rollerbeetle - a few unsolved mysteries - Guild Wars Forums

dr love · Apr 26, 2009, 03:26 PM // 15:26

there's still some that i need to confirm or can't figure out.

1. harden shell doesn't seem to activate instantly. too often i get KD'd immediately after pressing it. anyone else notice this?

2. does ram only KD other players upon activation or can you KD others by touching them while it is still activated?

3. do the boxes some times not give anything? they don't seem to give anything if you already have the bonus skill, but do they also have a chance of not giving anything? or am i somehow destroying the box but not triggering the bonus skill?

and while i'm at it, i can't help but notice this strange phenomenon. i call it the ram chain. it often happens when you get rammed by the guy closest to you, everyone that passes you rams your ass too. and very quickly you can go from 1st to last. i suppose its because most players save rams to KD other players, not for the speed boost. but man it stings when that happens

Niila · Apr 26, 2009, 04:46 PM // 16:46

1. LAG

2. LAG

3. LAG

Strange phenomenon: also lag.

lewis91 · Apr 26, 2009, 05:07 PM // 17:07

1. Yeh effect seems to take 0.5-1 second.

2. Initial knockdown only.

3. Im not sure if it sometimes get nothing, what i think it is:

You recieve echo, use it, and then even once used, echo is still replaced for 30 seconds, and if you pick up a box and get echo whilst echo is still covered by a skill, then you will receive no skill from the box.

And yeh, the thing that F**Ks me off the most is when your in last, or 5th, and someone infront of you uses a knockdown on you, even if your miles away, even when theres someone infront of them that they could pass.

Shayne Hawke · Apr 26, 2009, 08:32 PM // 20:32

First is lag.

Second, Ram knocks down any adjacent beetles for its whole duration. What the game considers to be "adjacent" in an arena with such fast moving targets is quite a mystery, and lag doesn't make it any easier to find that out either.

Third, boxes always give something. If you ran over it and it didn't give you anything, you either didn't run over it, or it gave you something you already have, which is plenty possible.

Apr 26, 2009, 03:26 PM // 15:26	#1
dr love ...is in denial Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hyperion Guild: starcraft 2 Profession: P/Me	rollerbeetle - a few unsolved mysteries there's still some that i need to confirm or can't figure out. 1. harden shell doesn't seem to activate instantly. too often i get KD'd immediately after pressing it. anyone else notice this? 2. does ram only KD other players upon activation or can you KD others by touching them while it is still activated? 3. do the boxes some times not give anything? they don't seem to give anything if you already have the bonus skill, but do they also have a chance of not giving anything? or am i somehow destroying the box but not triggering the bonus skill? and while i'm at it, i can't help but notice this strange phenomenon. i call it the ram chain. it often happens when you get rammed by the guy closest to you, everyone that passes you rams your ass too. and very quickly you can go from 1st to last. i suppose its because most players save rams to KD other players, not for the speed boost. but man it stings when that happens Last edited by dr love; Apr 26, 2009 at 03:39 PM // 15:39..

Apr 26, 2009, 04:46 PM // 16:46	#2
Niila Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Oct 2006	1. LAG 2. LAG 3. LAG Strange phenomenon: also lag.

Apr 26, 2009, 05:07 PM // 17:07	#3
lewis91 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wales Guild: Order of the Azurelight[OA] Profession: E/	1. Yeh effect seems to take 0.5-1 second. 2. Initial knockdown only. 3. Im not sure if it sometimes get nothing, what i think it is: You recieve echo, use it, and then even once used, echo is still replaced for 30 seconds, and if you pick up a box and get echo whilst echo is still covered by a skill, then you will receive no skill from the box. And yeh, the thing that F**Ks me off the most is when your in last, or 5th, and someone infront of you uses a knockdown on you, even if your miles away, even when theres someone infront of them that they could pass.

Apr 26, 2009, 08:32 PM // 20:32	#4
Shayne Hawke Departed from Tyria Join Date: May 2007 Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth] Profession: R/	First is lag. Second, Ram knocks down any adjacent beetles for its whole duration. What the game considers to be "adjacent" in an arena with such fast moving targets is quite a mystery, and lag doesn't make it any easier to find that out either. Third, boxes always give something. If you ran over it and it didn't give you anything, you either didn't run over it, or it gave you something you already have, which is plenty possible.