Guild Wars 2

ArenaNet has clearly put a lot of effort into the animations of GW2, and it shows, they’re beautiful.

Just a few gripes though, personally;

1: Combat can feel a bit stiff, and restricting at times, especially in PVP situations, when ‘auto’ attacking, and quite a lot of melee attack ability animations will ‘lock’ you in place, unable to move during the animation sequence, and jumping while in combat will prevent any out-going attacks. (a particularly prevalent single example of this would be Ranger 1h sword regular/auto attacks)

Suggestion: Would it be a plausible idea, that for attacks that ‘should’ be useable on the move, be allowed to do so?. It also may seem like a bit of a small thing, but the fact players cannot attack while jumping also creates a feeling of restriction during combat.

2: Movement speed during combat. I may be missing something here with this, but, if everyone’s movement speed is reduced during combat, does it not just cancel each other out?

Suggestion: Would it not just be the same (balance-wise) not to reduce player movement speed during combat & strafing, as a quality of life change? I can’t see what the reason is for this myself. It only makes combat feel a bit more sluggish. Also, fall damage apparently counts as entering combat, as this also triggers the movement slowing.

I apologise for the overly long post, but these have been gnawing at me for quite a while now, during play.

Thanks a lot for reading, and hopefully you find these suggestions useful.

I know that there’s only a few moves that will root you in place – and they’re meant to. Flurry, 100b, etc. etc. They are supposed to be high payoff for high risk (high dmg vs rooted).

Also I don’t want people jumping around me like in WoW and attacking me. I like the way that you can’t attack while in the air.

TehPwnerer.7215:

I know that there’s only a few moves that will root you in place – and they’re meant to. Flurry, 100b, etc. etc. They are supposed to be high payoff for high risk (high dmg vs rooted).

That is why I said, attacks that should be able to be used on the move, be allowed to do so.

I’m aware that some obviously should be like this for balance reasoning.

Ahhhhh ok. I think one of the ranger Greatsword skills does this. Now I know what you’re referring to.

TehPwnerer.7215:

I know that there’s only a few moves that will root you in place – and they’re meant to. Flurry, 100b, etc. etc. They are supposed to be high payoff for high risk (high dmg vs rooted).

Also I don’t want people jumping around me like in WoW and attacking me. I like the way that you can’t attack while in the air.

Try using the 1-handed sword chain on the ranger, you will not be traveling ANYWHERE while you attack with it.

1-handed sword that’s what I meant. Yeah I hear ya. I think it’s just a problem with the attacks themselves because the animations are all LEAPY LEAPY about em.