Why are we holding a staff in hand if all spells come from the other hand ?

[Zhaid Zhem.6508]

Speaking about human elementalist.

I lie a bit ; dual skills, lightning surge and may be one or two others use the staff to cast, but otherwise yeah, my left hand does the job. 🤨😧

Edited August 21, 2021 by Zhaid Zhem.6508

[Zhaid Zhem.6508]

5 minutes ago, Terrorsquad.2349 said:

Jeez, this is naughty when read differently.

Good for your left hand skills though

 

I don't see what you're talking about.

Please explain on this open to all forum.

[zitounae.4803]

Ah; that y cast time is like pre 2000 MMOs style , it need to channel thru the body to reach the other hand..  don't care if so many of our DMG / survivability comes from the number of casts you can pull out, we are vintage and that s what matters 

[Xaylin.1860]

He is talking about having a nice time with yourself, probably usually in private.

 

Now, regarding your question: In GW2, as far as I remember, weapons just help channeling powers. I guess that means that not all effect have to "originate" from the weapon itself. 

[fuzzyp.6295]

This bugged me a lot in 2012 coming from GW1 where you actually attacked from the staff and cast spells by pointing it. But to be honest the only spells that really act that way are auto attacks, the other spells we cast are conjured in front of us with the magic as we kind of point or channel it out.

[lLobo.7960]

It's to keep your balance while you cast.

[Kyniel.4706]

I'm so glad that this is how it works! Look at some games where this isn't the case (I'm looking at you ESO) and the staff animations are absolute garbage. However, for ideas on how to do awesome staff animations that do come from the staff itself, Ritualist is the absolute pinnacle. Those animations where the rit is bending over backwards and doing all kinds of awesome movements is some of the coolest animation work in any game imho. Would love to see a bit of that flavour in some of the upcoming EoD specs

[CETheLucid.3964]

The staff is a focus, an amplifier.

[Zhaid Zhem.6508]

41 minutes ago, CETheLucid.3964 said:

The staff is a focus, an amplifier.

 

But I should hold it in my left hand so.

[Arolandis.8360]

Because our spells with the staff are heavy so we use the staff in the other hand like a cane to hold us up.

[Zephyrus.9680]

Idk but I like it. Some of the skills seem to use the staff, others don't. Adds varies and makes the animations more distinct. Unless you're asura since no one can see those tiny animations anyway 🧐

[Loboling.5293]

If you use the pirate hook skin, your hook hand fires the projectiles. I imagine that my character is wearing an arm attachment that shoots different elements. 

https://imgur.com/a/9S1sxVY

[The Boz.2038]

9 hours ago, Loboling.5293 said:

If you use the pirate hook skin, your hook hand fires the projectiles. I imagine that my character is wearing an arm attachment that shoots different elements. 

https://imgur.com/a/9S1sxVY

I NEED THAT SKIN, GOD, AARGH!

[Doggie.3184]

The staff keeps you grounded so you don't electrocute yourself.