Guild Wars 2

Hello all,

I noticed we gave a lot of feedback on Sword auto-attack chain and on Unrelenting Assault, but I think it’s important to discuss about another sword skill: Precision Strike.

Back when it was first revealed, Precision Strike was called a “catch up” attack by Roy, because the freeze would allow the revenant to catch up to their slowed enemies. However, this skill faces a big problem, which is exactly its range. As it is, it has a 450 range, just like Brutal Blade (attack 2 of the auto-attack chain) and Unrelenting Assault, which means it can’t truly be used to catch up given its range is as limited as the other sword skills.

I noticed Roy made changes to it by making the Chill last longer and the attack deal more damage, but I feel the range issue is still at play here preventing this skill from truly feeling “there”. Maybe we could discuss increasing its range to something like 600 or even 900?

Offhand axe.

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I think Roy instead wants it to be an added damage to your DPS. This way you are not always auto attacking.

I think increasing the range to 500-600 would be fine though since then we could use it as a combat opener.

I also thought that 600 range is a sweet spot. But i want to see how it will play out damage and utility wise. There are many situations where i am nearly next to someone running away from me on guard and i has nothing to catch them. Revenant case you could pop impossible odds or stay a bit away and jade winds them – as they wont see animation. Now you will be able to keep 50% chill uptime with sword 2 and that alone looks useful to me as chill not olny affect movement, but also drastically increase opponent cd’s.

skowcia.8257:

There are many situations where i am nearly next to someone running away from me on guard and i has nothing to catch them.

Hello?!

Phase Traversal (20 energy + 1200 range!!!!!!!!!!) – shadowstep
Forced Engagement (1200 range) – taunt
Axe 4 (900 range) – chill + shadowstep
Sword 5 (600 range) – pull + shadowstep
Jade Winds (600 range) – stun
Unyielding Anguish (600 range) – leap

Am I or the others crazy?

Yeah, I’m with Demented here. I don’t see the issue. If your target is out of range, there are plenty of options available to catch up to them and enable you to land Sword 2.

You guys missed one most important thing i have said.. Guard. Guuaurd…ya know..that noobstomper slow turtle that get kited by everyone like no tomorrow

What im also saying is that sword 2 will be better now if youre in range to use it as it cost olny 5 energy. Howered i would really like it range being increased to 600.

I think the chill should be 3-4 seconds tbh.

Zenith.7301:

I think the chill should be 3-4 seconds tbh.

Too low of a cooldown for that. 2 seconds is about as good as the cooldown/energy cost could justify.

Frankly I think it’s fine as is. The idea is PT will close gaps, Precision will help you maintain the closed gap, and so will Unrelenting Assault. I think it’s a perspective thing. You throw it when semi-close to make it easier to land an auto chain or UA, of you need to actually close a gap, teleport, axe 4, or taunt.

Demented Yak.6105:

Offhand axe.

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Demented Yak.6105:

skowcia.8257:

There are many situations where i am nearly next to someone running away from me on guard and i has nothing to catch them.

Hello?!

Phase Traversal (20 energy + 1200 range!!!!!!!!!!) – shadowstep
Forced Engagement (1200 range) – taunt
Axe 4 (900 range) – chill + shadowstep
Sword 5 (600 range) – pull + shadowstep
Jade Winds (600 range) – stun
Unyielding Anguish (600 range) – leap

Am I or the others crazy?

I think you are misunderstanding my post. I’m not saying there are no gap closers, I am saying that Sword 2 was designed as one yet its current range fails to give it such effect. It doesn’t matter that Axe 4 is a gap closer, or that Shiro has access to one, I’m talking specifically about this sword skill which was designed as one.

As it is, I don’t think the skill offers enough damage to be worth cancelling your auto-attack rotation, and the chill effect, although nice, doesn’t seem to synergize well with the other tools a Sword Revenant has. Earlier datamines suggested this skill would inflict burn, but I believe Roy changed it to Chill in order to give this gap closer feel. Sadly, its range feels a bit lackluster, and although I understand the idea of using it to prevent someone from escaping, like mentioned above, the range itself leaves little room to cast it as the enemy runs.

Actually i think sword 2 was meant to be a gap preventer in melee that’s why the chill duration and damage werent worth the cost…imho is kinda fine now

Zeroth.7046:

Demented Yak.6105:

Offhand axe.

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Demented Yak.6105:

skowcia.8257:

There are many situations where i am nearly next to someone running away from me on guard and i has nothing to catch them.

Hello?!

Phase Traversal (20 energy + 1200 range!!!!!!!!!!) – shadowstep
Forced Engagement (1200 range) – taunt
Axe 4 (900 range) – chill + shadowstep
Sword 5 (600 range) – pull + shadowstep
Jade Winds (600 range) – stun
Unyielding Anguish (600 range) – leap

Am I or the others crazy?

I think you are misunderstanding my post. I’m not saying there are no gap closers, I am saying that Sword 2 was designed as one yet its current range fails to give it such effect. It doesn’t matter that Axe 4 is a gap closer, or that Shiro has access to one, I’m talking specifically about this sword skill which was designed as one.

As it is, I don’t think the skill offers enough damage to be worth cancelling your auto-attack rotation, and the chill effect, although nice, doesn’t seem to synergize well with the other tools a Sword Revenant has. Earlier datamines suggested this skill would inflict burn, but I believe Roy changed it to Chill in order to give this gap closer feel. Sadly, its range feels a bit lackluster, and although I understand the idea of using it to prevent someone from escaping, like mentioned above, the range itself leaves little room to cast it as the enemy runs.

Gaaroth nailed. I believe you’re misunderstanding what the skill is supposed to do, which is not be a gap closer but a preventer. You see the target start backing away, hit Sword2.

Lonewolf Kai.3682:

Gaaroth nailed. I believe you’re misunderstanding what the skill is supposed to do, which is not be a gap closer but a preventer. You see the target start backing away, hit Sword2.

Nah, I understood that idea, which I even mentioned in my post:

and although I understand the idea of using it to prevent someone from escaping, like mentioned above,

I still believe the range is too short to enable that efficiently, however. I don’t see an issue in increasing its range to 600, giving it will make landing such skill in these cases easier and allow more room to even open a fight with.

Yeah 600 might be good