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Anything done to reduce player stacking?
The stacking can be counter measured with Fear and knockdowns, assuming there isn’t any stability boons. The AoE damage shouldn’t be nerfed because people can’t figure out a way around the stacking…
Turtle stacking has many counters. It was very big in T1/T2 for awhile until groups figured out counters.
Just gotta figure it out. Turtle stacking is ONLY effective when people do not know how to counter it. Once you know how to counter it they are just a bunch of dead bodies stacked ontop of each other.
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Notorious Nevermore – Guardian
Notorious Nevermore – Guardian
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Last words – “I’m going to jump off this cliff
and pull all those guys down cuz they’ll die.”
Last words – “I’m going to jump off this cliff
and pull all those guys down cuz they’ll die.”
Turtle stacking has many counters. It was very big in T1/T2 for awhile until groups figured out counters.
Just gotta figure it out.
Actually, it wasn’t about players figuring out counters. It was ArenaNet removing all abilities that healed more than 5 players, like many used to. For example, the Guardians Virtue of Resolve and Empower skills used to heal infinite numbers of targets, so if you had 8 Guardians or so, you could mitigate insane amounts of damage.
With regards to stacking players now… you can’t expect to kill 50 people with few just because you’re all AoE spamming. If you only have a few people, that’s when you use siege.
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Rampage Wilson – Charr Engineer
Sea of Sorrows
Rampage Wilson – Charr Engineer
Sea of Sorrows
We aren’t rewarded for standing in artillery/AOEs.
We are rewarded for maintaining tactical formation under fire.
STACK!
PUSH IN!
FLANK!
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Grand Progressive Arch Battle Pope of Anvil Rock Defenders Alliance [TARD]
Grand Progressive Arch Battle Pope of Anvil Rock Defenders Alliance [TARD]
Stacking is used on only rare occasions now in T1/T2. It’s pretty much a useless tactic that is easily countered.
Turtle stacking has many counters. It was very big in T1/T2 for awhile until groups figured out counters.
Just gotta figure it out.
Actually, it wasn’t about players figuring out counters. It was ArenaNet removing all abilities that healed more than 5 players, like many used to. For example, the Guardians Virtue of Resolve and Empower skills used to heal infinite numbers of targets, so if you had 8 Guardians or so, you could mitigate insane amounts of damage.
With regards to stacking players now… you can’t expect to kill 50 people with few just because you’re all AoE spamming. If you only have a few people, that’s when you use siege.
Exactly! You find a counter. All you need is open field siege and a turtle stack turns into dead bodies.
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Notorious Nevermore – Guardian
Notorious Nevermore – Guardian
Stack turtling hasn’t been very good since they capped aoe heals.
It’s decent in certain situations where you got a choke point but other than that it’s not very optimal.
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Sanctum of Rall
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