Guild Wars 2

Is the mortar supposed to work like this?
Shot mortar rounds wont do anything if you are not operating the mortar.
as seen on this video: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18485762/Fing%20Mortars%20how%20do%20they%20work.wmv

Now the problem with this is that the mortar would be semi-viable for condition engineers if you could shoot with the mortar then leave the mortar and throw grenades or shoot with a pistol while the mortar rounds would be flying towards the target.

Also if you re-enter the Mortar after caltrop shot has contacted the ground it makes the caltrops do damage again.

Ghokan.2418:

Is the mortar supposed to work like this?
Shot mortar rounds wont do anything if you are not operating the mortar.
as seen on this video: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18485762/Fing%20Mortars%20how%20do%20they%20work.wmv

Now the problem with this is that the mortar would be semi-viable for condition engineers if you could shoot with the mortar then leave the mortar and throw grenades or shoot with a pistol while the mortar rounds would be flying towards the target.

Also if you re-enter the Mortar after caltrop shot has contacted the ground it makes the caltrops do damage again.

actually, maybe if it worked like an actual mortar. make it a kit. only you get one skill, mark where each of the shots fire. would have to be a pretty huge range to not be disappointing though.

I found out that the exactly same thing happens with trebuchets. Probably also with other vehicles / turrets cannons and such.

A video: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18485762/gw2-mortarnonsense.wmv
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Would be nice to have a placeable mortar that is controlled by a kit / remote then you could choose where you shoot the shells on the go. This would make it most viable, still counterable due to it being easy to destroy