Changes to UNDERWATER combat [merged]

[Cyrin.1035]

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/coming-soon-changes-to-underwater-skills/

Hallelujah!!! Hopefully these are early precursor changes for Expansion 3's UW content!!! =)

[daynay.1089]

YAY!! finally I always, always avoid underwater battles. So hopefully this will change it : )

[Sodeni.6041]

Underwater weapons finally being useable on land would be a good change.

I can still dream.

[Danikat.8537]

This is great news!

I actually really enjoy underwater content and it's been in an annoying Catch-22 situation for ages where they don't add much water because the combat sucks, but don't fix the combat because there's so little.

Keeping my fingers crossed for more Revenant skills especially.

[IndigoSundown.5419]

I'm wondering if this means a new UW map in the next LW update. If so, I might need to look at upgrading breathers...

[DarcShriek.5829]

I may finally use my venom to make kraitkin

[Turkeyspit.3965]

@IndigoSundown.5419 said:I'm wondering if this means a new UW map in the next LW update. If so, I might need to look at upgrading breathers...

Start collecting them Winterberries!

[Kong.3280]

I've always loved underwater exploring and combat in gw2. Having been ignored by the devs for years I hope they bring their full attention to it and bring it up in quality to where it should be, and not just update it in a way that will result in it being shelved.

[Wondrouswall.7169]

Heck yeah.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

I am pleasantly surprised. I hope the changes are a big improvement: bad as underwater combat might be, I've gotten used to it over these last 6 years and I'd hate for things to feel the same or get more complicated.

My big hope is that underwater breathers will become skins: they aren't actually needed for breathing underwater & there's no reason we should need a 7th rune for every set, given the limited amount of underwater combat we do

[Wizler.8192]

YES!! I've always enjoyed underwater combat and hope to see more. But I agree it could be better so yay!

[Kong.3280]

@Illconceived Was Na.9781 said:My big hope is that underwater breathers will become skins: they aren't actually needed for breathing underwater & there's no reason we should need a 7th rune for every set, given the limited amount of underwater combat we do

I would be happy simply with being given the ability to put a helm skin over top of it. I'm fine with outfitting out with runes and infusions, but don't always like the appearance. It takes away from a nicely setup character's look.

[Cerioth.7062]

Hmm.. Maybe this gives me a reason to finally get ascended aquabreather and weapons.

[mercury ranique.2170]

next raidwing underwater?!

[Adzekul.3104]

With the update, hopefully Anet has considered "fixing" the following quirks:1) You do not need an UW breather to stay underwater for a long time. I am hoping this gets fixed. It's not a huge tragedy, but it does reduce the immersion (oops, did I really say that?).2) For as long as we have had ascended UW breathers, it has been impossible to stat-swap them in the mystic forge. If number 1 above is fixed for once and for all, then this needs to be addressed at go-live also.

I have always enjoyed underwater exploration, and have not hated the combat (but maybe I have not loved it either -- it is a bit too easy to get disoriented). I am hoping this brings changes for the better and some really good quality content (i.e. LWS4 episode in the near future -- we are in the time window for another episode and have not seen the anticipated teaser trailer yet).

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

I like UW combat. Happy to hear this.I wonder if this is a precursor to whatever is coming with E3?

[Unholey.3264]

I've always liked underwater combat/content, but just never felt like anet gave it enough love (aka, more content).Frenzy and Kotaki were the first legendaries I made, back in 2012 and early 2013, respectively.

Expansion 3 confirmed:Quaggan UtopiaDeep Sea DragonJade Sea no longer jade??Cantha confirmed?!?!Underwater raids when?!

GEN 2 WATER LEGENDARIES WHEN?!?! (I mean I can hope, right?)

[Randulf.7614]

Great news!

Mounts, chairs, underwater improvements....seems like nothing is off the table these days.

[CptAurellian.9537]

Fascinating. I hope that the devsa) finally turn underwater combat into something that's remotely playable without either falling asleep or having a big urge to close the game andb) don't forget the necessary balancing of terrestrial stuff over the big effort to fix underwater.

[Healix.5819]

@IndigoSundown.5419 said:I'm wondering if this means a new UW map in the next LW update.

One of the episodes probably will shift into underwater content, but mainly to get you back into it. They likely would have continued to avoid underwater combat if there wasn't a big reason for it, which would be the underwater expansion that has been hinted about since the beginning. Doing it next also has the bonus of avoiding the mount problem for another expansion. The problem however is that people tend to avoid underwater content, so it probably won't sell well by itself, but maybe they'll finally do housing and finishing, both of which were recently touched on.

[SunTzu.4513]

Mhm... I never was an fan of this whole underwater combat thing... Hopefully there will no complete underwater map as future contend.

[Uden Reavstone.3426]

@"Unholey.3264" said:Jade Sea no longer jade??

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that the effects of the Jade Wind were slowly reversed, including the Jade Sea being jade. I think it was somewhere in this article: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/The_Movement_of_the_World.

[dascott.6078]

You heard it hear first people. Next dragon we'll encounter is the sea dragon. All hail Bubbles!!!! He is the creator of things bubbly and no one can fathom the awesomeness of his great bubbletude!

[Oenanthe.6549]

I'll be happy if they make a few of the standard skills usable under water, a waterproofed flesh golem being a prime example.

[Sir Alric.5078]

Finally! It should have been done years ago. But better late than never i suppose.