Using drain enchant - Guild Wars Forums

johnactor · Mar 10, 2006, 09:37 AM // 09:37

So it looks like a great skill but i've never used it. I've always opted for inspired hex (I'm a MoMe).

I take it you tab an enemy and can see enchants just under their health bar top middle of screen?

Given I've never played another class, I'm not totally sure how I tell whether an enemy is enchanted IN PVE (i'm not doing pvp yet).

Are there some common enchants i should look for outside the enchants i'm familiar with as a mo/me? Or do I just need to spend an evening trawling through every other class's enchants and try and remember them so I know when I can use drain enchant successfully?

Thanks

Kuri · Mar 10, 2006, 09:49 AM // 09:49

You can tell that someone is enchanted by a little yellow triagle on the right of their health bar, just target one of these people and drain enchant.

You cannot see what enchants are on them though

johnactor · Mar 10, 2006, 11:53 AM // 11:53

er, perhaps i described it wrong, I'm talking about an enchant on the foe not a player.

Former Ruling · Mar 10, 2006, 12:07 PM // 12:07

In PvE you can tell what enchants they use in the area.

And All foes (players or monsters) have a swirling cloud around them when enchanted so you dont have to be targeting them to see the enchantment. Ever notice the white cloud like thing circling you when your enchanted? happens to everything thats enchanted.

Renegade ++RIP++ · Mar 10, 2006, 12:07 PM // 12:07

same thing.

representation is the same as for a player, you only got to have a mob targetted to see the little arrows (up = enchant, purple down : hex)

FalconDance · Mar 10, 2006, 12:13 PM // 12:13

Yep, if you have a foe targetted and there is a little upwards yellow traingle on theri health bar, they're eligible for your Drain Enchantment.

And it is every bit as sweet to use as inspired Hex. I used both yesterday in THK quite successfully.

johnactor · Mar 16, 2006, 08:06 AM // 08:06

sweet, thanks for your replies guys.

Zaxan Razor · Mar 16, 2006, 04:07 PM // 16:07

Uhm, the little triangle is green, right??

The_Janitor · Mar 16, 2006, 04:10 PM // 16:10

Yellow.

Francis Demeules · Mar 16, 2006, 04:34 PM // 16:34

2 things to see an enchantment:

- On the HP bar, there a yellow triangle to mean the target is under an or more enchantments.

- You can see a white cloudy circle around the target while he/she/it under an enchantment with a color symbols which it turns around that monster.

Red/Orange symbol: Elemantalist
Blue symbol: Monk
Green symbol: Necromancer
Purple Symbol: Mesmer

Zaxan Razor · Mar 16, 2006, 09:16 PM // 21:16

Just looked in game, the arrows are definately GREEEEEEEEEN, as is the border around all enchants.

See, clearly green.

Sorry, but it would drive me nuts if people keep saying yellow.

Note how the line in the middle of the spell icon is YELLOW and the arrow is all be it a pale green, but it is GREEN!

LouAl · Mar 16, 2006, 09:19 PM // 21:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaxan Razor

Just looked in game, the arrows are definately GREEEEEEEEEN, as is the border around all enchants.

hmm check the color settings on your monitor

Zaxan Razor · Mar 16, 2006, 09:22 PM // 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by LouAl

hmm check the color settings on your monitor

See above. My monitor is perfect.

Caelus The Fallen · Mar 17, 2006, 12:35 PM // 12:35

The bit you're talking about: green
The bit everyone else is talking about: yellow

Francis Demeules · Mar 17, 2006, 01:09 PM // 13:09

Yellow on the HP bar and lime green on the skill

End of story

Zaxan Razor · Mar 17, 2006, 01:21 PM // 13:21

sorry, that arrow on the hp bar is still green.

Ole Man Bourbon · Mar 17, 2006, 03:22 PM // 15:22

Lol, it's the same color on both the bar and around the icon: yellow-green.

Silent Kitty · Mar 17, 2006, 03:33 PM // 15:33

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Originally Posted by Ole Man Bourbon

Lol, it's the same color on both the bar and around the icon: yellow-green.

I concur. They are both yellow or green, depending on you graphics card

FalconDance · Mar 17, 2006, 03:46 PM // 15:46

Wait 'til you get the skill Inspired Enchantment....it's even more fun than Drain Enchant!

Yukito Kunisaki · Mar 17, 2006, 03:49 PM // 15:49

Wow, someone's hp bar is messed up.

I've seen GW on 4 different computers running and ALL of them are yellow arrows by enemy hp bars and friendly hp bars...

It's yellow

Mar 10, 2006, 09:37 AM // 09:37	#1
johnactor Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: Mo/Me	Using drain enchant So it looks like a great skill but i've never used it. I've always opted for inspired hex (I'm a MoMe). I take it you tab an enemy and can see enchants just under their health bar top middle of screen? Given I've never played another class, I'm not totally sure how I tell whether an enemy is enchanted IN PVE (i'm not doing pvp yet). Are there some common enchants i should look for outside the enchants i'm familiar with as a mo/me? Or do I just need to spend an evening trawling through every other class's enchants and try and remember them so I know when I can use drain enchant successfully? Thanks

Mar 16, 2006, 09:16 PM // 21:16	#11
Zaxan Razor Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: Organised Spam [OS] Profession: W/	Just looked in game, the arrows are definately GREEEEEEEEEN, as is the border around all enchants. See, clearly green. Sorry, but it would drive me nuts if people keep saying yellow. Note how the line in the middle of the spell icon is YELLOW and the arrow is all be it a pale green, but it is GREEN! Last edited by Zaxan Razor; Mar 16, 2006 at 09:23 PM // 21:23..

Mar 17, 2006, 12:35 PM // 12:35	#14
Caelus The Fallen Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glasgow Guild: Voice of the Darkness Profession: E/Mo	The bit you're talking about: green The bit everyone else is talking about: yellow Last edited by Caelus The Fallen; Mar 17, 2006 at 12:38 PM // 12:38..

Mar 10, 2006, 09:49 AM // 09:49	#2
Kuri Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Guild: Daunting Tempest [DT] Profession: Mo/	You can tell that someone is enchanted by a little yellow triagle on the right of their health bar, just target one of these people and drain enchant. You cannot see what enchants are on them though

Mar 10, 2006, 11:53 AM // 11:53	#3
johnactor Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: Mo/Me	er, perhaps i described it wrong, I'm talking about an enchant on the foe not a player.

Mar 10, 2006, 12:07 PM // 12:07	#4
Former Ruling Grotto Attendant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cedartown, Georgia Profession: R/	In PvE you can tell what enchants they use in the area. And All foes (players or monsters) have a swirling cloud around them when enchanted so you dont have to be targeting them to see the enchantment. Ever notice the white cloud like thing circling you when your enchanted? happens to everything thats enchanted.

Mar 10, 2006, 12:07 PM // 12:07	#5
Renegade ++RIP++ Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2006	same thing. representation is the same as for a player, you only got to have a mob targetted to see the little arrows (up = enchant, purple down : hex)

Mar 10, 2006, 12:13 PM // 12:13	#6
FalconDance Jungle Guide Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ...deep within the sylvan splendor... Guild: Order of the Migrating Coconuts [ALBA]	Yep, if you have a foe targetted and there is a little upwards yellow traingle on theri health bar, they're eligible for your Drain Enchantment. And it is every bit as sweet to use as inspired Hex. I used both yesterday in THK quite successfully.

Mar 16, 2006, 08:06 AM // 08:06	#7
johnactor Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: Mo/Me	sweet, thanks for your replies guys.

Mar 16, 2006, 04:07 PM // 16:07	#8
Zaxan Razor Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: Organised Spam [OS] Profession: W/	Uhm, the little triangle is green, right??

Mar 16, 2006, 04:10 PM // 16:10	#9
The_Janitor Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Guild: The Adventurer's Society [TAS] Profession: Me/N	Yellow.

Mar 16, 2006, 04:34 PM // 16:34	#10
Francis Demeules Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada, Qc Guild: [Holy] Profession: Me/Mo	2 things to see an enchantment: - On the HP bar, there a yellow triangle to mean the target is under an or more enchantments. - You can see a white cloudy circle around the target while he/she/it under an enchantment with a color symbols which it turns around that monster. Red/Orange symbol: Elemantalist Blue symbol: Monk Green symbol: Necromancer Purple Symbol: Mesmer

Mar 17, 2006, 01:09 PM // 13:09	#15
Francis Demeules Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada, Qc Guild: [Holy] Profession: Me/Mo	Yellow on the HP bar and lime green on the skill End of story

Mar 17, 2006, 01:21 PM // 13:21	#16
Zaxan Razor Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: Organised Spam [OS] Profession: W/	sorry, that arrow on the hp bar is still green.

Mar 17, 2006, 03:22 PM // 15:22	#17
Ole Man Bourbon Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Atlanta Guild: GONG Profession: W/E	Lol, it's the same color on both the bar and around the icon: yellow-green.

Mar 17, 2006, 03:46 PM // 15:46	#19
FalconDance Jungle Guide Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ...deep within the sylvan splendor... Guild: Order of the Migrating Coconuts [ALBA]	Wait 'til you get the skill Inspired Enchantment....it's even more fun than Drain Enchant!

Mar 17, 2006, 03:49 PM // 15:49	#20
Yukito Kunisaki Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Profession: W/N	Wow, someone's hp bar is messed up. I've seen GW on 4 different computers running and ALL of them are yellow arrows by enemy hp bars and friendly hp bars... It's yellow