Guild Wars 2

Sup forum,

So a while ago I had a discussion with a guildy who told me that the rangers in TA FWD start dodging your attacks when you would target them. I told him that it wasn’t a mechanic. So for fun I targeted a ranger and he freaked out xD Eventually this was seen as being ’’rude’’ by the guildleader (that I funny enough know IRL) and she decided to kick me for being ’’rude’’.

So my question, is that really a mechanic? Can’t be, right?

He was right. They spawn their trap and evade when someone/npc/pet targets them.

It is. Some mobs evades when targeted like arah p3 hunter and ta archers.

Hmm I honestly didn’t know that, is it documented somewhere?I can’t seem to find any info about it

It’s not documented anywhere, but that’s how it is. Knowledge through experience trumps knowledge from an outside source.

I can confirm experiencing the same, certain mobs, including the TA archers, act on being targetted, so I’d avoid targetting them (or make sure you have a weapon/build not requiring targetting.) Whether it’s evading/moving about. It’s not gamebreaking, but it’s still always a bit annoying when people do target them. ^^ Just fight them on your own to see for yourself if you want prove.

I’d talk it over with your guildleader if it’s caused any drama though, seems like a misunderstanding to me…

Ah, the permanent immobilize on crusher+hunter in Arah P3 because of someone or the kitten NPC targeting the hunter.

Yeah, please don’t do that… same thing with the ones in TA fwd and same thing with the novices in cliffside fractal at the chest seal (the ones with the shortbows).

He probably freaked out because he thought you were trolling him. Either way, not really a huge deal but it can be annoying.

A good solution is to just stand between them and cleave. Of alternatively you could stack swiftness and use the magic carpet and just fly around.

Either way.

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