Guild Wars 2

Hey Guys;

I was wondering what everyone would think if we got a Smoke: Combo Field on the Flamethrower’s 5th skill, the Smoke Vent. Something like this…

Smoke Vent
Weapon kit – Flamethrower
Vent smoke from your flamethrower, blinding nearby foes.
Blind: 5s
Duration: 3s
Radius: 180
Combo Field: Smoke

So basically the same thing, just adding a smoke field that could be pretty useful. It make sense to me that this would have a Smoke Field. It would be fairly similar to the Smoke Bomb from the Bomb Kit. What do you think about it? Like it? Think it is too much? What?

yep requested this some time ago to make it more along the lines of the ability that the #5 pistol ability for thieves would do, people poo pooed the idea because they thought HA haha they actually thought haha cough that engineers are OP.

Yeah I’d love to see that as well I really would doesn’t make sense for us to make a smoke cloud that goes out 1 second later like we’re continuously surrounded by a constant strong breeze while using it.

Ah, thanks for the answer. I just started playing so I didn’t know that.

It’s already a very solid skill, since it’s instant. You can use it to stomp 5/8 professions, or as a defensive skill since you can use it even if you’re being cc’d.

It is true, though, the thief version is really strong…although even with such a strong skill, it’s hard for them to take that over shortbow…

A good suggestion, but I’d like it if they made Flame Blast’s explosion easier to hit with first.

It’s not already a smoke field? It seems like it would be a bug, if it’s not…

Flamethrower #5 used to be another (much better) skill called Backdraft.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Backdraft

It was changed at some point in beta into the terrible placeholder skill that Smoke Vent is presently. Hopefully they’ll change this again at some point, because presently it’s an abysmal #5.

I don’t think its a bad ability, and I don’t know that I would prefer it be switched to backdraft. An instant blind has ALOT of uses. However yes, I really think it should be a combo field. It would block incoming projectiles and provide us with some quick 3 sec stealth.

Ghostpilot.6237:

Flamethrower #5 used to be another (much better) skill called Backdraft.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Backdraft

It was changed at some point in beta into the terrible placeholder skill that Smoke Vent is presently. Hopefully they’ll change this again at some point, because presently it’s an abysmal #5.

Yeah i noticed this, it was crazy awesome. especially for cond damage builds.

I wish they had left this one in, because if they had the enemies would die long before they had a chance of doing damage vs the tiny .00000001 second blind we get now.

Ghostpilot.6237:

Flamethrower #5 used to be another (much better) skill called Backdraft.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Backdraft

It was changed at some point in beta into the terrible placeholder skill that Smoke Vent is presently. Hopefully they’ll change this again at some point, because presently it’s an abysmal #5.

I doubt that will happen, since Backdraft hinders FT users more then helps.
While it does seem like a strong CC skill, FT users want to keep enemies 400~600 distance away.

If it were to come back, I would want it overlayed with Air Blast (Backdraft to Air Blast like Shadowstep to Shadow Return for Thieves), to create a combo with Smoke Vent.

Backdraft enemies in → Smoke Vent blinds them → Air Blast them back out.

Yeah, I have said it many times. For the life of me, I have no idea why this is not a smoke field.

I would absolutely love it. It would add some much needed defensive synergy.

If I remember right Backdraft didn’t pull enemies all the way too you, it just pulled them a little bit towards you.
Seemed like it was more like a little burning tug.

But then again I can’t really remember seeing or using too many kits in beta, I was still under the impression that Turrets were gonna be Engineer’s bread and butter.

Either way I would rather have Backdraft than Smoke Vent.
Given the mid-range dmg FT has Smoke Vent either needs to be a smoke field or a stun breaker.

Something like backdraft is actually what the flamethrower needs.

I mean, flame legion igniters and godforged hellstorms have a pull skill. Why the hell not give engineers that skill as well?

On top of that, why not give engineers the damage of godforged hellstorms on the flamethrower as well?