Guild Wars 2

did ssomething change about it? Why is it aoe now?

as far as i know, it was always aoe

it really doesn’t. It even interupts invis stomping

nokra.9123:

as far as i know, it was always aoe

Same

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randomfightfan.4091:

it really doesn’t. It even interupts invis stomping

No it doesn’t, cant interrupt OP stealth stomps.

Daemon.4295:

randomfightfan.4091:

it really doesn’t. It even interupts invis stomping

No it doesn’t, cant interrupt OP stealth stomps.

Yes it can. You don’t need a target and it will daze all nearby targets.

Daemon.4295:

randomfightfan.4091:

it really doesn’t. It even interupts invis stomping

No it doesn’t, cant interrupt OP stealth stomps.

If someone stands beside the stealthed person and you use downed 2 on him, they will both be dazed.

Really? It never seems to work on stealthed targets. Or do I have to have at least one other visible target for it to work?

Recycle.5493:

Daemon.4295:

randomfightfan.4091:

it really doesn’t. It even interupts invis stomping

No it doesn’t, cant interrupt OP stealth stomps.

If someone stands beside the stealthed person and you use downed 2 on him, they will both be dazed.

You don’t even need to do that (although that will place the aoe daze on your target), simply casting it on nothing will daze foes near you but deal no damage.

Know that a stomp takes ~2s. So when they stealth, wait almost 2s and hit 2. Watch as you don’t get stomped and they come out of stealth. It will buy you a couple more seconds for a miracle to happen or your pet to interrupt.

It really doesn’t seem to work on thieves, but I guess they generally pop stability to stomp so that would explain it.

Daemon.4295:

It really doesn’t seem to work on thieves, but I guess they generally pop stability to stomp so that would explain it.

Thieves can’t pop stability and stomp that I know of.

Just checked, they only have dagger storm.

Guess it’s just a false impression then. I throw out downed2 every time anyway.

thieves can blind you, in which case you can’t daze them.

you can use raven f2 though to blind them. Pretty fun if you pull it off. blind them. they try to stomp and can’t. They try again, and you hit 2. They try again, you swap to wolf for kd or fear, or both. 2 is off cooldown again.

Rangers have some really fun tricks to frustrate opponents while downed.

jewishjoyride.4693:

thieves can blind you, in which case you can’t daze them.

That’s a good point, and I guess with haste they down you fast enough on the second try to mislead you, as you can’t see them.

jewishjoyride.4693:

thieves can blind you, in which case you can’t daze them.

you can use raven f2 though to blind them. Pretty fun if you pull it off. blind them. they try to stomp and can’t. They try again, and you hit 2. They try again, you swap to wolf for kd or fear, or both. 2 is off cooldown again.

Rangers have some really fun tricks to frustrate opponents while downed.

Blinding hasn’t prevented people from stomping since rangers were best downed survivors in alpha.

Throw Dirt: blind your target and all nearby foes 1/4s cast no CD, that wasn’t OP at all…

Durzlla.6295:

jewishjoyride.4693:

thieves can blind you, in which case you can’t daze them.

you can use raven f2 though to blind them. Pretty fun if you pull it off. blind them. they try to stomp and can’t. They try again, and you hit 2. They try again, you swap to wolf for kd or fear, or both. 2 is off cooldown again.

Rangers have some really fun tricks to frustrate opponents while downed.

Blinding hasn’t prevented people from stomping since rangers were best downed survivors in alpha.

Throw Dirt: blind your target and all nearby foes 1/4s cast no CD, that wasn’t OP at all…

That sounds amazing! I really can’t imagine why that would have been nerfed.

the aoe range is actually smaller than the stomp radius so if the stealth stomp u at the edge of that radius or near the edge of it you wont interrupt them just by pressing 2 they will have to have someone near them to catch the aoe portion of it

Criminal.5627:

the aoe range is actually smaller than the stomp radius so if the stealth stomp u at the edge of that radius or near the edge of it you wont interrupt them just by pressing 2 they will have to have someone near them to catch the aoe portion of it

Ok thanks, that would explain it.

also if you use downed#2 too early with no target.. it will not help.. has to be timed

I’ve many times had the 2 skill on CD right from the start when downed I am not sure if this is simply me lagging and hitting 2 when downed before I know I am down or if I’m being dazed while down, it’s probably just lag.

Imo rangers downed 2. is nearly the best one – only ele has better. Have you guys noticed it doesn’t require LoS and has unlimited range? It helps a lot with rallying.

Yes, it’s always been AoE.

Yes, thieves offhand pistol blind field is the safest way to stomp a ranger for a thief (assuming no other environment factors).

Only way to get out of Blinding Powder is to have your wolf howl outside of its range. And the only way to get your wolf outside of its range is to target something else, so in a 1v1 situation you’re usually screwed.
However, against most players who don’t use blind/invuln/stability you can usually get back up with a wolf howl + knock-down + thunderclap + lick wounds. Or just swap to jaguar against glass cannons and watch them go down twice as fast as they downed you