Guild Wars 2

Surely this has been discused before, if any1 remembers the reasoning fot this?

Is it to balance swiftness vs. leaps/teleports ?
Or are maps too small , and everyone would be switching/cycling members like helseths team ?
Too less criples/chills in game?

Disengage abilities are already extremely powerful for many professions. Slower speed in combat prevents one person being able to permanently survive vs. any number of opponents just by being faster, because an out-of-combat opponent will catch him.

NevirSayDie.6235:

Disengage abilities are already extremely powerful for many professions. Slower speed in combat prevents one person being able to permanently survive vs. any number of opponents just by being faster, because an out-of-combat opponent will catch him.

Yes, but everyone in combat moves at a slower speed including the chasers and speed increasing abilties work in combat so this still can kind of happen.

Kwll.1468:

NevirSayDie.6235:

Disengage abilities are already extremely powerful for many professions. Slower speed in combat prevents one person being able to permanently survive vs. any number of opponents just by being faster, because an out-of-combat opponent will catch him.

Yes, but everyone in combat moves at a slower speed including the chasers and speed increasing abilties work in combat so this still can kind of happen.

because an out-of-combat opponent will catch him

out-of-combat opponent will catch him

out-of-combat opponent

out-of-combat