Guild Wars 2

So after talking to a few people in map chat, I thought I’d post this on the forums to see if more people agreed.

Who else thinks that underwater battles are almost impossible?
I’m not saying they’re not doable and don’t attack me for stating my opinion, but I think underwater battles are a little broken.
The aggro underwater is a little crazy at times and some of the mobs are way to overpowered.
I was fighting a Krait Damoss, and it stunned me for what felt like forever and i immediately died.
Then we were doing the event to kill the champion mob underwater in kessex hills and a lot of us just gave up.
Some classes say they feel more powerful underwater, but majority of the people i spoke to always say something like, “I love being able to go underwater in this game, but I don’t like the fighting in it.”

I love this game and there really isn’t much to complain about at all, but underwater battles are a bit insane.

I’m confused. Are you asking for tips for underwater battles? This forum isn’t for general discussion, but for players helping players.

Elementalists underwater —- nuff said :P

I love underwater battles, mainly because my group excels at them. But that’s for WvW; for PvE it is a little annoying because you don’t get any of the AOE you get on land. So you miss out on a lot of the combos and finishers that are so fun on land. I almost always avoid fighting underwater, unless there’s a group, because thankfully, underwater damage seems higher than on land. So you clean up mobs quickly.

The only problem is that I’ve had, and seen people say, the exact opposite experience/opinion as you. No one I’ve talked to has said ‘underwater combat is broken’ and I actually enjoy it.
Such is the problem with completely anecdotal evidence.

Wouldn’t say it’s broken, but I’d rather attempt open heart surgery on myself than do another underwater quest.

Pony.3256:

Celidon.1348:

I’m confused. Are you asking for tips for underwater battles? This forum isn’t for general discussion, but for players helping players.

Seeing as there is no general discussion forum, I posted here.
Problem? > .>

Arenanet has expressed that you follow the guidelines and forum rules, which you agreed to, before being allowed to post. Clogging up the front page with off topic threads makes it hard to find threads to help those in need of help – which this particular forum’s purpose is for.

That being said, it’s generally easy to kite underwater (once you get the hang of it, although I’m not implying you don’t) as a lot of professions have an escape mechanic, along with dodging, and the ability to (most of the time) out maneuver the enemy. It took me a bit of practice, but after you get good at it, it’s a lot of fun to fight underwater.