So since last patch, I have noticed that the skill 3 on Cultist’s hammer no longer provides stability, is this an intended change or a new bug introduced to the Cliffside Fractal?
The Skill now simply forms a protective shield around the wielder and the tool tip no longer shows stability either.
Prior to this patch, i believe it also provided at least 4-5 stacks of stability along with the protective shield.
Edit: Another insignificant change was the final ground chests that spawn at (maw, mai trin, molten duo) now open instantly, before they required a 1-2 second commune….
I wouldn’t expect an answer on that. ArenaNet often gets confused about whether or not they mean to do things.
Still would like to understand the reason behind the change as nothing was mentioned in the patch notes.
Stability is quite useful for the hammer specially when you are trying to hit the seal when you are close to 30 corruption stacks. (Negates the stun)
It also helps running the hammer up the ramps which have the air pockets that can send you falling to your death with the hammer, forcing your party to suicide in order to respawn the hammer.
Still would like to understand the reason behind the change
Believe me, I know the feeling. But ArenaNet doesn’t value communication with their players. They avoid telling us anything at all costs — even if it’s something that should have been in the patch notes.
To share from my experiences: If you really want any chance (like 0.0001% chance of response rather than 0), make a post in the bug subforum, not here. Devs avoid this subforum like the plague.
But over in the bug subforum, Lauren the QA lead will actually read your post and pass it on to the rest of the team, even if they’re ignoring her, too.
Weird, I used skill #3 yesterday night to run through the air pockets and it worked. I noticed however that I got a single stack of stability every second.
Well i used #3 skill today and didnt get interrupted by the stun. Didnt check if i had stab ticking or not. Just know it was still working. So display bug? Or OP just blind?
The hammer skill has been pulsing stab for months now. Ever since they updated stab skills to act more like defiant.
Good to know, I guess I had the luck of not getting cliffside as often. I also don’t believe it was pulsing earlier, I think it was giving direct 4-5 stacks but I guess I could be wrong.
