Guild Wars 2

So I had an ele use armor of earth, which gives 10 stacks of stability for 6 seconds, and immediately used traited steal to take the boons.

Results: only a single stack of stability that didn’t even last full 6 seconds (more like 2 sec or less). Was this intended??

Of course it was! It’s not a genuine Guild wars 2 patch without thief nerfs, whether they be direct or indirect.

To more specifically answer your question, this is how bountiful theft always worked concerning stacks – X stacks of might always turned into 1 single stack when stolen via bountiful theft. I’m not too clear on how the duration works though.

Regarding the amount of stacks yes. It is the same case with might.

Bountiful Theft, never took full might stacks and applied it to yourself, nor the full duration afaik. Might is much further down the Boon Steal priority list, though.

Boonsteal should be one of your lesser worries, have you already tested the port changes? The mesmer forum is full of joy right now…

Iavra.8510:

Boonsteal should be one of your lesser worries, have you already tested the port changes? The mesmer forum is full of joy right now…

If I understand correctly, you can no longer waste 6 initiative on an Infiltrator’s Arrow that doesn’t actually shadowstep you anywhere. So that’s neat.

Bountiful theft always removed all the stacks. It just didn’t grant all the stacks to you and your allies - only the last group applied i.e if 3 might stacks were applied, and last, you’ll rip all the stacks and share 3.

Softspoken.2410:

Iavra.8510:

Boonsteal should be one of your lesser worries, have you already tested the port changes? The mesmer forum is full of joy right now…

If I understand correctly, you can no longer waste 6 initiative on an Infiltrator’s Arrow that doesn’t actually shadowstep you anywhere. So that’s neat.

Didn’t test that, but at least Blink goes on full CD without doing anything when i try to blink on top of a camp roof, which used to work pre-patch.

/edit: You don’t lose initiative and, interestingly enough, Shadowstep doesn’t go on cd. Seems like (yet another) mesmer bug.

//edit: The 1200 range trait for Blink is bugged, teleports usually don’t go on cd or use initiative when used without a valid path.

Bountifull theft did take the full stacks & duration !!!

Iavra.8510:

Softspoken.2410:

Iavra.8510:

Boonsteal should be one of your lesser worries, have you already tested the port changes? The mesmer forum is full of joy right now…

If I understand correctly, you can no longer waste 6 initiative on an Infiltrator’s Arrow that doesn’t actually shadowstep you anywhere. So that’s neat.

Didn’t test that, but at least Blink goes on full CD without doing anything when i try to blink on top of a camp roof, which used to work pre-patch.

/edit: You don’t lose initiative and, interestingly enough, Shadowstep doesn’t go on cd. Seems like (yet another) mesmer bug.

//edit: The 1200 range trait for Blink is bugged, teleports usually don’t go on cd or use initiative when used without a valid path.

Blink is a stunbreak, no? That means that it fires regardless for the stunbreak portion, and the teleport fails if it can’t find a valid path, the same way Inf Sig will work now.

I made a short video showcasing what i mean: https://youtu.be/2oTKJBz4DGs

Interestingely, nobody else seems to complain about this, so i guess it has to be something about that specific place or a combination of traits that have nothing to do with Blink + 1200 range.

Shadowstep (also a stunbreak) used from that exact position, doesn’t go on cd.

elites granting stab are so dumb now…. steal stab on lich form, jk watch lich in stab again :/

If they’d only think about having skills that rip/steal boons apply some sort of condition that prevented them from gaining boons for an x-duration that actually made sense…
Would’ve been pretty easy…

Well, just adds to the challenge!
Time your steal right after the pulse and bomb away! For three or less seconds…
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