Hero Bonder.... doesn't work. - Guild Wars Forums

SlippyJack · Oct 01, 2007, 03:03 AM // 03:03

Trying to get talkora to bond for me

tried, protective bond, life barrier, life bond. None seem to work. I even tried to have her bond herself, no go.

It shows no enchantments on either hers or my bar.

Is this a Bug or Anet nerf?

HawkofStorms · Oct 01, 2007, 03:18 AM // 03:18

Heros automatically cancel maintained enchantments right after they cast them. Makes them use holy veil really well. This is not a bug or a nerf, this has been how maintained enchantments have ALWAYS worked since the creation of heros. What you have to do is shift-click on a maintained enchantment to disable it (so the hero won't automatically cancel it). You then can cast the bonds manuelly and then they will stay up.

Kinda inconvient I know, but it does allow for both Hero bonders to work, while at the same time allowing for builds that require cancelling maintained enchantments (aura of displacement and holy veil) from still sorta working.

Isileth · Oct 01, 2007, 03:21 AM // 03:21

Heroes cant maintain enchantments.

If you want them to you need to disable the skill and manually cast it yourself, you will also need to recast it each time its stripped.

SlippyJack · Oct 01, 2007, 03:32 AM // 03:32

Thanks guys, i appreciate it.

Will give it a shot.

Hyper.nl · Oct 01, 2007, 06:52 AM // 06:52

Maybe ANet could improve the hero AI to better support maintained enchantments.

Kale Ironfist · Oct 01, 2007, 09:58 AM // 09:58

They only maintain it if it's worth maintaining it. If you're not under attack, what's the point of maintaining a bond?

And don't say from potential attacks until they can pre-prot.

~ Dan ~ · Oct 01, 2007, 10:10 AM // 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kale Ironfist

They only maintain it if it's worth maintaining it. If you're not under attack, what's the point of maintaining a bond?

And don't say from potential attacks until they can pre-prot.

Yep this is true, i've seen my monk throw Life Bond on me the moment i start taking damage. As the others have said, shift-click is the solution.

Cargan · Oct 01, 2007, 12:35 PM // 12:35

as said, they maintain the enchantments fine when the skills are disabled.

I always use Dunkoro to bond the Ghostly Hero when doing the Dunes of Despair Bonus by pinning him out of harms way. When the rest of the party is out of range of Dunkoro he will still use Blessed Signet to try to regain energy, but he gets no energy from using it. I would report this as a bug, but oddly it doesn't cause any problems because even when the hero is at 0 energy he still manages to maintain 6 enchantments. Go figure, 2 wrongs make a right.

Oct 01, 2007, 03:03 AM // 03:03	#1
SlippyJack Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2006 Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth] Profession: W/R	Hero Bonder.... doesn't work. Trying to get talkora to bond for me tried, protective bond, life barrier, life bond. None seem to work. I even tried to have her bond herself, no go. It shows no enchantments on either hers or my bar. Is this a Bug or Anet nerf?

Oct 01, 2007, 03:18 AM // 03:18	#2
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	Heros automatically cancel maintained enchantments right after they cast them. Makes them use holy veil really well. This is not a bug or a nerf, this has been how maintained enchantments have ALWAYS worked since the creation of heros. What you have to do is shift-click on a maintained enchantment to disable it (so the hero won't automatically cancel it). You then can cast the bonds manuelly and then they will stay up. Kinda inconvient I know, but it does allow for both Hero bonders to work, while at the same time allowing for builds that require cancelling maintained enchantments (aura of displacement and holy veil) from still sorta working.

Oct 01, 2007, 03:21 AM // 03:21	#3
Isileth Jungle Guide Join Date: Apr 2006 Profession: R/W	Heroes cant maintain enchantments. If you want them to you need to disable the skill and manually cast it yourself, you will also need to recast it each time its stripped.

Oct 01, 2007, 03:32 AM // 03:32	#4
SlippyJack Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2006 Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth] Profession: W/R	Thanks guys, i appreciate it. Will give it a shot.

Oct 01, 2007, 06:52 AM // 06:52	#5
Hyper.nl Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Defending Fort Aspenwood Profession: E/	Maybe ANet could improve the hero AI to better support maintained enchantments.

Oct 01, 2007, 09:58 AM // 09:58	#6
Kale Ironfist Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia Guild: Venatio Illuminata [VEIL] Profession: W/	They only maintain it if it's worth maintaining it. If you're not under attack, what's the point of maintaining a bond? And don't say from potential attacks until they can pre-prot.

Oct 01, 2007, 12:35 PM // 12:35	#8
Cargan Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Scotland Guild: [ESP] Profession: W/	as said, they maintain the enchantments fine when the skills are disabled. I always use Dunkoro to bond the Ghostly Hero when doing the Dunes of Despair Bonus by pinning him out of harms way. When the rest of the party is out of range of Dunkoro he will still use Blessed Signet to try to regain energy, but he gets no energy from using it. I would report this as a bug, but oddly it doesn't cause any problems because even when the hero is at 0 energy he still manages to maintain 6 enchantments. Go figure, 2 wrongs make a right.