Guild Wars 2

Everyone mentions sustain. But half of the time I swear it is used incorrectly.

Sustain damage , Sustain survivability. pick one as a community and go with that.

My definition:
“The ability to maintain consistent output of Damage, CC, Healing and or Bunkering for the duration of a fight without death or fear of consistent shutdown.”

Ex:

Ranger defences + regen
Elem auras + heals + invul + etc…
Guardian condition conversion + boon spamm + heal spamm + summom spamm + etc…
Thieves perma stealth + infinite endurance + blind spamm + etc + etc + etc…
Mesmer ilusion spamm + daze/condition spamm + stealth + teleport + etc…
Engineer super mobility + bomb/mine/turret spamm + etc + etc + etc…
Necro Fear spamm + condition spamm + minions/sumon spamm…

Warrior… Wait! I forget. Warrior no has nothing, All damage and condition comes free without block, transfer, evade or some thing that defend us or disturb the enemy :/

Living long enough to do your damage and be a threat without relying on hit & run dynamic of a thief.

“The ability to maintain consistent output of Damage, CC, Healing and or Bunkering for the duration of a fight without death or fear of consistent shutdown.” Defektive

That’s a pretty good definition to me, although I’d add “in an equal ratio of competitors” to the end of it.

Most engagements are fairly equal numbers of people and if you focus on one target they ought to have enough tools to survive focus fire long enough to contribute to the fight, whether they spec for defense or offense.

To maintain, to prolong, normal dictionary definitions actually suffice here I think.

Sustain ultimately comes down to a simple numbers game, if both players make zero mistakes the warrior will ultimately lose as the other class has better defensive sustain (which comes in the form of defensive skills, heals, boons and traits that allow for more dodges) and will deal more damage outside of their burst.

From Miriam-Webster

Definition of SUSTAIN

1
: to give support or relief to
2
: to supply with sustenance : nourish
3
: keep up, prolong
4
: to support the weight of : prop; also : to carry or withstand (a weight or pressure)
5
: to buoy up <sustained by hope>
6
a : to bear up under
b : suffer, undergo <sustained heavy losses>
7
a : to support as true, legal, or just
b : to allow or admit as valid <the court sustained the motion>
8
: to support by adequate proof : confirm <testimony that sustains our contention>

yeah, I guess it’s got a lot of uses

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sustain

heres one for ya.

A type of cereal from the Kellogg’s brand.

Sustain®(/R) Original is an energising combination of wheat, corn, rice and oats, mixed with fruit and nuts including sultanas, currants and apple with crunchy sliced almonds.

Sustain®(/R) is low GI for longer lasting energy. The GI or glycaemic index is a classification based on how quickly or slowly a carbohydrate is absorbed as glucose into the blood stream. Therefore low GI foods supply a more constant supply of energy that lasts longer than high GI foods.

With great taste, carbohydrate and B vitamins – it’s an energising way to start your day.

/close please. Thread is beyond trolled.

Sorry, couldn’t resist mate