Specializations, Part One: A Primer | GuildWars2.com.
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Specializations, Part Two: Reward Tracks & Elite Specialization | GuildWars2.com.
Well I’m fairly excited about the new specializations feature of Heart of Thorns. It looks much more stream lined and easier to select between each specialization tier. I really like the sleek new UI for it (reminds me of Diablo II skill choices đ ). I missed that UI experience and really appreciate Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns (HoT) will be adding a similar feature. For those of us who are not uber stat/trait/skill build designers it makes near effortless build designs. By that I mean I will not need to spend hours reading wiki info or constantly swapping back and forth over my traits then my skills to see how the build works.
It’s all right in one panel for next to brainless build designs đ Now THAT is a useful system! After all I want to spend my time either earning my next Specialization/Skill unlock, leveling, or playing. Not reverse engineering those systems to have fun đ . Change a tier mouse over the skill see if its what you are looking for. It truly follows the K.I.S.S. method for build designs. I can’t express how much this new specialization system is awesome!
Read on to find out how we’re refining trait lines and profession customization!
Source: Specializations, Part One: A Primer | GuildWars2.com
Okay, sure, they have adapted another PvP system into PvE. But honestly! I Like it! It was a great idea to take the PvP Reward Track system and apply it to the Professions, how awesome is that? It goes along with the Personal Story and Living World achievement systems also. You do a block of leveling, say complete Queesdale, boom you get map completions rewards & Hero Points (or HP, as I am sure it will be called down the road. Hey wait do we know another HP? đ )to spend for new skins, skills and specializations đ Sweet right!?
Learn all about elite specializations, reward tracks, and how to unlock your profession’s potential!
Source: Specializations, Part Two: Reward Tracks and Elite Specializations | GuildWars2.com
They did remove stats from the traits / skills and I am honestly not sure how I feel about that. If it makes building a character easier then great, I’m all in. Hopefully it will make my choices of armor / weapon stats much simpler also. I want to get in have fun, explore, defeat some foes, level up and get loot :D.
I only hope we are grandfathered for those of us who have already unlocked all the skills and traits. That way we can start working on our new Elite Specializations.
Update!
According to the Twitch (Ready Up: Specializations AMA) channel video today. These changes will be coming out before Heart of Thorns! Only the Elite Specializations will be coming out in Heart of Thorns.
W00T!!