Can’t tell if serious…Outside of that little gimmick, landing a dragon’s tooth reliably was hell because any decent player would notice the giant tooth above them and walk out of range.
Ah so the buff was for indirect area denial. I place DT on myself, so they are less inclined to approach. And for easier use of its combo finisher ability.
As for your comment. I don’t see how making it ground targeted helps in any way other then the above indirect area denial.
What I am trying to say is you are trading a unique ability that is helpful in wvw, essentially to enhance its blast capability, something the elementalist already excels at.
And nerf in wvw for a buff in pve is not a net buff.
This is a buff for PvP more than WvW or PvE, I’m not sure why you think this was targetted at PvE.
Changing it to ground targeted means that I can anticipate where enemies will go and target that, rather than having it be placed right at the position where the enemy currently is (and which they probably won’t be by the time that DT lands, if they’re even just walking).
As of now, if you want the DT to hit anything you have to move yourself under it just to try and bait people to stay in the target area, or pray that the enemy is not paying attention while they’re trying to fight on a capture point.
I’d take this added reliability when used against players than that gimmick you use vs stationary siege anyday.
For PvE this a a blast finisher that requires camera mischief to use easily. With the change one can blast ooc and not have to move themselves forward to for example put a ring of fire under the tooth.
In PvP if the enemy is on the capture point then the tooth will be summoned on the capture point. In any other predictive instance the falling of the tooth is too slow. So this becomes more about area denial. Using the tooth like other damaging aoes to encourage the enemy to move along a certain path. You wouldn’t stand in a necro well and you want then not to stand in the area where the tooth will fall.
But all that means is that you trade an extremely useful ability in wvw (the new borders further block line of sight to enemy siege) for a generic ability in PvE and a generic ability in PvP.
In PvP, if an enemy is constantly moving, or if it’s a thief or mesmer who you may not be able to target all the time, I’d rather be able to target exactly where I would want the tooth to drop. Yes, it is an area denial, but at the same time it decreases the instances where casting it does no good whatsoever since the enemy happen to be at a spot where they’re unlikely to stay in, or if they’re simply untargettable.
The fact that we no longer have to rely on camera tricks to make it go where we want in itself is a buff. It is a nerf in situations where you have no LOS, but honestly that was a gimmick I’m willing to part with if it means I get more control over my skills.
Changing it to ground targeted means that I can anticipate where enemies will go and target that, rather than having it be placed right at the position where the enemy currently is (and which they probably won’t be by the time that DT lands, if they’re even just walking).
What makes people think enemy players will continue to walk right under the dragon tooth? You can anticipate all you want, but you’re still dealing with a 1 second cast time and 2 second delay afterwards. Without cc, it will always be a matter of whether the enemy wants to avoid the hit or not.
Except as of now, if the enemy is moving, which they should be, they wouldn’t even need to go out of their way to avoid your DT, they can just continue moving wherever they want to and have it fall behind them.
If I can target it myself, at the very least I can force a dodge, or if they were trying to escape, I slow them down since they cannot just run straight forward. Even better, now I can combo DT as an area denial or as a trap.
