For the first 3 chapters, all monsters have been able to use campaign specific skills and the core skills, for obvious reasons.
For GW:EN, being that it is an expansion, it only adds 100 normal skills and 50 PvE only skills which monsters probably can't use. Thats 10 skills per class + core skills. We are going to be fighting monsters with extremely similiar builds throughout the whole game if Anet overlooks this.
I think that the enemies in GW:EN should be able to use skills from all the campaigns to add a good variety of challanges to the new game. And hopefully the enemies will be dual-professioned. If Anet wants to make a challanging game (not Hardmode attribute buffing), they need to give the enemy mobs more synergized builds with each monster having skills from 2 professions.
FYI UAS definition for those who dont know.
GWEN Monsters: UAS & Dual-Professioned
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Arren Knez
its 100 profession specific skills, your saying only 10 per class. this changes every thing and dont forget anet can give them monster specific skills also.
akurun
There are already some dual-profession enemies in Prophecies, and maybe elsewhere, just in case you weren't aware.
Exoudeous
You are also forgetting that enemies also get skills that players can't use either.
I do think they will get skills from all the chapters though.
I do think they will get skills from all the chapters though.
Free Runner
I'm guessing Monsters will get to use skills from the previous 3 games aswell as the 100 skills given. And yes there are a few duel professioned monsters in the game so far.
Evilsod
Yes... Trolls that use Troll Unguent as W/R... that really counts.
We can only hope... just as long as they don't get Res Signets... i'm not fighting a 5 minute long battle with every single mob because they keep chain ressing... its tedious.
We can only hope... just as long as they don't get Res Signets... i'm not fighting a 5 minute long battle with every single mob because they keep chain ressing... its tedious.
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It is also inefficient for Anet to be wasting time making monster only skills when they have hundreds of perfectly good ones from old campaigns that they can use.
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Originally Posted by akurun
There are already some dual-profession enemies in Prophecies, and maybe elsewhere, just in case you weren't aware.
Yes, Jungle Trolls, and perhaps the Doppleganger. I think you are missing the point though.
Brother Andicus
Indeed, the attribute buffing in hard mode is just plain dumb in some instances. Just to take 1 example:
Acolyte of Grenth, Reduced Condition Duration, Reduced Hex Duration, 400dmg AoE enchant stripping attack. Sure its beatable( I used an enchant stack on koss with Aegis+Guardian on top), but thats not really a test of skill, its just dumb. In the case of regular mobs, it can actually be quite nice. I agree though, it would be nice to see some decent skillbars and complimentary skills in mobs. AlienFromBeyond
They've already said that the Charr will be dual-professioned to make them seem more like intelligent beings like humans.
Silly Warrior
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Yes... Trolls that use Troll Unguent as W/R... that really counts.
I lol'd.  Anyways, I don't think that Monsters in GW:EN will have our PvE only skills...of course they won't. They will have old (and new) monster skills, as well as multiple professions at times. It is also know that armor breaking will be a new effect to come with GW:EN. My guess is that monsters will have new armor breaking monster skills (lol). 100 new skills, 50 which are PvE only and I assume those 50 won't be used by monsters at all (we never see monsters using Never Rampage Alone do we?) its really nothing to worry about. 
Gregslot
The game hasnt come out yet!
Stop complaingin about something it didint happened already! Get real man!
Osi Ri S
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It is also know that armor breaking will be a new effect to come with GW:EN. My guess is that monsters will have new armor breaking monster skills (lol).
Armor breaking? why, just doesnt seem like it will add anything else to the game than just an annoyance. Its along the same lines with Rangers having limited arrows.
savage vapor 33
What game is coming out? .....
Just wait of it to come out.... Duh? Rurik Jangeer
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Armor breaking? why, just doesnt seem like it will add anything else to the game than just an annoyance. Its along the same lines with Rangers having limited arrows.
It's called Cracked Armor, and its a condition.
If that didn't clear things up, I don't know what will.
Silly Warrior
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Armor breaking? why, just doesnt seem like it will add anything else to the game than just an annoyance. Its along the same lines with Rangers having limited arrows.
Well I didn't invent it... (coughanetcough).
I'm guessing armor breaking will be a new condition that is like -20ish armor away from you. It will be annoying yes...but perhaps it will be a condition applied when a roof or rock falls on you in tunnels, just an idea. Rurik Jangeer
It IS a condition. Anet wouldn't put armor degeneration into the game when it has a 2+ year basis of gameplay without it. Horrible idea there. A condition, however, fits.
Evilsod
I'm sure i read somewhere that Cracked Armour was related to the main 'baddies' of GWEN or somet that need there armour to be cracked so they take additional damage.
Zinger314
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I'm sure i read somewhere that Cracked Armour was related to the main 'baddies' of GWEN or somet that need there armour to be cracked so they take additional damage.
It's on the PvP/PvE skills, not the PvE only skills.
I don't expect much from the use of a secondary profession for enemies. Don't you remember when ArenaNet said the enemies in Hard Mode would have "advanced skill builds?" Right.
vaxmor
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Yes... Trolls that use Troll Unguent as W/R... that really counts.
We can only hope... just as long as they don't get Res Signets... i'm not fighting a 5 minute long battle with every single mob because they keep chain ressing... its tedious. frozen soil is your friend. going to be hilarious to see carebear pugs try and use it though.
Laenavesse
monsters ressing isn't new.
*points to the desolation and the acolyte priests with renew life or whatever* Oh and the paragons have the res signet thingie that paragons have...I forgot what the skill was called xD
Evilsod
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I don't expect much from the use of a secondary profession for enemies. Don't you remember when ArenaNet said the enemies in Hard Mode would have "advanced skill builds?" Right.
I do indeed. Hence 'Banish' on the Dolyak Masters... and 'Grenths Balance' or 'Power Block' as generic elite.
Seissor
signet of return these are profession rezzes, not that of another class. but rez sigs are classless. so the guy made a moot point. he really should have said he didnt want all foes to use restore life etc.
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