Guild Wars 2

I was facing a gaggle of Earth Elementals with a Hammer (my Wintersday Candy Cane) equipped and used Ring of Warding to keep a few out so I could focus on the two right next to me.

Not even a second later, the Earth Elementals just bounded on through! The white circle was still there…why did the ring not prevent the monsters from approaching me?

Earth Elementals have stability.

Stability, teleports, and leap skills will allow enemies to cross in and out of your ring of warding. Occasionally, enemies will bounce in or out of the ring when they touch the edge.

There are also numerous bugs that would allow a person without stability to get out unchallenged. For me its not really useful skill. One of the reasons I poke around with greatsword

Ravenmoon.5318:

There are also numerous bugs that would allow a person without stability to get out unchallenged. For me its not really useful skill. One of the reasons I poke around with greatsword

It’s an extremely useful skill in PvP/WvW. Teleport in with judges, use binding blade on greatsword, switch to hammer and use ring of warding.

Quarktastic.1027:

Stability, teleports, and leap skills will allow enemies to cross in and out of your ring of warding. Occasionally, enemies will bounce in or out of the ring when they touch the edge.

Cool. Thanks for explaining that. I wouldn’t have expected stability would completely negate Ring of Warding.

It’s annoying when the WvW breakout event commander’s Ring of Warding works perfectly while mine does not.

Pulling off the Ring of Warding on a mobile opponent is a difficult enough feat as it is, you shouldn’t just be able to enter and leave as you please.

i agree. im a thief and nobody regardless of buff should be allowed to enter/leave. if your hit the right with stability you shouldnt get KD but basically act as a wall. they need to fix this.

i main a Guardian, i love my hammer and i am fine with the way it’s intended to work. stability i have no qualms with, since they’re using stability, you can then use your other control skills or knockbacks, etc.

bugs they should definitely look into. and i don’t think one should be abel to dodge roll out or in of the ring. the ring needs a purpose, but it needn’t be invincible.

Travlane.5948:

i agree. im a thief and nobody regardless of buff should be allowed to enter/leave. if your hit the right with stability you shouldnt get KD but basically act as a wall. they need to fix this.

That would be too overpowered in pvp/wvw. It’s good as it is now. If they fix the bugs of course.
One guardian would for example be able to block 100+ people from entering a tower for about 20 seconds. Just imagine with multiple guardians.