Guild Wars 2

So I was playing sPvP earlier today as a bunker and I think I figured out a counter by accident for ride the lightning. So I saw the ele approaching me and I meant to hit my #5 with my shield, instead I hit my #4 (the projectile reflector). I saw the ele ride his lightning at me, hit me and I didn’t move or take damage. Instead the ele flew back as if I had just reflected…him haha. Can anyone confirm this? This would be amazing thing to look into with the medkits kit refinement if it is.

well..if you hit #4 twice then you probably just pushed him back with magnetic inversion. thats different from magnetic aura. but yea as long as he doesnt have stability it would work

Nah I didn’t explode it. But still, if in theory it works and that the ele turns into a “projectile” then it could open all sorts of possibilities. My guilds about to do guild trek, but after wards im going to test it out.

I want to see this tested

I tested it, and it didn’t work. It’s is rather interesting because while we were testing a few weird things happened. One of them was that they tried doing the updraft knockback on me and it…didn’t do anything. I didnt move haha. I have no idea why that previous ele was pushed backed, rather interesting.

Just dodge. They always RTL then updraft afterward. When you see them coming for you, just dodge.

^ yeah, we know, it woulda just been funny if they were considered a projectile.

Deified.7520:

I tested it, and it didn’t work. It’s is rather interesting because while we were testing a few weird things happened. One of them was that they tried doing the updraft knockback on me and it…didn’t do anything. I didnt move haha. I have no idea why that previous ele was pushed backed, rather interesting.

I can confirm that I’ve seen the “RTL reflect” on at least one or two occasions and I’ve wondered about this, but haven’t been able to repeat it.

It might be the moment right before they explode on you (no pun intended), like the actual ride the lightning is a projectile but when they get to you it goes BOOOM and theyre normal again. maybe its the moment right before the boom

Did you have a turret behind you? Because the Ele could have mis-targeted and you were in the way of what he was targeting.

TwinkOwnsFace.7968:

Just dodge. They always RTL then updraft afterward. When you see them coming for you, just dodge.

Careful though. If you get into a bad habit, smarter eles can catch you when they decide to delay the updraft, or not do anything at all. Updraft has a longer CD than RTL, so if they’re RTLing frequently, they won’t always have updraft available, and you might waste a dodge for which they’ll punish you.

But yes, it’s a very common opener. Just don’t become too predictable yourself or someone will figure out how to trick you.

I can’t remember if gear shield will work as a proper counter… it will block the RTL, but I’m not sure if it will save you from the updraft… it doesn’t seem to handle some CC abilities.

You can also use an immobilization. If you net shot an ele as their RTLing towards you, it’ll stick them in place. The glue drip from the EG KR can also do this, although not nearly as reliably… I’ve had it work before though, they RTL through the glue puddles and don’t end up reaching me. Glue shot from the pistol might be tricky to time because of the projectile delay, but it could still work. I don’t think cripple or chill has any effect on it.

Placing a mine at your feet would probably also work like it works to counter the thief backstab. They’d RTL in, maybe hit you with it, but the mine would blow them back preventing their follow up. BoB would also work in a similar vein, although the timing would have to be precise and the ele would probably not RTL in if they see it there. Still, it can make them delay their attack, allow you time to recover or buff up.

If you do get updrafted, elixir R and S can save you, although make sure that you dude stops bouncing on the ground before you pop it. Using the stun break too early during a blowout animation will waste it.

Magnet Pull.

Ride the Lightning right into my prybar beeatch.

Wuffles.5319:

It might be the moment right before they explode on you (no pun intended), like the actual ride the lightning is a projectile but when they get to you it goes BOOOM and theyre normal again. maybe its the moment right before the boom

This could be true, because something similar happens with other projectiles that explode e.g. flamethrower’s flame blast. If you throw one at a target that reflects projectiles it returns back at you, but if you press the explosion right before it reaches the target, it hits them normally.

It’s just that ride the lightning range is limited, so he stops before you and uses updraft right after, and you see him flying back as if you reflected him in rtl. Rtl form counts as a usual player form, you can hit ele in rtl with any ability like you normally would do.

whenever a ele RTL at me i shoot pistol #3 it hits them while there lighting and stacks the blind and there k/d misses

This ^

OP, please delete this thread. We don’t need any of our abilities nerfed and RTL DEFINITELY does not need to be buffed in any way shape or form.