Suggestion: Retreat? Never!
I like the idea of renaming the skill to something a bit more… heroic. That said, retreat is a shout, so whatever you rename it to has to fit being yelled aloud. To that end none of the suggested names would really work- except maybe some variant of the third. “Onward!” might, as could “Steady On!” or some similar motivational yell.
I’m sure the main reason they haven’t renamed it is that they’d have to either disable the PC’s voice for that shout or re-record it 40 times (4 supported languages, 5 races, 2 genders).
I prefer to think of it as the player faking out in enemy — a reverse feint. (I know, it’s a stretch, but it’s better than waiting for ANet to come up with the wherewithal to change it).
I always imagine it being used by the guardian to tell the enemy to retreat, not so much the guardian calling for his own side to retreat.
Move along…Move along.
or
Just Passing Through.
They really should rename the skill though. I think the only time it’s on someone’s bar is when they are just running past mobs, and hoping to not fight anything.
Te Nosce [TC]
I’m sure the main reason they haven’t renamed it is that they’d have to either disable the PC’s voice for that shout or re-record it 40 times (4 supported languages, 5 races, 2 genders).
I prefer to think of it as the player faking out in enemy — a reverse feint. (I know, it’s a stretch, but it’s better than waiting for ANet to come up with the wherewithal to change it).
True, the voice work for it does complicate things, but at the same time it shouldn’t be overly hard to deal with. Just get the VAs to do that one extra line each the next time they get pulled in for something else and do the switch once A-net has all the new lines recorded.
It’s less about what it’s used for, and more about how it fits into the theme of the class. Guardians are the frontline “last to leave” fighters. Makes sense for the skill.
Maybe “Advance!” instead of “Retreat!”
I’m not bothered by it though and it takes VA work to fix
that skill’s name fits just fine with Logan’s lore so i dont see any problem
that skill’s name fits just fine with Logan’s lore so i dont see any problem
Hahahahaha! Good one!.
that it makes every other class in the game boring to play.”
Hawks
“Charge!”
No better name for it.
Oh, and get Brian Blessed to voice it for Charr using the same voice he used in Flash Gordon to say, “Diiiiiive!”
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https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/guardian/Retreat-shout-name-change/first
This topic pops up from time to time.
a small, casual Guild with a play as you want style.
It’s not very heroic to retreat
But the guardian does not yell “RETREAT!” to himself. He shouts it to others, the ones he’s protecting. He’s the guardian, it’s in the name. Is it heroic to give warning and a boost to others so they may escape?
Personally, I have to problem with either “Retreat!” or “Save Yourselves!” (which is another shout people complain about). I do, however, have a problem with Warrior’s shout “For Great Justice!”. It’s the most lame skill name in the entire game. Please keep dumb memes out.
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