125

Air

Cyclone: Reduced power coefficient from 0.9 to 0.01
Lightning Orb: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.45 to 0.36. Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds

Earth

Sand Squall: Reduced base protection duration from 2 seconds to 0.5 seconds. Reduced target cap from 10 to 5

Sword
Fire

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.66/0.77/1.25 to 0.44/0.513/0.833
Flame Uprising: Reduced initial strike power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.25. Reduced field power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.4
Cauterizing Strike: Reduced base power coefficient from 1.75 to 1.0. Reduced power coefficient against burning foes from 2.33 to 1.6

Water

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.33/0.45/0.66 to 0.22/0.3/0.44
Riptide: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.33 to 0.1. Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.1 to 0.05. Reduced pulse base heal from 165 to 120. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 18 seconds
Aqua Siphon: Reduced base heal from 1770 to 1150

Air

Autoattack Chain:
- Charged Strike: Reduced power coefficient from 0.77 to 0.513
- Polaric Slash: Reduced power coefficient from 0.88 to 0.587
- Call Lightning: Reduced initial strike power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.8. Reduced lightning strike power coefficient from 0.425 to 0.2
Quantum Strike: Reduced intitial strike damage from 0.5 to 0.1. Reduced lightning strike damage per hit from 0.425 to 0.25. Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Increased cooldown from 16 seconds to 18 seconds

Earth

Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.66/0.77/1.0 to 0.44/0.513/0.666
Earthen Vortex: Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 18 seconds
Rust Frenzy: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.33 to 0.25

Dual Skills (Weaver)
Staff

Plasma Blast: Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds
Pile Driver: Reduced power coefficient from 2.1 to 1.6

Dagger

Steam Surge: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0. Reduced field base heal from 427 to 213
Mud Slide: Reduced power coefficient from 0.15 to 0.01

Sword

Pyro Vortex: Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds
Twin Strike: Reduced second strike power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0. Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 12 seconds
Lava Skin: Reduced pulse base barrier from 379 to 227
Shearing Edge: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0. Increased chill duration from 2.5 seconds to 3.5 seconds
Gale Strike: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.275 to 0.01. Reduced bleeding duration from 5 seconds to 1 second
Natural Frenzy: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.44 to 0.295. Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 15 seconds

Heal

Glyph of Elemental Harmony: Reduced heal coefficient from 1.2 to 1.0. Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds
Signet of Restoration: Reduced base heal per skill use from 202 to 171. Reduced heal coefficient per skill use from 0.1 to 0.07
Wash the Pain Away: Reduced first pulse heal coefficient from 0.75 to 0.5. Reduced second pulse heal coefficient from 0.5 to 0.25. WvW will now use the PvP cooldown of 25 seconds (up from 20)
Aquatic Stance: Increased ammo recharge from 20 seconds to 25 seconds

Utility

Arcane Blast: Reduced power coefficient from 1.4 to 0.6
Arcane Wave: Reduced power coefficient from 1.4 to 0.6
Arcane Shield: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 45 seconds
Cleansing Fire: Reduced number of conditions cleansed from 5 to 3. Reduced burning stacks from 2 to 1. Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 30 seconds
Lightning Flash: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.3. Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 35 seconds
Armor of Earth: Increased cooldown from 50 seconds to 60 seconds
Glyph of Elemental Power: Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds. Reduced burning duration from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds
Feel the Burn: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.1. Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds. Increased number of might stacks from 3 to 6
Flash Freeze: Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.1. Increased chill duration from 3 seconds to 4 seconds
Eye of the Storm: Reduced superspeed duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 35 seconds
Aftershock: Reduced total power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.1. Increased immobilize duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds. Reduced protection duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 35 seconds to 30 seconds
Primordial Stance: Increased ammo recharge from 20 seconds to 25 seconds. Reduced burning duration from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds
Twist of Fate: Increased ammo recharge from 40 seconds to 75 seconds
Unravel: Reduced protection duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds

Elite

Tornado: Reduced power coefficient of the base launch attack from 1.1 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 90 seconds to 60 seconds
- Debris Tornado: Reduced power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.01
- Dust Charge: Reduced power coefficient from 0.33 to 0.01
Whirlpool: Reduced power coefficient from 2.2 to 0.01
Tailored Victory (Weave Self): Reduced power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.01

Traits

Fire Magic

Sunspot: Reduced power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.1
Burning Precision: Reduced bonus burning duration from 20% to 15%. Reduced burning duration from 3 seconds to 1 second
Burning Rage: Reduced number of burning stacks from 2 to 1
Pyromancer's Puissance: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds

Water Magic

Soothing Mist: Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.1 to 0.05
Healing Ripple: Reduced base heal from 1302 to 1042. Reduced heal coefficient from 1.0 to 0.75
Soothing Ice: Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 60 seconds
Piercing Shards: Reduced bonus damage from 10% to 5%
Flow Like Water: Reduced bonus damage from 10% to 5%. Reduced base heal from 714 to 478

Air Magic

Electric Discharge: Reduced power coefficient from 0.25 to 0.05. Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Increased vulnerability stacks from 1 to 8
Inscription: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds. Increased might stacks from 1 to 3. Reduced regeneration duration from 10 seconds to 5 seconds
Lightning Rod: Reduced weakness duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds

Earth Magic

Earthen Blast: Reduced power coefficient from 0.36 to 0.1
Earth's Embrace: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds
Strength of Stone: Reduced bleeding stacks from 3 to 1
Earthen Blessing: Reduced endurance gain from 10 to 5

Arcane

Arcane Prowess: Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds
Elemental Attunement: Reduced might duration from 15 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced protection duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds
Elemental Enchantment; Reduced concentration from 180 to 120
Arcane Precision: Reduced burning duration from 1.5 seconds to 1 second. Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced bleeding duration from 5 seconds to 2 seconds
Arcane Restoration: Reduced base heal from 330 to 220
Arcane Resurrection: Reduced revive pulse of Geyser from 7% to 1%
Final Shielding: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds
Elemental Surge: Reduced immobilize duration from 2 seconds to 1 second

Tempest

Gathered Focus: Reduced concentration from 120 to 60. Reduced bonus concentration while above the health threshold from 120 to 60
Gale Song: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds
Invigorating Torrents: Reduced regeneration and vigor durations from 5 seconds to 3 seconds
Tempestuous Aria: Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds. Increased might stacks from 2 to 3
Elemental Bastion: Increased internal cooldown from 30 seconds to 40 seconds. Reduced base heal from 522 to 391. Reduced healing coefficient from 0.55 to 0.4125

Weaver

Elemental Refreshment: Reduced base barrier from 434 to 260
Superior Elements: Reduced weakness duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
Elemental Pursuit: Reduced superspeed duration from 2.5 seconds to 1.5 seconds
Weaver's Prowess: Reduced bonus condition duration from 20% to 7%
Woven Stride: Increased internal cooldown from 3 seconds to 5 seconds
Invigorating Strikes: Reduced base barrier from 894 to 670

Dahir.4158 · January 31, 2020

You're making me cry with all these fat ele nerfs. Why are you doing this? Why?

Just don't touch it full stop. You've nerfed us too much already. Do what you want with sword, but don't touch anything else.

Strider Pj.2193 · January 31, 2020

@Dahir.4158 said:
You're making me cry with all these fat ele nerfs. Why are you doing this? Why?

Just don't touch it full stop. You've nerfed us too much already. Do what you want with sword, but don't touch anything else.

The pullback on all power and sustain is universal. I can see it’s designed to really help with time to kill as the base stats aren’t changing.

Whether it does or doesn’t is a different story.

MELORD.5013 · January 31, 2020

AAAAAAAAH this is sooo goood back to core bois

Traveller.7496 · January 31, 2020

So basically you nerfed everything? If I didn't know better I'd say ANet was getting ready to drop some new elite specs that are completely OP and nerf every existing build to the ground to prepare for it.

Leaa.2943 · January 31, 2020

I am a little bit upset about Ele and the support role. For a short while we finally got the spot back were Tempest was accepteble to be a option to support in WvW and now that is kind of totally off again. I get that sword and even scepter need to be nerfed, i get that the burn build is stupidly op and i also get that we all will have to take hits against our mains to cut down the power creep in WvW. But Support tempest was never too op. It was pretty much on pair with what is good.

Ok i admit if you really like to play the cleanse bot you can shine bright at the top in wvw and i was expecting that to be lowered but the heal and the amount of players overload effects nerf kind of very harsh and push the Tempest down again. Could this be looked in too? Do the aura share support build for tempest really need to be nerfed to the ground and end up too far behind the firebrand again?

PseudoOAlias.4279 · January 31, 2020

Nerfs all around, understandable, fine, probably deserved. Stuff does too much damage in this game. But PLEASE at least, if nothing else, INCREASE THE PROJECTILE SPEED ON WARRIOR LONGBOW so it's actually somewhat usable.

Strider Pj.2193 · January 31, 2020

@Leaa.2943 said:
I am a little bit upset about Ele and the support role. For a short while we finally got the spot back were Tempest was accepteble to be a option to support in WvW and now that is kind of totally off again. I get that sword and even scepter need to be nerfed, i get that the burn build is stupidly op and i also get that we all will have to take hits against our mains to cut down the power creep in WvW. But Support tempest was never too op. It was pretty much on pair with what is good.

Ok i admit if you really like to play the cleanse bot you can shine bright at the top in wvw and i was expecting that to be lowered but the heal and the amount of players overload effects nerf kind of very harsh and push the Tempest down again. Could this be looked in too? Do the aura share support build for tempest really need to be nerfed to the ground and end up too far behind the firebrand again?

Hard to say right now. Until the changes go into effect, and we see how all the classes are impacted within the game.

Sleepwalker.1398 · January 31, 2020

I am one of the few who likes Mesmer elite skill - Polymorph Moa.
Was hoping the cooldown could be brought down, please.

Blocki.4931 · January 31, 2020

@Traveller.7496 said:
So basically you nerfed everything? If I didn't know better I'd say ANet was getting ready to drop some new elite specs that are completely OP and nerf every existing build to the ground to prepare for it.

No, this is just the thing they've announced months ago. People cried about too much damage in the game for years, now the damage (and healing cut) finally comes.

On that note: What I feared became true and Warrior Hammer is no longer allowed to deal damage. My build got a lot less interesting, but we'll see.

Dahir.4158 · January 31, 2020

@Leaa.2943 said:
I am a little bit upset about Ele and the support role. For a short while we finally got the spot back were Tempest was accepteble to be a option to support in WvW and now that is kind of totally off again. I get that sword and even scepter need to be nerfed, i get that the burn build is stupidly op and i also get that we all will have to take hits against our mains to cut down the power creep in WvW. But Support tempest was never too op. It was pretty much on pair with what is good.

Ok i admit if you really like to play the cleanse bot you can shine bright at the top in wvw and i was expecting that to be lowered but the heal and the amount of players overload effects nerf kind of very harsh and push the Tempest down again. Could this be looked in too? Do the aura share support build for tempest really need to be nerfed to the ground and end up too far behind the firebrand again?

Exactly that. Why is this getting nerfed, too?

Lasiurus.4067 · January 31, 2020

The Sword weaver nerfs are just too strong. The class was underpowered for nearly 2 years, now it become Meta & you destroy it

Swagger.1459 · January 31, 2020

Awesome start! 👍 👍

Black para goner.7612 · January 31, 2020

My god so many nerfs! I suppose this may help higher level play, people need to focus on playing and being punished for wrongly using skills.

Lissette.6374 · January 31, 2020

Why increase the cooldown on Trail of Anguish? I really don't see why you think that's necessary.

Tammuz.7361 · January 31, 2020

Yeah, i think the whole "increase the TTK to pander to the people who were whining about how its too fast" is a huge step in the wrong direction. The fast pace of fighting and low TTK is the one thing that really set this game apart from the competition. If its gonna be a tank fest, might as well go play a certain other MMO...

Lhiash.4910 · January 31, 2020

No nerfs to perma stealth DE? They still can port people after easily hiding in keeps, really adding portal to thief was the worst design decision you guys made.

LINKAZZATORE.8135 · January 31, 2020

@Dahir.4158 said:
You're making me cry with all these fat ele nerfs. Why are you doing this? Why?

Just don't touch it full stop. You've nerfed us too much already. Do what you want with sword, but don't touch anything else.

the first tears have been collected

LINKAZZATORE.8135 · January 31, 2020

You forgot to touch draconic echo (still pulls very glint boon to 10 targets permanently)

RedBaron.6058 · January 31, 2020

Defy Pain: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds
Last Stand: Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds

Speechless...

subversiontwo.7501 · January 31, 2020

To all of you just looking at your one class:

They are treating most of the existing balance roughly the same over all classes. Going forward that is obviously not the way to balance out classes but like CMC is stating in the announcement - this is not a balance pass it is to set a new base point - balance passes will come later. Almost every single one of these changes slashes things down towards 0.5 of previous values. The healing stuff seems to gravitate closer to 0.5 slashes with more diversity among the damage stuff. Assuming the healing-damage balance values were scuffed and only obscured by the damage-tank values: that doesn't have to be a bad thing.

Obviously they will need to iterate on the changes and look for class balances going forward while keeping somewhat of an urgency of that considering for how short of a time we have been in the recent better balance. However, nothing in this thread stands out from what has been communicated: This is a broad sweeping slash. Balance is for later and balance issues will appear. Hopefully the sweep is broad enough to at least let the imbalances that appear feel like "fresh" problems for a while. When this patch drops however, do not expect the typical class-class (or my class!) balance that people tend to stare themselves blind on to be better than it is now. Expect it to be worse for a while. Expect broader systemic things to work better.

Most of this stuff is as expected and will bring about a much needed return to base tank values again. If there is any disappointment with the information at this point in time, it would be the kind of stuff that Lhiash brings up above. I really thought they would be looking into some of the more glaring design (as opposed to balance) problems with a select few specialisations. Some of them have issues with whatever role they are designed for and now would have been a good time to adress that before making balance passes. The Deadeye is a poor design. The Druid has design issues with its role etc. Those are not balance issues or base figure issues. They are design issues and would be good to get out of the way quickly.

Forbidden Virtue.1089 · January 31, 2020

I still think you should rework the chronomancer shatters so we can actually use continuum split again in WvW.

Also think you should nerf the necromancer wells a tad bit more.

Arctisavange.7261 · January 31, 2020

The power creep nerf is something i see as a pretty decent change and overall making sure people stop spamming their skills randomly is also pretty healthy. This kind of nerf encourages people who do teamwork to get the best results, while those who want to stay unorganized with spam mentality, will get punished.
However theres one big thing i noticed that catched my eyes and im certain that most people dont like:

Please do not nerf the condition cleanse amount and its boon conversion.
As much as people dislike the current power creep meta, the condition meta we had before was far more worse. Nerfing cleanses will make condition return again.

There is still a ton of conditions in game that hit HARD and thats something nobody wants to see be returned again. Right now the changes are more favoring condition orientation meta into the upcoming changes.
Also if youre gona nerf healing then also nerf siege as nobody can survive that with lowered healing.

Nerf condi cleanse from current status = get condition meta.

Leave condi cleanse alone and you may have a mix of both condi and power but my guess is leaning on more to power side.

Counter Terrorist.7421 · January 31, 2020

Well one thing is for certain everything will feel like wet noodle hits as we are going back to sustain and condi meta. The power creep was a problem, but it would of been nice too still have a fast phased game. When these extreme changes goes live it's going to feel like your gathering when your actually engaging in a fight. I am pretty sure Anet took this a bit to far so to speak.

bluberblasen.9684 · January 31, 2020

ele: final shielding ( arcan ) 300 cooldown XD - stay with the 90 from pvp and we ele players are fine.
twist of fate: 75 cooldown ( yes i said this skill needs more cooldown but 60 is enough )
BUFF for TELEPORT ( Lightning Flash ) ? nice ^^ 35 second FTW

edit:
i like all other changes ! on every classes !!!!!!

RedBaron.6058 · January 31, 2020

@Lhiash.4910 said:
No nerfs to perma stealth DE? They still can port people after easily hiding in keeps, really adding portal to thief was the worst design decision you guys made.

Giving portals to thieves was the "...Worst idea since someone said, ‘Yeah, let’s take this suspiciously large wooden horse into Troy. Statues are all the rage this season. - Blackadder".

Clownmug.8357 · January 31, 2020

When everyone's disappointed, no one will be.

RedBaron.6058 · January 31, 2020

@subversiontwo.7501 said:
To all of you just looking at your one class:

They are treating most of the existing balance roughly the same over all classes. Going forward that is obviously not the way to balance out classes but like CMC is stating in the announcement - this is not a balance pass it is to set a new base point - balance passes will come later. Almost every single one of these changes slashes things down towards 0.5 of previous values. The healing stuff seems to gravitate closer to 0.5 slashes with more diversity among the damage stuff. Assuming the healing-damage balance values were scuffed and only obscured by the damage-tank values: that doesn't have to be a bad thing.

Obviously they will need to iterate on the changes and look for class balances going forward while keeping somewhat of an urgency of that considering for how short of a time we have been in the recent better balance. However, nothing in this thread stands out from what has been communicated: This is a broad sweeping slash. Balance is for later and balance issues will appear. Hopefully the sweep is broad enough to at least let the imbalances that appear feel like "fresh" problems for a while. When this patch drops however, do not expect the typical class-class (or my class!) balance that people tend to stare themselves blind on to be better than it is now. Expect it to be worse for a while. Expect broader systemic things to work better.

Classes are so different in GW2 that applying the same damage reduction across the board is a bad idea.

I just hope that enough people remain playing this lovely game through this new balance and iteration process...

allshallperish.4620 · January 31, 2020

wvw new linkings and only 4 tiers now AMAZING FINALLY, and now all these notes telling us everything we wanted to hear, maybe fights will last more than 30s now. No more 1 shotting people hopefully giving people more time to react. Nerf to boon rip and damage and healing really good proposed changes. Still more to do but for once i actually am looking forward to the future of this game.

subversiontwo.7501 · January 31, 2020

@RedBaron.6058 said:
Classes are so different in GW2 that applying the same damage reduction across the board is a bad idea.

I just hope that enough people remain playing this lovely game through this new balance and iteration process...

You are right, but this was, for once, exactly what was advertised so its pretty pointless to get all riled up right now.

I also believe it was something that needed to be done. I just hope they succeed within a reasonable timeframe so that people have no objective reason to be riled up. If some people then subjectively goes off the rails, well that's on them. If people couldn't see this comming they have not been paying attention.

anduriell.6280 · January 31, 2020

[general]
You are nerfing healing but no condition builds. I foresee all meta will shift to condition meta in trailblazzers which is no good. Classes with no effective condition builds like the ranger will be totally deleted and forgotten.

[ranger]

Doylak stance: It's not a good idea to increase the cooldown its the only skill the ranger can use relialibly for stability. Remove the damage reduction instead. That skill is over bloated with effects. Edit: After some thought i see the game in general has been toned down in stability access, maybe this change is not that bad after all. I still think instead increasing the CD the devs could move the damage reduction to the Bear Stance instead, so that healing skill becomes more competitive with the other heals as right now is not used at all.
AXE OH Path of scars : is a very clunky skill, too fast to be used as tides of times, too slow to be used as a pull. Increase the radius of the skill AoE so is easier to hit otherwise that skill will be useless.
AXE OH whirling defense : That skill need to allow the ranger move while channeling or something else. The only value of that skill is the damage it would deliver in the first 2 hits as enemy players can avoid it just walking to a side. Reducing the damage will make that skill useless and unwanted.
Taste for Danger and Sharpened Edges : Conditions on ranger are very short in all weapons. Condition builds are not used in pvp because of this. There is no point or need to nerf condition duration until the ranger get some actual condi build
Beastly warden: No need for the nerf. Beast abilities already have 1s cast. You add another second, its going to be ridiculously long delay between the click ofmthe button and the actual effect.
Hunters call : It needs to hit more than 1 target otherwise the damage is already pretty low how it is now. I don't see the sense of the nerf.
Heal as One has a 20s CD in WvW . Does this mean it gets a 50% CD increase in this game mode? There are more CDs changes in there which use the pvp values and not the wvw ones.
the core pets cant hit any moving targets, as they can't right now any nerfs are unwarranted. Do please fix the pets so they can follow and hit their target consistently.

The rest of the nerfs i like them or i don't have an opinion.

Still ranger does not have a possibility of a zerg build in any of its specialitations . Please have a look into that as it making an already bullied class into a meme with those wild balance swings where it goes from broken to deleted.

Do please increase the stance sharing to 100% duration in leader of the pack.

Arctisavange.7261 · January 31, 2020

Leave condition cleanse alone. We dont want condition meta again.

Additionally most of the crowd control skills are ranged with long ranged distance casting. Throw in corruptions also and nobody can go for any sort of melee pushes with 1 or 2 second stability duration. Be real here. Why are you pushing pirateship with condition on us again?

Stand The Wall.6987 · January 31, 2020

they nerfed overall condi stacks as well.

van smite.9308 · January 31, 2020

@allshallperish.4620 said:
wvw new linkings and only 4 tiers now AMAZING FINALLY, and now all these notes telling us everything we wanted to hear, maybe fights will last more than 30s now. No more 1 shotting people hopefully giving people more time to react. Nerf to boon rip and damage and healing really good proposed changes. Still more to do but for once i actually am looking forward to the future of this game.

hasnt there always been 4 tiers in wvw?

as far as the relink goes it might be good for you but they linking my server with the same anchor we have had 3 times in the last year - its time for a long (maybe permanent) gw2 break because I cant see spending any money on gems to transfer and as time goes on it seems highly unlikely we will ever see alliances happen unless anet figures out a way to monetize it

Kayowin.9217 · January 31, 2020

What about condi damage output? Looks like something was missed but interesting changes and am curious to see how it will play out.

Strider Pj.2193 · January 31, 2020

And boons and cleanses..

Arctisavange.7261 · January 31, 2020

Yup> @Stand The Wall.6987 said:

they nerfed overall condi stacks as well.

I did notice it but its pretty minor nerf given how many condis there are in this game, how fast is the re appliance rate and so on. A full blown blob with condis will still shred everyone to pieces with half a bazillion condis. Even now you can barely keep up with the condi cleanse and the only reason its not condi meta atm is cause of power creep is stronger.
Back at the end of condi meta when antitoxin rune was new to most people and scrappers got reworked. The top scrappers in my squad got 2000 condi cleanses casually. On the longest fights we had in keeps, top scrappers cleansed around to 5000-6000 conditions in a fight. Keep in mind back then scrapper condi cleanse was very OP amongst with antitoxin.

RedBaron.6058 · January 31, 2020

@subversiontwo.7501 said:

@RedBaron.6058 said:
Classes are so different in GW2 that applying the same damage reduction across the board is a bad idea.

I just hope that enough people remain playing this lovely game through this new balance and iteration process...

You are right, but this was, for once, exactly what was advertised to its pretty pointless to get all riled up right now.

I also believe it was something that needed to be done. I just hope they succeed within a reasonable timeframe so that people have no objective reason to be riled up. If some people then subjectively goes off the rails, well that's on them. If people couldn't see this comming they have not been paying attention.

ANet needs to create 3 algorithms - PvE, PvP and WvW - to balance all classes considering a number of factors like Damage, Mitigation, CC, Mobility, Healing, etc.

For example, the value of mobility is different in PvE, WvW and PvP.

And if Damage is what ANet wants to reduce, then they need to balance the other factors to compensate across classes.

TheHeretic.3529 · January 31, 2020

Well, back to condi I guess.

Hadi.6025 · January 31, 2020

You guys have to be kidding me, you really are trying to ruin your game.. No wonder the director left this company..

Basharic.1654 · January 31, 2020

A few points for consideration on my first pass of these:

I'm really stoked to hear ya'll focusing on counterplay, that's a direction I'm been hoping you'd take for a long while now. I'm excited we are reducing damage across the board. We'll have to see how the damage nerfs shake out. I expect their increased cadence on balance changes is directly tied to making such across the board changes, allowing you to tune more quickly.

My issue is you're talking about counterplay but only planning to increase the cooldowns on automatic traits – like Defy Pain and Instant Reflexes for example. These types of traits are antithetical to enjoyable counter play because they are not player-triggered. Decreasing how often they go off is better than nothing, but the problem with these traits is it's the game playing your character for you. There should be no traits where a health point threshold automatically triggers defensive actions. Because the players should be making the decisions on when to invoke those defenses.

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