So I’ve been toying around with a bunker/support guard and, beyond holding points and supporting the team, I’ve noticed a few things. I’ve typically been playing it in hotjoin as I’m trying to learn the mechanics – what skills to use in a given situation. It’s a build that’s fun to play as, coming from the perspective of a thief, I’m not used to being smack dab in the middle of a teamfight. However whenever I play support guard, I’ve noticed that I get overly critical at my teammates.
Granted, hotjoin is filled with absolutely terrible builds. As a bunker/support guard, you’re dependent on others to actually do the damage. Granting 15 stacks of might to everyone around you and an unblockable 5 second burning proc to everyone in the area certainly helps swing things into your team’s favor. Also being able to kitten on necromancers’ days is extremely satisfying. But kitten it all, I don’t deal damage, so I’m reliant on others to drop targets. It is incredibly frustrating sitting on a point seeing absolutely terrible builds fail horrendously at dealing damage. PU Mesmers are terrible, people. Don’t play them.
Moreover, when I’m holding a point for a good amount of time, running on my last leg against 2 to 3 opponents – hoping for ether someone anyone to come by, or that the team would be taking the other two points. Instead I get no love, and I see my teammates fighting on roads instead of points. I know many in hotjoin know little about rotations, but I still cry inside when they don’t even fight on – or even near – the cap points. I also cry inside when an enemy flees from the point and me and another thief just calmly sit trying to recap when the thief should be chasing them down. Or when eles mist form (rip eles) when they get downed while I got a clear shot at ressing them. GAHH! It’s so annoying!
Is this a better tragic love story than twilight?