Guild Wars 2

ATM some classes downed 2 skills bypass mace 3 block on guardian (notably the guardian blowback). This is kind of annoying bc there’s no real reason for it, and if a buddy is stomping and I don’t have stab up, mace 3 should be able to block the interupt. Just a quick fix that I’d appreciate.

I think this belongs on the bug forum.

Are you sure your ally is not getting hit some where else? It only blocks on attack altogether

It’s happened 2v1 with no one nearby and the downed
guy not attacking. I guarantee it’s a bug.

Which attack was it? Before we make too many assumptioms, some more information is needed. Some skills are made to be Unblockable by design. If it was one of those, then it was simply a counter to your action.

Am I so ambiguous you guys can’t read what I said… specifically talking about the guardian downed state #2 skill, which is not unblockable because I’ve done stomps with aegis a million times against them.

The skill isn’t unblockable (I can safe-stomp a lone guard with Arcane Shield, for example) but:

non-targeted - can you show that Protector’s Strike works against other non-targeted AoE?
two targets hit - can you show that it doesn’t only block the first person hit by an attack? It says it "damages foes that strike protected allies". In that case you, the Guard, may be protecting yourself and then the block’s down for your ally.

The knock back bypasses the block and knocks both me and the ally back. Also,the block works for all allies against Earthshaker which is a very similar skill.

Another possibility - damage and knockback are seperate hits, and you’re only blocking the damage component.

Darek.1836:

The knock back bypasses the block and knocks both me and the ally back. Also,the block works for all allies against Earthshaker which is a very similar skill.

Hopefully you can get a dev to respond and fix it, does seem like a bug.

While we’re on the topic of protector’s strike, I’d very much like the ability to cancel the channel and receive the protection instantly.