Guild Wars 2

For some reason we are not allowed to map travel or equip a new gathering tool during combat. But this is sometimes a bit bothersome, because the game seems to have very rough definitions of when you are in combat, and when you are not.

A necromancer minion easily gets into combat by itself, and it could be miles away, but still you would be considered in combat. Also, enemies will sometimes remain in combat with you, even if they have no way of reaching you, or are miles away. During a platforming challenge for example, there could be enemies at the bottom that are in combat with you. And while they are, your health doesn’t regenerate, and you are slowed down during your jumps (combat tends to do that).

I’ve also experienced the fun of accidentally falling behind an invisible collision wall at Morgan’s Leap, with a couple of really angry enemies on the other side of the invisible wall. I was basically stuck, because there was no way to get out, no way to attack the enemies right in front of me, and there was no way for them to attack me. But I also couldn’t map travel, because apparently the game figured I was in combat with them. Grrr.

Please fix this issue. And while we’re at it, also remove the slow down to your character’s movement and jumping while in combat. Its very annoying to constantly miss jumps because my character is unable to jump far enough, due to an angry drake somewhere at the bottom.

Agreed on this one… Change the in-combat status to whenever you attack or take direct damage. It really shouldn’t be that combat begins the moment an enemy engages you. If you don’t attack or take damage for the minimal amount of time combat will end, even if the enemy is still “nearby” just 5 platforms below.

i think the problem here is the way the game judges whether or not you’re in combat, not the restrictions you have while in combat.

they need to seriously rework it.