Devs, please address the topic of boons in WvW directly

[jaif.3518]

As can be seen in these forums, there's significant discussion around boons in WvW, eg "boon-balls".  Your patch notes will make a significant impact on boons and their counterplay in WvW, so I (and I expect many) would appreciate a response detailing how you view the current state vs the changes you are planning to make in the balance patch.

Thank you.

[Xenesis.6389]

That patch is their response to their "boon application and removal investigation".

Pretty obvious what their view is, 99% boon spam 1% removal, who they stand by, play with, and cater to. They're not interested in the health of fair combat in wvw, they don't want counters, they don't want anything to mess with their boon blob vibe. Those groups don't actually want competition, everything that counters them gets nerfed every patch, they want easy domination. How productive is this balance team that has spent the last year messing with alacrity and quickness builds. Two boons take up all their time messing up specs every patch.

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Edited June 10, 2023 by Xenesis.6389

[jaif.3518]

43 minutes ago, Xenesis.6389 said:

That patch is their response to their "boon application and removal investigation".

I hear you, but there still is a difference between inferring intent from a list of profession changes vs the devs being direct and saying "this is how we see wvw playing out now and in the future".

[MedievalThings.5417]

57 minutes ago, Xenesis.6389 said:

That patch is their response to their "boon application and removal investigation".

Pretty obvious what their view is, 99% boon spam 1% removal, who they stand by, play with, and cater to. They're not interested in the health of fair combat in wvw, they don't want counters, they don't want anything to mess with their boon blob vibe. Those groups don't actually want competition, everything that counters them gets nerfed every patch, they want easy domination. How productive is this balance team that has spent the last year messing with alacrity and quickness builds. Two boons take up all their time messing up specs every patch.

🙄🤷‍♂️🍿

You can confuse emote all you want, the upcoming patch speaks for itself. 🤷‍♂️ -->

Yep.  They said months ago that boon application/removal was a problem, and that boon application needed to be looked at.  And literally, that same week nerfed strips.  Is anyone surprised they are making boons more of a problem?