Newholiday.8103 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Buff it. Not gonna bother with suggestions, I doubt they'll be listened to. Just buff it in some way. 38 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Monarch.6058 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 They can buff it by reducing cast times by 1/4th seconds on most SKILL 1 options. That would solve most issues. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jski.6180 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Staff was nerfed because d/d ele was too powerful in wvw. We are dealing with that type of reason and logic. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiyo.3578 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Zero reason for staff to be in the state it's in. At least revamp air and earth so they aren't stuck in 2012. 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jski.6180 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 I guess Catalys is slightly better with staff due to giving it self quickness, making thing unblockable, and being able to reset cd for one atument type. I am just not sure if catalys has staff in mind and if we should realty depend on the "next new thing" to fix old content. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhaid Zhem.6508 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 51 minutes ago, Jski.6180 said: I guess Catalys is slightly better with staff due to giving it self quickness, making thing unblockable, and being able to reset cd for one atument type. I am just not sure if catalys has staff in mind and if we should realty depend on the "next new thing" to fix old content. Until they nerf it again because "elite spec too strong against cat golem, better nerf core skills, traits and weapons" like they did because of weaver. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallic.2397 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Yeah, if EOD isn't gonna give a range weapon, Anet should revamp the only long range weapon Ele has. It's the perfect time to do it cause Anet knows the potential of weaver and what catalyst can do. They could update skills while keeping especs in mind. Most of staff just needs quality of life buffs. This weapon is stuck in 2012 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanAlcedo.3281 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) Remember when Staff Weaver was an actual build in Wvw? One that needed some skill because you were running Zerker as much as you possibly could for some big Meteor numbers? Not like these days were Meteorshower tickels like a feather? Ahhhh.... Better days.... Edited January 3, 2022 by DanAlcedo.3281 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrollingDemigod.3041 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 hour ago, DanAlcedo.3281 said: Remember when Staff Weaver was an actual build in Wvw? One that needed some skill because you were running Zerker as much as you possibly could for some big Meteor numbers? Not like these days were Meteorshower tickels like a feather? Ahhhh.... Better days.... You don't enjoy these 3k crits on first hits on perma boon balls? Imagine if Static Field would actually stun someone... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik.7560 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 +1 buff it, well overdue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiyo.3578 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 16 hours ago, TrollingDemigod.3041 said: Imagine if Static Field would actually stun someone... If you do manage to CC anyone, they have 3 stunbreaks all on lower CD than your stun. It's actually amazing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine.5014 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 17 hours ago, TrollingDemigod.3041 said: You don't enjoy these 3k crits on first hits on perma boon balls? Imagine if Static Field would actually stun someone... Static Field should have much lower cast time, since it doesn't actually stun on cast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrollingDemigod.3041 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Sunshine.5014 said: Static Field should have much lower cast time, since it doesn't actually stun on cast. Cast time is not a problem here, but the amount of boons like stab, prot which negates your whole kit 24/7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitounae.4803 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Let's dream one more year. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Crinny.6190 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 31 minutes ago, zitounae.4803 said: Let's dream one more year. They'll be too busy fixing catalyst 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine.5014 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 2:37 PM, Mini Crinny.6190 said: They'll be too busy fixing catalyst And when Catalyst becomes OP, they will nerf Ele Core traits and Staff, to fix Catalyst. Ele has one of the most, if not the most underpowered core traits in the game. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newholiday.8103 Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Sunshine.5014 said: And when Catalyst becomes OP, they will nerf Ele Core traits and Staff, to fix Catalyst. Ele has one of the most, if not the most underpowered core traits in the game. This is what I'm most afraid of. Catalyst OP, but instead of nerfing the Catalyst spec, all the core specs will be nerfed since the EoD specs are needed to sell the expansion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasai.3549 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 There is only one buff that matters for Staff: Meteor Shower not being RNG and just hitting consistent damage over the duration of the channel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primatos.5413 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I think it´s the only weapon where taking damage can be avoided by .. just moving .. (autoattack) isn´t it ? O.o But Ele still fine if u listen to Anet *shrug* 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jski.6180 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 4 hours ago, primatos.5413 said: I think it´s the only weapon where taking damage can be avoided by .. just moving .. (autoattack) isn´t it ? O.o But Ele still fine if u listen to Anet *shrug* Just move slightly to the left or right and you can avoid to the staff attk hehe. Its from the old ideal of gw2 being an near action combat game but every thing else got a massive travel speed buff but for staff skills. Landing earth 1 on any target with a brain is impossible (i love the part where we still have tracking ai of skills that thinks the person is going to fly to space when they jump so you fire into the air). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste.9135 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) I feel like having the Mage caster with a staff archetype be nonviable bad is just a bad idea all around. I have had on two occasions had friends put off from even trying GW2 after letting them know that their favourite character fantasy would be unacceptable in the endgame PVE. Buffing staff and maybe even reworking some of the skills just makes sense so that it can see use on one or multiple of the elite specs in PVE. If you want to fulfill this playstyle the closest you can get is an alac Mirage and that is a support hybrid, not a DPS. The only other DPS that can use staff is Daredevil, and a melee Bo staff is just not the same. Edited February 16, 2022 by Celeste.9135 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony.8056 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 I wish they would go back and rework a lot of skills. It feels like they are still stuck in 2012 with a lot of the content. The balance has been atrocious for elementalist and is nothing but a running joke at this point. I'm playing another game that recently came out and their mage class is considered to be good compared to the one we get here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downstate.4697 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Core ele doesnt have weak traits; it has weak weapons with weak base damage and coefficients. Also its healing from all sources is significantly weaker from vanilla. You also cant get the same boon duration as vanilla without concentration. So now you need vitality, boon duration and healing power to stay alive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boz.2038 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 36 minutes ago, FrownyClown.8402 said: Core ele doesnt have weak traits; it has weak weapons with weak base damage and coefficients. Also its healing from all sources is significantly weaker from vanilla. You also cant get the same boon duration as vanilla without concentration. So now you need vitality, boon duration and healing power to stay alive. But all of the combo fields and finishers!!! /s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahne.6950 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 11/29/2021 at 6:09 PM, Tungsten Monarch.6058 said: They can buff it by reducing cast times by 1/4th seconds on most SKILL 1 options. That would solve most issues. i wish they would change some of the 1 Skills. At the moment some of them and most notably fire is shot at the current location of the enemy instead of the enemy itself. Players that have swiftness and just keep running will hardly every get hit. It just feels SOOO outdated =( 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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