Guild Wars 2

Okay, so I didnt want to complain on the forums or anything however , I am just getting very flustered with the amount of times I get knocked down in PvE. As a some what solo player who plays a necromancer… there just isnt any stability skills. Its like a constant thing to happen and ill be down for like 10 seconds ultimately that 10 seconds could be life or death. Any others who agree? P.S I wont say im the best player and I try and dodge I just never see it coming.

You are not alone. I feel your pain. Let’s hug it out….after we get up from eternal stun lock.

Popcorn?

Stunbreaks also break knockdowns. If you’re having trouble with a certain area, equip more stunbreaks?

Take stun breaks, your Spectral Walk can even get you out of a 2nd problem if you’re knocked again in 8sec, also Spectral Armour and Last Gasp can give you an auto proc Stun Break from the Soul Reaping line – both of which can be traited to give you Life Force and generally increase your survivability while pumping up DS.

There’s only a few times I find ANet’s knockdown fetish annoying:

• KD mobs that cluster
• KD/knockbacks on short cooldowns (Ascalonian rangers foooo)
• Repeated KD-charge mobs (Terragrifs, charging mushrooms)

I some of those cases, I don’t mind the knockdown or some damage, but in quite a few cases, getting caught in one of those is instadown with nothing to be done for it. Especially since Terragrifs have bad visual-effect cues on how wide their actual attack is.

Rauderi.8706:

Especially since Terragrifs have bad visual-effect cues on how wide their actual attack is.

This is my main annoyance, their attack breadth is almost to wide to dodge roll out of, should be the same width as the visual wind swirl.

you learn to spot the knockdowns (some are easier)
then its just about avoiding it, i like that there is hard and punishing CC in the game.
it keeps you on your toes, lets not forget HoT is endgame content,
and plus if you do die there is no penalty.

this is funny though , no guardains run hallowed ground which would be very helpful but they would rather opt for the old Medi zerker or cleric bunker in PvE or Burn guard set ups.

soon enough people will learn that going full out damage maybe good for solo play but in places like HoT surviving is more important.

Mindgame.7852:

You are not alone. I feel your pain. Let’s hug it out….after we get up from eternal stun lock.

Popcorn?

/hug all the way

Liewec.2896:

you learn to spot the knockdowns (some are easier)
then its just about avoiding it, i like that there is hard and punishing CC in the game.
it keeps you on your toes, lets not forget HoT is endgame content,
and plus if you do die there is no penalty.

This is true, I dont find myself the most observant person and this really does help me to keep dodging.

Coulter.2315:

Take stun breaks, your Spectral Walk can even get you out of a 2nd problem if you’re knocked again in 8sec, also Spectral Armour and Last Gasp can give you an auto proc Stun Break from the Soul Reaping line – both of which can be traited to give you Life Force and generally increase your survivability while pumping up DS.

Thank you so much for this information! <3

Mian.1945:

Rauderi.8706:

Especially since Terragrifs have bad visual-effect cues on how wide their actual attack is.

This is my main annoyance, their attack breadth is almost to wide to dodge roll out of, should be the same width as the visual wind swirl.

Not only that, but it doesn’t seem like a knockdown and more like a vortex that sucks you back in so you can take massive damage while fave planted.

If you’re a necro I’m gonna assume you took Reaper. Use CttB or Shroud #3. If you’re base necro… Pray to ANet that you get a good stability skill (pulsing stability on Well of Power plz). You do have stunbreaks though, like S. Armor/Walk and such. Personally I’m enjoying that you need to take stability and stunbreaks to have a chance here.

The Wizland.8435:

Personally I’m enjoying that you need to take stability and stunbreaks to have a chance here.

Y’know, I would take stability skills more often, if it weren’t so lopsided in favor of the enemy.

Me: Long cooldowns for short effect. Often 40 sec or more for <6 seconds of effect.
Them: Multi-hit knock/daze/down on less than 10 second cooldown.

What that tells me is I shouldn’t bother.

So I use my stunbreak on the first knockdown skill, narrowly avoiding the attack that hit just where my head had been … what do I do the next time I get knocked down when my stunbreak is still on cooldown? Let me answer that for you, I get defeated.

binidj.5734:

So I use my stunbreak on the first knockdown skill, narrowly avoiding the attack that hit just where my head had been … what do I do the next time I get knocked down when my stunbreak is still on cooldown? Let me answer that for you, I get defeated.

“DODGE!” – Piccolo

Me: Long cooldowns for short effect. Often 40 sec or more for <6 seconds of effect.
Them: Multi-hit knock/daze/down on less than 10 second cooldown.

What that tells me is I shouldn’t bother.

Try interrupting their knockdown skills too. The point is to avoid getting knocked down in the first place. Stun breaks are just a safety net. Although I do agree that those skills are used a little too often.