Guild Wars 2

In a stacking zerg that does not have stability (since it now does no longer stack duration this is actually often the case, they often don’t use it until it’s needed) A gravity well that does 4 CCs on 5 targets might interrupt a LOT of enemies(guards doing empower, rest using fire fields/blasts) which leads to a lot of confusion on the zerg.
Any thoughts? Could chronomancer really affect this “stack→inc→stack→inc-…” meta?

A cool way to do this would be to shatter f5->decoy+blink->gravity well->f5->inc on the weakened zerg

With 900 range no, at least, before the collision. There are plenty of long range weapons to cover the zerg against you. The option could be portal bomb+wells. But with almost perma aegis inside, they can reply fast with their own mesmers,hammers, inmunes , etc, before the second tick. And, of course, F5 inside the zerg is not an option.

Wells seems good to defend gates, or in groups, small squads…, for example. In any case, the best answer is test it when we can do it, in the beta or in the expansion.

Zoser.7245:

With 900 range no, at least, before the collision.

You think so? I guess with Blink and a returnskill like F5 it could be possible…

Zoser.7245:

And, of course, F5 inside the zerg is not an option.

I don’t really understand why? Both raids will most likely be stacking before they inc. Why shouldn’t a mesmer be able to activate F5 in that duration? o.O

I forgot the 1200 baseline of the new blink, that make it more viable without the surprise factor.

I wonder if F5 helps you “rally”…

Anyway, that certainly is an option. But frontline will likely activate stability in the first pulse (especially after everyone know gravity well), making it harder to trap anymore people. Backline…maybe? but you may not trap as many people as you wish due to less tight formation.

NICENIKESHOE.7128:

I wonder if F5 helps you “rally”…

Anyway, that certainly is an option. But frontline will likely activate stability in the first pulse (especially after everyone know gravity well), making it harder to trap anymore people. Backline…maybe? but you may not trap as many people as you wish due to less tight formation.

Hrhr ;D stabi does no longer stack in duration. What would you chose: Stabi for a single mesmers well, or stabi for the collision of the meele trains?

Chronomancers will have a win/win. You pull out cooldowns OR you weaken them

That’s right, at the end, how many mesmers are you going to carry and what area can they cover? If you put all areas on the stacked zerg, a simple roll can avoid the wells.

But, is good try it and find ways to use them and make it as effective as posible.

Zoser.7245:

That’s right, at the end, how many mesmers are you going to carry and what area can they cover? If you put all areas on the stacked zerg, a simple roll can avoid the wells.

We’ll see. I could imagine at least public zergs to be brainafk enough to have A LOT of confusion after gravity well

Only elite well and the one that does massive damage in the last pulse will be viable, paired with blink and veil.

Wells will be better used for AoE bombs than disturbing enemy zergs when stacking and buffing.

Sure, but We still don’t know the wells traits ; ) We will see.