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Rothan Celt · Apr 08, 2008, 03:22 PM // 15:22

Okay peeps here it is i recently made what is the most annoying monster thread. Well here is another thread which i hope will touch a nerve

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What is the most annoying skill that you have come across?

Mine is malestrom or mind freeze the mass interruption of malestrom and the slow movement of mind freeze really do bugger me off.

Plz do share with me the skills that you dread facing be it in pve or pvp.

kvndoom · Apr 08, 2008, 03:29 PM // 15:29

Tie: Guardian and Blinding Surge. I don't think two more annoying skills exist.

jiggles · Apr 08, 2008, 03:30 PM // 15:30

Ineptitude, does what it says on its tin far too well.

Flem · Apr 08, 2008, 03:31 PM // 15:31

Lots of skills suck, according to what your bar looks like. Recently I've been annoyed with Backbreaker. 4 second knockdown is no fun as a caster. As melee, Insidious Parasite is pwn.

Kook~NBK~ · Apr 08, 2008, 03:33 PM // 15:33

Tie: Vow of Silence and Spell Breaker in HM. The fast recharge the AI's enjoy means that they can keep either of these enchantments up perpetually. They're still beatable, but it's just a nuisance for us caster types to deal with.

Kattar · Apr 08, 2008, 03:35 PM // 15:35

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Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

Tie: Vow of Silence and Spell Breaker in HM. The fast recharge the AI's enjoy means that they can keep either of these enchantments up perpetually. They're still beatable, but it's just a nuisance for us caster types to deal with.

Beat me to it. Those and Shadow Form make me want to punch something.

Darkobra · Apr 08, 2008, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Definitely Vow of Silence and Spell Breaker. And it's not like WoW where the spell is cast then the energy is used.

the_jos · Apr 08, 2008, 03:58 PM // 15:58

There is this situation when I play and hear a specific sound.
The sound of Diversion landing on me.

It's not annoying when I notice it fast enough and am not under pressure.
It's very annoying when I can't cancel the skill I use or Diversion can't be removed for the time it lasts while the team is under pressure.
Either waste a skill or wait out the duration.

There are several other skills in the mesmer line that were designed to put pressure on a human player.
That's what I consider a good base for a skill to be annoying.
A skill that forces you to take action or don't take action the moment you want to do the opposite.

A lot of 'annoying' skills are annoying because AI can't handle them very well.
Or unexperienced players.
Maelstrom is a good example, AI will try to cast right through it while standing in it. They only move after they are hit a couple of times.

Looking at the skill from human perspective it's a lot less annoying.
You can see the cast 2 seconds prior and it has a very distinctive 'shard of ice' that drops from the air. Just move/don't cast and you are safe.
The only place where it's annoying is in tight places where there is not much space to move out of it. Like a fight in a small corridor.

Deep Freeze has an other problem.
It's annoying when you need to be in melee range of the foes to be able to fight or when you depend on running/moving fast.
In a full human team this can be solved easily by taking a hex remover, when playing with AI it will first remove the hex from the non-melee too often.
That is annoying.

Zokocow · Apr 08, 2008, 03:59 PM // 15:59

Spell Breaker ftl.

Ban · Apr 08, 2008, 04:02 PM // 16:02

Diversion is definately the most annoying thing.. hearing the sound while you just started casting WoH and got a HCT on it.. Not fun.

tehshadowninjar · Apr 08, 2008, 04:03 PM // 16:03

Many of them. I'll list them.

Warrior - Backbreaker, "Coward!", "You're All Alone!"
Ranger - Broad Head Arrow, Incendiary Arrows
Monk - Guardian, Word of Healing, Protective Spirit
Necromancer - Insidious Parasite, Price of Failure, Reckless Haste, Spiteful Spirit
Mesmer - Spirit of Failure, Empathy, Backfire, Diversion, Echo
Elementalist - Searing Flames, Rodgort's Invocation
Ritualist - Warmonger's Weapon, Weapon of Shadow, Blind Was ----, Ancestor's Rage
Assassin - Shadow Form, Aura of Displacement
Paragon - Stunning Strike
Dervish - Avatar of Lyssa, Avatar of Melandru, Avatar of Balthazar, Wounding Strike, Chilling Victory

Arduin · Apr 08, 2008, 04:04 PM // 16:04

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Originally Posted by Kook~NBK~

Tie: Vow of Silence and Spell Breaker in HM. The fast recharge the AI's enjoy means that they can keep either of these enchantments up perpetually. They're still beatable, but it's just a nuisance for us caster types to deal with.

Have to agree on this one. Here you are with 4 SF-ele's, just waiting for the Vow of Silence to wear off, only to see those pesky Dervishes re-apply it instantly

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Lydz · Apr 08, 2008, 04:27 PM // 16:27

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Originally Posted by Darkobra

Definitely Vow of Silence and Spell Breaker. And it's not like WoW where the spell is cast then the energy is used.

Hehe you stole my two spells and the reason why xD It not being like WoW has its advantages and disadvantage...this being one of them. The worst is when you think it's over and waste a load of energy trying to cast yet the mob/person is still enchanted with it.

Rothan Celt · Apr 08, 2008, 04:49 PM // 16:49

Sf eles are a pain in the arse

but then again i only ever use SF :P

Olim Chill · Apr 08, 2008, 05:15 PM // 17:15

Spell Breaker - hate it.

the_jos · Apr 08, 2008, 06:11 PM // 18:11

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Originally Posted by Arduinna

Here you are with 4 SF-ele's, just waiting for the Vow of Silence to wear off, only to see those pesky Dervishes re-apply it instantly

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You know they are there and still you take your 4 SF's?

Those irrritating dervishes drop like flies when you apply a little physical damage.

Spell Breaker looks more of a problem because you usually fight a monk that uses it.
Possible counter: overload an other enemy and watch the monk cast SB.
Then kill monk, SB has 45 seconds down time.
Or just AoE on target close to the monk.
Physical damage, specially daze also makes taking those monks out easy.

N1ghtstalker · Apr 08, 2008, 06:15 PM // 18:15

[skill]iron mist[/skill] DIE GADD DIE!
o yea and blinding skills 'n stuff that mess up my melee skills
powerblock can be a pain too
i also annoyed ppl in RA and AB with my water ele snare
it can be much more powerful then a simple fire ele if used good

BigDave · Apr 08, 2008, 07:19 PM // 19:19

Getting hit with Wail of Doom when you're about to start a nuke chain, then getting hit with it again half way through the nuke chain you started after the first WoD wore off. And it's always me that gets hit with it! Or it feels like it. Either that or getting power blocked in Ascalon HM missions.

I'd have to agree though about Spell Breaker and Vow of Silence. I don't know a great deal about PvP but in PvE they can be a 'mare.

Tyla · Apr 08, 2008, 07:47 PM // 19:47

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Originally Posted by Ban

Diversion is definately the most annoying thing.. hearing the sound while you just started casting WoH and got a HCT on it.. Not fun.

Hehe, same thing happened to me on a Mind Blaster in GvG, once!

I should have been paying attention, though.

Blinding Surge is mine.

Lower recharge than Mending Touch = unless my Ranger isn't being played against predictively, it's tough cookies.
It's main "oshi-" part is on melee, though. Seriously.

The Tree comes in second. I hate Scythe-swinging trees that teleport every 30 seconds.

Randvek · Apr 08, 2008, 08:26 PM // 20:26

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Originally Posted by N1ghtstalker

[skill]iron mist[/skill] DIE GADD DIE!

Arg! Iron Mist! That and Mind Freeze.

Apr 08, 2008, 03:22 PM // 15:22	#1
Rothan Celt Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: Aura Profession: Mo/R	The most annoying skill >< Okay peeps here it is i recently made what is the most annoying monster thread. Well here is another thread which i hope will touch a nerve . What is the most annoying skill that you have come across? Mine is malestrom or mind freeze the mass interruption of malestrom and the slow movement of mind freeze really do bugger me off. Plz do share with me the skills that you dread facing be it in pve or pvp.

Apr 08, 2008, 03:58 PM // 15:58	#8
the_jos Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: Hard Mode Legion [HML] Profession: N/	Meet the mesmer There is this situation when I play and hear a specific sound. The sound of Diversion landing on me. It's not annoying when I notice it fast enough and am not under pressure. It's very annoying when I can't cancel the skill I use or Diversion can't be removed for the time it lasts while the team is under pressure. Either waste a skill or wait out the duration. There are several other skills in the mesmer line that were designed to put pressure on a human player. That's what I consider a good base for a skill to be annoying. A skill that forces you to take action or don't take action the moment you want to do the opposite. A lot of 'annoying' skills are annoying because AI can't handle them very well. Or unexperienced players. Maelstrom is a good example, AI will try to cast right through it while standing in it. They only move after they are hit a couple of times. Looking at the skill from human perspective it's a lot less annoying. You can see the cast 2 seconds prior and it has a very distinctive 'shard of ice' that drops from the air. Just move/don't cast and you are safe. The only place where it's annoying is in tight places where there is not much space to move out of it. Like a fight in a small corridor. Deep Freeze has an other problem. It's annoying when you need to be in melee range of the foes to be able to fight or when you depend on running/moving fast. In a full human team this can be solved easily by taking a hex remover, when playing with AI it will first remove the hex from the non-melee too often. That is annoying.

Apr 08, 2008, 03:29 PM // 15:29	#2
kvndoom Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Communistwealth of Virginia Guild: Uninstalled Profession: W/Mo	Tie: Guardian and Blinding Surge. I don't think two more annoying skills exist.

Apr 08, 2008, 03:30 PM // 15:30	#3
jiggles Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2007 Profession: N/	Ineptitude, does what it says on its tin far too well.

Apr 08, 2008, 03:31 PM // 15:31	#4
Flem Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: NA Profession: N/Me	Lots of skills suck, according to what your bar looks like. Recently I've been annoyed with Backbreaker. 4 second knockdown is no fun as a caster. As melee, Insidious Parasite is pwn.

Apr 08, 2008, 03:33 PM // 15:33	#5
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	Tie: Vow of Silence and Spell Breaker in HM. The fast recharge the AI's enjoy means that they can keep either of these enchantments up perpetually. They're still beatable, but it's just a nuisance for us caster types to deal with.

Apr 08, 2008, 03:39 PM // 15:39	#7
Darkobra Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scotland Guild: Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot Profession: E/Me	Definitely Vow of Silence and Spell Breaker. And it's not like WoW where the spell is cast then the energy is used.

Apr 08, 2008, 03:59 PM // 15:59	#9
Zokocow Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2007 Profession: E/Me	Spell Breaker ftl.

Apr 08, 2008, 04:02 PM // 16:02	#10
Ban Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Netherlands Guild: [GoE] Profession: Mo/	Diversion is definately the most annoying thing.. hearing the sound while you just started casting WoH and got a HCT on it.. Not fun.

Apr 08, 2008, 04:03 PM // 16:03	#11
tehshadowninjar Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2007 Guild: Nite Profession: A/D	Many of them. I'll list them. Warrior - Backbreaker, "Coward!", "You're All Alone!" Ranger - Broad Head Arrow, Incendiary Arrows Monk - Guardian, Word of Healing, Protective Spirit Necromancer - Insidious Parasite, Price of Failure, Reckless Haste, Spiteful Spirit Mesmer - Spirit of Failure, Empathy, Backfire, Diversion, Echo Elementalist - Searing Flames, Rodgort's Invocation Ritualist - Warmonger's Weapon, Weapon of Shadow, Blind Was ----, Ancestor's Rage Assassin - Shadow Form, Aura of Displacement Paragon - Stunning Strike Dervish - Avatar of Lyssa, Avatar of Melandru, Avatar of Balthazar, Wounding Strike, Chilling Victory

Apr 08, 2008, 04:49 PM // 16:49	#14
Rothan Celt Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: Aura Profession: Mo/R	Sf eles are a pain in the arse but then again i only ever use SF :P

Apr 08, 2008, 05:15 PM // 17:15	#15
Olim Chill Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Guild: DMI Profession: N/	Spell Breaker - hate it.

Apr 08, 2008, 06:15 PM // 18:15	#17
N1ghtstalker Forge Runner Join Date: Dec 2007 Profession: E/	[skill]iron mist[/skill] DIE GADD DIE! o yea and blinding skills 'n stuff that mess up my melee skills powerblock can be a pain too i also annoyed ppl in RA and AB with my water ele snare it can be much more powerful then a simple fire ele if used good

Apr 08, 2008, 07:19 PM // 19:19	#18
BigDave Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Guild: The Sapphire Rose [TSR]	Getting hit with Wail of Doom when you're about to start a nuke chain, then getting hit with it again half way through the nuke chain you started after the first WoD wore off. And it's always me that gets hit with it! Or it feels like it. Either that or getting power blocked in Ascalon HM missions. I'd have to agree though about Spell Breaker and Vow of Silence. I don't know a great deal about PvP but in PvE they can be a 'mare.