Guild Wars 2

Little confused about this mechanic since it not really explained what exactly it is. What does Tethers do exactly?

It applies an effect as long as you are in range (tethered to the target). In this case, as long as you are in the 900 range, the target will get Burning applied periodically.

The real joy is going to be a ghostly chain pointing dead at the Thief/Ranger/Mesmer wishing that stealth was still the absurdly powerful effect it had been before HoT came along…

Would be great if it was a real tether – you could just run around dragging opponents behind you through the mud.

Tarsius.3170:

Would be great if it was a real tether – you could just run around dragging opponents behind you through the mud.

Diablo 3’s crusader class has a skill like this. It gives the crusader a temporary steed which tethers all nearby enemies and then continues to drag them along. It is pretty effective to pull multiple enemies together in a stack. I’d love to have greatsword #5 redesigned on guardian to allow this but it would probably be too strong.

https://youtu.be/kTyRXA3B454

Nike.2631:

The real joy is going to be a ghostly chain pointing dead at the Thief/Ranger/Mesmer wishing that stealth was still the absurdly powerful effect it had been before HoT came along…

Because we TOTALLY needed another reason for thieves to hate us.., you know, past our massive aoe fests, and the fun of binding blades not giving a kitten about stealth. :P

Knighthonor.4061:

Little confused about this mechanic since it not really explained what exactly it is. What does Tethers do exactly?

Binding Blade.