Guild Wars 2

tooltip: creates a dome around you that pushes back foes and absorbs projectiles

This ability works fine against single target projectiles, but anything that is ground targeted goes right through it even if it a projectile..

arrow barrage, meteor shower etc.
they are projectiles falling out of the sky, they’re not coming up from the ground so why are they not absorbed??

this makes half this ability nearly useless especially if you’re using it to try and protect allies since if you’re next to a group of friendlies then its even more likely that the enemy will use aoe instead of single target abilities..

IMO the classifications/mechanics need to be tweaked so that the aoe that fires projectiles rather than out of the ground or some sort of field can be properly absorbed.

as it is now I rarely if ever attempt to use this ability to absorb projectiles since its not very reliable. I use it for the pushback and sometimes the heal.

rajule.8054:

tooltip: creates a dome around you that pushes back foes and absorbs projectiles

This ability works fine against single target projectiles, but anything that is ground targeted goes right through it even if it a projectile..

arrow barrage, meteor shower etc.
they are projectiles falling out of the sky, they’re not coming up from the ground so why are they not absorbed??

this makes half this ability nearly useless especially if you’re using it to try and protect allies since if you’re next to a group of friendlies then its even more likely that the enemy will use aoe instead of single target abilities..

IMO the classifications/mechanics need to be tweaked so that the aoe that fires projectiles rather than out of the ground or some sort of field can be properly absorbed.

as it is now I rarely if ever attempt to use this ability to absorb projectiles since its not very reliable. I use it for the pushback and sometimes the heal.

It’s hard to be able to define what a projectile is. While i agreee that arrow barrage and meteor shower should be absorbed by the shield, a lot of other abilities would need to be tweaked for it as well. Honestly, the only ability that should be altered this way would be sanctuary (if it already doesnt do that). otherwise too many abilities would need to be changed.

yeah.. I know its not an easy fix and I’m not holding my breath.. I just get frustrated when I’m getting focused I evade to get range still got a couple seconds on my heal so I pop absorption to buy me sometime and get to watch 50 arrows flaming rocks and whatnot go right on through it and down me.. and one lone auto attack shot bounce off..