Guild Wars 2

I have been noticing for a while now that dark path has been going off in directions nowhere near my target quite abit. Not sure if I have never noticed it since launch or what, and I am aware of the "game tries to lead projectiles to hit your target as they move " thing. Lately though my dark path likes to shoot off to the right or left of my target(by a long shot) even if they are running in a straight line away from me on their own and even while being feared by myself. Is it just me or has it been acting like this the whole time and I have never noticed?

Dark path seeks out your target, even if they are porting all over the place. As far as I’m aware, it only shoots off if you actually didn’t have a target, if it casts at all?

Are you by any chance referring to staff 1, instead of DS2?

The behavior you are describing means you didn’t have a target when you cast the skill. Dark Path has strong homing abilities. Not Life Blast strong, but strong.

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

The behavior you are describing means you didn’t have a target when you cast the skill. Dark Path has strong homing abilities. Not Life Blast strong, but strong.

I would put dark path’s homing over life blast’s. But, life blast can pierce.

O.o if dark path could pierce… I would be so happy.

Roe.3679:

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

The behavior you are describing means you didn’t have a target when you cast the skill. Dark Path has strong homing abilities. Not Life Blast strong, but strong.

I would put dark path’s homing over life blast’s. But, life blast can pierce.

O.o if dark path could pierce… I would be so happy.

I’ve seen Life Blast make a 90 degree turn to hit a target. Most I’ve seen on Dark Path was about 60.

To be honest, since last patch I did notice some random shots that misses my target even if I targetted them.. He was standing on my right side, Was autoattacking him, wanted to corrupt his boons, but my projectile randomly moved to the left side..

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

Roe.3679:

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

The behavior you are describing means you didn’t have a target when you cast the skill. Dark Path has strong homing abilities. Not Life Blast strong, but strong.

I would put dark path’s homing over life blast’s. But, life blast can pierce.

O.o if dark path could pierce… I would be so happy.

I’ve seen Life Blast make a 90 degree turn to hit a target. Most I’ve seen on Dark Path was about 60.

Ok but Ive seen dark path jump all over the place to follow an s/d thief. He projectile will literally port to anything within range.

Wasn’t home for the rest of the day after posting but, ill have to record some videos or something because at all times where i notice this i have a target and i am facing them.

I haven’t noticed it being random.

In fact the other day I was doing a gvg and was being trained by the enemy melee, so I tried to dark path to an ele to get distance. I downed. And then teleported in downed state..

It even stays on target when downed :P

I posted a thread about this a while ago, I think it has to do with lag. If I use dark path too quickly after entering DS when having slight lag, there’s a chance it goes straight and completely misses. This can happen several times per match, it’s very frustrating.

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

Roe.3679:

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

The behavior you are describing means you didn’t have a target when you cast the skill. Dark Path has strong homing abilities. Not Life Blast strong, but strong.

I would put dark path’s homing over life blast’s. But, life blast can pierce.

O.o if dark path could pierce… I would be so happy.

I’ve seen Life Blast make a 90 degree turn to hit a target. Most I’ve seen on Dark Path was about 60.

lol cast dark path on a thief that blinks behind you slightly to a side.. you can almost hear his rage