Curse

Burton2000 · Nov 10, 2007, 08:17 PM // 20:17

Been using magebane shot since the buff and its very nice when we've faced blockagons as it goes though the ususal ranger cockblock , shields up, making DA and Aegis interupting easy.

Corpselooter · Nov 10, 2007, 08:51 PM // 20:51

Debitalitating shot just because a projectile power leak with 1/4 more activation. What's wrong with that? /sarcasm

I'd really like to see that skill get run though, since it's just missing a little bit utility, maybe tone down the energy drain a bit.

Thomas.knbk · Nov 10, 2007, 09:00 PM // 21:00

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Originally Posted by Corpselooter

Debitalitating shot just because a projectile power leak with 1/4 more activation. What's wrong with that? /sarcasm

exept it's unconditional o ok

Riotgear · Nov 11, 2007, 06:02 AM // 06:02

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Originally Posted by Miriandel

The true reason behind this is that ANet fears like plague anything able to spike even under difficult to achieve circumstances (besides assassin, don't forget the cultural background of GW's producer...) and better damage with a bow, or with anything not requiring skating around the target, is strictly forbidden.

Assassins aren't there because of cultural background, they're there because pandering to twelve-year-olds that want to be "sneaky" and/or bad players that need some PvP training wheels makes more boxes of Factions cross the cash register.

Spike is discouraged in general because the tactical considerations both playing it and playing against it are almost nothing. They make the game boring. You have one team with 7 drones that push 2 buttons on cue versus a team that's trying to mess them up enough for their infuser to catch it until the spike team explodes.

The reason that ranged damage remains bad is because of this. Damage needs to be compressable into a spike to really be usable, and allowing that capacity with simple point-and-click abilities makes for some extraordinarily dumb gameplay once you start getting a few too many copies of it. The skill requirement of ranged damage is pathetic, so the damage is pathetic to match.

claws · Nov 12, 2007, 12:58 PM // 12:58

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Originally Posted by Corpselooter

Debilitating Shot - 10e 10r 1/2s. If this attack hits, your target is interrupted and loses 5..15 energy.

You are my hero!

Cirian · Nov 13, 2007, 04:21 AM // 04:21

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Originally Posted by Thomas.knbk

exept it's unconditional o ok

hehe, yeah and then there's the part where you have in fact shot them in the face for a load of damage too