Doctor Hide.6345

I do agree power sword weaver needs some small buffs to it. I just don't think it should be doing around 50k like some here want. I would be fine with it doing around 44k like condi weaver is doing. But I am also in favour of nerfing a lot of the higher end builds to around 45k again because I don't think power spear cata should be doing 47k either along with the other top ones doing over 45k dps.

IMO at least, sword + focus/dagger/warhorn fits the Spellblade Aesthetic perfectly. I see them more as casters with a rapier and a magic focus of some kind(aka FF14 Red Mage to a degree) which weaver does fit that bill. Utility are still spells at the end of the day. Would a GS be nice? sure. But I don't think it fits the bill better than sword+our choices. It is just a different flavour of it. For my OW Cele build, I run a sword+dagger just for the looks alone with my spellblade look. For group content, I use the sword+warhorn if I am going sword that day.

For the WvW perspective, I can't answer since I don't care for that mode much anymore after I got my legendary items from it. But for PvE perspective, elementalist has the honor of not having a weapon switch which makes it better than all the other professions this game has in my opinion which is why I main it. I really hate the weapon swap mechanic this game has because I think it looks dumb as kitten. It is like shooting 5 bullets from a rifle in CoD then immediately switching to pistol to shoot 3 bullets to switch back to rifle to shoot 5 bullets again. I am not even talking changing magazines here. I am just talking bullets. So, the fact elementalist doesn't have to weapon swap makes it better then all the others for that reason alone. No, I don't consider attunement swapping the same thing since you still keep the same weapon. It also has other benefits as well, but I am also a pistol fan. So, I know my take is in the minority for the forums.

Fishing is fine as is. It doesn't need to move to like the skimmer, and those that do that only do it for min-maxing which I find quite dull to do for fishing. Fishing is best if you go at it with a relaxed pace and not in a kitten rush. So I say ignore those that want the skiff to be skimmer level because it doesn't need it at all. Skiff is perfect for me. As for the stack issue, it isn't an issue at all. Get the jerky, eat 4 and you have 99 stack instantly. The jerky is easy to make too or buy if you don't have the recipe. None of the stuff you mentioned is a problem in my eyes.

I will agree that the graphics for pistol are not the best(bullets need to be bigger for notice) and that air should have been like engi doing condi lightning damage. But with all that said, I still don't think pistol is a bad weapon. I didn't find the rotations for it that hard or complex compared to any of the other specs. I also still think the idea of a Spellslinger theme works well for it for me to think it one of the best weapons the profession has to use. I see people using pistol in the OW a lot too, so it is not a dead weapon because people do use it for content. Myself included in that list unlike hammer which I don't see at all. As for spear, yes, it has better graphics than pistol in that regard, but it lacks a proper theme in my opinion for me to enjoy it. I look at it, and I think it is a boring weapon. Granted I am a gun nut, so I will always praise firearms regardless. I still enjoy some melee though like the sword. I can see the sword being played into a rapier mage like fantasy like a Red Mage from FF14. I can even see hammer somewhat even if it is not my favourite. Spear though is just meh for the fantasy theme department for me even if its graphics are better than most.

Depends on my build and mood to be honest. I don't mind the condi tempest and weaver builds from snowcrows which I even use in open world. They are not that complicated once you actually play them. I also play with a open world Catalyst Cele build which I got from GuildJen if I want to go lazy mode.

I was never excited for spears to begin with, so seeing how it plays out in game makes me still disappointed in it. Pistol will always be my favourite weapon for Ele based on theme alone. I know that is a take that goes opposite here, but I still like and love pistol with how it plays and everything including pistol weaver builds. Sword would be second for me since that one is still fun as hell to play. Spear here is meh imo. Tried it and was bored with it in less than 2 minutes.

Well, not every content is for everyone. I personally don't care for raids because I think they are a waste of time, but they are coming none the less with this expansion. People that like them are getting them because everyone deserves a little slice of that MMO pie. For people like me, this homestead is worth it in every sense of the word. I can't wait to get my fingers in it to star decorating and building up my little village. Not to mention if they do decide to add more landscapes later to this setting.

I would like an umbrella glider skin to go with this new weapon just released. I should add Mary Poppins style.

I do it all the time for my gold. Farming in this game is kind of boring for me since I don't care for 99% of its methods which most use. And the moment something becomes boring in a game, I just stop doing that activity. Yes, I am even talking about some of the meta events here. I just don't care for them anymore. So for me to get items I want, I have no problem swiping away to get all I need for the project I am working at that time. I value my time above most things, so wasting 4 hours when I can just swipe and get 1000s easy makes the most sense for my situation.

Right now , pistol is being considered for all condi sets for Ele atm from my understanding. I only know of tempest one since it was posted on main site, but I am sure the others will follow suit once they are done with the rounds. So despite all the hate it is getting, pistol is actually doing quite well damage wise which I am ok with because I like the pistol. The issue is how bad the nerfs will be to bring it down in line with others because we know they are coming. Hell, thief axe/pistol is doing like 54k at the moment with group and about 50k without or something. We know that will also get hit hard. Probably along with Guardian pistol as well which is at 46k.

Well, I admit I skipped through a lot of it because I am not a fan of the soundtrack, but all the video is WvW which makes me think well duh. Projectiles have always really sucked in PvP and WvW which has always been my problem with those modes. Too much block from players make them stink. So, it makes sense that it would stink from a competitive stand point. For PvE, aside from the normal problem eles have in general with boss fights, I don't see the pistol being that bad. Show me a video of the PvE side in instanced content, and you might actually convince me it is bad. As it stands now, I still think it is a decent weapon for PvE. As for WvW and PvP, I never cared for those modes to begin with, so it is what it is there.

That's good to know it exists at least. I was already planning to use it on condi weaver since I find that version most fun, so that part is good news to me at least. I am ok though with slightly above average with pistol. As long as it is not doing like 35k dps, I will be happy with it.

I never said it was good in those modes. I am talking purely PvE here. Not every weapon designed is good in every mode here, so it if it bad in PvP and WvW, my response is so what? I don't really care for those modes. I only really care for the PvE side of things. /shrug

Here is the thing. Even if the damage is low, and all the tests I saw were inaccurate, I am still not worried because that is the condi dps weapon now. So, they will buff it until it is good if that is the case because they want to make scepter the power ranged weapon. That leaves only really pistol for the condi ranged. Might be bad now, but that is easily fixed with number tweaks.