Guild Wars 2

Hello fellow mesmers. I have a question about skills cooldown mechanic which is general rather than mesmer specific. So, when i try to use Signet of Domination to stun someone, and in that 1/4 cast time he goes out of range, my skill enters cooldown without the player being stunned. Or, if i cast Polymorph Moa on a thief for example, and he goes stealth mid cast, again, the skill enters the 180 seconds cd and the polymorph is not obtained. Is this the way Anet intended? I know from other games that when this things occured a message with “out of range” or “select a target” appeared, which prevented the skills to enter cooldown. Thanks.

First, a note. Stealth is not a block/evade. A skill cast on a thief that goes into stealth during the cast time will still hit.

Now, for the rest of your question. This is absolutely intended. If someone dodges/LoS/runs out of range of a skill that you’re trying to use on them…why should you get a free pass? You screwed up, they outplayed you. You have to suffer the consequence of a wasted cooldown.

I agree with dodge/LoS but not with range.

Marioos.2835:

I agree with dodge/LoS but not with range.

What makes range any different from dodge/LoS? If you’re foolish enough to cast a skill at absolute maximum range without preparing it properly, then you suffer the consequence of losing that cooldown when they take a step backwards.

*cough* Backstab *cough*

If it didn’t happen with range, people would just spam their instant cast skills over and over until it finally hits when you get in range.

*GS Auto attack