Guild Wars 2

Is this a bug or is this intended? Because it is annoying as hell and I think it should be fixed. The skill is our only way to get swiftness and if it puts us in combat it Kind of defeats its purpose.

ground-targetted skills like the curtain put you in combat if an enemy passes through it or steps into it.
if you threw the curtain and got slowed into combat speed, it is most likely that something chased you and ran through it too…this happens with guardians swiftness symbols too.

It think the Cripple is the reason for putting you into combat. Not the ground target.

Just don’t place it ontop of mobs and you will be fine.

SSalp.6423:

Is this a bug or is this intended? Because it is annoying as hell and I think it should be fixed. The skill is our only way to get swiftness and if it puts us in combat it Kind of defeats its purpose.

I don’t know.. but it is recent. Before it never put us in combat. Also, guardian’s swiftness skill is different because it actually does dmg.

It was changed around 2 months ago (?)

I hate it because cripple puts me in combat now.

Guardian symbol puts you in combat because you damage enemies in the area

Same thing with blind (Signet of Midnight + Distortion for invulnerability while moving). It used to work. So anything that do something negative to a mob gets you in combat.

Vortex will not put you in combat, so I often use it when travelling to keep any pesky mobs from getting crippled and slowing me down.

DaShi.1368:

Vortex will not put you in combat, so I often use it when travelling to keep any pesky mobs from getting crippled and slowing me down.

This is what I do too. Just press the pull button as soon as you step on it.

I’ve been put into combat by white mobs also. Happens both when they cross over Temporal Curtain or i hit them with Sword AA (GS works fine, however).

Anet change it a few months ago. Now if you put a condition, you enter in combat even if it does not do damage. I hate this btw.

If you cause conditions on an enemy you will go in combat. Just close the curtain and the pull won’t aggro them.

The pull will not. The cripple will.

It’s really awkward, but may be balanced. Just place your TC carefully now, and destroy it asap.

@Sword vs ambient
yes, it puts you in combat which is really annoying. Especially when staff doesn’t and is bouncing …