InsaneQR.7412 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 18 minutes ago, Kodama.6453 said: I would guess that ele gets wells as utility skills, with the phoenix and dragon being fancy animations for their wells. Then the mechanic seems to be "augments", t least they talked about augments which will also improve the well abilities if the augment is used inside the well. There are 4 cardinal celestials in cantha which could be the theme here. They are phoenix, dragon, kirin and dragonturtle. Kirin may be water, phoenix is fire, dragon is air and turtle is earth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodama.6453 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 16 minutes ago, Exzen.2976 said: But what if you don't take the Wells. Surely that can't be the mechanic... Augments will most likely be a mechanic doing something on it's own, but the gimmick of the wells is that they get improved by augments as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodama.6453 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, InsaneQR.7412 said: There are 4 cardinal celestials in cantha which could be the theme here. They are phoenix, dragon, kirin and dragonturtle. Kirin may be water, phoenix is fire, dragon is air and turtle is earth. Shouldn't dragon be water and kirin air? Dragons are usually connected to water in Asian cultures. Edited September 16, 2021 by Kodama.6453 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neveric.6824 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Ok, I'm calm now. But really: hammer, "gyro", wells... It's just scrapper with ELEMENTALIST sign. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malhavoc.8976 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Is that hundred hammers I see? 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yung Reezy.8479 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I like it 🙂 it’s exactly what I wanted! 7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest.8479 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) It sounds to me like augment skills will likely be the new attunement mechanic, serving as a flip-over skill within range of the wells. Could be interesting, but my main concern would be how they distinguish the playstyle from Weaver. I guess it could be less mobile/more tanky bruiser while Weaver is a faster, more agile duelist relying on active defense? I still need more info on Friday, but I think carving out a role for the Catalyst without just making it better Weaver would require some very unique traits paired with some refinement of the Weaver's traits. It would be a fine line to walk because eles can already build, especially in the case of PvP, for a more bruiser Weaver (albeit at the cost of significant damage potential). If they just say that a Catalyst has built-in sustain so you don't have to sacrifice damage, I don't see how that isn't just usurping Weaver altogether. Likewise if they introduce similar tradeoffs for damage and survivability, I think it would just end up feeling like Weaver with a hammer and some flashier animations. I'm sure the flow of the Catalyst will feel very different, but it's going to be... interesting to say the least to see how the devs carve out a unique role for consecutive melee specs for ele. Edited September 16, 2021 by Tempest.8479 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChronoPinoyX.7923 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Kodama.6453 said: Shouldn't dragon be water and kirin air? Dragons are usually connected to water in Asian cultures. Not in this one, the dragon references Kuunavang who's most prominent attacks are Corrupted Breath and Dark Chain Lightning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anduriell.6280 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 It seems you call the creature of your element. If you call another creature in the same well it seems you get a better well area with more magic orbs floating around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodama.6453 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, ChronoPinoyX.7923 said: Not in this one, the dragon references Kuunavang who's most prominent attacks are Corrupted Breath and Dark Chain Lightning That's a bummer, I like dragons more with a water thematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChronoPinoyX.7923 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Kodama.6453 said: That's a bummer, I like dragons more with a water thematic. I mean we're about to get a massive one soon, so the wait ain't that long for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neveric.6824 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Given the general focus of new specializations (virtuoso), I think this time we won't have attunements at all. Just bland hammer weapon, and F1-F4 virtues with small elemental effect. Hope it's not, but I've already given up all hope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracomet.3648 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Tempest: Support Weaver: Melee DPS Catalyst: Tank/Bruiser? People saying they want ranged DPS spec cause Weaver was too squishy, well, Anet just gave everyone a melee spec that, I am assuming can probably spam protect/block/barrier or something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadnir.5038 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Surprisingly, out of vindicator, bladesworn and catalyst, the catalyst teaser is, visually, the one that appeal the most to me. Unfortunately none of these teasers show enough to have a good grasp of the different e-specs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhaid Zhem.6508 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) What are the "attunement mechanic" and utility skills ? I'm not good at oral english I'm not sure I did not understand or if it's not clear actually. Edited September 16, 2021 by Zhaid Zhem.6508 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nopoet.2960 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I feel like the specs this year aren't meant for people who play that class as a main but instead to draw people who main other classes to the spec. For example, I main a Thief and a Warrior and this looks interesting. Long term, it could be healthy for the game if people start new characters. Sorry Ele mains but if I'm correct you are going to love the new Thief spec. 2 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest.8479 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, ChronoPinoyX.7923 said: Not in this one, the dragon references Kuunavang who's most prominent attacks are Corrupted Breath and Dark Chain Lightning Just adding to this, but you could also capture the elite air magic skill Lightning Surge from the celestial dragon boss Tahmu in Factions. Edited September 16, 2021 by Tempest.8479 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Haired Savage.5430 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 As someone pointed out the quickness in wondering if Ele is going to be getting boon support with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naneel.2348 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 20 minutes ago, InsaneQR.7412 said: There are 4 cardinal celestials in cantha which could be the theme here. They are phoenix, dragon, kirin and dragonturtle. Kirin may be water, phoenix is fire, dragon is air and turtle is earth. Kirin would be cool. Only know them from Monster Hunter where they are lightning, but Water/Ice would also be cool, especially as i have senn Frozen 2 today, now I want my pony 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluberblasen.9684 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 i'm a little disappointed.. instead of range at least 600 we got melee and for ME the saddest point is that we " swing " the hammer instead of " let it floating like mesmer GS " don't know... maybe its better than is looks for me 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyraios.8954 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 They didnt show the earth summon/pet thing and the water one went by waaay too fast. Also its looking like its going to be the same hammer skills across all attunements but with different elements in the visuals.. hopefully it turns out well, im kind of excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draxynnic.3719 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 29 minutes ago, Naneel.2348 said: What other animals do you refer to? Phoenix is fire and the dragon seems to be Air, Water look like a skelk or something similar. Dragon, phoenix, kirin, dragon tortoise. The celestial animals in the Weh No Su quest in GW1. Slowed the video down to a quarter speed, and it looks like the animal might change when you change attunement, and I think there was a glimpse of a kirin in between the phoenix and dragon - probably representing water attunement by the orb colours. So earth is probably going to be the Rockhide Dragon (aka dragon tortoise). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintermute.5408 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 CATalyst. Time to roll charr eles, right? ..I'll show myself out. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighthonor.4061 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 42 minutes ago, Bomboed.5697 said: It is really funny how a mage class has so limited ranged weapon options. Yall have the most ranged skills of any class 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortrialus.3062 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I was hoping for Longbow for Elementalist and Hammer for necro because none of the light classes use either weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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