Guild Wars 2

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3403/gw041p.jpg

Here we can see signet of the hunt with a 40 second cool-down. Context: I was in battle, had QZ, SOW, SOS, and ROA slotted. After I was out of combat I switched out QZ(which was NOT on cool-down) for SOH and BAM, I was hit with a ninja cool-down of about 40 or so seconds.

1.)Is this a bug?
2.)What are the factors that bring about this ninja cool-down?
3.)Why is the ninja cool-down over 30 seconds? The SOH skill description says 30 seconds so why would certain cool-downs be over this?
4.)And why does it happen even though my previous skill was NOT on cool-down?

Can you replicate it consistently? I’ve never had it happen to me before. Although, I only swap utilities for boss fights, and they’re usually ready to be used.

It might be better to post this in the bug section though since it might not be a ranger only bug.

from the pic it looks like a 120 second cooldown as it’s 2/3 of the way through at 40 seconds remaining

edit: could this have happened if you just left water and popped signet of stone in the first skill position on your water skillbar??

Wanderer.5471:

from the pic it looks like a 120 second cooldown as it’s 2/3 of the way through at 40 seconds remaining

edit: could this have happened if you just left water and popped signet of stone in the first skill position on your water skillbar??

I believe SOW has the 120 second cool-down. SOH is 30 seconds. No, I did not just leave water. We were attacking a supply camp and right after I was out of combat I switched QZ for SOH for faster travel. Attacking that supply camp was pretty much the first thing I did upon logging in.

Edit: oh if you mean the ninja cool-down started at 120 seconds and I captured the screen on the way down at 40: I believe it was 45 or 50 seconds as I captured it pretty soon after it began. Though it seems completely random what times it will have. I recall having QZ at 120 second cool down before. Very frustrating when that happens.

jubskie.3152:

Can you replicate it consistently? I’ve never had it happen to me before. Although, I only swap utilities for boss fights, and they’re usually ready to be used.

It might be better to post this in the bug section though since it might not be a ranger only bug.

I can’t seem to find out how to reproduce it consistently. I primarily wvw and I would say it happens at least once every play session, definitely often enough for me to get frustrated. Swapping skills is pretty important to me as I like to use SOH active as it’s effect lasts 15 minutes and passive for traveling between fights.

These photos were taken seconds apart:

1) http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4518/gw042e.jpg
2.) http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/357/gw043v.jpg

It seems that when I swap to another skill when I am not on cool-down it is mimicking the cool-down of the skill next to it.