Guild Wars 2 Elite Specs Will Be Getting Major Balance Changes In Next Week’s Final Beta
ArenaNet has gathered plenty of player feedback on the new Guild Wars 2 elite specializations over the course of the previous End of Dragons beta tests. Over the past few weeks, players have been able to test the new elite specs in batches and have had a big hand in shaping each of them.
Next week’s fourth and final beta test will give players access to all nine new elite specs for testing, which will include a long list of changes based on feedback from the community, ranging from small to bigger tweaks to mobility, difficulty of use, skills, and even visual updates.
The Catalyst’s Jade Sphere, for example, will no longer drain energy when out of combat while the Mechanist and Untamed will be updated with more intuitive pet controls. The Willbender and Catalyst will also be receiving boosts to their mobility as per the community’s requests. Combat and controls have been streamlined for the Bladesworn, Harbinger, and Vindicator while the Virtuoso will generally be getting buffed.
The final beta test will also include other End of Dragons content for testing such as the new two-player Siege Turtle mount. The elite spec update notes are now up on the Guild Wars 2 official site in preparation for the start of testing on November 30th.
