Guild Wars 2

I don’t want to call it a bug but this trait can activate and fail, using the ICD without applying the debuff to your target. It happens because it requires you to be facing your target.

It feels really bad when using staff because the quickest way to get 4 bleeding is to use Mark of Blood and the dodge roll trait to get another Mark of Blood. The dodge roll often causes you to not be facing the target.

I don’t see why the trait should require you to face the target. It just feels bad this way.

You’re right, it does require facing your opponent like the original Vamp Signet skill.

Whether or not the real Vamp Signet shoul require facing your target is debatable, but in case of the lesser version it should absolutely not because you rarely every get to control when and on which target it triggers.

You don’t see the icd of the trait (maybe there should be an icon when it’s ready, same for plague sending etc), and when the trait is off cd you have a lot of random aoe bleeds flying around that are rather likely to hit targets that are standing behind you, like from Epidemic, Barbed Precision, corrupting vigor, Weakening Shroud…

So yeah, this should definitely be changed to not require facing.