Guild Wars 2

Tow Line
Hard to Catch

The after cast from Tow Line is a self inflected stun that falls in line with the requirements to trigger Hard to Catch. So when in the water and trying to chase down your enemy using the gap closer, Tow Line with the Hard to Catch trait, you throw the line, it hits, you slide over to them, and then instantly shadow step away with swiftness.

In some events when you initiate Tow Line and the target is near the surface or you are near the surface, Hard to Catch actually shadow steps you out of the water

http://youtu.be/KtGHA1lJJwg
video demonstrating the effects of Hard to Catch and Tow Line

That’s not a bug, it’s a feature. Hard to Catch triggers on CC and Tow Line is a form of self-CCs. Now try it with Stability, which will cancel the effect of Tow Line but still trigger Hard to Catch because you targeted yourself with CC.

The fact that you can trigger an anti-stun trait yourself just goes to show exactly how bad they are.

i been asking to look into tow line forever, i don’t think it is even anywhere on the bottom of the todo list -_-

using 4 ini to pull yourself to enemy and stun yourself makes as much sense as “fake kittens on zombie”

Enenion.8127:

That’s not a bug, it’s a feature. Hard to Catch triggers on CC and Tow Line is a form of self-CCs. Now try it with Stability, which will cancel the effect of Tow Line but still trigger Hard to Catch because you targeted yourself with CC.

The fact that you can trigger an anti-stun trait yourself just goes to show exactly how bad they are.

Try with stability he says….

Reaper’s Protection Trait and Dark Spear from Spear does the same thing. I don’t know if this is a bug or if it is intended.

that’s nothing short of hilarious

reikken.4961:

that’s nothing short of hilarious

I’ve seen this request/post or another one very similar elsewhere and when I read it the first time I laughed so hard I cried. Pretty much sums up the thief experience . . at least sometimes. Whether any thief players recognize it or not apparently thieves are so OP with a spear gun they really only need 4 useful skills and not a full 5 . . .

I previously noted in my response to that other post and its worth repeating: Some anti-thief troll will inevitably intone in all seriousness “A great skill and a great trait that work great together” even though Hard to Catch and Tow Line are recognized throughout the thief community as entirely worthless.

Zero Day.2594:

Enenion.8127:

That’s not a bug, it’s a feature. Hard to Catch triggers on CC and Tow Line is a form of self-CCs. Now try it with Stability, which will cancel the effect of Tow Line but still trigger Hard to Catch because you targeted yourself with CC.

The fact that you can trigger an anti-stun trait yourself just goes to show exactly how bad they are.

Try with stability he says….

LOL

Well of course it will work perfectly with stability! What a brilliant idea! Now which skill was it that gave thieves stability . . . oh yeah . . . Dagger Storm! Err . . . .

Arrow.4619:

Zero Day.2594:

Enenion.8127:

That’s not a bug, it’s a feature. Hard to Catch triggers on CC and Tow Line is a form of self-CCs. Now try it with Stability, which will cancel the effect of Tow Line but still trigger Hard to Catch because you targeted yourself with CC.

The fact that you can trigger an anti-stun trait yourself just goes to show exactly how bad they are.

Try with stability he says….

LOL

Well of course it will work perfectly with stability! What a brilliant idea! Now which skill was it that gave thieves stability . . . oh yeah . . . Dagger Storm! Err . . . .

You’re missing the point. With Stability Tow Line does not work AT ALL. Tow Line is a pull, which is cancelled out by Stability. That’s right, buffing yourself makes the weapon skill not work. That’s how awful a skill Tow Line is.

But the cherry on top is that Hard to Catch will still trigger, even through Stability. Hard to Catch doesn’t care whether or not you were actually pulled only that something tried to pull you. So it is entirely possible to put Hard to Catch on cooldown by yourself when you are in no danger whatsoever. And both of these skills/traits have had the same functionality since launch.