I think a nice idea for a Player vs. Environment skill would be the ability to capture one monster skill. But as a draw back, players can not keep multiple monster skills in their skill list. Once a new monster skill is captured, the old one is removed.
In addition, if a player chooses to use a monster skill he\she will be unable to choose an elite skill. And, of course, if an elite skill is chosen from the player’s skill list the monster skill will become unavailable. Basically, before each instance, the player will decide whether he or she will take an elite or a monster skill for the upcoming battle.
If someone has already suggested this; consider this post a vote for your idea.
Becoming the monster.
Everspud
Mist Walker Skarloc
Cool, but I see people using spectral agony in PvP. PvP characters do not have infused armour, so that'd be GG. If they were usable in PvE only, it could work, but I don't think ANet wants us using Giant Stomp. :P
R!ghteous Ind!gnation
MithranArkanere
I would agree with this as long as:
- Strictly PvE only.
- You have to resign the elite skill to use the monster skill.
- Not all monster skill can be captured.
- As you said, only one monster skill can be captured at a time, so there will be two skills, the skill to capture and the monster skill, that is replae anytime you capture another.
- No skill available only during certain quests or missions.
- No 'story-boss' monster skill can be captured. (Shiro, Glint, Lich, Mallyx, Urgoz, etc) or the captured versions are tuned down. For example:
*Spectral agony always consider enemies infused.
*Turtle shell gets higher recharge times.
*Giant Stom also knock backs allies (like it actually does, just look at the stone summit)
*Etc...
- Icons are added to all capturable skills.
Although this would be greatly cool, I think its more an ida for a blue-mage like profession in GW2 rather than an addition to this game.
- Strictly PvE only.
- You have to resign the elite skill to use the monster skill.
- Not all monster skill can be captured.
- As you said, only one monster skill can be captured at a time, so there will be two skills, the skill to capture and the monster skill, that is replae anytime you capture another.
- No skill available only during certain quests or missions.
- No 'story-boss' monster skill can be captured. (Shiro, Glint, Lich, Mallyx, Urgoz, etc) or the captured versions are tuned down. For example:
*Spectral agony always consider enemies infused.
*Turtle shell gets higher recharge times.
*Giant Stom also knock backs allies (like it actually does, just look at the stone summit)
*Etc...
- Icons are added to all capturable skills.
Although this would be greatly cool, I think its more an ida for a blue-mage like profession in GW2 rather than an addition to this game.
halcyonbiscuit
8 party members with wurm siege.
MithranArkanere
You won't be able to capture wurm siege. You can only see queen siege in Gates of Desolation and used by the elder wurms, and since you can see them only inside one quest, that would take it out from the list.
Simath
Player Mesmer imo.
[skill]Arcane Larceny[/skill][skill]Arcane Thievery[/skill]
[skill]Arcane Larceny[/skill][skill]Arcane Thievery[/skill]
Onarik Amrak
Polymock, perhaps.
halcyonbiscuit
8 party members with wurm siege.
MithranArkanere
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Originally Posted by Simath
Player Mesmer imo.
[skill]Arcane Larceny[/skill][skill]Arcane Thievery[/skill] |
Wurm siege won't be captured... ¬¬xxXX
Mickey
Screw wurm siege, mmm, Base Defence 
Now I just need to figure out how to kill those mofos.
Now I just need to figure out how to kill those mofos.
MithranArkanere
Mesmer skills can't copy monster skills.
With my conditions, Wurm siege won't be captured it's a 'Mission' only monster skill... you can only find it in mission and elite areas. It's not like song of the mists or turtle shield. ¬¬xxXX
With my conditions, Wurm siege won't be captured it's a 'Mission' only monster skill... you can only find it in mission and elite areas. It's not like song of the mists or turtle shield. ¬¬xxXX
dread pirate fargus
is chimera of intensity a monster skill? if so i want that skill allways :P
Witchblade
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Originally Posted by Mist Walker Skarloc
Cool, but I see people using spectral agony in PvP. PvP characters do not have infused armour, so that'd be GG. If they were usable in PvE only, it could work, but I don't think ANet wants us using Giant Stomp. :P
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... just after the "wtfs" ^^
Sawamura
Have some people bring out Spectral Agony to spike, a few with Giant's Stomp to snare down people. Just hear the "wtf you noob" & " go learn a real build"
/unsigned tho
/unsigned tho
MithranArkanere
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Originally Posted by Sawamura
Have some people bring out Spectral Agony to spike, a few with Giant's Stomp to snare down people. Just hear the "wtf you noob" & " go learn a real build"
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That's obvious.
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Originally Posted by dread pirate fargus
is chimera of intensity a monster skill? if so i want that skill allways :P
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Chimera is triggered by events, and you could capture it only by killing the Vizier, and you can't since he's an NPC.
The same for Kilroy Stonekin.
Rikimaru
As far as I know though, there's two kinds of NPC abilities. The kind used by monsters with the monster icon, which usually revolve around the physical aspects of the monster. And the kind used by humanoid NPCs, which are just unique skills and have there own icons, like the Corsairs Net, or some of Shiro's skills.
It wouldn't be too unbalancing to allow you to capture the humanoid type ones, and just count them as PvE skills.
It wouldn't be too unbalancing to allow you to capture the humanoid type ones, and just count them as PvE skills.
MithranArkanere
And if you can keep only one, it would even less umbalancing.
And even less if the copied version is tuned down when the original is too much.
And even less if the copied version is tuned down when the original is too much.