Guild Wars 2

I never figured out why the combat log acts as it does, other than it was build that way. And while all the fine additions made into to it when it was changed makes it alot more viable I still find it extremely frustrating in certain circumstances. Mainly when fighting against mesmers. Now don’t get me wrong here, last time I had problems with them I asked nicely and got some tips how to deal with the instant cast, nearly unavoidable, high damage mantras. And still I don’t mind getting almost one-shotted by them but when I lose some 10k-15k health in 1-3 shots and the log shows 15 damage, I can only assume it was the illusions, it really and seriously baffles me how this can be possible. I mean ranger pets show the damage they do, guardian spirit weapons do, even the racial elite summons show the correct damage on the log. Unless I’m missing something crucial here all I gotta add into this public complaint is: Fix your stuff please.

hmm…thats interesting. Check the log again when you play against a mesmer. The damage should come from two things, high powered illusions such as berserker or duelist, and from the shatter. Berserkers hits will be a couple and will total for a few thousand, duelists will be a lot of hits that total for a similar amount. The shatter should be the highest one. I feel like ive checked the combat log in spvp and saw the damage from shatter, but i normally dont have it open so i could be wrong. Maybe its only a wvw thing?

Ashtaeroth.3940:

but when I lose some 10k-15k health in 1-3 shots and the log shows 15 damage, I can only assume it was the illusions, it really and seriously baffles me how this can be possible. I mean ranger pets show the damage they do, guardian spirit weapons do

Yeah, you really didn’t understand what happened to you.

Mesmers have two kinds of illusions: clones and phantasms. Clones look like the player character, use the same skills, and do next to no damage. What you are reading at the combat log is the description of the damage done by the clones, specificially the clones using the greatsword auto-attack, Spatial Surge. They do, indeed, the very low damage you are reading (7, 16, 4, 10, etc).

In other words, the combat log is fine.

Test.8734:

Ashtaeroth.3940:

but when I lose some 10k-15k health in 1-3 shots and the log shows 15 damage, I can only assume it was the illusions, it really and seriously baffles me how this can be possible. I mean ranger pets show the damage they do, guardian spirit weapons do

Yeah, you really didn’t understand what happened to you.

Mesmers have two kinds of illusions: clones and phantasms. Clones look like the player character, use the same skills, and do next to no damage. What you are reading at the combat log is the description of the damage done by the clones, specificially the clones using the greatsword auto-attack, Spatial Surge. They do, indeed, the very low damage you are reading (7, 16, 4, 10, etc).

In other words, the combat log is fine.

So where’s the 10,000-15,000 damage coming from that they are taking? Doesn’t show up in combat log, when it should surely?

Meglobob.8620:

Yeah…

1) Are they, really? I wonder if the poster really took 10.000-15.000 damage, or if he simply died and doesn’t realize how much damage he took.

2) The combat log is showing only a small time frame, and by its end the OP is still taking damage, so he likely isn’t dead yet. So even if the OP took 10.000 damage, it’s either before or after what we see in the log.