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Mor Pheen · Sep 28, 2005, 02:16 PM // 14:16

Noob question here. When you target a caster or anyone for that matter and you see a spell underneath their health icon, what does that mean? i.e. Are they in the middle of casting the spell? Is it an enchantment? etc.

mm00re · Sep 28, 2005, 02:20 PM // 14:20

Yes it shows you what spell/enchantment they have cast.

Wait till you see spectral agony up there for the first time

Mor Pheen · Sep 28, 2005, 02:41 PM // 14:41

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Originally Posted by mm00re

Yes it shows you what spell/enchantment they have cast.

Wait till you see spectral agony up there for the first time

Basically what I really want to know is does anyone have good tips for interrupting casters, i.e. I feel everytime I cast an interrupt spell I'm not sure if I managed to get them while they were casting the spell, thus interrupting it.

purrfect · Sep 28, 2005, 02:46 PM // 14:46

well, IMHO mesmers are the best interrupters while archers are 2nd.

you will know it when they falldown to the ground and had some sparkles above their heads.

Azreal911 · Sep 28, 2005, 02:50 PM // 14:50

also some of them when interrupted show some "()*&$%" thing on top of their heads. pretty funny!

cynhounds · Sep 28, 2005, 02:55 PM // 14:55

When you see the little skill square start to come up, that's when you hit it with distracting shot, or savage shot, or whatever disrupter you use. It will go out, and woohoo! No more Giant Stomp for you! (Taking away Giant Stomp for 20 seconds makes me very very very happy.)

One of my most "Doh!" moments in GW was when I realized I COULD tell when someone was using a skill, and that that was the time to interrupt.

Akhilleus · Sep 28, 2005, 03:05 PM // 15:05

even with the ability to see the spell being caste, its still sometimes difficult.
the rangers solution to this is a nifty little spell called "concussion shot" which dazes the enemy, increasing thier caste time, a well times one will have them dazed for some time; allowing distracting shot, disrupting lunge, cholking gas, punishing shot and savage shot to take thier toll on the enemie's skill lineup.

eightyfour-onesevenfive · Sep 28, 2005, 03:15 PM // 15:15

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Originally Posted by Azreal911

also some of them when interrupted show some "()*&$%" thing on top of their heads. pretty funny!

It's the skill "Cry of Frustration" that does this. I hate this skill...

Jenosavel · Sep 28, 2005, 03:22 PM // 15:22

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Originally Posted by eightyfour-onesevenfive

It's the skill "Cry of Frustration" that does this. I hate this skill...

Oh how I heart an AOE interrupt.

As an aside, I'd beg to differ with the person who said rangers are the 2nd best interrupt class. Rangers are the best interruptors without question. Mesmers are the best shutdown without question. A ranger will interrupt far more than a mesmer will be able to, but the mesmer's interrupts will pack a little extra something to make that person think twice before using another spell. Notice I said spell. Mesmers, for the most part, only interrupt spells whereas ranger's interrupts work on all skills.

Cartoonhero · Sep 28, 2005, 03:30 PM // 15:30

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Originally Posted by eightyfour-onesevenfive

It's the skill "Cry of Frustration" that does this. I hate this skill...

me too. yesterday i got chewed out by my PuG because i wasnt nuking anything, well, its because all my skills had been inturruped because no one was killing the enemies doing the inturrupting. rangers and mesmers are the bane of my existence as a monk or a nuker, at least the ones who know how to inturrupt properly. and just wait till you see the lovley skills the mursaat use on you...

boxterduke · Sep 28, 2005, 03:48 PM // 15:48

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Originally Posted by Cartoonhero

me too. yesterday i got chewed out by my PuG because i wasnt nuking anything, well, its because all my skills had been inturruped because no one was killing the enemies doing the inturrupting. rangers and mesmers are the bane of my existence as a monk or a nuker, at least the ones who know how to inturrupt properly. and just wait till you see the lovley skills the mursaat use on you...

I just love seeing *&%&$## on top of people's heads when I do that.
lol
baboom

mm00re · Sep 28, 2005, 04:58 PM // 16:58

Could always make you a mesmer/ranger, oh teh fun that would be

heh talk about being hunted down

Sep 28, 2005, 02:16 PM // 14:16	#1
Mor Pheen Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brooklyn-NYC Guild: Faded blood line Profession: W/E	Targeting casters Noob question here. When you target a caster or anyone for that matter and you see a spell underneath their health icon, what does that mean? i.e. Are they in the middle of casting the spell? Is it an enchantment? etc.

Sep 28, 2005, 02:20 PM // 14:20	#2
mm00re Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: In a van down by the river :) Guild: After Dark Club [REAL] Profession: W/Mo	Yes it shows you what spell/enchantment they have cast. Wait till you see spectral agony up there for the first time

Sep 28, 2005, 02:46 PM // 14:46	#4
purrfect Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: East asia Profession: E/Me	well, IMHO mesmers are the best interrupters while archers are 2nd. you will know it when they falldown to the ground and had some sparkles above their heads.

Sep 28, 2005, 02:50 PM // 14:50	#5
Azreal911 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Thornhill, ON, CAN	also some of them when interrupted show some "()*&$%" thing on top of their heads. pretty funny!

Sep 28, 2005, 02:55 PM // 14:55	#6
cynhounds Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sweet Hillsides Guild: Dragons Family (DF) Profession: R/Mo	When you see the little skill square start to come up, that's when you hit it with distracting shot, or savage shot, or whatever disrupter you use. It will go out, and woohoo! No more Giant Stomp for you! (Taking away Giant Stomp for 20 seconds makes me very very very happy.) One of my most "Doh!" moments in GW was when I realized I COULD tell when someone was using a skill, and that that was the time to interrupt.

Sep 28, 2005, 03:05 PM // 15:05	#7
Akhilleus Forge Runner Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: If it aint expensive, it aint worth buyin'. Guild: Leading/Co-leading Bretheren Of Chaos [Dark] Profession: W/Mo	even with the ability to see the spell being caste, its still sometimes difficult. the rangers solution to this is a nifty little spell called "concussion shot" which dazes the enemy, increasing thier caste time, a well times one will have them dazed for some time; allowing distracting shot, disrupting lunge, cholking gas, punishing shot and savage shot to take thier toll on the enemie's skill lineup.

Sep 28, 2005, 04:58 PM // 16:58	#12
mm00re Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: In a van down by the river :) Guild: After Dark Club [REAL] Profession: W/Mo	Could always make you a mesmer/ranger, oh teh fun that would be heh talk about being hunted down