Guild Wars 2

I use “Retreat” as a run skill for getting past mobs but, with auto targeting on, using the skill will cause me to attack the nearest enemy! I don’t know if this is intended since the skill is a defensive one, and other Guardian shouts do not do this, but it is very very annoying. Anyone else having this issue?

Never happened to me with Retreat.

Similar thing happened to me using a staff and Symbol of Swiftness though. Everytime I use Symbol of Swiftness and that I previously had an enemy target, I’d be auto’ing toward the target.

could be the dmg portion of the staff buff, but i’ve never had a problem with either tbh

Yes, this has happened to me. Though I only have it equipped underwater, so I was using either a spear or a trident at the time.

I’ve never seen it enable auto attack, but I did notice that if it is activated near a neutral mob, the mob will go hostile and attack (though no damage was done to the mob). It makes me wonder if other skills that do not cause damage might also do the same. Perhaps the mobs see the activation of an ability as an act of aggression which makes them go hostile. If so, chill out, Mr. crab. I’m not really retreating from you, I just like to move around the world faster.

Same with me…

I think this is just a side effect. Whenever I use “Retreat!” or Symbol of Swiftness it puts me into combat for a split second. The auto attack is being caused by that split second in combat. Personally, I just tell my character to put the weapon away as soon as I use the skill.

Never happened to me either… and I use retreat all the time, sometimes just to get the extra aegis.

Using any shout will put you into combat mode for a short time, and if you have auto attack set up it will target the nearest mob…same thing happens to me a lot when I “Save Yourselves” past a group of mobs.

happens all the time to me, if I’m using trident or staff. I don’t use scepter, but I imagine it would happen with that too. Never see it with any melee weapons.

I have auto target if nothing selected (mostly because I use a controller set up). Its not that big a deal. I just off the mob and move on.

you shout near the mobs, obviously they will be angered

Ok well, been using SYS today and it was horrible when I was using it just for the swiftness. Pretty much the problem that Casual had with Retreat, except my Retreat is fine, only happens with SYS. o_0

According to my friends it is a common bug, happens for every profession. When you activate a speed buff – you’re starting to attack (or trying at least) a nearest target and entering the combat (which lowers your running speed also).

Easy to reproduce. Equip a ranged weapon (scepter in this case), stand near the mob, press Retreat!

Some might be not noticing it because they have melee weapons equipped and using a speed buff will only put them into the combat.

Happen to me as well.

yep, its just worse for range weps

This is still happening. Needs to be addressed. I’m tired of using my speedbuff and having my scepter attack aggro a mob near me.