Guild Wars 2

Many ppl complain sword 1 rooting. the problem is actually the 2nd of the chain — kick.
On wiki and tool lip: Kick your foe, crippling them for a short time.
Damage: 202
Crippled: 2 s
Range: 400

The real problem is the range 400, I tested whole night tonight, it will never give you 400 range (its real range is about 130-150)

However the 3rd — Pounce will give you something longer than 430 sometime(but not reliable), so these 2 actions are not balanced (in range), maybe that’s the real problem which make ppl feel like being rooted.

Anet please look into this. Appreciate.

Could not agree more. The only thing I can think of that I dislike about the chain aside from the #2’s range is the lack of responsiveness to dodging, but I make due with removing auto attack and manually keying it when I spike, which works out fine and really throws people off.

I doubt it. I believe the problem is the leap in an auto-attack. When you try to move away, it leaps towards the target so it doesn’t let you get away.

Good info on the range though, never really had a look on its range.

Disabling auto attack is only way to make it work lol