Guild Wars 2

While working an ele alt, it occurred to me that Ride the Lightning disables a player’s entire skillbar. I tested some other characters and (as far as I could tell), all the other movement-y/attack skills don’t function that way: a Warrior’s GS skills, Guardian’s leaps, Thief/DD’s jumps, Revenant’s hammer 3 etc. all function more or less the same in terms of attack and movement, but don’t disable the skillbar.

I’m not saying that’s good or bad. But what’s the reason for it? Is there something about RtL that I’m not seeing that necessitates such a behavior?

Its a type of transformation i think. So it will trigger on swap effects for weapons at least i cant remember if it works on other things. So its not a leap or a port its a “become a ball of lighting and move 1,200 or until you hit something.”

Ahh, it being a transformation makes sense. Thanks!

Because it was deemed overpowered at launch and nerfed and nerfed and nerfed until we were left with the shadow of the skill we have.

And Arenanet doesn’t undo nerfs.