Bunny Thumper is back?

[tanithryudo]

I mean, hammer wielding ranger that buffs pets. It's obvious where they got the inspiration.

Of all the new specs they've announced so far, this is the only one that's peaked my interest.

Thief -> scepter, buff/debuff caster
Ele -> hammer, wells (sounds like guardian-lite)
Warrior -> offhand pistol, clunky buildup mechanic(?)
Revenant -> greatsword, melee/movement
Guardian -> sword offhand, melee/movement
Necro -> mainhand pistol, elixirs/condi
Mesmer -> mainhand dagger, condi/control
EDIT: Engi -> pet...?

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[tanithryudo]

No, the template system is a new mechanic they added to core. Basically you have slots where you can save your EQ selection (clothing + trinkets + weapons), and for traits. For example, you can have a condi set vs a power set, or a spec line set, etc. The eq you're swapping has to be in inventory.

To be honest, I haven't used it much since it came out, since I tend to just pick one build and play it, and I can't be bothered to have armor pieces of different stats sitting around in my bags.

Pretty sure engi is still the forgotten step child tho, just like mes is still the favored child by the devs.

[cashew]

Ah.

I took a quick look at the wiki and it seems that the build/equipment template isn't really a replacement for weapon swap, since it's meant to help easily switch between builds rather than to give a second set to all builds; and classes that get a second weapon can switch between four rather than two weapons now.

Meh. :\

Mez favoritism is obnoxious.

[tanithryudo]

Er, templates and weapon swap are two different things.